The plans have changed again !!!

[@matthewbekkattla4534]

Been enjoying the plumbing videos. I'm a Canadian plumber in Saskatchewan and you sure do some real dirty jobs. Hats off to you and your staff.

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support Matthew, I do get a few dirty jobs, there's an old saying over hear, "dirty hands means clean money", sometimes you just have to get stuck in and get the job done

[@brianmayne6513]

Another good video Tom. Like the snow ❄️

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always mate, I do like the snow, I had to put the air con on in the van today though, it was 18 degree's

[@martinwarner1178]

You are a class act Sir. I spent 40 years as an engineer, did most of my own plumbing, generally disappointed with plumbers, but NOT with your work. Peace be unto you.

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support Martin, glad you enjoyed

[@AaronM4275]

Great video Tom 👍🏻

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always mate

[@sergiofernandez3725]

Nice work Tom. I enjoyed the out tro with the snow

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support mate, glad you enjoyed

[@edthelasttribe9580]

😂 We had that snow ❄️ down the south, about a week ago , now is your turn 😅

[@PlumbLikeTom]

I do like a bit of snow, it only lasted about a day to be fair, thanks for watching as always mate

[@normanboyes4983]

All Change! Thanks for uploading your update - always a pleasure to watch one of your videos. With reference to the Roger Bisby and Heat Pump subject. I think his point was that the current government annual target for heat pump installation compared to the available workforce is the issue. Of course (in my opinion) there is a fundamental problem with the industry - not all plumbers are equal - and we have a generation of fitters who have earned a comfortable income ‘slinging combis’ on the wall without any ability to select the right size boiler, carry out a heat loss survey on the property, size pipework appropriately, and set up the controls to achieve maximum efficiency. Of course with high temperature heat sources they were able to get away with that. Heat Pumps being low(er) temperature high flow units are totally unforgiving to the ‘sling it on the wall’ approach. Get it wrong and it will either not work or it will work but cost you a fortune. There is a lot of negative coverage of ‘heat pumps’ and there is absolutely nothing wrong with the heat pump unit - they are a well proven technology. The problem is marrying the heat pump to the house and that is where it can all go badly wrong. Any householder considering to go heat pump really needs to do their homework to understand the key points of how the new system will work and expected performance and running cost. How much space is need for plant in the house and likely locations for the external unit, all of this will set them up to select the right installer (who is capable of doing system design) and weed out those who are not up to speed. Heat Geek on YT is a good site and they do offer training and have ‘an umbrella scheme’.

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Your absolutely bang on mate, I do a heat loss for every boiler I quote now and do my best to make it as efficient as possible, this obviously ends up costing more, I haven't won a gas boiler quote in a while but by rights everyone now should be doing what I'm doing. I used to sub to a heat pump company, they couldn't get enough installers. The money was decent but the units were just being slung in, I refused to lower myself to them standards, I went to a call-back on a unit that another contractor had fitted and the install was appalling, systems were often mis sold and I didn't want my name on them. I have fitted heat pumps with great effect on systems and houses that are designed for a heat pump, but I have also ripped them out on jobs that are not suitable without spending a fortune

[@normanboyes4983]

@@PlumbLikeTom Thanks for replying Tom. Like I said before it’s like the Wild West. Part of the solution is customers have to wise up. Of course not all customers have the capability of doing that - but many have capability but cannot be arsed. There is no point trying to win jobs on cost. Skilled heat pump installers should be carefully choosing their customers and walk away of lowest price jobs. Choose an informed customer who knows what he is letting himself in for, knows that to get an efficient cost effective install - it is going to incur upfront costs (heat loss, equipment selection and system design) AND is likely to require significant adaptations to the house which may incur collateral damage on finished floors/walls.

[@matthewvincent3855]

Always a pleasure to watch you in action Tom keep smashing it 🙂

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always Matthew

[@diddywright6165]

Good content as per Tom, have you replaced the blade in that slice yet?😉 Must seem hard work after using the milwaukee! Hope there’s no more changes on that job mate👍🏻

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for watching as always mate, I still need a new blade, I guarantee when I put a new one in I will lose the thing

[@Heatking]

Great watch that Tom, loved the ending ❄️ 🤣

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always mate

[@thomascoyne157]

It was probably living in a 40 bedroom mansion. They piped work fell in nicely there Tom plumbers luck hey 😂😂😂great vlog 👍👍👍👍

