THE PHANTOM WATER PIPE!
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- Опубликовано: 27 фев 2024
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What 3 words is your friend. Get the customer to give you their what 3 words location. 😊
we have done a map of the whole of our village & everyone knows their W3W address. Great for deliveries (if they use it) but even more important for all the emergency services.
Not enough people use WTW. It should replace postcodes imo 😂
Seeing these old mystery pipes I always try to find where it starts and how to make it usable again because it is so fun to play pipe detective. In my grandma's home there was basement, wet basement in witch water bubbled up trough the concrete floor like through some spring and ran down the floor into a concrete pit in the corner and in that pit was an 4inch cast iron outlet to some unknown area. all around the house there was level field. No well, no drain pit, no ditch. I was spending my summer break at their house so I took it upon myself to find where the thing leads to, so I plugged the outlet and I used the well pump to fill the basement with 10 inches of water and then I released the plug and suddenly a huge vortex formed and water started to drain away. I ran upstairs and started to keep my ears open to hear where I can find the secret outlet. And I found it! turned out that 400 meters away there was a drain ditch for the whole field underground drainage. I went there and saw in the ditch, inside the shrubs black water was bubbling trough and pouring into the ditch. Turned out that the cast iron pipe was tied into the clay underground drain pipe and it went to the ditch. It was a lot of fun.
Another story is when I bought my fist house there was a basement, and out of the wall underground were two pipes sticking out, both with old rust threads and both 3/4 inch, seemingly going to nowhere. I decided the hell of it, I will find where the pipes go to, so I hooked up a temporary feed with a long flexy Friday line and I turned on the mains valve and water started rushing into both pipes. I went outside and started looking where it may show up. Suddenly I hear distinct gurgling from my shed where the previous owner kept his garden stuff. I go inside and I see water pouring from the mini attic. I stop the water and go investigate and found a cut pipe, left bare inside the attic sticking out from the brick wall near the very top edge of the slanted roof. Turned out the guy had a black iron tank hanging on the roof so the sun could heat it up and he could shower outside during summer. I dug around the attic's trash and found remnants of the installation: the cut end of the pipe with soviet backflow valve and a cast iron shutoff. I made threads on the cut pipe and installed a shutoff valve so I can install the solar heater once more because the pipe is already there, I will install a jet pump from the well in the backyard and use the well water to shower and wash my hands in the summer time in the garden. so I went to the basement once after and I turned on the mains again to see where the second pipe went. after searching for 15 minutes all round the garden I thought it was capped underground somewhere but I noticed the water meter kept spinning. Lol. The other pipe turned out to be the old greenhouse irrigation system, made from perforated iron pipe in the basement soil area about 10 cm underground. I found out when I saw that the greenhouse is getting very wet for some reason. I then looked around the abandoned greenhouse and in the shrubs next to the door of the greenhouse I found an rusty cast iron valve and was bale to shut if off. I then determined that the steel pipe underground did not leak anywhere and following summer I installed the well jet pump system for the outside shower and sink, and I flushed out and repurposed the greenhouse irrigation system and it works very well, with an electric valve and a timer so all crops in the greenhouse get watered daily automatically.
I even found a cast iron drain pipe underground, plugged at the bell with a wooden plug that went to the main sewer from the old shower area so I was able to hook up my outside shower and sink to it so I have fully working drain system and water supply system in my back yard during summer time. I determined it was really hooked up somewhere under the yard to the main sewer when I took off the drain pit cover and I ran some water trough the cats iron pipe and it ended up in the drain pit. so its not like it was going to some unknown place. That summer was a lot of fun.
Love watching your videos makes me smile every time and a pretty good singer as well lol
Im a commercial plumber/hvac mechanic in the US. I would have cut the pipe below grade like you did and mega pressed an 1.5" cap on there done deal. That would probably be 200 USD job for me though, not everyone has a press tool let alone one that does mega press with the set of jaws you need too. I like seeing how plumbers in other parts of the world work, keep of the good work brother!
Cheers dude! Getting into press at the moment but not with a gun that big!
love a bit of pipe threading, reminds me of my apprentice days.
On a day rate and nipping home for some grips, playing golf at the back of the van and pissing about with your new speaker….. 😂😂😂😂 love it mate only jesting.
