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@culture2355
@culture2355 Күн бұрын
you're absolutely correct, many people just have their heads in the sand
@seenatureworld5781
@seenatureworld5781 Күн бұрын
Win
@VVS-Kvalitet-Sthlm
@VVS-Kvalitet-Sthlm 2 күн бұрын
🙌🏻
@chrisnolter2564
@chrisnolter2564 2 күн бұрын
Trying my hardest to get into plumbing
@PlumberNate
@PlumberNate 2 күн бұрын
@@chrisnolter2564 hell yeah bro!!
@chrisnolter2564
@chrisnolter2564 2 күн бұрын
@@PlumberNate bin putting applications for apprenticeship a lot it’s rough but not giving up
@PlumberNate
@PlumberNate 2 күн бұрын
@@chrisnolter2564 what’s holding you up?
@chrisnolter2564
@chrisnolter2564 2 күн бұрын
@@PlumberNate the companies where I live
@chrisnolter2564
@chrisnolter2564 2 күн бұрын
@@PlumberNate I’m trying hard
@user-su2bz9xz7r
@user-su2bz9xz7r 3 күн бұрын
I’m new to plumbing and don’t quite understand what’s wrong. Can you explain?
@PlumberNate
@PlumberNate 2 күн бұрын
@@user-su2bz9xz7r my tech was supposed to center the rain head with the drain. He had it off to the side by about 4” and the customer noticed right away
@user-su2bz9xz7r
@user-su2bz9xz7r 2 күн бұрын
Is the one with the yellow sticking through it the fixed versions ?
@Deucie2011
@Deucie2011 9 күн бұрын
thanks for helping me to consider plumbing as a career move
@PlumberNate
@PlumberNate 9 күн бұрын
@@Deucie2011 Forsure!!!
@ShewedDude
@ShewedDude 11 күн бұрын
This video is under rated. Just what i needed!
@PlumberNate
@PlumberNate 11 күн бұрын
@@ShewedDude thanks fam
@anthonydixon2404
@anthonydixon2404 11 күн бұрын
Are these incomes before or after tax?
@PlumberNate
@PlumberNate 11 күн бұрын
@@anthonydixon2404 before taxes
@0viking_645
@0viking_645 11 күн бұрын
Every plumbing job I get into, I say I know nothing. And they let me go after a couple weeks or months because I know nothing, wasting my time every time.
@PlumberNate
@PlumberNate 11 күн бұрын
@@0viking_645 sounds like the companies you were going to are not training you properly. Have you looked at the Union at all?
@Mojo32
@Mojo32 18 сағат бұрын
No, don't join the union. Society doesn't need anymore lazy "workers."
@user-mp5oc3jf7y
@user-mp5oc3jf7y 11 күн бұрын
Well that drain is getting a good flushing
@xMister.Misterx
@xMister.Misterx 13 күн бұрын
Maaaaan, you gotta talk more about using your trade to invest in real estate!! That was EXACTLY what i was thinking to do if i learn a second trade!
@PlumberNate
@PlumberNate 13 күн бұрын
@@xMister.Misterx it’s such an easy hack
@xMister.Misterx
@xMister.Misterx 12 күн бұрын
@@PlumberNate agreed. I have had this idea, but as for the trade part i was thinking more along the lines of becoming a building inspector of some sort. With that, i may not be able to add value by adding a bathroom, but i can identify the really good properties and the properties to avoid like the plague. And even decide if certain things are worth the money/time/effort.
@kashshhds8824
@kashshhds8824 17 күн бұрын
All I got is a high school diploma how do I get into plumbing what is the first steps?
@PlumberNate
@PlumberNate 17 күн бұрын
@@kashshhds8824 I got you!!! Check out this live I did on finding jobs kzbin.inforYN291c9aGI?si=R3wMwdUq1upp8J2m
@marquesfuqua9967
@marquesfuqua9967 18 күн бұрын
$100k you are seriously ripping off your friend Commercial water heaters are anywhere bewteen 10k -20k max never heard of a 200 gal for even 50k..lol please dont make video's like this.
@PlumberNate
@PlumberNate 17 күн бұрын
@@marquesfuqua9967 love your input bro but I got quoted 72k just for the water heater. It’s a 250 gal 1.2mill btu. Tubed inside, built to order that’s what they wanted!!
