Plumbing Apprentice's Life
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Plumbing Apprentice's Life. We turn on domestic water in this summer home for the season. Follow this Journey as I train my two sons the plumbing trade. Gonna be a long but good journey.
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I’m a sophomore in high school and I already know that I want to pursue the field of trades. Where I live in Indiana it’s in such a high demand and and I would love to do hands on stuff while working my job. I am blessed of the opportunity to be able to have to ask questions and gain knowledge of these jobs, my uncle and dad both are in a apprenticeship program and are one year off getting their journeyman’s license in plumbing and I wanna do this cause of the fact that it’s not as hard as I thought it would be able to apply for one considering the certifications needed for it. Even though I advise it, you don’t NEED to be a straight A student be able to attend plumbing school which I think is great. I can’t wait to learn more about this field.
That is awesome stuff. I could not agree more. Really stoked for you and as you already stated the work is there and plumbing is nothing but giant lego set. Its fun.
hey im from Indiana too Indianapolis
Yes, it's a good trade, you get out of it what you put into it, it's not always easy and fun, it will be very stressful and you will want to quit alot of times,, the work will be slow to crazy busy at times, not everyone can be a plumber, when you put the time, and hard work in the knowledge will come and the talent,and confidence, only then will you be a plumber
Mxltzc Hell yeah buddy plumbers apprentice of 2 years as of rn here in Indy I love it man
I remember when you could get certified as a plumber in high school now you have to have a diploma or GED
Sooo many haters hating.... let these guys live. At least he's being a good dad and showing his kid a trade. Also at least his son is willing to learn. Seems like a good father son relationship. They probably have a blast living the American dream! Let these people live.. 2 thumbs up!!
Frank A In da house.......thanks frank....good words and not so easy teaching your sons....Appreciate the good words.
100%
I went from working bars to bouncing to infantry to university and now at 31 im chasing down an adult apprenticeship after working for a landscaper who was a commercial plumber by trade.
Way to many 'intellectuals'these days talking about hyopthetical shit and not enough doers making things happen.
My step dad was a carpenter, tailor, leathersmith by trade and spent nearly a decade earning a fortune working cattle stations.
I appreciate intelligent people but when the shit hits the fan who you gonna choose? A lifestyle blogger over a hard yakka working class tradesman?
Making Good Money Too
Cj Francis to me the smart people are the tradesman. Not all the education bs.
Yup. My dads a mechanic and now I'm 31 youtubing how to fix cars. When I could of learned more but was too busy skateboarding
My dad died when I was 17, before he taught me anything, and he had over 25 years experience in construction. I will forever envy any man who’s dad taught them a trade. This video is awesome to see. Miss ya dad
My man....sorry for your loss.
God bless you and your dad . I know he is proud of whatever trade or career you picked up. R.i.p to him
Wow, I’m 17 now and my dad is 43 and has over 20 years in construction, I couldn’t imagine losing him right now, I’m so glad he’s teaching me about construction. Sorry that happened, I hope you are doing alright man.
I wish I had a father figure like this. Nothing better than seeing a Dad raise his son to be a true working man.
I watched this video over 9 months ago, before I started my plumbing apprenticeship, as I was seeing what the job was like. I had no idea what I was watching or what you guys were doing or talking about. Now that I've been in probably 300-400 homes during my apprenticeship, I know exactly what you're talking about and doing. It's fun to sort of know what's going on now haha.
Awesome Marlin.....Congrats.
This video is PERFECT for helping to understand what it's like to be an apprentice plumber! Thank you!
Thanks Seth. appreciate that.
It's always difficult to train apprentices, I would imagine that training your son is especially difficult. Good job having the patience.
Thats how they learn.
painful at times. but well worth it.
yes yung..
Learning from my dad
I start Monday with my Dad at his company.
Not accurate. Where's all the cussing?
cut out in edit room ha
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This is too true.
