Real Plumber Reacts to the BIGGEST PLUMBING SCAMMERS
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- Real Plumber Reacts to the BIGGEST PLUMBING SCAMMERS - Plumber Reacts to Scammers
Another reaction video but this time I'm reacting to the biggest plumbing scam videos we could find on TH-cam. These videos are all about plumbers getting caught scamming people and I want to react to the videos and let you know what I think! Hope you like it!
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What'd you think of these scammers? Did they get what they deserved?
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Crumby scammers.. I work in HVAC, if we did that it would likely end up in termination. Surely it would mean that you're no longer doing service, instead doing some help work for install. The walking around thing drove me nuts.
Hey roger do you have a email i can ask you some questions about plumbing in dallas texas area im a plumber from nj that works for nyc transit authority looking for possibly moving to dallas area and obtaining my master plumbers license. Seem like a very knowledgeable guy keep up the great videos man love the content.
I wish there were more licenses required in other fields. I am a tile guy and follow after plumbers and aways see bad remodel plumbing. I was a plumbers apprentice for a few years and know enough to tell the general contractor did the plumbing on a shower replace/ upgrade. I always get into trouble voicing my opinion as to why I am putting in a 1500 to 5k custom shower over coccus/ copper / pex/ shark bite cobble together when I know it will eventually leak and the home owner will just have to suffer later damages. I like your integrity. I do the same thing in my trade, the right way or not at all!
I really want to know what that device behind you is with all the information.
Really roger I can’t believe you are backing up the inside edition. When you know that if an old water heater is wet and water is leaking out 99% of the time it’s cracked. This news source just set all plumbers up to look like these scammers.
This guy's mustache looks like Sia's hair. Awesome.
LMFAO ICONIC
Mines more better
Hulk Hogan comes to mind for me
@@BlueStachio Broke your Strenght-o-meter a few mins ago.
@@SkyChaser- no
I hate when peoples excuse for ripping others off very obviously is "I'm just trying to make a living"... Yeah... A living from scamming people... No sympathy from me there mate.
There is no honor among thieves
Right! I've made the same arguments to those who use the excuse "It's a business" when trying to defend terrible practices a company does. They have this idea that because a business is designed to turn a profit that anything done to further that goal regardless of how that effects others is perfectly ok! Some people are just so selfish it hurts my heart.
Ex wells Fargo, what do you expect?
@@simonw3858 "The ends justify the means'' type of people are what is wrong with the world today.
@@simonw3858 This is why I dont buy anything built by Apple.
This is why we hired you and have had any plumbing related issues since fixed by your company. Thank you for being so good, I wish we found you guys 15 years ago
Scam lady: We need to break it to fix it.
Me: I'm no expert, but that sounds stupid.
I tried that with my dog. It did not work, i had to get a new dog.
Plastic surgeons doing rhinoplasty: yes, actually, sometimes you do.
@Jay Bee what if someone has difficulty breathing?
@@kent.4220 exactly.
@Jay Bee -coughdeviatedseptumscough-
"Was he trained properly?"
*Awkward silence intensifies*
@D Early you could tell the girl friend practiced this, but not very well.
He can't practice as a plumber without a red seal ticket. I would be asking him if he has a plumbers ticket if I got suspicious. Good plumbers have no problems showing their red seal ticket beside the work contract. It's the law in Canada.
I can actually understand why the second "scammer" said the tank was broken. Bolts don't just loosen by themselves, and he didn't know someone just loosened it up on purpose; he probably thought there was a bigger problem that did it. He still should have suggested something more like, "I tightened this bolt, which worked for now, but it'll just come loose again, so you should replace this tank as soon as you can."
As an ER physician- there's probably more legitimate reasons to break a person to make them better than a pipe.
wait what?
That's not funny
@@RobotronSage It's true though. If you only partially break your arm, sometimes they have to completely break it or "complete the break" in order for it to heal properly.
@@RobotronSage all surgeries are breaking someone to make them better. Break the skin, find the problem, fix the problem, and bam, theyre better. But they had to be broken first
Sure. Pipes don't start healing themselves wrong after a break.
That's exactly what a scammer would say... 😂
ethics, knowledge, morality. this is a good video. no false virtue detected here.
This is why my company is built in honestly and transparency
After Chris Hanson talked to the plumber he was imeditly tackled by the cops
Who? Chris 'Grand Larceny Charges' Hanson?
Water leaking through walls is a bit of a sore point with me.
I was living in a cheap rental unit about 20 years ago. It was an old place, had a few problems but it was cheap. The toilet used to back up occasionally (large tree right outside the building) . The water heater (baby unit with about 25 - 30 litres) was mounted in the kitchen cupboard . It was winter time and the thing stopped heating . This made showering / washing my hair really hard due to the very cold water. After a 2nd call to the real estate complaining big time they got the thing fixed the next day.
