Finding a reliable and trustworthy plumber is vital, especially during emergencies I hope this video helps people in need find a reputable plumber near them
Mikey Pipes' philanthropy efforts are truly commendable Donating to their cause is a great way to support their mission of helping those who can't afford professional plumbing services
My house is 44 years old, My pipe going to the septic tank is cast.. I dug it up to verify location before I installed my pool.... Long story short, Im going to replace this pipe before it becomes a problem in the next few years. Funny I was just searching cast iron pipes and your video popped up from a service call today.. But Im proactive I get to stuff before it becomes an issue.. Thats just how I do things.
Safety glasses my friend, I learned that lesson the hard way. The fan on the Sawzall blew cast iron shavings into both of my eyes,had to have them scraped clean at the emergency room,patches for 2 days. No hub torque wrench is set at 60 inch pounds,it is a question on the florida plumbing test. Finally,I've had great luck with Diablo AUTOMOTIVE DEMOLITION blades. Start with grinder,finish with Sawzall. Great video!
We call a t y in the south a sanitary tee. They only go in vertical rises only. We use combination y & 1/8 bend going to horizontal drains. Looking good😀
Dude i wish we had people with your patience in teaching. You are rolling out the carpet for Peter. I hope that he realizes that later in life no one does that for you or it's a search to find someone to work with you with your confidence or quirks (like you are with Peter). I can only say that what i saw was amazing. I wish I had someone like you here. within a few mins you blow my mind and you havnt put gages on anything yet. Boosted all love.
Clean job.. I miss plumbing sometimes. I done it for 2 years after highschool just to get my feet wet in some trades but I should have stuck with it. In HVAC online schooling now. Soon hacks will be bringing me stacks
Peter loves Fridays! Either he's not on call this weekend, or you haven't put him on the on call rotation yet! I'll love Friday too, in about 2 weeks, when I'm off call!!!
I know of youtube channels with less subscribers but have high viewer levels and they make more money but I always hit the thumbs up which helps the channel plus it lets me know I've seen the video. I love plumbing videos. Great Video
On my phone your tee wye looked more like a sanitary tee and you by code can not lay them down but maybe my phone is broken but that wouldn’t pass code in the three states I plumb. I would have went with a wye and a street 45 but Thanks for the video 😅
Great video Mike, I just took out my entire waste castiron pipe out to my septic and replaced it with ABS. The second floor rotted completely out,. The first floor sink was sloped to the sink so 75 years of crap it was plugged solid. I know ABS is noisy I am doing some work to dampen the sound. It took me 8 recip. blade to cut out 40 feet of cast iron. That stuff sucks to cut as I found out. The pipe through the wall was starting to get some pin holes on the outside, wasn't leaking though.
You should’ve gotten the Diablo blades with the carbide teeth. It’s a night and day difference, a lot safer you don’t have to breathe in all of that grinding disc and metal.
Oh Mikey, Mikey, Mikey, you have a primer run on that 4" PVC 😮. Just breaking balls. Love your channel. I learn a lot. I've been here before you hit 100,000. You keep making em and I'll keep watching em.
Mikey Pipes - were you serious when you said "replace with same"? I'd think PVC is easier to work with than the heavier piping. Thanks, you're a game-changer!
Wow, this is such a thoughtful initiative! Providing free or low-cost plumbing services to those in need is truly amazing Kudos to Mikey Pipes Philanthropy!
I find that starting the cut with a Dewalt blade is the fastest, but after you have a hole in the pipe, the Diablo blades are monsters. Bauer 20v sawall for the Diablo and 12v Dewalt sawsall for the dewalt.
I cut a lot of cast out with the Diablo blades must be carbide and will say cast on them they also cut better if you go about half throttle faster than the grinder
Mikey the Diablo blades do work great but for cast iron use the (9" Steel Demon Carbide-Tipped Reciprocating Blades for Thick Metal Cutting) I use them on CI all the time
No a professional plumber but I have used the Diablo cast iron blades. A lot fewer teeth and coated in carbide. Also used same blade to cut 4 inch AC pipe. And I don’t mean Atlantic City.
