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Post by jcplumb on Apr 5, 2022 21:09:25 GMT
Anyone else get this? I've done a job for my local Citizens Advice Bureau, fixed 2 toilets and got to the third one and the close couple bolts were rusted to buggery and spinning in the bracket so I needed to multi-tool them off, It was about 4:15 so I told them I'd come back on a day when I had more time to sort the last loo. Materials cost me about £50 and I'll get paid when I finish off but I just can't be arsed going to a job that I know will be a pain. One of the annoying things about it is that I can't park near it, I have to park about 300yds away and carry all my stuff across, then press an intercom and wait to be let in. Up to now, I'm going on Thursday afternoon, I'm not exactly dreading it, just can't be bothered. I am booking a holiday for late April or early May, so looking at it as beer money might motivate me a bit  |
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Post by endfeed on Apr 6, 2022 6:47:02 GMT
How about bending a hacksaw blade, heat it with blow touch, cut through siphon inside toilet cistern. Basically cutting plastic instead of rusty wing nuts. Might just help your shitty day mate👍👍👍
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Post by crowsfoot on Apr 6, 2022 16:31:30 GMT
I had one of these last job yesterday, it was all boxed in and water had started to come through the ceiling below.
Everything was wet damp and moldy and I couldn't see were the leak was coming from so I decided to fit a new close coupled cistern (luckily I know were to get an exact replacement).
The bolts were quite thin and managed to get one off whilst the other turned a bit before the whole lot started turning (grrrrr).
As it was thin I just worked it back and forth until it snapped I even got away with just one cut on my hand!!
Messy job but with the the new cistern I new I wouldn't be scraping mastic off the old cistern and all the other connections would be good.
I mean these close coupled buggers can leak in 6 different places and you really cannot positively tell which place it's exactly leaking from.
Only got until the end of the month to go now, it will be a nice feeling to never get these Friday specials dropped on me at the last minute anymore!
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Apr 6, 2022 18:34:07 GMT
If there’s no parking I wouldn’t be interested
I had one the other week, block of flats, I know there’s no parking so I asked him, he told me to park at Tesco & walk.
No thanks, no interest, bye.
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Post by jcplumb on Apr 7, 2022 13:16:26 GMT
How about bending a hacksaw blade, heat it with blow touch, cut through siphon inside toilet cistern. Basically cutting plastic instead of rusty wing nuts. Might just help your shitty day mate👍👍👍 I'm begrudgingly going round there in about half an hour, I'll try this and let you know how I get on  |
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Post by jcplumb on Apr 7, 2022 17:48:48 GMT
Been back about 45 minutes, didn't take too long, still a pain in the arris though.
Couldn't get a blade in with any room to move it or get any leverage so condescended to using my multi tool, got through the first bolt in about 10 minutes and managed to bend the cistern up enough to slide the second bolt off the bracket so all in all wasn't too much of a pain.
I have a habit of catastrophising when I know a job will be awkward, pretty profitable job to be fair, I just prefer the in and out jobs but I'm guessing every plumber feels the same way.
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Post by crowsfoot on Apr 7, 2022 18:34:38 GMT
Glad that it all went OK.
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Post by tomplum on Apr 7, 2022 20:43:06 GMT
yea we do joe, Sooo many jobs go tits up, its the nature of the job and you need a plumbers mind set, You went back and proved yourself, Thats what we do, its a challenge and we love it, we are unbeatable because, we always win, A footballer is on £££silly money and its acceptable to lose a game, in comparison, we are on buttons but, our satisfaction is , We WIN um all,  |
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Post by cathoderay on Apr 24, 2022 13:47:21 GMT
I try and check parking on Google Street view before quoting, never trust cust they either donk know or lie. If it looks bad, quote up!
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