Electricians cut my pipes!!! But do we get our revenge?

Day in the life of a plumber
In this video I repair some cut central heating pipes and finish other bits off on the renovation project
As always, thanks so much for all the support

[@russellglancy2277]

Great work Tom, every video is a great watch. Keep it up 🥰 Russ

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always Russ

[@jpond89]

You are the freaking man Tom

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always mate

[@stuarthandley7102]

great video you no your job tom and you also present well ive been in the game for 35 years i now just do day to day repairs but its still nice to see a top craftsman

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support mate, it is greatly appreciated

[@Everythings_Adjustable]

Some Sparks give the rest of us a bad name! Well done on your attitude Tom 🥃 👍 😊

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support mate

[@keithbrueton]

Always found sparks very careless and dirty, thats why they get a bad reputation . Great video as always Tom.

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Electricians seem to be like that Keith, thanks for watching as always mate 👍

[@Davidhughes9467]

Stereotypical

[@MegaShan001]

Nice & neat Tom as always 👍🏻

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always mate

[@thomascoyne157]

They enough screws in that one piece of flooring 😂😂so he really want for it 😂👍👍👍👍

[@PlumbLikeTom]

I know mate, there were a good few in there, thanks for the support as always

[@glynstorer3269]

I had the same thing happen to me I was fixing dado rails i thought it needs another nail in it whack straight through the power to my lights happy days❤

[@PlumbLikeTom]

It happens mate, thanks for the support as always

[@peterdawson5115]

Electricians ,what a pain, always hated repairing stuff people had damaged, at least the joiner did the decent thing letting you know, hope you get a break at the weekend Tom. Take care 🚽👍

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always Peter, have a great weekend mate

[@Tom_Plumb_PHS]

No need to apologise for your content it's top notch. 👌 Washing machines are a funny one with water regs all depends on what the inspector classed the end use as I guess. The amount of plumbers you see not putting any backflow prevention on them is unreal though. I know they're air gapped internally but cheap hoses can leach chemicals out. Onwards an upwards though 😊 hope the pressure eases on you a bit soon. Enjoy your weekend 👍

[@PlumbLikeTom]

I always put check valves on mine now, the risk is probably very small but all you can ever do is cover your back in this job, thanks for the support as always mate, have a great weekend

[@chrisholt2474]

Hi Tom, I’ve had that were another trade has damaged my shiny new copper pipe and not said anything. Like you say, just tell us so we can sort it, not a problem, the job is coming along nicely there now and all looking good. Take care Tom, and don’t forget to give yourself time off for some rest, you are working hard there. Have a great weekend, I look forward to your next film. 🍻👍👍👍

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always Chris, I'm about done there now, the job has gone on a bit long to be honest but there has been a few hold ups, I'm looking forward to getting stuck into some different projects, I've got some stainless steel heating pipes next week with some fusion weld stuff, I don't know if I can film there yet but it might make for some interesting content

[@chrisholt2474]

@@PlumbLikeTomYep that sound great, I hope you can film on that job. Cheers Tom, 🍻👍👍👍

[@Plumbingbob]

Don’t apologise mate. It is what it is, we quite often do the same jobs day in day out. I’ve had a rush of kitchen sinks lately and now all of a sudden I’ve had four shower jobs come in. It’s just the way it goes.

[@PlumbLikeTom]

It goes like that doesn't it, I just wish I could film all the stuff I do as I believe I could get some really good content out there, I am starting a commercial job next where they have said it's Ok to film, I just like to try and bring something different to what other channels are showing, thanks for watching as always

[@andyfadian]

Absolutely no need to apologise Tom about the content, it’s alway a good watch. Lucky you were made aware of the Spark hitting your pipes before the carpet went down. Keep up the fantastic work. 👍

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always Andy, I just feel my content could be so much better sometimes, life is all about learning though, it might take me a thousand videos but I will improve

[@alangriffiths8401]

Poor standard and lack of consideration by the Sparky, also that cable I would have run mid-way through the joist, to avoid screw damage and then keeping it away from your pipes. You accepted it a lot better than most Plumbers would ..Great video so informative.

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support Alan, in fairness with the cable it is run quite high because there is a steel directly below, there was only a small service gap above, I'm normally quite laid back, I try not let stuff get to me, but stuff like this is annoying

[@pb9926]

Great content Tom. 😎👍 Have a great weekend

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always PB, have a great one yourself mate

[@johnwaby4321]

A good job Tom dispite the sparks mess up . Yes mate know what its like to be rushed off your feet . Just get the video's out when you can mate .👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always John, I love making the videos, I wish I could invest a bit more time in them, but we will get there one day

[@kevinisaac9139]

I always use a black felt tip and mark the floor

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Good tip that, it does save problems like this, thanks for watching

[@billpalmer2381]

tell sparks keep out my holes or toast cables day 1 on job wright on boards if sparks not around in red felt tip usually works

