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Cost of trailer heater tape?
Guy across the street from me had his water
freeze, again. He didn't leave a faucet drip. He'd seen ad for plumbing, and called them. They came out, and put on 50 feet of heater tape, under his trailer. What's that all supposed to cost? I don't know, never had it done. -- .. Christopher A. Young Learn about Jesus www.lds.org .. |
Cost of trailer heater tape?
On 02/04/2014 05:09 PM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
Guy across the street from me had his water freeze, again. He didn't leave a faucet drip. He'd seen ad for plumbing, and called them. They came out, and put on 50 feet of heater tape, under his trailer. What's that all supposed to cost? I don't know, never had it done. Why didn't you ask him? |
Cost of trailer heater tape?
Stormin Mormon wrote in :
Guy across the street from me had his water freeze, again. He didn't leave a faucet drip. He'd seen ad for plumbing, and called them. They came out, and put on 50 feet of heater tape, under his trailer. What's that all supposed to cost? I don't know, never had it done. Something like: (Hourly rate) x (number of hours) + cost of heat tape + cost to repair any damage done by freezing - or - Flat fee quoted |
Cost of trailer heater tape?
On Tue, 04 Feb 2014 17:15:19 -0600, philo* wrote:
On 02/04/2014 05:09 PM, Stormin Mormon wrote: Guy across the street from me had his water freeze, again. He didn't leave a faucet drip. He'd seen ad for plumbing, and called them. They came out, and put on 50 feet of heater tape, under his trailer. What's that all supposed to cost? I don't know, never had it done. Why didn't you ask him? How much does that cost? "About that much." :) |
Cost of trailer heater tape?
On 2/4/2014 6:15 PM, philo wrote:
On 02/04/2014 05:09 PM, Stormin Mormon wrote: Guy across the street from me had his water freeze, again. He didn't leave a faucet drip. He'd seen ad for plumbing, and called them. They came out, and put on 50 feet of heater tape, under his trailer. What's that all supposed to cost? I don't know, never had it done. Why didn't you ask him? I did ask him. I think he got reamed, and counter sunk. But, I don't want to reveal what he says he paid, until I get a couple prices from this list. -- .. Christopher A. Young Learn about Jesus www.lds.org .. |
Cost of trailer heater tape?
"Stormin Mormon" wrote in message ... Guy across the street from me had his water freeze, again. He didn't leave a faucet drip. He'd seen ad for plumbing, and called them. They came out, and put on 50 feet of heater tape, under his trailer. What's that all supposed to cost? I don't know, never had it done. -- .. Christopher A. Young Learn about Jesus www.lds.org You have a computer and a telephone. Check the price of a 50 foot heater tape that has a thermostat on the end. Do NOT cover the thermostat when you wrap the heating part with insulation because the thermostat should work of air temperature. About 40 degrees will turn on.. WW .. |
Cost of trailer heater tape?
On Tue, 04 Feb 2014 21:54:05 -0500, Stormin Mormon
wrote: On 2/4/2014 6:15 PM, philo wrote: On 02/04/2014 05:09 PM, Stormin Mormon wrote: Guy across the street from me had his water freeze, again. He didn't leave a faucet drip. He'd seen ad for plumbing, and called them. They came out, and put on 50 feet of heater tape, under his trailer. What's that all supposed to cost? I don't know, never had it done. Why didn't you ask him? I did ask him. I think he got reamed, and counter sunk. But, I don't want to reveal what he says he paid, until I get a couple prices from this list. 30 feet is $50 at Home Despot. 60 watts, thermostatically operated (comes on at 38F - protects to -40-ish. So he's looking at $100 in parts In the USA Lowes has 30 foot 210 watt +/- for about $40. If he paid less than $200 he didn't get hosed too bad. Add any plumbing repairs and $300 would still be a good price. |
Cost of trailer heater tape?
On 02/04/2014 06:09 PM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
Guy across the street from me had his water freeze, again. He didn't leave a faucet drip. He'd seen ad for plumbing, and called them. They came out, and put on 50 feet of heater tape, under his trailer. What's that all supposed to cost? I don't know, never had it done. Working under trailers is a pain in the ass. Often it is an even bigger problem to collect payment. My absolute minimum *upfront* charge would start at $500. |
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On 2/4/2014 10:40 PM, WW wrote:
"Stormin Mormon" wrote in message ... Guy across the street from me had his water freeze, again. He didn't leave a faucet drip. He'd seen ad for plumbing, and called them. They came out, and put on 50 feet of heater tape, under his trailer. What's that all supposed to cost? I don't know, never had it done. Wish you had written something in the text body, instead of the signature box (which is automatically deleted). What did you say? -- .. Christopher A. Young Learn about Jesus www.lds.org .. |
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On 02/05/2014 06:32 AM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
Wish you had written something in the text body, instead of the signature box (which is automatically deleted). What did you say? Here is what his cut off message says: "My news reader is mis-configured and this section of my message has been cut off...so please ignore it." To WW: You have put your message below the delimiter and many news readers will not pick it up. If you want everyone here to see your words, place you message ABOVE the delimiter. OK now here is what WW /actually/ said: You have a computer and a telephone. Check the price of a 50 foot heater tape that has a thermostat on the end. Do NOT cover the thermostat when you wrap the heating part with insulation because the thermostat should work of air temperature. About 40 degrees will turn on.. WW .. |
Cost of trailer heater tape?
