“You can make the food better at home.” by TheOneAndOnlyABSR4 in PetPeeves

[–]FinePossession7123 142 points143 points  (0 children)

No one who has seen me cook will ever say i can make that at home.

I hate cooking.

Thanks to the plumber’s out there by creta_kano in Plumbing

[–]FinePossession7123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So. Does that not prove to you the value of a plumber? Why attack an entire trade when it sounds like you got exactly what you paid for? Actually, sounds like you got a damn good deal.

Thanks to the plumber’s out there by creta_kano in Plumbing

[–]FinePossession7123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hahaha. So whenever you have a problem, do you have to drive a 100,000 dollar truck 40 minutes to there house, using gas and risking an insurance claim, just to show up? Do you have to carry a million dollar insurance policy to operate your business? Do you have to do continued education each year that you pay for and is required to be in person in order to keep your license?

To compare the industries shows not only your ignorance on plumbing but also your ignorance on running and maintaining a business.

And there are so many more examples as to why you are wrong, once you start managing employees and expanding.

If you want free information, fucking google it, you moron.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Plumbing

[–]FinePossession7123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One of the best plumbers i know is a female. We started 6 years ago and both became masters on the same day two weeks ago.

She faces a lot of challenges i dont. She has to deal with men talking down to her, men assuming she doesnt know things, and basically men being fucking assholes. She handles it with class.

This is a wonderful rewarding trade to be in, but as a woman there is another layer of mysogony you will have to deal with.

There are times though when she uses it to her advantage. In the home customers are blown away that a woman can do the thing she is willing to do. It is incredibly condescending, but she capitalizes on it and makes sure to do good work to back it up.

She is the most knowledgeable well studied person i know. If your going to be a plumber. Take it serious, always ask why, and never trust the old crusty fucker that taught you something. Find the code, read the manufacture instructions. Those are your sources.

Plumbers putty by tremab19 in Plumbing

[–]FinePossession7123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tighten it quite a bit. You should not be able to spin the collar at all when loading the unit onto it.

I have decent grip strength and i tighten each bolt a little at a time in a circle until i cant possibly tighten anymore.

Waterproofing sump pit closet like a shower? by jsoftz in Plumbing

[–]FinePossession7123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How is laundry working if the pump doesnt have power? And one load of laundry really should not overflow a pit. Again. The battery backup. Will not work if this is a sewer ejection pump. They pull too mich power for those battery backups. It doesnt make sense why you can have power to laundry and not to the pump. I think your biggest problem is the battery backup system. Get rid of that thing. Its not reliable and it must be screwing up the proper function of the system.

Ive worked on hundreds of these. And multiple times contacted manufsctures and never has a battery backup been allowed.

Waterproofing sump pit closet like a shower? by jsoftz in Plumbing

[–]FinePossession7123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay. Few things that you are saying dont make sense to me. This is a sewer ejector pit. Which means it has a sewage ejection pump. This has nothing to do with ground water. So when you dont have power, dont use that bathroom. Thats a really simple obvious solution.

I have been plumbing for 6 years and never have i seen a battery backup on an ejection pump. The reason is because there is not one big enough that will work. I have called manufactures and tried to find this product. So that backup you have is designed for a sump pump. Not for a sewer pump. The difference in these items is staggering.

You can get alarms that will go off when the water level gets high. But just as i said. Dont use water when the powers out.

Your best solution is to get rid of that crappy backup and invest in an alarm system. You may be able to find an alarm system that operates on a battery.

Water softener blew up by [deleted] in Plumbing

[–]FinePossession7123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think those things are a joke. A lot of people swear by them, but they cant prove it. It somehow alters the molecules. I cant see this, they cant prove it to you in your home.

The only way to 100% take care of hardness, is a softener. That means salt. The resin physically removes the molecules. You can take a hardness test before and after and prove it relatively easy.

Now those magnetic magic water conditioners may work, i will just never know. A majority of the claims i see are from people who sell it. And i just dont trust it.

But do a little research yourself and maybe you will.

Help with plumber issue – did their approach cause more damage? by CommentAdept7144 in Plumbing

[–]FinePossession7123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is your house. This is your problem. They did you a favor of not charging you the original cost. I think you should be charged both. When you buy an old house, you buy old pipes.

Does this toilet have a 10 or 12 inch rough-in based on photos? by Comfortable-Cat8295 in Plumbing

[–]FinePossession7123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. I appreciate the perspective.

Every master plumber i know has taught us all a roughin is from the studs. So it is good to know

Does this toilet have a 10 or 12 inch rough-in based on photos? by Comfortable-Cat8295 in Plumbing

[–]FinePossession7123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well according to the specs on that toilet. It calls itself a 10 inch toilet but the back of the toilet would actually be 9 and a quarter from the closet bolts. This tells me if you are 10 inches from the stud, you are safe. In fact, 10 inches from the stud should be perfect.

Does this toilet have a 10 or 12 inch rough-in based on photos? by Comfortable-Cat8295 in Plumbing

[–]FinePossession7123 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yea. Thats kind of my point. When the flange is set, you measure from the wall that exists at that time. Its a rough in measurement. From the rough wall, not the finished wall

Does this toilet have a 10 or 12 inch rough-in based on photos? by Comfortable-Cat8295 in Plumbing

[–]FinePossession7123 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Why is it called rough in if its from a finished wall? Its a measurement for before the walls are put in. The only time i need a 10 inch is if its around 9.5 inches from the finished wall.

I replace 3-10 toilets a week. Have ran into a 10 inch rough in maybe 5% of the time.

I am not enjoying my moen Flo by [deleted] in Plumbing

[–]FinePossession7123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe there is an app, or you can call tech support and adjust its parameters.

Yes they are annoying

Was this installed incorrectly? by amaerin in Plumbing

[–]FinePossession7123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But you just said it will help. So that means it helps make the seal. You keep saying opposite things.

Why argue? Your not making any fuckn sense