Plumber

The modern plumber is far more than the person who shows up to fix leaks or find out why your hot water heater is not delivering hot water. Depending on the state's requirements, they are trained and licensed to handle both potable water and gray water problems. They not only use wrenches or pipe cutters, but they must be able to do electrical work and program a computer circuit. The extent of their knowledge to do the job correctly makes this profession as difficult to conquer as any profession in the world.

A mistake by a plumber can result in water damage, but could also cause a death by disease or by poison gas. A pro can do the job correctly, and the customer will not have any future problems. A hack can leave a nightmare behind them that will take a pro to make right. Plumbers with good references are a necessity in this day and age. The jobs have just become too complex for a poorly trained plumber.

A plumber these days may be college educated and able to not only work on a system, but also design it from the ground up. This same individual may be able to manage a business with numerous employees and a sizeable cash flow. In other words, today's plumber may be a very capable person able to do almost any job they are called upon to do. The skill level remains high as always, but the knowledge level is ever expanding in the plumbing business.

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Each state has different requirements for plumber training and licensing. Some require formal education through a technical facility or a union apprentice program. Some require that they have a license to be considered a master plumber. Some require that they work as journeymen under the license of a master plumber. Some states have absurdly little training and licensing requirements.

There are plumbing associations that provide excellent training for new apprentices, as well as advanced training for plumbers looking to add to their technical knowledge. Manufacturers, like boiler manufacturers, offer classes that are very technical, as this equipment takes specific knowledge to install and set up properly and safely. These classes are very involved and include setting up the computer boards that come with some of these more advanced boilers. These advances are in place to try to gain as much efficiency as possible from these new age boilers.

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A knowledgeable plumber with several years of quality experience can become a highly paid employee of a plumbing company. This same individual can advance to job foreman or even a partner or owner of the company. If ownership and being the boss is important, an experienced plumber can start their own company.

Schools and training facilities need experienced trainers and teachers. Supply houses and manufacturers are also on the lookout for these same plumbers. Real time experience is invaluable for all these advanced positions. Real job problem solving is hard to come by unless the person has actually done this work. Book learning alone is not enough for these advanced positions. It takes both to be able to perform at this level.

The bottom line in this profession is that an individual can go as far as they want, if they are willing to pay the price and learn the job. A person can start at the bottom as an apprentice and with hard work; training, and experience, rise to run a plumbing company with many customers dependent upon them. It is a profession with no ceiling upon those willing to work at it. This cannot be said of all potential jobs a person could go into.

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Like almost every industry in the world, the plumbing industry has become heavily involved with the high tech revolution. They must not only be able to do the physical work with wrenches, but the mental work of design, using high tech testing equipment and programming a computer for better efficiency of burning fuel. These new requirements have brought in college-trained professionals to this business. The work can be so complicated that there is a need for a highly trained specialist in computer setups and installation. This aspect of the plumbing industry cannot be done correctly by the old fashioned pipe wrench turning untrained plumber.

Heating systems in residences, as well as commercial buildings, have become so sophisticated that only those with the proper training are able to install and make the system work the way it was designed. Fuel costs have made it imperative that these systems work as efficiently as possible. Therefore, the design and installation must strive for maximum benefit per unit of fuel. Plumbers trained in this discipline are in demand and will be for the foreseeable future.

Many plumbing companies routinely use high tech testing equipment to check all appliances in a home that burns fuel for carbon monoxide dispersal above acceptable limits. This is a serious business and more than one customer's life has been saved by doing this easy test on fuel burning appliances. It shows the passion these professionals have to protect their customers from harm.

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Commercial plumbing work takes a far different skill set than that done by a residential plumber. Both are doing plumbing work, but the similarities stop there. A commercial job can demand high-pressure knowledge, as well as how to handle and install large pieces of equipment as well as pipe. A commercial building has requirements that are not seen in the typical home. The job may require the use of special equipment that needs to be run by people who have the special knowledge to do this. The job may have complex components that are never seen in a home environment. These components may require someone with training in the equipment and how to use it. This makes for a major difference between commercial plumbing and home or residential plumbing.

