Presuming of course that the one-sided view we have here is both 100% complete and 100% accurate.It's easy, with 20/0 hindsight, to see how this happened.
Presuming of course that the one-sided view we have here is both 100% complete and 100% accurate.It's easy, with 20/0 hindsight, to see how this happened.
- the drain-clearers, for not recognising WHERE the blockage was, and therefore what could have happened (assuming they were told that the bath had just been fitted). Instead of suggesting EXTRA chargeable 'services', they should have got on and removed the blockage! If you've got a bath that empties and a WC, connected immediately above it, that doesn't, you're foolish to ignore clear evidence of WHERE it is blocked. They should then have disconnected the bath waste and the cause would have been obvious.
I employed a plumber to fit a new bath tub, he did so and cut the old bath tub pip and connected the new one.
A few days later and the toilet blocked up, it had never done before but plumber could not clear block so called drains people, they cleared it but 4days later it was blocked again, so they cleared it and put a camera down the pipe.
It turns out the fitter had pushed the pipe into the main waste pipe so it was right accross the main flow causing the blockage.
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Seems the plumber dd have a go at fixing it. But who called the drains people and who agreed to it?
0wen";p="2066725 said:Just to clarify, the bathroom fitter had completed fitting the tiles and grouting when
the fitter and said it was still blocked he said his friend was a plumber and would call me to arrange to take a look.
0wen";p="2066725 said:Just to clarify, are you saying the BATHROOM FITTER fitted the WC, or had he got his PLUMBER FREIND to do it?
It does seem odd that no one (except the OP) connected the new work to the new problem
expertgasman";p="2066755 said:Just to clarify, the bathroom fitter had completed fitting the tiles and grouting when
the fitter and said it was still blocked he said his friend was a plumber and would call me to arrange to take a look.Just to clarify, are you saying the BATHROOM FITTER fitted the WC, or had he got his PLUMBER FREIND to do it?
It does seem odd that no one (except the OP) connected the new work to the new problem
The Bathroom fitter was asked to fit a new bathtub; he did not touch the WC. Problem arose from him inserting the bathtub waste pipe too far into the soil stack blocking the bore.
It matters not the slightest bit who you "know" is responsible; all that counts is what you can prove.
If the plumber were to claim that he warned the customer that the existing bit did not look like the waste was done properly in the first place ( which is a very credible claim these days ) you'd have a bloody hard job convincing the magistrate otherwise.
Then there is the matter that the plumber did not get 3 chances to remedy the fault, which is a legal requirement.
So another well intentioned guy lost out on £60 All because , unlike the rest of the EU - good old little britain allows anyone to play around @ being a tradesman - without any qualifications -I I called out a £60 no fix no fee drains guy who tried to clear it using metal wire on a drill and a plunger but after about 20min said he would not be able to clear it so to get in some drains people.
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So another well intentioned guy lost out on £60 All because , unlike the rest of the EU - good old little britain allows anyone to play around @ being a tradesman - without any qualifications -I I called out a £60 no fix no fee drains guy who tried to clear it using metal wire on a drill and a plunger but after about 20min said he would not be able to clear it so to get in some drains people.
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expertgasman";p="2066755 said:Just to clarify, the bathroom fitter had completed fitting the tiles and grouting when
the fitter and said it was still blocked he said his friend was a plumber and would call me to arrange to take a look.Just to clarify, are you saying the BATHROOM FITTER fitted the WC, or had he got his PLUMBER FREIND to do it?
It does seem odd that no one (except the OP) connected the new work to the new problem
expertgasman";p="2066755 said:I'm sorry, you had made it perfectlly clear that the WC wassn't a new fit. I meant to clarify that the "bathroom fitter" had fitted the bath, rather than the "plumber friend" . Brain Fart.
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