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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- Day in the life of a plumber
In todays video I move a boiler from a kitchen into the airing cupboard upstairs. The pipework was a mess on this so I did my best to tidy it all up. I show you the full job and all my thought along the way.
As always, thanks so much for watching, all the support is so greatly appreciated
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Hit the nail on the head there Tom with "thats what you're pricing against ". Never any different and you can only do your best.
Have a good weekend.
Thanks for the support as always Hugh, hope you have a great weekend 👍
48 minute thriller. That must have taken 4hrs to edit. Thanks for your time
Thanks for the support as always mate, this one took way longer than 4 hours, have a great weekend
@@PlumbLikeTom have a great weekend too.
Really enjoyed this video Tom good job mate.
Great video, what a mess that pipe work was 😆
It certainly was a bit if a mess, thanks for watching as always mate
I love the Mexican corridos mate ! 😂
Awesome!
Thanks for the support as always mate, glad you enjoyed
Not boring at all, great viewing. Thanks again.
Thanks for the support mate, it is greatly appreciated
What a dogs dinner that lot was Tom, looked spot on after you got it done, just never ceases to amaze me what gets thrown in and people accept it, or a real DIY job, but there’s something very satisfying about cutting out a mess and replacing it . Top job, have a good weekend .🚽👍
Thanks for the support as always Peter, it must have been a DIY job I think, have a great weekend
You've hit the 10,000 Tom
Thanks for the support as always Keith, I've gone back to 9.99k now, so close
hi tom well done for sorting that job. in london what we call a dogs breakfast you did a professional neat job with what you had as always keep em coming mate....... well done on the 10K !
Thanks for the support as always Derek
You know it! I know it, microbore is crap!! Very neat job considering the mess it was in when you arrived!
Well done Tom!!
Thanks for the support as always mate, it is greatly appreciated
Brilliant mate, you do some tidy work! It didn't feel like 48 mins and definitely wasn't boring. Thanks again for the time & effort you put into filming & editing these 😊
Thanks for watching Ryan, glad you enjoyed
That’s a unbelievable transformation mate
Thanks for the support Rob
Great video Tom, sometimes we are always up against 10mm pipe. Hope if they change to 15mm pipe that helps 👏👏
Thanks for the support as always Andy, I'm sure new 15mm pipe will solve the issue
I keep coming back to see the magic 10K. Currently 9.99K. Hopefully today Tom! You've earnt it when it does happen!
Thanks for the support James, a couple more days and we should be there
@@PlumbLikeTom Congrats Tom!
Nice one
Thanks for watching mate 👍
Belter of a job didn’t feel that long You did a really nice job on that one as always Mate
Have a good weekend
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Thanks for the support as always Tony, have a great weekend
That install turned from an ugly duckling into a beautiful Swan,. Have a good weekend Tom.
Thanks for the support as always Steve, have a great weekend 👍
You say you can't polish a poo, but I think he succeeded here! Looks awesome
What a job Tom, but as usual you turned a disaster into a work of art. Well done buddy. 👍👍👍
Thanks for the support as always mate
The original pipework was like a vipers nest, looks so much better now connected properly in copper
Thanks for the support mate
Love the longer videos Tom. Have a great weekend
Thanks for watching Josh, I'm so pleased you enjoyed the video, hope you have a great weekend 👍
@@PlumbLikeTom thanks Tom, always do enjoy your videos. Terrific plumber 👍🏼
Tough day Tom 😊
It certainly was a tough day in the office, thanks for watching Brian
Those are cool clamps
Thanks for watching mate
Hi Tom, the plumbing looks much better now, what a mess it all was before. To repipe all the rads in 15mm would be the best solution, I really do hate that 10mm stuff. You did an excellent job there considering what you had to work with.
I noticed you are getting really close to that 10k subscribers now and well deserved. Have a great weekend and as always take care Tom. 👍👍👍
Thanks for the support as always Chris, I think 15mm for the downstairs is the only way to go with this system, I don't think it worked before, but I did spend ages trying to balance it
great video Tom couldn't believe how some plumbers work and get the work I think that system was a diy job good job you had a understanding customer some would say it was ok before you touched it just to get the job fixed for nothing
Thanks for the support as always Kevin, I think it must have been a DIY job, having an understating customer really does help a lot
Lovely neat install of what was a mess, great job.
Thanks for watching John
Thank you for the video mate. Great as always
Thanks for the support mate, have a great weekend
Blimey mate That was a job and a half ..
At least you managed to sort out the pipes in that cupboard.
Made it look a lot neater.👍👍👍👍👍.
You can only do what you can with that heating systems.
