@3:20 on those hex/allen wrenches, the ball end makes a HUGE difference. It allows you to use it at an angle. So if you're picking up a set, make sure it has a ball end.
I just want to say I found your channel not long after my father-in-law passed away. He was a union carpenter and instructor for over 30 years. He and I would work on various projects as I am a novice with knowledge but no practical application. Watching your videos has been both comforting and informative. He had infinite patience for my questions and love to share his knowledge. Thank you for doing what you do.
I just want to say I found your channel not long after my father-in-law passed away. He was a union carpenter and instructor for over 30 years. He and I would work on various projects as I am a novice with knowledge but no practical application. Watching your videos has been both comforting and informative. He had infinite patience for my questions and love to share his knowledge. Thank you for doing what you do.
As a single woman homeowner who is learning as she goes and doesn't know how to use a lot of different tools in my house a butter knife worked as a screwdriver and a hammer was an all-purpose tool so I'm loving this learning a lot and would like to learn more about electrical tools as well so glad I found your channel and subscribed keep up the good work
Thank you so much for this man, you are an amazing person and I hope you continue to share your knowledge with us. I'm a DIYer and rent the house I live in, my landlords are elderly and don't charge me too much on rent based on today's market so whenever a repair is needed from normal wear and tare, I let the landlords know what needs to be done and 90% of the time I end up having to pay for and do the work my self and your videos as well as a small handful of others have helped Me be able to make these repairs, and allows me to keep my rent as low as I can in Los Angeles, CA. So thank you so much for that. By the time I end up owning my own home ill practically have some Handy Man Experience 🙇♂️🙏
Thank you for watching, Jose! I’m really glad the vids are coming in handy. I wanted to do these team ups so I could branch out and cover even more ground, so I really appreciate the positive feedback! 🙂
The pluming tool that has saved me the most headache is a basin wrench. It's the world's least versatile tool, it only does one thing. But it's made getting in behind deep kitchen sinks to change or tighten a faucet so much easier than any other wrench.
Agreed, but dang, they certainly are useful for that tight space under sink cabinets. I splurged for the more premium version from Home Depot because their house brand HDX version had these smooth rounded teeth that I didn't trust to grip the nut. That meant waiting for it to ship to the store and hoping that my money was spent well (it was - it had much sharper teeth edges).
Thank you so much for this man, you are an amazing person and I hope you continue to share your knowledge with us. I'm a DIYer and rent the house I live in, my landlords are elderly and don't charge me too much on rent based on today's market so whenever a repair is needed from normal wear and tare, I let the landlords know what needs to be done and 90% of the time I end up having to pay for and do the work my self and your videos as well as a small handful of others have helped Me be able to make these repairs, and allows me to keep my rent as low as I can in Los Angeles, CA. So thank you so much for that. By the time I end up owning my own home ill practically have some Handy Man Experience
An adjustable basin wrench is also valuable. Some jobs are virtually impossible without them.They are very affordable and just good to have in your plumbing toolbox. ✌🏽
A little trick for the channel lock plier, if you don't want to scratch the surface a couple turn of electric tape do the trick and less likely to slip than a crescent wrench , at work I have a spud wrench which is essentially a pipe wrench with flat jaw and its the best 👌
I have all of these except the copper pipe cutter. I may have to get one eventually. the full allenwrench set is absolutely necessary but not just for plumbing. a lot of furniture you put together yourself (IKEA) use hex screws. I have a full set of hex drill bits in both standard and metric because of this.
Fun fact about the crescent wrench: in France and in the Netherlands they call crescent wrenches "English wrench" (or literally English Key) but in the UK they call them adjustable spanners.
Great video. May I add that when using a pipe wrench you must insert the nut all the way to the back of the wrench otherwise you might "oval" the nut making it useless
Your channel is so interesting and varied. Your approach is as honest & thorough as any on the net. No wonder you are on your way to a million subs!! Great job young man
I'll add... you should have a good set of ball head allen wrenches (as shown 3:18), not just regular ones. They allow you angled access to allen set screws. Many times you don't have full direct access to the screw and need the ability to approach it at a slight angle.
Good video. I'm familiar with old school inclinometers (levels with built-in protractor), but not preset pitches I'm sure I'll end up at a hardware store today (typical Sunday) so I'll look for one.
I think I've seen Eco-plumber trucks driving around Louisville, KY as well, so if you are in Northern KY and Central KY, try checking around your area.
