Mistakes were made | Plumbing bodges
Day in the life of a plumber
A couple of jobs that both left me wondering how people walk away and leave stuff like this. The first was a bath tap with no cold water and the second was a radiator that wasn't heating up
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Don’t put yourself under extra pressure with videos mate you can only do what you do the reasons I watch is because you are genuine not trying to sell something every 5 minutes and the work you do is top notch don’t be over critical with yourself mate another top video top man
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the support and kind comment Gary, hope you have a great weekend
Tom. Stop worrying about us. You’re trying to run a business. The videos are a bonus. Do what you can when you can.
Good video first time watch but will watch again 😊
@PlumbLikeTom
2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the support mate, glad you enjoyed
Just post what or when you want Tom,I will still watch for the day I see your new brush lol
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
I'm not sure the budget will stretch this month for a new brush, thanks for the support as always mate
I've learned a lot from your videos mate, just upload when you get a chance, doesn't matter if it's down to 1 a week or 1 a month 😊
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching as always Ryan
Your content totally reminds me of of my day to day as plumber Tom and that were not alone in the shit w3 have to deal with . Keep it going when you’re ready . Great stuff as always 🙌🙌
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching mate us plumbers don't half get some jobs sometimes, have a great weekend
Tom stop putting pressure on yourself its up to you what you put out, we will always be here
I do 1 a week now. Much easer and if I get a day of editing done I can have a couple of weeks sorted in advance. Keep up the great work.
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching as always Ollie, I try to edit on a Sunday but I've been working today, it makes getting two out tough
Tom you produce great content and I for one really enjoy watching you resolve problems in what can only be described as shit installations. Pretty sure the ‘flexy friday plumber’ said yeah I always fit flexis - never had a problem with them. Don’t apologise for posting fewer videos - jobs got to come first.😀👍
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the support as always Norman
Great video as always Tom, really appreciate the time you spend making them and I look forward to the next. Your subs are getting closer to 10k now - well done!
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the support Mike
Well work out,Tom and Will be looking forward too video’s when ever you put one together have a good rest and get caught up have a great weekend Tom and enjoy your self.👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🇬🇧🏴🇬🇧🏴🇬🇧🏴💦
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the support as always Tom, have a great weekend
Tom, just do what you can video wise, your running a busy business and working hard, your videos are the best out there in my opinion, and I guess a lot of us viewers take the effort you put in for granted. Take care 👍🚽
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the support as always Peter, the last couple of weeks have been tough, hopefully things get better. I'm sure they will, have a great weekend
There are some proper muppets doing plumbing. Glad you sorted both issues. Great video as usual 👍👍
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching as always mate
Haha, to understand what goes through the mind of others!!!! Some great detective work there and great problem solving.👍
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the support as always mate
Hi ya mate, I absolutely love your videos. Please do take of yourself first and don’t put yourself under too much pressure. I’ve seen too many people (including myself) crash and burn. It’s something we need to acknowledge and stop being tough guys. One video a week is better than no videos at all.
@HeatingGeek
3 ай бұрын
That is exactly what happened to me too. :-)
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the support as always mate, It's been a tough couple of weeks but things always get better
Another handyman/multi trade flexi special .Well sorted as usual Tom.
@PlumbLikeTom
2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the support as always Ian
Very interesting video. Much appreciated thank you
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching as always mate
Excellent work, Tom. Don't put yourself under pressure with the videos! One a month of your quality is better than a lot of the others out there!
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the support as always David, it is greatly appreciated
Hi Tom, one a week is enough for us, give yourself a chance. I really look forward to Friday evening but the extra one is a bonus when you can manage it. If you try to do too much, you'll stop enjoying it and then we all lose. Take care 😊.
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching as always Hugh
Wow Tom you jumped up to 9k subs. I didn't notice you were so close to 10k.
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
I'm aiming to reach 10k by the end of the year, I'm so grateful for everyone's support, thanks for watching as always mate
Excellent video again my friend. Really getting into your channel now.
@PlumbLikeTom
2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the support Brian, it is greatly appreciated
@brianoriordan8026
2 ай бұрын
@PlumbLikeTom your very welcome. I trained at plumbing my self in Northern Ireland. Im not plumbing everyday. But as you know its a very tricky game at times..
Great content mate, makes you wonder “why”!! Just do what you do Tom your videos are top notch and always worth the wait👍🏻
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
I wonder most days, mostly why I became a plumber, thanks for the support as always mate
Yet another great video bud keeping it genuine and real 👍
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching as always mate
Great video, thanks, Tom
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the support mate, have a great weekend
Brilliant 😊
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching mate
As always mate real world situations, don’t stress over how many videos you post, always good content
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the support as always Danny, have a great weekend mate
You do what you’ve got to do Tom, one or two videos is ok mate. I always look forward to whatever you put out it’s always top notch IMHO.