😂😂😂 I feel you bro!
I had a similar job some years ago and I just filled the pipe with concrete.
Loving your videos mate
Cheers Owen!
@@plumberparts plumber and a rave; what else can somebody want? 😂
When you're charging the customer a day / hourly rate do you take into account all the time you spend faffing around with the camera etc?
Great price Love your Vids
i would have heated that joint halfway down
Your ace always make me laugh. And great at your job
It’s got a rubber diaphragm in it. You should have cut a round insert to go in the pipe. Easy weld then down hand.
Just wanted to say thanks for taking the time to buy and review some of these tools, mate. Appreciate it. 👍🏻
I thought you just liked seeing me muddy!
The old valve is the same valve i use in my fish tank to dictate the flow down in the weir im sure its called a diaphragm valve
Great vids bud 👍🏼👌🏻💪👊🏻
Good video .. everything is tougher in the rain ... very gair price ... hows junior doing ??
Thanks,.I have got coffee all up my kitchen wall when you said u love "Bean". & A us not for Aardvark its Arsehole, and you know rrhe rest, look forwards to these every week
Brilliant video, great to see you on the road again!
Pretty creative my plumbing brutha. I don’t know your money. But that would of been about $ 460.00 US in Oklahoma for me. I love how up beat you stay. Even though the conditions were less than favorable
That valve looks like a Saunders valve, you can still buy them!
Beat me to that comment, use them all the time in the water industry
any plumber worth his salt has plugs and caps up to 2 inch in his kitbag. Ny foreman even once said :" Have you got a disconnector trap grate in your bag " !!! Greetings from Australia
"I've never seen that. I've never seen someone drive their garbage down to the street and beat the hell out of it with a stick, I've never seen that" Ray Peterson. The burbs. Love it😅
That old boys toupe and little dog always made me laugh!
@@plumberparts Considering the hassle l would have gone in at £150ish.
What tune is that your playing when going getting the 11/2 threaders
Done 😂😂😂😂 I looked at you in the hole and pissed myself 😂😂😂
Could have done with a water pump there Jimmy I’m sure Milwaukee do one ! 😎
"we're back at the headquarters" 🤣🤣
Is that a flux core mig mate
"Krypton Factor" 😂 excellent contemporary reference
What a gift to get those parcels of land in the 30s. Bet they are worth a small fortune now
Maybe in future you could suggest the customer digs out and exposes the pipe first so a highly skilled man isn't clocking up time using a spade lol. I suppose you could argue there was a health and safety aspect as you were not sure what was down there. £150 plus VAT wouldn't have been unreasonable in my opinion, but if its someone local, and all that, it can be tough to judge. I underprice jobs myself all the time so,.. lol. A handy lil hand pickaxe is useful for excavating soil out the way I find, churn up the soil then remove with the spade, saves a hurt neck,
I feel your pain mate!
Have you heard about GEBO fittings?
If you're going to the merchants (and charging time) to buy tools you should already have that's probably taking the biscuit, other than that if its specific to the job and your working on a day rate fair enough.
James hire a hand power threader. !!
Can you get 1"3/4" 351's (compression blank)
Is aberton near colchester mate?
Faith no More - King for a Day. Solid choice...
I think if i remember correctly a 2"copper compression blank end fits 1 1/2. Only works on pipe that 1/2" divides into though.
I'd never get one locally though - but handy to know next time round - cheers!
As an private supply/agricultural water engineer it’s Nice to see a domestic plumber getting their hands dirty 😂😂
But I have to agree on a few comments here and say you ideally need your find where the supply originates (via cat and genny would be easiest) as long dead legs can lead to bacteria build up.
Also for future reference, philmac and plasson do compression fittings that go onto galv pipe 😬😂
Jimmy, has the pipe been completely disconnected both ends because you've created what's called a dead leg (I'm sure you know) and if the house draws from that pipe then they could be drinking stagnant water. It could also be returning back to the supply which is bad news.
Unfortunately I have no idea where it goes! It was shut off on an underground valve next to the hole. From there it's anybody's guess! I have a hunch it goes back to the main, but it's hard to tell. And it's not in my pay bracket! Thanks for your comment though mate!
