Plumber ? ..... Cowboy ? ...... Con-man

[Billy Bunter]

mmmmmm

 

[diamondgas]

:welcome: to the forum Billy Bunter

One thing you're missing is water!!! You have two open ends there that would be fleeing out water if they were attached to anything. It looks like there may have been a valve in-between the connections your picture shows though

 

[Kyle87]

Been ripped off big time if it is as you say

 

[Barry98]

Is this a wind up ?

 

[clarky101]

Result......no water....

 

[tamz]

Gypos ???

 

[Howsie]

Who stole the SV?

 

[Billy Bunter]

Sorry only my first post


My Dad is 87, in ill health and only partial hearing. My mum is 84, and racked with arthritis.

They had an intermittent teardrop leak on the "out" compression nut of a chrome in-line issolator valve on the 15mm hot water feed into the copper cylinder

A guy turned-up claiming to be a plumbing engineer ..... my dad showed him the leaking compression nut on the chrome issolator valve

The guy said the leak was dangerous and could flood the house ..... and that he would have to go and get copper pipe and plumbing fittings to repair the leak.

The guy went away ..... It was nearly 2 hours before he returned

15 minutes later he said the job was done ....... this guy charged my aged parents £ 286.20 for the repair

the photo below shows how the guy left the repair.




All's I can see is "part" of a new 15mm gate valve = £286


Am I missing something ? or have they been ripped off !!

 

[PlumbBobBob]

what was the original question?

never mind he's posted again

 

[Howsie]

Ripped off royally. What a git. Did they get a receipt?

 

[PlumbBobBob]

heavens i wouldn't have been anywhere near that. your parents have been taken advantage of.

 

[Whl4852]

Good job it wasn't my parent or he would have his own problems. Best advice to you would be to get his contact details and shame he into a refund.

 

[PlumbersMate]

That is an absolutely disgraceful price

 

[PlumbersMate]

?????

 

[AMGasServices]

And also notify trading standards. The industry is getting a bad name because of these yo yojzz.

 

[Howsie]

I'd call him and ask for some money back or your three other brothers will come to get it.

 

[Whl4852]

Get your parents to ring him and ask him to do some more work, he's trapped then! I am so angry after reading your post!

 

[diamondgas]

I'd ask him back to repair the leak he's left behind, there's water on the connection above the pump Maybe invite rogue traders along too !!!

 

[plum ber]

Even Dick Turpin wore a sodding mask!!!

I have just looked again and I think it's at least £200 of a rip off!!!

 

[Dotty]

Threads merged.

 

[Keefy]

The new gate valve shouldn't be fitted horizontally like it is.

 

[TerryWaite]

Get your parents to ring him and ask him to do some more work, he's trapped then! I am so angry after reading your post!

Good shout

 

[nicro3]

Name and lets shame this joker.

 

[Keefy]

Name and lets shame this joker.

Isn't that against forum rules? Plus if you do - I'll sue!

 

[jonnyboy]

think a call to different adress is req here to track him down sure the cowboy will have all previous jobs like this one crossed of a return list good look matey