Thats for journeyman that work construction
Fantastic service from start to finish! Even the answering service was great. Jared and Hector did a wonderful job, explained everything, demonstrated how to use my new water heater and cleaned up after themselves. I highly recommend Bellows Plumbing.
awesome...where they out of?
I just started as a apprentice about 5 months ago with this plumbing company. Before I didn’t know nothing about plumbing, and the people I was working with where getting mad that I didn’t had no experience. They wanted me to know everything already and wanted me to learn everything in one month. I was about to quit because they where making me feel like I wasn’t getting the hang of it, but I’ve been working my ass off to prove them i got this. Watching you this video just makes me wish the guys at work had your patience for me. I’m not giving up on learning this trade because now that I have some months in, I do like the job.
yo do not sweat them clowns...hang tuff and crush it
I am in tech.. and it's the same thing... hang in there... and one day you can give the new guy crap... but don't... treat how you wish you'd been treated. DO NOT GIVE UP!
Same... it’s part of the process don’t quit.
Just got hired as an apprentice and I really hope I get some patient trainers
Yeah man those assholes will retire soon some guys just forget they also had to spend the time to learn too
I start my apprenticeship next week, and I hope my journeyman is like you. I doubt he will be, but I hope he is. ‘Cause you’re a great teacher
You got this! Keep us posted !
How’s it been so far
update
Are you alive bro?
How'd it go??
I’m moving to Canada shortly and pursing a career in plumbing! Watching this video reassured me that I want to do everything in this video!! From the mentorship, endless learning and fulfillment afterwards, I CANNOT WAIT!!!!
Lets Go!!!! Stay in touch
Hes a good mentor. I'd take an apprenticeship under em!
Thanks Pete
Thank you for posting this video
One of my first
Cool video man, thanks for bringing more younger guys into the trades
man its all good...thank you
I’m getting the hell out of office life and doing a plumbing course then work experience and hopefully get into an apprenticeship, always enjoyed helping my dad out with little plumbing projects around the home.
come on schmoo...do it...Do both so you can make sure you love it. good luck.
schmoo How’s it going?
What's wrong with the office life?
@@gary5165some people find it brain rotting at times, staring at a screen and sitting dkwn
Tomorrow is gonna be my first day as a plumber apprentice!!! Thanks for the video Help!!!
Good luck!! Great trade....keep in touch
How did it go bro
Geez, you really make the boss I had as an apprentice look like an arsehole, great attitude 👍
ya i had my share too!
That first house a nice thats house goals for real
Gonna have to go back and check it out
Great job. Thanks
Thank you too!
I’m hoping to become an apprentice for a plumber in Utah right now. I’ve done service for pools, commercial production printing, and sold cars, solar, pest. Hoping to learn a long term trade thanks for the video.
Best of luck! keep in touch plumber.
Chuck Barron I finally got my foot in the door after plenty of plumbing companies turned me down. I’m taking a pay cut but I think it will pay off down the road. I really appreciate all your videos I’ve been watching all of them learning something each time. Hoping to start my own company in future with my brother thanks for making all the content 🙏🏻
Great video, love the style!
Lets go!! Ha.
Hi If you see this then thank you I’m in college year 1 learning and this really helped me
Lets Go!!!! I see it dawg
Cool man, the apprentice is the future of the craft!
Great trade! Plumbing is here to stay.
Been a apprentice for a while now I think the best thing to do is the get the tools ready before the tech even needs them. Have everything ready to go. Clean up and bring tools out when you know you don’t need something and just get in there and start working. If you know what you have to do and know how to do it just go for it. People like to see a drive and will reward you for it
Great point Mike....Know the next move is key and what is needed without being asked is awesome...You need to be a great helper before your a great mechanic...your well on your way....where you from?
I’m a few months in as an apprentice already hands on 💰
so much work out there. good luck
it wasnt till i got old and more at ease with life in general did i understand what needed to be my view point in the sense of how better my own future skills could have been better serve by a simple understanding that we learn by other mistakes, as well as our own hence there are no dumb questions, just be safe and practice those habits that will leave you each day intact
yes sir dale... daily lessons for sure. still to this day.
