Jobbing Around Sorting The Problems
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- Опубликовано: 10 ноя 2022
- A couple of days in the life of a plumber
Things get off to a bad start this week, in this episode I fit a new low-level toilet, change a ball valve and fit a radiator
Thanks for all the support as always guys
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Great content mate shows it as it is
Thanks for the support as always Paul
Having a rant is a plumber's prv. Keep up the good work
You are not wrong there, we all need to have a rant sometimes
When I was fitting pans, cisterns , basins , shower screens, riser rails etc I always used pozi stainless screws . Far better than brass and you can use a cordless to drive them In.
I used to hate removing pans when fitted with steel screws
You rant all you want Tom, its us plumbers who have to deal with the unhappy customers not them. Great video as usual mate. Enjoy your weekend, I'm having a weekend off for a change
Thanks for the support mate, I hate telling a customer there very expensive new boiler won't be working due to missing parts, it makes me look like an idiot. The flue did turn up two days later meaning another site visit for me, enjoy your weekend mate, I've got a few jobs to look at tomorrow 👍
I love watching your videos Tom they make me realise that I’m just having the same week as most other plumbers 🤷🏼♂️
Sometimes you just wish even the smallest tasks would go smoothly 😂😂 but hey ho we’re still at it and it pays the bills👍🏼
Ps we all have that one big flat head that’s like a multi tool but the one thing it never does is take screws out 😂😂😂
Thanks for the support as always Paul, your right about easy things going wrong, it's particularly annoying when it's not your fault, I think every plumber has a chisel screwdriver, thanks for watching 👍
Great work, Tom! Have a relaxing weekend if you can!
Thanks for the support David, have a great weekend too
You are a great worker but negative mindset attracts negative luck 🤔
Think positive & things will run smoother… Take more time out to re energise as your health is your wealth… 👍🏼
Thanks for the support mate, this job can get you down at times have a great Christmas
It's been a while since I've done some real good plumbing. Nice to see it being done well. Not many can Plumb Like Tom and record at the same time.
Thanks for the support as always mate
Another great video Tom have a great weekend pal
Thanks for the support Ryan
Great video, as always Tom - thanks.
I thought your use of street elbows made those rad connections very neat.
Thanks for the support as always mate 👍
Great work Tom. All the best.
Thanks for watching as always mate
Great content as always Tom 👍 Have a good weekend 😎
Thanks for the support as always mate, have a great weekend 👍
Another good vid Tom, keeping as busy as ever , take care🚽👍
Thanks for the support as always Peter, the next few weeks are looking very busy, thanks for watching mate 👍
Great video again Tom, have a good weekend pal 👍🏻
Thanks for the support as always Shaun, have a great weekend too mate 👍
no messing about there tom ,
Thanks for the support as always mate
Really like your jobbing about videos Tom.
Thanks for the support as always Craig
Great job 👌
Thanks for the support as always Alex
Hey Tom
Little tip for getting the silicone off inside the cistern, the yellow paint scraper that has the Stanley blade in it, cost about 3 quid!! Great for that!
Have you tried the viva ball valves 4 in1 side bottom ½ & ⅜ brass tail 10 Yr warranty screwfix toolstation delay entry as well about 13quid . Keep a few in the truck for every eventuality. Best bottom entry for low pressure dudley hydroflo remove the green flow restrictor & will give great flow rate 👌
I've been mainly fitting the ag air gap ball valves as I got picked up on an inspection from the water board for fitting ones with an adjustable stem, a lot of the vertical ball valves lost there approval due to the seals failing and water being back syphoned into the main, It's difficult to know what to fit for the best sometimes, thanks for watching mate 👍
@@PlumbLikeTom yeah you're right Tom about the fill valves. The viva ones now incorporate in the stem a unit to prevent backflow. I used to fit the green fluidmaster delayed fill. But found in cisterns where the hole is close to the back of it inhibits the valve to rise & fall. The same with the pro ones you fitted . Thats why I went across to viva brand. Its so difficult these days to fit anything without some rules or regs forcing you to fit specific brand products!!
I'm glad I'm not the only one that struggles. I saw that vid on thr pan where the flush pipe cone was leaking !
What I tend to do in those situations is remove the cistern so allows you to stick your head in & remove the flush pipe & cone & fit a new one with out taking the pan out ! I did empathise when you were hauling that pan out nightmare when everything is all tiled in & no access , what I call SEP someone else's problem !!!
In a different note what do you like to do on your down time away from work as you have to make time for that or you'll end up with burn out! Been there done that!
The body can't go at the rate you keep pushing it working 7 days a week .
