ONE OF "THOSE" JOBS | Day in the life of a plumber
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- Опубликовано: 9 янв 2024
- Day in the life of a plumber
In todays video I fix a leak on a commercial heating system, the 2" black iron pipe had rotted out and a section needed to be replaced
As always, thanks for watching, all the support is so greatly appreciated
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Thanks for watching, hopefully you all enjoy this job as much as I enjoyed filming it, don't forget to hit the like button if you do
Hat off to you Tom. You certainly aren't scared of taking some of the more awkward commercial jobs.
Very much admire you as you are indeed a rare breed today.
Also very much admire you for the way you treat your apprentice ( Jacob) . You are very patient and explain things well, Good man.
Thanks for the support Simon, I try to look after the lads, good lads are hard to find and as long as they are interested I am more than happy to try and train them up
Time served Pipe Fitter / Welder 1970 , if only those portable threading machines were around then. It took me back watching this, boss white / hawk white and hemp in my time and we used oxy/ acetylene to heat them joints to break them. Great job and maximum respect to you.
Thanks for watching Kevin, the rems machine is perfect for these types of jobs, I still do have a hand set somewhere but it's a hard graft. I am by no means a pipe fitter, but I am teaching myself to weld as there are odd times where I have needed it
It’s so hard to stand back and let the apprentice do the work, but it’s the only way they learn. Another one for his portfolio.
You have to let them get their hands dirty, thanks for the support as always Colin
I cant imagine you're ever quiet mate with the diversity of work you take on 👍
Thanks for watching mate, I stay busy most of the time, generally if I'm quiet I will have a day off but I haven't had one in 5 years apart from Christmas
i really enjoyed that one Tom, It brought back so many memories of a similar job we fixed under a Church floor back in the 90's. I always remember that job as it took us forever to fill the system back up.
Thanks for the support mate, it took all afternoon to fill this back up, it didn't airlock though which was a bonus, it just took ages to drag water through to the far end rads
Was doing iron in college before Christmas. Its bloody hard work, you both done well on that repair.👍 Tenants will be thankful with this cold snap.
Thanks for the support as always mate, you certainly feel it at the end of the day when you have been lugging iron pipes about
Hi Tom,
Plenty of varied work on your channel.
Keep it up.
Most plumbers would walk away from those jobs.
Jacob is gaining loads of experience from you. Money can’t buy that.
Hang onto him, he seems to be a good grafter.
Stay safe
Thanks for the support mate, Jacob is a great lad, good lads are hard to keep hold of as they all eventually move on, I honestly don't blame anyone for trying to better themselves
That looked pretty hard work! However the final result looks great!
Jacob is very lucky to have such mentoring!
Thanks for making it.
Thanks for the support as always Steve, it is greatly appreciated
Thank god I’ve completed my 50 yrs of that shit lol. You’re a good problem solver Tom. Loctite 55 all the way. Regards,
Dave.
I've still got another 37 years to go, thanks for the support as always Dave
Great video Tom.
It’s nice to see that your knowledge and experience being shared with your viewers. Jacob will certainly benefit in his career.
Thanks for the support mate, Jacob will end up being better than me hopefully
Fantastic video Tom! A challenge indeed mate. Many a time i have smashed my knuckles using stilsons 👍😎
Thanks for the support as always PB, painful mistake that I think we have all made
What a mission
It was mate, we got there in the end though, thanks for watching
u were lucky with that thread tom but full credit to u, 95% of guys would have run a mile from that job, the variety of stuff u do keeps it interesting and very few small companies these days would even think of doing it, jacob will be a credit to u in years to come
You need a bit of luck every now and then, thanks for watching mate
You get some tasty jobs Tom ya can’t beat a bit of pipefitting I’ve had some right tasty ones on my time
I love it mate, they say a change is as good as a break, thanks for the support as always
Great vid Tom, real world stuff, how it usually is in the real world, its not all brasso and prettiness 😅, we use the same rems amigo for in position work, I bought a rachet handle from ebay as I got caught out once or twice having to use the stilson..keep up the good work.Niall, Ireland.
