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My first boiler install so far, practically on my own. My GSR man is there bit taking a back seat and just letting me get on with it.

He's pottering round changing trv's etc and just leaving me to the boiler. Trying to do it as neat as I can.

Return will run round the top of boiler, down the side then filter on underneath.
Flow will drop straight down the back of boiler.

Let me av it then. Criticise the turd out of it!!
 
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armyash said:
Looks good to me. Was installing Worcesters at my last company. How long do you have for a job like that roughly?
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It's a full conversion. We are doing it over three days. I am by no means the fastest. Could be done in two days easy if I was more experienced. Old boiler with asbestos flue. Cylinder removed. All pipework to combi brought in from kitchen. New trv's. power flush.

Plenty of work envolved but with two gsrs it'd be done in no time. Fair play to my gas man he is very patient and wants to see me do well.

Let me take my time this evening servicing a back boiler. If it wasn't for ppl like him then young tradesmen don't stand a chance
 
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that's good your tradesman has the time to be patient with you and teach you proper, for us that work in the fast paced world of price work there is never really any time to teach the youngsters.

My advice would be use the bending machine more and you will become quicker at bending, reducing the amount of fittings used and chances of leaks.
 
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Dont worry about training off people. Best way is learning off yourself, myself and about 10 others who i know well in the plumbing trade learnt majority off themselves. Once you've worked with alot of engineers with different ways of how to do stuff you'll pick the best ways that works best for you
 
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kyle87 said:
Yep, cheap as chips but gets my by
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I had one mate, two days into chiseling floor tikes off it burnt out on me, just unlucky I suppose, replaced with a De Walt and tact been the dogs nuts ever since.

Ps Nice work by the way, keep us posted with more progress pics and don't forget to dispose of your trade waste responsibly ;-)
 
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SafeGasInstall said:
I have been serious tbh Kyle ! What ever the weather we have to keep it professional
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Agreed. Most the time customers haven't got any idea of whether a job is done well or not. All they know is if it works, was the house kept clean and did the people leave a good impression. I have had people working for me who have taken tops off when working and I have told them to put it back on or get off the job. The image and impression you leave on the customer is massively important.
 
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Good work mate.

I did a boiler install with my GSR last year but I got stung on it big time. (Long story)

My confidence was knocked & still is from it big time.

Before I was doing it the way you are, using the GSR for back up & getting him to do the regulated stuff. Now if it get any boiler installs I leave it all to him. It's a shame but I just can't get my head round back in to doing it.

Give me an absolute bomb site of a kitchen, bathroom, ensuite or ask for the impossible of the previous to be installed & I will do it with no hesitation.

Funny isn't it how one episode of negativity can really knock you down.

Keep it up mate, learn from the experience of doing it & experience of your GSR.


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TomLane said:
Good work mate.

I did a boiler install with my GSR last year but I got stung on it big time. (Long story)

My confidence was knocked & still is from it big time.

Before I was doing it the way you are, using the GSR for back up & getting him to do the regulated stuff. Now if it get any boiler installs I leave it all to him. It's a shame but I just can't get my head round back in to doing it.

Give me an absolute bomb site of a kitchen, bathroom, ensuite or ask for the impossible of the previous to be installed & I will do it with no hesitation.

Funny isn't it how one episode of negativity can really knock you down.

Keep it up mate, learn from the experience of doing it & experience of your GSR.


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Hope your confidence isn't bruised for long mate. I'm sure everybody has a bad job once in a plumbing career.

I'm sure you'll tell us that story one day and chuckle
 
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