I wish I had a box like this! Great work!
Thanks Clean....where ya from CCG?
i’m a plumbing ap in canada
This is a real job, not some stupid behind the desk job. I’m always proud of people in trade jobs, it’ll always be more honorable than a corporate job to me.
Essential for sure.
It’s a good idea to flush those toilets like 4 or 5 times and check under the sinks for leaks I’ve found many drips that way also good to fill tub and sinks too make sure they hold water
True that.
Very good job guy..
Thanks Rkeng
Great video
Thanks Bob....
Douglas pliers are my favorite too
#1
Never learned plumbing with my father he would always make me just watch and never do anything then get mad when I didn’t know how to do things correctly , I could never ask him questions cause they were stupid questions because I was just supposed to know I could never do anything when I wanted to try to do things , I remember the first faucet I changed in a house I had to watch a TH-cam video to replace it
That’s how my father was too. And still is to this day. Sometimes it seems like it’s best to just learn but yourself through trial and error. Every time I tried to learn from him and the first mistake I made or couldn’t understand fully he’d flip out.
@@Fishingrunner reminds me of my dad, he easily gets pissed off, so I never asked him questions and learned things on my own. But I hope to be a great father for my future kids.
Ok on that one. I have seen it also out there. Some fathers are not good coaches in sports-work-life.....
This was cool to see. I'm gonna be a plumber some day.
oh yes....get er done.. where ya from?
@@ChuckBarron st. Louis mo. I've wanted to be a plumber since I was 17 or so. Im 26 now. I just forgot about it for a while. Probably because some people in my life at the time gave me a hard time for picking that as a career. Also I started to become depressed since that age. Now that I'm better, I just remembered that that was what I wanted to do. Honestly, this is the only career I'm interested in. I'm bit sure why, but the idea of any other job gives me anxiety. This is the only career choice that I'm really interested in. The one where I'm excited to learn and practice. I can't wait to get some experience. Thanks for replying.
get er done. you sound focused and reach out any time....we here for the long haul God Willing.
Are you a plumber now ?
Great job on the video editing. The background music doesn't drowned out what you guys are saying or doing. Perfect job I wish other people producing videos would watch yours and take note of how it's supposed to be done properly. On another note I am a general contractor and find it extremely hard to find young people who are willing to work. Unfortunately our young folks have been indoctrinated with the adage that manual labor is somehow demeaning. What I find you meaning is having to pay somebody else a lot of money to do something I could have learned to do myself. Great job and good parenting.
Thanks Brad, appreciate the good word. I try to throw some back ground music to keep it flowing....ya im trying to teach the young man and its rewarding and painful to watch the process sometimes lol
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Every generation calls the younger generations lazy, I bet your grandparents thought the same of you. There are many motivated men and women looking to enter the workforce. If you are a GC & looking to hire have you tried recruiting on helmetstohardhats.org ? There are lots of young hardworking veterans looking to learn a trade.
I’m an plumber apprentice, i start thursday i’m pretty excited!
awesome..great trade. good luck.
How you doing?
1 year on, how you doing buddy?
I’m doing a plumbing apprenticeship with my dad and I can’t tell you how many times I’ve accidentally left a meter key in somebody’s front yard and then have to buy my dad a new one.
CB2 you here this? Go buy me another water key.....Where ya from brennon?
Chuck Barron my name is actually Rylan I’m from Georgia
How do you find/join a apprenticeship
omg yup get hired by a company near you and acquire an apprenticeship card through your state’s division of labor
@@Options_Trader11 you just have to find a master plumber who'll hire you. Then you can apply for an apprenticeship under him.
looks good
Fun. Fun. Fun.
On the service valve before the meter set u should operate slowly to pack the regulator. If you open to quick it could stacy stuck closed. Just a reminder. I used to install those.
roger that Pete..thanks for the tip.
