EASIEST WAY TO FIX A LEAKING GALVANIZED WATER LINE

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A leaking galvanized water line fixed with a clampette clamp. A quick and easy fix.
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@arturotorres6437 3 жыл бұрын

Houstonian watching this after 2021's Artic Winter storm that busted galvanized water pipes

@davfinport 3 жыл бұрын

100% me too. Plumbers are going to be too busy!

@rodrigohernandez4422 3 жыл бұрын

Same here in arkansas

@greenpickle9606 3 жыл бұрын

Same lol

@abrahamchavez8607 3 жыл бұрын

Dam I joined the list . Oklahoma 😂

@morenomoreno3288 Жыл бұрын

2022 houston

@yeshualovesyou862 2 жыл бұрын

This is amazing! Thank you! I had to sub, it's the right thing to do and it blesses us all. So, I am an old widow lady; I love the LORD! I prayed to know what to do when the old pipe in my chickens coop blew a pin hole in itself during the past snow storm. Anyway, your video was what came up first when I typed in easiest way to fix a iron pipe plumbing and pin hole. So, thank you so much..the statement about having to fix all the iron pipes if you even touch one is true! Thank you, keep making things simple.

@elmono3939 11 ай бұрын

Well said: touch one gal pipe - replace them all ! Good job !

@ChuckBarron 10 ай бұрын

so true

@julianagaul6311 2 жыл бұрын

We live in a 100 year old house. One of the galvanized water pipes just sprung a leak! On Labor Day! (Never fails, right?). Your video was a life saver!! Thank you SO much!

@user-ut9ln4vd5m 2 жыл бұрын

The best time for a new leak to form is when you're home to find it, that's good luck. Worst time probably 9am on a workday, leaving hours to flood your house

@J-Colt 6 жыл бұрын

I'm not a plumber but do a lot of plumbing as a maintenance worker. My in laws had the same problem about 4 months ago. Tiny crawl space with horrible looking black pipe. I made exact repair and told them if I start cutting the job may never end. I was pissed I had to go down there to begin with, lol. Thanks for video.

@ChuckBarron 6 жыл бұрын

oh yea......feel our pain...ha.

@DarkLinkAD 5 жыл бұрын

@@ChuckBarron My grandmothers house had a giant snake under it, at least 8 feet, thick and heavy.. She thought it was gone, until it fell through her kitchen ceiling onto her fridge. Heavy beast :)

@yovanysantos3545 5 жыл бұрын

@@DarkLinkAD coool. But whats that got to do with anything lol

@larryball8444 5 жыл бұрын

Tight crawlspace here too, didn't know about clampette so I have an answer for my leaky pipe- THANKYOU- also I felt unique to having a low house (on top of Lava Rock for support) and disappearing clearance. Your video showed me it's not uncommon for old metal pipes Thankyou again!!!

@ChuckBarron 5 жыл бұрын

Larry go get er done.....ha

@jojohnson215 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you brother! I found a leak in my wall today (Easter Sunday) and the old inner tube and hose clamps didn't cut it (go figure), so hopefully tomorrow once my local building supply house is open again I can maybe get my hands on a clampette and solve my issue until I have all the hot lines replaced soon. Again thank you and I hope you had a great Easter. Stay safe and you sir have a new sub. God bless.

@ChuckBarron 4 жыл бұрын

Nice work! How you make out?

@narasimhacasturi242 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot brother. I have a similar leak on top of my garage apartment and I am going to put a clamp like you did.

@MarylandCloakedSinger Ай бұрын

Great Job - Thanks!

@axeloberg9596 5 ай бұрын

Good lesson. Totally speaks to my leak. Thanks!

@laserbeam002 4 жыл бұрын

I will be doing this tomorrow. Along with replacing the floor in my bathroom and replacing the toilet and installing new shut off valves. Oh what a fun day ahead.

@ChuckBarron 4 жыл бұрын

Fun Fun Fun.....good luck.