Correct me if I’m wrong, I’m not a plumber obviously and curious, but wouldn’t it have been a dead leg for the last 50 years already?
Couldn't you used a bit of heat on the union and blank it properly
Easiest option on a bit of old steel like that is a Primofit cap, just cut off pipe, fit cap and tighten up. About 25 quid and 15 mins! Love the channel James!
@@pitmoleuk Interesting. They want nearly 50 quid for the 1.5 inch fitting at pipestock though.
I'm wondering if it would be possible to sort this with nothing more than a spade, an angle grinder, a hammer and a welder.
Cut multiple slots 1 inch deep alone the diameter of the top of the pipe. Perhaps grind the outer pieces, making them narrower and easier to bend with a hammer. Use the hammer to squeeze the slot pieces together, making a point on the top. Grind Don a few mm to make a flat pointed top. Weld the whole top, joining all the slots and sealing any gaps. Let me know please if this would be possible. Cheers, Al.
Haha the krypton factor.... blast from the past
Bernard cribbings hole in the ground. Best digging song.
Get app post tag finds all names and numbers in that postcode
Put the Aero tour bag on your web shop
That 1.5 inch threader required was the killer. PITA. I'll tend to swing by a job like this with the calipers just for a look and get the pipe size. Figure out what the bloody hell I'm going to do then rebook when I've got a plan. Sort of bloody job where your profit goes on a new tool for the van which never gets used again. Grrrrrr.....🙄😅
James that's a dead leg !!!! we're all gonna die.....noooooooooooooooooooo 🤣
James those valves are Saunders valves usually for compressed air , thats why its got a compressed air bayonet fitting on the end
Solve one problem and another one appears 🤣 plumbing 😅
£100!!!!! OMG that's amazing!!!! I just had to pay £588 for someone to cap off a leaking lead pipe at a place I rent out.... I didn't live anywhere near and had no choice as it was causing issues for neighbouring properties!!!!!! Robbed!
that extra inch more makes all the difference 😂
How do you charge by the hour while you’re playing with your radio?
Ask your mum.
@@plumberparts BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH SAVAGE
Wow, Didn't think you were an asshole until now.@@plumberparts
And driving home, because his Mum didn’t remind him to take basic tools.
Try plumbing in Cornwall...... no houses have numbers, all country lanes and if they do they dont run in order
I would of said about £200 but that mite be as I’m in London
A ton? Was expecting double. Can you come and re-plumb my house!
100 pounds that's not bad was expecting it to be way higher. That translates to about $130 US. That seems pretty fair although more is always better sort of. I think we were charged $600 to come and join two pieces of pipe back together where we had a pinhole leak. I cut out a section and had trouble getting it to solder so we finally gave up and called the plumber who came in and none of their tools fit in the area so they ended up using my pipe cutter and a shark bite fittings. I was expecting proper plumbing, I could've gone to the hardware store and got a slip fitting I had I know they existed and would've been done with this project for 50 bucks. At the same time you can't be asking more than somebody's income because you can't build trust with them and get more jobs but you also can't be taking the ones who want it for nothing.
Hiyah Jimmy, enjoyed the video but you are not changing enough, no wonder you’re on your uppers😅 By the way, any progress with your borehole project? Chris.
At least 150 plus vat
I like how you used Rick shields cock up shot 😅😅😅
8:41 i like that one, which one is it?
found it: MISSING YOU · ROONIN
Are you still on the tools? Thought you were a full time RUclips luvvie. Defo charge for travel time.
And charge for “speaking to the camera about my radio” time, too? Travel time when it’s back home, because that’s where he left basic tools, too?
it is difficult what to charge for a job like that. but £100 is cheap
That's what Max said!
It was a few minutes of actual work. Not sure what you’re seeing.
@@MKRM27 I’m seeing a tradesman with experience, a van, tools, liability insurance, accountancy bills. I know because I have the same overheads.
"or maybe you can talk to the missus"
Steady on now, surely things aren't that bad???
genuine question, why not just cap it at the isolator and forget about it?
🎉How abut some Bernard Cribbins.
May I eat mackerel instead?
£100 for 3h? No way, thats well cheap - calling you next time I need some plumbing, hope you're good for a London trip!