The plumber came along, looked at it, found the heating coil was shot (no surprise after 20 yrs) . He gave them a quote to fix it but suggested a new one as he can't guarantee how long the fix will last as its old, a bit rusty and ready to die. To fix it was about $190 where a new baby heater (slightly bigger) was about $270. The owner said "Fix it". The plumber said, "Ok, but it will most likely break again. ". The owner goes, "No. Fix it" . Even I not being a plumber could see it was old and tired looking.
About 3 - 4 weeks later it died leaking water through the cupboard, through the wall, soaking the carpet in the bedroom. At first I didn't notice but within a day or two I could smell mould and this new life form had grown out of the carpet near that wall. It was like a black plant type thing and it smelt bad. I also noticed the carpet was soggy and smelled. I notified the real estate agent and a few days passed. I was at work and came home to find my bed had been moved, brand new carpet in the bedroom and a new water heater (bigger one)
I found out later that the real estate owner / worker had purchased the property . The property had been for sale and the water heater breaking the first time was done to complete the sale before the new owners took over.
By the time it broke a 2nd time is was now the real estate owners problem so I do understand why they did the dodgy to save $80
The real estate / owner visited a few more times and I realized that the owners are the real estate (cctv set up). A few months later I got a notice to leave (as they fixed the place more and more) because they needed the place empty to do an upgrade (new appliances, cupboards, flooring.
By the end of it the rent almost tripled when it went back on the market. No way I was paying triple and reapplying. Besides, an evil woman had just got her house built behind where I was and she was a crazy angry woman who would leaf blow at 6am every morning. Nobody needs that noise at 6am.
there is a huge diffrence in being honest with the customer and telling them that something could do with replacing before more issues happen and straight up telling them it needs to be replaced right then and there,
a customer is way more likely to get something replaced if you advise replacement than when you tell them it's the only option.
one of the first things you learn in sales is to help a customer sell them self on something, give them options and outline the pro's/con's of the options, provide them with the knowlage to make their own decision.
especially since you don't know the customers financial situation, they might be in a squeeze this month and realisticly can't affort a new water heater at this point in time.
but by being transparant with a customer and giving them the option you build up a relation with the customer, tell them look i can fix the problem right now for X, but your heater is getting up there in age, and it might be smart to think about replacing it before more issues come up because if i need to come out here every few months to fix something it is going to add up in the long run, you might not sell a new heather today, but this gives the customer the time to think it over and come up with the money for a new heather, and if they feel good about the service and information provided, they will come back to you once they want/need it replaced, and what do you know now you have charged the same customer twice, once for the fix and once for the replacement, and they will feel good about it, because they are the one that decided to call you for the replacement, they don't feel upsold and next time they have an issue they will call you again, because they feel good about you and your company.
it's all about the long term gain, building a good reputation with a customer will always get you more proffit in the long term than just selling that one heater today and never hearing from the client again.
Chris Hansen: What's goin' on?
Pluber: I swear, this is the first time i done this!
Edit:
Chris Hanson comes into a room: Please have a seat right over here.
Plumber: I swear, she only said she has a leak, i wasn't gonna do anything!
Chris: Not doin' anything, is exactly why you're in trouble
Plumber: Oh, CAWD
Lol
Gurg is a killer?
Roger I love your mic cables!!! LOL
Wicked video, I loved it!! Keep up the good work.
After watching a video today I'm hooked to this channel By the way nice mustache sir
The older guys catching up in the youtuber game is a treasure.
I like that mustache you got there sir and my granpal has a plumbing company :)
Thank you!!! Did you like the video?
@@RogerWakefield i did its crazy how people will lie like that
Someone needs to find and hire that honest guy and teach him the difference between a gas and sewage line..
Customers love opinions, not just one thing
22 Years in the service biz. Maybe 1x a year I run into something so easy I wait for Chris Hanson to pop around the corner. My blower wont work, um it was unplugged. Tell the customer and nope no Chris.
( be advised I’m a southern plumber)
First off: the water heater, no expansion tank, no real dedicated t&p line ran ( you can get away with it if there is a floor drain) and those goddamn flex lines on the heater. Always hard pipe or Pex it. Those lines leak easily, the washer can go bad, they can develop a pinhole leak, and are easy to kink. Those are literally the tools of the lazy plumber in my book or worse handy man. Since I believe the early 2000 or 1996 thermal expansion tanks have been code, they have to be installed on the cold line after the ball valve or gate valve. The t&p line ( temperature and pressure relief line) must be ran out of the house, and have a 3/4 inch pipe with a 90 at least 8-12 inches off the ground per code.
