Who absolutely HAS to take a shower when plumbers are at your house to fix their problem? The absolute entitlement of some people. Jesus.
@elenid7530 Жыл бұрын
Thats what i was thinking man. Like who HAS to take a shower as a plumber literally has your pipes open.
@pyro5531 Жыл бұрын
16 year olds
@anonymousplanetfambly4598 Жыл бұрын
My mouth fell open when he explained what was going on. If the plumber is there, EVERY person in the house knows not to do ANYTHING like run water or flush toilets. Entitlement...or just ignorance? Maybe stupidity? Who knows. Some jobs wouldn't even exist without some people's stupid actions.
@Holler_Rat Жыл бұрын
You're assuming they understand there is a connection between the shower and the sewer. A lot of people are a lot of ignorant! lol
@kevinnugent1010 Жыл бұрын
Right next to that is usually the water meter we shut it off but you can still get the occasional person that has to flush the toilet but usually only two and a half gallon flush
@babayega_ Жыл бұрын
Using a wheel chair van for this business was GENIUS. no heavy lifting into the truck
@Savage_Thinker Жыл бұрын
RITE!
@plasma9839 Жыл бұрын
Would love if our vans had that so we don’t have to lift Ridgid 300’s around so much
@JayBe443 Жыл бұрын
@@plasma9839whose the owner. Cares more about his pockets than your back it seems
@scottmayle1955 Жыл бұрын
Handicap lift van is pure genius
@andrewalvarado44204 ай бұрын
Jaw dropping moment
@JimDean002 Жыл бұрын
Turn the water off while you're working on the drain line. Fewer surprises that way
@rogerringold616 Жыл бұрын
Im SURE THEY WERE TOLD DONT DO ANYTHING W PLUMBING.....
@AmazingChinaToday Жыл бұрын
Turn off the main water valve AND flush all the toilets before working on the drain line.
@MacGyver2154 Жыл бұрын
Luckily they didn't get a Hazmat 💩🌊
@frankcastillo8609 Жыл бұрын
Good thing the resident wasn't taking a shit
@Iwillnotbepushed Жыл бұрын
Absolutely but they still get one flush per toilet. Little do they know it costs them $25 per flush after I have politely asked them not to flush or run water.
@akshonclip Жыл бұрын
The collar is to keep the threads of the clean out from getting trashed. Great attention to detail. 👍
@dontknowdou7434 Жыл бұрын
Are, maybe you can just use updated equipment. These guys will take all of you on here for a money ride if you don't pay attention.
@THEFlea1991 Жыл бұрын
@@dontknowdou7434Such as?
@THEFlea1991 Жыл бұрын
@@dontknowdou7434And it’s “or”… not “are”, jsyk. Have you ever used a sewer machine?? Have you ever handled a cable other than the one in your britches?
@dontknowdou7434 Жыл бұрын
@@THEFlea1991 I'm sorry ,you wanted to suck my what??
@kevinkrug466 Жыл бұрын
But that tells me there is a break in that pipe, right? How are the tree roots getting into the drain of there's not a hole or crack in the line somewhere
@DonJosesito Жыл бұрын
Tree roots are incredibly good at finding water they will infiltrate any pipe through a crack or joint. There is no stopping roots huge trees have giant networks that can even extend across the street.
@HandsomeOrHandy Жыл бұрын
This sewer line is either cast iron or clay pipe and is not 100% waterproof, and the trees will grow through the joints in the pipe
@Romczyn Жыл бұрын
So in some time all this work will need to be redone? Sound like cutting the tree down may save some money to house owner.
@Gazza-is2tk Жыл бұрын
@@Romczyn probably not just A tree though
@benjaminmclaughlin4746 Жыл бұрын
Tree roots are so amazing at funding water, that they will traverse through micro cracks or pores in clay pipe
@jmasca05masca92 Жыл бұрын
I like how unclogged the blockage and saw how you still had roots and cleared them all out!!!!👍🏻….. good work!!!!