I do enjoy your videos as you like me are very conscientious & take pride in what you do. Your knowledge & experience at such a young age is impressive . Some of the stuff you do I've never done in my 47year plumbing career so it's always good to learn & see new things. 👍
Thanks for the support mate, I will defiantly check out the viva fill valves, the job with the pan was nearly impossible, because the cistern was chopped into the brickwork, there was no easy way to get the thing out, in my spare time I like to repair and collect old jukeboxes, it's just a hobby and I'm not really an expert but I like to see all the mechanism working, the music always sounds better on jukeboxes
I love your content, real life jobs good and bad.
Thanks for watching Paul, have a great weekend mate 👍
Gonna send you a chisel for Christmas 😂🤣😂
I do like my trusty chisel-driver, thanks for watching as always mate
Nice one Tom , I might get a few of those Trv 's and give them a try as they look decent..... 👍
Cheers
Thanks for the support as always mate, I've been fitting quite a bit of EPH stuff and it all seems pretty good for the price, I believe they do universal plates for zone valves which could also be useful from time to time
Just came across this thanks love the content thanks
Thanks for watching Mark, glad you enjoyed
Quality as always fella. Hope santa brings you some new cutters. If not I will buy you some.
I'm sure Santa will bring me some, thanks for the support as always mate
Great video just done 5 of them low level cisterns 4 inch soil clogged full of poo...in a factory...backfall is better than no fall...
There's nothing worse than a blocked drain mate, hopefully you got it all sorted, thanks for watching as always 👍
Totally agree with you Tom. Premium costs with no backup, apology. If your lucky they’ll send out the part/parts at some point! All the while we’re loosing money!
Rant over 😂
Love the rants too
Thanks for the support mate 👍
Real world situations-good vid as always mate
Thanks for the support as always Danny
Hi Tom. Thanks for another brilliant video. I learn so much from watching you work, I can’t thank you enough!! Im 35 and been working as a plumber/gas engineer for nearly 5 years so appreciate all the teaching I can get!
Where would you recommend is the best place to buy the long branch street elbows? Thanks again 🍻
Thanks for the support Sam, my local merchant stocks them, I'm sure they should be available from other places, they certainly do come in handy from time to time and it's worth keeping a few in the van
Good video mate 👍 that 🚽 was definitely a glove one 😂😂
It sure was mate, thanks for watching
Looking very good you definitely need some gloves or some of them jobs it’s amazing how people don’t clean.
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Thanks for the support as always mate, I do get some manky jobs, often though they can be the friendliest people though
Hi Tom,
Another good film, it’s great to see how you hang radiators, I know there are lots of different techniques used to get the same result.
It’s always interesting to see how other work etc. Hope you get some time off this weekend, take care Tom. 👍👍👍
Thanks for the support as always Chris, I've been to a few jobs today but tomorrow is looking like a day off, thanks for watching as always
I was an electrician/plumber in my day and I was often nervous about working alongside other tradesmen on building sites as I thought they probably had better ways of doing things than me, but they didn't. Some were good and some were bad so I just got on with it and built a good system that worked for me and the customer. I must say though that I never had the nerve to dive in head first with water up to my elbows like Tom and M. J .Tiff. I was a bit more cautious (whimp) but I really did graft, but Tom is a legend and his knowledge is amazing at his very young age.
Thank you for your reply, yes I think we all adopt our own system of doing things that suits ourselves.
I always work a bit slower and more methodical these days, I’m sure my brain is slowing down now.
I agree Tom is a fantastic lad with great knowledge, take care, regards, Chris. 👍👍👍
@@chrisholt2474 Chris, being slower and more methodical isn't because your brain is slower but it just means that you finally know what you are doing. I used to drive to every job at top speed and often spent hours at there doing the simplest of jobs but it shaped my future. I knew a guy in the trade who would drive very slowly and walk into the job at a very slow and laid back pace but his plumbing, gas and electrical skills were second to none. He was like lightening when he got to work. He always wore a shirt and tie under his blue jumper even when he was on a roof feeding down a flu into a chimney. He also did air conditioning and refrigeration and ran a shop where he did electrical appliance repairs. He was a legend and I think he still is.
Great information, thank you.
Your friend sounds like a fantastic trades man, a great man to know.
Take care, regards, Chris 👍👍👍
Another great vid mate keep them coming mate
Thanks for the support as always mate
Great content as always Tom. Rant away mate, if like me you're lone working all the time, always good to let off some steam, albeit if it's to us. Keep it up bud 👌
Thanks for the support mate, it gets frustrating when parts are missing from a brand-new boiler, trying to explain to a customer that their very expensive new boiler is missing bits, manufactures should be making installers lives easier, not impossible
Sorry to hear about the supplier issues. With the messes you are dealing with it must be tempting to have hot spares for pulling parts from sometimes but it's a joke that you would need to do that.
