Plumbers on the board or Recommendations near Brighton/N. Thornton?

[Erni]

YouTube. Parts. Solder. Map Gas torch. Pipe scraper. Pipe cutter or saw and file. Piece of aluminum and drywall.
5 more trips to hardware store and done.

[Ramsker]

YouTube. Parts. Solder. Map Gas torch. Pipe scraper. Pipe cutter or saw and file. Piece of aluminum and drywall.
5 more trips to hardware store and done.

When I decided to get a water softener, I determined that "I can do all the plumbing myself" and set forth to get parts and practice beforehand and map everything out. I thought I had it all down pat. The day came to get everything set up for real. I got it all installed and was pretty confident that my soldering was good. Turned on the water and had a few leaks. Turned off the water and tried to remedy. Rinse, repeat. Still had a couple leaks. This was on a weekend and I ended up calling a plumber to come out and try to square things away before admitting to the wife that I messed up and that we wouldn't have water for a day or so.

Really nice guy came out and helped fix everything. Cost me about $500 for a weekend, off-hours call. But . . . he took some pity on me and actually spent the time while he was here to teach me what I did wrong and how to fix it--and how to avoid the mistakes I made. That's been invaluable. Since that point, I have done a few more projects that all went great.

You don't learn until you try. But I sure ran head-first into Murphy and his Law while learning.

[Wulf202]

YouTube. Parts. Solder. Map Gas torch. Pipe scraper. Pipe cutter or saw and file. Piece of aluminum and drywall.
5 more trips to hardware store and done.

A buddy who's not technically licensed as a plumber because union shops wont qualify his non union time as an apprentice to get a journeyman card could theoretically assist the home owner..... as long as the homeowner remains in control you wouldn't need insurance or a business license. Just saying