Just doing my best | Day in the life of a plumber
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- čas přidán 23. 11. 2023
- Day in the life of a plumber
In todays video I replace a faulty heating pump, fix a leaking toilet and make a lead slate
As always, thanks for watching, all the support is greatly appreciated
#plumbing #apprentice #dayinthelife #plumber
Tom your knowledge & skill set never ceases to amaze, always up on ya regs etc, now doing lead work, your a credit to the industry pal
Thanks for the support as always mate, my lead work isn't the best to be honest, I just about get by with it
Tom, if you want to make life a bit easier, try it with d metal in place of the lead strip. Tallow the lead after you’ve scraped it and wipe it with a moleskin. The d metal is more forgiving than the lead strip. For someone who doesn’t leadburn every day I’m very impressed. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
You amaze me every week Tom, fantastic to see you working with lead, I’d say it’s more than ok for someone who doesn’t do that type of work every day. Thank you for all the time and effort that you put in to this channel 👏👏
Thanks for the support as always Andy, have a great weekend
Multi talented guy . You always do your best . 👍
That's all you can ever do, thanks for watching
Brillant videos. 👍
Thanks for watching mate, have a great weekend
Great video Tom 👍😎
Thanks for the support as always PB, have a great weekend
Fantastic Tom. Loved the lead work.
Thanks for the support as always Keith
ErP pumps are always shite, great video as ever Tom.
Thanks for the support as always Chris, you honestly can't beat the old ones
Another good video Tom
Thanks for the support as always Brain, have a great weekend
Great video…thanks
Thanks for the support as always mate 👍
I love doing leadwork pleased I was of the era that plumbers did it, hope alls well Tom, good vid as usual 🚽👍
Thanks for the support as always Peter, I don't think they even teach it any more, the job is changing so much, I guess that's one good thing with these types of videos, they kind of act as a time capsule, have a great weekend
Nice content as per usual Tom, haven’t done a lot of lead welding but you’ve inspired me to have a play! Have a good weekend mate👍🏻
Thanks for the support as always mate, I like to do a bit just to keep my eye in, have a great weekend
Great to see some leadwork, ive always loved working with lead although very rare i get to do it.
Thanks for the support as always Paul, I don't do that much either now, a bit of lead beating every now and then, have a great weekend
Done well there Tom.
Thanks for the support as always James, have a great weekend
Lovely bit of lead welding Tom,
It’s nearly a lost part of the trade,
It’s definitely not done that often now a days
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Thanks for the support as always Tony, I don't think they even teach it anymore, have a great weekend
Hi Tom great video m8t was waiting for you to fit it lol..I’ve worked with lead it very time consuming ..keep em coming m8t..👍👍👍
Thanks for the support as always mate, I'm not that good with lead to be honest, it is a time consuming job, have a great weekend
Fantastic Tom. Loved the lead work. Really enjoy working with lead although it’s rare for me nowadays
Thanks for the support as always mate, I do enjoy lead work as well, I'm a bit out of practice though, have a great weekend
Well done Tom. I wonder how many lads coming out of their time would be able to do lead work now it’s going to be a lost art for the Plumber.
Thanks for the support as always Colin, I don't think they even teach it to plumbers anymore, have a great weekend mare
An excellent installation, very neat and tidy our Tom👍.
The old pumps use to last for years and if the pump ever freezes and get stuck and not spin, my plumber who is retired now told to to wack the pump with a block of wood and it would get going again 😅😅😅.
Good old days before theses new fancy smart pumps 😂😂😂.
You can't beat the old pumps, everything nowadays seems to made to fail, they were brought in to save energy but if you have to keep replacing them it surely it uses more, thanks for the support mate, have a great weekend
Top work Tom as always, funny how the old pumps used to last years and years without any issues and as soon as they became “smart” they go wrong! Maybe I’m too old school 😂
I totally agree, I had loads of issues with pumps now, every manufacture likes to blame water quality, easy get out, the old pumps lasted ages, thanks for the support as always, have a great weekend
Yep, them SMC’s or Grundfos Selectric’s went for 20-30 years; same as back boilers & free standing boilers, 25,30,35 years. You do well to get a maximum of 15 years out of anything now
We had so many of those dab pumps fail in the exact same way. Terrible product, but you only find that out once you fitted loads 👍
That's interesting to know, my supplier has sent it back to them for testing before I get a refund, I guarantee they say it's water quality, thanks for watching
Hi Tom, I enjoyed that one thank you, the lead welding was great, I’ve not done any for ages but I always enjoy any lead or copper work.
