Plumber too heavy to go to the attic (AC, water heater, color)
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I asked a plumber to go to the attic to turn the water heater back on and flush it.
He pulled down the ladder and examined it carefully,he said not enough support,and the lower rungs are broken,he called his manager and they are going to send a skinny guy.
He said he weighs 375 lbs,I suspect he weights 400 plus lb.
A THINNER one is up there now,the lower rungs are not broken,he just does not want to take a chance.
The thinner one is thinner than the first one,but not skinny
What's the question? Ladders, even functional ones are graded in terms of weight limits. A household might only be rated to 200-250 lbs. Professional grades may go as high as 300, even 500. Be glad the heavy guy took the time to inspect yours instead of falling out of your attic. Can you spell "liability"?
A THINNER one is up there now,the lower rungs are not broken,he just does not want to take a chance.
The thinner one is thinner than the first one,but not skinny
And you ought to be grateful. Whether the rungs are broken or not, if the ladder isn't sturdy enough to bear his weight, he shouldn't be on it.
Unless you are that odd duck that LIKES dealing with your insurance company????
What's the question? Ladders, even functional ones are graded in terms of weight limits. A household might only be rated to 200-250 lbs. Professional grades may go as high as 300, even 500. Be glad the heavy guy took the time to inspect yours instead of falling out of your attic. Can you spell "liability"?
I agree that you should be glad the plumber asked about the weight limit. I was hugely embarrassed once at having to ask a very overweight A/C technician what his weight was, because I didn't think the ladder to the attic was sufficient to hold him. When he told me, I politely asked him to call his company and substitute another tech. Thankfully they did, as he was grossly over the weight limit for the ladder.
The only part of this I'd argue with.. These are the attic pull down steps.. In general.. I'd think the plumber would carry a ladder. Set that up, use that instead of the pull down stairs (I never trust those damned things anyway)
The pull down stairs are usually slightly in the way, but you can setup a normal ladder to get around that.
Just seems a.. Complete waste of time to send another plumber out for that.
And.. Dude might want to consider a different line of work or some weight management. Some of these houses the crawlspace isn't all that big. Cabinets you have to crawl under. Things like that.
Plumbers and AC Techs.. Big guys and folks with bad knees are not perfect for those jobs. Though, in a construction environment the problems are minimized.
Electricians.. Color blind is a problem.
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