@karlrschneider 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I just ordered one of those clampettes from Amazon. For the same kind of problem. I just hope it works as well!!!! :D

@ChuckBarron 5 жыл бұрын

they are nice.

@jerrykast7713 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for showing that. I was looking a galvanized tear out in January. In Michigan.

@ChuckBarron 4 жыл бұрын

ya. this a quick fix only.

@rossmiller4228 5 жыл бұрын

I just discovered this issue in my basement. Thanks for the great tip

@ChuckBarron 5 жыл бұрын

awesome....get er done.

@armandomadrigal9793 6 жыл бұрын

Nice one mr CB, you make plumbing fun again

@ChuckBarron 6 жыл бұрын

who loves plumbing! ha!😜

@princetrophies Жыл бұрын

The video I was looking for!!! Awesome

@cj0204 6 жыл бұрын

I work for a school district and we use these alot on larger lines. Until the summer time where the kids are out of school and we can shut down the water to replace the section of pipe. Nice vid!

@ChuckBarron 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ceasar....In a pinch we going clamp city

@gilzr473 2 жыл бұрын

Great video thanks for sharing 👍👍

@jimsbro58 4 жыл бұрын

You always have good angles with the cam. Shout out to CB2.

@ChuckBarron 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍 Love the shotz we all never get to see.

@tomdale1313 5 жыл бұрын

in a pinch you can use a pop can and a hose clamp it can be useful and it works great, it will buy you some time

@ChuckBarron 4 жыл бұрын

Tom Im surprised at this answer...lol

@parentsmendoza7774 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting this video up. I’ll be purchasing one of these tomorrow for the pipe connected to my spigot out front .

@ChuckBarron 4 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help

@ericgautreaux1752 3 жыл бұрын

I learned the lesson of messing with one galvanized pipe. Also learned plaster repair on same job.😁

@ChuckBarron 3 жыл бұрын

That is awesome!

@ericgautreaux1752 3 жыл бұрын

Great attitude by the way.

@ChuckBarron 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@wickedleeloopy2115 Жыл бұрын

Once you get a pin hole leak in steel pipes , it is reaching the end of its lifespan. It usually lasts 40-50 years but will inevitably leak again. Would be lucky to see it last 60+ years

@ChuckBarron 9 ай бұрын

Still patching this rental. No go on repipe.

@wbesosa 5 жыл бұрын

Waooo love you guys to death! What a blessing in the sky. Never thought it would be soo simple. Need to find out if home depot carries those things. In gonna buy several just in case thanks again🤣🤣

@ChuckBarron 5 жыл бұрын

kit.com/ChuckBarron/water-service-repair-clamps

@ChuckBarron 5 жыл бұрын

thanks walter. yes these are a game saver if your not ready to repipe the system yet. check out link below.

@12whitneym 3 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU!!!!!!!

@ratchriat1716 6 жыл бұрын

I a gree no easy way off doing it love the video.

@ChuckBarron 6 жыл бұрын

get er done...get that water on.....get that summer rental in......ha

@robertzapata2 6 жыл бұрын

Good job 👍

@ChuckBarron 6 жыл бұрын

ya man...thanks

@dougharlow6037 2 жыл бұрын

does it matter what part of the clamp is over the leak? Nice video

@richardzapata4411 4 жыл бұрын

awesome job.

@ChuckBarron 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@juantrevino8608 3 жыл бұрын

👍 video! Thanks!

@ChuckBarron 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you too!

@bobbyfrega2381 6 жыл бұрын

Gotta lovvvvee them old galvanized water lines!! Haha

@bobbyfrega2381 6 жыл бұрын

Gotta love them dresser couplings too!!

@ChuckBarron 6 жыл бұрын

dressers.....we go way back lol

@ericgautreaux1752 3 жыл бұрын

I feel for you. Been there,done that. Galvanized plumbing is so fun.

@ChuckBarron 3 жыл бұрын

Plumbing fun all day long.