Yes sir! If the gas regulator gets stuck it's kind of a pita if I remember right.
hey i know about thre anti-freeze in the but the same way for the both room plumbing not to freeze? love the channel and I'm known to it thanks for the footage.
thanks for stopping in ratty
I wish most bosses were like You!
Just being a good human.....Get er done...
Nice one
I oluwaseyi standard plumber from Nigeria
Thankyou for the video Amazing really showed me what an apprentice does. I’m hoping to become an apprentice I’m 19 going on 20 and I’m hoping that this will be a great career path. Any advice would be appreciated Thankyou!🙏
Best of luck! Get er done
I’m 12 and definitely considering getting into the trades as an adult, this video helps a lot. Thanks you
Jump on it.....
Wow you are a phenomenal teacher great work
Thank You Nyz
If I showed up to work in basketball shorts headed to customer homes my boss would send me home. And if he didn't. My coworker who I'm also apprenticing under would lol
I can't complain....Im dressing the same..we balling for sure....ha
Nice.
thanks
Wishing my boss was like you lol. He’s a plumbing contractor so we have to work to get paid. But he’s cool.
Plumb on Luis. We all gotta get er done.
Respect to all plumbers out there! I could never ever do this job.
Hell, I have a hard enough time unclogging my own damn toilet. LOL
We got you.
Pressure balanced valves require equally balanced pressure to deliver proper balanced volume
Yes sir.
Anti freeze straight to the sewer. A lot of people don’t know but a lot of chemicals can absorb into water but they never come out.
Good point Jacob. Thats toxic free anti freeze for domestic that we use.
This looks like such satisfying work. I’m currently working a dead end office job which I don’t like. Im looking into the plumbing trade for a career. Should I signup for an online course and get a certificate to learn the fundamentals then apply as an apprentice? I’ll be moving to the cherry hill nj area soon.
do it brother.
Devin Boumal i start mine this monday! Go get it
Alazar Sis nice congrats. I’m starting school in September
Sounds like someone has a case of the Mondays
8:40 “gas who’s on” LOL 😂
Rut row
I am planning to become plumber, but some people say it's hard to find apprentice
Go for it. Go with what you want Meron....
Dad is literally teaching his son how to make a good living with the knowledge he knows. Big respect for his pops
Yes indeed. The trades are in need of a few good troops.
Was thinking of being an electrician but as I did my research I realized that I don’t have the best long term memory and everything has to be perfectly up to code and codes change every 3 years and the code book is the size of a text book. I’m thinking of being a plumber instead lol
Its like legos......lets go
Im 16 i was wondering if getting into a apprenticeship program would help reach my goal of being a plumber ?
for sure. ask your advisor in school for help. good luck.
It’s extremely difficult training an apprentice with this generation of youth. Especially when they’ve never touched a tool. Im experiencing this now, very frustrating.
a real problem
Thank god my dad used to take me on jobs
My dad ain’t a plumber, but we’ve gotten some shit done together that involves things like this.
@@chucklemuchuckle2170 same here bout to reach my 18 years and scared for the old heads out there in the workforce glad my dad showed me a thing or two though
I’m a youth who hasn’t touched many tools, it’s concerning as hell considering I’m attempting to throw myself into a trade. I was thinking what your comment says as I watched the video.
“How am I going to know which tool to use and when?”
I found your video because I signed up to be a plumber. Why does it take so long to become a journeyman? That looked fairly easy. I wondered what you have to do if there is a broken pipe in someone's wall? Do you have to tear out the wall and rebuild it after?
So much to learn in plumbing....basically a health department of safety for all humans. as far a holes in walls....we make em neat but usually do not fix. I have fixed in some cases for sure.
It's a load of bull really, but it can be obtained much faster by going to trade school as apposed to shop which needs 4 whole years. The perk of shop is that you get to do a lil bit of everything making you more valuable in the future.
Apprentice lyfe!
Ya Ya!!! Get Er Done Kepeli
I wonder why do you run cold side first? Is that just the way you like to do that or is there a reason for it
just my think.