Edits to come when I finish the vid lol
Not a licensed plumber, "knows" better than the professionals.
"Im gonna break my arm and see if I can make it better" - Hardest I've laughed in a while
Never go into a house with a bicycle laying in the driveway. You all know who’s in there.
Lady in the pink coat with the practiced responses needs a visit from Joey "The Ball-Peen Hammer" Manzetti and his helper Chad and his steel toed boots.
the guy that reported the scam should be hired !
Just imagine being a plumber and heading to Chris Hansens actual house and him actually needing to have his water heater fixed and you thinking you're doing something wrong.
That doesn't happen if you know what you're doing.
When the host lady showed him how to use a wrench 🤣
I do love your videos. First thing to do is check. Double check . Triple check. Totaly agree with u !
The biggest plumbing scams, you seen them on TV
"Sawed this boat in ha-" "Silly Wabbit"
The first guy from deadline nbc got nailed
She's still going. . . they should be put in jail.
I called a licensed electrician to come and quote me a project. I got a quote that was just outrageous. The member of the company I called didn’t measure anything, didn’t do anything and went to the backyard and talked on the phone for 40minutes and came inside to give me a quote. I called another electrician because I knew that was a scam and the quote I got from another was 1/10 the price I was quoted. That’s how outrageous the number was. I was 20 at the time and I’m certain they saw me and thought I wouldn’t know any better. I also didn’t like the “yeah I can be out here in the morning wiring this house up for you boss” because 1 I had not even heard there price yet, 2 I had not signed off on anything, 3 I had not gotten a second opinion yet. I’d just recommend getting a second opinion for anything you are having done on your home or any property you own.
They completely compromised the integrity of that tank by letting water run through it and recommending replacement IS the responsible response. Just tightening a loose flex connector should never be done per manufacturer requirements
A rebuild kit to replace the main parts in a hot water heater, $40.00 @ home depot/lowes.
Price of a new 50 Gallon hot water heater $600.00.
At 37yrs+ in the industry, the biggest scam is letting two guys in
Your house.Keep an eye on both of
Them,one is "giving a free home inspection,(breaking something), while the other is keeping you busy
Looking at the real issue!
You actually know guys who have done stuff like this? Ive never heard of a tech actually breaking or scamming somebody maybe its not as rare as i thought? I know some guys maybe arent as thorough they notice the heater is older they notice its leaking the best recommendation is to replace it instead of repairing it anyways. I mean everybody has different ways of doing things ontop of that just like one of the plumbers said 'I didnt want to mess with it' because sometimes messing with older shit specially without discussing the possibilities before you could open up a whole new can of worms with that customer may even wind up making the repairs for free throwing your time and materials in the trash. Also most things dont just suddenly come loose so you call a plumber to come to your house he notices the supply line is leaking hes gonna assume its fuckin broken he isnt going to just assume you loosened it to try and trick him lol. I dont know im not trying to defend the idiots in this video but in all honestly any heater over 5-6 years I recommend replacing it instead of throwing a bunch of money at a repair. I would have also asked the customer if they had done any work on the heater recently considering the one line was hard piped and the other line was a newer looking flex line the very first thing any plumber should have done is inspect the flex lines and see if they were installed correctly and discuss with the customer how long ago the line was installed.
Or one could simply be an apprentice?
Plumbing Explained very good point. These guys could have had more of a conversation before giving estimates. But walking up to the heater and putting your wrench on it you now assume responsibility, maybe homeowner joe was tinkering around and cracked the nipple coming out of the heater, you go to tighten it and it begins leaking more then before. Now wife says “you caused more leaking then before you fix it for free now.” What’s your defense? Oh I thought that would fix it. Good luck with that. Give price to replace supply line before you put any tools on it
@@PlumbingExplained The "Rope a dope plumbing scam" is
Common "supply house" Lore!
I would be afraid to let anyone just wander around my house.
Probably casing the place
“Why would you call a company called drain-pro, for a water heater issue?” Why would a company called drain-pro agree to send its employees to diagnose a water heater issue?
Its just a name, a plumbing company can do more than drain.
They didn’t mention me being there..That was my big hand in the first one shown who fixed it for free or I think 39.95..heater was 11 years old,I tightened it and gave a price to replace the homeowner style flexible connector and valve or replace the heater..WHAT THEY SHOULD LOOK AT is the 300000 btu stem boiler piped in with one 2 in copper header .I mentioned it but that wasn’t important..I knew something was up when I got there..
Chris Hansen is from "How to Catch a Predator" on Dateline. He's the old white guy with white hair. That's what the plumbers comment was about.
