PLUMBING FAIL…Dont Make This Mistake When Fixing The Toilet
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ก.ย. 2024
- Plumbing fail...OK i made a mistake...but i have an excuse!
This week we was jobbing about plumbing, fixing some broken toilets and leaking sinks but i do make a mistake when fixing the toilet...how long before you spot what i do
Customer called up to say there toilet wasn't flushing correctly, the siphon had failed so see how we replace a toiler siphon, replace a toilet fill valve and replace a toilet handle.
Also the wing nuts on toilets can be very difficult to get off so see how we challenge that.
Next job is another plumbing repair where we was called out to a leaking sink. The pipework was a bit of a mess so we had to get in there and replace the waste system for this double bowl sink
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I always stick a towel on the pan and lay the cistern on there makes it easier
@@alansmith9412 yeah up higher would of been easier 👍
A lot of plumbers suffer with back pain but you can't have to much time of ather wise your end up upsetting the misses and it will be more black eyes lol
@@charliewillis8527 that’s true 😂😂 never thought of that
I had the same with my back last week, was fitting a bathroom all week. I was literally crawling to the van at the end of my shift which isn’t a very good look. Spent one evening in a&e for them to tell me I’m fine 🤷♂️. No days recovery just kept going. The joys of being self employed 😏
Thank you for the video Luke , I feel for you with the bad back. I have suffered for over 10 years with sciatica still to this day it gives me grief at 76 I can well do without it
@@barryl.2688 thanks mate, it’s lot better but still there. Got a few jobs coming up that involve heavy lifting a dreading my back going! Hopefully it doesn’t get worse but doctor said once it goes once prone to happening again. Sorry to hear about your back mate I can now say I feel your pain 😅👍
Might have to ask the guys at Travis to order these Viva parts, they look pretty cool. I usually use the Dudley stuff, never had problems with them
I didn’t comment as I already knew 😂😂 great video to help people this mate.
@@Heatking yeah I’m sure I sent you a rage voice note about this one mate 😂😂👍
Push fit waste ! 😮😮second mistake😂😂😂 get well soon ! Great vid!
@@jeromeroddy4931 😂 I did go outside and see if I could just pull the pipe out and start again but nope, cemented up to high heaven and looked liked it was patched up with a slingshot
@@bluebulldog_uk always a great job bud! I know sometimes you have to work with what you’ve got! 👍👍
thanks for the video, mate. Maybe a slight error, you didn't fit the threaded bit that braces the ball valve against the inside of the cistern, but maybe it was missing from the packet.
Nice one, Luke, on both jobs. Hard to tell the error unless you're there, I get the feeling the video is edited so sometimes I take it for granted all necessary procedures have taken place. Nonetheless, errors don't bother me as long as they are minor, of course!! It can be preached on about techniques and follow throughs' all day long, but when you're in the thick of it is when you fully understand the in's and out's pf circumstances.
Too right! Massive difference between theory and practice. I'm about to rediscover this myself, on way to tackle a VERY concealed Grohe cistern 😂
Another great one Luke and it's these every day jobs that save us a lot of money and gain us brownie points with the wife 😅😅
My designer vertical rad fit went well and that was another video I used as a template too 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
@@nathangroves3177 love that your learning from the videos mate…don’t tell the local plumbers thou…they will be gunning for me 😂😂👍
Viva stuff use everyday always good gear. Most toilets now with siphons and handles I just Convert them all the viva push button flush valves plenty of room for the fill valves instead of the bulky floats. If you want a link to viva stuff if buying in bulk happy to share if that’s what you fit.
9.00 You didn't fit the steady pin. Take it easy with your back, hope it's better soon. It takes a while, unfortunately 😫
Had a back problem with slipped disc,feel your pain Luke.
@@AllanNinniss horrendous mate, I’ve known people say they have a bad back but it truly is one of them, you don’t really know till it happens to you!