Looking to get into the trades. Stuck between plumbing and HVAC. From the plumbing side what's your argument for it versus HVAC?
My view is this.....Hvac cannot be purchased at home depot, lowes, hardware store. So with that said. When you own your craft you will have no one saying hay i can buy a condensor a home depot for 2.00 cheaper...get me? great trades for sure. good luck
I am heavily considering going into a trade, and plumbing looks like a great option for me right now. Would you recommend doing an apprenticeship or trade school, or perhaps even both?
both....some states require school for apprentice program if ya like to get journeyman license or even Master Plumbers.
@@ChuckBarron Thanks, that helps
Hello. Can I ask you a small question. I have a toilet upstairs in my house. I live alone I never use it. Can I just turn off the rear main feed valve to the tank and empty out the toilet and just let it sit until I’m ready to renovate the bathroom? Is there any danger inherent in doing that? Thank you so much!!
Keep water in bowl for trap seal.....also in sink and tub if not using.....keeps sewer gas out
Is it dumb that I'm watching this video because I'm curious, and thinking about apprenticing as a plumber? It sounds like a very good career if you ask me. Yeah, I hear it can be very strenuous, but "no pain no gain" right?
x, no plumbers are out of work that I know of for the past 35 years....do it.
CB2 is very lucky.
CB2 where are you dawg
I am
I am gonna turn 48 soon and I already have a full time job. I would like to get into plumbing to learn a trade and do it part time. Would you recommend me to do it or shall I forget about it? Thanks!
Go for it.....
When i was an apprentice if i came to work with shorts on my mechanic would send me home within a minute.
Honestly plumbing seems interesting to me if I wanted to learn more about it would I have to take college courses first or would I be able to start off at a plumbing job without experience and learn through a job ?
No way.....where ya from? look locally for a helper job. Maybe even a vo tech school near ya.
Chuck Barron thanks for replying and I reside in the state of utah in the salt lake area I've been thinking about going into plumbing and electrical
Apply to your local union
It’s hard to get into a union and it’s very political. In my opinion just go to a plumbing company that’s willing to teach you, because many old plumbers won’t want to teach you. Avoid the school for a few reasons.
First they won’t teach you much and you will have to pay them back.
Second, many companies won’t want to hire you because of a lack of experience and they won’t want to pay you plumber wages because a pice of paper say they need to.
Plumbing schools on florida require a licensed sponsor to enroll. I found a job and then they sent me to school after a year. I'm in 4th year now. Best decision of my life! Good luck!?
Can I ask a dumb question? Do apprentices get paid and if so, what’s a median wage?
Yes indeed. I say 10-20 depending on skill level
How long would it take for me to become a master plumber and how much would I make in a apprenticeship
5 years in new jersey till your eligible to take test.
Is the purpose of turning off the water for the winter so the lines don't freeze? And lets say the lines do freeze how do you unthaw them?
Jesse, Yes for sure. They will freeze ...They usually crack or blow apart at the fitting.
@@ChuckBarron gotcha
I’m thinking why are they so happy that early in the morning to go plumb houses? Then realized they’re at the beach
Plumbing is fun. I'm a plumbing Contractor in Florida no antifreeze in these toilets 😁 lol. You look like a cool boss man though.
Enrico....how fun is it....so fun....thanks my man.
Enrico L. Dang what part of Florida I just started trade school for plumbing and I live in Florida too
@@chasecondon3064 Tampa Bay area. If you need the plumbing books I'll sell em for a good deal. What trade school are you going to? I've been a contractor now for 7 months. It's totally worth it!
Enrico L. I’m at Ptech in st.pete. I’ve got all the books I need for now thanks though
@@chasecondon3064 I live in Pinellas Park, took camtech. Good luck bud there's a lot of medical gas questions. Also work on your isometric drawings it's more than half your grade.
I want to learn a trade to make good money and not struggle anymore but idk which one I would have most success in
pick one you love and crush it.
