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hunterseye
Was just wondering as plumbers, what is the worst situation you've ever found yourselves in whilst plumbing. be good to read some of your stories.
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kay-jay
Working after dinner on a Friday 😀
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hunterseye
Gee you've been in some scrapes mate lol
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diamondgas
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Guest123
.....as a boy, setting fire to a University by trying to dry out bitumen paint in guttering with a blow torch.....woosh!
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mountainman
Eighth floor of a tower block changing a 22mm stopcock.
Got the apprentice to get stopcock from the shop earlier.
Main froze nicely, I cut old stopcock out, went to fit new one only to find sprog had picked up a 20mm stopcock.
Took 30 mins to get the correct valve and in the meantime the main had thawed and sent many tons of water down the service shaft flooding several flats.
My fault really for not checking the materials.
Got the apprentice to get stopcock from the shop earlier.
Main froze nicely, I cut old stopcock out, went to fit new one only to find sprog had picked up a 20mm stopcock.
Took 30 mins to get the correct valve and in the meantime the main had thawed and sent many tons of water down the service shaft flooding several flats.
My fault really for not checking the materials.
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kay-jay
I once forgot my butties.😡
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kay-jay
Seriously one of the nastiest was doing a therm shower swap for a bloke that had been wiping his rse on the shower curtain
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You've mentioned that one a few times mate. I shiver each time I read it.
Opening up the side of a shower pump thinking it was isolated. Only for very hot water to gush out. Gate valve was broken, and there wasn't even a pipe I could put my finger over as it was coming from the side of the pump. As I ran down the stairs, to get out to the van for tools and the wet vac, I ran under the room I was working in. Water was pouring in through the ceiling.
Luckilly the damage wasn't as bad as it first seemed. I went back and redecorated when it had dried out. The floor was tiled so no carpet damage. Client actually used me again for other work. It was lonely being on my own that day.
Luckilly the damage wasn't as bad as it first seemed. I went back and redecorated when it had dried out. The floor was tiled so no carpet damage. Client actually used me again for other work. It was lonely being on my own that day.
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kay-jay
Can't honestly think of a time i hated more as a plumber.
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I would have refused mate. Fair play to you for man-ing up!!
What a dirty git though. Was he mental? Why would you do that?
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kay-jay
5mins in and out. Yes he was a care in the community type. His care worker authorised my payment.
Why? Because he had run out of room on the towel:banghead:
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Barry98
In bed with a customer , something biting my feet after we'd nodded off. , the hamster had escaped gave me a heart attack
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Guest123
As long as he didn't lick it clean afterwards.
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Barry98
The landlord paid for the work she was the bonus lol
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hunterseye
Haha no sir. just would like to hear some of your stories where you wanted the ground to open etc lol
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kay-jay
I have been known to make the ceiling open up 🙂
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diamondgas
And I've just done the same *shiver*
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hunterseye
I just thought i'd post a light hearted conversation starter. its good to hear some of these tales. i suspect i'll be on the recieving end of one before long lol.
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Mike Jackson
I went for a dump in a customers toilet and would you believe it the toilet paper had run out. I had to wipe my rse on the shower curtain.
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diamondgas
Here's one I may have shared before ....
Called to do a repair, knocked on the door and a middle aged gent dressed in a pink 'babydoll' dressing gown answered (very effeminate voice) .... He let me in, explained the issue and I quickly diagnosed the need to go upstairs 🙂 His hot water tank, diverter and pump were in the loft!
I borrowed his ladder and he asked if i mind if he has a shower? "Not in the slightest!" I said, some what relieved that he was going to be occupied!
I set up the steps, climbed to the top and just started to lift the loft hatch when I heard the same soft voice say "would you like me to hold the ladder for you?" I looked down and there, bollick naked was he, dripping wet, tackle and all to see!
Called to do a repair, knocked on the door and a middle aged gent dressed in a pink 'babydoll' dressing gown answered (very effeminate voice) .... He let me in, explained the issue and I quickly diagnosed the need to go upstairs 🙂 His hot water tank, diverter and pump were in the loft!
I borrowed his ladder and he asked if i mind if he has a shower? "Not in the slightest!" I said, some what relieved that he was going to be occupied!
I set up the steps, climbed to the top and just started to lift the loft hatch when I heard the same soft voice say "would you like me to hold the ladder for you?" I looked down and there, bollick naked was he, dripping wet, tackle and all to see!
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tamz
Up to the chest in shyte clearing a choked drain in a factory. The story is on here somewhere.
Found it, post 2
http://www.ukplumbersforums.co.uk/plumbing-forum/12720-whats-worst-can-happen.html
Found it, post 2
http://www.ukplumbersforums.co.uk/plumbing-forum/12720-whats-worst-can-happen.html
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diamondgas
I puffed my chest out and in the deepest possible bloke like Geordie voice said "echemmmm! No its alreet mate I can manage on me own!!!" .. Words to that effect ... Pushed the loft hatch up and climbed in. I had a loft light already plugged in so I didn't have to climb down, thank God!!! 🙂 I have this image burnt into my cortex though!! Shakin my head doesn't get it to go away, that was about 8yrs ago!!!
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Resolute
I was cutting through a central heating pipe after draining the system. Unfortunately it hadn't drained fully and the cutting wheel on my slice broke! Water through the ceiling whilst I panicked, got another slice and plugged the pipe with my finger!
Refilling a central heating system and hearing a gush of water and then remembering that I hadn't tightened a compression joint in a stud wall!
Washer split in a fill valve, turned water on in loft, came down to see water spraying out, ran back into loft and isolate pipe. Checked damage to see water running down the walls in the kitchen. Customer was ace, he simple said "take a seat and have a coffee and 5 mins"!
Now you'll all think I'm a rubbish plumber, but we all learn from mistakes!
Refilling a central heating system and hearing a gush of water and then remembering that I hadn't tightened a compression joint in a stud wall!
Washer split in a fill valve, turned water on in loft, came down to see water spraying out, ran back into loft and isolate pipe. Checked damage to see water running down the walls in the kitchen. Customer was ace, he simple said "take a seat and have a coffee and 5 mins"!
Now you'll all think I'm a rubbish plumber, but we all learn from mistakes!
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diamondgas
That had me :rofl: :rofl: hahahaha! I'm so glad I'm a gas man Tam
There are more nut jobs out than in!! Horrible mate. Funny though.
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tamz
I don't do drains any more :smile:
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Koogatubac
Ive read that too tamz!! Tamz.... U R A LEGEND! That is 1 hell of a awsum story!! Was laughing and had to read the story to the missus!
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