I'm not a plumber, not even by any stretch of the imagination, but with the few instances I have been involved with plumbing. Even I knew to try and assess the situation by doing something, and potentially fix the problem by getting a new part (if required) or try to use parts that could equally do the job.
Though ideally it's best to use the part required to fix it.
I wonder if any of the plumbers responding to the leaking water heater did some further investigation. I would probably shut off the water, take off the fitting and inspect the threads to see if it was cracked, boogered up or maybe not taped up right. At a bare minimum I would ask if it was serviced recently, to find some explanation of why it was loose.
Hey really like your video, nice to see someone calling out the crooks!
14:22 Ah my old friend Chris Hansen! So this is what he does when not taking down predators.
Im not even a plumber i could easily tell that all it was a loose fitting and is easy fix this is why my family will ask me to take a look alot of their stuff cause i will legit sit there and figure it out if its simple fix or easy or needs replacing or repairs
He says don’t get a handyman, but not everyone is in the position to hire a plumber and pay the exorbitant amounts they charge. Getting a handyman is a gamble because they aren’t insured but it’s a gamble some people don’t have another choice but to take.
The guy that tried to break a gas line. He started digging before a doing a line locate. That illegal. Call 811 first.
Ohhhh yeah. The bill that comes after that is nasty too. You have to pay for everyone that comes out there.
Different laws in different states...
@@BullScrapPracEff
811 is a national number, it doesn't matter which state.
@@CMDRZero01 Yeah so... Not illegal in all states to not call. Kind of my point. Join the present day, man.
@@BullScrapPracEff
I never said it was illegal. But if you dig on an unmarked utility and cause an outage, especially one that requires the fire department and other emergency personnel to come out, they can and normally do charge/fine the person or company the amount of time and man power needed to fix the problem.
20:46 its really creepy that the scammer noticed this, but the producers for Dateline put the bike perfectly in the middle of the driveway so that the scammer couldn't pull up to the garage door. This guarantees the production gets the shots they want of the garage door opening with the scammer walking out and down the driveway.
16:40 Chris Hansen busting predators of the fake problem variety now
Ot pains me to see them turn a chromed nut with channellocks, where’s your cresent wrench at boys?
Oh hell, they'll just put the wrench on backwards anyway. And I think she did.
Ha. I was thinking the same thing. Channellocks, really, they don't own an adjustable wrench????
Dude, imagine being a plumber and seeing Chris Hansen come out of a back room and the heart dropping feeling thinking you just got on TCAP
Heart dropping? I would just feel pride in my work.
I bet Papi got caught twice lol.
@@briangarner6103could you imagine if he had interviewed josh on this and then caught him on tcap and was like you look familliar
The guy passes out, only to be brought back with everyone telling him it wasn't TCAP.
"Oh, THANK GOD!"
Chris Hansen: “did you know this water heater is only 3 years old”
Fake plumber in blue shirt: *starts sweating* “I swear I thought she was 18 years old”
"Don't lie to me, I got the chat log. I can find out just like that"
Too bad they did not put any cameras under a potted plant leaf
underrated comment.
Ahhhhahaha that is the best thing I've read all day😂
Lol you know they don’t jump like that they only add like 3-5 years!
Why is this in my recommended list!? I Dunno but I watched the whole thing lol
I love your channel and Scotty Kilmer Car Wizard channels
same...
South Main Auto Repair LLC same
Oh my, so it is because I am connected to you that the algorithm took me here.
Well you do mess around with plumbing... Such as when unclogging radiators and Dex-Cool issues for an example :D
Because it’s funny!
"to catch a plumber" 😂😂
17:46 why dont you take a seat
NAHHHHH THIS COMMENT UNDERRATED
always profiling the guys with a van
chris or a leaking tool...
😂😂😂😂
Dude Chris Hansen catching scammers imagine having to explain to all your friends that you're not a predator but just a water heater scammer.
🤣🤣🤣🤣👏👏👏👏
Lmaoo 😂
I just came here here for that glorious handlebar in the thumbnail
Same 😂
It is pretty interesting though not gonna lie
Same
I came here to tell you, you have the best profile pic. Wish I looked that happy.
Yes
I’m Chris Hansen
Tech: I swear I thought she was over 18
first thing i thought of lmao
"I'm a new sexnician"
Why don't you take a seat over there?
Best comment ever!! 🤣🤣
Mentor Tairi,
“Put them right there on the table. So why did you bring condoms?”
“Well, if I’m going to screw customers, I prefer to have protection.”
“Don’t you think a license and insurance would be the appropriate protection for a qualified service tech?”