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for watching as always mate, you sometimes need the pipes to fall right, it makes life a bit easier

[@chrisholt2474]

Hi Tom, a bit more of that job completed, I hope you do not have anymore changes. You appear to be making some good progress now, I look forward to the next episode. Take care mate, Chris. 🍻👍👍👍

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks as always Chris, I needed a break from this job, most of the hard work is out the way and I do enjoy fitting bathrooms, especially when the weather picks up

[@peterdawson5115]

All change again Tom, they must be trying your patience, good to see you getting there with that job though, hope alls well, and nice snow shots, roll on spring 🤪🚽👍

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks fort the support as always Peter, spring can't come soon enough

[@dmheatingplumbing9805]

Spot on Tom, no lack of fitters, my towns flooded, its a lack of quality. Iv had the argument with alan hart on numerous occasions, fast track training centres, trades in a race to the bottom. Many experienced quality fitters starting to learn its a mugs game, compulsory registration, competing against throw it in chancers and the cartel that is GSR, for a monthly magazine. Good trade if can accept being wuhaned in later life, fortunately retired now after 45 years installation of bbu and iron pipe wack, like you say just a shame for all the bullshit. Watch them knees and back. Enjoy life when your older.

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support mate, plumbing is one of them jobs where it takes years to learn, there are no shortcuts to experience, it seems to me that the trade is moving away from people that can do everything, I get a lot of jobs where other plumbers have been and not known what the pipes are on older systems, if it's not a combi on the wall there a bit lost

[@dmheatingplumbing9805]

Because of lack of training. Keep up the good work bud

[@pb9926]

Great video Tom. Nice ending, very therapeutic - it's was like an old black and white film😎👍

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for watching as always mate, I do like driving in the snow, it doesn't happen very often around here so I enjoy while it lasts

[@Plumbingbob]

I’m glad to hear they’ve decided to stick with the original bathroom for you Tom adding a rad is no biggie though you do need to think about it before you go cutting and slashing at floors.

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for watching as always mate, you do need to be careful especially with attic trusses, they can't be cut or notched in any way it it's easy to make this mistake

[@tonymurff5234]

She’s a never ending one Tom, Keeping positive is the trick, Nice Driving in the snow ⛄️, 👍👍🤜

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always Tony, I quite like driving in the snow

[@wilbylee33]

Cheers for the content as usual mate, still like how u keep it old school, still soldering etc, also why do u use 2x blow torches??

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always mate, my super fire doesn't light so I use a quick fire torch to light it, It's not very old and was repaired by the supplier but if I'm honest it's probably worse than it was before, the quick fire torches are OK but you can't adjust the flame

[@wilbylee33]

@Plumb Like Tom haha, fair enough mate, the Superfire 2 are £100 now I think, luckily I've got an old one & new one supplied by my firm so won't be running out any time soon, keep up the good work with channel pal, kinda learn more from channels like yours, PB, MJ Tiff, Caprani, Smartpipe etc than you do in college, appreciate all ya knowledge & experience you pass on, I've only recently passed my Unvented & your vlogs have helped a great deal in understanding the principals etc

[@TheTimBullimore]

This job must have been a bit of a rollercoaster for you, but there has never been any doubt that you would triumph.

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always Tim, we always get there in the end

[@laghribi_abdalkhder8792]

I love your videos. The view of the snow and the country road was amazing. I wish I could be with you

[@PlumbLikeTom]

I love driving around here, the snow makes everything look more beautiful, thanks for the support as always mate

[@keitheverton7593]

That takes me back Tom,been there and Done it,but you seem too have so much experience for a young lad😅.You must have had good tutoring,keep it up mate,very entertaining 👍

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support Keith, I was thrown in at the deep end from a young age, I've learnt a lot from my mistakes and I'm still learning now

[@pj8964]

We have had a bunch of that snow stuff here recently....Anyhow good work and keep the videos coming thanks 👍

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always mate, I do like snow, it's just a shame it causes problems

[@colintownsend5024]

Well done Tom you will soon be up to 5k subscribers. You need to purchase a new cutting blade for your pipe slice 😂 will only cost you £5 and you will be surprised how bad that one is.

