k-60 does it again

[PLUMBER RICK]

so today i'm at a customers house that spent $9,000 on a sewer repair back in april of this year.

the plumber said they needed to replace a section of pipe as they used a locater since they couldn't get a camera into the line:scratchhead:

so basically they sold them a very expensive repair just on a hunch since they couldn't get the camera in.

the repair was at approx. 90' from the 4'' c/o.

of course today i camera and snake out the line and remove roots that were at 27'-30' and 49'-53'

what exactly did these guys do 5 months ago?

$9,000 for a small section repair under dirt and the real problem was not addressed:eek:

so here is the pictures of what i went fishing for:D

the fishing rod is the k-60;)

the line is 7/8'' sectional;)

the hook is a reverse wound cut off cable with sharpened open hook and heat treated;)

the fight took just a couple of minutes to reel in the big one:D

the fish weighs in at 4'' x 3' long.

not a fishing tale, but the real deal. this one didn't get away.

rick.

http://www.ridgidforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=4176&d=1220593507 (http://www.ridgidforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=4176&d=1220593507)

http://www.ridgidforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=4177&d=1220593536 (http://www.ridgidforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=4177&d=1220593536)

[Nevada plumber]

Nice catch. It always makes me mad when I here of other so called plumbers ripping off customers like that. It gives the good guys a bad name.

[Cuda]

So For 9k they did what? If you pulled out the roots what did they do? Was some of the pipe replaced when you camered it ? Or did they snake it to get the customer through till you came along when it was bad.
Thanks
Bryce

[Gene Bickford]

That root looks like a dead badger.:D Nice

[PLUMBER RICK]

So For 9k they did what? If you pulled out the roots what did they do? Was some of the pipe replaced when you camered it ? Or did they snake it to get the customer through till you came along when it was bad.
Thanks
Bryce

that's exactly what the owner was wondering:confused:
she was upset back in april that they never provided a report or a video.
it's like they went at random and installed a 10' section of pipe and another c/o.
now she has 3-4'' c/o's in a main that's 104' long to city saddle connection.

owner wants a price for repair of the section that i pulled those roots. the post video shows a hole in the top of the clay. can't tell if it was broken from a plumber trying to snake the line by punching a whole in top and not installing a c/o. or from a fence post installation 18'' away with a miss. this is under an asphalt driveway. just off the planter border.

the amazing thing is they told her they couldn't get the camera in the line due to it's condition. so they used a transmitter only.

i can tell you that those roots are a lot older than 5 months.

9k and now she has to spend more to fix it properly.

rick.

[Gene Bickford]

Sounds like a good fernco pipe patch job;)

[PLUMBER RICK]

Sounds like a good fernco pipe patch job;)

yes it does as this is a straight shot 27' in from 4'' c/o.

how has this been working for you?

any issues. all successful?

cost per 4'' patch? cost of initial equipment?

a dig and r

replace of 2' is pretty straight forward. 1'7'' deep under blacktop.

rick.

[wrench spinner]

For that I wouldnt even entertain the idea of the Fernco! 20 minutes to dig it up and less than $100 in materials you should be out of there in under 2 hours!

[Gene Bickford]

The only issues I've been having is with my supplier.
After a few meetings the issues have been ironed out for now. If they continue to be a problem I will get the kits elsewhere and cheaper. Fernco has begged me not to do this as it will cause problems with protected territories And so far the supplier will only sell to me. They also do installs but more main size. That leaves me with the residential.

All have been successful and some have exceeded what was expected (reseting offsets).

[Gene Bickford]

For that I wouldnt even entertain the idea of the Fernco! 20 minutes to dig it up and less than $100 in materials you should be out of there in under 2 hours!


Yeah, not worth the price for something 1' 7" deep.
Break out the shovel Rick:D

[wrench spinner]

In Maine you dont excatly have the sewers at 1.5' deep and I am pretty certain the Rick doesn't have to deal with much frost. Hey do you guys in Cali even have rock in the ground. From what I have seen in pictures is all there is is a silty sand. No boulders?

[ToUtahNow]

In Maine you dont excatly have the sewers at 1.5' deep and I am pretty certain the Rick doesn't have to deal with much frost. Hey do you guys in Cali even have rock in the ground. From what I have seen in pictures is all there is is a silty sand. No boulders?

It really depends on what area you are in. Where I live there is no hand digging without a jackhammer. A couple of miles away people don't even know they have a slab leak because the soil is so sandy it just enters the aquifer. I had one customer who did not know she had a problem until her $30 a month water bill became her $1,200 water bill.:eek: Funnily enough I could here the water leaking in the bedroom but she said she had checked for the noise and never could find the source.

Mark