£150 and I've got the right tools
£100 for that one jimmy was a bargain
Can beat the English sense of humor 😂love the boom box
MAte it's SOOO Loud too!
This is more ADHD than humour.
You’re not getting that pipe out I agree.
If you don’t have a die for 1 1/2” then welding was the best option.
You definitely didn’t charge enough as you used specialist equipment (welder and pipe threaders) should have been at least double that imo
Depending on what kind of service you want to sell yourself as - it also depends how much you charge. If you're a "professional" then you charge nothing since you had no tool and leave the customer to browse. If you're a "get it done", then you charge whatever it took to get it sorted. Obviously more expensive, but guaranteed result and dedication.
Professional that leaves basic tools at home; and spends invoiced time speaking to the camera about their radio.
@@MKRM27 you must be a slave.
Me big fat fingers simultaneously agree and disagree that customers have to pay for shopping time. I feel like as a tradesperson you can try to be nice and leave it free if it's some small time or a small time job, but for anything significant, shopping time definitely has to be factored in since it'd be too much of a financial burden on you.
100 quid for 3 hrs work , I wish tradesmen would charge that rate where I live , double it 😢
Well cheap mate. 😊
I probably would say 150,
£240 inc
Yes yes yes Houses that should be numbered. In the US there's varying standards and it's so annoying you're going down the street and the numbers are going up or down or they're jumping back-and-forth across the street and then all of a sudden they jump because you've hit a line.
And what's worse the mailbox may be numbered but not the house and they'll be like 20 houses right next to each other.
Or you're in the middle of nowhere and none of the houses have numbers except for 1 that's 10 houses back which might even be in a different segment of the postal system. What if emergency services need to get to your house quickly, I hope they know where it is. Then there's the people who think well if I don't have my number on the house nobody can find me yeah that's never been the case. I know this guy who doesn't want to have a mailbox at his house as he likes to "have a reason to go into town" I think it's more he's concerned about privacy but then whenever he has people over it's a struggle to find the place and he's already in like every database FedEx UPS USPS you know gotta get those packages.
Too cheap, that’s ‘mates rates, I would have charged triple that and I’m retired and I’m not a plumber 😂 and I can’t weld 🤣Awesome video me old muck-kkka ! 👏
The customer pays one way or the other, they either pay for the time and fuel directly or your rates go up and it's hidden.
How come we’re the customer turned the water off go to that end and cut the supply off at that end 🤷♂️👍👍👍
Black coffee with milk please 😂
Personally, I would have told the client the exact part I needed and left them to make the decision whether to go with it at a late date. You just punished yourself in order to save them money - why?
Definitely customer pays
i'm not paying you to muck about!.. 😅
Gorilla patch tape, fill the hole back in 😂
WTF wrong with the UK? Here in central EU, almost every normal hobby/building store has plenty of 1,5" pipes and accessory.
It'll probably cost you more than £100 to replace your boots and gloves let alone your petrol money.
one hundred quid...mate you're having a laugh
You sound like Max!
@@plumberparts for all that work mate...£200 tops and that's northern Ireland prices too
£250 mate and that's cheap!
James what headphones are you wearing? Hold Tite!
Those are my soundcore V30i headphones. I left a link in the description to get a free pair if you sign up for the speaker. 👍
Good video, but way too cheep. I think a fair price would have been £200. You will need to fill in the hole, clean your gear etc and warm up! Cheers
£40 a hour
Seemed cheap to me mate.
🇬🇧🇬🇧👍👍🍺🍺 I think that was a pig of a job, and I think you should charge more as long as you’re happy and you didn’t rip the customer off. I think you should be laughing all the way to the bank
Pig of a job but good video James
This guy is freaky as hell he 100% eats ass
I do love chocolate. Just ask my wife!
£100 is nothing really for solving such a job. The frustration you felt is how I usually feel doing DIY plumbing.
It only included a few minutes of actual work.
@@MKRM27I pay for the outcome, which for £100 is well worth it to remove this.
pro welder £350.00
Why didn’t you cut and cap where the stop COCK for that pipe was? Then you could have just cut the tap off.
charge for fucking everything 💯 ........ customers have had it too good for too long
If you’re a plumber, give up. No one needs people like you in the trade.