10 Plumbing Mistakes Beginners Make And How To Avoid Them! | GOT2LEARN
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- Here are 10 plumbing "beginner" mistakes that shouldn't be made and how to fix them if they have been.
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SOLDERING:
How to CORRECTLY Solder a Vertical Copper Pipe: bit.ly/2TLmMzk
How to CORRECTLY Solder Copper Pipes: bit.ly/36dHaLS
The CORRECT Way To Fix A Leaking Joint: bit.ly/2tFlHhB
How to Solder Copper Pipe in a Wall: bit.ly/30H9ll8
PLUMBING MISTAKES:
10 DIY Plumbing Mistakes NOT To Make!: bit.ly/2RAsIsd
10 DIY Plumbing Mistakes and How to Fix Them (+Tips & Tricks): bit.ly/2vbMXF1
10 Plumbing Mistakes You Should NEVER Make and How To Fix Them!: bit.ly/37hkNX9
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Clear easy to understand video combined with excellent visual instructions with no unnecessary drawn out narrative ....So easy to follow when on the job & needing a quick reference .
Love your comment, I need more like you on this channel :) Have a great day!
If you are " on the job " and you need any reference from this video----> you NEED TO STOP PLUMBING!.. ALL of those things were below first day 101 stuff.. i know people wud like to believe this was a " how not to " video.. but its all common sense type stuff and no real parade necessary
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@@DECLANBISHOP actually these things are NOT common sense. Common sense is defined by being common. I’m not a professional plumber but I’ve been doing it for some 35 years, and have worked with owners of very successful plumbing business, very qualified and licensed contractors, the works. I never knew about the different types of copper pipe and their uses, nor that leaving flux on a pipe will corrode it. And just because a video is made to show people who otherwise wouldn’t know some of these things some important info to better their skill sets and help prevent plumbing disasters. It takes common sense to know common sense. At some point someone, whether an author or an instructor, taught you some of these things. The first time you had to cut a copper pipe, you wouldn’t have known about anything besides a hack saw unless someone showed you. You wouldn’t have known to make a very square cut, or how easily heat transfers toothed joints when sweating pipe. And most of all, using flux on pipe and putting it where you don’t see it to “magically” draw the solder into the joint is not something you just pick up by common sense. Nor would you realize how clean the pipe needs to be for this to work. Even if you had started out with a chemistry degree, that still wouldn’t be common sense. And that’s just common sense. No parade needed here.
I'm a plumber by trade. All of these tips are great tip. Luckily my father was a perfectionist master plumber and I learned these things as a child.
Lucky you, thanks for the great comment Jonathan!
I thought flux wasn't acidic until heated
Dang dude, you’ve taught this sparky more about plumbing in 3 videos than 15 years of bugging plumbers👍🤙
HIhi love hearing that, thank you so much buddy, please share if you can ;)
as a plumber we always felt sorry for electricians standing in corners pulling their wire
Plumber/ hvac tech here! Spot on with everything. Your right about dripping solder into the torch tip it happens to me all the time. Unfortunately, in many situations there isn’t enough room to get the flame on the pipe from every angle. More often then not, the only way I can get a flame on the pipe is from underneath.
Good to hear that, thanks man!
Nooo... The most common mistake is making a perfect flare on the end of a copper pipe without first threading a compression nut on it :)
Heheeee, I am a victim of that...
I thought it was just me.
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That's my specialty!
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Can't tell you how much I have learned from your videos. I started out by practicing soldering on scrap pipe and then pressure testing. I can solder now vertical, horizontal, in tight spaces (licence plate) and repair a joint (wet towel) if i had to. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Awesomeee, glad to hear that ;)))
Great video. I have been a remodeler for years now, knew about the M and L types but had never heard of K and DWV, good info.
Well now you know, thank you so much Charlie for taking the time to comment, really appreciate it, please share if you can :)
Great video! I would say the one best tip I learned while working with a professional plumber was to focus on cleanliness. Get that copper pipe and fitting shiny clean and keep your jar of flux clean too. It's a nightmare trying to successfully solder dirty fittings. Or used fittings.
Great point!
I am a 2nd period apprentice and wanna say thank-you for the info you provide! sometimes the JP doesnt have time to explain certain things and im a "why" kinda person so these videos are great for me.
So happy I could help! If you don't mind, please share so other can see it, i'd greatly appreciate that Harry, have a great day!
