On 4/27/2021 10:37 AM, Ralph Mowery wrote:
In article , "frank says...

He got a very good deal as tank probably cost more than $200 and
fittings could add another $75.



The plumber said he charges $ 110 an hour for the 1st hour and $ 80 an
hour after that. Probably not unreasonable for the area.

Most tanks I saw at the box store of the size was over $ 160 minimum and
up. He said that special T connector was $ 75 at his contractor price.
I don't remember what he said, but he said something about it being a
kit of parts.
Looking at all the parts he probably charged about his minimum labor
charge for the hour and maybe 15 minutes he was here total.

It was worth $ 100 to $ 150 labor to me. I don't have the tools to deal
with the plastic pipe and fittings that are used now. My plumbing tools
are for the soldering of copper pipe.

Over all I am happy with the price and job. The man and his wife that
was with him were very nice and friendly people probably in their mid
30's. His wife is not a plumber as such, but his gofer to go to the
truck and get parts and such. Speeds up the job a lot. My tank is in a
crawl space. There is a door about 3 feet by 2 feet to get in, but once
in there is plenty of room to stand up and move around in. His wife
said she does not go under houses with crawl spaces. This tank ws only
about 10 feet inside the opening.



I had just looked up the Welltroll tank I have and it was over $200.

My plumber is older but funny you mentioned his wife is with him. Same
with mine but she stays in the truck and I heard she is a bit wacky.

I may do a little plumbing but am reticent when whole house has to be
shut off. Unlike a plumber I do not have a truck full of parts and I
have gotten into trouble a couple of times having to run around looking
for a part while the house was without water.