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Why do plumbers avoid even refuse to work on mobile homes?

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  • Anonymous
    9 months ago
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    There is a good chance that they will not get paid.

  • 9 months ago

    I didn't know they did, but that's a bit stupid!

  • 9 months ago

    Because contractors refuse to work on mobiles homes. That will not get paid to them.

  • 9 months ago

    Most Probably they Dont Like Mobile Services,

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  • 9 months ago

    Mobile home plumbing is notoriously difficult to work on because it is hard to get at, is sometimes substandard, and tricky to fix without special parts. 

  • Anonymous
    9 months ago

    Just the ones you have contacted.  Many don't do it as they specialize in houses so different plumbing size will be my guess.

  • 9 months ago

    They do? I've had no trouble getting a plumber to work on mine. Several times, in fact.

  • 9 months ago

    many mobile homes have poor quality clamped together water pies that don't meet codes cause trailer parks are not covered by local building codes. I stay away from trailer repairs. It can ruin my reputation when things go wrong in the future. 

  • Droopy
    Lv 5
    9 months ago

    Same reason I avoid working on oil furnaces in trailers.   Stuff is poorly designed an pain to work on .   

  • Anonymous
    9 months ago

    Probably dont want to risk having to crawl under it, when my family lived in a mobile home the kichen sink badly clogged up  my dad had to go under it and snake the pipe, he crawled out dirty with some spider webs on him. 

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