i have sold one of my pumps on the basis that the guy can have it for a week (now turned into two) to try it out at £250.00 per week. if he keeps then the rent is free. i trained him on it for a day. they filmed me setting it up, then set it up themselves and pumped, then cleaned out.
they left it near four days before they first used it, struggled like fcuk (as we all have) they fcuked up the water flo rates, threw water in the hopper, couldn't get the cleaning shaft in, pumped dry gear, pissy gear, at one point they didn't even know if it was switched on or off.
they tried again on friday, pumped mono through but on the render gun they had the mortar hose shut off but air line open. just imagine how quick the pressure gauge shot up. poor pump was trying to push gear down the line with it clamped off at the gun. in there panic they decided to try disconnect the mortar hose from the pressure gauge and the lad got whacked by the hose and it dislocated his knee cap. ended up in hospital. this was last friday.
so i get a call today from the buyer, says health and safety have got involved, probably as his lad went to hospital. not sure if he was employed or subbie. he says he has told health and safety inspector that i have shown them how to use it and it was an error on his part. he wants me to sign something to this has happened. he also wants me to say that the lad who got injured was trained also, which he wasn't.
first thing i say is i accept no responsibility for that accident, he says yeah thats fine its just so we can tie things up our end on paper.
he has payed me in cash (full sale price) for the pump, i don't expect to see the pump again as they now are successfully spraying and can see the finical potential of spraying renders.
my question is, would you sign anything? I'm thinking not, but he seems genuine but experience and instinct says no.
they left it near four days before they first used it, struggled like fcuk (as we all have) they fcuked up the water flo rates, threw water in the hopper, couldn't get the cleaning shaft in, pumped dry gear, pissy gear, at one point they didn't even know if it was switched on or off.
they tried again on friday, pumped mono through but on the render gun they had the mortar hose shut off but air line open. just imagine how quick the pressure gauge shot up. poor pump was trying to push gear down the line with it clamped off at the gun. in there panic they decided to try disconnect the mortar hose from the pressure gauge and the lad got whacked by the hose and it dislocated his knee cap. ended up in hospital. this was last friday.
so i get a call today from the buyer, says health and safety have got involved, probably as his lad went to hospital. not sure if he was employed or subbie. he says he has told health and safety inspector that i have shown them how to use it and it was an error on his part. he wants me to sign something to this has happened. he also wants me to say that the lad who got injured was trained also, which he wasn't.
first thing i say is i accept no responsibility for that accident, he says yeah thats fine its just so we can tie things up our end on paper.
he has payed me in cash (full sale price) for the pump, i don't expect to see the pump again as they now are successfully spraying and can see the finical potential of spraying renders.
my question is, would you sign anything? I'm thinking not, but he seems genuine but experience and instinct says no.
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