@marquesfuqua9967
@marquesfuqua9967 17 күн бұрын
@PlumberNate if they accepted it, that's their own fault, but over in North Carolina, this wouldn't be allowed that's called up-selling . I don't know if you have your own business or not, which could be the reason for cost, but inflation hasn't had a surplus to the efficiency yet for those prices.
@PlumberNate
@PlumberNate 17 күн бұрын
@@marquesfuqua9967 so what do you think the price should be? I’ll have about 80k in materials, 4 guys for one day, specialty welder coming in for flu (6k) not to mention all the behind the scenes expenses.
@marquesfuqua9967
@marquesfuqua9967 17 күн бұрын
@PlumberNate I would've got a master fit water heater and got a specialty attached flu vent. Most times, you could get on the roof & cut a proper gated loop for the water heater. If it's hard vented & a welder is needed, I would've just gone to the reel steel market on the web & got it for cheap to do myself. My job cost with material & everything else needed for recirculation pump & drain accessibility would cost around 50k max! Because you said 200 gal in video, not 250 & even if you did get parts & and welder, it shouldn't cost 100k! These water heaters cost 10k-20 max % of parts are equivalent to the onboard of customers you get per job. If you do good work, you get better results. If it was my friend, I would charge 30-40k, but you charge 100k make it make sense?
@marquesfuqua9967
@marquesfuqua9967 17 күн бұрын
@PlumberNate KZbin detached my comment, but I'm not saying your price is wrong. I'm just saying the most we get charged over here is 20k for one commercial brand. WH you need 2 of those for a whopping 40k or order specific Wh from Noland ÷Friend discounts & adds for business whenever you do work for commercials you make more money when charging fair, now I did see you say you sold it for 72k now that's more fair in my opinion. Again, I had the projection cost, but KZbin censorship my comment for some reason. & I will not repost it due to the absurdity.
@dylanmartinez2157
@dylanmartinez2157 19 күн бұрын
Another banger thanks man. Would you recommend commercial or residential starting out?
@PlumberNate
@PlumberNate 17 күн бұрын
@@dylanmartinez2157 much appreciated bro. Depends what you want!! Both sides have amazing benefits you just gotta consider where you can take it. Never hurts to try both!!
@dylanmartinez2157
@dylanmartinez2157 17 күн бұрын
@@PlumberNate thanks for the response! The company I work for is hosting a trade apprenticeship program and I’m switching from sheet metal. If my end goal is to one day work for myself, would it be worth it staying in for a few years in commercial plumbing while they pay for my school or just getting straight into residential new construction with another company?
@PlumberNate
@PlumberNate 17 күн бұрын
@@dylanmartinez2157 that’s cool as hell. Yeah, anytime accompany is willing to pay for school. You should definitely take that opportunity. Hearing that you want to work for yourself is awesome! I think you’re gonna make the right choice by sticking it out for the few years on the commercial end, let them pay for your school and then if you think you can start a commercial plumbing company do itwould work for the commercial residential service that’s a much easier business to start, then when you get your experience here, you can get your license and go on your own
@dylanmartinez2157
@dylanmartinez2157 19 күн бұрын
Binge watching these now. Thanks bro I fr appreciate it. Got to change my life around at 23
@PlumberNate
@PlumberNate 17 күн бұрын
@@dylanmartinez2157 hell yeah man. Still young as hell, you got this
@dylanmartinez2157
@dylanmartinez2157 19 күн бұрын
Thanks for sharing man. My company is hosting an apprenticeship program in 2 weeks and you’ve peaked my interest in plumbing.
@justaguytryingtolive9459
@justaguytryingtolive9459 19 күн бұрын
Same, got a degree just to work in a field that doesn’t require it
@PlumberNate
@PlumberNate 17 күн бұрын
@@justaguytryingtolive9459 I got suckered as well. College was a good experience tho
@JusticeHansenTV
@JusticeHansenTV 20 күн бұрын
Any tips or tricks on making extra money as an apprentice? Wanting to get into a trade, but I’m married, turning 30, and wanting to start a family. Making $15 an hour and working long hours isn’t going to cut it. Are side hustles possible with an apprentice work hours?
