Plumbing Tips - Page 30 - Plumbing Zone

justin · 08-18-2010, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheMaster

TIP: get an internal drain wrench to get shoe strainers out that the cross pieces have broken out or shoes that are manufactured with no cross pieces.

Yeah, and make sure it's a ridgid not an import. I learned that lesson real quick. Good tip though

Tatersalad · 09-01-2010, 10:56 PM

Best tip I can think of off hand is the use of a voice recorder.
When I walk a "in progress" job, I make verbal notes on things I want changed or notice need attention. At the end of the day I can review the info and direct the proper labor to attend the issue. I don't need to send a journeyman to adjust a b-vent that is too close to wood.

Learning how to use this tool has made me super organized and very very rarely forget anything. I can even use it to make parts lists for jobs. Just mentally plumb the project aloud.

I don't use the one built into my phone.. it is cumbersome and just sucks. I use the Olympus VN-1800. It's just a tad bigger than a BIC lighter. Super easy to slip in your shirt pocket.

Best tool I ever leaned to use. The power of organization.

LEAD INGOT · 09-18-2010, 10:17 PM

When soldering, and you have a torch in one hand, and solder in the other. Don't use your teeth to bend the solder if you have fillings. Zapped myself twice today.

ROCKSTARPLUMBER · 09-18-2010, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LEAD INGOT

When soldering, and you have a torch in one hand, and solder in the other. Don't use your teeth to bend the solder if you have fillings. Zapped myself twice today.

i do that daily almost. So, the static electricity is a little bit more harsh in your area? Oh, and I have no fillings as of to date. Been to the dentist once, 17 yrs ago. Hated it so much back then, that i decided that day, I would never return. I takes care of the teefs.

Protech · 09-18-2010, 11:51 PM

I find that it's handy with customers that have selective memory as well.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tatersalad

Best tip I can think of off hand is the use of a voice recorder.
When I walk a "in progress" job, I make verbal notes on things I want changed or notice need attention. At the end of the day I can review the info and direct the proper labor to attend the issue. I don't need to send a journeyman to adjust a b-vent that is too close to wood.

Learning how to use this tool has made me super organized and very very rarely forget anything. I can even use it to make parts lists for jobs. Just mentally plumb the project aloud.

I don't use the one built into my phone.. it is cumbersome and just sucks. I use the Olympus VN-1800. It's just a tad bigger than a BIC lighter. Super easy to slip in your shirt pocket.

Best tool I ever leaned to use. The power of organization.

Richard Hilliard · 09-19-2010, 08:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ROCKSTARPLUMBER

i do that daily almost. So, the static electricity is a little bit more harsh in your area? Oh, and I have no fillings as of to date. Been to the dentist once, 17 yrs ago. Hated it so much back then, that i decided that day, I would never return. I takes care of the teefs.

Do wood teeth conduct electricity?

**Bill** · 09-19-2010, 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tatersalad

Best tip I can think of off hand is the use of a voice recorder.
When I walk a "in progress" job, I make verbal notes on things I want changed or notice need attention. At the end of the day I can review the info and direct the proper labor to attend the issue. I don't need to send a journeyman to adjust a b-vent that is too close to wood.

Learning how to use this tool has made me super organized and very very rarely forget anything. I can even use it to make parts lists for jobs. Just mentally plumb the project aloud.

I don't use the one built into my phone.. it is cumbersome and just sucks. I use the Olympus VN-1800. It's just a tad bigger than a BIC lighter. Super easy to slip in your shirt pocket.

Best tool I ever leaned to use. The power of organization.

Use one all the time. Started when I drove over the road and we had to record mileage as we crossed every state line.

mpsllc · 09-19-2010, 03:48 PM

I have felt the urge,,hmmmm endless possibilities

Quote:

Originally Posted by Protech

Sewer call customer training kit:

1 - 5 gallon bucket
1 - 1 gallon bucket
1 gallon of part “a” marine foam
1 gallon of part "b" marine foam
Funnel (optional)

step 1.
After failing to receive payment for cabling/jetting services retrieve kit
from truck and mix "a" and "b" thoroughly in 5 gallon bucket.

step 2.
Dispense in appropriate location(s). Replace cleanout caps and traps if applicable.

step 3.
After returning home, open beer of choice and consume. Log onto PZ and share with experience with friends.

mpsllc · 09-28-2010, 12:54 AM

I agree, replace whole thing, for more reasons than one but not only that the customer gets grumpy when youre in there for 45 seconds and hits him/her for full service rate. Give them there moneys worth.

mpsllc · 09-28-2010, 12:58 AM

Yup. Flanges left below floor level tend to hold water and rusts out the metal ring. Too low is just as bad as too high. Fix it right. I walked off a job once and they had to end someone else who was willing to take the short cut

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LEAD INGOT Nipple Twister. Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Earth for now. Posts: 1,126 My Photos	When soldering, and you have a torch in one hand, and solder in the other. Don't use your teeth to bend the solder if you have fillings. Zapped myself twice today. __________________ Scuse' me while I whip this out.

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09-01-2010, 10:56 PM	#292
Tatersalad Old School BMX freak Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Guthrie, Ok Posts: 5 My Photos	Best tip I can think of off hand is the use of a voice recorder. When I walk a "in progress" job, I make verbal notes on things I want changed or notice need attention. At the end of the day I can review the info and direct the proper labor to attend the issue. I don't need to send a journeyman to adjust a b-vent that is too close to wood. Learning how to use this tool has made me super organized and very very rarely forget anything. I can even use it to make parts lists for jobs. Just mentally plumb the project aloud. I don't use the one built into my phone.. it is cumbersome and just sucks. I use the Olympus VN-1800. It's just a tad bigger than a BIC lighter. Super easy to slip in your shirt pocket. Best tool I ever leaned to use. The power of organization.

09-28-2010, 12:54 AM	#299
mpsllc Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Roswell, New Mexico Posts: 1,614 My Photos	I agree, replace whole thing, for more reasons than one but not only that the customer gets grumpy when youre in there for 45 seconds and hits him/her for full service rate. Give them there moneys worth.

09-28-2010, 12:58 AM	#300
mpsllc Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Roswell, New Mexico Posts: 1,614 My Photos	Yup. Flanges left below floor level tend to hold water and rusts out the metal ring. Too low is just as bad as too high. Fix it right. I walked off a job once and they had to end someone else who was willing to take the short cut