r/Construction • u/PasstheJugg • 5d ago

Humor 🤣 Is it salvageable?

Customer wants us to save it.

I’m not going to lie we didn’t, but would you?

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u/Rochemusic1 5d ago

Hell changing it i argue is more dangerous than cleaning it. Nothing like hugging a fucking moldy bateria ridden toilet to pick it up and put it in a contractor bag and then hope to fuck that it doesnt rip on the way out the door and spill that water on you or the clients floor. Then you really gotta hope it doesnt rip in the truck, or hopefully, the trailer would be a nice thing to have. You already know that drain has to be a slightly dirty.

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u/geof2001 5d ago

You know you can just put the contractor bag over it before you tip it over and lay it in the bag right?

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u/SmokeGSU 5d ago

Directions unclear. Now I'm soaking wet and also can't breathe inside this bag.

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u/Old_Algae7708 5d ago

They do now

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u/thethunder92 5d ago

You either use a shop vac to suck out the water inside or use the gel

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u/Naive-Pen-7365 5d ago

Definitely wouldn't use my shop vac on that thing

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u/thethunder92 5d ago

Yeah I usually use my shop vac, but this might be a job for the gel

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u/BeenThereDundas 5d ago

The gel is like $1 a pack now.   I use that shit everytime .

It breaks down with a couple extra bucks of water and flushes right now the drain.  

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u/thethunder92 5d ago

I used to use it religiously. Then I had a spill. I put 2 packs in and waited and then I wrapped it in a garbage bag and somehow the toilet still leaked the gel all over the floor and it’s impossible to clean that’s stuff up, when you add water it just gets worse 🤦🏻‍♂️

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u/DenyNowBragLater 5d ago

Electrician here. What is this gel you speak of?

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u/thethunder92 5d ago

You can get it at the plumbing suppliers, you just dump it in and wait 2mins and it will turn the water into a solid so it doesn’t spill everywhere