[Tango]

You sure it was for a leak? Maybe they wanted to keep the pipe warm for the night? :biggrin:

 

[Debo22]

Someone used a pipe stretcher on the supply line

 

[OpenSights]

Typical Monday and Tuesday. Different jobs.

 

[OpenSights]

Someone used a pipe stretcher on the supply line

It was my last supply on the truck! Job done, money in the bank. Friday night, wanted to go home. Not leaking and looks good from my house. You’re as bad as my Master!

 

[Alan]

Someone used a pipe stretcher on the supply line

We were having problems with these cheapo toilets my boss was buying. The fill valves were snapping off right at the tank. What a mess.

This friggin guy that got his journeyman's license right when I started... He was about an inch short, but since we stub out with pex, he just bent the valve upwards to make it fit.

It wasn't the last supply, I think just laziness of having to go get something out of the truck maybe?

This is what scares me about ever hiring someone.

 

[OpenSights]

We were having problems with these cheapo toilets my boss was buying. The fill valves were snapping off right at the tank. What a mess.

This friggin guy that got his journeyman's license right when I started... He was about an inch short, but since we stub out with pex, he just bent the valve upwards to make it fit.

It wasn't the last supply, I think just laziness of having to go get something out of the truck maybe?

This is what scares me about ever hiring someone.

I’ve trained many people.. and I will have to say I’m a bad teacher. If I don’t do it, it doesn’t stand up to my standards. I can’t tell you how many heartaches I came close to watching a new guy running a machine!

Takes a special person to watch someone who’s learning do a job and your name is on it.

 

[MMassey338]

I should have taken a picture, but I didn’t. I went to install a disposal, opened the cabinet, and saw a ptrap for the disposal and a ptrap for the other bowl, each going into 45’s then 90’s and then a tee, which then went into a 90, and then just to be absolutely sure no sewer gas got by, another ptrap! It was an island sink, and the plumber that roughed it in brought 3” pipe up into the cabinet in the wrong place (front, left of center) so he immediately reduced down to 1 1/2” pipe and no vent.

 

[MACPLUMB777]

That or a trip charge.[/QUOTE

Most of the time people who tried to unclog their drain with a cheap snake don't want to pay very much for a professional service. In my experience they usually think you will go there from your kindness of your heart to help them out in exchange for a coffee.

Well that's what I think anyway for my area. But yeah you are right a trip charge. I had only one bite from that charge because his floor was flooded.

Years ago working for the big R.R. had a call for a washer drain found that the homeowners had used a hand crank snake and they had cranked it where it had doubled itself not once back and forth up and down the vent
10" of 3/8" cable had to out the san tee and replace it then snake the drain,
wish that I had a camera back in the day

 

[skoronesa]

Years ago working for the big R.R. had a call for a washer drain found that the homeowners had used a hand crank snake and they had cranked it where it had doubled itself not once back and forth up and down the vent
10" of 3/8" cable had to out the san tee and replace it then snake the drain,
wish that I had a camera back in the day

Oh that's easy! Just vac out the water you can and pour in a gallon of your favorite drain cleaner! I prefer hydrochloric acid 35%. That old snake and the clog will be gone in no time!!

 

[Debo22]

Oh that's easy! Just vac out the water you can and pour in a gallon of your favorite drain cleaner! I prefer hydrochloric acid 35%. That old snake and the clog will be gone in no time!!

Yesterday a great customer of mine texted and said her Mom had a kitchen sink stoppage and asked if I could take care of it for her. I go to the house and the brother is there, he says my mom put baking soda and vinegar down and then Draino. Both didn’t work. So the son put down some Ace hardware drain cleaner and that spattered up and hit him in the eye. The should’ve been white part of his eye was solid red on one side of his pupil and he was headed for the doctor and said he had other miscellaneous burns on his arms.

The directions on the bottle said do not mix with other drain cleaners and wear gloves, long sleeves, and eye protection. Violent eruption may occur.

 

[skoronesa]

You would think with a bottle like that people would maybe get it. he deserved everything he got and more. I looked it up and it's only sulfuric acid, you don't want to drink it but it's no comparison to KOH or HCL

 

[skoronesa]

Johnny was a chemists son, but johnny is no more. What johnny thought was h2o was h2so4.

 

[skoronesa]

https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/380/453/314875/

 

[Tango]

The directions on the bottle said do not mix with other drain cleaners and wear gloves, long sleeves, and eye protection. Violent eruption may occur.

I don't feel pity for these people anymore. I learned some time ago there are many levels of intelligence.


It's a concept of understanding your environment. If they had intelligence they would know how to read and follow direction. Many don't have the intelligence to be able to learn to read. Many have primary school level reading capacity.

If they had intelligence after reading they would grasp the idea it says DANGER in bold red. Some are just borderline and ask a clerk what to use, the clerk has low intelligence and suggests the drain opener.


I got just this week a magazine which states 53% of the population here cannot read properly, not the elderly but young and middle aged people. High schools have 35% drop out rate!

 

[Alan]

Yesterday installed an earthquake strap for a sale.

It must be different here in California ; he said that the appraiser wanted it strapped properly. When I was working in Oregon, home inspectors were the ones making these requests. Maybe we don't have any here in town I guess. Could be a good side business. :vs_laugh:

I told him I could do it for the cost of a service call and a strap. I get there and it's got a single wrap of galv p-tape around the middle of it which I removed and then put in one of the 2 piece with brackets and carriage bolts.

While i'm doing this, i'm wondering why the heck do they want a strap, but no mention of a drip pan?

How do I get one of these jobs where you can half-ass everything and none of the responsibility falls on you? :vs_laugh:

 

[The Dane]

How do I get one of these jobs where you can half-ass everything and none of the responsibility falls on you? :vs_laugh:

Easy. First you lower your prices so you look like a hack as to attract the sleazy customers.

Then you don't pull a permit so your name is not officially stuck to the job.

Then you tell the customers cash will get them a discount (no checks or statements can trace back to you).

BOOM half-ass it as much as you want and you will never be held legally responsible for the work.

I wish someone could do something about these guys but unless you catch them in the act nothing can be done.

Even then nothing serious enough to scare others away from doing it.

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[Alan]

How to make offset with cast iron pipe.

 

[Tango]

How to make offset with cast iron pipe.

It's called a flexible coupling for a reason, you know! :biggrin:

 

[Tango]

What's going on, everybody is hibernating in the beginning of summer? This site is slooow.

 

[chonkie]

I really wonder about two of our guys and what goes through their minds while working. Don't know why they still work here. Hey, keeps me busy and paid. Don't know why pic #2 is upside down.

Lot of stress on the 3" vent and some stupid stuff with the pex that I fixed. Sucks that I'm the only person in the company to care about my work.

I know i like hearing the crunch of dirt when stepping into my tub. I ended up redoing the valve (unlevel, janky in the wall and the spout stub out soldered in crooked), redo the drain to give it proper fall, and the stringer once i swept all dirt out from the area and releveled the tub.