I'm in a preapprenticeship currently and I've pretty much fallen in love with this channel ❤
Awesome, I hope all the vids here can help you and guide you. Don't forget to share if you can :)
Preapprenticeship lol u got a long way to go, make sure to wear a mask and protection... plumbings way more dangerous than even electrical , that should be emphasized more
Hey bro. I still use you videos as weekly training for my guys. I started showing your videos about the time you started making them. I get all my guys together for mandatory mondays, is what I call it. I know how hard it is to make these videos and I(we) appreciate these more than you know, you make my job easier. If you could make a video specifically for homeowners and diyers, starting from scratch like youre teaching a baby, that would be great. I come in contact with ALOT of those people asking simple questions and if I had a video that I could say here, go watch this video, that'd be great. You could help me out and I could throw a ton of exposure your way. One more thing, could you maybe make a traing video with all your videos strung together into one long video that'd be awesome too. Just suggestions. Keep up the great work and keep the videos coming.
Thank you so much, this channel needs more people like you 😉
You are so right, it doesn’t take that much more time to do things right, it just amazes me how everyone is in a hurry to complete a job. Great video I find it very relaxing and calming to watch all the content you have posted 👍👍
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We appreciate it. Your videos make sense. I've made a few of those mistakes myself, but that's part of DYI. Your videos help me fix my mistakes or not make them in the first place.
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You're literally the best plumbing resource I've found on TH-cam, possibly even the internet lol.
Can you cover more code in some videos?
Thank you so so much, yes I will be doing other code related video in the future, thanks again Dave!
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's comment of 11 mos ago. Perfectly understandable narrative coupled with excellent photo/video illustration, and the narrator is supremely well-spoken and clear, a pro who knows what he's talking about and really trying to help us DIY'ers, and he is! Thanks! My YT library is a reference file of these how-to's and vids.
You are most welcome, please share if you can, it helps the channel tremendously ✌✌
5:55 . What a professional, clean, impressive pipe layout! That is "plumber sexy"
Clear and to the point. Easy to understand videos, expert knowledge and not condescending.
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Good info! I love the bent solder idea!
Cheers bud I always pick up something useful when I watch your vids. Great to see how a pro does it.
Thanks BC, really appreciate bud!
Excellent info. I learned something I did not know about the thickness of copper pipe. Great tips as well!!!
Awesome, mission accomplished for me :) Don't forget to share Karl, it helps immensely!
Me too. I just thought there were different diameters..
Not a problem here in the UK it's 'copper pipe' or plastic !
Im 19 and a helper and your videos have helped me so much on the jobsite I plan on getting my license by next year
Awesome!!!!!
These are awesome. Thanks so much for taking the time to do this.
Pleasure is all mine :)
I did not add to my favorites/subscribe. Same with others. However, this youtuber is one of the BEST I have ever seen. Very good information thanks.
You are the best at this ...
Your videos are amazing! I used your soldering tutorials and nailed a fairly complex in-wall application on the first try. Thank you for all of the hard work you put into these.
Thank you so much Fred, I really appreciate you coming back to let me know it worked, have a great day bud!
I’m an HVAC guy and I watch your videos to up my game on the plumbing side of things.
Awesome man, thanks Michael!!!
Great tips! Enjoyed this video! Keep up the excellent work! 👍🏾👍🏾
Thanks Parm!!
I'm getting ready to do #8. I want to cap off the water lines to the bathroom sink. I've watched about 10 other videos, but this is the only video that discusses what to do if your caps start sliding off during heat. Thanks for the video!
You can do it!
As a "plumber to be" I would like to thank you very much for that video.
Lot of helpful tips.🤜🤛
Subscribed 👌🍻
Im glad you found it helpful. Thank you for watching!!
Another great tips video thanks. I only doing plumbing out of dire necessity (like today's washing machine drain blockbut I have subscribed because these tips are fascinating. And I'm better prepeared for the next crisis.
Good stuff!
Great video thanks 🙏
Great Job as always thx very much👍
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I've seen a lot of these mistakes over the years. I like watching these videos on occasion hoping I'll see some of the crazy things I've seen over the years especially in this one area a few hours away that I tend to get a lot of work because they seem to have a short supply of plumbers which makes people desperate and allow people who wouldn't be allowed to hold a hammer let alone plumb lol.
Excellent presentation; liked very much. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you very much to you!!
Plumbing is a great career. Lots of options and people will treat you respect for the service you provide them.
FANTASTIC information. Thanks.
Thank you so much, please share if you think of it, have a great day Bruce :))
Excellent videos. Very concise.
Glad you think so! Thank you so much!
Thank you, we love you !
Thank you so much Eddy, don't forget to share and give it a thumbs up, you guys are the best!
Good job. Apreciate to share
Love your videos man. Thanks for posting.