Those pumps look a bit of a pain, I hope the pump swap sorted the problem and you got no further call backs?
Have a great weekend Tom and as always take care. 👍👍👍
Thanks for the support as always Chris, I'm a bit out of practice with lead work to be honest, I wasn't that happy with the welds but I think they will be Ok. The new pumps are a right pain, I assume it's still working as I haven't been back, have a great weekend
Hi Tom .hope you manage to take that faulty pump back ..
Just love it when you go to fix one job and get some more to but your regular customers you don't mind .
Don't knock your lead welding it looks fine 👍👍👍👍
Thanks for the support as always John, I'm still waiting for a credit as they have to send it back to be tested, my money is they will blame the water quality
Bathrooms look bang on tom ....quality work as alays 💪👍
Thanks for the support as always Karl, have a great weekend
Fairplay Tom I use to do leadwork with my dad when I started plumbing 30 years ago, was always plumbers job to do flashings and all leadwork great stuff mate
Thanks for the support as always mate, it will be a lost part of the job soon, I don't do much myself now either, I do enjoy it it though
@@PlumbLikeTom well it's no longer on the plumbing course in Ireland, I did in college in 90s we were the last class to do it that year
Nice lead work fella. It's been a while since my mallet has bashed any lead. Happy days.
Thanks for the support as always mate, I don't do too much of it anymore either, I'm a bit out of practice, have a great weekend 👍
We used to play video games together when Blackout was a thing! The guys turned me on to your channel and I really like you content dude! Keep up the amazing work, and glad to see you're doing well!
Thanks for the support Justin, we need to have a catch up, hope you had a great thanksgiving and thanks for watching
Great work and maybe someone has already said but I always check the pump book to see if the head has to sit a particular way as some pumps don't like sitting on there side pumping sideways.
You are correct, it does invalidate the warranty if they are fitted wrong, thanks for watching and have a great weekend
Great to see Lead work. Not taught now
Thanks for the support mate, it's a shame it's not taught anymore, a lost part of the job, have a great weekend
Really interesting to see that lead work Tom, your knowledge never fails to amaze me, yeah it's not the neatest, but who's gunna see it? :P
Hope your keeping well mate, wishing you all the best as always
Thanks for the support mate, it is greatly appreciated, have a great weekend
I use a heatmerchants branded circulation pump. Heatmerchants is my plumbing merchants in Ireland.I think its manufactured by dab. I've had a few do the same thing and it's caused when the pump hasn't been running for a long period even when newly fitted.
That's interesting to know, I was told the heating and hot water was left on, I guess it may have been switched off, I still couldn't get the pump to reset though, thanks for watching 👍
@@PlumbLikeTom It would usually take me a fair few turns and it would go again. Its never easy plumbing
going back to your "apprentice" days -tom ;
Indeed, I used to do a fair bit with the old guy that taught me plumbing, I don't do much now though
@@PlumbLikeTom we call them the old ones -but they knew their job ;six yrs "apprentice not like now ;;
I recall working with lead in plumbing college in 2006-2008 but don't believe it's in the curriculum any more.
I think you are right mate, they don't teach it to plumbers anymore, thanks for watching as always 👍
When I started plumbing in the 90's we used to do all the lead work on sites now the roofers do it,.well done with the lead work, just a point with the lead chimney tray, your meant to mark your hole on the flat bit and cut it around 30 to 40mms smaller and boss an upstand, the up stand is meant to go inside the flue so any water penetration of the brick work runs on to the tray and out, also you should leave 100 to 150mm to turn down on the front of the stack and if the tray is in the roof space on a pitched roof 150mm to turned up at the back and 2 sides to form the tray to stop water running in to the roof space, not sure if you were making a tray or a slate, a lead slate normally site on a roof tiles hence the name lead slate, what I was seeing at the start of your job looked more like a tray sitting on brick work, have a look at SLB lead work on CZcams he is class, he really knows his stuff on lead work but be carefully because once you start watching his videos you won't be able to stop
Thanks for the support mate, I was trying to make a tray, I probably did make it wrong going by you're description, I will definitely check out SLB leadwork, thanks for the comment, I really appreciate you taking the time to help me impove
I have only just seen your channel tom. Great work. I liked the 2" steel pipework run. You didnt do a follow up though. 😢
I used to watch you all the time, I'm star struck. I never got round to making part two if that video, I do have all the footage so when I get time I will post it, thanks for the support mate, it is greatly appreciated
@@PlumbLikeTom I have been doing more oil and that's how I found your videos. I like them. I'm just a normal gas engineer like you. Just made a few videos like you. Keep them up. I would like to know more about watchman alarms and level indicators. If you have any videos on them.
