Any ex. housing association fitters like to compare fitting?

[Andy165]

Won't mention the hourly rate, the southerners will probabley think they are paying their labourers too much!
To change an existing condensing combi boiler for a new one (different manufacturer/make,supplier ; company changed for "business reasons") . 8 hours pay to go to workshop , pick up gear, go to address and install commission and make good around new appliance. I found my day started at 8.30 and i left the tenants address at about 4.30 pm. after proper commissioning and taking a bit of pride in my pipework. No call backs. Some other colleagues away for 2pm and early dart!!!!
Is this the usual suspects for housing assoc. around the country?
Tenants and conditions can be a variety of characters/places, boss says "swings and roundabouts" and drives a 1year old 4 x 4 land cruiser company car. I've got a vaux cavalier 10 years old but 1.8 and still accel. great stuff. Still not got any poles working there, so perhaps the swings and roundabouts were only the road to oblivion before i left to go self employed. Is this the norm i.e. 8 hours for a cond. combi swop, for housing assoc. work up and down the country?

 

[corgiman]

I have no idea what you are on about

what are you asking for?

 

[scatmanjohn]

I have no idea what you are on about

what are you asking for?

The last sentence contains the qustion CM..

 

[corgiman]

I have no idea what you are on about

what are you asking for?

The last sentence contains the qustion CM..

what "norm" is he asking for?

that people who own lots of house have nicer motors than the plumber who fits boilers into them??

 

[JohnD]

that 8 hours is about right to swap a boiler?

 

[Andy165]

Asking for time given to change condensing combi for new condensing combi under housing authority contracts in other parts of the country. You must have been fortunate enough to have not worked for one of these contractors or worked on the government eaga contracts. The bosses usually expect one contract boiler usually fits all situations. "you are a fitter , make it fit".

 

[scatmanjohn]

that 8 hours is about right to swap a boiler?

See CM its just you....have you just got in from a right sod of a day

 

[hi-spec plumbing heating]

now you can tell us the hourly rate.
and i'll see if i pay to much.

 

[corgiman]

that 8 hours is about right to swap a boiler?

See CM its just you....have you just got in from a right s** of a day

yep I have and the brain is dead, and I am doing my best to make it more dead wif cider I am??

8 hours for a straight combi change is about right

if thats what he is asking for, I got bored about "after proper commissioning and taking a bit of pride in my pipework. No call backs. Some other colleagues away for 2pm and early dart!!" and stopped reading sort of

 

[scatmanjohn]

that 8 hours is about right to swap a boiler?

See CM its just you....have you just got in from a right s** of a day

yep I have and the brain is dead, and I am doing my best to make it more dead wif cider I am??

8 hours for a straight combi change is about right

if thats what he is asking for, I got bored about "after proper commissioning and taking a bit of pride in my pipework. No call backs. Some other colleagues away for 2pm and early dart!!" and stopped reading sort of

I can read you like a book.

 

[corgiman]

well I am more like a mildly informative leaflet but I get your meaning mate

 

[gas4you]

yep I have and the brain is dead, and I am doing my best to make it more dead wif cider I am??

I'm with you Matt, just got in after shyte day

Got me bacardi on the go now though

 

[scatmanjohn]

You two will be in an early grave.

I had a day off today...it was my little girls birthday...went for a meal...it was well relaxing

Whats the betting i have a shyte day tomorrow now

 

[Andy165]

8 hours to do all that is asked for under manufacturers conditions of gurantee. What about the cleaning/ powerflush of system, balancing rads, checking gas rates, combustion ratios etc,. or is that just ignored and **** it the heating works and the water feels hot so lets ride off into the sunset. Read the previous logs about working for bg, they dont seem too bad in comparison.

 

[scatmanjohn]

What about the cleaning/ powerflush of system, balancing rads, checking gas rates, combustion ratios etc

What about it? half of em aint got a clue what they are doing anyway.

or is that just ignored

yep

**** it the heating works and the water feels hot so lets ride off into the sunset

exactly right.

Sadly i'm afraid...tis true