Our shower broke the other day. My mum phoned a plumber and they wanted £208 for a brand new system PLUS labour costs to fit the new system in. Since we didnt have that sort of money to throw at a new shower mum told the guy shed think about it.
Anyway, while she was at work, I dismantlled our existing shower to find out what was wrong. These nylon cam things had worn off and coroded over the past 18 years. So I searched on the net and found the part, ordered a pair of em and a gasket set. They arrived this morning, so I reassembled the shower with the new valves and fresh gaskets. Little to say, ive just had a shower .
Plumbers estimate: £208 + labour costs.
Actual cost: £38.36 including the postage to out house.
Plumbers are ripoff merchants, what can I say (apologies to any plumbers on the board :P).
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Plumbers = Ripoff merchants
Re: Plumbers = Ripoff merchants
well, they never consider actually fixing the existing system, they always want to put in a whole new one - even before they've taken a look at it.
They count on people being either too afraid of breaking something and/or getting their hands dirty.
They count on people being either too afraid of breaking something and/or getting their hands dirty.
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choice work my friend, choice work
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My uncle is a plumber so when anything needs doing he does it for free and we just pay for parts.
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Re: Plumbers = Ripoff merchants
Your a right good chap for fixin it fer yer mum... Perhaps you can smell a right bit better..... Take a shower already... gees.
I do all my own plumbing and stuff. I got all that jaz from my dad, who is like a jack of all trades. I do auto work, carpentry, framing, plumbing, electrical... All that, and I am actually a computer programmer.
I do all my own plumbing and stuff. I got all that jaz from my dad, who is like a jack of all trades. I do auto work, carpentry, framing, plumbing, electrical... All that, and I am actually a computer programmer.
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