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the support as always Charles, I like making them but the last couple of weeks I've been under pressure, hopefully things get better
2 interesting jobs , keep posting Tom , give me what ever you have got 😛
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the support as always Chris, have a great weekend
Hi Tom I absolutely loved this one mate was like watching the detectives Hahahahahahaahah
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the support as always Keith, hope you have a great weekend mate
Super job very good fault finding thanks for the video
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching Mark, have a great weekend
Love the videos Tom. I would hate you to think you need to put yourself under extra pressure to put 2 videos out a week. What ever you decide to do, is fine Tom. Thanks for the content, a pleasure to watch.
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the support Glen, have a great weekend mate
Great honest footage
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the support Steve
Great to see you get round the probs you come across , good to know its not just me that finds crap stuff that people do 🤣
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
It always amazes me what people do, thanks for the support as always Peter
Watch all your videos mate great content!
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the support mate
everyone needs to vent every now and then tom, dont worry about it. dont feel obliged to do vids for us, as much as we enjoy watching ur mental health comes first. Enjoyed that rad vid, i can relate to it so well, when ur stumped, things just arnt making sense & u & ur mate sit there in silence just looking at it, been there a few times i'll tell u. Down tools for the weekend mate & hopefully we'll get a little sun to lift ur mood
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the support as always Scot, have a great weekend mate
Great content as always mate, remember to look after yourself. The job can wait 👍
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
I keep plodding along, it's stressful sometimes, thanks for the support Chris
Cracking vid mate
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching as always Tom
Hi Tom ur videos r great and I learn a lot I hope u don’t stop making them but your mental state is a lot more important than videos, but I really do love your videos. Thanks again.
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the support as always mate, have a great weekend
another good video m8t that was one of the cleanest tank I’ve seen lol…
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching as always mate, normally they are quite scaled up around me
Great fault finding video Tom. Go down to one Video if you need to, you need to enjoy doing these videos for us. No need to apologise, it does show all the efforts you put in to your channel. 👏👏👏👍👍
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching as always Andy
Great video Tom 👍 Just post videos up as and when in suits yourself Tom, don't burn yourself out mate 👍😎
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the support as always Pb, the last couple of weeks have been tough, hopefully things get easier as I do enjoy making the videos
Nice one Tom & Jacob :O)
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the support as always mate
Great job Tom, really good that you can record these jobs, when I was on the maintenance as a chippie years ago and if the jobs took longer than normal the Joes in the office would accuse us of swinging the lead, we were all time served in various trades and most of us were pretty conscience as you are, the nature of the job to succeed 😂 well done mate and keeping filming👍
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
It's always the stuff people don't see that takes the time, thanks for watching and have a great weekend
Great content as always Tom, don't get stressed, just do one a week mate.
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the support as always James, have a great weekend
Drop down on the output to take the pressure off. We'll still be here to watch whenever you post something. Maybe do a short clip if things are hectic just to let us know.
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the support Roy, I enjoy making the videos but I've been under pressure the last couple of weeks, things will get easier
Dont worry about it Tom .just get them out when you can 👍👍👍 That was a couple of nice problems therd to find 👍👍
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching as always John
@marksleight4473
3 ай бұрын
Change tap
@marksleight4473
3 ай бұрын
Why not blow it threw buy holding over hot tap
@marksleight4473
3 ай бұрын
Good work lads
Top stuff mate , I was working on some radiant ceiling panels today , client said they had always worked fine. Went in to the roof space. both isolating valves were turned off, and there was no water at all in the panels! They had never been tested/commissioned.
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the support as always mate, it always amazes the amount of times stuff like that happens
I don't necessarily want a Friday night drink when I watch your vids Tom, I need one mate. I had some dodgy plumbing jobs in my time but it seems like the cowboys have honed their cowboy skills since I retired. Always love the vids, thanks mate.
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the support as always mate, I need a drink after today as well, I went back to refit some toilets after new flooring had been laid and someone had been using them in the room not plumbed in
@truthseeker7794
3 ай бұрын
@@PlumbLikeTom Oh no way. We're both gonna be drunk tonight mate the way this is going.
An isolator under the floor - what on earth was someone thinking about. It is a very restricted flow for a non mains system too even if it was switched on!!
@PlumbLikeTom
Ай бұрын
I know Richard, you sometimes wonder what people are thinking when they do these jobs, thanks for watching
Tom when u pulled the open gatevalve outlet
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
I know mate, I though that was going to be the problem
Hi Tom, some strange plumbing problems this week with flat flexies and valves under the floor on heating pipes etc. You do get a mixture of jobs mate, as others have said don’t put yourself under pressure with getting the films out. Whatever you manage to get out it’s ok for me, you put them out and I will watch them, no pressure Tom. Have a great weekend and as always take care.👍👍👍
@Ragnar8504
3 ай бұрын
I have no idea why people do that! Le jeune artisan from Belgium even buries CH valves in the screed in his YT videos!
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the support as always Chris, have a great weekend
Tom Just a quick question I’m just watching the hijacking of flight 601 on Netflix. I didn’t know you had gone into acting and given up your football career to become a plumber! I was sat here watching it and thought who does that remind me of! Only kidding 😂 give it a watch
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
I will have to check it out, thanks for watching Peter
Поддерживая всех, кто гордится тобой и твоей работай, скажу тебе, ты Мастер с Большой Буквы👍 Не обращай внимания на критику, она с дивана. Всегда просто говорить или писать, а не делать дела..