@lucianoraygoza6645 5 жыл бұрын

Good job

@ChuckBarron 5 жыл бұрын

thank you

@tomlazer1124 4 жыл бұрын

thanks for video

@ChuckBarron 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Tom

@johnsteed265 4 жыл бұрын

This seems to be a good temporary fix. I would have probably cut the leaky pipe out and use two compression fittings and a piece of pipe for a temporary fix. Best would be to change the pipe with PEX tubing. Thanks for sharing!

@ChuckBarron 4 жыл бұрын

Great point! Appreciate the visit John.

@condor5635 3 жыл бұрын

John Steed - interested if they make a compression fitting that could be used in this case? Can you explain in detail how that would be done after cutting out the several inch section with a sawsall (I presume that is what you would do). Thanks for the education on this.

@Ruben901 3 жыл бұрын

Temporary fix? My mother in laws clampettes have been holding for YEARS!

@user-ut9ln4vd5m 2 жыл бұрын

@@Ruben901 The clamps usually last until the rubber deteriorates, hopefully years but a hot water pipe could "cook" the rubber to fail quicker - or until the pipe springs a bigger leak, or rusts through somewhere else

@christopherwalsh2651 6 жыл бұрын

Crawlspace dreams.... in and out quickly... the only way!!!!

@ChuckBarron 6 жыл бұрын

time to play army......

@muniznick 6 жыл бұрын

I used to work in a 30 yr old hosp and had copper pin hole leaks daily, supers go to was a basic hose clamp and a piece of rubber, one 20 foot copper pipe span had about 10 clamps on it, go figure. shutting down the water was a big deal, of course no shut offs worked as usual.

@ChuckBarron 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Rise work another animal. Clamp City.....ha

@DavidHernandez-cx8qe 2 жыл бұрын

Who was a link to the clamp?

@Bussylover- 3 жыл бұрын

Would that also work on a bigger leak?

@joshmcfate9687 6 жыл бұрын

Yoooo. Them jersey boys gonna be hitting that re pipe!!!!! 🤑🤙🏝

@ChuckBarron 6 жыл бұрын

we setting em up with the curve ball

@grettagrids 4 жыл бұрын

I'm getting a repipe next week...excited and be glad not to have to deal with clogged pipes..rust and low water pressure.

@vickyg160 Жыл бұрын

I have a 3/4” galvanized pipe, outside diameter is about 1.05”. Should I use a 3/4” or 1” clampette? Great video! Thnx!

@mesample1705 Жыл бұрын

Galvanized pipe is dimensioned on the inside diameter (ID), other material pipe on the OD. I am guessing, but 3/4 is probably the ID if the galvanized pipe OD is 1.05".

@anthonys.5653 6 жыл бұрын

I agree with the comment below, that house needs a total re-pipe job. I wouldn't even try to just replace sections of pipe, you will be chasing leaks all over the house.

@ChuckBarron 6 жыл бұрын

for sure...but first stop is a combo boiler.....I have about 3-4 vids coming out from this turn on. The boiler and hot water heater barely have a pulse.

@throttlebottle5906 6 жыл бұрын

good time to sell them a whole house re-plumb job ;) my favorite tool for galvanized is a sawzall or metal blade circular saw, which of course means replacing that section of pipe and that rarely ends at that section as it keeps breaking at the next fitting or causes a leaks elsewhere. ( apply murphy's law here) last galvanized I repaired had one elbow pin-holed and spraying, which of course ended with replacing around 35' and 7 elbows before I got to ok looking sections, most of the elbows were "visual suspects" as was parts of the pipe. all showing white crusty spots. while I was tempted to use pex, I went back with copper :)

@ChuckBarron 6 жыл бұрын

oh for sure. this place needs a plumbing over haul. Its a rental so you know the story.

@fillowtree5505 5 жыл бұрын

Quick fix for you. All of those pipes look to be on borrowed time. What do you think of Sharkbite fitting for your work?