6:18 missing lever on the ball valve arm to shut off the water?
Spot on mate 👌
It happens to us all mate. As a fellow plumber you need to strengthen your core to sort your lower back out. Somatic yoga works for me! 💪
The mistake is that you didn't take a dump in the toilet afterwards to fully test the flush. A rookie mistake!
@@bled83 that’s true…plumbers rights that is 😅😅
7:49 no donut on the bracket 😂
Ive been suffering with my back again for about a month, getting under sinks etc definitely doesn't do it any good. you should look into an inversion frame/boots or table the decompression helps mate, hope its sorted soon, its brutal when your working on your own makes you realise how much we rely on our bodies to make our money
8.20 ish.......the ball crane arm is upside down and not pressing in pin to close water 😢
I wish you well mate.
Just started watching.
Cheers and all the best.
Ball-o-fix ? So many toilets dont have them for years until I get there so is it a mistake ?
@@mrharry8466 some sort of isolation should really be there but depend on age of system. Lot of older systems you won’t see them on
How did you do your back mate? search youtube for some exersises to do it will help you recover quicker
@@TH-camHero666 kneeling down to fit some radiator valves, started to hurt and hour later couldn’t walk. I’ve been to doctors and they have sorted me a plan to stretch my back out 👍👍
I like watching your videos Luke because you are so honest and if you make a cock up you hold your hands up, I’m not a plumber but you always explain everything in layman’s terms so keep doing what you’re doing, cheers 👍
@@alshore6168 thanks mate appreciate the support 👍👍
Love watching your videos mate. How much would you charge for each of the jobs?
@@rukonza5666 £100 for the toilet overhaul Labour only and the sink waste £85 Labour
I really appreciate the reply. 8 years into plumbing, 4 of which working for myself. I just wanted to compare my prices against more knowledgeable plumber like yourself, and i think i would've charged the same
Hope your back gets better soon mate, it's also great you're not feeling sorry for yourself and you're just trying to crack on..
He who dares 💪
Float arm isnt on the right way as it wont knock the water off
Luke have you come across the mdp barror pipe it's a pain as it's thicker than 25mm poly pipe had a right job getting a fitting to come off it found one but it was £42 + vat a right kick in the bollocks lol
@@charliewillis8527 last time I had some
Pipe like that used a universal fitting from city plumbing il put link below see what you think
www.cityplumbing.co.uk/p/plasson-push-fit-series-1-universal-coupler-25mmx24-28mm-10017u025028/p/950406#fo_c=2832&fo_k=b4051d1e72693cc0a7629d5ffe8f634a&fo_s=gplauk
You can cut sheath off its 25 underneath if you get stuck
@@galaxydave69 yes but silly question how do you do it as I tried on the scrap bit with a knife to no success
7.06
Why oh why don’t people clear cabinets when they know you are coming😢😢
@@AllanNinniss 😂😂 everytime
They dont empty under sinks i dont do the job nowadays
How much did you charge for that toilet job fella?
@@simonstones1918 £100 for toilet over haul, customer supplied parts
@@simonstones1918 £100 for toilet over haul, customer supplied parts
@@bluebulldog_uk wow! Lol I can do four of these a day….along with tap inserts. I’m employed, hence wondering what a self employed person would charge, these days…
4.55?
@@Paul_Holmes no I spotted that one in the end
🤘😎🤘
@@SuperWayneyb 👍👊👏🙌👌
or 7.49 - forget the doughnut?
I did put it on 👍 eagle eyed thou mate FairPlay your doing well
Great video ! Apart from the obvious I think your main mistake is working on a toilet and a sink waste with open wounds on your hands and not wearing gloves !! 🤢🤮🤢
Letting the customer supply the bits! 🤦♂️
No gloves when working on a bog 🤢
Don’t work on toilets but looks like somethings missing from ballvalve. At minute can’t see how that shuts water off when ball lifts
Yep missing the lever bit