Still needs sorting out .👍👍
Thanks for the support as always John, I do need to get back and sort the heating
Hi Tom… who originally installed sorry left a mess like that ….. unbelievable. Another super tidy job. Can’t believe that someone installed 10mm pipe feeding all that radiators . They obviously didn’t have a clue . Keep up the good work 👍
It was a very poor job originally, thanks for the support as always Steven
Thanks Tom love the longer video thanks a ton
Thanks for watching mate, glad you enjoyed
Love those cdi classics, bombproof! Great vid as usual Tom. Top job as usual
They are one of my favourite boilers, I know people slate Worcester but these are fairly bullet proof, thanks for watching as always mate
Had a chuckle at subscribe for more bad camera work 😂, nothing wrong with that and your plumbing is up there with the best. Enjoy your weekend Tom.
Thanks for the support as always Charles, sometimes bit of the job is finding somewhere for the camera to stand
The man, the myth, the legend
Thanks for the support as always Darryl, have a great weekend
huraah tom 10k 🥳🥳🥳🥳 well dome mate, av a cupt tea on me.....
ps ask an electrician for the money, i am skint 🤣🤣
That was a great video Tom! Really enjoyed it👍👍
Thanks for watching Michael, glad you enjoyed
Great content Tom, nice job given what was there before👍🏻
Thanks for the support as always mate, it is greatly appreciated 👍
Very nice work once again and you should have taken the school Boy plumbers with you on this job and hopefully they would have learned something 😂😂😂 and I bet they customer is very happy he got you a 💯% Better job 👍👍👍👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧have a good weekend Tom see you on the next one 👍👍
Thanks for the support as always mate, I hope the customer was happy, I couldn't get a couple of the rads working as they were all off the 10mm so have quoted to re-pipe
Tom, what an enthralling video!
Your pipework, replacing the speedfit (that a drunken spider would be ashamed of) is beautiful! I bet the customer was super pleased and impressed.
A lot of work there and a stunning result; thanks for making this video and showing how an expert does it.
(The school story is pretty shocking - how do these people stay in business?)
Thanks for the support as always Steve, it does make you wonder sometimes how people get the work, I was once told you are only as good as your last job, I know everything can't always be perfect but it has to be to a standard
Cool 😎
Thanks for the support as always Ross, have a great weekend
Love the longer videos Tom. and i love spaghetti hahahahahahahahahahahah thanks buddy
Glad you enjoyed Keith
Hi Tom excellent job mate, 5 off 10mm and one upstairs no chance of it working, have a good weekend mate.
Thanks for the support as always mate, I don't think it could have ever worked to be honest, I spent ages trying to balance it
Love the way you could make sense of that rats nest of piping lol
Thanks for the support as always Tom, I try and unpick one bit at a time, this job was ok as you could see where most of the pipes were going
Fast track plumbing 😂😂😂 welcome to the UK 🎉🎉🎉 shame this video isn't a fast track 🎉🎉🎉🎉 have a good weekend geezer
Thanks for the support as always Paul, have a great weekend
great video Tom, many thanks
Thanks for the support as always mate 👍
the music!!!🤣
Fantastic video Tom, thanks for taking the time to film it.👍😎 Shame you didnt have any footage from the the guys working at the school job 😂😂😂😂
Thanks for the support as always Pb, I honestly don't know what they were thinking just cutting into live pipework, I know I like a bit of water about when I'm working but it's normally fairly controlled
@@PlumbLikeTom I too take risks but I'm always prepared if my plan fails. Its always good to have some water splashing about, shows you're working 😁
Do you mind doing a short video explaining why that check valve was fitted. And a little detail behind “the last return to the boiler”
I certainly will try to, thanks for watching mate
Few words on/at the start of a future video would be great/suffice
Lovely neat job as usual
Thanks for the support as always mate
Brilliant vid as always mate, you just don't get this amount of varied content on one job from any other youtuber. The story about the "plumbers", made me chuckle mate but just no comment. When I became a sparky (it was different back then) I was mostly self taught and as I had a background in electronics it came really easy to me. I had to go on the odd course to qualify for certain jobs but my work was always passed and approved across the country. However, I often worked next to newly qualified electricians who just didn't seem to know what they were doing. I see the same with some of the more well known names who do vids on here. I don't mean to sound derogatory but they do often try to take on a God like status. You're just so modest mate about the work you do. Oh I loved the hammer on the pump though, we call it the Brummie screwdriver here in the Midlands and it solves all. Have a good weekend mate, it's already warming up here in Sandwell so It's time for the bar to open.
Thanks for the support as always mate, I like the term brummie screwdriver, like you say it does seem to solve most problem's. Have a great weekend and thanks so much for watching
Great job again Tom, that original plastic etc'looked horrible, spaghetti junction , what a mess
Thanks for the support as always mate, have a great weekend
Tom. A great video. A van full of copper which is great. I wonder what happens to plastic pipe. Does it get recycled. Presumably it has no value as scrap?