@ChuckBarron 5 жыл бұрын

The house is on borrowed time for sure. In line for a knock down in my opinion. Nice corner property.

@yyz125 9 ай бұрын

Ive been doing that in the basement pipes on 120 year old house

@prestonbruchmiller497 3 жыл бұрын

Do they make one of these to fix a broken T juncture?

@todthebod Жыл бұрын

Where do I get a coupler like this? Anyone have a link?

@workmansworkshop6772 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. Where can I get a few of these clamps?

@ChuckBarron 6 жыл бұрын

Thank You.....Links in my info check em out

@workmansworkshop6772 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! These are pretty neat for folks who don't have thousands for a plumber to do a total repipe and just need a spot repair.

@ChuckBarron 6 жыл бұрын

saving customers money too. They are perfect for keeping an old system going..

@sissonsk 3 жыл бұрын

So, I drilled a tiny hole into the galvanized pipe that supplies the commode in my wife's bathroom (she was wanting shelving put up). The pipe is right next to a stud (about a 1/8"). The clamp is too big and plumpers want $thousands to replace the pipe. I tried Flex tape and a hose clamp around the 3/4" pipe but the water pressure pushes through the tiny hole. I finally used JB Weld with a hose clamp. It seems to be holding.

@ChuckBarron 3 жыл бұрын

Iron pipe so final. send pics to my facebook page or email. I check it out.

@sweetbarry 4 жыл бұрын

I have a similar leak on an underground main between the city shut off and my house. Would this clamp be appropriate for an underground repair? If so, short term or long term?

@ChuckBarron 4 жыл бұрын

short term. but will hold long term for fun. gonna be really corroded im sure. so it may be a tough patch with clampette

@sweetbarry 4 жыл бұрын

@@ChuckBarron Thank you! I bought the same clamp from my local hardware stare for about $16. I will be installing shortly.

@Vaticider69 6 жыл бұрын

Can you smell that.... thats the smell of a repipe... Nice job for the slow time in the winter..

@ChuckBarron 6 жыл бұрын

I do I do.......🤑

@benharrison8975 5 жыл бұрын

Those pipe have plenty of life in them at least 10 more years

@johncox5297 9 ай бұрын

The background music is a little distracting, but great info. Thanks

@foreststatham1184 3 жыл бұрын

Where’s the link to buy?

@floydalbright1214 6 жыл бұрын

Making money the old fashion way , you earn it CB 1 .

@ChuckBarron 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Floyd

@angelf9800 5 жыл бұрын

Would it be better to use a compression coupling

@ChuckBarron 5 жыл бұрын

these are perfect of a hole or a seep.

@alanmcdowell977 3 жыл бұрын

I have a Galvanized water tank it has a pin hole how can I fix my tank

@patricksimone1238 6 жыл бұрын

A cb,just out of curiosity does one size fit all,never saw them before,I want to add them to my arsenal lol

@ChuckBarron 6 жыл бұрын

Pat, no they make them for each size of pipe. I think in copper also.

@Vaticider69 6 жыл бұрын

You have to be careful too they will crush the pipe just as easy as it repairs it.... I just crushed 1 1/2 steam line in the ceiling of a warehouse.....ugh..

@philliptaylor5981 4 жыл бұрын

Had a 1 - 1/2" galvanized nipple break off in a tee to a bathroom sink. Tee is exposed, flush with the wall but has corroded the threads. I've prepped it by lighting scoring away some of the rust with a combination of PB blaster, a pick, and very light chiseling. I plan on tapping the threads to fit in a PVC nipple to reconnect the bathroom sink P trap and the rest of the piping. Besides the obvious (convert to PEX/Copper) are there any other ways people suggest on fixing this issue? Thanks again for the great vids!

@ChuckBarron 4 жыл бұрын

I love tapping some new threads...old school there.

@yoyobetsaboo1 4 жыл бұрын

Phillip, have you fixed it yet and if so, how did you do it? Facing the same situation here in FL and need advice. Thanks!