I will have to see if I can get a ratchet handle, it's a great threader for jobs like this, thanks for watching
Good work lads always a problem but getting out of it is the main thing
Thanks for the support mate, it is greatly appreciated
In college we were using tallow for threading. Most people didn't like it but weirdly i didn't mind it lol thumb😅
Thanks for watching Ben, I haven't heard of that tallow for ages, I forgot it existed, I didn't even know you could still buy it
Spin dat round Jay cub
Pass me dat Jay cub
Good job Jay cub
Do you reckon that piece will fit Jay cub
Bang on Jay Cub
Hahaha
His response to everything is just hummmm
He's a bit camera shy, every one has to start somewhere and to be honest he really does listen and is helpful, thanks for watching
@@PlumbLikeTom aww man it’s all good I enjoy your videos and wasn’t giving a critique I just find it funny as a Journeyman from the USA. You do excellent work keep on keeping on brother.
A nice bit of work out for you both early in the morning .
That's the trouble with old pipe bends they don't want to come undone.A nice repair...
No fun when your fan is a route March away ...
Thanks for the support as always John, I had to park the van miles as it was market day and the street was shut off, I couldn't have picked a worse day
Great video Tom, I was looking forward to seeing the outcome of this job. Fantastic effort from you both 👏👏
Thanks for the support as always Andy, glad you enjoyed, it's always nice to be able to film a job through to the end
Impressed you can do pretty much everything plumbing. 😮
Thanks for the support as always mate, it is greatly appreciated
Nice work Tom . I suspect a lot of companies wouldn't even quote for that never mind be cracking on with it . I assume you put the 10 gallons of inhibitors in off camera 😂😂
If I'm honest I didn't add any inhibitor this time because we wanted to make sure there were no further leaks, the plant room is the next big job to do there so we will look at plate separation on the new boilers, thanks for watching as always mate
Nice job. Need to get yourself a ratchet banjo to go with the die set be easier than stilsons, still hard going on 2”. Think the pipe sprung back when you first cut it, would have probably got in with the machine if it hadn’t. All the best.👍
Looking back I think the pipe must have moved a bit, I will look at getting a ratchet, thanks for watching mate
These jobs are always better on a cold day lol. Top marks matey 👍
Thanks for watching Ben, It's when you can't feel you're fingers and cut yourself, done that a few times working in the cold
@PlumbLikeTom I feel your pain matey. Or not lol 👍
Great videos and keep them coming. Having got back into plumbing after many years out of the game I’m finding these very inspiring. 👍
Thanks for watching John, glad you are finding the videos inspiring
Cracking job buddy......your threading machine is a bit of a beast, great work. Saved the day again Tom and got people sorted for heating. Well done.👍👍👍
Thanks for watching mate, the support is greatly appreciated
Get the 48's out Hahahahahahahahahahahahahah , Cracking job Jacob and Tom the master .
Thanks for the support as always Keith, it is greatly appreciated
Would have used a viking Johnson coupler for a temp fix till you could have got back to a threaded joint both ends then used stainless press in that wet environment but fairplay to you for getting it done was getting worried for you when you were treading the pipe thinking is it going to stress fracture somewhere you Chad not opened up
Stainless press is the way forward on these jobs, that carbon press doesn't seem to last. I have used viking couplers in the past to repair cast heating pipes in churches, they really do get you out of trouble, thanks for watching 👍
Once the lagging gets wet it’s not long before it’s knackered. Changed loads like this right up to 16”. You could have done with a length of scaffold tube to free that.
You are right mate, on this one I will try to protect the tops of the ducts with polythene when I put it all back, like you say is soon as it goes through the lagging you are in trouble
Good work lad’s all the best for your new year 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks for the support as always mate, all the best to you as well
What a job Tom, old rotten pipes always an issue to get onto, so well done you two, tidy as always. Take care 🚽👍
Thanks for the support as always Peter, I was worried it was all going to be rotten, luckily it was just that section that was really bad
Cracking work!
Thanks for the support as always Colin
New year new cap 😂. Great video as always tom.
