Handyman strikes again! Life of a jobbing plumber

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Handyman strikes again! Life of a jobbing plumber
In this episode.. I have a basin tap to replace, using the today tools tap kit, then an emergency call out to a boiler not holding pressure..turns out a handyman had been doing a job there the day before.. whats he done!
And finally a Rf thermostat to replace...
00:00 Introduction
02:51 Replacing a basin tap
08:07 Boiler not holding pressure
15:06 Replacing a RF Thermostat
20:45 Outro

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@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

This is by no way or means a dig at handymen or women.. it’s aimed purely at the one that did this in this video, and is a joke ❤😂 #pleaselikeshareandsubscribe

@CommercialGasEngineerVideos 2 ай бұрын

It wasn't me ok. I'm a man but there's nothing handy about me.

@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

@@CommercialGasEngineerVideos 😂😂😂😂

@lotrkiec 2 ай бұрын

i have no idea why this has just dawned on me, that as a gas engineer myself, for some reason i enjoy watching all of these youtube channels of various people doing the same things i do day in day out... have no idea why... thought id have had enough of it during the day... clearly not 🤣🤣

@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

Haha, I’d be lying if I said I didn’t do the same mate. We are a strange breed haha.

@charliewillis8527 2 ай бұрын

You just like Dan and his pressfit Gun.its nice to see how other people do things you can pick up tips and ideas I love the fold up buckets use them all the time .the jobs so much easier than when I started the power tools etc

@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

@@charliewillis8527 😂😂 the folding bucket is wicked to be fair. I’d have to use a rubble sack if i didn’t have one! Cheers for the support buddy

@normanboyes4983 2 ай бұрын

That’s going to be a difficult floor to sort out. Amazed at the number of customers changing our perfectly good taps when they could easily fit replacement cartridges themselves.

@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

Keeps us in jobs haha. Yeh it is going to be difficult, I advised they put some protection around the pipes and cement it level. Not sure whether that’s the best like.

@pb9926 2 ай бұрын

You done well getting the press head in mate, looked very tight. 😎👍

@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

Was mate to be fair. Only just got it in 🤦🏽‍♂️

@koolworths 2 ай бұрын

May is a quieter month! Make the most of it 🎉

@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

You’re right, I should be haha!

@andrewbeardsworth5461 2 ай бұрын

Great video pal,I enjoy tap changes ect ,all different and some easy and some hard to change

@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

Yeh I enjoy the reactive type jobs, normally in and out and paid 😂

@gavinbiard3745 2 ай бұрын

Dan it happens mate. You’re a great plumber so I’m sure it will pick up pal!!

@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

Cheers mate. Appreciate that. Hopefully you’re right haha

@user-li8gr8ur8l 2 ай бұрын

This is outrageous. 3 follow throughs on same run of pipe.🙄. Top job Dan❤ handy man needs to go to school. Absolute tool

@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

I couldn’t believe it myself either mate 😂😂 cheers for the support as always mate

@user-li8gr8ur8l 2 ай бұрын

I have that Temu wire stripper. It ain’t too bad❤

@56ty78ui 2 ай бұрын

Sometimes you have to suck those services/LLord jobs up. You know shit will hit the fan soon as you think it's quiet, back into breakdowns and new stuff you will battle with. You and Tiff need to do a collab. Proper renovation.

@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

Haha I’d love that, will have to ask him! Yeh I can’t wait for back into breakdowns etc some actual interesting content 😂😂 cheers for the support Russ!

@martinthornley1610 2 ай бұрын

We’re quiet Aswel corporate company, doing 2 jobs a day at min, max I’ve dine in last month is 4 jobs!

@shaunmcc9861 2 ай бұрын

Great content Dan.....EPH controls are excellent

@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

Cheers mate. Yeh I do like the EpH controls. Very reliable!

@Zach-tm7ob 2 ай бұрын

I feel you big time. Been on my own 3 years always had plenty of work booked in advance. Struggling to even pay my bills recently, no idea what's going on, or what I'm going to do! Hopefully stuff picks up sharpish, and I hope your work picks up mate.

@tomstrutton4351 2 ай бұрын

I was quiet jan and feb….slowly started to pick up again

@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

Glad it’s starting to pick up Tom!

@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

Hope it does for you too Zach! If you can ride it out until Winter I’m sure it’ll all be fine! 🙏🏽

@Purebeltersteve 2 ай бұрын

Taps are scrap and brass is great money at the minute 😂

@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

Haha true that mate!

