I'm currently a newbie in the trade but you seem to have pride and integrity in your work and I love how you have no problem sharing all the knowledge over the years I aspire to be a great plumber just like you sir
@@RicoFed26 I been working for a plumbing company for 3months and I love it we are in the repair business, so it's alot different from new construction but it's really fun
Great vid. As a construction instructor I like how you do not belittle those who try to DIY. Sometimes the pros forget that they too started as curious DIY'ers.
8:58 for beginners, replay the next 10 seconds a couple times to get those basic parts down. Thanks for the video, this is the first one I’ve watched that finally taught some plumbing, the first few were just different vids saying how or why to get into the field.
I dont know what I love more. The professionalism, the badass handle bar moustache, or the fact that this channel is literally a god sent for someone who has no idea about how his stuff works. Thank you good sir for your service!
Good video Mr.Wakefield.When we first bought this house the water company came over to shut off the water at the curb stop because the existing water main was seized and I've had enough experience to know not to mess with seized valves and replace the seized valves as soon as possible.The water company didn't charge anything to shut the water off at the curb stop,it's after I replaced the seixed water main inside the house and I called the water company to come turn the water back on that I was charged $50.00 for the water company to turn the water back on at the curb stop.God bless you and yours Mr.Wakefield.If I had had the copper pipe press tool that I bought a few months ago back then I would have risked changing the main shut off valve inside the house on-the-fly like I had to sometimes do with the licensed contractors and licensed plumbers in NYC that taught me plumbing and I would have saved myself $50.00.The main shut off here in this house is only 1/2" pipe so it would have been easy to do where as in NYC the contractors and plumbers that taught me and I had to change 2" shut off valves on-the-fly.One of the great advantages of copper pipe press tools is that copper pipe can be repaired even when there is water running through the pipe which is something that soldering pipe does not allow.Note!!!: I do not advise/recommend changing shut off valves on-the-fly,it is something that should only be done with help and as a last resort in emergency cases when the water will not shut off completely.
Love your vids. They're inspiring, educational, and entertaining. You helped me make the decision to pursue plumbing, and I'm starting as a Plumber's helper next week.
Wow - great advice on the humming disposal...just tried the suggestion of turning the plunger upside down and moving the gears around... at first it didnt move and kept trying and after 30 seconds it worked.. I could move the gears and then ... tried the disposal and it worked... Thank you!
Great intro video! I learned about you via your podcast with Coffeezilla, and I’ve subscribed to you with the idea of picking up some basic plumbing skills before I buy my first house in a year or two.
We used to use those garbage saddle valves to install the line for ice makers. This was a cheap and fast way to do it and appliance dealers loved them. When I worked for the appliance store, I put the saddle valve AFTER the shut off under the sink. That at least made fixing the damage easier... . I didn't know these things were a bad idea when I was putting them in, but I was smart enough to put them in so it was cheap to fix when the saddle leaked.
Great channel! Very helpful for a first time home owner. Question, do you have any videos for those of us with very old houses that have a basement drain? mine (and many others in my neighborhood) seem to back up very easily and often. They estimate it was built in 1913.
I must say as someone who had been a chef/cook for almost 30 years ,the kitchen industry (at least corporate wise) is in shambles STILL IN ALOT OF PLACES so i had to try a different profession which is plumbing (technically the opportunity kinda fell in my lap so to speak) IT IS HARD as a 40 year old man to retain a new profession especially since kitchens are some of the most fast paced work you will ever do going to something like this where you need to stop and think instead of relying on muscle memory anyway my point is ....THANK GOD FOR PPL LIKE THIS BECAUSE IM NOT actually learning or rather being able to do to get things down if that makes sense( for me screwing up or doing things is how i learn ,just telling me wont always compute)like i said being able to watch a video and see VISUALLY what things look like and do and such actually help ALOT THANK YOU SIR
Doing a upstairs hall bathroom remodel. Decided to move the toilet and shower, and as I took the subfloor out to see the plumbing, noticed that for both the shower and the toilet there was a 2.5-foot section of metal pipe for the shower and a 3.5-foot section for the toilet. Everything else is ABS. Why are there these metal sections there?