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always Colin, I do need to get some new cutter wheels, I should reach 5k in around 3 months if I continue to grow at the rate I'm on now, I'm honestly enjoying making the videos at the minute and I'm pleased the community is growing

[@paulsmith2931]

Top work again Tom, not sure heat pumps are the future to be honest, the only real solution is very cheap electricity, we could all just have electric heaters then, no proper investment in power stations over the years, need more nuclear, tidal and wind power solutions, fossil fuel needs to go though, sooner the better, that’s coming from a gas installer with 30 plus years in the trade.

[@PlumbLikeTom]

I think you might be right mate, all technology's will play a part in solving the problems, ultimately it will come down to money. New technologies will come along that will revolutionise the industry, I'll sit back in a few years and watch a these videos back and the boilers will look like things from the stone age

[@samsavage723]

Loving the videos mate, feeling for you with the changes

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support Sam, it is really appreciated

[@bernherts]

I hope these extras are well rewarded

[@tombur4132]

Nice bit off snow at the end been quite bad up north aswell

[@PlumbLikeTom]

It only lasted about a day around here, it does make everything look beautiful, thanks for watching as always Tom

[@simonearp9214]

Hi Tom , I had a water heater and sink to move in a primary school . Tried 3 isolaters all stuck open I had to turn the main incomer off whilst I fitted my isolater. I tried wd40 on the valves is there anything else I could try ?

[@PlumbLikeTom]

It's always a tricky one mate, to be honest if they don't turn freely they probably need changing, I do quite a bit of work in schools, some are better than others to work in, I just explain that I need to turn the water and most are fine, obviously you get the odd few who won't let you but all you can do then is come back in the school holidays, I won't ever take a chance in a school, things can go wrong very quickly in plumbing

[@markhoulding1938]

Sorry to say it Tom but then rad pipe’s going through the wall are going to be a pig for the joiner to skirt round 🤦‍♂️👍

[@dennisphoenix1]

He will be leaving the tails as they are until it's skirted . Chippie just has 2 holes to drill . No biggie

[@thebear4740]

I don't get all them teabag plumbers on youtube who flux inside a fitting they probably do it on gas as well

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support mate, a little goes a long way with flux

[@Tom_Plumb_PHS]

Roger seems like a nice guy but he's got a vendetta against heat pumps and it's clouding his judgment. The industry is at a bit of a cross roads between them and maybe hydrogen who knows. Heat pumps do work the installation let's them down on a lot of occasions though and that's down to a lack of understanding and experience on the part of a lot of installers and of course there are some scam quick training courses that won't help them. But like them or not they're here to stay in some form so might as well up skill and take the work. 😊 Anyways enough of that ha ha. Bit of luck you hadn't ripped that out yet. Coming along nicely. 👍

[@PlumbLikeTom]

I used to sub to a heat pump company and fitted quite a few, like you say in the right environment they are perfect, they had one guy on the radio who' electric bill was 17k, I took one out of a customers house not so long ago where her electric bill was nearly 7k and that was before the price increase, we need to better insulate the houses and where possible install PV, I think heat pumps could well be the future but bad design and bad installations might give them a reputation they can't get over, thanks for the support as always mate

[@snoophoggywhite3624]

Good work kidda, sop feeling the need to justify yourself to the solder police 🤣🤣🤣 at the end of the day will these people go back and repair the leak under the floorboards ?

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always mate, keeping the water in the pipes is always the main goal of a plumber, I look at other plumbers work and there soldering is perfect, I can never get mine looking that good, I'm always way to scared of it leaking so I tend to apply to much

[@snoophoggywhite3624]

@Plumb Like Tom I'm exactly the same mate , I've pulled some fittings apart before due to lack of solder, I simply don't want to be called back out

[@paul_my_plumbs_uk]

There's a lack of NVQ L2 plumbers because tight fisted 1 man band companies and small sized companies are few and far between not employing and training the skills gap the 🇬🇧 has

[@PlumbLikeTom]

You can partly blame the government for that, years ago the incentives were brilliant for companies taking on apprentices, now they are not so great, without new people coming through the skills are lost, I wish I could do more to help apprentices, I will probably look at taking someone else on later in the year, thanks for the support as always mate

[@paul_my_plumbs_uk]

@@PlumbLikeTom i remember when local councils were big on apprenticeships and all there work is farmed out to subcontractors 😕😕😕 under invested or not interested in the future skilled workers

[@dennisphoenix1]

Lucky you had a break from that job , you've been gutted if you'd stripped it out . Typical pen pushers . Can't make their minds up

[@PlumbLikeTom]

Thanks for the support as always mate, It's one of them where I just do as I'm told