@audibell 2 ай бұрын

Don't trust a handyman to do plumbing just get a plumber to do the work

@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

True! ♥️

@russellbaldry5095 2 ай бұрын

‘Scrap’ has gone right up again……copper is over 5 grand a ton! Took in 2 bags of copper and 1 brass not even that heavy and got £170!

@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

It’s times like this I wish I had plenty 😂😂😂

@paulj9022 2 ай бұрын

😮😮, another good un Dan.

@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

Cheers Paul

@Ian20232 2 ай бұрын

Work wise up here in Stockport is really quiet. Been SE jobbing plumber for 18 years now and never not been busy. This week I’ve got 2 jobs booked in, I normally have 4-6 a day.

@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

Cheers Ian, it seems to be a requiring comment tonight that. :( we are all feeling it! 😞

@Ian20232 2 ай бұрын

@@Heatking even the merchants are feeling it. One of the main suppliers to the merchants up here normally does around £12M a month but they are down 35% already

@5084204 2 ай бұрын

Southampton, mybuilder - single cistern valve replacement. 4 interested within 20 minutes (!)

@loafersheffield 2 ай бұрын

Same here. Mainly routine and reactive work. Larger projects are in the pipeline. Booked, but being deferred by customers. Both private householders and landlord work. Somehow, things are getting more expensive. I wonder why?

@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

Yeh I wonder why too! Glad it’s not just me mate!

@loafersheffield 2 ай бұрын

@@Heatking Inflation. I could go into details... it's a long story.

@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

@@loafersheffield haha. I feel you’re on the right lines

@AlexRocks24-7 2 ай бұрын

Thanks

@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Alex!!! Legend! ♥️♥️♥️

@AlexRocks24-7 2 ай бұрын

@@Heatking you welcome. Great video and super fun to watch 🤓👌🏼

@RJHeating 2 ай бұрын

Great vid! Feel your pain on the work front 😫 and the content running out 😭 same boat! That middle one was a gem of a job though! The first 2 screws, he’s a donkey, the 3rd I feel bad for him as he probably couldn’t do that again if he tried 😂 surely when you put a board down that you’ve just had up and see 2 pipes running below, you give it a second thought…?!

@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

Haha, he was just having a bad day mate I think 😂, Yeh work and content is slim on the ground at the minute! Hopefully it’ll improve come winter! Thanks for the comment Richie 🙏🏽

@charliewillis8527 2 ай бұрын

Hope it picksup for you soon Dan i have seen some bad times 1990 -1992 was bad then it picked up

@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

Cheers Charlie! Showing your age there haha! I was only born in 1990!

@wolvolad25 2 ай бұрын

There’s ya problem 9:05 😂😂😂😂 hope work picks up for ya fella

@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

Cheers Matt! I’m sure it will 🙏🏽

@davehunter6920 2 ай бұрын

hey mate...jobbing plumber here in antrim...dead as last few days

@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

Cheers Dave, it’s a strange time at the minute. Quiestest I’ve known it for years!

@JSSHandP 2 ай бұрын

Gone pretty quiet for me as well unfortunately. Got a few bits booked in but haven’t got a full week next week and I’m usually 2-4 weeks in advance. Bloody hate being quiet!

@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

It seems from the comments there’s quite a few of us in the same boat mate :(

@robcoppin5699 2 ай бұрын

If it's not the handyman it's the dad especially on a Saturday morning 😩

@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

😂 had one of them this weekend

@KingPongFish 2 ай бұрын

We work on site and for the last three years end of May to middle of June is always quite not sure why

@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

Do you think it’s cause people are saving to go on holidays?

@KingPongFish 2 ай бұрын

@@Heatking maybe not really thought of that mate

@charliewillis8527 2 ай бұрын

I think it's just the fact that everything is so expensive

@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

Yeh I think that’s definitely one of The reasons mate

@TomChapman-wv9iq 2 ай бұрын

Dont you just love trying to explain the new stuff to the oldies lol

@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

😂😂 it’s the worst! I’d rather core a flue hole 😂😂😂

@tommyblackman7119 2 ай бұрын

Great video again, you say basic jobs etc… how much you roughly charging for tap swaps etc and basic repairs Do you feel like these basic jobs inherit cheaper prices. Your in an out in 30/40 mins Do you feel like oh it’s a £20/30 pound job as you feel guilty or do you have a minimum charge not matter what the job is

@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

Hi mate, thanks for the comment. I have a flat hourly rate for tap changes, toilet repairs and the likes, and it’s £70 The only time I’d charge £20-£30 would be if I was doing something like topping up the pressure on a regular customers boiler

@utilitarian 2 ай бұрын

Surely that’s some of record for screwing into heating pipe work?

