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Dodgy plumbing
Just for laughs A couple of photos sent in by Aaron Jamieson of BOP Plumbing of things his company has come across. “This will lighten your day,” he says.
Don’t be a drip This one was sent in by Dana Bidgood. “When you don’t fix that dripping crox join for many years.” And finally... DODGY PLUMBING
Sent in a photo and haven’t seen it yet? Please bear with us as we work our way through all the entries! Can’t help lazy “I was on a confined space course and on one of the muchneeded breaks, I noticed this in the men’s room,” says Certifying Drainlayer Scott Wells. “I asked the guy running the course about it and was told it was easier for him just to replace the paper every couple of days than to call a plumber. Sometimes you just can’t help lazy?”
The magazine may have a new look but some things never change!! Enjoy this edition’s sorry collection of dodgy plumbing, gas and drainage pics—and keep ’em coming!
Rotten show Thanks to Martin Reid for sending in this photo of a pan connector [check] in a somewhat sorry state.
Rats! “The landlord got us in to a leak in his basement and this is what we found,” says Blair McNab of this photo. “It’s a 40mm PVC waste pipe from the kitchen sink. The previous tenant apparently loved his roast dinners and obviously put the fat down the sink waste and caused a build-up. The rats chewed into the waste pipe and cleared the blockage for him but kept following the fat trail up the pipe—almost 1 metre chewed. You can see the claw and teeth works on the pipe. “I had only been to the landlord’s place 6 months earlier to replace a section of polybutylene pipe in the wall cavity that mice had chewed through. I think the rats and mice in Kaikorai Valley have it in for him!!!!”
Stuck for good? “I first spotted this stuck down a drain in an alley in Welly a year ago,” says Dana Bidgood. “It is still there. Stuck fast I would say. Too expensive to abandon otherwise.”
On a lean Thanks to Topline Trade Services for sending this pic of some dodgy plumbing their plumber Gavin found when he went out on job in Auckland.
nzplumber No hot water? No surprises. “Some photos of an HWC warranty job we were called to for no hot water,” says Dale Lovell of Heron Plumbing. “The address looked familiar, so I looked back and noticed we had quoted to replace the HWC but were told we were too dear by $300—now I can see why. We are constantly battling in Auckland with unlicensed, unregistered ‘plumbers’ who advertise on social media and people put up great comments for them. It’s so easy for them to get work, as no one checks if they are legal to work or understands the implications of when it goes wrong.”
Reporting dodgy work
The easiest way to notify the PGDB about non-compliant work: 1. Go to the App Store or Google Play 2. Type PGDB in the search bar 3. Download the free Report A Cowboy app 4. Get using it!
Pushing waste uphill D Bidgood Plumbing sent in this little gem. “The pump in our new kitchen’s waste disposal doesn’t seem to work very well,” the client said. If you come across a gas installation you think presents immediate danger: 1. Advise the property owner straight away 2. Seek permission to make the scene safe 3. Contact Energy Safety/ WorkSafe on 0800 030 040 or online at www.energysafety. govt.nz/forms/installationfault-notice-form 4. Contact the PGDB on 0800 743 262.
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