I'm an HVAC tech and I feel terrible when I have to tell a customer that it's going to be an expensive repair. When it's a quick simple repair that doesn't cost them much they make me feel like a hero. I don't know how people can knowingly rip people off.
I think that goes for most repair tech jobs. I repair computers, and its so satisfying to have what appears to be a problem requiring a new part to be something far simpler. But then awful when you have to tell the client most of the computer needs to be replaced.
Feeling "like a hero is cool" and all that, but in the end money is what puts food on the table. I don't condone what these people are doing, but I understand them.
@lotharschramm5000 you can do both quite easily
I refuse to, I get hired by a fraudulant company I take the company down.....
I don't know why TH-cam suggested me plumbing videos, and at this point i'm in too deep to ask
😂😂😂😂
Im in the same boat brother.
Yep I’m already subbed and learning about plumbing now I guess.
Apparently my water heater is about to go out, don't question the algorithm
This channel was suggested to me 2 days before I busted my toilet. I really think this is the matrix
Wtf 😒
Is this still really happening?
Thought it had been put to an halt 🤦
The rich stay rich by spending like the poor and investing without stopping then the poor stay poor by spending like the rich yet not investing like the rich
@@sebastiencarlos3297 You're right sir, thanks for introducing me to Mrs Sarah Ann Fetters
People remain out of ignorance
People are scared of investing because of the high rate of scam in the business
@@florelucero836 There are scammers but real brokers are out there for investors
I would really like to see some investigative pieces like this but for electrical. I have seen some HORRIBLE electrical work that could kill someone.
I once saw someone in my plumbing school class put together a simple circuit for AC that had next to no rubber on the wires
The house I'm in now had a short in it that caused both neutral and ground to be hot on a 20 amp circuit. The line was fed into my refrigerator line along with half the appliances in one room... and half the appliances in a room on the other side of the house. The guy that discovered it amidst the horrific multi-decade jumble of wires said he'd never seen such a crazy thing in 3 decades of electrical work. It would have possibly killed anyone working on it that didn't check the ground AND neutral for being hot. Not caught during inspection, go figure.
We just had a home in my town catch fire, not a bad one thankfully. But, they found that a good majority of the house was wired with speaker wire. I'm not even sure how it worked, but it was like that for over twenty years.
James Kelly knew a of a million dollar house that had a room added in like a sun room or art room, they were doing some light demo because of some other issue and found that all the electrical was actually extension cords. The lady sued that company so hard.
I love it because I know how to do electrical work but I couldn’t be bothered installing something for the time it takes so I hire people and after it’s installed I like looking at how it was done
lol Chris Hansen doing a consumer advocacy sting.
"you know this water heater is only 3 years old...have a seat over there"
Water heater: "just getting ready. Have some cookies"
"Plumber": *nervously starts chewing on stale cookies*
im dead exactly what i was thinking!
Let’s look at these messages (sexual messages about that water heater)
🤣🤣🤣
Can you tell me why you brought a 6 pack of Zima and condoms?
“I’m Chris Hansen with Dateline NBC”
“WHOA BRO... I’m just here to scam her on the water heater, I swear!”
I was surprised when he walked into the garage he was not getting arrested the second he stepped out of the door
@@handsonfire6113 lolol
Never a good thing when Chris Hanson comes out.
That’s how you know you’re already deep in a trap
By the time you see Chris Hansen, it’s too late
Why don't you just have a seat...right over there.
Didn’t CH ( Chris Hansen) get a charge of his own for some type of like abuse or something related with a child
Edit: looked it up, he was charged with Harassment lmao wow and also Larceny because a check of his bounced for a vendor with promotional items for like $13k 13thousand dollars wow holy crap this man aint no saint smfh
@@DailyBombs He also grossly mishandled evidence in a case against Onision that basically shut down any chance of the guy actually facing punishment for what he did. All for the sake of trying to drag himself back into the limelight.
company's like this should immediately shut down due to literally being caught on camera committing fraud ...bottom line, that's exactly what this is
This is WAY more common than you think, especially the "home repair" field. I used to have a company in Texas, that specialized in "handicap" (we worked with the actual STATE of Texas) .. anything from wheelchair ramps, to wheelchair shower installation and grab bars in showers. The great thing with that type of work is, you have to be licensed and up to date with the codes, as every single job you do before getting paid is inspected by the State of Texas. There were so many times I had to actually go out there and fix or even repair what other companys(that worked with the State) had done. They literally threw a piece of plywood down and called it a wheelchair ramp for a 75 yr old lady... It didn't take long for Texas to pull of their contracts from outside sources and put everything under their own banner.... The easiest thing I can tell you is... Never feel like you don't have a say so when you're talking with your contractor about work and if you feel like you're being "pressured" to go in the direction they want, but its not what you were wanting at all.. Then by all means, speak your mind as you're the client or find a company that wouldn't make you feel like you got strong armed for a quick buck.
