How much to change a ballcock!

[MickBrown]

Went to a client of mine in my village today to sort out a small leak. While there the lady told me a few weeks ago she came back from holiday and the cold water tank overflow was running. She couldn't find my number (she looked under 'P' for plumber but she had filed me under 'B' for Brown) so she called somebody from the yellow pages. A polish guy arrived, being an old house with dormer bedrooms the loft space is very restricted and he had to take out the F&E tank to get to the cold water tank. Once he had done that he went off for an hour to get a ballcock. Came back and fitted it and refitted the F&E tank. He was there less than 4 hours, bill £400. I said I would have to work for 3 days to charge her that sort of money.

 

[ecowarm]

Its the exchange rate at the moment sterling to zolty

 

[tamz]

Look on it as an incentive for her to make a better effort to find your number next time.

 

[grahamgas]

In a similar vein, had a guy phone me yesterday, needed a new ballvalve on an f and e tank. Told ME that it was only a ten minute job, worth the princley sum of £8. Asked where he got that price from. He said well I would expect to pay no more than £48 an hour, divided by six, equals £8.

I wont repeat what I told him to go and do!!!

 

[ecowarm]

And if you charge £80 P/H she on to a winner

 

[hydrotherm]

In a similar vein, had a guy phone me yesterday, needed a new ballvalve on an f and e tank. Told ME that it was only a ten minute job, worth the princley sum of £8. Asked where he got that price from. He said well I would expect to pay no more than £48 an hour, divided by six, equals £8.

I wont repeat what I told him to go and do!!!

Well that might cover your diesel in the van!

 

[mountainman]

Gotta laugh eh!

 

[kirkgas]

In a similar vein, had a guy phone me yesterday, needed a new ballvalve on an f and e tank. Told ME that it was only a ten minute job, worth the princley sum of £8. Asked where he got that price from. He said well I would expect to pay no more than £48 an hour, divided by six, equals £8.

I wont repeat what I told him to go and do!!!

thats the wrong approach, tell him, "ok no prob but im busy and cant make it till 8pm tonight" then when he phones you at 8.05 to ask where you are, tell him you are held up on a big payer as someone offered you a tenner, and you will be there the next day at 7.30am on the way to a big job, keep this up as long as you can, hey we need to get our entertainment somewhere

 

[kirkgas]

Well that might cover your diesel in the van!

aye if he stays in No47 and you live in No97 of the same street

 

[moony]

Someone phoned today to ask for a price of a gas disconnection cap off and reciept/cert to say work had been done. Told her 45 pound, no chance she replied ok no probs bye.