Soils, Wastes and Copper Pipework | Day in the life of a plumber

Day in the life of a plumber
Part two of the toilet and basin install, in this video I finish off by installing the soils and wastes, get all the copper pipes tested and fit the sanitary ware
As always, thanks for all the support, have a great bank holiday weekend

[@donaldduncan6017]

You are a really down to earth man, humble and caring about the job and appearance. Wish the world was full of people like you.😊

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support and kind comment, it is greatly appreciated, have a great weekend 👍

[@hughwilson4911]

Should have told the tenant that he'd save more than that with a new, more efficient boiler. He should be grateful to the landlord that he got a new one fitted. Another good video Tom, thank you.

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always mate, I completely understand people are hard up at the minute, obviously I would never deliberately waste money or energy, I set everything up for him to be as efficient as possible, like you say he will save a few pounds so it should even itself out in a week or so, and then he will be saving money, have a great weekend

[@diddywright6165]

“Haven’t used a flexi because I’m a plumber” I like that Tom👍🏻! Nice content as per mate, have a good weekend mate.

[@PlumbLikeTom]

I've never been a fan of flexis to be honest, the guy who taught me would never use them, even kitchen monoblocks he would swap the supplied flexis for solid tails, he always used to say you are a plumber so you can bend a pipe, thanks for watching as always mate, it is greatly appreciated 👍

[@darrenroberts6376]

Have used a flexi cos I am not a plumber 😂

[@PlumbLikeTom]

They are fine to use really mate, It's just something my old boss used to say to me, thanks for watching 👍

[@wonkey3733]

OMG so good to see someone connecting a basin properly with tap connectors, only just had to bend ofsets for them.

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support mate, the only reason I didn't bend these is I wanted them tighter at the top, I just thought it would look better, I do love my pipe bender, have a great weekend 👍

[@chrisholt2474]

Hi Tom, another great film there with some fantastic work as always. I also enjoy watching how different plumbers do the same job, it’s very interesting and I enjoy learning. Hope you have a good bank holiday weekend, as always take care, 🍻👍👍👍

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always Chris, it's always interesting to see how other people do jobs, have a great weekend mate, thanks for watching as always 👍

[@MegaShan001]

Another good one Tom, again very neat & tidy 👍🏻

[@PlumbLikeTom]

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

[@andyfadian]

Another fantastic video Tom, great to see you soldering and resisting the use of flexi’s. Thanks for all the effort you put in your videos 👏👏👏👏

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always Andy, have a great Bank Holiday weekend mate 👍

[@no-ic3rg]

Look forward to your videos tom. Top plumber love how you explain everything your doing

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support mate, have a great weekend 👍

[@neilwharton720]

Don’t be a genius Tom, just do your best 😊💪💪💪

[@PlumbLikeTom]

That's all you can ever do, thanks for watching as always mate

[@michaelbaker8292]

Another great video pal. I never really read the comments tbh. But just been reading a few of the kind words you're follower have left you. And you've replied to all of them. What a kind hearted person you are weldone lad. Have a great bank holiday. Keep up the great work. 👍🏻

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support Michael, I always do try and reply to every comment, I'm so grateful that so many people support me, it always means a lot to see all the love and support in the comment section

[@k20aa]

Nice to see a basin hard piped for a change 👍👍

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support mate, proper in copper as they say, have a great weekend 👍

[@tonymurff5234]

Good Video as always Tom, Your looking very relaxed and happy on this little job Good Man Tom, 👍👍🤜

[@PlumbLikeTom]

I enjoyed this one Tony, the awkward ones make better videos but sometimes it is nice just to enjoy the job and be stress free, thanks for watching and have a great weekend 👍

[@peterdawson5115]

Nice tidy job as usual Tom, hope you get a break over the weekend, keep them coming and take care 🚽👍

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always Peter, I'm having a nice chill weekend, have a great weekend yourself, thanks for watching 👍

[@jameswilson2899]

Top work again Tom

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always James, have a great weekend

[@keithbrueton]

Another good one Tom,

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always Keith, have a great weekend 👍

[@Razz60]

Brilliant video thanks tom very helpful tips

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for watching mate, have a great weekend 👍

[@pb9926]

Good video Tom 👍

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always mate, have a great Bank Holiday weekend 👍

[@FrankieBoy-wn6qt]

good video as always Tom.👍

[@PlumbLikeTom]

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

[@mfielding007]

Another nice tidy job

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always mate 👍

[@bikerjon153]

Sweet little job fella. As always 😊

[@PlumbLikeTom]

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

[@tirvplumbing]

Just catching up with you tube. Enjoyed this mini series. 👍

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always mate, it is greatly appreciated

[@paulreece7148]

I used to watch the great Tom plumb 😊 lag the hot pipe so if somebody trips they don’t burn their hand 😂 what’s the world coming to. Good video mate.

