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As this is the private gas safe forum, i'm gonna vent my anger......I'm gonna blow, i tell ya!


Its spreading like wild fire, every man and his dog are doing gas work! the ole, i'll fit it and get somebody to sign it off. Why do i bother.........

The money i spend on being legal

Liability insurance
just became oftec ( had to increase liability) and this stupid workmanship policy
just renewed my acs for the 5th time
unvented training
renewable training ( joke)
boiler training to keep up to speed.
other training courses.
Run/ maintain a van
Work my arse for long hours, bending over backwards to provide excellent service
bad bad, with endless chiropractic bills
bad hips
solder burns
flux in cuts
cold tea ( to busy to drink it)
Being meticulous
Just been stung £350 for a kitchen ceiling repaint.......ooops, didn't nip bath tap con properly!!!
receding hairline
losing charm with the ladies
getting intolerant of customers
Getting invoices out
chasing money
doing paperwork
putting money in bank
doing books
paying HMRC.......B*stards!!
Registering boilers n stuff with gas safe and it costs money
Jumping thru hoops when long term customers click their fingers

and best till last


F*cking Builders.......


Rant over!

Arghhhh, i feel better.
 
Doesn't help up here when half of newcastle city council and north tyneside councils gas lads are moonlighting
 
newcastle phill said:
Doesn't help up here when half of newcastle city council and north tyneside councils gas lads are moonlighting
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because there board in work doing nothing/little jobs
 
newcastle phill said:
Doesn't help up here when half of newcastle city council and north tyneside councils gas lads are moonlighting
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Same around here so many illegals its utterly ridiculous best of it is when i spoke to my local inspector few months back he didn't believe me lol
 
APPlumbing said:
To pay for all the things you listed in post 1. Swings and round abouts.
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Yeah I suppose, but they make you have it. I've been there done that, 2 x boiler upgrades a week, charging £3500 a pop and then there's the little jobs to do on the way home.
 
hammers4spanner said:
Do you work hard?
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I work my **** off in all honesty. But I always have worked in the same way and always loved price work. This week I've had a combi swap Monday (very easy), standard boiler and cylinder swap yesterday (home for 3.20) , standard boiler and cylinder today with vertical flue (home for 4), tomorrow and Friday I've got a 2 day standard to combi with rad valves.
But I love it mate, always have.
 
bogrodder said:
Please enlighten me, ought to make things easier.
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individual situation but deleted those that i do myself and left the non applicable or, pay someone else to do. i dont register boilers with gas safe directly either ;)

just became oftec ( had to increase liability) and this stupid workmanship policy
unvented training
renewable training ( joke)
other training courses.
Work my arse for long hours, bending over backwards to provide excellent service
bad bad, with endless chiropractic bills
bad hips
solder burns
flux in cuts
cold tea ( to busy to drink it)
Just been stung £350 for a kitchen ceiling repaint.......ooops, didn't nip bath tap con properly!!!
losing charm with the ladies
getting intolerant of customers
Getting invoices out
chasing money
putting money in bank
doing books
Registering boilers n stuff with gas safe and it costs money
Jumping thru hoops when long term customers click their fingers
 
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I work my **** off in all honesty. But I always have worked in the same way and always loved price work. This week I've had a combi swap Monday (very easy), standard boiler and cylinder swap yesterday (home for 3.20) , standard boiler and cylinder today with vertical flue (home for 4), tomorrow and Friday I've got a 2 day standard to combi with rad valves.
But I love it mate, always have.
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Good Rates
 
APPlumbing said:
I work my **** off in all honesty. But I always have worked in the same way and always loved price work. This week I've had a combi swap Monday (very easy), standard boiler and cylinder swap yesterday (home for 3.20) , standard boiler and cylinder today with vertical flue (home for 4), tomorrow and Friday I've got a 2 day standard to combi with rad valves.
But I love it mate, always have.
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on your own or 2 of you?
 
APPlumbing said:
Just me. I don't like sharing the price and doing 80% of the work.
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thats good going stnd to combi in two days mine normally come out at 2.5 or 3 if i have to change rads
 
The rates here are awful have been a long time now hence why i just potter (use to love the packs when rates were good tho)
 
hammers4spanner said:
The rates here are awful have been a long time now hence why i just potter (use to love the packs when rates were good tho)
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A full heating here pays around 800. Better off on boiler upgrades really. And the tube and fittings left over are ridiculous!
 
hammers4spanner said:
The rates here are awful have been a long time now hence why i just potter (use to love the packs when rates were good tho)
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Fully agree with what your saying, rates in this area are rock bottom, and still people trying to do it for less, usely a young guy with nice new shiny VW van, Doesn't bother me now as same as hammers just do odd jobs, Boilers & full systems ! you can keep them, we will soon be over-run with Syrian plumbers, who will be given all they need from the government Free !! This huge mass of people heading across Europe, And where do you think they will stop ?? Sorry no prize for getting the right answer !!
 
a very good rant you pass all the the qualifications for one reason love of the job or to earn moneys
 
I am not currently registered to work on appliances though i have done in the past but i do have 35 years experience under my belt and am quite happy to do my own gas work in my own home.
 
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