whats in your toolbox

[Billy Bob Bob]

we are always being asked what tools do i need,so decided to remove all the pipe,rubbish etc out of my toolbox before going back in to work tomorrow this is just a basic day to day kit needed for a plumber/gas engineer thats without sds drills,bat drivers and all the other stuff we use,its a expensive profession

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

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[TC.]

what did you use if you were putting corner basin in.?

well if its a corner basin i use the fixing kits it comes with. highly unlikely that a HA tenent is going to recieve a corner basin what next they will be asking for bidets and a soft close toilet seat! lol my tool bag at the mo is centred on my main job, i subbie to FHM who are the contractors for Plymouth Community Homes, all 25000 council houses in Plymouth are under going 5 year + upgrade, new kitchens bathrooms and 5000 of these homes are getting new heating packs. Its the same sinks day in day out. so unless its a private paying customer, then its gonna be bolts and nuts to hold the sink back to the wall!

It pays well and has some job security.

 

[Mikey456]

pricey though.

Buy cheap buy twice, bosses B&Q spanners are dead, bros had his wide jaw for 2 years and its still as smooth as when he first bought it. Mines pretty much new and i dunno what id do without it, same with my bahco pump pliers 18 quid for the spanner and 23 for the grips.

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

well if its a corner basin i use the fixing kits it comes with. highly unlikely that a HA tenent is going to recieve a corner basin what next they will be asking for bidets and a soft close toilet seat! lol my tool bag at the mo is centred on my main job, i subbie to FHM who are the contractors for Plymouth Community Homes, all 25000 council houses in Plymouth are under going 5 year + upgrade, new kitchens bathrooms and 5000 of these homes are getting new heating packs. Its the same sinks day in day out. so unless its a private paying customer, then its gonna be bolts and nuts to hold the sink back to the wall!

It pays well and has some job security.

and thats needed in these uncertain times

 

[TC.]

indeed i hate buying cheapo tools had too many fail on me, tht said Todays Tools sold in branches of City Plumbing, are far better than the rothy ones i had which are now somewhere on the industrial estate where i threw them in a fit of rage!

 

[TC.]

and thats needed in these uncertain times

indeed it is, doesnt stop u panicing when it takes twice as long to recieve payment. or they forget to process your invoice for "that week back in march" ect ect

 

[Mikey456]

indeed i hate buying cheapo tools had too many fail on me, tht said Todays Tools sold in branches of City Plumbing, are far better than the rothy ones i had which are now somewhere on the industrial estate where i threw them in a fit of rage!

citys 4trade stuff aint too bad got the basin spanner from there and its pretty good.

 

[TC.]

citys 4trade stuff aint too bad got the basin spanner from there and its pretty good.

thier water pump pliers arent too bad either, considering the price they make a good back up pair

 

[Mikey456]

thier water pump pliers arent too bad either, considering the price they make a good back up pair

Im pretty sure their just rothy ones with blue handles haha

 

[TC.]

they look and feel like rothy ones, i use irwin pump pliers

 

[Mikey456]

Got a pair of rothy and a pair of bahco, tend to use the rothys for ****ty jobs but everything else i use the bahcos

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

4trade stuff same as travis perkins i will check them out next time i am in there

 

[SafeGasInstall]

Screw drivers -wera
Spaners - bahco 4",6",8"
Grips - rothenberger 8",12"
All power tools Bosch
U gauge - regin 35
Analyzer - anton
Power flush - proflish Nortstrom

All insaured fully !

 

[SafeGasInstall]

And my radio Bosch - love it when I can play it !!!

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

knipex,bacho,facom my preferred grips and if they argue big code blue,stillsons,footprints and a hammer thats nuts/fittings not custards lol

 

[SafeGasInstall]

A bit of heat always help , or recipe saw !!!

 

[SafeGasInstall]

Oliver removerr - monument
Pipe cutters - monument
Heat map - monument
Gas - super fire 2
La Co- flux
Sealey - wet vac 25L (my best pal )

 

[desrob]

i am surprised no one as mentioned a pair of footprints,i use them on nearly every job.

 

[WHPES]

I have one toolbox for general plumbing tools, and one just for oil boilers. There are duplicates of a few tools such as screwdrivers in each for convenience. I have a number of tote boxes for other gear - an oil one with oil filters, filter bowls, nozzle box, spare oil lines, parts, vinyl gloves, fire cement, glass rope and adhesive etc etc in it, a plumbing one for other plumbing tools, blowtorch etc, and another one for joinery, drills, plugs, tools etc. I have a third tote box which contains component boxes for solder fittings, compression fittings, push fits, washer kit boxes etc, and more tote boxes for other stuff - waste pipe fittings and traps, wc fittings and spares etc etc. For example if I have a WC job I just grab the WC tote box and the plumbing tote box and normal toolbox but leave the others.

 

[SafeGasInstall]

i am surprised no one as mentioned a pair of footprints,i use them on nearly every job.

My one are gone rusty , stillsons are on the way to !
Most of the houses in London don't have steal pipes !!!
When I work for the cancel , every job I used them and stillsons and my recip saw to cat it all out as the moment you touch it it creates a gas leak some where dawn the line !

 

[GQuigley67]

i have big stillies but no footprints, i did have a decent pair of grips that were like a cross between footies and stillies but some weee rat bag stole them

one thing i dont have though is an olive remover, i just use a junior

 

[SafeGasInstall]

Must get olive cuters 15 mm , 22mm is a must
If you are heating engineer in domestic !!!

 

[Mikey456]

Junior Hacksaw! haha

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

i am surprised no one as mentioned a pair of footprints,i use them on nearly every job.

i did post 40

 

[desrob]

i did post 40

yes seen it afterwards sorry .