@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

Haha it probably is! Dont think any didn’t miss! 😂😂

@Chickenboots1 2 ай бұрын

Next time you fit a CP4 and you’re not using open therm, pop that black terminal block out and it’ll make life much easier getting cables in especially when it’s tight. 😁

@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

Why didn’t I think of that! 😆😞 Thanks mate, great shout!

@Bigdaftboy 2 ай бұрын

Another great video mate, I can neither confirm nor deny doing runs to the scrapyard in my last job 😂. How’s the new van?

@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

Hahaha absolutely brilliant comment 😂 Cheers mate, and loving the new van 😍

@paulsmith2931 2 ай бұрын

Been self employed for 20 years and April and May are always quiet months, think the handyman is going to be seeing your bill😃, out of interest how much do you charge for a tap change I charge £60

@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

I think you’re right there mate with April and May always being quiet! And £70 to replace a tap buddy.

@5084204 2 ай бұрын

@@Heatking Is it the same for a bathtub taps?

@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

@@5084204 yeh 👍🏼

@wolvolad25 2 ай бұрын

Dear god, I made my comment then pressed play and its another hole 12:13 , what f@@@ calamity 😂😮

@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@pault3705 2 ай бұрын

Keep up the great videos...i have the todays tools 2 piece tap.spanner set. But dont have the sockets for the mononlocks...do you have a link please

@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

Cheers Paul appreciate that! Here’s the link. :) they’re quite short but only the same as the tapex kit directplumbingsupplies.com/product/mono-tap-10-11-12-13mm-1-3-drive-63mm-deep-sockets?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwgdayBhBQEiwAXhMxtj8Q4U2f5hkTU74WPQzKEAxh2EOexMp_6aX2QCxi7oGxFhylmcyrURoClxAQAvD_BwE

@pault3705 2 ай бұрын

Cheers

@btmanbirdman1 Ай бұрын

Do you have a link to buy the 2 piece tap full spanner set, cheers keep the video's coming

@Heatking Ай бұрын

@@btmanbirdman1 if you click on the above link, and search todays tools, you’ll find them mate ♥️

@Lee-ui1wc 2 ай бұрын

I call my scrap MONEY 💰 Lee

@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

Hahaha that’s true mate! 😍

@Football-rk3gn 2 ай бұрын

Where do you get your work from? How much do you charge for a tap change

@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

Recommendations and £70

@ieuanhughes8521 2 ай бұрын

Hi mate see you use the m12 I’m think of getting it is it worth? I your content good 👍

@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

Hey mate thank you. And do you mean the m12 combi drill? Or the press gun?

@ieuanhughes8521 2 ай бұрын

@@Heatking all of m12 line of tools in general 👍

@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

@@ieuanhughes8521 to be honest I can’t fault them, bigger than a 2.0amp battery would be advised, as they don’t last long hahaha

@neiltitmus9744 2 ай бұрын

New build is dead maybe that's why it's quiet?

@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

Could be that Neil! Didn’t think of that!

@SuperWayneyb 2 ай бұрын

🤘😎🤘🫖☕️🍪🎥👍

@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

Cheers Wayne ❤❤❤

@thegrinch295 2 ай бұрын

Gotta earn back my 1st title !!

@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

Haha yesssssss♥️

@thegrinch295 2 ай бұрын

@@Heatking OMG bruh !! Splinters mate SPLINTERS !!! Also I wanna say a big thank you for helping me sort out my Franke sink problem I had. Bought the parts and replaced the whole basket. Turns out the old one had the nut fused on to the long screw. Who would’ve thought this would happened within 2 years. Thanks Dan for another great job

@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

@@thegrinch295 yeh I wouldn’t have thought it would have happened in such a short time. Do you use aggressive cleaners on it? And you’re more than welcome! It’s payback for the support you give me on here!

@thegrinch295 2 ай бұрын

@@Heatking probably once just as a yearly maintenance. But I never thought it would do that. Good to know

@Heatking 2 ай бұрын

@@thegrinch295 it shouldn’t do that but it does haha