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I used to be the "Expert Plumber" in a B&Q warehouse (don't laugh, had the badge and everything!!!) local to me which was great as I had a decent/negotiated regular wage and small, easy, quick jobs from customers every day on my way home from work which the company wouldn't have been happy about...
Do you use them? And if so how long would you leave one on a system that had air in it before returning to screw down/isolate (after hoping the air would have escaped in meantime)?
Get the impression some of them leak if left but don't know how common this is. Perhaps some of you leave them...
Had this twice this month - What do you guys do in this situation?
Asked to service or gas safety check and the appliance is At Risk or Immediately Dangerous so needs switching off/ gas capping and paperwork filled out.
Todays example is asked to service a boiler.
I say £75.
Get there and the...
What type of work do you take on?
I mainly do:
Heating and bathroom installs on full house renovations (as a subby)
Boiler changes
Service boilers I have fitted and some gas safety checks for private landlords
A friend of mines f+e tank is constantly dripping even when the boiler is off so the pump isn't running.
Before contacting me he has already changed the ball valve, which didn't stop it and isolated the mains to the f+e tank but it was still constantly dripping.
I have told him to isolate...
I’m trying to do more boiler repairs and general call-outs.
Can I ask how you guys charge for this type of work?
Charge to diagnose and charge to return with a part if they accept?
Free diagnostic and higher charge to return?
Set hourly rate and send a bill at the end?
Example I am going to...
Well the brown stuff is hitting the fan.
Grant combi, customers choice, been promised it for 3 weeks, now not arriving till 7th May. Customer getting new kitchen 10th May.
Radiators, problems sourcing the steel, which apparently comes from Turkey and is quarantined for 3 months.
Builder...
Got into a real mess with customer and builders involved who acused me of causing a leak (was there for a day doing boiler, powerflushing leaked through a pushfit JG cap the builder fitted under floorboard on a bit of bent pipe). Customer sided with them despite me having evidence of their...
So old customer, 78, husband died about 12 months ago.
Grant Vortex combi in the garage. The prv wasnt drilled through the wall.
Various calls water on the garage floor.
Piped through external wall and extended the filling loop to outside boiler casing using two red handled lever valves in the...
We setup this forum in around 2006 and we have some members with accounts still that were setup in anything from 2008 to 2023. Some with great potential, some mastered the forum and really helped shape it into what ti once was (not the Gas Safe Register and RedSaw and that lot that were abusing...
I am getting far too busy for 2 people I have working for me and need to add another good gas engineer. I have always found staff through recommendations, at the moment that isnt working.
For those of you that employ people in their business, how did you find your staff?
For those of you that...
Quick service for a neighbor turns into a bit if a challenge pita to get the sump plug out 😜 but he who dares wins kin kitchen fitters 😂 have a restful weekend chaps.kop
Hi Everyone,
we are trying to hire good heating engineers and just wondering what gas safe engineers in the south east are expecting to be paid. our position is PAYE with pension scheme offered, van, uniform, tablet etc provided. monday to friday 7:30am-5pm (obviously this is plumbing so times...
And if so I'm thinking sockets would need to be seriously deep or is there something out there that can adapt a set of monobloc spanners so they can be used with something with a ratchet?
Cheers
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Just seen this, expensive at £150 but looks the business.
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I’ve started noticing once cleaned and fluxed after 3-5 mins you won’t be able to solder (solder won’t draw into the fitting) dissembling reveals the pipe and fitting are black eg like they haven’t been cleaned
Anyone come across this before?
How's everybody doing work wise?
I'm finding it absolutely manic, phones non stop all day, emails, messenger and stopped in the street.
Went to do a estimate to replace this old Gloworm god I hate them magnets priced for a Ideal Vouge that will sort it . 🤣 Kop
Am I going too far?
Job today was disconnect a gas cooker and I ended up turning off the boiler.
After I tightness test the gas I 'purge and relight', I would light and visually check a cooker, hob and fire.
Put the boiler into max or hot tap and check flue gasses and take the cover off and...
I'm sure it likely is. But seems funny as it's technically a gift...? But I suppose a gift to your business..
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