🤗 AS ALWAYS …THANKS ETHAN …I USED ALL THE “OLD “ TOOLS FOR MANY OTHER JOBS AS WELL AND I WOULD MAKE GOOD USE OF THE NEW ONES THAT WERE NOT AVAILABLE IN MY DAY 👍😁😍😍😍 Keep UP THE GOOD WORK and I look forward 👀 to your next video
Great video! As a millwright, I keep the first two tools in your video in my back pocket at all times. Being a former machinist, it took me a long time to "adjust" haha. Typically things are SAE, (unless from European or Japanese manufacturing ). That said, why don't plumbers keep a specific set of wrenches for their trade as I do for working on both metric and imperial with hydraulics?
Timely video as I'm doing a little bathroom spruce up! QUESTION: I was trying to remove the rainshower head in my shower so I could clean it. (Very caked up with hard water stuff) I can't get it to move an inch!!! What do I do?
An angel grinder would work on all the pipes joined my friend on a plumbing job he showed me how to bevel the pipes as well we use a battery opperated angel grinder need just one for all the pipes saves money just needs to replace the blades now and then
I think Milwaukee has some thin crescent wrenches too, but probably not as thin as those raptors. I'd say with those you want to have at least an 8 & 10 inch, also maybe a 6 and eventually a 12. Same for channelocks, a 9.5 or 10 and 12. A long Phillips screwdriver that's magnetized is helpful for about all mechanical trades, as well as needle nose pliers when little things get away from you. And something more than a flashlight. a work light or headlamp. also a flashlight 😁
I destroyed a crescent wrench trying to undo the nut on my towball. The wrench snapped. Replaced it with a giant one for $50. It pays to buy quality tools!
I’m not a home owner nor am I a plumber. I just like to waddle wood and start and not finish the simplest of pointless projects. But if I need to, I have these and many others: PVC cutter Pipe cutter 2 channel locks Large & Small crescent wrench Hex set monkey wrench Snake/grabber tool(first tool I ever had and was a Christmas present as a 7yr old) Zip ties I have levels, many different pry/wonder/wrecking/ bars cats paw,slim bars, automotive leverage bars, etc. I have a cheap hacksaw from dollar tree but it sucks.
Should be using smooth face tools. You are the guy leaving tooth marks on unions and flush valve caps with the channelocks. You have good tools, use the correct ones.
@@TheHonestCarpenter I got 2 downstairs. One for a pinhole leak and the other for a break. I put a ball valve shutoff. Plumbers hate them because it takes away from their work
10 " wrench forgot to tell them the standard size 10" channel locks again: copper snap cutter ( rigid) if you use this you will need a propane torch with a torch tip lol anything you cut you'll need to re- solder tell the DIY this and please for love of God don't use shark bites and think hey this is good for behind my wall lol 😅 torpedo 8 " magnetic level crucial actually same with a 14" pipe wrench list goes on what is actually basic lol I could tell you my whole entire apprenticeship list but I had a chuckle even when I did my first level as a service plumber I wouldn't use pipe cutters that takes so long a hacksaw is all you need not some expensive cutter with a reamer built in just a pencil reamer is more essential and it' will work with a hack saw pipe cutter pvc or copper and if your doing service you just fernco it not like you'll glue in a coupling for a trap arm especially if the sink does not have a clean out you make one and it is called taking the mj or fernco off 😅
I need to get me some of those pipe cutters. Also key to having Tools around is to keep your wife out of them. Otherwise they disappear into the ether.
so your number is very wrong unfortunately, channel lock is the brand not the pliers and tongue and grove may be what they are called in your neck of the woods however the real term is water pump pliers.
I worked as a boilermaker / pipefitter for a few years in the 1970's. A ballpeen hammer & a 12 inch crescent wrench were all that were required for personal tools. All the other tools were supplied by the shipyard.
Plumbing... ugh... I can do almost anything when it comes to working on a house but plumbing.. Almost anything but replacing the toilet flange is guaranteed to leak!!!
Really need to get away from using brand names such as Crescent, Channel Lock, and Allen. You should use a more generic, descriptive name such as adjustable wrench, slip joint pliers, and hex keys.
Channellocks are not all that great. And over time they wear out and will pinch your hands. Everyone and their dog knows by now knipex Cobras are the gold standard.
@3:20 on those hex/allen wrenches, the ball end makes a HUGE difference. It allows you to use it at an angle. So if you're picking up a set, make sure it has a ball end.
I just want to say I found your channel not long after my father-in-law passed away. He was a union carpenter and instructor for over 30 years. He and I would work on various projects as I am a novice with knowledge but no practical application. Watching your videos has been both comforting and informative. He had infinite patience for my questions and love to share his knowledge. Thank you for doing what you do.
