When you encounter poorly performed plumbing work on a job, use it as an opportunity to educate
Whenever you deal with tradespeople, make sure you check and question any work that you find sub-par. This is especially true for plumbing, gas and central heating work, which could have very serious implications if health and safety consequences.
In this article from the Plumber Mag, a tradesman tells the story of how a house owner called him to a job, only to find that previous plumbers had done a shoddy job.
“The well piping ran everything in giant loops, old cut-off waste stacks with a series of well piping and bullhead tees tying into them packed with a ton of oakum (only oakum).
Worse yet there was a lone 1-inch PVC line coming down from what appeared to be the second-floor bathtub. It turned out to be connected to the upside-down and backward ABS drum trap setup that was rigged up, but I found something even more enjoyable. The tub spout was backfiring into the wall and leaking down the backside of the tub. As I ran water and watched where the water went, I heard a drip from below. As I looked down, I saw a large PVC pan like the ones HVAC guys use for attic installs.”
Get in touch with Paragon Gas and Plumbing to help you fix botched plumbing jobs, or to do the job right from day one!
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