On 2/4/2014 5:09 PM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
Guy across the street from me had his water freeze, again. He didn't leave a faucet drip. He'd seen ad for plumbing, and called them. They came out, and put on 50 feet of heater tape, under his trailer. What's that all supposed to cost? I don't know, never had it done. It wouldn't be unreasonable to charge extra for having to crawl under a trailer in weather like this. After all, your neighbor didn't want to do it himself. Assuming it took less than two hours to do the job, I wouldn't be surprised if the plumber charged $200-$300 for his labor, plus the cost of the tape. |
Cost of trailer heater tape?
On 02/05/2014 07:14 AM, Moe DeLoughan wrote:
X snip It wouldn't be unreasonable to charge extra for having to crawl under a trailer in weather like this. After all, your neighbor didn't want to do it himself. Assuming it took less than two hours to do the job, I wouldn't be surprised if the plumber charged $200-$300 for his labor, plus the cost of the tape. If the guy did a good job and at an affordable price it was worth it. My boss used to say: You waste more money by underpaying for an inadequate repair job than if you overpay for one that's done properly. |
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On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 05:18:50 -0500, Damning Dumass - Welfare TeaBillie
wrote: On 02/04/2014 06:09 PM, Stormin Mormon wrote: Guy across the street from me had his water freeze, again. He didn't leave a faucet drip. He'd seen ad for plumbing, and called them. They came out, and put on 50 feet of heater tape, under his trailer. What's that all supposed to cost? I don't know, never had it done. Working under trailers is a pain in the ass. Often it is an even bigger problem to collect payment. My absolute minimum *upfront* charge would start at $500. Big 10-4 on the getting paid. And the pain in the ass. |
Cost of trailer heater tape?
On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 05:18:50 -0500, Damning Dumass - Welfare TeaBillie
wrote: On 02/04/2014 06:09 PM, Stormin Mormon wrote: Guy across the street from me had his water freeze, again. He didn't leave a faucet drip. He'd seen ad for plumbing, and called them. They came out, and put on 50 feet of heater tape, under his trailer. What's that all supposed to cost? I don't know, never had it done. Working under trailers is a pain in the ass. Often it is an even bigger problem to collect payment. My absolute minimum *upfront* charge would start at $500. I've done plenty of work under trailers, and it's a major pain in the ass. Even worse in real cold weather. I recently acquired my own trailer house to use as a guest house and for storage on my farm. I made sure it was raised a minimum of 2 feet off the ground and since it's on a slight hill, it's 6 feet off the ground on the other end. It sure makes it easier to work under, when the trailer is high. I once tried to work on one that has less than one foot clearance (as little as 5 inches in spots). I damn near got stuck under there. I'm not really overweight, but I realized I could not do the repair. I told the owner to either find a real skinny person to do the job, or get the trailer jacked up at least another foot. I left and just told the guy "No charge". |
Cost of trailer heater tape?
On Tue, 04 Feb 2014 17:15:19 -0600, philo* wrote:
On 02/04/2014 05:09 PM, Stormin Mormon wrote: Guy across the street from me had his water freeze, again. He didn't leave a faucet drip. He'd seen ad for plumbing, and called them. They came out, and put on 50 feet of heater tape, under his trailer. What's that all supposed to cost? I don't know, never had it done. Why didn't you ask him? He's probably one of these people who goes to a bar, sits down next to a friend on a barstool or at a table, and they communicate with each other by texting each other on their cellphones. I thought this was just silliness or a joke, until I actually saw it occur in a local bar. Worse yet, I've been seeing it repeatedly. All of them are in their 20's (age). I really dont understand why????? Is it poor education, or just plain stupidity???? |
Cost of trailer heater tape?
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Cost of trailer heater tape?