[@PlumbLikeTom]

It is partly my fault for not marking the boards, I was just pleased that it didn't cause any damage, thanks for watching as always Bill

[@Charles61284]

Nice to see a master craftsman at work, nothing wrong with your soldering, I bet half the insta soldering pics get leaks 😅

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always mate, you could well be right with the leaks, I'm always frightened of not putting enough on

[@garydulson9018]

I was always told by my dad bless him, solder and solvent weld are cheap, leaks are expensive! Smashing it as always Tom

[@joolsonthetools]

Could’ve been a claim on your PL insurance mate plus a few hundred excess and bad customer feedback. You’re absolutely right! The sparky should’ve owned up and would’ve been forgiven. Let’s not forget they are the superior trade (in their own minds)

[@PlumbLikeTom]

They do seem to think they are the superior trade, honestly all trades need to work together and look out for each other, the job is tough enough, thanks for watching mate

[@colintownsend5024]

👍👍. You need to remind that electrician that he owes you. 😂😂

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Im sure he will make it up next time I mess up, thanks for watching as always mate 👍

[@plumberdan5720]

I always put too much loctite 55 on to be safe and it always comes out and leaks 😢😂 I find 7 wraps on half inch normally works.

[@PlumbLikeTom]

7 wraps sounds about right, locktite 55 it's one thing I can never recall having a leak with, I know a few plumbers have switched to the rapid blue stuff but I always worry how long it will last before the seal breaks down and if you can ever get the fitting apart again

[@pj8964]

Do you ever use solder ring fittings ? ... Great work Mr PLT

[@PlumbLikeTom]

I never used them unless they are specified by an authority, years ago most local councils who operated schools would specify Yorkshire fittings, but I haven't seen them been specified for years, endfeed are vastly cheaper, thanks for watching mate

[@SteveHit1]

Great video - your pipework is always impressively neat. That cylinder limescale is amazing!

[@billpalmer2381]

leave that in scale in when toting up that's beer money just take foam of out side remove brass keep separate when going to scrap

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Where I take my cylinders it's just a set price depending on the grade and the size of the cylinder, they don't weigh them because I guess half the time they are full of scale

[@razer192]

I always like to use copper olives

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Copper olives do bite in better, my old mate always used to prefer brass ones on heating, he used to say they were less likely to leak with constant temperature fluctuations

[@razer192]

@@PlumbLikeTom I use jointing compound on them touch wood never had an issue but the brass ones had issues with them leaking unless you use excessive force but every one prefers different things

[@dannywilkins887]

The water must be really hard up your way Tom, do you fit a lot of softeners?,good vid as always 👍

[@PlumbLikeTom]

I do fit a fair few softners, that one was the worst cylinder I had ever seen though, thanks for watching as always mate 👍

[@YNWA-oq5uf]

Why is it that scalelectriicans never clip their Clark gabels to the ally McCoists brilliant work yet again big fella 👍🏼

[@PlumbLikeTom]

It was probably a bit tricky with the steel there in fairness, but I know what you mean, some jobs look like a spider's web, thanks for watching as always 👍

[@bikerjon153]

As always mate to be fare I would of named and shamed the sparkys because that is bang out of order. If you cut their cables it would be totally different.

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always mate, I had one job a few years ago where a sparky cut through all my pipes, accidents happen, but its how you deal with them, most of the time other trades always help you out

[@deano6017]

great video, how does your Milwaukee pipe slice cut so quick mine is pretty much brand new and doesn't cut that quick. They are a great tool.

[@PlumbLikeTom]

It is the inox version that is designed to cut stainless pipes, the thing is a beast, I've had that blade in it since new and have cut stainless pipe as well and it still cuts like new The run time on the battery is also so much longer, it sounds impossible but I've only charged it once since I started that huge first fix with all the copper, it lasts ages, I imagine it will do at least a 1000 cuts on a battery, thanks for watching as always 👍

[@dennisphoenix1]

Surprised that you got picked up on the WM valves , WM'S have an air break on the fill as it drops into the drawer where the powder goes . What class are we talking anyway with WM'S ? Seems a bit excessive tbh

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Washing machines are a funny one, as far as I know it depends entirely upon the use of the washing machine, what sort of setting it is in and how it it is being used, my water board ask for a double check valve as standard before any washing machine valve, I used to fit the ones with the built in check valve but they don't comply. To be honest, It is all a bit of a farce really as they only inspect those who are doing, or trying to comply with the regs. I get inspected and are supposed to fill out a form every time I touch a wholesome water pipe. The amount of rubbish installs that you see, and the amount of social media plumbers who still think check valves in outside taps are OK is scary, rant over, thanks for watching as always mate

[@dennisphoenix1]

@@PlumbLikeTom you are right Tom , the only people who get pulled are the ones who are getting inspected , if you don't get inspected you can do what you want . Gives trades a bad name .