@EskelatorThePlumber6 ай бұрын
That's how it's supposed to be
@dwasifarkaralahishipoor2223 Жыл бұрын
That bathtub in the basement. "It rubs the lotion on its skin."
@ProleDaddy Жыл бұрын
That's some slumlord stuff right there.
@timothy4664 Жыл бұрын
Hahaha
@landonlandon5533 Жыл бұрын
It puts the dirt in the hole.
@richardnott9587 Жыл бұрын
OK you win. I never thought of getting a handicap van for repairs. Love the lift system because my 3/4 drum unit is almost 280lbs.
@Iwillnotbepushed Жыл бұрын
I’m a plumber and I drive a retired para-transit bus with the wheel chair lift. My back knees and hips thank me every time I no longer lift sewer machines compressor and generators. I also use it for a staging platform or for a stage to sing to my customers. 🤔 now I know why they close the door so fast.
@HandsomeOrHandy Жыл бұрын
It’s either your singing or the smell of the van.
@Iwillnotbepushed Жыл бұрын
Probably both.
@0xteknogeek Жыл бұрын
wheelchair lift for the big compressor is a pro move 🔥
@chrisludwig5101 Жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing
@Redact63Lluks Жыл бұрын
That's the drain cleaning machine not a compressor. Honestly they make compressors feel light lol
@danbob1650 Жыл бұрын
This is why i wanted a tall boy with lift. Plus it could be work table. Dam me buying a trailer.
@aaronsalvesen4553 Жыл бұрын
Wow, a lift and 2 people! That’s not how they sent me out back in the day! Thank God for smarter companies, these 2 will enjoy a longer life!!!
@youshouldknow79695 ай бұрын
The only handy man I respect as a licensed plumber. I love all the cool stuff you do. Keep it up!!
@HandsomeOrHandy5 ай бұрын
I appreciate that!
@whitekryptonite Жыл бұрын
All I would need to see is that van setup unfolding and I'd know I called the right people
@CbrF4i600cc Жыл бұрын
Wrong van though
@Potrvlb Жыл бұрын
Perfect reuse of a retired handicap van with lift!! Perfect!! Smart!! Van may look older and a bit rough but the money savings and saving of their backs is priceless. Well done!
@HandsomeOrHandy Жыл бұрын
I agree, plus it’s nice to be able to keep all of the Sewer equipment and one spot without having to load and unload it into different vehicles.
@jdsbees3257 Жыл бұрын
Handyman Sewer Service, Your shit’s our bread and butter!
@stevethewsimpson25 Жыл бұрын
A temporary fix. you just trim roots that will grow back event thicker. It's best to replace the pipe.
@leezebede4469 Жыл бұрын
Great vid. Me and my brother replace the kitchen cabinets in one of my mom's rental apartments. Took 2 days 1 day for demo and rough install the second was install and build out from the wall due to drain pipe. After that installed the counter top threw in the sink and plumbed it all together. Alittle drywall touch up. But it came out nice. The renters are super happy. Anyway thanks for your vids you and your crew
@jetenginethrust863 Жыл бұрын
I had the same problem at our home here in San Antonio, TX back in the late 1990's & had to call Roto Router every other month. I rented a mini excavator on a holiday weekend & got a free extra day rental because of the holiday weekend. My awesome neighbor helped me for free for 3 days straight replacing the green thin walled sewer pipe with schedule 40 pipe at our home & my Parents home right around the corner from where the pipe exited our homes all the way out to the main 3 foot diameter sewer line where it ended. We haven't had a single problem with the sewer lines since replacing them back then. My awesome Dad paid for all the materials so we saved a lot of money in getting rid of that headache...
@jeremiewienke6664 Жыл бұрын
I shut the water of when possible in my rental to stop them from flooding them out. Great job cutting the roots.
