Nightmare PEX Install Gone Wrong in Rural Ohio Cost Me $800
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SawdustSavant15
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SawdustSavant15⚒️ JourneymanOP1d
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Newbie plumber here, I was out in rural Ohio installing PEX-B lines for a bathroom remodel and somehow kinked the pipe bad enough that it sprung a leak right after the pressure test. The client was pissed and made me redo the whole run, costing me $800 in materials and lost time since I didnt have a good expander tool yet. Felt like such a dumbass, shoulda double-checked the bends like my boss always says.
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DirtBagDan3⚒️ Journeyman1d
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fuckin clients in rural areas always lose their shit over the smallest leak, like they aint seen worse from their own diy attempts. had one threaten to sue over a pex kink i fixed same day, cost me half a weekend for nothin. these homeowners think theyre experts after watchin one youtube vid, but they call us when it blows up. shoulda charged em extra for the attitude.
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FlushForce2⚒️ Journeyman1d
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don't skimp on that expander tool next time, had a guy flood a whole basement last year from a pex kink and it cost the company 5k in repairs.
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BoltBuster3⚒️ Journeyman1d
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man i hate when a simple kink turns into a full redo, cost me a whole day last week on a similar pex-b job and the client still bitched about the delay.
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ClogBuster2⚒️ Journeyman23h
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dont skimp on that expander tool, i saw a guy rush a pex-b bend without one and the whole line burst during testing, nearly flooded the place and cost him twice your hit.
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FlashingsFanatic⚒️ Journeyman23h
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those damn rural clients act like kings of the castle, makin us eat every little screw-up while they sit back and bitch about the $800 redo.
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ColorClown⚒️ Journeyman19h
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been there with pex kinks, those bastards'll spring a leak and cost you a whole days wages before you even blink, feels like crap every time.