[@PlumbLikeTom]

I know lagging the hot pipe is abut silly especially when the radiators will be hotter, I just have to cover my back, thanks for watching as always, have a great weekend 👍

[@wonkey3733]

really enjoyed that one great job, just use the bender more lol

[@riptiz]

I was working on a refinery where you couldn’t have phones, calculators etc on site. My mate who is about 20 yrs younger than me was knackered adding up on paper because he was used to using a calculator all the time. Nice job.

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Good point mate, my maths isn't the best but I get by, I guess I really on apps to do my gas rates and bits like that because its quicker and less room for my error , thanks for watching as always 👍

[@davidmoore2251]

@@PlumbLikeTom yeah I can understand that for gas. I did the commercial and found that. Unfortunately the training company ripped off my company and we never did get any certs. They never informed us that we needed a portfolio and of course it’s a closed shop. It’s all changing anyway soon if it hasn’t yet, I think it’s all going to be a classroom format.

[@KG-ic1zf]

Nice one Tom, I always use JetBlue or any paste on my fibre washers too. I was always told it prevents it from sticking on the metal when undoing in the future. Yet to see if it is true but I know for sure they stick on when not pasted up lol

[@PlumbLikeTom]

It's something I've always done, when I fit Worcester boilers I use it on the fibre washers on the jig, I've yet too go back to a job of mine where there is a ball of crud around the nut, you see it all the time on those but not on any I've fitted

[@normanboyes4983]

Nice work there Tom.👍 I have some sympathy with the tenant - he is paying rent and the boiler including installing and commissioning of the boiler is the landlords responsibility, when you are brassic and eking out your food money every quid counts! On the toilet install (in the narrow room with the black soil pipe), would it not have been better to take out the skirting on the pan wall - getting the hole for the soil pipe closer to the back wall? (Just asking😉). I much prefer the hard tails on the sink taps too.😀👍

[@PlumbLikeTom]

I do understand that the landlord probably should pick the gas bill up, to be fair the new boiler will be more efficient and I only ran the boiler a short period of time, to be honest I don't think it would have used £4 worth of gas but I don't actually know, the soil pipe is being boxed in, I find going in front of the skirting works best as it falls the right distance for the pan connector to go fully into the toilet, thanks for watching as always Norman

[@karlkross2879]

maybe take the cost of the gas into consideration next time Tom before pricing but then i know its only a few quid but some people really hard up because of this cost of living 🥰

[@PlumbLikeTom]

I completely get that, it's always tough when properties are rented as it's really down to the landlord to pay any expenses on behalf of the tenant, hopefully the new boiler will save hime a few pounds so it should end up all fair, thanks for watching

[@Heatking]

Should be fine cause I did it 😂 brilliant Tom ❤

[@PlumbLikeTom]

I normally end up jinxing myself and get water every where, thanks for watching as always mate 👍

[@colintownsend5024]

Hi Tom. As you know the shipper has the facility to put emergency credit on token meters when we test. We had one guy in Gloucester who always reported a gas escape when he ran out of credit he thought he was getting free gas every time we called. Long story but one of the lads got chased down the road and had had pizza thrown at his windscreen when he refused to “wind” the gas on 😂😂

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Ha, some of the people we come across doing our job are characters, I don't deal with prepayment meters that often to be honest, I know there is an emergency credit feature on them but I always thought they would only let you have so much, thanks for watching as always Colin

[@0liver0verson9]

Hold tight, throughout the night!

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for watching mate 👍

[@matthewtrueblood408]

“An ACS” & “are not up to scratch”. English & Maths are essential to the job. Good luck

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for watching mate, maths and english are very important skills, when I was at college if you didn't achieve a C grade at GCSE level you had to do key skills, the government are talking about introducing extra maths for all until you reach 18, I personally think this may not be necessary for all on vocational courses

[@matthewtrueblood408]

Yeah, same here. When I started my city & guilds plumbing in 1991 I had to have C or above in those GCSE subjects just to be accepted. Electricians were an F or above😂😂

[@paul_my_plumbs_uk]

Deliberate mistake 😝😝 Well spotted teacher 🙄🙄

[@paul_my_plumbs_uk]

A deliberate mistake 😂😂 well spotted teacher 🙄🙄 gas engineers are neither maths or English teachers although a certain amount of intelligence is required for the role

[@darrenmackenzie1892]

I was never good at school... But I managed my gas safe and oftec. You just learn what you need to pass which then never leaves..