@philliptaylor5981 4 жыл бұрын

@@yoyobetsaboo1 Yes, fixed it! Installed a brass 1-1/4 by 1-1/2 double male ended union and attached PVC to it. Was able to re-thread the tee with a 1-1/4 pipe tap and reconnect the plumbing. Okay...for now at least. Not too worried about it since the plumbing is exposed and outside the wall.

@yoyobetsaboo1 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I got very lucky and it was just the shut off valve. Plumber took care of it easy peasy. No tapping of threads or $160 on a special fitting from Ay Mcdonald. Glad it worked out for you,@@philliptaylor5981

@jeremyvasquez2832 4 жыл бұрын

Dealing with a tiny pinhole in a basement. Before I arrive I thought it may be the sump pump. Just so happens that the pump was directly below the pinhole. Go figure

@ChuckBarron 4 жыл бұрын

Plumbing 101- if it can go wrong it will....ha.

@vividplumbing3118 5 жыл бұрын

Do those clamps work on large pex lines?

@ChuckBarron 5 жыл бұрын

I don't think so.

@timsparks6572 Жыл бұрын

Love you man be a plumber man dad so

@ChuckBarron 9 ай бұрын

Lets go.

@CoelhoSports 5 жыл бұрын

i installed a water heater into a really tight space on a shelf in my garage and only had room for the connections if i used an elbow, so i found 3/4" galvanized elbows and thought teflon plumbers tape would be enough for a tight connection. i can't tighten the elbows anymore but i still get one small drip every few seconds out of each elbow connector. it's such a pain to work in that tight space and i hope i don't have to remove everything again and do something else. any ideas on a good way to deal with that one slow drop oozing out of the 2 elbow connectors?

@CoelhoSports 5 жыл бұрын

it's only a few inches between the top of the heater and the ceiling so wrenching is hard, but i might try to find a way to use a pipe wrench from the side to tighten it another half turn to see if that works.

@ChuckBarron 5 жыл бұрын

plumbing is painful.....gonna have to redo sports. no quick fix there.

@ChuckBarron 5 жыл бұрын

basin wrench maybe. i have used them in tight spots before.

@jeffcoolhd 6 жыл бұрын

CB 1 how long will those clamps hold the water from leaking? Peace brother

@ChuckBarron 6 жыл бұрын

ya know I rarely use them and now I have used 2 in the last month. They are well built and I am gonna guess that clamp will out last the pipe.

@throttlebottle5906 6 жыл бұрын

I cannot say how long the current/new ones will last, but I've removed quite a few and I'll say they were well over 20 years old, some were just hose clamps and rubber. but now I'm leery of all "rubber" on magical repair devices as such, been bitten too many times.

@jeffcoolhd 6 жыл бұрын

Chuck Barron yeah those clamps did look like they were well-made. That galvanized pipe will be on the ground rotting away and that clamp will still be sitting there. Peace

@maxthepupp 4 жыл бұрын

I currently have this issue in my attic. I assume it's a hot waterline as the water is warm. Why its in my attic IDK as I'm an i diot. The Flexseal be I used didn't work😑 of course. It's leaking through the ceiling into my garage - I'm gonna try a clampette. Hope one size fits all - and I'll probably have to find a way to get that flexseal off . An issue may be it's right next to an elbow joint. Plumbing hates me...wish me luck.ABSOLUTELY can't afford a plumber right now.

@maxthepupp 4 жыл бұрын

Ps - THANK YOU for your videos!

@ChuckBarron 4 жыл бұрын

attack that leak max

@ChuckBarron 4 жыл бұрын

thank you....and no you have to buy correct size.

@maxthepupp 4 жыл бұрын

@@ChuckBarron uh-oh. I guess we'll see. My Home Depot did not have any so I ordered a couple from Amazon😥.Thank you for the response!