I just want to say I found your channel not long after my father-in-law passed away. He was a union carpenter and instructor for over 30 years. He and I would work on various projects as I am a novice with knowledge but no practical application. Watching your videos has been both comforting and informative. He had infinite patience for my questions and love to share his knowledge. Thank you for doing what you do.
As a single woman homeowner who is learning as she goes and doesn't know how to use a lot of different tools in my house a butter knife worked as a screwdriver and a hammer was an all-purpose tool so I'm loving this learning a lot and would like to learn more about electrical tools as well so glad I found your channel and subscribed keep up the good work
Thanks for watching, Connie! I’ll try to get to some electrical tools soon too 🙂
Thank you so much for this man, you are an amazing person and I hope you continue to share your knowledge with us. I'm a DIYer and rent the house I live in, my landlords are elderly and don't charge me too much on rent based on today's market so whenever a repair is needed from normal wear and tare, I let the landlords know what needs to be done and 90% of the time I end up having to pay for and do the work my self and your videos as well as a small handful of others have helped Me be able to make these repairs, and allows me to keep my rent as low as I can in Los Angeles, CA. So thank you so much for that. By the time I end up owning my own home ill practically have some Handy Man Experience 🙇♂️🙏
Thank you for watching, Jose! I’m really glad the vids are coming in handy. I wanted to do these team ups so I could branch out and cover even more ground, so I really appreciate the positive feedback! 🙂
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The pluming tool that has saved me the most headache is a basin wrench. It's the world's least versatile tool, it only does one thing. But it's made getting in behind deep kitchen sinks to change or tighten a faucet so much easier than any other wrench.
We’re doing a video on basin wrenches too, Matt!
Haha, "world's least versatile tool"
So true, but also essential sometimes. I wish I knew where I put mine. 😡
I’ve never seen one of those but I’d love to have one for my collection.
Agreed, but dang, they certainly are useful for that tight space under sink cabinets. I splurged for the more premium version from Home Depot because their house brand HDX version had these smooth rounded teeth that I didn't trust to grip the nut. That meant waiting for it to ship to the store and hoping that my money was spent well (it was - it had much sharper teeth edges).
I am a DIYer. I can do anything. But my favorite plumbing tool is the number of a good plumber. I hate working on plumbing.
Hey I work at Lowes. I knew 0 about this stuff until I started working there. Keep making more content because it helps me answer questions!
Thank you so much for this man, you are an amazing person and I hope you continue to share your knowledge with us. I'm a DIYer and rent the house I live in, my landlords are elderly and don't charge me too much on rent based on today's market so whenever a repair is needed from normal wear and tare, I let the landlords know what needs to be done and 90% of the time I end up having to pay for and do the work my self and your videos as well as a small handful of others have helped Me be able to make these repairs, and allows me to keep my rent as low as I can in Los Angeles, CA. So thank you so much for that. By the time I end up owning my own home ill practically have some Handy Man Experience
The information about the direction of the teeth on the channel pliers was a great fact that was new to me.
I truly like your show! Very useful and informative! Keep it coming!
An adjustable basin wrench is also valuable. Some jobs are virtually impossible without them.They are very affordable and just good to have in your plumbing toolbox. ✌🏽
A little trick for the channel lock plier, if you don't want to scratch the surface a couple turn of electric tape do the trick and less likely to slip than a crescent wrench , at work I have a spud wrench which is essentially a pipe wrench with flat jaw and its the best 👌
Wow each tool in this list is specifically made for common plumbing operations. Super helpful
Thank you for a nice video informational I'm watching you from Fiji islands in the South Pacific 🇫🇯🇫🇯🇫🇯🇫🇯
Hello in Fiji, pranay! I’ve always wanted to go 😄
All useful plumbing tools Ethan.
Aside from what you say, the way you present information is always easily
understood and w/o bias, and that makes a difference as well. Good stuff.
Thank you, Dan!
The little cutter wheel that goes on the drill to cut out pvc from the inside is very useful as well
Best diy video I’ve seen in a while. Thank you
Thanks for sharing this information.
Always valuable content! As a DIYer, wish this sort of access would have been around 25 years ago. 👍
Very informative & straight to the point. Highly recommend this channel. Great job as always Ethan.
I have all of these except the copper pipe cutter. I may have to get one eventually. the full allenwrench set is absolutely necessary but not just for plumbing. a lot of furniture you put together yourself (IKEA) use hex screws. I have a full set of hex drill bits in both standard and metric because of this.
Thank you mate. Keep up the good work!
