Plumbing maintenance work only

[Best]

Maintenance work can actually be quite skilful. It is much harder to undo someone else's work and repair it usually.
I find people who have had a nightmare of a plumbing job often regard me as a professional (however right or wrong that is! :smile when they get me as the final person to try and work miracles. It is very nice sometimes to enlighten people for the first time to properly explain all the faults and how it should be done.

 

[armyash]

Some interesting replies.

I have been in my current job 12months doing 95% maintenance and I have learnt so much. More in the last 12 months than the previous 3 years combined.

 

[Best]

You do learn so much from doing maintenance work I think. It shows you how others do work (good or bad) and what materials. It also teaches you the lifespan of materials and which to avoid.
Although variable, it can however be a lazy type of work. Going to fix a push button toilet just isn't going to raise a sweat

 

[REDSAW]

not enough call for plumbing installs and maintenance down here to earn a living

yer, its just a pop down to the nearest arkwrights for a new galv pail n tin bath.lol

95% of my work is maintenance and inspection reports for claims through a couple of national and local co/s (not cp12's) but some servicing. but you take what you can get while the sun shines.

 

[armyash]

You do learn so much from doing maintenance work I think. It shows you how others do work (good or bad) and what materials. It also teaches you the lifespan of materials and which to avoid.
Although variable, it can however be a lazy type of work. Going to fix a push button toilet just isn't going to raise a sweat

You're right, some weeks I'm exhausted because of the driving and long hours. Not the actual work I do.

 

[REDSAW]

You do learn so much from doing maintenance work I think. It shows you how others do work (good or bad) and what materials. It also teaches you the lifespan of materials and which to avoid.
Although variable, it can however be a lazy type of work. Going to fix a push button toilet just isn't going to raise a sweat

last job today on way home, replace fill spout (the plastic bit the water pours out off) on a torbec silent fill. 10mins £40 sorted.lol

 

[PlumbersMate]

Some interesting replies.

I have been in my current job 12months doing 95% maintenance and I have learnt so much. More in the last 12 months than the previous 3 years combined.

Still with Dyno ash?

 

[armyash]

Still with Dyno ash?

Yes mate.

So far, so good.

 

[Neil K]

You're right, some weeks I'm exhausted because of the driving and long hours. Not the actual work I do.

I'll second that!

 

[bright spark]

Maintenance is great for me.
It's just getting enough of it to keep ye going.
Mainly service work