Mike, I see the lead directly into the top of that 4". Where is the rest of the stack and how was it vented?? Doesn't look like a proper installation. Looks like someone cut and removed (or abandoned) the stack and put a toilet right on top of the wasteline with no bend. That setup would suck the trap dry on the toilet and whatever was connected to that 2" branch. Great channel, keep up the interesting posts.
@@PipeDoctor, no sir, not criticizing your installation, you just replaced what was there. Given what he asked for, you did an excellent job. I'm just curious if my observations are correct in your professional opinion.
I’m interested in how to do it right, too. By the way I have a third floor toilet that’s sitting directly on a long vertical drop like the one here (I’d estimate it drops one story before turning). Old hundred year old cast iron. I don’t know if there’s a vent nearby, but I couldn’t see one when I last had the toilet off the flange.
@@j10001, the stack itself is a vertical run all the way up through the roof wear it, in and of itself, is vented. Each appliance emptying into that stack is vented, with every other appliance, to a point a certain distance above the highest appliance.
Great video mike but those aren’t the Diablo blades everyone likes,you have to get the thick metal carbide blades from Diablo those blades get through the cast no problem
I cut cast in 30 seconds all the time with Diablo blades. Make sure its the one meant for cast iron 8tpi blades. It should say thick metal on it and show a picture of a cast iron pipe
I have this exact issue and thought maybe this video would be encouragement to DIY it since I cant find any plumbers in my area to do it. Definitely not a DIY with my basic skills LOL
I Removed almost all of the 2” Galvanized Water Pipe in both Basements of an 1896 Duplex. Corrosion inside Pipe only allowed Water the Diameter of Pencil. It was Bad.
The fella had everything set up and you guys take credit. I get it....an eastern coast accent affords all kinds of forgiveness. The folks in the midwest actually get it done without looking for social media support.
There are different course rooth carbide Diablo blades for thick metal such as cast iron and steel 1/8 inch or thicker. They blow through cast iron very fast.
The best pipes would be stainless steel or a fortified brass with more copper than zinc in the alloy. Nobody wants to talk about it. Once you consider all the headaches and costs, it may be worth it. Plumbing sucks period. It's a very crappy job. There are a million ways to do a job but only a few the right way. Thank you for the video and great info. I can't get a reasonable plumber, so Im doing a quick fix. This video helped.
In residential under 5 stories yes, otherwise no. In most hi-rise buildings no PVC, no pex, no romex, most NYC plumbers use CI with no hubs for everything.
9:42 you’re using a regular Diablo metal cutting blade. They also make an extreme metal blade which has more aggressive carbide teeth. That’s what you really needed for cutting that cast. Look into those I PROMISE you’re life will be the easiest it’s ever been as far as cutting cast iron. I’m talking can cut through 4 inch in 45-50 seconds
Diamond Sawzall blade cuts faster and last longer. Q. - you replaced only above the floor part, so it is still create a problems when you can't see it.
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Band needs to be torqued to 60 inch pounds
You need the Dibalo Carbide blades for the big cast iron. Dibalo makes by far the best stuff that they sell.
I love how this video combines a plumbing project with giving back to the community It's refreshing to see such dedication to helping others
Finding a reliable and trustworthy plumber is vital, especially during emergencies I hope this video helps people in need find a reputable plumber near them
I appreciate that the homeowner's preferences were taken into account when choosing the replacement piping Communication is key in these projects
Another nice job.great work guys
I love that this video is not just about fixing plumbing issues but also about philanthropy Great initiative!
Mikey Pipes' philanthropy efforts are truly commendable Donating to their cause is a great way to support their mission of helping those who can't afford professional plumbing services
Watching a professional plumber in action is always fascinating I can't wait to see how they tackle this plumbing emergency
My house is 44 years old, My pipe going to the septic tank is cast.. I dug it up to verify location before I installed my pool.... Long story short, Im going to replace this pipe before it becomes a problem in the next few years. Funny I was just searching cast iron pipes and your video popped up from a service call today.. But Im proactive I get to stuff before it becomes an issue.. Thats just how I do things.
