Power flush

[Toxic Ted]

Google him

 

[AWheating]

Google him

i only google after the third date.

 

[petercj]

Gerald Ratner springs to mind.

When Ratner was asked in a live interview about how he was able to sell jewelry so cheaply, he said: "because it's rubbish!"

I don't see anyone on this thread denigrating the value of powerflushing, i.e. questioning that it's not the best way to clean out sludge from a CH system. The issue is what is a reasonable charge. Other than BG staff, I don't think many plumbers would argue that 800 quid is a reasonable charge.

It's not the same thing as: "Doing a Ratner" - which is used now to describe rubbishing your own product.

 

[petercj]

Have you read the rest of the thread, the majority of the posts are in a similar vein - "lackie does it' ... "money for old rope" ... etc. Strange that you think I'm giving secrets away!

I do think it's a good investment for anyone starting out, such as people with level 2 NVQ and the like, who often post on the board - what's wrong with that?

Doubt that I've triggered a wave of start-up new businesses in the UK that are going to drain work away from the plumbing trade.[/QUOTE

So how are these new people supposed to know what causes the symptoms for needing a flush in the firstt place?

Probably by placing their hand on the lower part of the radiators to feel for cold spots, like most people do.

Or they could impress the customer by using one of those flashy IR thermometers like the bloke on You Tube.

 

[AWheating]

you can also do the trouser snake tests as i offten hear engineers say around by me. never tired it myself.

 

[petercj]

you can also do the trouser snake tests as i offten hear engineers say around by me. never tired it myself.

Feeling around in other people's trouser pockets has never appealed to me! :-@

 

[AWheating]

some of the older blokes i worked with as an apprentice would say a radiator is working correctly if you put your trouser snake on the top and it hurts, if you can hold it there then its not warm enough. I wonder if the method was ever tried? ouch!

 

[Leo21]

Explaining why youve got your tool on a radiator ight take some explaining.

 

[petercj]

some of the older blokes i worked with as an apprentice would say a radiator is working correctly if you put your trouser snake on the top and it hurts, if you can hold it there then its not warm enough. I wonder if the method was ever tried? ouch!

In order to determine whether the problem was trapped air or sludge, they would have to start at the top and work their way down - reckon they would need to be short and very well endowed, or have extremely flexible knees.

The Michael Jackson crotch thrust comes to mind, and those little shrieks he used to let out!

The auditions for Green Deal assessors would make good Saturday night TV I reckon!

 

[AWheating]

i think ill stick with my infra red gun, its cold this winter :hand:

 

[villa_tom]

Whats your problem? You seem hell bent on rubbing people up the wrong way on here. The price is the price, if you like it good for you if you don't then get another quote.

 

[AWheating]

Integrity what is that?

back again to slag off plumbers i see. nice to see you again.

please join a maths forum and moan about your life there.

 

[SimonG]

Mr 'I've come for advice from the people who are ripping me off' is back again

 

[TBServices]

Ban hammer!

 

[Roger Welton]

If you want to do it yourself, no ones stopping you, I personally wouldn't want to be pumping high temperature acid around my house without knowing what I was doing and the potential problems that could encountered, but each to there own.

 

[Leo21]

Quote edited, original was insulting forum members.

So what do you do for a living fella. There's more to power flushing than meets the eye, a skill even a trade if you like.

 

[jase158]

Opening March 2013,

Powerflush training centre, Full training, powerflush machine free on "succesful" completion, no previous experience needed, Earn £100,000 a year, charge customers £800 a day.

Only £5,000, one day course held at st albans, hertfordshire

 

[dancinplumba]

That's right, don't say anything that might tip off the punter that they're being ripped off !


Integrity what is that?

Ayup he is back

 

[jase158]

have i missed something here?

 

[AWheating]

have i missed something here?

yes your yearly fees, please send £100 to me asap

 

[SimonG]

have i missed something here?

A previous post where he thinks that we all go by the name of dick turpin and don't deserve to earn a living. Ex mathematician or something.

 

[jase158]

on this thread or another?

 

[jase158]

yes your yearly fees, please send £100 to me asap

cash or cheque?

 

[SimonG]

on this thread or another?

Different thread, but he's gone the journey now.

 

[stoker122]

Opening March 2013,


Only £5,000, one day course held at st albans, hertfordshire

Are you in St.Albans Jase?

 

[AWheating]

cash or cheque?

cash of course, shhuuuuush..... dont tell the tax man

 

[jase158]

Are you in St.Albans Jase?

no thats where kamco are!!! they do free training with the machine!! so buy the machine, send them on free course and make £3600 profit for making a few calls, anyone want to come on my course?

 

[jase158]

cash of course, shhuuuuush..... dont tell the tax man

OOOh I'm so sorry but that was the wrong answer, you just lost the top prize, as a commiseration prize you win a business card with my details on it!!

 

[AWheating]

OOOh I'm so sorry but that was the wrong answer, you just lost the top prize, as a commiseration prize you win a business card with my details on it!!

is that the same card of yours i found in the phone box?? rrr:

all i want is £100 for my boob enlargement.

 

[Toxic Ted]

Opening March 2013,

Powerflush training centre, Full training, powerflush machine free on "succesful" completion, no previous experience needed, Earn £100,000 a year, charge customers £800 a day.

Only £5,000, one day course held at st albans, hertfordshire

Book me in jase, work has been a bit thin lately but i think i might just be able to survive the recession on £800 a day.......ill have to make some adjustments to my likestyle though, but 5 grand is a bargain..........

 

[Toxic Ted]

is that the same card of yours i found in the phone box?? rrr:

all i want is £100 for my boob enlargement.

One tit on here is quite enough.....dont make it a bigger problem

 

[petercj]

Seems to me that the crucial issue on this thread was that the OP thought a powerflush would only take a couple of hours.

Powerflushing may not be rocket science, but it does need to be done methodically and thoroughly, which takes time, and as we all know, time is money. A 3/4 bed house is likely to take the best part of a day, and then there are the over-priced chemicals to pay for (not under the control of the average plumber) being the cleaner and the inhibitor.

The cheapest way is DIY, but then of course that means taking responsibility for anything that goes wrong.

As with most things, getting a few estimates to determine the going rate is a good idea.

Is there anything left to be said about the dark art of powerflushing?

 

[stoker122]

I see Kamco have just brought out a combined combimag/combiheat container.
I only asked them if they could make these two years ago!
The answer then was to buy two combimags and use one of the containers for the heater (expensive).
It will help on dead boiler flushes and enable boilers to be changed and the chemicals heated at the same time
I wonder if they will just sell me the container?

 

[TBServices]

I see Kamco have just brought out a combined combimag/combiheat container.
I only asked them if they could make these two years ago!
The answer then was to buy two combimags and use one of the containers for the heater (expensive).
It will help on dead boiler flushes and enable boilers to be changed and the chemicals heated at the same time
I wonder if they will just sell me the container?

Got a link stoker?m

 

[stoker122]

Got a link stoker?m

Try this - http://us6.campaign-archive1.com/?u=4bf344f3ed7d3ad23aaade986&id=5a2a0a2a87&e=28b9bcae7f