My daughter dropped a super bouncy ball down the sink one day and it kept stopping up. When I went to remove the p trap i broke the pipe coming out of the sink trying to loosen the pvc tightener.. why do they glue these??
Tom Selleck moustache. I'm jealous. And great video. I forwarded the one on apprenticeship to my younger son. Hope he decides to do plumbing. Great trade.
Mr. Wakefield, I have an unusual question. Please understand I have little know how in this field, but my partner works as a maintenance guy off and on for people, so he would understand better than I. On to the question... A friend has a camper that has no sewage tank and it was fitted to be hooked up to a regular sewage line. They cut the line so the camper could be moved. Now we have a cut at a bend in the line. How could one hook a hose into the drain and use the hose as intended?
Great video. As an IT guy, I love the failsafe and backup systems. and the obvious professionalism. Point of curiosity, though: I didn't quite understand how the gas service and elements can be considered plumbing? I see the relationship, but the trade certifications are different.
a good plumber in my book ALSO will educate the homeowner on meter location and how to shut it off before calling a plumber. Roger question . I always try to get homeowners to let us install a cleanout properly when they do not have one. am I wrong to do this?
Roger, I’m tying into my main water line for a sprinkler system. Where I’m tying in its cpvc but I’m using pvc for the sprinklers. Is there a cpvc to pvc glue in adapter that’s 3/4?
@@RogerWakefield have hot water tank one bath sink and kitchen sink one outside facet. Feeding off a football field of line to two buildings one for water pet house tapped into 1/2 pvc too my project after tank turns into 1/2cpvc too inside cold in same pipe line as it comes in.
Plumbing question - I fixed a major leak replaced it with same galvanized fittings . Afterwards there was some low water flow at a few places which I mostly fixed by cleaning out the aereators ( tips ) of faucets / shower heads . But kitchen sink faucet has no tip but still low . What could be problem ? It seems far away from the line I worked on . My repair was further away from main ( meter ) and kitchen much closer to it
You spoke of flushing your water heater and draining the water heater I've been they're I've been told not to do this and not to do it unless absolutely necessary some people say yes some people say no what is the official ruling on this and what is your opinion about it?
1:39: Just what kind of cocamania job did the MASTER PLUMBER do here? Using an outdoor, CAPLESS cleanout for a backwash drain and carrying the filter system drainpipe outside JUST TO CONNECT to the outside cleanout? A nice way for dirt to get down inside the building drain for your house.
if the horizontal pipes are to be sloped at a slight angle, then wouldn't the vertical connecting pipes be also a little slanted? what is the solution to install vertical pipes perpendicular to the ground and yet the connecting horizontal pipes be sloped?
I’ve been a plumber for 40 years and let me tell you it sucks , you will never make money working for someone else just ask this guy how much he pays his workers, if it’s not 50.00 an hour plus it’s not enough how about bonuses vacations, sick pay you get nothing. If yo work for yourself the building contractors are always looking for ways not to pay you. You will be hot in the summer and cold in the winter and dirty. I’m retired now and way happier. DONT DO IT
I have always made good money working for others. I just finally decided that I would rather work for myself... And, my guys were making about $50 on their total package... Not a bad living...
What’s the name of the gadget you can put on the outside piping as a strainer. This pipe connects to your bathroom sink (in case your wedding ring falls into sink and goes down the pipe).
HCL that’s not what I was talking about. It’s a fitting that goes outside the building with a strainer. This strainer can be pulled out and pushed back in. This way you can take out anything that was washed down the sink by mistake. I saw this either on TH-cam or Facebook a long time ago. Can’t remember the name for the fitting.
