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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2018 19:57:56 GMT
Hello chaps
Could you please tell me what are the most common jobs you get called to?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2018 20:01:56 GMT
Hello chaps Could you please tell me what are the most common jobs you get called to? Depends on time of year really mate as winter time is heating problems mainly or burst pipes, but generally throughout the year I'd say toilet repairs, ball valves, taps. |
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Post by tomplum on Feb 20, 2018 20:05:28 GMT
hello coppernob ( nice name) each plumber will get differant calls, I just do small jobs now, sink taps, ball cocks, fixing toilets, the odd rad, if it aint too big, leaks anything concidered no fast of hard rules, welcome to the brewcabin by the way,,,  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2018 20:13:41 GMT
Thanks for the welcome. I've long been a fan of your vids. Very helpful.
Just wondering what you think of the short courses in plumbing...... for example the week long course run by Able skills
I think they're in Dartford. It's a 5day course...aledgedly city and guilds cert 4555 02 not sure what that means
By the way Tom..... loved your music vids Very good
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Post by battle1066 on Feb 20, 2018 20:13:48 GMT
I find toilet repairs - CC type, ball valves, leaking taps and leaking rads to be the most requested urgent repairs.
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Post by woodbine66 on Feb 20, 2018 20:29:08 GMT
The most common activity for plumbers is ripping off old dears - if you believe the newspapers/tv.
Personally, repairing/replacing cheap taps that seemed like a bargain at the time keeps me busy. After that, bog problems and blocked wastes/gullies, etc.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2018 20:38:52 GMT
One of the main jobs I've never minded doing is toilet repairs, I actually quite enjoy it.  |
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Post by woodbine66 on Feb 20, 2018 20:50:11 GMT
One of the main jobs I've never minded doing is toilet repairs, I actually quite enjoy it.  There's toilet jobs, and there's toilet jobs. I do maintenance plumbing for a few pubs. I charge lots extra for the urinal blockages. The stuff that comes out the blocked pipes smells gross. Even with a mask, I can still taste it the next day. Had one on new years eve. Desperate landlord at 7pm - "got a pub full of customers and they're all backing up!!"
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2018 20:53:10 GMT
There's £££££££££'s in piss  |
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Post by endfeed on Feb 20, 2018 20:58:12 GMT
Im on repairs at moment, today was, kitchen tap valve,bath blockage(replace whole pipe it was that bloked)/w/m valve change/ another kitchen tap/ siphon change orange turbo dudley 1787034013 yippee / leak to pipe work under sink/ water inlet and push button faulty. O yer and a combi waste to a bath |
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Post by battle1066 on Feb 20, 2018 21:10:39 GMT
Im on repairs at moment, today was, kitchen tap valve,bath blockage(replace whole pipe it was that bloked)/w/m valve change/ another kitchen tap/ siphon change orange turbo dudley  / leak to pipe work under sink/ water inlet and push button faulty. O yer and a combi waste to a bath  Endfeed that last one combi waste to bath that sounds awkward? |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2018 21:11:33 GMT
Im on repairs at moment, today was, kitchen tap valve,bath blockage(replace whole pipe it was that bloked)/w/m valve change/ another kitchen tap/ siphon change orange turbo dudley / leak to pipe work under sink/ water inlet and push button faulty. O yer and a combi waste to a bath That's the sort of work I like endfeed, Goodman !!! |
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Post by tomplum on Feb 20, 2018 21:15:15 GMT
Thanks for the welcome. I've long been a fan of your vids. Very helpful. Just wondering what you think of the short courses in plumbing...... for example the week long course run by Able skills I think they're in Dartford. It's a 5day course...aledgedly city and guilds cert 4555 02 not sure what that means By the way Tom..... loved your music vids Very good I've no experiance of short courses coppernob, all the information you can get is good but, be wary the supplier is not just a schemer, the certs are not worth the paper they are written on, working with a plumber is worth a lot more, If you can find a guy to work with and make a trade off, you handball the gear and do the donkeywork, in return you learn how its done, then maybe he gives you a few bob at the end ofthe week, there's no substitute for 'hands on' experiance, good luck with that one coppernob, and thanks for the feedback, and, there's always help at hand here, come on as often as you like and ask anything you need to know, if we don't know the answer, we'll make one up, |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2018 22:18:15 GMT
Cheers all. It's great to know by joining the forum I've now got a large pool of knowledge and experience to call on😁
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2018 22:30:27 GMT
Cheers all. It's great to know by joining the forum I've now got a large pool of knowledge and experience to call on😁 There's some great knowledge on here mate, enjoy. |
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