Thanks for the support mate, it becomes frustrating when you pay for something and it has parts missing, its difficult to check inside the box as everything is sealed so it obviously left the factory incomplete, it just means extra visits to site, which costs me
😂 , Those rads looks chunky , I wish they painted the walls, before you hang them , personally, I prefer to do first fix myself, and have that rad on a wall first before the pipe work goes in . But is never the case when you taking over someone else job 😅
Thanks for the support mate, my old apprentice did this job, he still works for me but I was just being put under pressure to push the job along a bit, I will take the rads back off for the decorator, like you say it leaves a much better finish, hopefully it's just the boiler and the bathroom to second fix and this job will be all done
Another good one, Tom. I must admit, over the years I've worked on so many renovation projects but never seen any asbestos testing done, its pretty scary really.
Thanks for the support mate, every job like that I have a full intrusive survey done, all asbestos removed and then a clean air certificate issued before starting work, I can't afford to put my employees or public at harm, remember we still used white asbestos in this country until 1999, so even newer houses could have it, thanks for watching 👍
@@PlumbLikeTom can you list some this company that can conduct a survey please?
Get some silicone grease, even if it's not the Taj Mahal you're working in.
It certainly wss no taj mahal, thanks for watching mate 👍
Comment from the Steve Lavimoniere school of plumbing!
Look forward to watch your vids 👌. Question regarding olive s ? Copper \brass reason please
Thanks for the support mate, copper olives are softer so are better for plastic pipe as they take less tightening, generally brass olives are better for heating as you can nip them more, brass olives are normally supplied with more expensive valves, both will work, it's always nice to be given a choice and have a few spare olives for the box, thanks for watching mate 👍
Thank you for your time with reply 👌
Try Grant for oil boilers, support a even more local manufacturer and use Houndsfield from East Anglia! I have used both for years and rate them far higher than WB. HTH
Thanks for the support as always mate, I am definitely considering switching to Grants, the last few Worcester I have fitted have been faulty, damaged or missing parts, it's simply not good enough, although all issues do get resolved it adds time and costs onto the job which I always have to stand
Grants are awful boilers always a leaky mess. Worcesters quality control has been iffy since cover but is getting better.
@@samharrison3994 I personally don't believe WB have made a good ,robust oil boiler since steamers came in!. Older Grants did have issues with the chromed pipework joints weeping, alot of this was down to the smallish expansion vsl that the installers thought would be ok for a 16 rad system...... newer ones don't seem to suffer this problem since the 25 ltr vessel was introduced.
My own Grant boiler jobs always had additional vsl fitted and I never had any issues.
Houndsfield is a nice unit but he has a limited size range and no combi, its good to support a PROPER British manufacturer though and they are good people to deal with also.
Chin up Tom keep going
Thanks for the support John
Rant as much as you want tom it's best to let it out than hold it in its all apart of the job 👊
Thanks for the support Ray, I try not to let it get to me but some days you feel like the whole world is conspiring against you
@@PlumbLikeTom I understand Tom you keep doing what your doing I , we all have total respect for you mate 👊
How do you work out the width of pipe first fix distances are they always the same distance away from the end of the radiator?
On first fix you add 90mm on to the length of the rad, a standard radiator valves adds 45mm per side, this method normally works perfectly
Great videos, just a query wearing gloves for the toilet removals,but do you sanitise your tools after the job ,I hate them sort of jobs,but I always clean the tools bit ocd but safe then sorry keep up the good work 👍🏽
I try to wipe all my tools down with a wonder wipe, at the end of the as long as you wash your hands before eating it should help protect yourself, I find plumbers become immune to most things quickly, thanks for watching mate
@@PlumbLikeTom thats what I say to the youngsters bit of germs are good for you lol 🤣
Where theres piss use brass screws you know it makes sense
Thanks for the support mate, on this one I used the stainless screws that were supplied with the pan, the cover caps lock over for a neater finish
where is the follow up to the office situ where suspect valve had melted inside
I haven't been back yet, I have quoted it but I haven't heard anything, thanks for watching
How come the rad valves come with copper and brass olives? Do you have to use different ones on different pipe ?
Not sure if there is a general rule, personally I use copper olives on plastic pipe and brass on copper.
Hate trying to work out how to hang radiators to existing pipework grrrr grates me any tips......