-Need to call the gas company and have them come out and slap a fresh coat of paint on that ugly meter. They may get around to it after about a year. -Tip: Never flush anything (not man-made) down the toilet bigger than one square of toilet paper. (I'm talking to you, Charmin Ultra users.) That's what that bidet is for. Tip: Never throw gobs of vegetable peelings, etc., in the garbage disposal (like my mother was famous for doing). That's not a chipper - it was designed to handle small bits only. ...And while we're at it - never throw chicken parts, etc., in the household kitchen trash can. Instead, freeze them in a gallon ziplock bag, and put them out for the regular garbage pickup the night or morning before the garbage run. Doing so will eliminate flies from your property. -Tip: Forget the tank water heaters, and go with multiple point-of-use electric tankless heaters connected with pex-A expansion (F1960/Propex/Uponor) fittings. Don't use pex-B and cinch fittings or anything else - only pex-A. If you're rich, none of this matters, because you don't care. But if you're poor (like me), it matters. Dealing with tankless is less troublesome and less expensive than dealing with the (relatively cheap) tank heater that will start leaking. If you have a high-end rig (such as the one shown in this vid), it doesn't matter as much. It's like a high-end Trane HVAC system - you've already paid for the maintenance up front. -Tip: Have a water meter wrench HANDY, and know how to use it. It doesn't do you any good when a water leak is flooding your property and you've misplaced it.
I clicked this because honestly he looks like he takes pride in his job. Huge respect.
Probably makes the best damn BBQ too
100 like i agree
@@marioperez7633 deffoo🤣
Ditto. I came to learning plumbing
i like
that handle-bar mustache alone tells me everything I need to know. This guy knows his trade and he's willing to share it all with us. MAD RESPECT
I'm currently a newbie in the trade but you seem to have pride and integrity in your work and I love how you have no problem sharing all the knowledge over the years I aspire to be a great plumber just like you sir
How’s it going in the trade now, a year later? I am looking to get into it myself.
@@RicoFed26 I been working for a plumbing company for 3months and I love it we are in the repair business, so it's alot different from new construction but it's really fun
Great vid. As a construction instructor I like how you do not belittle those who try to DIY. Sometimes the pros forget that they too started as curious DIY'ers.
The only plumbers who belittle are often those who view DIYers as threats to their income, LOL.
Just started doing work in plumbing, and you’re a good crash course.
Glad you're learning this awesome trade!
8:58 for beginners, replay the next 10 seconds a couple times to get those basic parts down. Thanks for the video, this is the first one I’ve watched that finally taught some plumbing, the first few were just different vids saying how or why to get into the field.
I’m a licensed Plumber and everything this guy says is true
Idk man, how magnificent is your mustache?
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What state are you licensed in?
Just got a job at Home Depot in plumbing, thank you for helping me help customers!
I dont know what I love more. The professionalism, the badass handle bar moustache, or the fact that this channel is literally a god sent for someone who has no idea about how his stuff works. Thank you good sir for your service!
As a water damage technician I'm finding your videos super helpful when attempting to find the "cause of loss" in clients homes.
Good video Mr.Wakefield.When we first bought this house the water company came over to shut off the water at the curb stop because the existing water main was seized and I've had enough experience to know not to mess with seized valves and replace the seized valves as soon as possible.The water company didn't charge anything to shut the water off at the curb stop,it's after I replaced the seixed water main inside the house and I called the water company to come turn the water back on that I was charged $50.00 for the water company to turn the water back on at the curb stop.God bless you and yours Mr.Wakefield.If I had had the copper pipe press tool that I bought a few months ago back then I would have risked changing the main shut off valve inside the house on-the-fly like I had to sometimes do with the licensed contractors and licensed plumbers in NYC that taught me plumbing and I would have saved myself $50.00.The main shut off here in this house is only 1/2" pipe so it would have been easy to do where as in NYC the contractors and plumbers that taught me and I had to change 2" shut off valves on-the-fly.One of the great advantages of copper pipe press tools is that copper pipe can be repaired even when there is water running through the pipe which is something that soldering pipe does not allow.Note!!!: I do not advise/recommend changing shut off valves on-the-fly,it is something that should only be done with help and as a last resort in emergency cases when the water will not shut off completely.
Hi Roger - I've been subscribed to you for a while because your memes and reaction videos and passion for your work heal my soul
About to be a first time home owner. Stumbled upon your videos. You are an amazing resource and love the energy.
Thank you!