Wow 🏆 and here I was using a hacksaw to cut pvc and doing a really bad job of it. I’m off to buy a tube cutter! Thank you 🏆🏆
Fun fact about the crescent wrench: in France and in the Netherlands they call crescent wrenches "English wrench" (or literally English Key) but in the UK they call them adjustable spanners.
We call them English wrench in Brazil as well, nice
I always heard spanners and wasn’t sure what tool they were talking about for a long time, Arash 😅
We call them french wrench in croatia :)
@@riba2233 Haha that's really interesting.
@@arajalali Us Brits will shorten it to just AJ a lot of the time.
And the Aussies call it a 'Shifter'!
Another great video. I really think the collaborative video idea is a real winner.
Thanks Dan! It’s been fun already-more to come 😄
Great video. May I add that when using a pipe wrench you must insert the nut all the way to the back of the wrench otherwise you might "oval" the nut making it useless
Excellent tips thanks for sharing your information
Thanks for watching, hillbilly! 😄
Excellent vides with all details and possible tools. Thx
Love your channel.
Always a great presentation. Thank you!
Your channel is so interesting and varied. Your approach is as honest & thorough as any on the net. No wonder you are on your way to a million subs!! Great job young man
Thank you, Larry! 😄
Thank you very much, very useful video. Take care as always from south africa
Good job Brent. Knowledgeable and handsome
Your channel is so dang useful. I want to fix everything in my house now.
This was really helpful! Thanks for sharing this.
I'll add... you should have a good set of ball head allen wrenches (as shown 3:18), not just regular ones. They allow you angled access to allen set screws. Many times you don't have full direct access to the screw and need the ability to approach it at a slight angle.
Great video Ethan thanks.
Good video. I'm familiar with old school inclinometers (levels with built-in protractor), but not preset pitches I'm sure I'll end up at a hardware store today (typical Sunday) so I'll look for one.
Very interesting Ethan. Thank you.
Great channel. “Consummate professional” yep
Thanks, Falstaff! 🙂
Very thorough explanation. Thanks.
Thanks for watching, Andre!
@@TheHonestCarpenter Welcome you make it very easy to understand 😀
Great work Ethan
So very helpful, especially those cutting tools.
The Crescent Wrench is my go to Plumbing Tool it absolutely helped me unscrew my Water Heater when I needed to replace it. 👨🏿🔧
And lots of carpentry bolt applications as well, W!
Good video, refresh my mind for a test I have to do, just remember Channel lock, Cressent is a brand name not a tool name .
I think I've seen Eco-plumber trucks driving around Louisville, KY as well, so if you are in Northern KY and Central KY, try checking around your area.
OMG! I've been using Channel-locks for decades and never knew/noticed that the teeth are angled!!!!
It came as a surprise to me too, Larry 😆
🤗 AS ALWAYS …THANKS ETHAN …I USED ALL THE “OLD “ TOOLS FOR MANY OTHER JOBS AS WELL AND I WOULD MAKE GOOD USE OF THE NEW ONES THAT WERE NOT AVAILABLE IN MY DAY 👍😁😍😍😍
Keep UP THE GOOD WORK and I look forward 👀 to your next video
Don't forget about a stem wrench. A stuck stem when you're trying to change a simple washer can be a real pain!
At 7:54 (ish), how many OSHA violations are there visually demonstrated.
Holy Crap!?! Who Knew?!? Thank you!! Excellent!
Thanks for watching, Chef!
Looking forward to the next videos! BTW, Dayton = Guided By Voices!
Excellent video
Great video! As a millwright, I keep the first two tools in your video in my back pocket at all times. Being a former machinist, it took me a long time to "adjust" haha.
Typically things are SAE, (unless from European or Japanese manufacturing ).
That said, why don't plumbers keep a specific set of wrenches for their trade as I do for working on both metric and imperial with hydraulics?
Thanks sascha! I definitely recommend carrying both in general 😄
Timely video as I'm doing a little bathroom spruce up! QUESTION: I was trying to remove the rainshower head in my shower so I could clean it. (Very caked up with hard water stuff) I can't get it to move an inch!!! What do I do?
Great information
A welcome video!
Sometimes it is good to go way back to the basic principles of design. The tool becomes more effective with Ethan’s comprehensive explanations.