[@steveyboyXRP]

i woulda done it slightly different luv the bender i do

[@PlumbLikeTom]

I kind of wish I had bent it, the only reason I didn't is because I wanted it tighter at the top, they for watching as always mate 👍

[@dannywilkins887]

👍👍

[@PlumbLikeTom]

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

[@dennisphoenix1]

Tom plumb . The lad from wigan ? Good old fashioned plumber . As honest as the day is long . On about tight customers I had one who said was I going to pay for the electricity I used charging my cordless batteries at their house . Any single tap should be piped in rigid , flexy pipes are useless . Nice job as usual Tom

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Tom plumb is from Wigan I believe, his videos are great, I understand people are hard up at the minute but I really do need to test the boiler, I've heard stories of tradesmen having money taken from the invoice for cups of tea, thanks for watching as always mate 👍

[@dennisphoenix1]

@@PlumbLikeTom he was on the screwfix trade forum a few years ago when I was on , answering diyers questions along with captain leaky 😂😂

[@TheDickPuller]

@@dennisphoenix1 Ehhhh, you’re forgetting my good self. I was the main man on the Screwflux Forum, was only banned six times!!! Join Tomplums Forum mate👍👍 Luv Dick Puller

[@27forme2]

I heard Tom plumb died from Cancer

[@dennisphoenix1]

@@27forme2 when was this ? I haven't been on the forums for years

[@richardd5233]

👍

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for watching Richard 👍

[@mbharat65]

Great work ethic Tom 👍🏼 Looking at the basin waste trap 🧐 what was the thing you inserted after the rubber seal and before screwing trap onto pipe ???

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for watching mate, with polypipe traps they send a pipe support with them, it's to centre the trap with the pipe and ensures everything goes on square, you don't actually need to use it to make a water tight fitting but as it was there I thought I would

[@JayEm7516]

Have a great bank holiday weekend 😁

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Same to you mate, thanks for watching 👍

[@martinkiely3147]

Great video once again Tom is that a TMV connected to the basin pipe work never seen them used on basins before

[@PlumbLikeTom]

It's more common on commercial jobs, most schools will have them as well as all public buildings, it just makes things a bit safer, thanks for watching as always 👍

[@ashleychandler837]

I never actually knew what the blue insert bit was that comes with some traps, I’ve only every tosssed them in the bin. What purpose do they actually serve? Great Chanel keep it up 👊🏻

[@PlumbLikeTom]

I think its supposed to help keep everything in line and square so it tightens up right, you don't actually need them to make a watertight fitting but as it was there I thought i would use it, thanks for watching as always mate

[@TheDickPuller]

Always use McAlpine traps mate, anything else is shite!!

[@SuperWayneyb]

🤘😎🤘

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always Wayne, have a great Bank Holiday weekend

[@johnwaby4321]

Nice job there Tom very good 👍👍👍. Don't forget those pipe clips on the sink pipes.. And nice of you to drill the hole for the extract fan . The electrician will love you 👍👍👍

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always John, I always do my best to try and look after the other trades, I still need to put them clips on the pipe, I couldn't find any more brass ones in the van, thanks for watching as always 👍

[@dennisphoenix1]

Tom is drilling the hole for the electrician because it's his brother 😉

[@PlumbLikeTom]

@@dennisphoenix1 I wouldn't be doing for my brother, I would tell him to drill his own hole, it was for one of the other lads

[@dennisphoenix1]

@@PlumbLikeTom your brother is an electrician though

[@PlumbLikeTom]

@@dennisphoenix1 Both of them are, they tend to mainly do AD plants now

[@karlkross2879]

do you always do a pilot hole before core drilling Tom ?

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Yes mate, I find it easier to get the drill started

[@RC-oi1gg]

Hi, What is the fitting sat below the sink the hot and cold water is passing through. What is its purpose? Thanks for the video.

[@PlumbLikeTom]

It's a blending valve to control the temperature of the hot water, it mixes the hot and the cold together to prevent scalding, thanks for watching 👍

[@MrJimtimslim]

Nice vid. What was the valve for on the feeds to the small basin?

[@PlumbLikeTom]

The blending valve is to control the water temperature, as this was for a children's home we have to ensure the water doesn't get too hot

[@MrJimtimslim]

@@PlumbLikeTom Ah I get it! Thanks.

[@Roblovesbushcraft]

Hi Tom, new subscriber here, loving your work. Quick question for you, do you allways use a blending valve on you basin instals or is it just down to customer preference. One other thing, wereabouts are you based?

