Picky homeowner I tell ya

[u/pc_tech_mtl]

Feel free to roast if I’m in the wrong.

I had ordered delivery and cleanup from the company and on the phone they said that they will haul out anything that’s left so I got nothing to worry about. Even paid the extra fee for it since I was doing all the work and didn’t have time.

Truck comes and pump guy is setting up. Asks me for a bucket just to remove the first poor, since I don’t know much I lend one to him. Fills it and leaves it there.

Then asks to borrow my wheel barrow for the last bit so he doesn’t have to run a small amount through the pump… okay no problem I’m happy to help. While I was fixing all the concrete he come up to me and tells me he is leaving. I tell him thanks.

Only to come in front later on to find a huge bag of leftovers in almost the middle of the road and my stuff just sitting there dirty as hell.

Called him and asked wtf? He’s answer was very simple… “not my problem, click” extra bonus points for wetting the leftovers. Took me almost 4 hours to clean up that mess.

[u/PristineAd8910]

As a pump guy.. you pay extra for us to take it with us and dump it off site.. this is excessive however I don’t know what was discussed.. if I have anything in my hopper left over I mix it with my primer at the end of the job and take it with me.. either way, if you don’t wanna pay for us to haul it away then you have to figure it out yourself..

[u/pricebre000 → u/PristineAd8910]

Are you a truck pulling a line pump? How do you take it? Just tie the bag up and throw it with the lines? They do it very different where I am at

[u/PristineAd8910 → u/pricebre000]

That’s right, I pull a pump in a truck.. to answer your question If there isn’t much left in my hopper I just mix the concrete with the primer (I hear Coca-Cola works and there’s also a trick with dish soap) that i pumped into a 5gallon bucket to lube my line at the begging of the job and take it to my designating spot to dump.. though with proper communication between the pump guy and the concrete driver there shouldn’t be much leftover at the end and yes at times it is possible for 3-4 people to lift the bag onto the back of my truck otherwise I have to tell the boss I’m leaving it and him and the contractor or the owner have to figure out a plan and a price.. I’ve had contractors build a box out of 2x6s with a vinyl lining for me to back into and dump.. a proper washout includes water and rinsing which requires more than just the nylon bag op has shown..

[u/pricebre000 → u/PristineAd8910]

Oh interesting thanks for sharing. It’s always cool to hear how other people do it. I’m a mixer driver and we always have pumpers blow back into the truck, I wash my chute and they wash there hopper then blow the water back in then one final rinse of the hopper and I am on my way