Adrian looks like he’s never touched a pair of channellocks in his life. Damned salesmen giving us a bad name.
The first plumber on the second water heater using two hands on Channellocks didn't look like he's used them much either. If you have to use two hands on Channellocks just put them down. Chris Hansen wasn't too familiar with them either. I was thinking "open them up dude". I don't think Adrian was intentionally trying to rip them off, he just isn't educated in the field of plumbing. He worked at a bank before getting into the handyman business apparently. He could have saved face by saying that he had made a bad call, he was sorry and have a nice day.
This guy is underrated
6ix9ine Water Amen to that!
IT SAYS THERE IS A REPLY BUT I CANT SEE IT
@@gorgewashingmachine yea i noticed that
@@gorgewashingmachine i checked through all the replies that didn't show him and they all had editor grayson reply so it is him that replied and says its Roger cause he's his editor
@@cancan3449 ohhhh
11:01 Chloe literally continually paused and went quiet as if she were in a video game deciding which dialogue options would help her get out of this situation
That's actually a great give away for lying if the person doesn't pause alot and then starts to pause alot their probably lying
she was pretty damn articulated that I admit
@@goreobsessed2308 OR they aren't plumbers and just owners of the plumbing company, therefore they can't answer technical issues right away and gotta think a little bit about it before
@@glaucovillasboas8212 if that's the case they should say so and get a plumber
@@goreobsessed2308 plumbers are too expensive and the kid tattled on them she had to do this. (we know she isn't honest) just saying they were answering technical questions to a person that didn't study for that, so it's normal if they take some time to answer.
In this came she was guilty, but those kind of questions happen a lot of time to actual innocent people and it makes people think they aren't innocent because they took some time to answer technical questions.
"You make me look like the criminal"
He is, "inspecting" something, without being licensed, and then trying to sell them something they don't need, is a scam.
All those comanies, should be fined and/or have their business license taken away.
I think that guy was just guessing at the problem and probably genuinely felt that it did need to be replaced due to lack of education, not intentionally trying to scam them.
I know this is nitpicky, but every time someone said "Hot water heater", I cringed. I can still hear my dear old father yelling at me, "Why would you heat hot water? It's a damned WATER HEATER!"
Ah, yes. Nostalgia.
Scientifically speaking, all water has heat energy unless it is at absolute zero. So indeed you are heating hot water.. hot is a relative term.
Damn I never thought about that lmao
phatwcinfrcr and thats why we call a plumber to fix it instead of a scientist
@@asator2746 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Your father was kinda wrong though. Water heaters can be two different kinds of heaters as there are ones that produce hot water and ones that produce steam. Hot water heater is the specific term for ones that produce hot water. So both terms are actually correct
"The leak will increase the pressure". That is some wild logic right there.
@@mitch7525 As it happens I'm a postgraduate physicist. Bernoullis principle would show a decrease in pressure in the system. A leak would increase the flow rate, increased flow rate equals a lower pressure. The effect would be incredibly negligible of course, but the complete opposite of your attempt to be smart.
Hey I reacted the same way when the “plumber” said that haha
That's true, if it have a leak means air will get in and with air in will inflate and blowup.
@@olivialambert4124 I’m pretty sure he wasn’t saying you were wrong. Your sarcasm detector may be faulty
@@matthewcooper7296 Quite possibly. TH-cam comments have certainly killed my sarcasm detector. The number of times I've had logic worse than that said in the most genuine way, is unbelievable. Far over half of the comments would be deadly serious saying that. I guess my reply was proof that a little part of me has died through the process.
The plumber that sent the “break it” text shouldn’t be trusted or considered a professional just based on his bad spelling and grammar.
he be txtng n shiet.
yeah he should have use more soft words like drill a littel hole
He started digging before a doing a line locate. That illegal.
You do know some people aren’t born English and don’t have English as there first language just because he is bad at grammar doesn’t mean he is unprofessional in fact you should judge him based on his work There is a saying called “don’t judge a book by its cover” :)
I mean that’s not really fair you can be a good plumber and not know English very well.
Everyone gangsta until Chris Hansen comes in
right!? lol
I used to be a plumber, (Had an unfortunate accident on the job site.) and I gotta say, this is 100% real. I cannot tell you how much of a difference it made in the transition of when you don't know about plumbing to when you actually start learning the trade. That gap can close real quick when learning about water heaters, not to mention spot all of the red flags from "experts"... Keep making plumbers proud by doing the right thing.
