ARCHIVED - Cowboy plumbers in London: PLUMB FORCE DIRECT

[WaterTight]

Re: Cowboy plumbers in London: PLUMB FORCE DIRECT

sponge out the rest of the water

You don't have to get all the water out. You can just lift if off the pan and tip it in the bath. If it won't flush at all I usually syphon out some with hose into bath and then lift it off and tip rest out.

 

[Henno82]

Re: Cowboy plumbers in London: PLUMB FORCE DIRECT

i know i could have done that but it was a downstairs cloak room with no bath and a very tiny pointless corner sink

 

[Toddyplumb]

Re: Cowboy plumbers in London: PLUMB FORCE DIRECT

You only tip them into the bath until you drop one !

 

[dontknowitall]

Re: Cowboy plumbers in London: PLUMB FORCE DIRECT

I use a wet vacuum - emptied in less than a minute.

 

[Henno82]

Re: Cowboy plumbers in London: PLUMB FORCE DIRECT

i am toying with the idea of purchasing one of these as everybody on here raves about them but are they really that good?

 

[tackleburger]

Re: Cowboy plumbers in London: PLUMB FORCE DIRECT

You don't have to get all the water out. You can just lift if off the pan and tip it in the bath. If it won't flush at all I usually syphon out some with hose into bath and then lift it off and tip rest out.

So why not pour it down the pan?

 

[tackleburger]

Re: Cowboy plumbers in London: PLUMB FORCE DIRECT

Unless the threads are rusted on a CC WC or some clown has boxed it in it is generally a 15 minute job. I always repair them can't remember the last time I swapped a syphon hence why i am surprised that this mob couldn't fix it. It could be a flush valve of course but any self respecting plumber will carry syphon, flush valve doughnuts all in 2" & 11/2. I think they have mis-led this chap and have a cheek chargfing if they didn't fix it.

My opinion.

 

[moony]

Re: Cowboy plumbers in London: PLUMB FORCE DIRECT

did they offer to come back the following day and fit the syphon that was required ?

and if they charge 75 for a hour on a saturday then out of hours on a monday would be the same - well it would for me anyway - anything that is out of 9-5 mon to fri is premium rate.

they have mis sold info if they've let you book it monday saying they charge less and then chargin the higher amount - but not having the part on the van is not a sign of a cowboy - shoddy working standards is.

i would be very careful doing all this over the internet - as someone else said we would not use them as we are all plumbers so your post has probably not had the effect that you may wish it to have - but i certainly would take legal action if a non paying customer posted libelous comments about my business all over the internet and i would have plenty of proof also.

good luck with it all - but please be careful as it could end up costing more than the 75 pound call out charge your fretting over.

 

[WaterTight]

Re: Cowboy plumbers in London: PLUMB FORCE DIRECT

Only tried repairing one once. Spent ages cutting an exact replacement out of thick plastic bag. Fitted it, rebuilt. Didn't work. Since then I carry various different diaphragms. But if I haven't got the one, it's a new syphon. Maybe I should have another go at cutting a new diaphragm, 'cos it would make things easier.

 

[dontknowitall]

Re: Cowboy plumbers in London: PLUMB FORCE DIRECT

I've made and replaced about half of the diaphrams I've come across. If the syphon is the wrong size I then repair. Never yet been called back. Trick is to find some reasonably thick plastic - luckily my merchants use thick bags for shopping bits.

On Boxing Day I didn't have any suitable plastic so a supermarket bag had to suffice (and is still working to the best of my knowledge).