@craigriffle2803 Жыл бұрын
I’ve had to buy a expensive drain snake like that last month because there nobody within 80 miles that does drainage clogs crazy. Keep up the good work
@dong6839 Жыл бұрын
How have we not mastered this whole "indoor plumbing" thing yet in 2023? It amazes me that after thousands of years of removing waste from our structures, we haven't figured out a method or system that is robust enough that we could literally jam a small pig down a floor drain in our homes without backing up? We seriously can't figure out how to prevent something as slow-moving and harmless as a tree root from disrupting our sewage pipes? I can't believe how antiquated and rudimentary our sewer pipes are that we install today. Most people don't realize that after a few years under ground that buried sewer pipe usually has all sorts of small cracks and open joints for water to seep through, which attracts nearby tree roots and allows our untreated sewage to seep out into the ground. Isn't there some sort of continuously extruded, thick, flexible, plastic product that can produce a single, unbroken, never ending, pipe or something? Kind of like how slipfored concrete curbs use wet cement to form a single continuous curb of any length right on site. Like that, except for sewer pipe! A vat of hot plastic travels along above a trench, extruding pipe as it goes, and after the entire length, it gets cut off, left to cool and harden, then the ends are finished and dressed, and connected to the system. Leaving you with a single durable plastic pipe that can't get crushed easily, no joints to fail, no places for tree roots to push through, etc. Almost seems too easy! Lol. 😅
@jbsimmons54 Жыл бұрын
Neat use of power wheelchair lift to lift heavy machinery and tools in van...
@chunkyfecalbreakfast Жыл бұрын
Has dedicated sewer van Gets call to sewer problem Has to call the other guy to bring the sewer van Talks about trying to be organised
@tukes1234 Жыл бұрын
Called for a backup some dickbag goes out there figures out that it's a backup after being told it's a backup then he has to waste. The customer's time and money calling the proper guy
@BabaYaga214 Жыл бұрын
Probably has multiple large machines for different applications. Can't fit all of them in one van
@Stevenowski Жыл бұрын
Not all sewer jobs need the largest machine! I once removed the cap to the vent line in a customer's basement and found a large peach that had fallen off the previous day. It was normally a $179.00 job, but due to not having to utilize the machine, I charged only $40.00. That was almost 40 years ago!
@iespinosa31 Жыл бұрын
I have been in the trenches for years doing plumbing repairs. If it wasn't for preferential treatment, I would probably still be a plumbing tech. I was the call back clean up guy for the company. The company wondered why I wasn't making any money like other techs but they fail to realize that they book the jobs.
@rickc1898 Жыл бұрын
TOOK A SHOWER WHILE PLUMBERS WERE THERE. Good god, people 😅😂
@christopherbeevor9315 Жыл бұрын
The solution is replace the section of pipe. Not keep coming back and trimming roots. There’s obviously a break for the roots to get in which means water is getting out. This is how sinkholes are created!
@tswag1842 Жыл бұрын
Landlord special babaayyyyyyy
@Lee-nr5xv Жыл бұрын
Necessary but expensive, it's sometimes easier to pay for an auger in small $500 increments than to pay several thousand dollars for an excavation and repair.
@christopherbeevor9315 Жыл бұрын
@@Lee-nr5xv yeah you’re right. Do the easier thing rather than the right thing 👍🏼
@iamamish Жыл бұрын
@@christopherbeevor9315 It's not about the 'right' thing, there are choices and trade-offs. One is more expensive up-front, with fewer ongoing costs. The other is cheaper up front, but has more continuous maintenance costs. Not right, not wrong, just different.
@christopherbeevor9315 Жыл бұрын
@@iamamish you forgot risk of putting your property into a giant hole you created with your leaking drain
@StopTheBurn Жыл бұрын
That old man wants his wheelchair van back, guys!
@Hale444 Жыл бұрын
Sorry that was me in the shower.
@haydenharless864 Жыл бұрын
Really ?
@jimmysgarage9068 Жыл бұрын
Cool work van!
@HandsomeOrHandy Жыл бұрын
It’s not too bad driving it around in the winter, but the smell is quite potent during the summer
@adriansandersius455 Жыл бұрын
Every time you shred roots out of a drain they come back stronger. Overall the pipe needs to be repaired
@gschaaf713 Жыл бұрын
you still need a drain in the meantime.