@prod.genesis
@prod.genesis 20 күн бұрын
Just finished first day, commercial plumbing is hot as hell but also awesome
@PlumberNate
@PlumberNate 20 күн бұрын
Hell yeah man!!! What did they have you doing?
@prod.genesis
@prod.genesis 20 күн бұрын
@@PlumberNate we set up a backflow for a track field and skate park in this new community we’re working on building and then we dug out and put in a box next to the skate park too, also got to use the concrete chipper for some floor sinks too
@prod.genesis
@prod.genesis 20 күн бұрын
Mop sinks*
@PlumberNate
@PlumberNate 17 күн бұрын
@@prod.genesis yo that’s wassup. They’ve got you doing some neat stuff off the rip.
@prod.genesis
@prod.genesis 17 күн бұрын
@@PlumberNate sick, can’t wait for this long weekend to be over 😩
@C0okieman2009
@C0okieman2009 21 күн бұрын
I heard the owner was caught having anal sex with his 5+ employees so they were forced out by the police and landlord!!!
@michaelgriggs6903
@michaelgriggs6903 23 күн бұрын
HVAC-R is basically all those trades on a basic level plus technical diagnosis, plus its all dirty asf. I understand Nate's coming from new construction perspective. None of these trades are easy. Unless you got laborers, then it becomes easy. HVAC does change out gas line just not initial construction ,that gets inspected. Always servicing gas lines in commercial HVAC. Most HVAC techs steer away from duct installs as much as possible, most HVAC companies around here have duct crews in Tn , most residential is flex duct so no sheet metal work except plenums. Just wanted to add that. But great vid brother... Also in my opinion Plumbing deserves the highest pay. I've done plumbing before getting into HVAC-R. Did some electrical, mostly runnin lines. But plumbing is the most labor intensive, most dirtiest and that adds to the stress level. Each of these trades takes a certain type of person. The skills last a lifetime even if just on the home front. God Bless these trades, id been a mess without them.
@PlumberNate
@PlumberNate 22 күн бұрын
Absolutely hit it on the head. These jobs are not for everyone but they are some of the best jobs to build character along with an easy path to start your own business. Thanks for the comment!!
@Nitroscion
@Nitroscion 14 күн бұрын
I think people only believe HVAC techs who not do installs or residential. Until last year I was a HVAC tech. I’ve never done an install, worked residential, and make less then 75k after 2006. If you need someone to run your co gen plant or your fab. I’m your guy. The biggest electric motor Ive worked with is 400hp. In an atlas copco air compressor and the biggest chiller was 2000tons. I can’t remember the biggest size steam boilers though. Anyway, my point being that you can make good money and have a stable job working in an industrial setting. You have to know a lot more theory, but you do less physical work.
@PlumberNate
@PlumberNate 13 күн бұрын
@@Nitroscion that’s facts. Part of why I enjoy commercial plumbing so much more.
@gumerzambrano
@gumerzambrano 24 күн бұрын
Woah that's cool man!
@PlumberNate
@PlumberNate 24 күн бұрын
Appreciate you fam. I’m hoping I get it. Just got the bid back for the water heater and the unit alone is 72k. My mind was blown 😂😂
@swackhammer2139
@swackhammer2139 19 күн бұрын
​@@PlumberNategood lord man, hellova expensive heater. I'd be nervous that $100k bid was low low
@PlumberNate
@PlumberNate 17 күн бұрын
@@swackhammer2139 not gone lie, it’s definitely nerve wracking. One thing goes wrong and it’s gonna hurt when everything goes right with it then it’ll be a good payday forsure
@prod.genesis
@prod.genesis 25 күн бұрын
Ez $
@prod.genesis
@prod.genesis 25 күн бұрын
Great vid, starting apprenticeship in 5 days and these have really helped
@PlumberNate
@PlumberNate 25 күн бұрын
Yo way to go man!!! Glad this helped you out. Hope your apprenticeship goes well for you
@prod.genesis
@prod.genesis 25 күн бұрын
@@PlumberNate Thanks
@joehernandez8208
@joehernandez8208 25 күн бұрын
Dude in new houses we are all in the same spaces. Crawls, attics, basements. Plumbers can have the couple grand extra on your chart. Not dealing with peoples shit. If you work for yourself in hvac and you’re good, you’ll always be busy. In that case that chart is pretty off. Appreciate it. No hate but hvac sells equipment. With mark up.