Love your vids. They're inspiring, educational, and entertaining. You helped me make the decision to pursue plumbing, and I'm starting as a Plumber's helper next week.
Wow - great advice on the humming disposal...just tried the suggestion of turning the plunger upside down and moving the gears around... at first it didnt move and kept trying and after 30 seconds it worked.. I could move the gears and then ... tried the disposal and it worked... Thank you!
Thanks for taking the time to make this Roger. It's a great intro for someone who is new to plumbing.
Great intro video! I learned about you via your podcast with Coffeezilla, and I’ve subscribed to you with the idea of picking up some basic plumbing skills before I buy my first house in a year or two.
That was so much fun!!! Thank you!
Very cool guy
Thank you for the secret tips! You can very well save lives with that information!
I’m in hvac and I want to learn plumbing
You’re the best thing since sliced bread for homeowners. I sure appreciate all the videos you put out. 👍🏼👌🏽
We used to use those garbage saddle valves to install the line for ice makers.
This was a cheap and fast way to do it and appliance dealers loved them.
When I worked for the appliance store, I put the saddle valve AFTER the shut off under the sink.
That at least made fixing the damage easier...
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I didn't know these things were a bad idea when I was putting them in, but I was smart enough to put them in so it was cheap to fix when the saddle leaked.
"Just turn off the angle stops." lol... Yeah, I need to install about 10 of those around here. I have to shut the whole place off.
I just started watching your vids. They are easy to follow. I have always have an interest in plumbing and am considering going into the business.
Saw you walking around SMMW19. Spotted your logo on your shirt. Great channel.
Hello @Stephanie Campanella. What was your biggest takeaway from SMMW? What do you like about my channel?
Enjoyed watching this at the most
Your videos seem to be the best due to the arrangement and quality content!.
Fadare Samuel Oluwafemi thank you. We are always working on them trying to get better.
I love how you say garbage disposal 😄
I came to your channel to learn about sewer scopes, ended up learning about the plumbing system. Awesome content, thanks Roger!
I'm glad you learned something useful! Thanks for watching
Great channel! Very helpful for a first time home owner. Question, do you have any videos for those of us with very old houses that have a basement drain? mine (and many others in my neighborhood) seem to back up very easily and often. They estimate it was built in 1913.
I must say as someone who had been a chef/cook for almost 30 years ,the kitchen industry (at least corporate wise) is in shambles STILL IN ALOT OF PLACES so i had to try a different profession which is plumbing (technically the opportunity kinda fell in my lap so to speak) IT IS HARD as a 40 year old man to retain a new profession especially since kitchens are some of the most fast paced work you will ever do going to something like this where you need to stop and think instead of relying on muscle memory anyway my point is ....THANK GOD FOR PPL LIKE THIS BECAUSE IM NOT actually learning or rather being able to do to get things down if that makes sense( for me screwing up or doing things is how i learn ,just telling me wont always compute)like i said being able to watch a video and see VISUALLY what things look like and do and such actually help ALOT THANK YOU SIR
Subbed sir.....subbed
Thank you I always wanted to understand this 🙂
These vids are great. I don't live near Texas but am thinking about getting my first house. Great general info for me.
Doing a upstairs hall bathroom remodel. Decided to move the toilet and shower, and as I took the subfloor out to see the plumbing, noticed that for both the shower and the toilet there was a 2.5-foot section of metal pipe for the shower and a 3.5-foot section for the toilet. Everything else is ABS. Why are there these metal sections there?
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My daughter dropped a super bouncy ball down the sink one day and it kept stopping up. When I went to remove the p trap i broke the pipe coming out of the sink trying to loosen the pvc tightener.. why do they glue these??
just your intro made me give you a like, that and the handlebar mustachio.
Tom Selleck moustache. I'm jealous. And great video. I forwarded the one on apprenticeship to my younger son. Hope he decides to do plumbing. Great trade.
I want to be a plumber but I have to wait till my Military contract is over. Dec 2022 can’t come any sooner
You a plumber yet Bruh
@@davidcardinal3654 nah bro I was on bs, my dumbass still in the military💀
i'm here cause this is my quarantine school work
I love your school. Where are you located?