That's what Santa got me for Christmas, to be fair my old one looked like it had been dragged down a chimney, thanks for the support as always
Been looking forward to this one Tom, thanks for uploading👍🏻
Thanks for the support as always mate, glad you enjoyed
Loved it, Tom to the rescue 🛟 🥶🥶👌
Thanks for watching as always Charles, glad you enjoyed
Well done Tom and Jacob, did a great job and another enjoyable vlog.
Thanks for the support as always Steve, glad you enjoyed the video
Hi Tom,
Another excellent film thank you, it’s years since I have worked on big iron pipe, last time I think was with my dad and he has been gone years now.
I enjoyed the big stuff when I was young and healthy, now it’s only domestic jobs for me ☹️. You both did an excellent job there and I’m sure the customer and tenants were happy to get the heating back on. Well done, another fantastic job and film, as always take care mate, 👍👍👍
Thanks for the support as always Chris, I was pleased to get this one sorted for them, just in time for the cold weather.
Great video Tom love a bit of commercial
Thanks for the support as always Tom, glad you enjoyed the video
Really good Old plumbing
Thanks for watching mate, you can't beat the old systems
Really enjoyed the diverse jobs you do very interesting episode mate 🤔👏😎
Thanks for the support as always Neil, glad you enjoyed
We used Boss white and Hemp for 20 years .
You do some varied work tom.....quality as always ...
Thanks for the support as always Karl, it is greatly appreciated
Beast of a job.
Thanks for the support as always Norman
Top work tom
Thanks for the support as always James
Thanks for that video Tom , brilliant , I only work on domestic stuff but your mindset keeps inspiring me to tackle more jobs that I wouldn't normally do.
Thanks for the support as always Chris, I really enjoy light commercial jobs like these, it makes a change which is nice
New cap for Xmas mate, HNY to you
Happy New year mate, santa did bring me a new hat, thanks for watching
Johnson cups for emergency jobs just to get you out the shit temp to get heating on till better fix nice job as ever tom
Thanks for the support as always Bill, I've used them a few times on cast heating pipes in churches, they can get you out of trouble
all ways handy have a few knocking in van
Yup....the johnson coupling is a very handy bit of kit when you back is against the wall.
Omg! Just speedfit it!
It would been easier, thanks for watching
That’s a nice bit of proper big boy plumbing stuff Tom well done not a bother to you,
GB Tap & Dye stuff is hard work well done mate
👍👍🤜
Thanks for the support as always Tony, it is greatly appreciated
Need hius in those flats,cracking job that well done both
Thanks for the support as always mate, it is greatly appreciated
And also did the drinking game thing every time you said Jacob ❤ 👍
You must have had a few by the end of the video
Well done Tom u made a tricky job look easy..
Thanks for watching mate
Great job Tom . And I recognised your site location by the church in the background. I came past there earlier today and saw the yellow barriers still there. At least it’s handy for some munchy and a pint at Weathersoons after work 😂
Thanks for watching Darren, I've never been in that spoons, I'm not much of a drinker to be honest
Fair play mate some of the work you do is would run a mile or wouldn’t know where to start 😂👍
Thanks for the support as always mate, it was probably still easier than that job you had with the microbore, I hate that stuff
I think Jacob just wanted to go home and carry on with christmas bless him.
It's hard getting back into the swing of things after Christmas, I thought I would break him in lightly with this one, thanks for watching as always
Love commercial vids
Thanks for the support as always mate, it is greatly appreciated
Brilliant mate. Made a nasty job look easy 👍
Thanks for the support mate, it is greatly appreciated
Well done , it’s nothing wrong to have Union on central heating, even better for future repairs, I like what you did with a spray can , not everyone does it 😂 or usually run out of it ..
Thanks for the support as always mate, I always like to give everything a good coating of red oxide, I know the lagging will cover it but at least I know it's right
I would have looked not clamping rather than threading in this case for quickness.
