Non gas safe people doing gas work.

[Sharp Point]

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.

 

[Atouchofgas]

And breath! I know exactly how you feel

 

[REDSAW]

your doing at least half that lot wrong thats the problem.lol

 

[Ermintrude]

Wow . I'm just happy not to be a tiler

 

[newcastle phill]

Doesn't help up here when half of newcastle city council and north tyneside councils gas lads are moonlighting

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Doesn't help up here when half of newcastle city council and north tyneside councils gas lads are moonlighting

because there board in work doing nothing/little jobs

 

[Sharp Point]

your doing at least half that lot wrong thats the problem.lol

Please enlighten me, ought to make things easier.

 

[newcastle phill]

because there board in work doing nothing/little jobs

Ayee then they pinch the bits they need to boot.

 

[Rickster123]

Please enlighten me, ought to make things easier.

Get a job on the cards. The only things I pay for now are **** and redbull.

 

[Sharp Point]

Get a job on the cards. The only things I pay for now are **** and redbull.

I don't think I could ever work for anyone again. Knowing what I know now...

 

[Rickster123]

I don't think I could ever work for anyone again. Knowing what I know now...

Ooh, do tell! What do you know now??

 

[hammers4spanner]

Wow . I'm just happy not to be a tiler

I think a tilers worry would be only two things

Oh moan moan moan my walls not perfect for me to put my squares on

And will i get time to bank the £1400 i earned this week

 

[hammers4spanner]

Doesn't help up here when half of newcastle city council and north tyneside councils gas lads are moonlighting

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

 

[Sharp Point]

Ooh, do tell! What do you know now??

What I employers earn off my back.

 

[Rickster123]

What I employers earn off my back.

To pay for all the things you listed in post 1. Swings and round abouts.

 

[hammers4spanner]

If i was paid grand a week and given van and left to my own devices then i would go on the cards

 

[Rickster123]

If i was paid grand a week and given van and left to my own devices then i would go on the cards

Join the dark side....:8:

 

[Sharp Point]

To pay for all the things you listed in post 1. Swings and round abouts.

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]

Join the dark side....:8:

Do you work hard?

 

[Rickster123]

Do you work hard?

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.

 

[REDSAW]

Please enlighten me, ought to make things easier.

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

 

[hammers4spanner]

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.

Good Rates

 

[ShaunCorbs]

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.

on your own or 2 of you?

 

[Rickster123]

on your own or 2 of you?

Just me. I don't like sharing the price and doing 80% of the work.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Just me. I don't like sharing the price and doing 80% of the work.

thats good going stnd to combi in two days mine normally come out at 2.5 or 3 if i have to change rads