It's actually called a "curb key" guys.. not a meter key or whatever you guys were saying lol. I work in Syracuse NY as a apprentice plumber. My first year working with my dad was exactly like that. But my dad was tougher.. and alot of digging. Keep up the good work gentleman.
lol....I be honest with ya with I do my edits I find so many mistakes I make. example-just like you said about meter key...lol No such thing. or a water heater a Hot water heater....I still do that. Thanks Plumber. Plumb On.
Thats weird so theres anti freeze in the pipes? In Cali never heard of such a thing
Do you have freezing weather? maybe up north cali? Im not sure.
@@ChuckBarron where im at in the winter lows are about mid 30s.
Im from Indianapolis, Indiana
roger that space....get er done...
Channel locks tear up those meter lids. It'll be round before you k ow it. If you are a professional, have the right tools.
If....i only could find the right meter key.....
How many years does it take to become a master plumber? This looks like an great career! Do plumbers make a good salary?
4 apprentice in nj, plus 1 journeyman to be eligible for exam.
So I've been doing plumbing for little bit now and I'm in my first year of school, the plumber i work for is always calling me a fucking idiot and putting me down and its not like im not trying. theres never a minute where my hands are in my pocket or im just fucking off, im constantly giving it my all and he doesn't seem to care. I try to ask him questions about the job and never get an educated response. Are all plumbers like this to the helpers? Or am i just working for a jerk
Working for a jerk it sound like...Is he the owner or just another employee? I had a couple old timers when i was a helper that were idiots too....they did not want to show ya stuff because they feared advancement of the young buck....silly crap like that.
Most are, yes. They're like that because they were treated like garbage when they were in your shoes so they're just passing it down. No room for softies in this gig. Just grit your teeth and work through it and try and learn as much as you can.
CB!!
In Da House!
I'm in Australia this king about being a plumber, is the pay good??
Thomas a career baby.....lets go.
I'm proud to say i'm a plumber, how to apply or where can i apply going to canada as plumber.
I do believe we have some Canadian plumbers on board here. hopefully someone can give you a shout out. What part you heading to?
I hope i can work in canada as plumber, i'm apprentice plumber for 12 years in total, now i'm currently working here in Dubai as Meps Technician for 6 years in same company serco.
Oh hell ya....Dubai. That place is booming. I have a customer there who is some type of construction supervisor there. Crazy. Im sure you can convert them hours .....call you license people and find out the details. Maybe W-2's is all you need.
Yes, but here in my company, my salary is not enough for my family needs so i'm trying to look forward to have working visa to canada as plumber so that i can express my knowledge and abilities.
nice...good luck my man
I'm from Alberta, currently -35 here lol, I'm thinking of entering the trade. Is it true, all helpers do to start is dig trenches all day long for 10 hours straight?
oh hell no. so much to do as a apprentice. Ask around. 👍
Where the hell you hear that? Lol. All depends what sector you’re in.
as a sophomore, how would i become a plumbers apprentice?
start looking Sharp. banging on doors. some classes. hunger is the key.
Is a 2 year plumbing program in a trade school enough experience for the trade ?
Just a start.....keep grinding
most programs are 4 years but some do split in two.....year sessions.
Is it feasible to plumb part time while going to college education full time, with enough money to live off of (ie apartment, food, car)?
I need to live on my own, but really need a better way to bring in income other than working full time minimum wage with no room to do anything else. I also want to continue going to college. Is going into the plumbing trade a good option to bring home enough money to support myself while still having the option and freedom to finish my education?
Yes. the game of life is hustle toasty. May be tight in the beginning but a trade is a life time of work. I would try and score a job with a plumber before schooling. one that will teach and you can get paid to. Someone out there always looking for a hard worker willing to learn.