Thank you, Corey! I’m always trying to get back to the basics 😄
Thank you for great information, and places to seek further instruction ( or a new career? 🤷♀️) Thank you Ethan ☺️
An angel grinder would work on all the pipes joined my friend on a plumbing job he showed me how to bevel the pipes as well we use a battery opperated angel grinder need just one for all the pipes saves money just needs to replace the blades now and then
Welcome Back.👷🏿
I think Milwaukee has some thin crescent wrenches too, but probably not as thin as those raptors. I'd say with those you want to have at least an 8 & 10 inch, also maybe a 6 and eventually a 12. Same for channelocks, a 9.5 or 10 and 12. A long Phillips screwdriver that's magnetized is helpful for about all mechanical trades, as well as needle nose pliers when little things get away from you. And something more than a flashlight. a work light or headlamp. also a flashlight 😁
Can you link a recommended pipe wrench?
great stuff
I destroyed a crescent wrench trying to undo the nut on my towball. The wrench snapped. Replaced it with a giant one for $50. It pays to buy quality tools!
You’re the best!
... did you really use those toothed pliers on a smooth hex nut?
Channel lock and Crescent are brand names
So are sawzall and speed square 🤷♂️
I’m not a home owner nor am I a plumber. I just like to waddle wood and start and not finish the simplest of pointless projects. But if I need to, I have these and many others:
PVC cutter
Pipe cutter
2 channel locks
Large & Small crescent wrench
Hex set
monkey wrench
Snake/grabber tool(first tool I ever had and was a Christmas present as a 7yr old)
Zip ties
I have levels, many different pry/wonder/wrecking/ bars cats paw,slim bars, automotive leverage bars, etc.
I have a cheap hacksaw from dollar tree but it sucks.
A cheap hacksaw is better than no hacksaw when you really need one, Rusty! 😆
Thank you for your work.....absolutely love it.....are you catholic
Why did you not reccomend Knipex 10" Cobras and 10" pliers wrench?
When using the grips or channel locks are yous say. You are not using the properly and have them to wide
The jaws should be on next setting so there arms are closer then better grip
Should be using smooth face tools. You are the guy leaving tooth marks on unions and flush valve caps with the channelocks. You have good tools, use the correct ones.
🤦♂️ plumbing is my nightmare.. I’m working on it.. I try lol
Shark bites 100%. Had an emergency leak over Fourth of July weekend. Saved me a ton. Plumbers wouldn’t return my call
They’re really amazing, Oranges. I can’t believe how quickly and effectively they work 😵
@@TheHonestCarpenter I got 2 downstairs. One for a pinhole leak and the other for a break. I put a ball valve shutoff. Plumbers hate them because it takes away from their work
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Now I know and knowing is…..
10 " wrench forgot to tell them the standard size
10" channel locks again:
copper snap cutter ( rigid) if you use this you will need a propane torch with a torch tip lol anything you cut you'll need to re- solder tell the DIY this and please for love of God don't use shark bites and think hey this is good for behind my wall lol 😅
torpedo 8 " magnetic level crucial actually same with a 14" pipe wrench
list goes on what is actually basic lol I could tell you my whole entire apprenticeship list but I had a chuckle even when I did my first level as a service plumber I wouldn't use pipe cutters that takes so long a hacksaw is all you need not some expensive cutter with a reamer built in just a pencil reamer is more essential and it' will work with a hack saw pipe cutter pvc or copper and if your doing service you just fernco it not like you'll glue in a coupling for a trap arm especially if the sink does not have a clean out you make one and it is called taking the mj or fernco off 😅
I need to get me some of those pipe cutters. Also key to having Tools around is to keep your wife out of them. Otherwise they disappear into the ether.
Wives and coworkers, Cameron 😆 Those handled pvc cutters are extremely useful as well! We’ll talk about those soon.
And this wife says “husband and adult kids” when they use my good tools for sh-! jobs.
I am a woman and retired union carpenter. And I permit absolutely NO ONE to touch MY tools! ❤
so your number is very wrong unfortunately, channel lock is the brand not the pliers and tongue and grove may be what they are called in your neck of the woods however the real term is water pump pliers.
I worked as a boilermaker / pipefitter for a few years in the 1970's. A ballpeen hammer & a 12 inch crescent wrench were all that were required for personal tools. All the other tools were supplied by the shipyard.
That’s a handy combo, Block! 😁
Knipex pliers wrench, you failed
Plumbing... ugh... I can do almost anything when it comes to working on a house but plumbing.. Almost anything but replacing the toilet flange is guaranteed to leak!!!
Really need to get away from using brand names such as Crescent, Channel Lock, and Allen. You should use a more generic, descriptive name such as adjustable wrench, slip joint pliers, and hex keys.
Ok now let's do carpentry.
What, no 6ft long pipe wrench for 1/4” toilet bolts? lol Plumbers still using outdated tools for their trade.
Channellocks are not all that great. And over time they wear out and will pinch your hands. Everyone and their dog knows by now knipex Cobras are the gold standard.
Wow. Such a bad selection of tools 👎