Im so sorry for the accident. I hope you are ok now and found something else to pursue!
Thank for your service to our communities! Electricians, plumbers, HVAC workers, etc. don’t get enough credit!
Happy holidays!
One roofer said I needed new shingles. Needless to say I never called him back. I knew the shingles were only a few years old.
I got a reference from my awesome plumber. The roofer got on the roof. Inspected everything. Told me everything looks only a few years old. I should have called my plumber the first time. 🤦♂️
My plumber also gave me a reference for an electrician. He was great too.
If your plumber refers you to a gynecologist, run to the nearest hospital.
The good guys know the good guys :D The bad guys will try to claim the can fix it..
They almost killed that poor kid with the gas line... that’s crazy
Gas doesn't explode as readily as people think.
They are not paid actors lol
My eyes when they revealed it was a gas line: O_O
@@randomname4726 Yes they do, principally when you are hitting an metalic objetct with another metallic object creating sparks next to a gas leak
@@randomname4726 Google Gas line explosion Kentucky and look at the pictures.
I can’t believe I’ve stumbled along the plumbing side of the internet.
😂💯
It's 4:30am how did I get here
Me either
2:19 basically,
"Doctor, my foot hurts a lot."
Doctor: "It's cancer."
WebMD be like
@@silverman1205 facts
HAAAHAAAA
We're going to need to get you a new foot. we're looking at around $1,000 to $2,000
@@YayapLives - More like $6 million, be a new man. The 6 million dollar man!! Lol
I’m not even 18 and Chris Hansen confronting me would terrify me.
ur (ur age) and you are dating (1 year younger than you)??
@@snokido122 ?
@@thepopulationofkazakhstan1116 lmao idk my dumbass brother 😂
Chris Hansen did catch a 17-year old "predator" in one episode. He thought the kid was lying about his own age, when the kid said he was 17. Then the kid produced a real ID to show he was 17, and Chris Hansen had to apologize to him and let him go free, because in the state it happened, it wouldn't technically be illegal for two minor teenagers to make those kinds of plans together.
The worst part was the dude apparently sent his boss a picture of the pipe to be sure he was going after the right pipe and the boss was still like "break it"
The boss probably had insurance on this dude
yes but it EXPLODES
@@zteaxon7787 everyone, we have a troll! Look out! Do NOT interact. Hes been doing this the last few days on this channel. This should be the only reply to this comment.
Maybe the “boss” wasn’t really a plumber either and didn’t know the difference. Seems to me he’s just a conman.
@@totallyfrozen or he just did not look at the picture i had a boss like that you asked him thing to be sure and the guys just did not care if something wrong happens he will just push the blame on someone else
Chris Hansen went from "to catch a predator" to "to catch a plumber".
What's the difference? They both work on dirty pipes, and prefer newer ones.
@@greasyfingers9250 God fucking damn you take my like
@@greasyfingers9250 i beg to differ. a 14-17 year old "pipehole" should not be dirty beforehand since noone ever used it or touched it.
They're both predators, just in a different way to a different degree
Well Chris Hansen is now a fraudster and is mining the victims of Onision to gather money.
16:45 chris Hansen comes in and he instinctively takes a seat got to love that
We have your chat logs here...
As a plumber when people say “hot water heater” instead of just “water heater” i get triggered 😂
Timothy Plympton especially other plumbers
As a plumber I agree... never installed a cold water heater! Lol
@@matthewazboy8508 wouldn't cold water heater be more appropriate? I mean I wouldn't need a water heater if I already had hot water.
Had a lady offer me snacks and drinks the entire time I was installing her heater. She thought the water heater came with water inside it!
@@matthewazboy8508 I'm not a plumber, so I installed a cold water heater, and a heated icemaker! :)
If your a handy man, stick with being a handy man.
If your a plumber, be the best plumber that you can be.
I loved that
i know plenty of great handyman ...they are great because they know when to call in the someone with more know how when its time..
And if you don’t know the difference between you are and you’re your name should be Juan
see, This guy gets it!
@@MichelLinschoten ummmm ive got some news for you ... you dont either
This is exactly why techs shouldnt get a commission off of units sold.
Since the bad ones do this crap. Bad apples
Right take the incentive to sell water heaters. They are there to fix water heaters not sell them.
100% I will never work for a commission company.
They do the same with, “service techs” at at dealers. Tried to take my grandparents through the coals. Corrected them quick, kept telling me they had to have the work done..... like nah they don’t have to do anything even if it is broken. They were trying to see breaks and rosters with every oil changer rotation....
They keep saying "Hot" water heater and every time I hear it a small piece of my soul dies.
