Why not be a Plumber .?

[kilty55]

I tell you what, had loads of trade forums for years, with thousands of tradesmen on 'em, and I've never seen a thread mentioning that anybody has had their end away with a housewife. It either doesn't happen in real life or they keep it to themselves.

I love Jay's plumber bum picture though I have to say.

was offered about a year or so ago by a customer lol.....wasnt married i did get the job but that was all i did!! i had to play her along to get the job in the books

times are tough

 

[kilty55]

i have a better one than that but thats not for here maybe behind closed doors i can tell it

 

[Muse2k8]

Or in the arms lol

 

[Dan]

Oh now all the stories come out!!!! haha

 

[strummerman]

Oh now all the stories come out!!!! haha

i av a few to tell:lol:

 

[Muse2k8]

Right we need a private thread for these stories!

 

[Gazebo]

And you guys want to believe the stories us 'thick' plumbers are going to tell you.?????

Gonna stick my neck out and tell you that of the tilers i have encountered over the past 8 years maybe 30% of them would have passed an 11+ exam.

maybe you guys get your plumbers from the same place i get my tilers......:8:

 

[Gazebo]

Oh and the girl in the pic..that's my apprentice. now who's daft eh.?

 

[Polishtradesman]

Plumbing is easy! I do all things on my jobs and you can see it in my albums. It is really easy with present tech everyone can do this and i think 100 - 150 pounds for tools for beggining is enough. If you not sure of solventing, use compression joints and that is it. Good luck!

 

[Muse2k8]

Then when everything fails or someone comes knocking for you using a compression joint in an illegal place you can wonder what went wrong with your 2 minutes of training

 

[Polishtradesman]

Where is illegal place for compression in bathroom??

 

[Polishtradesman]

And why you think compression can fail? Ok maybe you just wanted to write something. I tell you what. I have used metal compression many times and it was alweys ok. I am not sure about as you called it "illegal place" but i 100% sure metal compression are safe. You can check it in many places. Can you recognize it http://www.h-i-e.co.uk/plumbing_direct//ChromeisoValve.jpg it is compression and this valve is fixed this way and it never fails!

 

[Muse2k8]

Compression fittings can only be used in an accessible location (because they can and do fail) and as with any mechanical joint a compression can fail, wether this is your jointing compound wearing, olive splitting, over or under compression...

I didn't feel the need to "write something" it's called "being a plumber".

And £100 - £150 for tools? I'm presuming your meaning simple things such as for connecting wastes and flexible tap connectors? My torch and pipe bender alone cost more than that!

 

[Muse2k8]

Btw the isolation valve you posted is notorious for failing

 

[Polishtradesman]

Ok, i see what you mean but i need to check it twice becouse i have seen many places where plumer fix plastic instalation and these joints are always covered, in my opinion there are less safe then metal compression joints but manufactures recomment them to do water instalations anyway f.e. PEX pipes. I do not really know how compression can fail, i have never crossed with that. As I said to do simple plumber fix in bathroom you dont need lot of tools, I do it on my own and it is always success.