Very nice of you, thank you very much :)
Excellent video, very concise. I think you covered not deburring copper pipe before soldering in another video. You're helping a lot of people new and experienced. If I were still training apprentices, I'd have them study all your videos.
Thank you so much Giovanni P ;)
@@Got2Learn 👍 in the old days we would use a Thomas guide, page 892 b3 then look in the ocean for numbers with a flashlight to find our appointment. Now these kids and phones, .... we love the device for what they do for business efficiency, but if a new guy wants to use his phone in the truck, he needs to be watching your videos, looking up the code book, or asking questions.
Thank you for the video. Very educational and clear. Really nice job!
Pleasure is all mine, thank you very much!
Subscribed. Amazing content. Watching from the UK 👍🏽
Welcome aboard!!!
first time plumbing for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i did my entire bathroom plumbing without any leak just by watching your videos. 6months later now, no isues and it was my first time plumbing, thanx bro
Awesome man, good job !!!!!!
Wow some very helpful tips, thanks
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My fiance and I just hooked up the pipes for a new washing machine in an area where a sink was previously. Thank you so much for your videos! We relied on them so much to learn how to do the soldering. :)
Awesomeee, good job guys!! 😁
Another great video as usual!
Thank you Jeff!!!
Thank you. I hope lots of people take your advice.
I hope so too, thank you so much!
You are very good at explaining!
Thanks a million!!!
Excellent Explanation,Thanks so much, I learn a lot.
Thank you!! 🙏🙏🙏
Excellent information.
Thank you Ripe One, very much appreciated, don't forget to share, you guys are what make it all possible!!!!!
Great video! Keep them coming!
Thanks man, please share if you can, it helps a bunch!!!!!!!
love it thanks for sharing this information with us enjoyed the video.
You are most welcome Ratch!
Great info!! I have seen a case where someone placed a residential 1/2 inch copper line in contact with another copper line crossing it. The result being the one pipe has been etched into enough that it would eventually develop a leak. I took a piece of rubber and separated the 2 pipes. I still check it periodically (A different house). More so, My wife's 1988 T-Bird auto had a power steering hose which passed down the side of the battery case. Being out of sight, I never had any reason to look there. One day I was working in that area and checked the hose as it was old and I found it rubbing up against the edge of the battery case. I found a cut in it so deep as to make it a serious risk of rupture. Power steering fluid is flammable. !!!! Replaced it.
Great tips!
Glad you like them!!!!
You are a life saver man!!!! Thank you for sharing I learned so much money learning from u!!!!....
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Great video thank's
Glad you enjoyed it!!
Good tips most are common sense... I was laughing so hard about the solder falling into the torch nozzle
superb video ... you are really good at making these. big fan!
Thank you so much Eric!!!!!!!!!!
Another great video !! Thanks ;)
Thank you so much!
Thank you very much, for a fantastic video 👍
You are most welcome Gilberto, don't forget to share, you guys are what make this channel possible!!!
thanks !!!! ! Super, great video!👍👍👍👍
Glorious video ... excellent and simple explanations as usual. Can't say enough praise to your superb channel ... hope your weekend was great and almost to 500k subs! CHEERS!
Yesss, thanks Eric!!!!
Great video thanks
Glad you enjoyed it Robert, thanks for the comment!
Brilliant video.
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Another great learning experience.
Thank you so much Tuna, share share share, you guys are what make all these vids possible man, thanks so much!
I do all sorts of 'trade' work, including plumbing and appreciate this video a lot. Thanks for getting to the point in each of the mistakes and not wasting time.
Pet peeve - So many videos seem to think that more is better.
Great tips.......thx. 👍👍
Glad it was helpful!
To the point. Thank you!
You're welcome!!
Great vid ❤
Keep it up. In 20 years you'll be that rare type of really good plumbers. Our trade is a dying breed. Young people should realize the benefits of getting into plumbing, especially the repair field. The salary just keeps increasing every year.
Spent 40yrs. in the plumbing trade as a unionized licensed master plumber in New England. I just retired... great pension 401k and top social security. I have more money than I will ever use in my life time. No debt everything paid for in full with cash. Cash is still king.
@@scottouellette9411 I'm a master plumber in NC for 22 years now. Money is really good. Watch your 401 as the S&P is dropping. Cash is ok but gold is solid. I've got myself setup great, I just hope this virus doesn't crash our economy. Good luck
@@joshm5816 Josh I retired last year and pulled my 401k.Plenty of cash 5 different incomes coming in on a monthly basis. Military 20 year pension top social security I always saved money in shoe boxes.I don't have any debt. Good luck bro.
@@scottouellette9411 Good deal bro. Enjoy what you've earned. Take care.