@sergiodiego646 ай бұрын
This happened at my brothers house and a few months later the roots grew back, so we dug down to the drain line found the roots, cut them away, replaced the damaged section and put salt around the pipe line hoping to discourage the roots from growing back around it. Its been years with no problems.
@HandsomeOrHandy6 ай бұрын
I wish there was a more permanent solution without digging up the pipes
@pancakeflux11 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing your work. Very interesting and helpful to understand these kinda of scenarios.
@HandsomeOrHandy11 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful
@allenanthony979811 ай бұрын
Love the work van ❤😎👍🏾
@HandsomeOrHandy11 ай бұрын
It has a very unique smell during the summer
@thedude3620 Жыл бұрын
Awesome Van👍
@HandsomeOrHandy Жыл бұрын
It’s not too bad to drive around in the winter but in the summer it has a very unique smell
@joshuapurdy7996 Жыл бұрын
It's always tree roots or baby wipes
@guillermootero5703 Жыл бұрын
Nice job
@jo3k1ck455 Жыл бұрын
I have respect for yall! I couldn't work on sewer lines.
@free2chasehappy Жыл бұрын
Am I the only one that wants a van like yours after watching the volleyball? Lol
@aaronhuffman48527 ай бұрын
Everyone complaining about the shower! I run a faucet when clearing a main sewer to help flush debris! Same thing!
@Ozzy3333333 Жыл бұрын
yep, $300 bucks later and they are gone, 4 months later and backed up again. you need the guy with the exposed crack.
@Just-Steve Жыл бұрын
Beats the alternative I guess. I replaced all the exterior sewer in my lot and it was $10000
@dontknowdou7434 Жыл бұрын
@@Just-Steve Rock salt Jr. A cup a week in the floor drain. Sodium is toxic to roots. Should not have slept through science class, huh.
@Ozzy3333333 Жыл бұрын
@@Just-Steve a alternative is to rent a machine from home Depot for 50 and a box of gloves, it's not that hard.
@Just-Steve Жыл бұрын
@Ozzy3333333 knock yourself out. I have a job and a family. That time and frustration is worth trading for a subject matter expert to come in and do the job right the first time. I do plenty of projects on my own but I know when to, and not to call in an expert. I wouldn't represent myself in court, I'm not doing major electrical or any sewer.
@jdlives8992 Жыл бұрын
the only reason why i have the most massive producing blueberries in the state but it’s in the septic lines ! ❤. love the channel
@jimchristian60 Жыл бұрын
What a great van, custom H/C. Love the lift.
@beetelish Жыл бұрын
I like the wheelchair lift for the rodder!
@rjb6327 Жыл бұрын
They'll be back when the roots grow back.
@DonJosesito Жыл бұрын
Thats right, and the sun will rise tomorrow morning.
@HandsomeOrHandy Жыл бұрын
I have an idea on how to get rid of them. It may take me a month to make the tool for the 6 inch pipe.
@Tony-InLosAngeles Жыл бұрын
Job security 😅man!
@scottfletcher1956 Жыл бұрын
Either way the blockage has to be cleared lol. So…. It’s not their problem. The bow eta can do whatever they want. They did there job, well. These guys are incredibly smart and fast.
@trailwolfzj9762 Жыл бұрын
That's a good way to get messed up or have a quick fix. Would hate hate hate when some asshole would use the bathroom when I was doing a repair. Inspections ain't that bad it helps to see the functionality of the system. But is nice when people ask
@psychbomb7543 Жыл бұрын
Donald’s always got your back.🤟🏻
@danx1andson. Жыл бұрын
I like your snake machine lift. Thats a heck of a back saver. Especially the bigger ones.
@HandsomeOrHandy Жыл бұрын
We find it definitely helpful.
@samuelflores8596 Жыл бұрын
It pays nice to know how to do multiple things
@tonyslice7279 Жыл бұрын
Great Job 👍🏼
@HandsomeOrHandy Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@hitzoneproductions785811 ай бұрын
Plumbers must have incredible immune systems
@gschaaf713 Жыл бұрын
using that wheelchair loader for your equipment is genius.