New jersey
Thank you very much for this video! Very informative.
Mr. Wakefield, I have an unusual question. Please understand I have little know how in this field, but my partner works as a maintenance guy off and on for people, so he would understand better than I.
On to the question...
A friend has a camper that has no sewage tank and it was fitted to be hooked up to a regular sewage line. They cut the line so the camper could be moved. Now we have a cut at a bend in the line. How could one hook a hose into the drain and use the hose as intended?
Can you provide a link to the produc tdd that you use in the shower? The ladybug. I cant find it. Please.
Great video very well put together and awesome content
Thank you for commenting! Have you been here before?
Great information thank you sir
Great video. As an IT guy, I love the failsafe and backup systems. and the obvious professionalism. Point of curiosity, though: I didn't quite understand how the gas service and elements can be considered plumbing? I see the relationship, but the trade certifications are different.
Not every state is the same. Some places plumber's are not allowed to work on gas lines...Texas, however, plumber's are allowed.
Where can I find the "ladybug" switch Roger mentions @ 7:30? It's not coming up in any searches. THANK YOU!
a good plumber in my book ALSO will educate the homeowner on meter location and how to shut it off before calling a plumber. Roger question . I always try to get homeowners to let us install a cleanout properly when they do not have one. am I wrong to do this?
Excellent video dude.
What plumbers book do u recommend for a study guide to buy for your journey mans test.
Thanks for the info
Thank you for the informative video!
This was very informative
thanks for your videos.. very educated.
Roger, I’m tying into my main water line for a sprinkler system. Where I’m tying in its cpvc but I’m using pvc for the sprinklers. Is there a cpvc to pvc glue in adapter that’s 3/4?
I got A? Can you feed a small out house projects with 1/2pvc? To keep pressure up
Size doesn’t change pressure it changes volume. To many fixtures on a line will effect the pressure with them all on. What all is in the out house?
@@RogerWakefield have hot water tank one bath sink and kitchen sink one outside facet. Feeding off a football field of line to two buildings one for water pet house tapped into 1/2 pvc too my project after tank turns into 1/2cpvc too inside cold in same pipe line as it comes in.
@@RogerWakefield oh same well runs one full house 40yard away
This was just your way of showing off your house haha great video
Plumbing question - I fixed a major leak replaced it with same galvanized fittings . Afterwards there was some low water flow at a few places which I mostly fixed by cleaning out the aereators ( tips ) of faucets / shower heads . But kitchen sink faucet has no tip but still low . What could be problem ? It seems far away from the line I worked on . My repair was further away from main ( meter ) and kitchen much closer to it
Well now I have seen it all. The toilet with a remote control... thats a first for me. 😂
What you can do if a company install a pipe to your house and the top of pipe is only 2.5 inches? Not by code
I'm curious in the state of Texas ...is it legal to not have a garbage disposal on a rental house?
The Water Descale has no use by just using AC or Waves. For descaling you need
ion exchanger. I would be glad if you can prove me wrong.
Check out FlowTech. It has worked well for me.
Okay, how come we aren't neighbors. Thanks for the great video and your tips are the best!!
oh you have went with the fancy throne option :)
i love TH-cam academy
Awesome toilet!
Ladybug for the win!
I love it! Do you use one?
@@RogerWakefield i have not but i have installed them for customers. And i promote them when i can
Are gas powered water heaters the most common in the US?
You spoke of flushing your water heater and draining the water heater I've been they're I've been told not to do this and not to do it unless absolutely necessary some people say yes some people say no what is the official ruling on this and what is your opinion about it?
Thanks for the common sense that isn’t so common. I think the Sheetrock access to the tub innards was also a secret tip! Easier to fix Sheetrock!
Im an electrician by trade. I got to get into this.
Is the condensation trap like the one you have shown only in Texas? I’m in California and I don’t believe I ever seen that before.
