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🔥 ENGINEERS: WHAT'S THE BIGGEST MISTAKE YOU SEE APPRENTICES MAKE? 🔥
I'll start... Too many apprentices focus on fitting. Not enough focus on fault finding. Anyone can learn how to fit a radiator, boiler, or pump. The real skill is walking into a property, understanding how the system works, and diagnosing the fault correctly. That's what separates average engineers from great engineers. If you're an apprentice, spend less time worrying about tools and more time learning: ✅ Heating controls✅ System layouts✅ Electrical testing✅ Fault finding processes Engineers: What's the biggest mistake you see apprentices making on site? Apprentices: What's the biggest thing you're struggling with right now? Drop your answers below 👇 Let's help each other improve.
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To do repairs you need to be able to visually zoom out, see the whole system as a whole, from the supply line to the point of delivery. On then can you start zooming in to find the point of breakdown. It takes a different kind to make a good repair engineer.
🚨 UNPOPULAR OPINION 🚨
Most engineers don't have a tool problem. They have a knowledge problem. Too many engineers think the next gadget, analyser, or expensive tool will make them better. It won't. The engineer who spends £0 on tools but improves their fault-finding skills every week will outperform the engineer who spends thousands but never studies. The highest-paid engineers I know aren't always the best installers. They're the best problem solvers. They can walk into a property, diagnose the fault quickly, explain it clearly to the customer, and fix it efficiently. That's a skill. Question for the community: If you could only improve ONE skill this year, what would it be? 👇 Fault Finding👇 Heating Controls👇 Boiler Diagnostics👇 Customer Communication👇 Business & Sales Drop your answer below and let's see what the community wants to improve most this year.
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Any tool is as good as the man who holds it!
🔥 QUESTION FOR THE ENGINEERS 🔥
What's the ONE thing you wish you knew when you first started in plumbing & heating? I'll go first... I wish I learned fault finding sooner. When I was an apprentice, I thought being a good engineer meant knowing how to fit boilers, radiators and pipework. The reality? The engineers who earn the most money are usually the ones who can diagnose problems quickly and confidently. Anyone can replace parts. Not everyone can identify the actual fault. For the apprentices in this group: 👇 Read the comments carefully. There are engineers in here with years of experience who could save you months (or years) of frustration. Engineers:Drop one piece of advice you wish someone had given you when you started. Apprentices:What's the biggest thing you're struggling with right now? Let's help each other out. 💪🔥
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Hi everyone, @Dev Raniga is hitting on some key pointers here. To your point, fault finding is of extreme importance. The problem is most of us start in construction. More than often, repetitive work done day after day, focused on one aspect of plumbing only. Perhaps installing pipework only, or only installing boilers. Hopefully get rotated as they progress of course. The point here is, do they really know how the whole system fits together in sequence. This is the part you need to know and understand when you start doing fault finding. Finding out where the loss of pressure and flow happens for instance. It can be anywhere from the supply line up to the point of delivery. It's not in everyone's makeup to be a good maintenance plumber. Some prefer the the repetition work done in construction. I prefer a new challenge every day. For over 35 years, maintenance has never bored me. I wish I knew more about running my own business one day when I started as a plumber, or shall I say paid more attention :)
Growing plumbing businesses.
Any maintenance plumbers here that are running their own businesses? What are your biggest challenges?
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@Dev Raniga fresh leads?
🚰🔥 Engineers — quick one for the community:
As we head into a busy stretch, it’s a good time to tighten up the basics that separate solid work from standout work: • Double-check system flushing before handover — saves callbacks later • Take 2 extra minutes on pipe support & clipping — customers notice the finish • Label your installs clearly (especially boilers & zones) — helps the next engineer (which might be you) • Photos before/after every job — protects you and builds your portfolio Also — what’s been catching you out lately on jobs? Strange faults, repeat issues, customer habits… drop them below 👇 Let’s share knowledge and make each other sharper.
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Callbacks are always 100% loss!
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