@@HeatingGeek I have a few video showing how to pair them and set them up, but these are mixed in with my day in the life videos. I really should make some dedicated how to type videos on topics that aren't so well covered, I guess they might be useful to some
I used to love lead burning with oxy cet porta pack
It is easier with oxy/cet, you can just about do it from a mapp bottle, thanks for watching as always
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Thanks for the support as always Wayne,have a great weekend 👍
hi Tom you really shuld wear a snorkel . the vapour and gasses coming off lead and the gas could cause harm on lungs . eap. in yrs to come . take it from one who knows .. great work . and ohh yea i always put pump on return mahhaps the dab pump was not liking the flow temp . Tom
Lead work seemed good to me
It was OK, I wasn't that happy with it, thanks for watching as always, have a great weekend
Don’t think I’ve ever used any pump other than a Grundfos. They’re just so reliable never had a problem with them
I stopped using them around 2020 as I had a run of failures, I think I changes 6 in a year, one was a brand new system, it might have been die to covid and a shortage of components, thanks for the support as always mate, have a great weekend
We always used brass screws in the day you would have better chance of removing the pan if needed
I always used to use brass but have moved over to stainless ones that come in the pack with the cover caps, thanks for watching as always Glyn, have a great weekend
Nice video and interesting. Are you able to weld lead with just a propane bottle?
I have never tried but I was always told you can't get it hot enough, it is a struggle with mapp to control the flame sometimes, the cheap gas I was using here tends to spit a bit which is very annoying, thanks for watching
@@PlumbLikeTom thanks for the reply Tom. What setup were you actually using there then if you don't mind me asking
@@leeedwards3783 It's the rothenburger lead burning torch, I don't think make it anymore but today's tools still make them, it looks very similar, type in todays tools lead welding kit on Google and it should show it
@@PlumbLikeTom thanks Tom. Will have a looksy
A pair of 48s Tom
wouldn't have a DAB pump about me
I fit the stuart turner ones now on most of my jobs, they are similar to the original grundfos ones, I haven't had one fail yet, thanks for the support as always Dave, have a great weekend
@@PlumbLikeTom we fit Tucson out here ..never a fail
Put goggles on matey better safe than sorry
You are right mate, you only get one set of eyes, thanks for watching 👍
Plumber from the latin plomb (lead) thats where it all started.
Good stuff wear gloves n decent mask next time. Toxic stuff lead poisoning not good.
Pablo Escobar used to give people a choice plato o plomo money or lead (bullet) ur choice 😅
Health and safety isn't a strong point of mine, thanks for watching mate
@@PlumbLikeTom really enjoying watching Ur videos pal down in Cornwall. Lots of old copper lead tin arsenic mines down here.
There is some right garbage out there today talk about technology some of it is shite
Everything is shit, taps, boilers, showers you name it, I get the customer to supply most things these days, works in my favour.
There is something to be said for getting the customer to supply stuff, at least you get paid for fixing it when it goes wrong, thanks for watching , have a great weekend
@@PlumbLikeTom you too, cheers mate
thank you sir i liked the video
Thanks for the support mate, have a great weekend
Ah Tom, you should always use Wilo(pronounced Vilo) Circulation Pumps. All other ERP pumps are crap.
Mate, you’re a very diverse skilled Tradesman & your Firm has most of the best Tools & Equipment, But you really need to use Oxy/Acetylene Lead Burning kit for Lead Welding.
You’ll never do a decent job with that torch you’re using.
Having good Lead Welding gear will save a fortune in time in comparison to ‘Dressing’ it.
Mate, your videos are great, you show things warts n all.
Regards Dick Puller❤️❤️
I mostly fit the Stuart turner ones now, I haven't had any problems yet, they are very similar to the original grunfos with the centre screw. I do need to get the proper stuff for lead burning, I don't really do enough of it though but like you say having the proper stuff does make for a better and easier job, thanks for the support as always, it is greatly appreciated