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Offline roberto

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aussie plumbers as good as us kiwis???
« on: September 26, 2011, 09:15:05 PM »
went to a job today done by a fully licenced australian plumber who just came from over the ditch:

on a new hot water cylinder installation connected to a wetback and a new woodfire he:

He Teed the cold from BEFORE the pressure reducing valve staight to the tempering valve above it
and this i think which was the cause of the exaust overflowing on to the roof!

this leak also went thru the flashing arount the exaust sleving and down the cupboard and saturated the entire cupboard!!!

not only tha but the top wetback return pipe was falling the incorrect way to the cylinder from the fire!!!

 :o :o :o :o

obviously these ausses are not as good as us kiwis at either plumbing or rugby!!!,

will post photos up of this cylinder soon!

cheers

Roberto

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Re: aussie plumbers as good as us kiwis???
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2012, 12:28:12 PM »
Wow, What a shambles!
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Re: aussie plumbers as good as us kiwis???
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2012, 06:16:12 PM »
lol cant wait to see the pics...
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Re: aussie plumbers as good as us kiwis???
« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2012, 06:22:25 PM »
LMAO!  :o
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Re: aussie plumbers as good as us kiwis???
« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2012, 06:38:45 PM »
Quote from: Thunderhead on March 05, 2012, 06:16:12 PM
lol cant wait to see the pics...



haha - christmas has been and gone, do ya think they will make it for this one?!?
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« Reply #5 on: May 10, 2012, 06:00:18 PM »
Keep in mind Australia is frigen hot most of the time, he probably had barely seen or heard of a wetback, most likely only in his training, he should have put his hand up for help. They seem to be fairly switched on though, not sure why he'd move to NZ from oz....haha
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« Reply #6 on: May 10, 2012, 06:14:41 PM »
Quote from: dragon333 on May 10, 2012, 06:00:18 PM
They seem to be fairly switched on though, not sure why he'd move to NZ from oz....haha



maybe suffers arachnophobia?
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« Reply #7 on: May 10, 2012, 06:31:49 PM »
Either that or he's on the run haha
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« Reply #8 on: May 12, 2012, 09:07:18 PM »
he was over here for about 10 years before he worked down in southland before coming to work for us, bloody shambles!!
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« Reply #9 on: May 12, 2012, 10:26:45 PM »
Quote from: roberto on May 12, 2012, 09:07:18 PM
he was over here for about 10 years before he worked down in southland before coming to work for us, bloody shambles!!


ah i see - that explains a few things!

those dodgy sheep shaggin southlanders must have taught him a trick or two!!
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« Reply #10 on: May 13, 2012, 10:46:46 AM »
Quote from: integrated on May 12, 2012, 10:26:45 PM
Quote from: roberto on May 12, 2012, 09:07:18 PM
he was over here for about 10 years before he worked down in southland before coming to work for us, bloody shambles!!


ah i see - that explains a few things!

those dodgy sheep shaggin southlanders must have taught him a trick or two!!

Hahahahaha  ;D :D ;D :D ;D
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« Reply #11 on: October 04, 2012, 08:51:59 PM »
Not all aussie plumbers are the same just like you kiwis......there are those that are good at their field, maybe that one you got are not really good but that doesn\t mean that all aussie are like him   :o

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« Reply #12 on: October 04, 2012, 10:13:16 PM »
We have an Aussie gasfitter working with us - and I have to say he's pretty good - and pretty helpful too!!   :D 
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