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the support and kind comment
Great video, Tom, thanks! Only an idiot would have put that flexi in the attic. (My most hated place to work in) Looked like the pipe insulation under that floor had been chewed a bit - that cat maybe has some work to do there! I would say drop down the number of videos - it must be massively wearing to get two a week out, on top of working madly and everything else, and it seems that one a week is pretty common for most people who do similar content.
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching as always Steve, I think mr squirrel had been under the floors, I do my best to get two out a week, it's just been busy lately
That flexi was a shambles how do they sleep at nite lol.with regards to frequency tom just do what you can. We appreciate your efforts and the videos. Dont put yourself under pressure mate. Have a good weekend 😊
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the support as always Paul, have a great weekend
When i bung my tank i always seem to get a run of water more than whats just in the pipe. What would the reason be for that happening? Great video as usual really appreciate the extra work it takes to produce these video's.
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Some tank connectors have the ridges inside which makes them difficult to bung, I've had it where those have let by a bit, thanks for watching
Rats droppings 😱😱
@PlumbLikeTom
Ай бұрын
Not the best working in rat crap, thanks for the support as always Ian
They need to get rid of the rats / mice as they are going to chew that plastic pipe :) Regarding the videos do as you please when you put them out we will watch don't feel pressured Tom.
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
The rest of the system was copper to be fair, rats do love plastic though, thanks for the support as always mate
@YoutubeHero666
3 ай бұрын
@@PlumbLikeTom I had a job recently it was in the country side and they had done the whole house in plastic and the mice loved it making nests next to the warm heating pipes and having a chew on them springing leaks everywhere.
🤘😎🤘
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the support as always Wayne
Customer bodges do make me laugh. Well deducted.
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the support as always mate, have a great weekend
Great video again mate. Out of curiosity, when you pressurised the heating pipe, why was it losing pressure if the 15mm isolation valve was turned off ???? Surely that small length of pipe to the valve would have built up pressure. Cheers
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
It's because we accidentally loosened the nut on the iso valve below when messing the the rad valve, either that or is was never tightened, thanks for watching mate
do ya best and flex the rest
@PlumbLikeTom
10 күн бұрын
Indeed, thanks for watching
drip tray / run tray fast work mate
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the support as always mate, have a great weekend
Piece of advice pal....get urself a 17inch long socket extension for the impact driver on them tap cartridges...God send mate I do both taps in 15 mins 👍
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Good tip that, I do have a proper tap splitting set that holds against itself but I rarely use it, it's a gimmick really but occasionally gets you out the muck, have a great weekend
@lduncombe3
3 ай бұрын
@PlumbLikeTom haha fairplay bud Just thought I would let you know so you can give it a try to make your life easier 👌 cracking work though mate and content keep up the good graft and post enjoy you weekend too pal!
@deathstr0kexorn765
3 ай бұрын
You ever broke tap/insert using impact driver and 17?
@lduncombe3
3 ай бұрын
@deathstr0kexorn765 no mate works a treat everytime 👍
Those iso valves were closed so how did the pump act as an open end? Surely there is an open end somewhere otherwise it would have just built up rad side of the iso valve?
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
I think we must have loosened the top nut on the iso when messing with the rad valve, either that or it was never tightened, thanks for watching 👍
Chill mate ,don't stress yourself out.
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the support mate
Not from the UK so wondering what’s the reason for the header tank? Does it only do the bathroom? That water pressure is terrible.
@Ragnar8504
3 ай бұрын
Back in the day UK water mains were woefully undersized and couldn't cope with the flow rate houses required. So they put header tanks in the houses to act as buffers. That gives you decent flow but obviously abysmal pressure unless you add a booster pump. In many places the water mains have been upgraded and you can change the installations to mains fed but not all of them.
Everydays a learning day you can factor in the Idiots who frig about with stuff they no nothing about..
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching as always mate
is that full on jay kerb
Is that mice droppings under the floor boards where that rad is not working
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
From squirrels I think, thanks for watching mate
use socket 17mm
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Fair point, Thanks for watching as always Bill
Love a bit of fault finding me
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
They are satisfying jobs when you fix them, thanks for watching Rich
Tom, curious to know how you charge for these problematic jobs.
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
It was time and materials on the first job, I think I was there an hour and half, the second was just included in me fitting the boiler as the job was a quote, I could have charged extra as I couldn't possibly have for seen the problem though
What tank bungs do u use
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
They are regin ones, I have gained one over the years as I found one a vent pipe once, thanks for watching mate
@TONE11111
3 ай бұрын
carrots and turnips shaped as a cone work great too !
Those gate valves ought to be to band absolutely garbage
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
They are, Thanks for watching as always Glyn
Ball Valve its called
Why are so many plumbers using push-fit fittings, much prefer copper pipe
Great real world stuff Tom. Problems caused by others, sendto try you. Thanks for sharing❤❤
@PlumbLikeTom
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching as always mate