On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 14:44:16 -0600, philo* wrote:
I dare not criticize the younger generation, when I was that age I did much stupider things. Such as?????? |
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On 2/5/2014 2:35 PM, wrote:
He's probably one of these people who goes to a bar, sits down next to a friend on a barstool or at a table, and they communicate with each other by texting each other on their cellphones. I thought this was just silliness or a joke, until I actually saw it occur in a local bar. Worse yet, I've been seeing it repeatedly. All of them are in their 20's (age). I really dont understand why????? Is it poor education, or just plain stupidity???? Being over 50, I actually talk to people. I didn't want to start out stating the price, figured that would affect the field reports from you posters. -- .. Christopher A. Young Learn about Jesus www.lds.org .. |
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On 2/5/2014 2:44 PM, philo wrote:
I dare not criticize the younger generation, when I was that age I did much stupider things. *snicker* |
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It's ok to admit things, but not on the internet where your kids and grandkids can find out everything that you don't want them to know about you!!!!
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wrote in message ... On Tue, 04 Feb 2014 17:15:19 -0600, philo wrote: On 02/04/2014 05:09 PM, Stormin Mormon wrote: Guy across the street from me had his water freeze, again. He didn't leave a faucet drip. He'd seen ad for plumbing, and called them. They came out, and put on 50 feet of heater tape, under his trailer. What's that all supposed to cost? I don't know, never had it done. Why didn't you ask him? He's probably one of these people who goes to a bar, sits down next to a friend on a barstool or at a table, and they communicate with each other by texting each other on their cellphones. I thought this was just silliness or a joke, until I actually saw it occur in a local bar. Worse yet, I've been seeing it repeatedly. All of them are in their 20's (age). I really dont understand why????? Is it poor education, or just plain stupidity???? Kids and teens do it too. I can see it in situations where they need to be quiet but that doesn't apply to what I've seen. Makes no sense. |
Cost of trailer heater tape?
On 2/4/2014 6:09 PM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
Guy across the street from me had his water freeze, again. He didn't leave a faucet drip. He'd seen ad for plumbing, and called them. They came out, and put on 50 feet of heater tape, under his trailer. What's that all supposed to cost? I don't know, never had it done. Says he called Roto Rooter "never an over time charge". They charged him $672. -- .. Christopher A. Young Learn about Jesus www.lds.org .. |
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On 02/06/2014 06:37 AM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
On 2/4/2014 6:09 PM, Stormin Mormon wrote: Guy across the street from me had his water freeze, again. He didn't leave a faucet drip. He'd seen ad for plumbing, and called them. They came out, and put on 50 feet of heater tape, under his trailer. What's that all supposed to cost? I don't know, never had it done. Says he called Roto Rooter "never an over time charge". They charged him $672. I am sure he could have found someone to do it for half that price... but if they did it absolutely right, then it's really no major big deal. In the grand scheme of things , what's a couple of hundred bucks? If he did not get it done and his pipes froze, he could have been out thousands. |
Cost of trailer heater tape?
On Thursday, February 6, 2014 8:14:01 AM UTC-5, philo* wrote:
On 02/06/2014 06:37 AM, Stormin Mormon wrote: On 2/4/2014 6:09 PM, Stormin Mormon wrote: Guy across the street from me had his water freeze, again. He didn't leave a faucet drip. He'd seen ad for plumbing, and called them. They came out, and put on 50 feet of heater tape, under his trailer. What's that all supposed to cost? I don't know, never had it done. Says he called Roto Rooter "never an over time charge". They charged him $672. I am sure he could have found someone to do it for half that price... That's why Stormin is ****ed, he wanted it to be him... lol Some missing factors are how long did it take?, two guys?, is that all they did?, and what agreement was there as to price before they started? There are a lot of factors in a job like this, everything from maybe digging out snow to get to the crawlspace, how accessible the pipes were, is it one straight run or 6 separate ones, was there an outlet to plug it in to, etc. If it's easy access, one straight run, outlet right there, it's going to be a lot easier and faster to do than if there are lots of obstacles. If it was relatively easy to do, then the price is steep. but if they did it absolutely right, then it's really no major big deal. In the grand scheme of things , what's a couple of hundred bucks? If he did not get it done and his pipes froze, he could have been out thousands. He should have gotten a price for the job upfront. But it sounds like this was done in an emergency when he was probably lucky to find someone to do it at all. Even most of the heat tapes were all sold out during that deep freeze period. Which could also be a factor. It's possible the only heat tape left was some of the premium products and the heat tape may have cost $150 alone. Without knowing all the facts, impossible to say if it was fair or he got screwed. But for sure it's better than busted pipes. |
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On 02/06/2014 08:44 AM, wrote:
snip But for sure it's better than busted pipes. Yep! |
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On Tuesday, February 4, 2014 5:09:25 PM UTC-6, Stormin Mormon wrote:
Guy across the street from me had his water freeze, again. He didn't leave a faucet drip. He'd seen ad for plumbing, and called them. They came out, and put on 50 feet of heater tape, under his trailer. What's that all supposed to cost? I don't know, never had it done. -- . Christopher A. Young Learn about Jesus www.lds.org . Storm said he had pipe freeze, didn't say if it burst or not. |
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On Thu, 06 Feb 2014 07:37:09 -0500, Stormin Mormon
wrote: On 2/4/2014 6:09 PM, Stormin Mormon wrote: Guy across the street from me had his water freeze, again. He didn't leave a faucet drip. He'd seen ad for plumbing, and called them. They came out, and put on 50 feet of heater tape, under his trailer. What's that all supposed to cost? I don't know, never had it done. Says he called Roto Rooter "never an over time charge". They charged him $672. Sounds like they don't NEED to charge overtime - - - - |
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On 2/6/2014 1:06 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 06 Feb 2014 07:37:09 -0500, Stormin Mormon Says he called Roto Rooter "never an over time charge". They charged him $672. Sounds like they don't NEED to charge overtime - - - - That's pretty much what I was thinking. -- .. Christopher A. Young Learn about Jesus www.lds.org .. |
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On 02/06/2014 01:42 PM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
On 2/6/2014 1:06 PM, wrote: On Thu, 06 Feb 2014 07:37:09 -0500, Stormin Mormon Says he called Roto Rooter "never an over time charge". They charged him $672. Sounds like they don't NEED to charge overtime - - - - That's pretty much what I was thinking. -- . Christopher A. Young Learn about Jesus www.lds.org . If you think an education is expensive, compare it to the cost of ignorance. |
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On Thu, 06 Feb 2014 17:28:24 -0500, 0ren 0ren@::1 wrote:
If you think an education is expensive, compare it to the cost of ignorance. Are you saying you have a large bank account with mass amounts of savings? Ya lame canuck... |
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On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 18:34:28 -0600, philo* wrote:
On 02/05/2014 03:40 PM, wrote: On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 14:44:16 -0600, philo wrote: I dare not criticize the younger generation, when I was that age I did much stupider things. Such as?????? Second week in college me and two buddies chugged down a quart of whiskey. We also had a quart of vodka that they wanted to hide in the bushes and come back for the next weekend. I told them some wino would probably get to it and "we better drink it now." The next day I woke up in the basement of the dormitory with a black eye and a hangover that lasted three days. When my parents showed up by surprise to see how I was doing, I could not explain to them where the black eye came from. A week later I saw two young women pointing and laughing at me and when I asked them what was so funny...they described my "running into a tree" incident. The good news was that I ended up dating one of them for a while. One of these days though, I'll get to the dumb stuff. That's ****ing hiliarious. Thanks for the laugh! I recall a few of those 2 or 3 day hangovers myself back when I was young and stupid. I wont do that ever again...... |
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On 2/10/2014 2:36 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 18:34:28 -0600, philo wrote: A week later I saw two young women pointing and laughing at me and when I asked them what was so funny...they described my "running into a tree" incident. The good news was that I ended up dating one of them for a while. One of these days though, I'll get to the dumb stuff. That's ****ing hiliarious. Thanks for the laugh! I recall a few of those 2 or 3 day hangovers myself back when I was young and stupid. I wont do that ever again...... this thread drift is ammusing. I sit in front of the computer, with a mug of hot chocolate, wishing for warmer weather. Where is all that global warming we were promised? -- .. Christopher A. Young Learn about Jesus www.lds.org .. |
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On 2/10/2014 8:32 PM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
this thread drift is ammusing. I sit in front of the computer, with a mug of hot chocolate, wishing for warmer weather. Where is all that global warming we were promised? Here you go cumulonimbus Mormon: http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/File:Fire_Gore.jpg |
Cost of trailer heater tape?
"Stormin Mormon" wrote in message ... On 2/10/2014 2:36 PM, wrote: On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 18:34:28 -0600, philo wrote: A week later I saw two young women pointing and laughing at me and when I asked them what was so funny...they described my "running into a tree" incident. The good news was that I ended up dating one of them for a while. One of these days though, I'll get to the dumb stuff. That's ****ing hiliarious. Thanks for the laugh! I recall a few of those 2 or 3 day hangovers myself back when I was young and stupid. I wont do that ever again...... this thread drift is ammusing. I sit in front of the computer, with a mug of hot chocolate, wishing for warmer weather. Where is all that global warming we were promised? Australia. http://article.wn.com/view/2014/01/1..._ across_Sou/ |
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