Who still gets nervous on jobs

[Ryan LPS]

I don't know why but I been plumbing for 6 yrs and I still get nervous when doing things...

but I have just start subbing for a big company and on a test job and nothing is straight forward.

is it just me. It can't be.... Be onist now lads

 

[lame plumber]

if you didnt worry then you wouldnt care and you wouldnt produce decent work. Nothing worse then cutting into a pipe and wondering if you have isolated all that old pipework ok. Bucket, towel and a george always at the ready.

 

[Ryan LPS]

See I'm doing the owners of the company two bathrooms at the same time on my own and it is a massive bathroom and cud really do with another plumber but I'm going to be there only plumber on company... Think tbh I need to do a to do list take a couple of breathes and stop being a tit

 

[Jimbob]

Got a commercial job coming up that iv been absolutely dreading. Even the simple job like draining is going to be a nightmare as its all in a cellar. Mix mash of pipework and they don't want a hot water downtime of any longer than 24 hours.... So have to fit a new calorifier and move the existing boiler and reconnect in that time... Somehow. Then there is a new boiler and buffer to go in which is bigger than the entrance hatch

 

[SafeGasInstall]

I think is only you !!!
get all tolls ready for when you doing the job plus all materials !!! And plan your work , if you don't plan it you will be working back to front and will take you even longer therefore more stress as you have not got much done in a day !!!
Now we all have this jobs , some times it could be weeks until I have a straight forward job , but having complication on the job is a good challenge it makes you use that thing that you have between your shoulders lol
cheer up and make sure you plan you work and keep working area clean and tidy

 

[SimonG]

I don't think you have to be nervous to care. I think it's confidence in your abilities and knowing when you are going beyond them and stopping.

Plan ahead, think of potential issues and enjoy what you are doing. Otherwise if you are getting nervous about doing work then change career.

 

[mutley racers]

I get nervous on fault finding on combis. But I do love the challenge. And now with all you guys on this forum as help, I feel I can tackle the world!!

 

[SafeGasInstall]

Have u changed that pump yet

 

[mutley racers]

I have. I put out come on my thread. It is a good out come

 

[Centralheatking]

Taking on jobs as a 'lone' plumber/fitter can be a worry as there is no one on hand to help or
advise. My mate Jimbo works for BG and he can call up another van just like that.

Despite years of experience and fwds planning i have found myself in a pickle from
time to time - but you just get on and do your best. Such things as
'did I put the screw back in the meter after a drop test ?'
'did I close all the bleed valves'
'not putting a plug in and some vital little bit from shower goes down plug hole'

I nearly drilled into the cylinder in our place in Cornwall which was behind the wall i was
fitting a heated towel rail onto - last month !


Hey ho centralheatking

 

[Plum Bob 66]

I have. I put out come on my thread. It is a good out come

Did I mis read this ?

 

[Plum Bob 66]

Did I mis read this ?

Ok understand know, thought it was strange putting " man jam " on threads lol!

 

[Plum Bob 66]

See I'm doing the owners of the company two bathrooms at the same time on my own and it is a massive bathroom and cud really do with another plumber but I'm going to be there only plumber on company... Think tbh I need to do a to do list take a couple of breathes and stop being a tit

Agreed, but your only human. Plan your job down to the smallest detail and work smart, if your unsure of anything, take a step back and call in some advice. The implications of the alternative approach are probably not worth thinking about.

 

[supper plumb]

See I'm doing the owners of the company two bathrooms at the same time on my own and it is a massive bathroom and cud really do with another plumber but I'm going to be there only plumber on company... Think tbh I need to do a to do list take a couple of breathes and stop being a tit

Ill come give you a hand

 

[Ryan LPS]

Agreed, but your only human. Plan your job down to the smallest detail and work smart, if your unsure of anything, take a step back and call in some advice. The implications of the alternative approach are probably not worth thinking about.

Done what I said and gone a lot better today had a plan of action so to speak but I think I get nervous not cos of my abilities I now I can do cos I normally fit big biomass and buffer systems its just I keep think did I put that a out the way or did I ensure that was capped properly, but lot happier about today 1 bathroom complete first fix other part fixed and new stack. Tbh I think I was being a idiot.. Just there is pipe work everywhere and looks like its all just been chucked in and its all zoned but and I think I just looked at it and thought Christ. Plus the house has got 10bedrooms and 5 bathrooms..... And is a night mare to fill back up.... But hey we go to work for the challenge don't we rrr:

 

[hammers4spanner]

Taking on jobs as a 'lone' plumber/fitter can be a worry as there is no one on hand to help or
advise. My mate Jimbo works for BG and he can call up another van just like that.

Despite years of experience and fwds planning i have found myself in a pickle from
time to time - but you just get on and do your best. Such things as
'did I put the screw back in the meter after a drop test ?'
'did I close all the bleed valves'
'not putting a plug in and some vital little bit from shower goes down plug hole'

I nearly drilled into the cylinder in our place in Cornwall which was behind the wall i was
fitting a heated towel rail onto - last month !


Hey ho centralheatking

my mate drilled through a wall and skewered a cat

 

[Centralheatking]

any pictures ?

my mate drilled through a wall and skewered a cat

 

[Linkyplumb]

I always get nervous when I am on the job:sweatdrop:

 

[aplombier]

I also get nervous on the job
im always worried in case her husband comes in and catches us at it

 

[hammers4spanner]

any pictures ?

alas no wasnt their but worked for same firm wood bit through party wall lol

same lad caused £250 grand flood on block of flats

 

[supper plumb]

I hate it even now I still get the head rubbing and muttering to my self.

 

[Plum Bob 66]

I hate it even now I still get the head rubbing and muttering to my self.

Even now, how long you been at it Supper plumb?

 

[SafeGasInstall]

I only get nervous if I don't win a that job !!! And I get very nervous if the contractor I worked for is delaying payments and usually bill did build up to 5-8k !!!

 

[PeteWalker]

Yeah I was often a bit nervous when I was on my own. You never know for sure if a valve is going to hold or whatever, so have a Plan B handy, like a screw-on cap, just in case. As above, write a plan down, with a quick estimate of time, and keep things tidy. Then you always know where you are.
"Never mind, madam, it's only water, it washes off".

It's well worth having a mate you can phone, to bounce ideas off. You'll probably find he'll use you for the same thing.

 

[Hampshiregas]

Let me guess you have done this loads before, but now you are on your own, until you get your head around the job, the way you are going to work and are relaxed in your environment, those nerves will still be there. It can cloud your judgement, lets say you mess up and isolate the gas on a combi rather than the cold. You get wet, the property gets wet, but you never do it again! What a first job to have after finishing my apprenticeship.

If you don't make mistakes where does experience come from?

as long as its nerves and not fear, customers smell it and are on it like a tramp on chips!