@walterlangkowski4723 4 жыл бұрын

My leak is right at an elbow one end of the pipe is in the wall under some cabinets so I can’t just break it lose and replace it

@ChuckBarron 4 жыл бұрын

brother sounds like its demo time. Like a surgeon. Good luck

@walterlangkowski4723 4 жыл бұрын

Chuck Barron So Called in a pro they’re capping the galvanized and redoing the drain the one built in the 40s is to high anyways because garbage disposals didn’t exist 80 years ago. New pvc drop it down through the floor cut the cast iron soil pipe, put a rubber boot section in, tie the drain in and done. No demo thank god

@xxthadx 4 жыл бұрын

Will this work on 1in hard copper ?

@ChuckBarron 4 жыл бұрын

Different brand. They do make copper ones too.

@ChuckBarron 4 жыл бұрын

The O.D. is different. outside diameter.

@SunW4rri0r 6 жыл бұрын

Easy peasy

@ChuckBarron 6 жыл бұрын

Easy Breezy

@Ruben901 3 жыл бұрын

Wow....thanks for showing me i dont have to replace my 20ft pipe

@TheNimshew 5 жыл бұрын

I can honestly say I've never used one of those in 44 years of plumbing. Why would I? Why would a client pay me to do what they can do? That's a stop gap... at best. Use a metal compression coupling, or two. Part of the problem is the mix of copper and galvanized. A di-electric union is not a fool proof way of eliminating zinc being pulled out of galv. Copper water heater flexes destroy galvanized water systems.

@ChuckBarron 4 жыл бұрын

Because its a beach shack and needs a repipe. Get it done, VRBO tenants coming in 24 hours.

@Detroitblue 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the Video. I love KZfaq. It is just like the Matrix jacking into your cortex.

@ChuckBarron 5 жыл бұрын

Thank You

@clumzyone6011 4 жыл бұрын

Can this be a permanent fix?

@ChuckBarron 4 жыл бұрын

patch for sure....can last a really long time. many make it permanant.

@louietheplumber3609 6 жыл бұрын

You always for get your coveralls , watch out for spiders

@ChuckBarron 6 жыл бұрын

oh for sure. I have em on truck too. 😀

@cornellterry6484 3 жыл бұрын

What’s the name of the climp

@ChuckBarron 3 жыл бұрын

in link below player.

@noahoyeah 9 ай бұрын

What would you all charge for this type of repair

@ChuckBarron 9 ай бұрын

by the job location.

@stacyduvall7211 3 жыл бұрын

Thank goodness i was panicking

@Cynical2012 6 жыл бұрын

Can I get a repipe estimate, avg. 1400 square foot ranch style home, two bths, galvanized of course?

@ChuckBarron 6 жыл бұрын

all area's price different. Where Ya from plumber?

@FreeStuffPlease 5 жыл бұрын

why not go with pex or copper

@marketablepresentations7824 3 ай бұрын

He's always packing then nuts

@stevend.bennett427 4 жыл бұрын

Like taking an aspirin for a broken arm.

@ChuckBarron 4 жыл бұрын

lol....pretty good account right there. I need to cut the arm off.

@dannykeane6565 6 жыл бұрын

DELAY OF THE LEAK......... 15 YARD PENALTY

@ChuckBarron 6 жыл бұрын

Danny Keane Dan but it got me to the 4th qtr! Here comes the game winner... Touchdown at the Bank Goal Line! Ok maybe just a field goal . Ha

@dannykeane6565 6 жыл бұрын

yea depends on who is paying the bill ...... In review of penalty return to play

@ChuckBarron 6 жыл бұрын

good customer here they just waiting to pull the trigger I think. I the mean time the play stands......lol

@josephpacheco7508 Жыл бұрын

#clickitorticket lol

@kylemierau6367 6 жыл бұрын

easy way to fix galvanized pipe, send in the apprentice! somebody has the drink the coffee thats in the truck. Hopefully you get to tear this joker out and make a few bucks next time, looks like a shit show.

@ChuckBarron 6 жыл бұрын

yes sir....get me some coffee CB2