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Blenders on basins are not normally used in domestic situations, this job was a children's home so we always install them there just to make sure no one burns themselves, thanks for the sub mate, it is greatly appreciated

[@Roblovesbushcraft]

@@PlumbLikeTom Cheers Tom, were you based mate?

[@PlumbLikeTom]

@@Roblovesbushcraft I am based in Lincolnshire

[@Roblovesbushcraft]

@@PlumbLikeTom Well that makes two of us 😊

[@neilbrice449]

great content but please slow down and explain clearer what you are doing

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the feedback Neil, I will do my best in future to try and explain things a little bit better, the for watching

[@plumbertime]

Left school no quals shit at long maths. Fuck maths I’ve got a calculator. Experience in your job is key.

[@PlumbLikeTom]

The government need to realise not everything is great at maths, schools should have more practical courses as the country does need practical people as well, I'm not great with a pen but can hold tools and earn a living, thanks for watching as always mate 👍

[@karlkross2879]

is that a timber frame house Tom ?

[@PlumbLikeTom]

It was standard construction but probably had been a garage conversion, I don't know why they had lined the walls with chipboard, it might have been so they could screw the insulation in place

[@karlkross2879]

@@PlumbLikeTom i have noticed that when installing boilers i have noticed that there is insulation,osb board and the final finish

[@bradhicks3773]

Nice vid!!!! Also how are you?

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Good thanks, how are you

[@bradhicks3773]

@@PlumbLikeTom yeah not bad! Got work tomorrow! What you up to??

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Just chilling mate, got a few bits to do but mostly just having a break

[@bradhicks3773]

@@PlumbLikeTom oh yeah nice man!! You been playing any warzone? Also how are you?

[@PlumbLikeTom]

@@bradhicks3773 I don't really like the game mate, I haven't received been playing much of anything

[@llamedosr7843]

If you think that sink wasn't well cast, I had a bathstore toilet with a outlet shaped like a egg

[@PlumbLikeTom]

It's a nightmare when they are like that, I do my best to avoid Internet bathroom companies but when a customer provides the stuff we just fit it, I've had a similar issue with some Victoria plumb pans where they were oval and the pan connectors wouldn't sit right, thanks for watching as always mate

[@plumbertime]

37 layers of wood 😂

[@PlumbLikeTom]

It felt like that when I was drilling it

[@paul_my_plumbs_uk]

👍🏿👍🏿⚒️⚒️⚒️ I just had a maths and English assessment for a ACS course to be told that my maths and English is not up to scratch 😂😂😂 thinking 🖕🖕🖕 i'm here to train as a gas engineer not a mathematician or English teacher 🙄🙄🙄 FFS

[@PlumbLikeTom]

I know mate, my maths isn't great but I get by, you remember the important numbers and mostly it's just fairly basic stuff, thanks for watching as always Paul, have a great weekend 👍

[@paul_my_plumbs_uk]

@@PlumbLikeTom happy bank holiday geezer

[@AmfaalJoof-fc4qo]

Did you have instagram plz

[@PlumbLikeTom]

I do have an Instagram but I don't really use it, it's just PlumbLikeTom, I do check for messages though so feel free to dm if you need anything, thanks for watching

[@AmfaalJoof-fc4qo]

@@PlumbLikeTom thank you so much I’m really glad for the response I’m texting you from Gambia west Africa I’m a plumbing student so I watch your videos for more experience and knowledge

[@TheDickPuller]

Thanks as always for sharing, good content as usual. Good to get a mention for my mate TomPlumb👍👍 I was disappointed with no offsets on the tubes at the Basin & more elbows than Gazza in the Penalty Box!! Nice neat job nevertheless. Polypipe Traps are really poor, always McAlpine, made in Scotland from Girders!!! McAlpine don’t just have great Plumbing products, after doing maintenance work in a couple of their factories, they’re great people & treat their Staff really well👍👍 WC close couples doughnut washers, if they leak use Plumbers Mait both sides, never fails & you can still lift the Cistern off if required. Buy the new wee 15mm Monument Bender, it’s fabulous & fits inside your tool bag. Elbows take longer to fit, have two more joints & restrict the flow. Formed bends look more professional, don’t leak & don’t restrict the flow as much. Kind regards & luv Dick Puller. PS How about a mention for the most infamous Scottish Plumber.......ME!!!

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always mate, the only reason I didn't use bends was because I wanted the pipes a bit tighter at the top, I fitted a load on another job yesterday and I bent all them ,I might show the job in a future video, mccalpine products are quality, for some reason my local merchants only stock polypipe and vitra or viva traps, I will give you a shout out in a future video, thanks for watching, have a great weekend 👍

[@27forme2]

Hello I heard Toms tips died from Cancer, Is this True?