[@SteveN-pw4dj]

I agree completely, just mention your mistake to the other tradesmen. 99 percent I have dealt with are OK about it... But may take the piss for a few hours. Better than you filling up then seeing the leak.

[@PlumbLikeTom]

If I ever make a mistake I always put my hands up to it, like you say it's better to admit to a mistake rather than trying to cover it up, thanks for the support as always mate

[@mickobyobrien2650]

Dread to think how that spark would of left it if it was a gas pipe😮😮

[@PlumbLikeTom]

I know mate, it's scary to think, thanks for watching

[@SuperWayneyb]

🤘😎🤘

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support Wayne, have a great weekend mate

[@huyongquan6554]

Good man. Respect other trade. Forgive the guy.

[@PlumbLikeTom]

You are not wrong there mate, respect goes a long way, thanks for watching as always

[@patrickmurray2220]

Very dirty move that not letting you know about the damaged pipe in person. That could have caused so much damage and greif later on all for a 20 min repair. Really unprofessional and reflects badly on that person.

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always mate, it certainly would have caused a lot of damage, accidents do happen but it's just how you deal with them

[@heatpump8566]

Can’t believe your brother charged you 😂😮.

[@PlumbLikeTom]

I can, it taught me a valuable lesson of never to drill a cable again though. thanks for watching as always mate 👍

[@martinwright7093]

Soldering looks fine, mate. You must have some very fussy inspectors in your area. Get to see all sorts of rubbish plumbing on new builds round here, but big developers employ their own inspectors so hardly surprising, its not in their interest to flag up stuff that's wrong.

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Technically the water board could make there own inspections but I guess they just check one on an entire estate and they all get signed off, it seems to be the way of the world, thanks for the support as always mate, it is greatly appreciated 👍

[@truthseeker7794]

Not quite understand that mate. Am I to understand that your brother charged you for the job. I bet you wouldn't charge him. Enjoying watching this vid mate while I drink my cold Newcastle Brown. It's been touching 30 degrees here in the Midlands today so I hope you're a bit cooler there mate.

[@PlumbLikeTom]

My brother would charge me for the air I breathe mate, it was a long while ago, it was certainly a mistake I haven't made again, thanks for watching as always, enjoy your beer

[@109cheekymonkey]

A cxxts trick that just cut thier cables back at the boxes so they can't connect them

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Naughty but nice that, I would never do it though, at the end of the day we all mess up, it's how you deal with that matters, thanks for watching as always 👍

[@109cheekymonkey]

I agree what you say Tom just the way they go about does my head just say what you've done don't hide it love the video though boss

[@wezhunter1700]

Feel like them pipes are too high, why not notch them into the joist? Feel the sparky is blamed when the pipes were way to close to the surface and running “over the joists” this was a recipe for disaster

[@paullbennett2923]

They're not running over a joist , that's a noggin or cross brace , nothing at all wrong with how he's done it. Been doing this sort of work since the early eighties.

[@PlumbLikeTom]

There's a steel beam there so the only place the pipes and cables could fo was over the top through the service gap, in an ideal world I do keep things a bit lower but there was nothing I could do with this one, thanks for watching 👍

[@fargogemini694]

Why you come through the skirting? Looks terrible

[@PlumbLikeTom]

From memory they were attic trusses so I couldn't notch the joists in all the rooms, I had to drill through at an angle into the rooms where I could notch, thanks for watching

[@brianmayne6513]

It's easy to get frustrated Tom

[@PlumbLikeTom]

We all get days where we feel like that mate, to be honest the hot weather and working under pressure doesn't help, have a great weekend mate

[@Mickymaxywonder]

I like your work Tom it's the real world stuff not like pb he's just a calender plumber and rubs flux on himself 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂. BTW Tom how are your knees do they be sore after a days work bcos they take a poundin u on them like that alday.

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for watching mate, my knees are Ok at the minute, I do wear decent knee pads and they do seem to work. I know when I get older I will likely suffer, it's ultimately a part of the job and is a bit of an occupational hazard

[@tonymurff5234]

A lot of red tape on some of the jobs Tom, It’s common Courtesy to tell the plumber or electrician that you nipped his pipe or cable, Some people are just ignorant now days, Can’t believe you’re brother charged you a 100 quid 😂 👍👍🤜

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always Tony, like you say a bit of courtesy goes a long way, accidents happen and everything can be fixed, it's always easier to sort stuff before everything is finished though

[@ef7480]

'La Co'?

[@PlumbLikeTom]

I've always used Laco flux, which one do you use, thanks for watching 👍

[@ciaranboughton4713]

Always found sparks very careless and dirty on all jobs over the last 29 years

[@PlumbLikeTom]

It always does seem to be them doesn't it, thanks for watching as always mate 👍

[@ciaranboughton4713]

@@PlumbLikeTom Once seen a sparks cut into a wall in a finished house with angle grinder 🙈🙈,red brick dust everywhere