@PlumberNate
@PlumberNate 25 күн бұрын
I respect the response and I think to a degree you are right. We do a bunch of similar things. People’s shit pays tho 😂😂
@joehernandez8208
@joehernandez8208 25 күн бұрын
@@PlumberNate yep. I get it. I could do new construction maybe, but service💩. No way.
@danp7463
@danp7463 25 күн бұрын
You need to have something to funnel the toilet water into the pipe. That is where the better than wax silicone seal by Fluid master® is King.
@PlumberNate
@PlumberNate 25 күн бұрын
I’ll have to check that product out. Thanks!!
@JoeyWolf
@JoeyWolf 27 күн бұрын
Woah, you actually made these videos
@PlumberNate
@PlumberNate 27 күн бұрын
Absolutely!!
@Sam-rg7tg
@Sam-rg7tg 28 күн бұрын
trouble is no ones hiring for labourer in my city
@PlumberNate
@PlumberNate 28 күн бұрын
Might have to look outside your city then. Most companies will hire even when their not looking if the right person comes along
@lenoralyons
@lenoralyons 29 күн бұрын
Jesus Christ
@geoffn1530
@geoffn1530 Ай бұрын
When I was at this hardware store a friend told me this story about his plumbing days. He was working for a guy that often did a calls at frat houses. There was a frat house where the dudes had a plugged sewer line. They kept using the toilet without flushing for about 6 months. The poo was above the top of toilet. Each dude bro had to dig a little hole in the poo pile and sit on some cardboard to take his dump. This is plumbing in a small college town
@PlumberNate
@PlumberNate Ай бұрын
Yeah I would have gone home that day. We used to service a couple small town colleges when I was in a different story. Blocked sewers all the time from condoms and ping pong balls
@geoffn1530
@geoffn1530 Ай бұрын
@@PlumberNate I’m pretty sure that’s exactly what my friend said was used condoms caused the block
@geoffn1530
@geoffn1530 Ай бұрын
But there’s poop
@PlumberNate
@PlumberNate Ай бұрын
There’s also soap
@DJshoreÆngler
@DJshoreÆngler Ай бұрын
whats a two by four
@ricklee827
@ricklee827 Ай бұрын
I have a four-step program to find a gas leak first my nose second my sniffer tool third bubbles fourth a lighter if there's a gas leak you'll find it
@PlumberNate
@PlumberNate Ай бұрын
Full proof system Forsure. I’m usually bubbles first then lighter. Is it worth getting a sniffer?
@Fenfpe-n1r
@Fenfpe-n1r Ай бұрын
Average school bathroom:
@maxj0930
@maxj0930 Ай бұрын
“Honey? Those damn kids have been jinkin’ with the toilet again!”
@PlumberNate
@PlumberNate Ай бұрын
😂😂
@gumerzambrano
@gumerzambrano Ай бұрын
Guess someone was bouncing on the toilet
@PlumberNate
@PlumberNate Ай бұрын
😂😂 man I’m thinking somebody overweight cracked it. I’ll find out in a couple days when I go to fix it
@xMister.Misterx
@xMister.Misterx 13 күн бұрын
@@PlumberNateso what was the verdict?
@PlumberNate
@PlumberNate 13 күн бұрын
@@xMister.Misterx I opened a valve to flush the system that was full of sand and debris from a waterline break.
@hegonefishing9122
@hegonefishing9122 Ай бұрын
It's one of those fancy bidet toilets I guess.
@PlumberNate
@PlumberNate Ай бұрын
😂😂
@steveshook7331
@steveshook7331 Ай бұрын
Your giving people false hope.not everyone can be or do plumbing
@PlumberNate
@PlumberNate Ай бұрын
I’m not giving anybody false hope. You’re assuming that people can’t do what they put their mind to. Stay Positive
@RxTx88
@RxTx88 Ай бұрын
Awesome
@smutgod6125
@smutgod6125 Ай бұрын
you can un a small handyman remodeling company and clear $250k profit with just a few guys
@JoeyWolf
@JoeyWolf Ай бұрын
Idk if you remember me or not, I commented a year ago if I recall I'm 17 (18 in Feb 2025) and about to join the Navy as an Constuction Electrician but I'm about to get my diploma this fall and well thank you. If you don't remember me you I remember you. You showed me I could still be great without a fancy degree or anything.
