Speechless

[OkieBill]

Real Estate Inspection for the Buyer:eek:



I was impressed to see every available piping medium used in this particular installation.

CPVC
Black Iron
Galv Steel
PB
Pex
Washer Hose
DAP was used for thread sealant

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii264/billkennedyplumbing/WaterHeater-1.jpg

[stokefire7]

Yeah ! I thought I had a bucket of odd.

[drtyhands]

NO WAY!!!!

That has got to be staged.No one can be that nuts.

[Bogart]

Yeah, but I bet he worked cheap!

[wrongler]

Looks like the K'nex big ball factory I built when I was little. What a flustercluck. Looks like it took effort.

[MrsSeatDown]

NO WAY!!!!

That has got to be staged.No one can be that nuts.

Come on the shiny duct tape makes it look pretty:D

[rick1643]

I never say I've seen it all, I've seen enough, but I will never see it all. This is a good one, and the reason I carry a digital camera, some things you just can't explain, you need to have pics

[HVAC HAWK]

did you say that was done by Devine Plumbing :rotflmao1::rotflmao1::rotflmao1:

[rick1643]

Or, it was plumbed by Ray Charles and his helper Stevie Wonder

[OkieBill]

Owner called and asked me how much it would cost to fix:p

He just could not understand why it would cost so much to fix and took alot of pride in his work:eek:

I told the prospective buyers that it was a "Do Over" Rip it all out and start again...

Here is another one from under the bathroom sink!!!


http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii264/billkennedyplumbing/BathroomSink.jpg

[drtyhands]

Come on the shiny duct tape makes it look pretty:D

So that was one of your technicians that out bid me.He had just left before I got there.The name on the invoice that the General showed me
said "Joey's Pretty Plumbers".Makes sense,the place stunk of cologne so bad it made my eyes burn.

[rick1643]

Now, thats scarry

[JCsPlumbing]

Holy Freakin' ! Are you in a mobile home again?:crying:

Only thing missing is an aquaduct.

J.C.

[PLUMBER RICK]

you think that was bad:rolleyes:

i was at a restaurant inspection last week on the "sunset strip"

i couldn't believe what i saw at the electric water heater for a 3 compartment sink.

the hot and cold water was hooked up with stainless steel gas flexes:eek:

yes i have photos;) i just have to get around to posting them.

rick.

[JCsPlumbing]

Rick. What BTU? :rolleyes:.

J.C.

[OkieBill]

Rick, I would love to see those Photos:D

Not a mobile home this time... This is a $300K listed house, expensive for my area...


This is under the kitchen sink can you spot the as seen on TV...

" Mighty Putty"

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii264/billkennedyplumbing/Kitchensink.jpg

[Masterplumb]

Real Estate Inspection for the Buyer:eek:



I was impressed to see every available piping medium used in this particular installation.

CPVC
Black Iron
Galv Steel
PB
Pex
Washer Hose
DAP was used for thread sealant

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii264/billkennedyplumbing/WaterHeater-1.jpg

Hey at least he's worried about efficiency, look at the blanket on the heater.

[plumberscrack]

OMG! I can't find one thing he did right in any of those pictures

[Service Guy]

...and people wonder why I argue with DIYers. This a prime example.:killingme:
Great pics okiebill!

[OkieBill]

To think I get paid to clean up these messes:help:...

If I get the call to fix this mess I will post some before and afters:)

[rick1643]

To think I get paid to clean up these messes:help:...

If I get the call to fix this mess I will post some before and afters:)


Did you say the homeowner did this, and was proud of it?? With work like this we will never, ever be out of work. Good Pics

[JCsPlumbing]

...and people wonder why I argue with DIYers. This a prime example.:killingme:
Great pics okiebill!

DIY? Devine-Installed-Yet Again

J.C.

[OkieBill]

Yup homeowner / builder did this work....

The funny part is it was just remodeled due to a PB pipe rupture upstairs, It amazes me that an insurance company would not see this crap and do backflips before they would continue coverage on this place...

Oh well, Job security is right:)

[rick1643]

Yup homeowner / builder did this work....

The funny part is it was just remodeled due to a PB pipe rupture upstairs, It amazes me that an insurance company would not see this crap and do backflips before they would continue coverage on this place...

Oh well, Job security is right:)

I know qest pb well, only way to fix it is to get rid of it.