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Hot water and steam heating of buildings and homes takes plumbers with unique knowledge to do the work. In fact, in some parts of the country, it is difficult to find plumbers who understand the lost art of steam heating. Older large cities still have old apartment buildings, which are heated by steam and radiators. This is particularly so in some of the large cities on the east coast. In these cities, the steam educated plumber is like finding gold, if they know what they are doing. They are in strong demand and stay as busy as they wish.

Hot water heating via tubing in the floor or panels on the wall is the newest high tech field in the plumbing world. This heating form called hydronic heating takes knowledge to design and install, so it works the way it is supposed to perform. Some companies try to tell the potential customers this is a DYI project in the home, but it usually isn't, and the poorly designed and installed system needs to be rescued by a pro in the business where possible. The savings from doing it yourself is quickly lost when it is necessary to bring in an expert.

Both these specialty fields in the plumbing industry have almost mandatory training to be able to do them correctly. The design of a system and the installation need to be thoroughly understood to end up with a quality system.

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A new construction plumber has to employ a different skill set than a plumber who only does repair or rehab work. New construction is open and time sensitive. The new construction means that the work is done from scratch, and if designed right, can be far easier to do than a repair or a rehab job. New construction with multiple houses means that speed is a necessity. The plumbers are expected to get in and get out. Other contractors will follow with their work and their time constraints.

Home service work is varied and can be very difficult to resolve, as the plumbing is hidden, and in some situations very hard to get to so it can be worked upon. A plumber who does this kind of work can be given someone else's nightmare problem or work. A homeowner could have tried to solve the problem before giving up and calling in the expert help. It could be a hack that was hired because of his price and now it does not work. The new plumber is stuck with telling the customer that they have been had. They then inherit a poor job that needs to be saved.

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Plumbers and their charges are the butt of jokes and the basis for a strong customer misunderstanding. Why does the plumber have to charge so much per hour? Their fee per hour has to cover all their business expenses and still give them a profit for their work. It has to cover the truck expense and the cost of insurance. The hourly fee has to cover ongoing training, and other fees have to cover licensing and business insurance. It has to cover all the office expenses. The idea of the charge going directly to the pocket of the plumber making the call is just not true and certainly is misunderstood by the customers.

Plumbers who do not charge enough are quickly out of business. It is a sad fact that many qualified plumbers are very poor business people. They have no idea of the real cost of doing their business. Plumbers not only have to make a living for themselves and perhaps their families, but they need to cover their business expenses, as well.

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There is definitely security in being a good plumber. This type of job cannot be outsourced or replaced by a computer robot. There will never be a time in our history that there will not be a need for a plumber. A leaking faucet or a damaged water heater will always need to be looked at and fixed by a plumber. This is a portable skill that can be taken to wherever you want to live. This is important to our mobile society.

Steam and hot water heating systems will always need professional plumbers with an excellent understanding of these systems to keep them running properly. In fact, in the cities on the east coast, there is a premium for plumbers who can work on steam systems.

The design and the installation of these systems will need professional help. This takes educated smart people to solve the problems that are presented by each job. There will consistently be a need for people who are good at this type of problem solving.

Management is always needed to run a service company as well as keep the training current. Job site managers have to be there, as all jobs need decisions made as quickly as possible. This decision has to come from experience and prior knowledge of the likely results.

Plumbers and the plumbing industry will be with us as long as people need to move water safely in our living environment. The use of water for waste removal has to be done in a safe manner to protect everyone's health. Potable water and proper heating are requirements for comfortable living. Plumbers supply answers to all these human needs. It is an honorable and highly paid profession. It can be a lifetime job for those that are willing to stay current and maintain their skills.

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