I prefer the cold water heater :p
Hot water creator
Hot water coolers are outdated clearly
SOmewhere in THEIR universe there is COLD water heater too :P
Ikr! It’s up there with ‘atm machine’ for me
Remember guys: when a guy says "I'm going to be completely honest with you" he is definitely lying
@Jay Bee Yes I shouldn't exclude woman in this lmao
Thats not entirely true.
@@koichilucero that's another one
I'm going to be completely honest with you this person is definitely telling the truth
Thats why you say listen i'm gonna be Frank here
Well the guy who owns the company I work for is ethics first and formost. Hed basically crucify me if did something egregious
Good find those types are rare
Me (is 14 and not even slightly interested in being a plumber): ooh this looks cool
Plumbers make good money and there will always be a demand for plumbers.
You may want think about pursuing a career in plumbing when you enter the workforce in about 4 years. Just a thought nothing more.
The water level is your limits
That ned guy is right, trades are high demand, and stay that way. Welders, electricians, plumbers. All very valuable skills and worth considering. If they aren't your thing, fair enough. But if you dont mind getting your hands dirty there is always that option.
Ned Nedy thanks for the recommendation
plumbers can make 6 figures, it’s a damn good job
I hope a good and honest company hired that first guy.
Knowing capitalism? He's probably blackballed from 60% of companies...
Just started my apprenticeship a little over 6 months ago and i'm hooked to your channel! Thank you so much for doing what you do and making sure the next generation of plumbers do the work the right way!
The kid who was told to break the pipe? The way the "owner" was texting him in broken English, and had his wife show up for the interview?
Yeah, they were gonna set the kid up, tell the homeowner their tech broke it,, and then give them a stupid estimate to fix it. Folks do it all the time. You can tell that's why they hired him,, to be a fall guy.
lmfao if i break a pipe that im not there to fix i fix it for free, im not gonna charge them for me fucking shit up.
@Chief Keef
Rule 1 of scamming: the scam doesn't have to be smart to work. In fact the dumber the scam, the more people you filter out of your pool for schmucks. In scam emails for example they _intentionally_ put in misspellings and bad grammar to make anyone who is capable of noticing ignore it and anyone who didn't notice would be more likely to fall for the scam.
I could probably name a few politicians who could also fit that pattern but I don't want to get into politics right now...
@Chief Keef even then the guy dug up a gas line an was told to break it.... he was there for a sewage line related call.
They'd have to fix it for free if they admitted breaking it though.
@T
Exactly. He couldn't contradict the story.
"Mr Hansen I swear I just came to watch movies and hang out with the water heater I wasnt going to do anything."
"this thing is cracked" "It's broke for sure" (looks around all fidgety)
I'm a maintenance technician for a grocery store and whenever a plumbing job is out of my scope of work I always have a plumber come down because I respect their work and what they do.
Hey thanks! Alot of maintenance techs end up causing more problems when they "fix" something out of their league. Making my job harder.
That's actually smart because if it's out of your scope and you try to fix it anyway, any issues that happen afterwards are your fault. This way, there's business insurance, and such backing you up. Always trust in the paper trail, and take before and after pictures whenever possible.
@A_GODS tell me about it
@A_GODS Yes! And make a point of bringing in drop cloths, tarps, puck boards for sliding appliances, etc. I tell you, there's a type of laminate floor that's molded to have ridges like wood grain to match the pattern printed on it, which makes it really soft, like I can dent it with a fingernail. I make sure to point that out to the homeowner if I'm moving a fridge since modern floorplans tend to stick them in odd locations.
Me with this video tabbed out listening to it in the background: "That guy sounds like Chris Hansen, weird"
*5 minutes later, tabs to video* "Oh, it IS Chris Hansen"
I like how he asks the last guy about making other repairmen look bad. That’s so true, coz once you’ve been scammed, ur always paranoid and skeptical about calling a “professional”, and the real people end up also losing business and their credibility as a result of guys like this
My fellow South African.
I know that feeling being an honest auto mechanic. I hate the A-holes that try to rip people off. There's enough legitimate repair work out there if we just do it at a fair price that we don't need to create more work.
Bro if I can just fix a water heater instead of replacing....easy decision....fix it and go knock out more jobs.
"New Technician"
What happened to apprenticeships?
Exactly. If he was "a new tech" should've known better or shouldn't have been there alone
A scary large amount of big box companies throw new techs into the field after a few months.
Christopher Chandler I got throw in right away with some fire sprinkler experience but it’s easy
From what i can tell seems businesses refuse to take on the up front costs of training people anymore.
Everyone went college and university instead then rushed to find unskilled work when they couldn't find anything outside of trades.