@PlumberNate
@PlumberNate Ай бұрын
My dude what’s been good!! I must have failed you since you decided to become an electrician 😂😂😂 Congrats either way tho man, your going to do some big things with that experience
@JoeyWolf
@JoeyWolf Ай бұрын
@@PlumberNate Well you didn't fail but instead made me pick a better choice to not be in dept I'll say that!
@EdwardAnderson-wo1nl
@EdwardAnderson-wo1nl Ай бұрын
This is already blowing my mind with all of that plumbing in that submarine I think that's pretty cool 😎 my self man
@PlumberNate
@PlumberNate Ай бұрын
I’m still trying to wrap my head around what I was looking at 😂😂
@AmandaBurger-wd4lw
@AmandaBurger-wd4lw Ай бұрын
Eww
@Gman12959
@Gman12959 Ай бұрын
Carpenters make less than hvac guys where I live.
@PlumberNate
@PlumberNate Ай бұрын
That seems to be the consensus. I know a lot of HVAC guys who are killing it but then my carpenter buddies who do commercial work are meaning some high bank as well.
@CSAccetura
@CSAccetura Ай бұрын
My tenants never poor grease down their kitchen sinks but miraculously I always find soft grease and food chunks at an edible size most times.. I honestly believe it has just been a buildup of greasy residue being rinsed out of pans because it's not your average grease or cooking oil build up
@PlumberNate
@PlumberNate Ай бұрын
It’s impossible to not get some grease in the drain. Even the soap scum will build up a nice bit. None the less every tenant I deal with said “we don’t pour grease down” and it looks like this a year after we clean it out 😂
@russellpilling8749
@russellpilling8749 Ай бұрын
HVAC in Canada makes bank! I've heard of some making around 140k / year. Not sure how much over time they're pulling, but they're also apparently billing about $75 / hour. That's a lot more than I'm making with my university degree! And When I've worked for carpenters, they do so much different work. We did everything from the initial framing all the way to putting on the baseboards. We did bathrooms, kitchens, basements, drywalling, flooring, ceilings, painting, concrete - just about everything except plumbing and electrician stuff. Do you think Plumbing is good for a guy with ADHD? It looked boring to me compared to carpentry.
@PlumberNate
@PlumberNate Ай бұрын
Love the comment man!! As somebody who is real ADHD this is by far the best career I could have chose. ADHDrs like us tend to be very creative. Carpentry is creative but straightforward where as plumbing allows you to be creative on a different level most can’t comprehend until you actually try it. You would probably make a great plumber
@TimmyTimbits-qj8is
@TimmyTimbits-qj8is 28 күн бұрын
@@PlumberNate Thank you for the reply! I guess I can always give it a try! Apprenticeships are paid for here, so there's really not much of a downside!
@PlumberNate
@PlumberNate 27 күн бұрын
@@TimmyTimbits-qj8is that’s dope. N yeah you might as well take advantage if it’s free
@Mojo32
@Mojo32 7 күн бұрын
​@@TimmyTimbits-qj8isEntertaining and informative video. I'm an avid supporter of the mindset that all of these trades are equally important and each is completely supported by the others in the bigger picture. Personally, I chose the carpentry route, and yes I've enjoyed it overall. As anyone experienced in these trades will admit to, carpentry is not the one to get in to full time if you'd goal is a high paying career (in comparison) every step of the way. I've thought about that fact many times throughout the decades, while at every job site the electricians, plumbers, HVAC, etc. are all making significantly more money day to day, and the carpenters are usually the one sweeping up their messes too 😂
@b1and0n_
@b1and0n_ Ай бұрын
It’s always easier said than done
@PlumberNate
@PlumberNate Ай бұрын
Facts!!
@Parker53151
@Parker53151 Ай бұрын
What about steamfitter/pipefitter? Elevator installer/repairman?
@PlumberNate
@PlumberNate Ай бұрын
Great point! Those specialized trades make some serious bank.
@kermitfrog593
@kermitfrog593 Ай бұрын
Sarcasm?
@bybybirdybirdnub
@bybybirdybirdnub Ай бұрын
lol