If u can meet a plumber who can use u part time, but money and time are always a problem in the plumbing world, and life in general
James Coombs thanks! I’m gonna definitely try to start the certificate program in August, it’s only 9 months, after that I’ll try to start plumbing, but I’ll have to try to find somewhere where I can work a set schedule, so I can go to school as well
Sounds like you might want to look into getting a plumbing helper job, full time, now and try to get the certificate course part time, it's a hands on trade, you will learn by actually doing the work and earning a little
I've been a helper 9 months. The guy I usually work with did three years of plumbing school and even he said you learn more on the job than you ever will in a classroom. You're better off just finding Helper position full time and learning hands on than going to school .
Did you test the gas line?
Of course
Im 25 with experience in just about everything living in northern indiana am i too old to peruse becoming a plumber? I want too i just dont know what to do to get started
Like this wintz there doing ive been doing winterizations for about 2 years now
Just think...you will own how to winterize now. just a small slice of the plumbing pie..
bang on doors brother. it will happen.
seems like easy work, is this what the majority of plumbing apprenticeship is? Im looking for a new trade
love it...come on brother.
@@ChuckBarron I am 40, I have heard people say thats not too old, could I survive as apprentice pay? Is it 15-19 an hour average?
@@biggumstevens1784 Depends what company you end up working for. It usually isn't cakewalk work like this. You'll be down in the trenches digging ditches, manhandling heavy cast iron pipe, doing all the brute work. It'll be months before you ever pick up an actual power tool. At 40, you should make sure you're prepared for all the extensive manual labor that's involved before you jump in. I was like 23 when I got in, was in peak shape and that work was still tough for me to keep up with. Was on a crew roughing in a new development, roughing in one house right after the next, it was brutal. Think I was getting paid something like $20/hour non-union. If you can get in with a union, your starting pay will be a lot higher but it's very hard to get into the union. Lots of competition and you gotta know people if you want to have any shot at being accepted.
@@losferwords100 I was in security police and fire union, I basically have trained to be a cop so I am not in horrible condition. Lifting heavy shit isn't that bad, and digging ditches isn't that bad to me either.
@@biggumstevens1784 It'll still be rough. It's hard to compare if you've never worked in construction before. Everyday is training day depending on the crew you get on with I guess. Some guys out there are animals and will work from sun up to sun down and then do it all over again the next day. Other crews are more laid back. If you're green and want to jump in, new construction is the best place to get your feet wet. Service work is the easier side of the trade, you can get into that later. That and commercial work. You'll figure out real quick what kind of work you like the most and then hone in on that. Most guys like service work like this (drain cleaning, water heater replacements, fixing leaks, etc.), I always liked new construction but do some service when the building market gets slow. I don't think anybody likes commercial work but maybe you will. Don't know until you try.
Another pliers plumber, no flat jaw wrench ,mar up all the chrome. Some day when you can afford a new Lexus and you take it to the dealer for a bulb in the dash out ,I hope they work on it with a claw hammer and a pry bar.
Great point. Im in search for toothless pliers and and new auto mechanic.
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Im sorry but how low flow is that toilet? It doesn't look like it could flush anything but liquid....
not sure
im 18 and want to be a plumber should i go to trade school? or start working for apprenticeship
Marcio, Try to get with company. you can do both at the same time. Good luck.
Chuck Barron the trade school i was going to to go pays with for learning 15$ hour i can do that and find a company?
oh wow..thats nice. Some do both. all depends on schedule ...No matter what you do your heading in right direction.
I’m a plumber in Massachusetts
awesome....Get it done daddio.
Hello sir
Hello! Do it plumber.
Hey, i am 23 years old and i want to start my career as a plumber but i have diabetes type 1 ,I need to take my lunch breaks and eat something , is this ok for this job ??? Would u hired me if i say i have diabetes???
First of all go for it a great career. Yes I would. Do not let that hold you back brother. keep us posted.
I know I'm gonna be that guy as an apprentice plumber soon. It's gonna suck
oh its all good dylan. alway gonna have work for ya.You have a plumber in the fam?
my English is not very good, do you think is possible for me to be a plumber?
oh yes. Go for it.