Mikey Pipes Philanthropy seems like a wonderful organization, glad to see the link for donations
Wow, it's great to see a plumber giving back to the community with free or low-cost services
After a hot day in attics Mikey pipes is the cure when ya get home!
@@PipeDoctor Ready ? Neo
Diamond wheel for grinder like for tile works amazing for cast. Last a long time.
Master plumbing and giving back to the community! I love this Guy!
I never realized the importance of proper plumbing until I saw this video It's definitely worth hiring a professional
I like Diablo cast iron grinder wheel for cast you should try it out. Great video everyone it the trades should strive to make the trades great again
@@PipeDoctor Ready ? Neo
Very nice install Mike ....That Charlotte Pipe was made at the Williston Florida Plant where my son works.
Do you think your son could make a video of that place? Would love to see some present time foundry work!
It's so important to support local plumbers, they really know the specific needs of the area
LOL...
i use them diablo carbide blades all the time !! go through like butter 🥹
Peter... Making the trades great again.
Safety glasses my friend, I learned that lesson the hard way.
The fan on the Sawzall blew cast iron shavings into both of my eyes,had to have them scraped clean at the emergency room,patches for 2 days.
No hub torque wrench is set at 60 inch pounds,it is a question on the florida plumbing test.
Finally,I've had great luck with Diablo AUTOMOTIVE DEMOLITION blades.
Start with grinder,finish with Sawzall.
Great video!
Come on now John, working on that main frame again?
@@PipeDoctor Ready ? Neo
We call a t y in the south a sanitary tee. They only go in vertical rises only. We use combination y & 1/8 bend going to horizontal drains. Looking good😀
it is a t. he was/is confused
I Love Cordless Tools 🔥💯🙌
Good video stay safe boys
Dude i wish we had people with your patience in teaching. You are rolling out the carpet for Peter. I hope that he realizes that later in life no one does that for you or it's a search to find someone to work with you with your confidence or quirks (like you are with Peter). I can only say that what i saw was amazing. I wish I had someone like you here. within a few mins you blow my mind and you havnt put gages on anything yet. Boosted all love.
@@PipeDoctor I touched the pipe doc with that one. :-p you know i had to toss a joke in there - the type we find funny.
Donating to Mikey Pipes Philanthropy seems like a great way to support their mission
Good job using the safety squint while using saws all. 👍
It's amazing to see someone using their skills for a good cause Kudos to this local plumber!
Clean job.. I miss plumbing sometimes. I done it for 2 years after highschool just to get my feet wet in some trades but I should have stuck with it. In HVAC online schooling now. Soon hacks will be bringing me stacks
Peter loves Fridays! Either he's not on call this weekend, or you haven't put him on the on call rotation yet! I'll love Friday too, in about 2 weeks, when I'm off call!!!
@@PipeDoctor Lucky Peter!
@@PipeDoctor Ready ? Neo
Interesting I had no idea about that pretty cool great video
I know of youtube channels with less subscribers but have high viewer levels and they make more money but I always hit the thumbs up which helps the channel plus it lets me know I've seen the video. I love plumbing videos. Great Video
On my phone your tee wye looked more like a sanitary tee and you by code can not lay them down but maybe my phone is broken but that wouldn’t pass code in the three states I plumb. I would have went with a wye and a street 45 but
Thanks for the video 😅
Great video Mike, I just took out my entire waste castiron pipe out to my septic and replaced it with ABS. The second floor rotted completely out,. The first floor sink was sloped to the sink so 75 years of crap it was plugged solid. I know ABS is noisy I am doing some work to dampen the sound. It took me 8 recip. blade to cut out 40 feet of cast iron. That stuff sucks to cut as I found out. The pipe through the wall was starting to get some pin holes on the outside, wasn't leaking though.
This video is definitely a must-watch for anyone experiencing a plumbing emergency
Hey John, of John Phillips Plumbing.
sweet!!! nice job.. I can do a lot of things.. but plumbing is not my strong point... alas I wish there were mikey pipes plumbing in my area!!
The cut-off wheel saves a great deal!
Thanks again for the videos.