1:39: Just what kind of cocamania job did the MASTER PLUMBER do here? Using an outdoor, CAPLESS cleanout for a backwash drain and carrying the filter system drainpipe outside JUST TO CONNECT to the outside cleanout? A nice way for dirt to get down inside the building drain for your house.
when he unveiled that toilet, I knew he was a man to take seriously
I'm here in Hope's I can get some idea on what a problem I'm having is covered...
if the horizontal pipes are to be sloped at a slight angle, then wouldn't the vertical connecting pipes be also a little slanted? what is the solution to install vertical pipes perpendicular to the ground and yet the connecting horizontal pipes be sloped?
People make lots of mistakes with venting such as not taking cleaning them or not putting them in correctly.
So do we need the anti scale which I didn’t know existed I thought you just get a softener do you need both ?
Nice video thumbs up 👍
14:20 - where's the bypass tee?
What kind of toilet was that? I need that in my life! Lol
You don't have a furnace or a boiler?
My bathroom sink is clogged where would it be clogged my guess is the p trap
Can you change an anode rod in a hot water heater?
Yes You can
I want to work with people like him
Muito bom top very god top
i love pluming
I thought code requires you to have 3 screws per connection on your exhaust flue’s!
I’ve been a plumber for 40 years and let me tell you it sucks , you will never make money working for someone else just ask this guy how much he pays his workers, if it’s not 50.00 an hour plus it’s not enough how about bonuses vacations, sick pay you get nothing. If yo work for yourself the building contractors are always looking for ways not to pay you. You will be hot in the summer and cold in the winter and dirty. I’m retired now and way happier. DONT DO IT
I have always made good money working for others. I just finally decided that I would rather work for myself... And, my guys were making about $50 on their total package... Not a bad living...
@@RogerWakefield Not bad at all. This other guy might have just encountered some shady business partners.
The best plumbers were the Watergate plumbers
A/C and sanitary connections and are illegal here In Florida .
What’s the name of the gadget you can put on the outside piping as a strainer. This pipe connects to your bathroom sink (in case your wedding ring falls into sink and goes down the pipe).
Aerator?
HCL that’s not what I was talking about.
It’s a fitting that goes outside the building with a strainer. This strainer can be pulled out and pushed back in. This way you can take out anything that was washed down the sink by mistake.
I saw this either on TH-cam or Facebook a long time ago.
Can’t remember the name for the fitting.
-Need to call the gas company and have them come out and slap a fresh coat of paint on that ugly meter. They may get around to it after about a year.
-Tip: Never flush anything (not man-made) down the toilet bigger than one square of toilet paper. (I'm talking to you, Charmin Ultra users.) That's what that bidet is for.
Tip: Never throw gobs of vegetable peelings, etc., in the garbage disposal (like my mother was famous for doing). That's not a chipper - it was designed to handle small bits only.
...And while we're at it - never throw chicken parts, etc., in the household kitchen trash can. Instead, freeze them in a gallon ziplock bag, and put them out for the regular garbage pickup the night or morning before the garbage run. Doing so will eliminate flies from your property.
-Tip: Forget the tank water heaters, and go with multiple point-of-use electric tankless heaters connected with pex-A expansion (F1960/Propex/Uponor) fittings. Don't use pex-B and cinch fittings or anything else - only pex-A. If you're rich, none of this matters, because you don't care. But if you're poor (like me), it matters. Dealing with tankless is less troublesome and less expensive than dealing with the (relatively cheap) tank heater that will start leaking. If you have a high-end rig (such as the one shown in this vid), it doesn't matter as much. It's like a high-end Trane HVAC system - you've already paid for the maintenance up front.
-Tip: Have a water meter wrench HANDY, and know how to use it. It doesn't do you any good when a water leak is flooding your property and you've misplaced it.
i love your vids
love you
I appreciate it
No offense to my current uncles, but I would definitely trade them all to have Roger as my uncle instead.
flush that heater folks!! make it last!
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I mustache you a question
Rob P pun intended I am sure! Greatness!!!
Do plumbers fix their own problems at their own houses, or should they call another plumber?
I don’t think it’s like lawyers 😂 as in you don’t represent yourself in court. Although I’m sure if it’s in a different are of expertise maybe
Man that gas supply had no type of play got called on that once
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