What we all working on this week ?

[king of pipes]

I have a insurance job to try and rescue a poorly installed quad shower the customer wants to save the tiling if possible and has a few spare so fingers crossed it may work , the loss adjuster allowed em £1500 that will just about cover materials. Kop

 

[SimonG]

Will it ever end 😫😫😫

Couldn't get the mosaics so thought it would be a good idea to cut them down. Need the extra grout lines for grip.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

And another one done replaced a 30kw bg 330 and installed a 19kw baxi and the frozen condys are starting 😀

 

[EvilDrPorkChop]

Had 3 frozen ones so far, annoying thing is two of them weren't ones we've fitted!

One that was ours was about 15 year old and before the time you knew they all froze up. Overflow going into 3" cast stack - will have to do something with it come new boiler time.

 

[SimonG]

Getting frozen oil lines. Nothing a few kettles of water won't fix.

 

[king of pipes]

Will it ever end 😫😫😫

Couldn't get the mosaics so thought it would be a good idea to cut them down. Need the extra grout lines for grip.

That made alot of work for yourself 😉👍

 

[king of pipes]

And another one done replaced a 30kw bg 330 and installed a 19kw baxi and the frozen condys are starting 😀

Blimey that's a tight fit Shaunie 😆

 

[king of pipes]

Been back on this ensuite shower room this week unfortunately won't be done before crimbo as I'm visiting my son and little granddaughter before Christmas for a few days then I'm committed elsewhere but their ok with it as they have 2 other bathrooms . Regards Kop

 

[EvilDrPorkChop]

What a day 😬 Everyone else's phones been ringing non stop?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Yep and being offered time and a half on contract work for Sunday 😀 I declined

 

[EvilDrPorkChop]

Yep and being offered time and a half on contract work for Sunday 😀 I declined

Don't blame you. It'd have to be much more than time and half on Sunday for me 🤣

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Don't blame you. It'd have to be much more than time and half on Sunday for me 🤣

Went to one today the trap inside a logic was frozen condense was clear just the trap weird

 

[SimonG]

What a day 😬 Everyone else's phones been ringing non stop?

Yep. Rdb oil pump first job, b11 motor second job, ebi transformer third job and then finish the wetroom.

Now in the pub and the phone can f o.

 

[EvilDrPorkChop]

Went to one today the trap inside a logic was frozen condense was clear just the trap weird

I've been finding strange ones - like ones you'd thought wouldn't freeze, freezing up. One guys tonight that I fitted, literally has a 1 1/2" elbow coming out the wall into a downspout with no open end, in sheltered spot and that's froze 🤯 Guess no amount of big pipe and insulation will stop a drip freezing at -8.

Evident the ones that drip, like the Baxis, EcoFits (Glow Worms) and Ideals seem to freeze up more. I've not had any issues with Plus or Pros yet, or some of the newer Worcesters.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Yep had one that literally drops straight down for 12” and that froze east upsell for insulation having to insulate kitchen sinks as well one froze because of a dishwasher some how

 

[Deleted member 120897]

Now in the pub and the phone can f o.

I’m jealous, I’m on call, started yesterday as mate needed a swap, 14 jobs last night 16 tonight.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

I’m jealous, I’m on call, started yesterday as mate needed a swap, 14 jobs last night 16 tonight.

Just in the evening ? Or do you clock off ?

 

[Deleted member 120897]

Just in the evening ? Or do you clock off ?

That was in the evening after a days work too. If I couldn’t make any jobs they’d get pushed back to the next day. Had 41 jobs today, but my manager and another engineer helped out.

 

[SimonG]

Well it's in, latest project at home. Bit plastering and a lump of oak beam to get it truly finished.

Might get to shave some pennies off of the gas bill.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Little gravity to invent swap ignore the wiring temp found that many junction boxes in the loft easier to rewire in jan

 

[SimonG]

Had a customer on the phone to me today, I couldn't get to fix their worcester se oil combi due to the mother in law dying.
They got somebody else in, heating was fine, no hot water.

So they've been charged £765.00 for pump, diverter head, diverter body and 5 visits.

After first visit they changed head, hot water worked, no heating but only found out after they went.

Second visit was told it was an air lock. Still no heating.

Third visit, fitted a new pump. Still no heating.

Fourth visit new diverter body. Heating and hot water worked for 24hrs.

Fifth visit, airlock and high limit tripped.

The total bill included the 5 visits at £65 a pop.

They asked what I thought about it.

I said for one thing, I need to up my prices and two they didn't have a clue.

Big company round my way as well.