😐👍🏻🍺🍺🍺🥃🥃🇺🇲
WHy are the cast iron pipes so clean and rust free ??? They look as if they were installed a few weeks ago.
Maybe little use
Awesome video Mike, try the zip disk first to get a nice channel for the diablo cast blade. Cuts like butter.
It's reassuring to know that there are plumbers near me who are skilled enough to handle any situation
Great informative video as always Mike 👍
Finding an emergency plumber near me just got easier, thanks for the keywords
Love the cap on ur dashboard
You should’ve gotten the Diablo blades with the carbide teeth. It’s a night and day difference, a lot safer you don’t have to breathe in all of that grinding disc and metal.
I agree with this comment
Love me some Mikey Pipes plumbing videos! 👍👍 Congrats on 1M views! 🏆
You can mute your phone while you record
Lool at the mess he makes wow!
Nice fix !
Bra Gracias from Boston mass
It's impressive to see the level of skill and precision required to cut out and replace the old piping This plumber definitely knows their stuff
i like the Milwaukee torch blades
Oh Mikey, Mikey, Mikey, you have a primer run on that 4" PVC 😮. Just breaking balls. Love your channel. I learn a lot. I've been here before you hit 100,000. You keep making em and I'll keep watching em.
Mikey Pipes - were you serious when you said "replace with same"? I'd think PVC is easier to work with than the heavier piping. Thanks, you're a game-changer!
Mikey pipes with the SD 4000 👍👍👍👍
@@PipeDoctor Ready ? Neo
MIKE..... THE BKADE YOU WANT IS THE CARBIDE TIP BLADE FOR CAST IRON, OR THE DIAMOND BLADE FROM LENOX.
Wow, this is such a thoughtful initiative! Providing free or low-cost plumbing services to those in need is truly amazing Kudos to Mikey Pipes Philanthropy!
I jist used my grinder today 😊😊 i cut open a liquid line filter drier ! I wanted to see inside of it 😊
@@PipeDoctor Ready ? Neo
I find that starting the cut with a Dewalt blade is the fastest, but after you have a hole in the pipe, the Diablo blades are monsters. Bauer 20v sawall for the Diablo and 12v Dewalt sawsall for the dewalt.
I make a line to cut to. I prefer for my pipes to be square
Beautiful homes out there on Long Island
Yes they are!
I wish i could get help with getting a split unit for heating and cooling in east Tn in my mobile home
If you had used the correct Diablo blade, it would have cut through that stack faster than the grinder.
Try the carbide blades, they will cut through the cast cleaner and faster. They are not inexpensive, but they work well. Great video!
I cut a lot of cast out with the Diablo blades must be carbide and will say cast on them they also cut better if you go about half throttle faster than the grinder
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Chain block and no hub im very familiar with both high rise construction 🗽🗽
@@PipeDoctor no mikey, chain block
@@PipeDoctor Ready ? Neo
I love the hat on the dash. 🇺🇸
Mikey the Diablo blades do work great but for cast iron use the (9" Steel Demon Carbide-Tipped Reciprocating Blades for Thick Metal Cutting) I use them on CI all the time
@@PipeDoctor Yea, you were using the wrong blade dude. I cut those hard pipe like butter.
Love the humor ❤no guessing testing
No a professional plumber but I have used the Diablo cast iron blades. A lot fewer teeth and coated in carbide. Also used same blade to cut 4 inch AC pipe. And I don’t mean Atlantic City.
Mikey been hitting the pipe 😱
Mike, I see the lead directly into the top of that 4". Where is the rest of the stack and how was it vented??
Doesn't look like a proper installation. Looks like someone cut and removed (or abandoned) the stack and put a toilet right on top of the wasteline with no bend.
That setup would suck the trap dry on the toilet and whatever was connected to that 2" branch.
Great channel, keep up the interesting posts.
@@PipeDoctor, no sir, not criticizing your installation, you just replaced what was there. Given what he asked for, you did an excellent job.
I'm just curious if my observations are correct in your professional opinion.
I’m interested in how to do it right, too. By the way I have a third floor toilet that’s sitting directly on a long vertical drop like the one here (I’d estimate it drops one story before turning). Old hundred year old cast iron. I don’t know if there’s a vent nearby, but I couldn’t see one when I last had the toilet off the flange.