@@joshm5816 You too Josh take care of yourself and your family...the only thing that money can't buy. GOODLUCK!
Crystal clear
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Thank you very much LeQuang!!!!!!!!!!
I like so much the way you explain thank you very much 🙂
You are most welcome!
Very good video thank you.
Thank you too!
The plumb/level (where applicable) has always been a pet peeve of mine.
Takes just a bit more attention but the result will speak volumes of your character and expertise.
Yes, exactly the way think as well ;)
Great video very helpful 👍🏻🙌🏻👏🏻👌🏻
Thanks!!
Thanks a lot to learn in this video
my pleasure buddy ;)
Thanks for the videos
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Excellent sir
Many many thanks
Great stuff!
Thanks man, please share if you can ;)
Personally committed #6. I roughed in a basement toilet and forgot to cap it. I ended up with the smartest sewer rat ever. He ran away with sticky traps, broke out of spring traps and started lifting glue traps out of the way. I finally got him by hollowing out portions of apples, screwing them down and adding crushed poison pellets.
Hehehe, that made me laugh! Good job on getting him Errol!
A sewer rat is what we plumbers call a tampon that has been removed from a clogged sewer line with a sewer machine.
Nice!
Just to 1:15 so far and learned a lot already. Thank you so much!
Thank you so much, mission accomplished for me :)
@@Got2Learn This retired professor gives kudos to your accuracy, quality, content, and detail, plus your close-up clips of mistakes really hit home.
Well done, sir.
That's very nice of you, thank you so much for sharing, that made my day :)
Thank you so much, you have no idea how comments like your keep this channel alive, have a great day James!
When soldering caps on a closed system you want to equalize the atmospheric pressure on the inside of the pipe/system. While heating the joint, if you see air bubbling out of the solder being applied to the joint you might have a leak.
To counter act this, apply a little more solder to the joint as it is cooling to allow the temperature in the pipe to decrease/equalize which will also cause a slight vacuum resulting in more solder being pulled into the joint. The ideal temperature to apply the solder though is when there is no more vacuum or pressure build up inside the system. And like stated in the video, slowly heat the pipe so not to cause over heating and give more time for that pressure to equalize. Nice videos! 👍
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Very good advice!
You make awesome videos!
Thanks a lot man!
Thank you 🙏 I love your videos👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
You are very welcome, please share if you can ✌✌
Again.... WELL done my Bro !!
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Well done as always! I never mess with type M copper. It's a LOT thinner than L and not enough difference in cost to make it worth the risk. (only takes 1 small leak to cost a fortune in damage!)
Very well said Scuba!!!
@@Got2Learn yeah, I know.. 🤣🤣🤣
Informative and I learned a few things.
Awesome, mission accomplished!
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great job, you are awesome!
thank you so much buddy!!!
Thanks x ur video sr.
You are most welcome!!
Great video
Glad you enjoyed it, don't forget to share it if you can. have a great day!!!
Excellent !!!
Thanks D W, share if you can buddy, it helps a lot to get it out there for others!
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Good advice!
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Good job. 😎👍
Thanks!!
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There was some useful hints which I never knew about 👍👍👍
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I'm a professional plumber in the commercial and industrial construction industry. I have just a few points: First, the 1/2" solder for 1/2" pipe trick only works on those small sizes. If you think it only takes 4" of solder to do a 4" joint, you're delusional. But, I realize this is for home owners trying to DIY. The best thing is to learn to control your heat. You heat the joint up until it starts to melt the solder and pull the torch AWAY from the joint, only allowing it to stay close enough to just melt the solder. Too much heat and you can load up the joint so badly you block it off.
Soldering different parts of a tee is done very regularly, but you have to know what you're doing. Heat control is a must, fresh flux in unsoldered joints to make sure you didn't run it dry, and you cant let flux sit in a joint unsoldered overnight. Again, this is for someone that actually knows how to solder.
You don't want your torch right under the joint. You want to heat the pipe, first, then position the torch at the BACK of the joint pointing the flame toward the front of the joint. Learn to control heat. Anything above 3/4" should be solder 6 o'clock to 1 o'clock, 5 o'clock to 11 o'clock, then bridge the top, moving the torch up the joint as you move your solder trailing just slightly behind. Always bottom up.
That is so true! A 4" copper ell could take up to 20 min per hub if you are actually paying attention to your work
Excellent. I don't know if it is still used for industrial settings but one time they would use silver solder for tying in the main supply line from the street for your house/valves, you should do a little silver solder video if you don't already have one and if it's something you use in the trade.
Thanks bud, here's a video I made on brazing: th-cam.com/video/LdCK58UcnhA/w-d-xo.html