Speed in plumbing ?

[AI Plumber]

How was your experience when you first started getting the hang of things ? How easy was it bending multiple bends etc ?

How ow was your speed in plumbing, did it get faster by time and experience?

 

[jldplumb]

How was your experience when you first started getting the hang of things ? How easy was it bending multiple bends etc ?

How ow was your speed in plumbing, did it get faster by time and experience?

when i was an apprentice someone told me "dont work on doing things fast, work on doing things right and speed will come with time".
I'm still waiting...

 

[joni os]

I've got quicker at finding the faults, but putting things right still takes too long.

 

[oz-plumber]

You get more experienced, but as for being quicker - it depend whether or not you are on an hourly rate or doing the work for a price.

Experience helps you when you are doing the job for a price.

It also help you when you are working on an hourly rate - it tells you that you can slow down and take things a little easier.

 

[plumben]

Never think about rushing or speed, that's when mistakes happen.

I'd rather spend 6 hours piping up a Combi jig and get everything spot on and neat than rush it and it look a mess and leak

When you gain more Experience you don't get faster so much as you can plan ahead better and don't waste time

 

[hammers4spanner]

Use to be part of a team doing 2 packs a day after a while becomes a walk in park however wouldn't fancy it now.

 

[AI Plumber]

What do you mean 2 packs ?

 

[stevetheplumber]

we used to do 5 rads and a boiler a day 2 handed, council places all surface or day and a half with a cylinder and tank

 

[Stanios]

Whats more important is to learn how to work slowly..

 

[REDSAW]

manyana manyana

 

[Ch4 plumbing]

Speed comes with time, don't even think about it sooner enough your be doing things at twice the pace as before.

 

[hammers4spanner]

What do you mean 2 packs ?

2 full heat packs rip then new install

 

[REDSAW]

i used to have a six pack but down to two now!

 

[Duker996]

I'm by no means the fastest plumber around, if anything I'd say I'm down the slower end but with that I often get compliments on how neat my work is and I very rarely get any leaks or issues. I work to do it right and do it once!

 

[Best]

Experience makes diagnosing faults quick. Experience also means you learn a few tricks to make awkward jobs easier. But as to doing fast work, as you get older your head will know how to do it faster & better, but your body won't want to.

 

[hammers4spanner]

Or you just can't be bothered to

 

[Staffy85]

idd say im slow, but its done to a decent neat standard,

 

[AWheating]

generally working for a company/ subbying.

as you get wiser your speed will match the amount your being paid to do the work, so will your standard of work (if you have any sense).

if somebody wants to pay you a good wage that enables your to do the work to a very good standard at a reasonable speed then great.

if somebody wants to pay you a poor wage for the same work then fine. It gets done to the standard they are paying you.

 

[AI Plumber]

Thanks everyone for the reply and advice.