I hate to pop any bubbles, but it was all staged for the camera's
Of course what we seen was but they were situation that happened previously to real customers.
Rogue Traders
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Of course what we seen was but they were situation that happened previously to real customers.
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so it was a hoax?
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This is roughly what happens.
Some guy who has been ripped off calls Rogue Traders and gives them his sob story, Rogue Traders then set up an identical fault/situation and call the rip off merchant to come repair/fit it.
So yes its a "stage" but it only because the camera were not there to catch the original event.
Did you not watch the bit with the guy with fish tank? Or the posh bitch that handed over £200 for someone to drill out a yale barrel?
You on the same page WDIK?
Some guy who has been ripped off calls Rogue Traders and gives them his sob story, Rogue Traders then set up an identical fault/situation and call the rip off merchant to come repair/fit it.
So yes its a "stage" but it only because the camera were not there to catch the original event.
Did you not watch the bit with the guy with fish tank? Or the posh bitch that handed over £200 for someone to drill out a yale barrel?
You on the same page WDIK?
staged then?
What I suspect happened was that the electrician discovered the warm kettle, so to make it more amusing for the TV show, they later filmed a little insert of the presenter with his cup of coffee to "explain it".
I agree the cut wire looked suspicious though.
It's one of those annoying programmes - could be very interesting but they can't help going for the dumbed-down lowest-common-denominator angle with the camp biker subplot etc...
Weird how that company kept charging exactly the same figure no matter what the job... I wonder if they have adjusted to take into account the VAT cut now.
I agree the cut wire looked suspicious though.
It's one of those annoying programmes - could be very interesting but they can't help going for the dumbed-down lowest-common-denominator angle with the camp biker subplot etc...
Weird how that company kept charging exactly the same figure no matter what the job... I wonder if they have adjusted to take into account the VAT cut now.
i couldn't believe it took the fat bloke about 20 minutes to take the case off the vaillant boiler, it's one of the simplest cases to remove!! i'm sure he even turned up with a vaillant bowl to catch the water when he changed the 'coil', genius that bloke!!
Well, my mum was nearly a victim of a rogue trader recently.
She couldn't get her CH to come on. ( Ferroli Modena 80E ). She called out an engineer ( recommended ) who came round, took a look and said it was possibly sludge in the system and it would need a powerflush.The same guy powerflushed the system 9 months ago. ( £220 )
Also, there was a problem with her shower. When turning on the supply tap water just trickled out. For this he recommended replacing the whole unit ( thermostatic) at a cost of £180+VAT. This doesn't include flushing the system and any repair on the boiler.
I decided to drive down and take a look myself. The boiler was in 'summer setting' so I just simply turned the dial to ' winter' setting and hey presto - nice hot rads!
Secondly, i removed shower valve, replaced a washer and all works fine!
This guy was due to come back to the house next Tuesday - no doubt with a bill for around £500.
What gets my goat is that he has been fully booked up all week and into next and no doubt ripping off other pensioners.
People like this make my blood boil.
She couldn't get her CH to come on. ( Ferroli Modena 80E ). She called out an engineer ( recommended ) who came round, took a look and said it was possibly sludge in the system and it would need a powerflush.The same guy powerflushed the system 9 months ago. ( £220 )
Also, there was a problem with her shower. When turning on the supply tap water just trickled out. For this he recommended replacing the whole unit ( thermostatic) at a cost of £180+VAT. This doesn't include flushing the system and any repair on the boiler.
I decided to drive down and take a look myself. The boiler was in 'summer setting' so I just simply turned the dial to ' winter' setting and hey presto - nice hot rads!
Secondly, i removed shower valve, replaced a washer and all works fine!
This guy was due to come back to the house next Tuesday - no doubt with a bill for around £500.
What gets my goat is that he has been fully booked up all week and into next and no doubt ripping off other pensioners.
People like this make my blood boil.
I saw this prog last night ( recorded it ages ago ). Is it right that you need to be a corgi to simply take the cover off the boiler ? what about say an electrician replacing the timer ?
Pete
Pete
Comustion chamber cover not boiler cover. An electrician doesn't need to go in there ( CCC) to change a timer.
Why anyone who isn't qualified in some way would go in there is,frankly,beyond me. There are some boilers ( Positive fanned)that could potentionally kill you if you open up the cumbustion cover and only someone familiar with these boilers should open them up.
tony
Why anyone who isn't qualified in some way would go in there is,frankly,beyond me. There are some boilers ( Positive fanned)that could potentionally kill you if you open up the cumbustion cover and only someone familiar with these boilers should open them up.
tony
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