@avaldovinos77 Жыл бұрын
Those “ general 91 “ 3/4” line. Are BEASTS!!
@ivoted7199 Жыл бұрын
Nice Van fellas.
@HandsomeOrHandy Жыл бұрын
During the heat of summer, it has a very sweet smell
@Fun4GA Жыл бұрын
Just tell all the residents that you can see up the drains, so don't take showers nor use the toilets while you're there. You're welcome.
@rogerringold616 Жыл бұрын
No one obeys instructions generally....especially females/ teenagers
@AmazingChinaToday Жыл бұрын
Or just turn off the main water valve and flush all the toilets before starting work.
@skinwhiztle6 ай бұрын
Love that van
@doriwilson6991 Жыл бұрын
Very smart having a wheelchair lift on the van to load the heavy equipment.
@richburrows37266 ай бұрын
Add some rootx right after cutting them. That will kept them from growing back plumbers don’t like to say that because cutting root’s is like us getting a haircut it’s gonna grow back. Rootx works.
@kevinpulver4027 Жыл бұрын
I've got a Spartan 1065 sewer machine just like yours. It's a beast!I read a lot of stories about guys damaging their back loading them up. I use a couple of 2x8 wood planks to roll it in and out of my pick up. It's pretty easy. Great job guys!
@HandsomeOrHandy Жыл бұрын
They would be a little bit nicer if they were a few pounds lighter
@carcasscruncher9354 Жыл бұрын
The use of a wheelchair lift on the van is brilliant. Lol
@HandsomeOrHandy Жыл бұрын
it saves my back when loading and unloading the equipment.
@carcasscruncher9354 Жыл бұрын
@@HandsomeOrHandy I bet it does. Brilliant!
@jacamper Жыл бұрын
That van is awesome
@HandsomeOrHandy Жыл бұрын
It is, although during the summer, it smells horrible.
@pacovillarreal920 Жыл бұрын
Super van looks like a predators van.
@anongrower86 Жыл бұрын
Dude I love the use of the handicap accessible van to do all the heavy lifting of the machines that's wicked smart man
@Jay.Kellett Жыл бұрын
And, how fast do those tree roots grow back?
@HandsomeOrHandy Жыл бұрын
At this property it’s usually every 2-3 years we have to come back
@xhames61x Жыл бұрын
Yes honey, an oak tree will look so nice on this corner of the house
@JCR432216 ай бұрын
Willow tree!😂
@JohnViinalass-lc1ow11 ай бұрын
...bindairdundatt!...good job, team!...on go, well be!...
@DodgeRamGrl79 Жыл бұрын
Respect for what you do!! Not these stupid tictok videos labeled RESPECT of a person doing a backflip.
@tomcole4736 Жыл бұрын
Great idea the Handicap Van, I bet that rerally helps loading that hevi equipment
@darrenbarber3589 Жыл бұрын
You're like the ghost busters of the plumbing world 🙌
@robertpage2023 Жыл бұрын
"TREE ROOTS". Keeps a plumber in business! I see the tree behind the van so.......looks like there's a future dig up of the sewer pipe and new PVC one to replace it coming.
@ethankranes1476 Жыл бұрын
Love that incognito work van... props🤟
@ericvaughan5938 Жыл бұрын
Love the handicap lift for loading equipment 👍🏻😎
@jonathantaylor6926 Жыл бұрын
I bet that van smells nice.
@HandsomeOrHandy Жыл бұрын
During the summer it gets real nice
@Stevenowski Жыл бұрын
At least they didn't "drop off the kids" while you were working! Don't forget to add the copper sulfate down the line when you're done.
@ronniewatts9110 Жыл бұрын
You most likely know this already, but to anyone who doesn't... If there's roots in your sewer line then it needs to be repaired where they are getting in... I met a few plumbers that say you don't have to use glue on sewer lines and I just say okay and glue it anyway because I have seen roots coming in through the joints and plugging the pipe on both sides of the septic tank... They will break the pipe and get in also.