Thanks for the support Mark, the plastic just goes for recycling, there is no value for us plumbers in it
Loving the French music hahah 😉
It was supposed to coincide with the Paris Olympics, thanks for the support mate
Impressive work, Tom. Thank you for sharing this with us. Hope to become as skillfull as you one day.
I'm sure you will mate, my work is Ok but when I look at what other people do it blows my mind how good they are. You never stop learning and improving in this job
At the beginning, you describe the modern way of approaching a job or issue Tom, WING IT! 😞 Depressing how many people in all different industries think this mindset is acceptable
Thanks for the support mate, you are right. It does seem that some people think it's just a case of slinging stuff in to make easy money. I would rather try and do a good job and make less than just through something in a hope for the best
ooooh so close, almost 10k party, come one people give him big subscribe thumbs up 👍👍
p.s tom wheres that tenner you promised 🤣🤣🤣
What a transformation that was
Now that is you get what you pay for
Credit where credit is due
Thanks for the support Mick, it is greatly appreciated
tip, put load ptfe tape one before screw on core drill. stops it sticking on nearly so bad
I have seen people do that, I normally just tap the extension and it comes straight off
your lucky, must be a screwdriver technique. when i do it properly with spanners its always a bugger. need to mistreat my tools more like a proper plumber 🤣🤣🤣
i really dont know what the issue is tom, we all know speedfit goes on iron pipe, just got to wrap loads gaffa tape with few zip ties....simples 👍🤣🤣
That's the one Pete, you need some CT1 as well though
Great work sorting that rats nest of pipework mate, looks good now. Best regards, Dave
Thanks for the support as always Dave, it is really appreciated
As much as I agree that plastics are useful in certain situations this is a typical self educated handy man job. How it’s lasted that long is baffling
Like you say plastic has it's place and I do sometimes use it, this was just thrown in however, thanks for the support Andrew
Annoys me that you didn't replace the copper from the heating vessel lol but always therapeutic to watch everything tidied up!
Fair point, I must have been running out of copper, thanks for watching mate
was that a valve on the hot and expansion 22 mmpipe if so very naughty.
It's an unvented cylinder so the expansion comes off from the combi block, on a vented cylinder, putting a lever valve on the outlet is a big no, but on this type of cylinder it's good practice
How do you price for all the expensive brass and copper fittings you use? Do you just know approximately how much it will be and add some on just incase?
So I work out roughly what I think I need and get a supplier price on those items, I always add a percentage on as you always miss bits and the small bits soon add up quickly. At the end of the job I always look at where it stands, so next time when you price a similar job you know if you need more time or materials. It is experience but you quickly learn to look carefully and get a good feeling at to where to price a job. Thanks for the support mate 👍
That can’t be a legal installation surely
Is that a air vent next to the boiler flue?
It used to be, I moved the boiler so it has all the correct clearances, thanks for watching
9.99k. Come on people, get Tom to 10k, he deserves it. Like and subscribe. It's FREE!
Thanks for the support mate, a couple more days and we should be there hopefully
@@PlumbLikeTom You got the 10k matey. Well deserved. Awesome channel and an awesome plumber and a heating engineer.
Your seatbelt being so twisted is stressing me out! 😅
Sorry about that, thanks for watching mate
Hi mate have you ever seen quarter inch steel pipe. Was in a loft yesterday and saw that. It definitely wasn’t stainless.
Was like 15mm external bore galv pipe?
I've seen it in commercial environments, it will have likely been galvanised carbon steel pipe, galvanised was used for drinking water where as standard black iron was used for heating. Thanks for watching Gavin
@@PlumbLikeTom thanks buddy.
Seen it piped off the top of air bottles on large heating systems , halls of residence , hospitals etc. It would come off the top of the air bottle or AAVs and drop below ceiling level with a manual air vent.
@@paullbennett2923 weird thing was pal, this was a 3 bedroom house. Never seen it before.
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Thanks for the support as always Wayne, have a great weekend
I dont think it turned into a nightmare .. it started as one 🤮
You could be right there mate, thanks for the support
Must have been a builder or DIYer who did all the pipework on the heating and hot and cold. Lousy job all round . Unfortunate that you can't see all these things when you price the jobs.
Thanks for the support as always mate, it certainly did look at bit DIY, like you say when you look at jobs you don't see all the problems, you just have to deal with them when you find them
Love the content tom keep it up.🚐🛠️
Thanks for the support Rik, hope you have a great weekend
That pipework was terrible 😂
Speed fit hell 🫣