@@j10001, the stack itself is a vertical run all the way up through the roof wear it, in and of itself, is vented. Each appliance emptying into that stack is vented, with every other appliance, to a point a certain distance above the highest appliance.
Great video mike but those aren’t the Diablo blades everyone likes,you have to get the thick metal carbide blades from Diablo those blades get through the cast no problem
Yeah, I knew there was a problem when it wouldn’t cut…wrong blade 👍👍 I swear by everything they make!
Get the Torch Blades by millwaukee
@@PipeDoctor Ready ? Neo
Try diamond blade (for cutting tiles and bricks) on cast iron. It works better than abrasive metal cutting wheel.
Mikey Mikey Mikey! You know you can’t use that 2” TY that way! DOH!
Work that pipe Mikey!
I cut cast in 30 seconds all the time with Diablo blades. Make sure its the one meant for cast iron 8tpi blades. It should say thick metal on it and show a picture of a cast iron pipe
love the hat!!!
Thanks
I'm a Plumber watching plumbers plumb after I'm done plumbing for the day
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Master toilet mechanic / water heater wrestler, it's plumb crazy.
I have this exact issue and thought maybe this video would be encouragement to DIY it since I cant find any plumbers in my area to do it. Definitely not a DIY with my basic skills LOL
You got to make sure you buy the thick metal blades with the picture of XH cast iron on the package and it eats cast for breakfast
:)
was that a sanitary tee on the 2” pipe? and if so, is that permitted because it’s rolled? (I thought you never use them horizontal)
@@PipeDoctor Ready ? Neo
No safety glasses?
I Removed almost all of the 2” Galvanized Water Pipe in both Basements of an 1896 Duplex. Corrosion inside Pipe only allowed Water the Diameter of Pencil. It was Bad.
Like when you do real plumbing 🤘
The fella had everything set up and you guys take credit. I get it....an eastern coast accent affords all kinds of forgiveness. The folks in the midwest actually get it done without looking for social media support.
Oh yeah? Good
For you.
As you will learn, you can't use a sanitary tee on its back in Florida, like you did there.
Or in NYC
That’s not on its back tho
2"ty is on it's back.That branch is considered a short sweep 90.Under flood rim level vent or drain, can't use a short sweep.2" wye is correct.
Or in pa
How much did this cost?
Nice vid, dont forget ur safety glasses tho😎
There are different course rooth carbide Diablo blades for thick metal such as cast iron and steel 1/8 inch or thicker. They blow through cast iron very fast.
The best pipes would be stainless steel or a fortified brass with more copper than zinc in the alloy. Nobody wants to talk about it. Once you consider all the headaches and costs, it may be worth it. Plumbing sucks period. It's a very crappy job. There are a million ways to do a job but only a few the right way. Thank you for the video and great info. I can't get a reasonable plumber, so Im doing a quick fix. This video helped.
Thank you so much for sharing your feedback
That is the only way to hit a speed bump!
It hurt to see a tee on its back 😢
Can PVC be used in NYC itself, as opposed to the burbs?
In residential under 5 stories yes, otherwise no. In most hi-rise buildings no PVC, no pex, no romex, most NYC plumbers use CI with no hubs for everything.
Wow. U need to have F-U money to live in those houses??? Dam, i never would've guessed im a trillionaire!!!
9:42 you’re using a regular Diablo metal cutting blade. They also make an extreme metal blade which has more aggressive carbide teeth. That’s what you really needed for cutting that cast. Look into those I PROMISE you’re life will be the easiest it’s ever been as far as cutting cast iron. I’m talking can cut through 4 inch in 45-50 seconds
Mikey IRON PIPE Tyson 🥊
@@PipeDoctor Ready ? Neo
Mike, aren't some of those mission clamps if you're going from hubbed pipe to PVC (which is the same dimension as standard pipe or no hub)?
@@PipeDoctor, yes, meant to say coupling.
Diamond Sawzall blade cuts faster and last longer. Q. - you replaced only above the floor part, so it is still create a problems when you can't see it.