It's always a bit tricky, next time I fjt some replacement rads I will try to show how I measure the brackets out
We love a rant, don’t blame you suppliers should be more accountable,least you’re not playing with black jobs 🕺🕺
Thanks for the support mate, it gets frustrating when parts are missing from brand new boilers, having to make extra trips to site because of manufacturing defects is becoming an all too common occurrence
Great vid as ever, what’s the use for brass and copper olives?
Thanks for the support mate, copper olives are better for plastic pipes as they are softer and tighten easier, generally on copper heating pipes I would use brass as they nip up better, you tend to find better quality valves have brass olives, both will work, its nice to be given a choice and have a few spare for the van
@@PlumbLikeTom Thanks, every days a school day.
Sometimes, i just sit in my van and curse at all the stupid people. And somehow I'm alright after that 🤣🤣🤣. Sometimes you just need to vent
I know how you feel mate, I try not too let it get to me but sometimes you feel like everything is going against you, thanks for watching 👍
When would you only use brass or copper olives?
Thanks for the support mate, copper olives are softer so are better for plastic pipe as they take less tightening, generally brass olives are better for heating as you can nip them more, brass olives are normally supplied with more expensive valves, both will work, it's always nice to be given a choice and have a few spare olives for the box, thanks for watching mate 👍
When you say you have surveys done Tom I assume on demolition jobs only where a house is being fully renovated? It's impossible for us to survey everything and also impossible to completely rule out the risk of exposure... We could have been crawling through lofts for example and up there was once asbestos lagging say then it got removed by a random guy in the 90s but he did a messy job of removal and we are there now crawling through and disturbing any fibres that are laying around.
Your right mate, all commercial sites have a asbestos log which should be checked before starting any work, domestic work can be a minefield, like you say you don't know what others have done before, anything after 2000 you should be fine as we stopped using asbestos completely in 1999, for renovations I always have a survey done, at least then you are working as safely as possible, thanks for watching mate 👍
@@PlumbLikeTom fair enough mate keep up the grind 🙏
Just a question Tom did you do this straight from school plumbing ? ❤
Hi mate, I went straight from school into plumbing
I'm still at start of the video and heard you "didn't want to rant".. but I say rant away mate! Get ot off your chest, I enjoy your rants knowing someone else is going through similar stuff... of you need to rant then rant away don't keep it to yourself... right.. I'll watch the rest off the video mate! Enjoy your weekend.
Thanks for the support as always mate, the job can be difficult enough without things being missing, it's frustrating because it means extra visits to site which when your busy really messes things up, manufactures need to be helping installers out, not making our lives impossible
I thought you had stopped using the fluidmaster fill valves because of cross contamination through back siphonage on low pressure ??
This was the only ball valve that was in stock, I've been told the viva ones now have a built in check valve so might have a look into fitting them, thanks for watching as always mate 👍
It’s a bit late for me asbestos got contaminated in the 70s blue stuff the worst
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Thanks for the support as always Paul
Tom don’t mind people getting at you if your having a rant your dead right,let them walk in your shoes for a while and see how frustrated they get at other peoples stupidity forgetting parts nothing more annoying than having to go back to jobs I think your pretty mild mannered I would eat them keep up the good work.
Thanks for the support Lenny, the job does get frustrating from time to time, keeping everyone happy around me is a job in itself
Great content Tom👍🏻 don’t apologise for ranting mate it happens all the time and it’s us that gets it in the neck! Ben following you for a while now, you seem to get to work in some really pristine places don’t you?🤢
Thanks for the support as always mate, the thing with my job is you get to see all walks of life, not everybody lives to the same standards but as long as their happy, so be it
Does a client like that never ask you to put in a toilet with built-in cistern and Geberit-style frame? It would hide a lot of the pipes and a plasterer/joiner could box it in. Is that idea too pricey? Am curious to know what you think.
It depends on the job mate, this one was just a toilet for workers at a chicken farm, generally the don't conceal anything as mice tend to get into boxings and maintenance is much quicker when everything is exposed, thanks for watching as always
@@PlumbLikeTom thanks mate.
Oh why do people cement toilet pans in when they've got 4 good strong screw fixings.
You see alot of the really old ones done like this, in fairness they never move, and I guess years ago there were no real battery drills so it was more difficult to fix stuff down, luckily nowadays we have it easierm thanks for watching as always mate
How do you get asbestos survey? Who shall I call? Is it expensive?