@erwinbenally8027 Жыл бұрын
Good job guys
@scallywag1716 Жыл бұрын
It should be called the poop chute can or the brown mystery machine. Call the dude and say “we have a brown moment, need the brown mystery machine.
@calvindirkmaat Жыл бұрын
Nice handy van
@Jetmech1781 Жыл бұрын
Get called out for a sewer issue, yet leave the sewer equipment at the shop... No wonder plumbers get paid so well...
@osco4311 Жыл бұрын
That's the heavy equipment. It isn't needed for most calls that only require a drain snake or cleaning out a p-trap. Best not to take that to every job (especially when you're a general handyman doing 2 more appliance repair calls and replacing a light fixture that day) unless it's needed. Even a big panel van eventually run out of space.
@rogerrabbit616 Жыл бұрын
That’s plumbers. Call a drain cleaning company that specializes in blockages. More expensive but got everything they need
@rogerrabbit616 Жыл бұрын
Plus this guys a handyman, cheap as hell most likely
@mikekoningde2295 Жыл бұрын
Turn off the water man! If somebody complaints show them this video.. Ah that was disgusting!😅 Like your videos! Love the different fans with exactly the right tools for the job!
@ericerto8250 Жыл бұрын
Have you ever tried hydro jetting with the root cutter head. I've done it with my machine I've got a 4,000 PSI 5 gallon per minute 14 horsepower Kohler command engine. It literally eviscerates the roots. You could actually cut through plywood with it it's so strong It just makes it easier than having to run the machine through
@RANDYandJHERI Жыл бұрын
My hippie neighbors have to call the plumber once a year at $1000-$1500 a pop to clear out the cottonwood roots from their sewer pipes - and refuse to cut them down. “We love the greenery…”
@largemarge1603 Жыл бұрын
I appreciate your re-use of a handicap van!
@Steel_music20246 ай бұрын
My grandparents had a blue 2003 e150 similar to that fun passenger vehicle I miss it
@biglonewolf Жыл бұрын
you guys do God's work. Thank you for what you do!
@RONNIEJNZN Жыл бұрын
great handi van repurpose !
@MikeOrkid Жыл бұрын
Just want to say, smart move getting a van with a wheelchair lift. Double useful.
@GreedomWorldwide Жыл бұрын
Break in the MSL to the street. They need to get that line replaced. It’s going to keep happening. Buy once. Cry once.
@charlesking678 Жыл бұрын
Roots and you didn't dig it up? Those roots are gonna come back with a vengeance.
@Torch4ya Жыл бұрын
That's some mighty fine turd wrestling 😂
@timwalpus70196 ай бұрын
Nice work guys
@HandsomeOrHandy6 ай бұрын
Thanks
@xyphur Жыл бұрын
This literally just happened at my folks' place. Tree roots damaged the main pipe under the house. Caused blockage, started failing to drain and just barely backing up. Told them to call in a pro who did everything seen here; camera, etc. House was built in 1883. 40 ft to the street from the access, damage was between access and street. They augered out the pipe, cut the roots, cleaned and flushed it, and then they lined the pipe. $12k CAD later...
@WhySoSeriousGM Жыл бұрын
You should get an expanding root cutter head it has a spring so you can close it to fit in side 3 inch but it opens up to 4 inch
@RescueTheWorld Жыл бұрын
Nice professional job with the camera to double check ✔ 👏 🤝
@colbynelson4675 Жыл бұрын
That lift on the van is a nice touch
@HandsomeOrHandy Жыл бұрын
It definitely makes moving the equipment around so much easier.
@kellyname5733 Жыл бұрын
Cutting/clearing the current roots is not a long term fix. The line is damaged/compromised and will continue to leak anything that passes thru the line. Its almost like he says it is fixed and dont worry about those roots to keep growing.
@Justin-jt7ux Жыл бұрын
Hourly plumbers ! 😂
@hrdcpy Жыл бұрын
That looks exactly like the type of creepy basement where a backup would happen
@tajuddinmartin2090 Жыл бұрын
Yo that plumber van is 🔥
@rsxbase9291 Жыл бұрын
Who ever took the shower was waiting for yall to clap 👏