Things that annoy you (plumbing and heating related)

[mikeyc]

Inspired by the 'customers' thread.

People that say "PCB board" Arrrggggghhhhh!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Ch4 plumbing]

The late night email (just received) saying the designer rads your guy fitted don't work properly!! Ahhhhhhhhhhhh

 

[gasmanrob]

The late night email (just received) saying the designer rads your guy fitted don't work properly!! Ahhhhhhhhhhhh

Let me guess rooms not as warm as it used to be

 

[Paulplumb]

"How much is a boiler service? Ok great. By the way the hot water isn't working"

 

[Ch4 plumbing]

Nope....not heating at all!

 

[woodsy]

I could of done it myself but wife wanted to get someone in!

 

[Ch4 plumbing]

I could of done it myself but wife wanted to get someone in!

Yep cause she knows your an idiot!!

 

[magicno1]

Builders asking when are you coming back the day they finish their bit expecting you to drop everything!!!!!!

 

[negas]

oh i only popped out for five minutes what time did you call (if it was only five minutes you would know)

 

[mikeyc]

A classic is "oh you want payment now? I thought you going to send me an invoice"

You wouldn't go to tescos and take your shopping and say to the security guard as your leaving - send me an invoice mate I'll defiantly pay you!

 

[Millsy 82]

It's ok he won't bite as a 5 stone dog runs down the hall and smacks you right in the balls With its head When you have both hands full grrrrr

I always carry my tool box in front of me when I enter a house for this reason!

 

[Millsy 82]

Merchants getting the wrong part in so I then have 3 hours with nothing to do except phone the customer and apologise!

 

[mikeyc]

Taking off a boiler and all the plaster falling off the wall........GRRRRRRRRRR

 

[Rickster123]

Taking off a boiler and all the plaster falling off the wall........GRRRRRRRRRR

Or taking it off and finding a huge hole in the wall that wasn't made good 10 years ago.

 

[goz666]

Can you give me a quote for a new boiler ?? I've seen the Vaillant one I want on the internet for £800 inc VAT........GGGRRRRR !!!

 

[goz666]

Or....I've seen them on eBay for half that price ....:63:

 

[armyash]

Or taking it off and finding a huge hole in the wall that wasn't made good 10 years ago.

Happened to me 2 weeks ago. Not just a gaping hole but loose brickwork around it. Instead of having him up and running didnt even get the boiler on the wall until the next day after having to build it up. How the boiler that I removed stayed on the wall I will never know.

96 year old customer

photo doesn't do it justice. The blocks were placed in the hole, and majority of the brick work above them were loose.

 

[mikeyc]

Wow that's some making good

 

[IDCHAPPY]

It must be my female side of me, but I find it quite therapeutic to strip and clean, then reassemble the nice shiny new parts.

I quiet enjoy a good BBU

 

[mikeyc]

Going to quotes and the customer saying 'oh i just mussssst have a Bosch'

Just because you have seen a cheesy advert and have a Bosch drill for your dodgy DIY it doesnt mean you know everything there is to know about boilers!!!! AGGGGHHHHHHHHHH

 

[magicno1]

As a rough guide how much I won't hold you to it!!!!!!!!

 

[bassmonster]

When customers call you asking what the problem could be.... Answer "I'll need to come and have a look"

 

[State of Flux]

It's never been wet before............

 

[Dotty]

It's never been wet before............

"I'll soon sort that out for you girl!"

F'nar f'nar f'nar. .....

 

[stani]

I'm an 'engineer'

 

[Matt06]

The Toilet is dripping now, is that anything to do with you .......................I'm working on the Central Heating so No it is not i usually sort it for them anyway but very annoying like they play dumb or they really are i don't know.


Can i use the toilet/washing machine/ etc ..... Yes i am working on the central heating


I'm easily annoyed it seems

 

[townfanjon]

This was n here a few months ago , i love it , thanks to who ever posted it, i have used it twice.

You can call this evening i finish at 6 ..........
Plumber answers yes , so do I

 

[lame plumber]

"I'll soon sort that out for you girl!"

F'nar f'nar f'nar. .....

anyone else think that John has hit the dirty old man stage of his life, now he dribbles at any post involving inuendo ?

 

[southcoastboile]

Had a bloke yesterday. Asked for llgs/service. Sent an engineer there and he has removed a gas fire himself. Can't turn on gas as he has an open end. I spoke to him on the phone and told him he shouldn't be touching it and if he knew it needed doing y didn't he say instead of knowing full we'll it wasn't just a service. Said I would send the engineer to pick up a cap and replace for £20 virtually cost price because I didn't want to loose the £78 on the service. Said it was expensive and he will pick up now and do himself!
Then I got another call, bloke has moved his own gas meter to and it's hanging mid air. He just of removed to install the new kitchen unit. Then he finds the boiler is not piped up on the hot and cold! Then a final call to say there is no gas. After all this I tell him he's gunna get charged for the callout to which the bloke says he's not paying because we havnt done the llgs/service. 1.5 hours of wages and overheads it's cost me.
I phoned southern gas and said the customer has carried out illegal gas work and we weren't able to test if it was safe as no gas into property.
Had a similar p*** taker last week asked for a service when boiler was locked out. When we had quoted for £250 worth of parts they tried topping up after we left and left filling loop open on Glowworm boiler, blamed engineer for leak saying he left it like that denied touching it. Refused to pay for 2nd visit. Hate people like this. Absolute skanks

 

[townfanjon]

Would it help if i moved my car off the drive ?
Then you wouldn't have to walk up the road to your van.

 

[mikeyc]

Not getting offered a tea or coffee, despite the amount of hints you drop - " you got enough water in the kettle for tea before I turn the water off" ......................

Or not getting offered as the custard makes one for him/her self.......

Ok then the bill just went up £10

the tea would of been the cheaper option.