I find that carbon press stuff really thin and I've seen quite a few leaks on it, I ripped out a load of pipework on a job a while back where it had all failed and when you look at other sites you see odd joints leaking, thanks for watching
That was some heavy duty job in challenging conditions and you both came through. Enjoyed the video.👍
Thanks for the support mate, glad you enjoyed the video
Great stuff Tom did similar job few weeks ago ,I ended up treading by hand 2inch gun barrel rotten from leaking automatic air bottle onto fiber glass insulation
Thanks for the support as always mate, that's the only problem with steel pipe, as soon as it gets wet outside it rots out
New year new flat cap 👍
Thanks for the support as always Rich, Santa always seems to bring me one for Christmas
@@PlumbLikeTom No probs, thanks for the video.. I miss doing proper work like this. One question why do you call it iron when its low carbon steel and iron fittings (i think), is it the plumbers lingo?
@@Rich10000 I have only ever heard it called low carbon steel at college, every plumber I've ever worked with has called it black iron, I guess it must be the original name for it
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Glad you liked it mate
Great video, poor ol jacob really doesnt like being on camera 😅
Thanks for the support as always Greg, he is a bit camera shy
Amazing repair top man I would love to know just out of curiosity what the cost is for a repair of this nature.
I don't charge anymore for jobs like this than my standard rate, I always do my best to look after customers and they look after me. It took me a day because it took around 4 hours to bleed all the rads, I sent Jacob to another job once we had the leak fixed to help keep labour costs down. Thanks for watching
Hi Tom, I was wondering if I could get some advice from you, basically I'm connecting to a existing oil supply (10mm flexible copper) below ground and I was wondering if soldering a 10mm straight would be ok considering it wouldn't melt because it's under ground. I'm aware that you shouldn't solder because it can melt but it being underground I can't see it being a problem and I feel a compression joint would be more susceptible to leak. Great video Tom 👍
Also this is for a customer that I'm doing work for, they are moving there oil tank in the garden
I know where you are coming from but the regulations say you are not supposed to solder on oil line, I normally cut a piece of 4" soil pipe and get a 4" blank to act as an inspection chamber. You can then just flick the cap off and inspect the joint. I have come across loads of soldered joints on oil lines though but I can't really give you advise that breaks the rules, hope that helps mate, thanks for watching
@@PlumbLikeTom thanks Tom 👍
Good work mate. What blade were you using on that recip to cut through the iron pipe out of interest? Got a similar job to do myself in near future.
I just use cheap by-metal ones, I think these were Dart ones, thanks for watching
Hi Tom is it your company or do you work for someone great vids by the way
I work for my families construction company, thanks for watching
That seamed 1387 pipes a bit crap as it’s a bit thin. API 5L is a bit thicker.
Was the in Peterborough
Pipe looks like it is strong enough for a mega press / no wrenching at all??why not???
If I'm honest I'm not taken on pressing onto this thicker steel, I know you can but I've seen a few joints leaking on different sites, ideally this should have been welded but we are looking at a longer term project to modernise the system in the summer, thanks for watching
Forget the not .
Can I ask what area of the UK you cover?
Would normal stocks and dies have worked?
They probably would have gone on but I haven't seen my set for years, they are likely buried at the bottom of the shed, thanks for watching mate
@@PlumbLikeTom should always teach apprentices with stocks and dies then you appreciate having a machine, I served my time in the late 80s though and we had to red lead all our own pipe!!! Once had to do in position 2 4" threads took me nearly all day to them😁
Crimped. Keyboard playing up
Nice work Tom, that wasn’t straightforward 👍
Thanks for the support as always Danny
So you want to be a plumber? Strangling black iron isn’t for everyone.
First job get the wet vac and wellies out 🎉🎉🎉🎉
You need the wellies most of the time working with me, thanks for watching as always Paul
🤘😎🤘🫖☕️🍰
Thanks for the support as always Wayne, it is greatly appreciated
You needed a block under the pipe
I'm making some brackets when I go back and lag the pipe, thanks for watching
@@PlumbLikeTom just thought for when you tried to break the elbow it was just bouncing takes away the strength
Top job ! ... another interesting video
Thanks for watching Stuart, glad you enjoyed
I hope you're company appreciates your work cos you always seem to get the shit jobs. As always fella
I enjoy the bad jobs mate, it doesn't really bother me what I'm doing as long as I'm busy, thanks for watching as always
Get viega mega press fella it will save you loads of time
I have looked at them, I have seen a couple of them joints leaking on different sites, thanks for watching