I use a local company to do my asbestos survey's, they manage all my health and safety including training and risk assessments, prices vary massively depending on the type of survey. A full in depth one, I believe called a type 3, demolition and works survey, involves physically breaking into surfaces to take samples in the areas required for works. A licensed contractor will then come in and remove the asbestos. I just had two fairly large artex ceilings removed in some school toilets, the removal costs were around the 3k mark, obviously this is expensive, but the fines to me if not done properly would be massive. Domestically most contractors would not bother as its expensive, remember white asbestos was still used up until 1999, so anything built after 2000 should be asbestos free
@@PlumbLikeTom are you paying for it and then charge the customers or they pay directly? It's a shame that a school still contains asbestos
@@PlumbLikeTom So, if I got it well. There's 1 company coming to draw a wall sample and take it to the lab to check and if they confirm it is asbestos then you need to call the licensed cinttactor to get rid of it right?
This gets a bit complicated because some white asbestos is non licensable, which means a non-licenced contractor, which I am can remove it, I prefer to just let a licensed contractor to remove everything as to be honest, it can be more hassle doing it yourself.
The vast majority, probably more than 99% of schools contain asbestos, my old local school, before it was knocked down, was entirely built from it. It was such a cheap, brilliant product and was used widely in the construction industry up until 1999, during the 60s when there was a population boom, it was the cheapest and best product to build things from, it just so happened that it also kills you. Virtually every single product manufactured at the time, contained some form of asbestos, even glues, adhesives, light switches, toilet seats, you name it, it probably contains asbestos
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Thanks for the support mate 👍
Wat age are u tom and how long u been a plumbing?
Hi mate, I've 30 and have been plumbing since I was 16
I think you’re a bit brave soldering a pipe running through Kingspan.
It should be fine, as long as your not directly pointing the flame it shouldn't cause an issue, thanks for watching mate 👍
Why is there so many clips on that plastic
Sorry it is a black pan day😢😢😢
A bit of a mess your having a laugh
Plumbing is definitely not for the germaphobe!
You are not wrong there mate, thanks for watching 👍
Nice one mate, hope you are well. No brass screws on the pan ?
Thanks for the support mate, I used the stainless ones that were supplied with the pan, they are normally ok to use, thanks for watching as always 👍
Thanks Tom, interesting video as always👍👍. Bloody hell, it’s yonks since I fitted a Washdown WC & Low Level Cistern😂😂 You know, it’s only when you view Videos like this you realise what a manky job we’ve got!! Piss covered WC’s etc yuk!! But hey, I’m nearly 50 years in the Trade & I still love it, best job in the world👍
I only work on New Builds now, it’s dusty but you never get covered in shit. Target time for a Rad is 45minutes, so even an old codger like me can make money at it.
You really need better tools for doing Radiators, a 22mm x 24mm open End spanner is good. Also a 17mm x 16mm one too. The Monument Square Socket is great for Rad Valve tails, glue a 10mm Socket onto it & use any sized Ratchet you have, if you’ve a 3/8th Ratchet for example use a 3/8th x 10mm Socket👍👍
I chucked when you said about the 15mmlong tail ‘M&F’ Elbow. Everyone has a different name for them. But I call it an M&F also, because of my Commercial Apprenticeship & MI fittings.
Keep them coming Tom👍👍
Thanks for the support as always mate, you can't beat a manky toilet, especially just before lunch. I love the job, you get to meet so many different people from all aspects of life, today I was working in a mansion house which was absolutely immaculate, the next job I was in a house where you needed to wipe your feet on the way out
I prefer split ring spanners to open end, best things I ever purchased, but either way, spanners for common sizes is the way to go for me.
@@PlumbLikeTom That’s something that people who work in an office don’t understand Tom, in a job like Plumbing you interact with so many different people. And, fixing their problems can be so rewarding!! Lots of people have hellish, boring lives & that makes them really interested in other people that can fix things. That’s why you get the ‘watchers’ on some jobs, guys that watch every move you make!!
They’re thinking: ‘This scruffy bastard that’s come into my home is a genius, he fixes the boiler, a boiler with a mix of gas, water & electric FFS - it’s more dangerous than defusing a bomb’!!
Then there’s the Porno Movie favourite, the young gorgeous lady waiting for the Plumber, he fixes her Sink & then shags the arse off her!! There’s a deep significance to this; we’re viewed as a modern day Knight in shining armour & a bit of rough rolled into one👍👍
@@tonymcfeisty2478 Fair enough Tony, but for example a 22x24mm open ended spanners is more useful; 22mm fits radiator Air Plugs & Plugs, but also fits the nut on a gas hob. Now the Air Plug generally has an O Ring seal & only needs a nip up from hand tight, perfect for an Open End spanner & you’d never get a ring spanner into the nut of a gas hob. Same with the 24mm, it fits 15mm compression nuts, not something you’d tighten up with a ring spanner!!
Nicely done Tom.😀👍