[DuckButter]

I posted this on another forum, also an estimate for a potential buyer.

When I explained to the real estate agent that this would not possibly work right for a standard bath group, she implied all it needed was a more powerful toilet.
She was just trying to get the house sold, I explained that sh-t actually does flow downhill and gave her and all present a demo by filling the lav, then draining it and watching the toilet weir siphon as it drained.
There are a number of violations just in that pic alone...I don't think I have yours beat though, but the R.E. agents attempts to tell me I didn't know what I was talking about made it too funny to not mention.

[JCsPlumbing]

I'd like to see Josh put all of our violation pics in one folder. Kind of a "Hocus Focus" for plumbers.

How many violations do you see in this picture?

I think I see 6 in yours. :)

J.C.

[OkieBill]

:rant-on:

If I never had to deal with another tick on the *** end of life real estate agent again I would be a happy man!!!

Nothing worse than a crabby middle aged woman who knows everything about houses because she sells them!!! The market is getting tight and they are all getting bad...

They are worse than used car salesmen and lawyers combined ( no offense to the legal profession).

Really what service do they provide???

How do they make us better as a people, as a civilization?

Are we really better in any way for having them?

Sorry had to vent:rant-off:

[JCsPlumbing]

Wish I could have thanked you twice for that last post Bill.

:bravo:

J.C.

[NorthernIllinoisPlumber]

Recycle your materials...literally!

[toolaholic]

can you go back and look at the elec.? this guy should be led through town in a cage.

[Tyman]

Thanks for posting that Okie. Now I know I'm not the only one that has to deal with that.

Had a customer that installed their own water heater that looked something like that. The asked me to just make that transition from copper to pex.

I did as they asked, but I refused to pressurize the system and I demanded payment immediately. (We bill out 30 days).:outtahere:

[ramplum]

You do realize this is the work of several hardware store trips and the EXPERT advice availible therefrom! Things like this are whats going thru the minds of homeowners as the have that blank stare in the store isle as they hold the adapters and rub their chins staring in deep artistic desperation. If you havent seen this look go to the store and see!
Greg

[Service Guy]

You do realize this is the work of several hardware store trips and the EXPERT advice availible therefrom! Things like this are whats going thru the minds of homeowners as the have that blank stare in the store isle as they hold the adapters and rub their chins staring in deep artistic desperation. If you havent seen this look go to the store and see!
Greg

I have seen it many times, classic, you are so right on!:lol:

[papadan]

Gee thanks Bill, thought you said you wouldn't show anyone my home pics! At least I never said I was a plumber.:D:D

[NHMaster3015]

I call it turkey in the rain syndrome. You see it all the time at home depot and lowe's. People standing in the aisle, blank stare, open mouth, not a freekin clue. And along comes the man with the shiney orange vest to put the screws to the poor bastards. You can screw it up, Home Depot can help.

5 bucks says all that pb was bought at H.D. Them and hardware stores are the only fools still selling the crap.

[FINER9998]

what is "qest pb "?

[JCsPlumbing]

Qest Polybutylene. The gray piping with bad installations and "subject" fittings.

J.C.

[DuckButter]

"Qest" is a dirty word in plumbing circles.

[rick1643]

"Qest" is a dirty word in plumbing circles.

I love qest pipe. Replacing it payed for my house.

[JERRYMAC]

You do realize this is the work of several hardware store trips and the EXPERT advice available therefrom! Things like this are whats going thru the minds of homeowners as the have that blank stare in the store isle as they hold the adapters and rub their chins staring in deep artistic desperation. If you haven't seen this look go to the store and see!
Greg

I LOVE THAT LOOK, NOW THAT I AM DISABLED AND LIVING ON A FIXED INCOME I RIDE UP TO THE HO. IN MY SCOOTER AND OFFER TO HELP THEM GET THE RIGHT PARTS AND GIVE THEM A EXPLANATION ON HOW TO DO THE WORK FOR X AMOUNT OF DOLLARS CASH !
AND ALSO GIVE THEM MY CARD IF THEY WANT ME TO COME OUT AND TELL THEM IN PERSON HOW TO DO CORRECTLY :icon_bike:

[DUNBAR]

You tellem Jerrymac!


Call me this weekend....I "finally" got the product and need to know what ya want. I hear it's hot out there....send it my way! :duck: