Watch Me Do an Under House Sewer Repair

Watch Me Do an Under House Sewer Repair - Real Plumbing Jobs

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Today I'm back up under a house doing a sewer repair. Y'all seem to love seeing me under houses, but this one's a little different. This pier and beam home had a serious issue with their sewer. We were able to find the problem and do an under house sewer repair to fix it. Enjoy the video and let me know what you think in the comments below.
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@RogerWakefield 4 жыл бұрын

Do you like these videos where I go run plumbing calls? Check out more of these style videos: kzfaq.info/sun/PLSpTuwsLqh7t-C39a5zmjEX5pnP6ySiqx

@unboxheroes1388 4 жыл бұрын

Roger Wakefield Thanks for the playlist

@Plummer210 4 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah! Props to you sir. Still out here kicking ass!

@raymartinez1170 4 жыл бұрын

I have a question about you classes you are doing . If one was to take them would it help them pass or be able to get a license? And do you have to be a master plumber in order to get the license?

@vernontuck5605 3 жыл бұрын

Septic installer and apprentice plumber here. Thanks brother. I really enjoy your vids. Bastrop TX. Not to far from you. If your ever out this way call me, I’ll buy you lunch! 💪🏽

@simonb4078 3 жыл бұрын

What is that glue it look like primer

@unboxheroes1388 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, You are the Godfather of plumbing

@RogerWakefield 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support!

@larios86 2 жыл бұрын

@@RogerWakefield Hey sr I need your help with a kitchen/ laundy drain problem I'm having I'm in the dfw

@freddycastillo1312 2 жыл бұрын

No he not He's the one that thinks that he knows it all and everything he does is the right way Nobody's better than him He knows when he 1st started plumbing he did what everybody else is doing. He likes criticizing the new plumbers out there instead of teaching them and helping them Mr. No it all

@josevazquez1042 Жыл бұрын

@@freddycastillo1312 you do realize that by leaving your salty comment you’re supporting his channel? 😂

@freddycastillo1312 Жыл бұрын

AND your point is. Over a year old.

@tucsonplumbingcrazy2823 4 жыл бұрын

Any owner that is jumping in the trenches with the rest of the plumbers is one dude I would love to work for. Keep up the good work. Plumb on!

@SeanBaker 4 жыл бұрын

And this is why plumbers charge what they charge.

@tucsonplumbingcrazy2823 4 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more with you my friend on grading the trench. Im a journeyman plumber in Arizona. I absolutely love your professionalism. Doing the right way is not always the easiest but its the right thing to do. Thanks for the awesome videos Roger.

@captaincanuck4576 3 жыл бұрын

I'm an electrician,but I love watching these videos.

@jesusmacias9748 4 жыл бұрын

You chuck barron are mi favorites your are honest and good plumbers I have only 4 years in the trade but I have learn a lot from you honesty is it all

@santana_1860 3 жыл бұрын

Your are absolutely godly at the plumbing trade , much respect to you Mr. Wakefield

@jcb4826 2 жыл бұрын

That's a beautiful luxurious office space you've got there! Being able to sit up while you work, I give it an A+!

@charliehall7213 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite part was when you cut the quarter inch off the pipe you already put primer on! That is so real! I don’t know how many times I had to do that??? I love your videos I know how you feel! The challenge is worth the reward!!

@IzYaBoyNIGHT978 4 жыл бұрын

Roger I love your videos you make me want to get back in plumbing again. Thank you

@RogerWakefield 4 жыл бұрын

What's preventing you from getting back into plumbing?

@danieldawson222 4 жыл бұрын

Got that Miner look going on! Love how percise you are with the primer!

@elnicadrums 4 жыл бұрын

👍👍 Great job... always doing great jobs and staying safe 👍👍

@williammorris3303 2 жыл бұрын

I do a lot of this work. Not really tunneling under houses as much because we don’t see a lot of that here but I do enjoy watching how other people do things . Some things I throw in the memory toolbox for when and if I hit these same situations

@OlivertheJoyboy 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video Roger! It's really beneficial for me to see these real plumbing projects.. lets me know what I'm in for! Looks so fun, can't wait to graduate high school and actually plumb every day

@RogerWakefield 4 жыл бұрын

Glad to see a young future plumber! You're going to have a great career. Thanks for the support and good luck on your journey!

@shaundonovan2193 4 жыл бұрын

Good Job. Very neat and clean work.

@morgeth38 3 жыл бұрын

Tbh I never thought I'd be watching plumbing videos, you genuinely make great, and informative videos. P.s. you are amazing I love your vids -a fellow subscriber

@NMIBUBBLE 3 жыл бұрын

Roger is like the Mike Homes of plumping!Awesome videos

@muhammadibrarakbar5145 4 жыл бұрын

Good job and good experience for plumbing work 👍👍

@Agrofind6161 Жыл бұрын

The video you shared is very helpful! hope to be your companion in the future, thank you for everything!👍🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

@dylanjones1526 3 жыл бұрын

You explain every step love your videos man

@alfiodimauro5939 4 жыл бұрын

Hi there, in Australia we do these types of installations a bit differently to you, I won’t go into detail about your repair but I will say I would tackle that job in another way, in saying that all plumbers work and think in mysterious ways ! Good luck

@gs5480 4 жыл бұрын

Good stuff, Rog

@justingears12 3 жыл бұрын

Dame your vids are great almost makes me miss when i used to apprentice as a plumber tho I was a commercial plumber

@christiansimpkins6670 4 жыл бұрын

Hi roger you make great videos! I was wondering if you could make videos pertaining to boilers,hydronic heating or flushometers in the future ?

@jamesscoggins8373 4 жыл бұрын

Best plumbing videos!!

@RogerWakefield 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks James! I'm glad you liked it.

@jamesscoggins8373 4 жыл бұрын

Roger Wakefield you’re the man!

@fnafplayer6447 2 жыл бұрын

Roger me and my grandfather absolutely love your vids, thanks for you and drain addict for bringing me and him closer. Also what was the music you used in the beginning and near the end cause it gives off many positive vibes.

@reginaldbuntyn8261 2 жыл бұрын

Great video!!

@elizabethguerra2379 3 жыл бұрын

Love your videos! But i prefer gray glue when doing pvc! That way you can visually see the joint is premiered and glued.

@jamesruppert3152 3 жыл бұрын

Good to see you are a customer at teters faucet parts hahaha. I recognize their logo on the shear band.

@theocole2565 2 жыл бұрын

well done roger

@rightontarget4727 4 жыл бұрын

Thats satisfying

@coltoneaker7868 4 жыл бұрын

Will you do a video on different types of fittings??

@TheGoldSerpent Жыл бұрын

Sure makes me glad I do plumbing work in areas where there are mostly basements... most of the time at least 😂

@ParkerHazlebeck-wm9ob 4 жыл бұрын

That Milwaukee Hackzall is sooo clutch under a house, literally upped the quality of life for me by like 20%.

@jonm700 4 жыл бұрын

Foreal! Only plumbers know what’s up with this tool ! Makes working under the house soooooo much easier

@geneticdisorder1900 4 жыл бұрын

I have two hackzall’s , wore out my first one after one year. Bought a second one, sent first one back to Milwaukee through supply house. Week and a half later I got a call that Milwaukee sent me a new one. Week and a half later my drill died, so I bought a drill and impact combo kit, brushless type.

@Mark-sn6kh 4 жыл бұрын

Had my sewer system replaced about a year ago. 80 ft of tunnel and $22,000 later, it works! I'm in grand prairie, tx.

@jd.garcia7555 3 жыл бұрын

22,000??

@thompsonappliance3078 4 жыл бұрын

Love the video

@RogerWakefield 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

@H2OPLUMBING Жыл бұрын

Easy on the primer Roger lol. Just kidding looks good buddy

@jorgeguzman9592 4 жыл бұрын

Perfect timing I just got a call for today underground leak

@RogerWakefield 4 жыл бұрын

Did you already find the leak? Or are you going to do some leak detection?

@jorgeguzman9592 4 жыл бұрын

Roger Wakefield leak detection

@kruulz 3 жыл бұрын

you should do a video on the dig crew and how you backfill

@havardranheim850 2 жыл бұрын

Watching this makes me so grateful that we dont use glued parts in Norway, it looks so cumbersome to use.

@johnwatson6876 3 жыл бұрын

Do you ever use celluar core pvc, i was taught to clean and glue the flat end of the pipe as well for testing as air could possibly travel through the celluar core

@giantgrowth4204 3 жыл бұрын

Ahhhh roots. My favorite part of plumbing haha.

@laceybarbee5553 4 жыл бұрын

I lost it at "remember *fart noise* runs downhill" or something like that. I died! 😭🤣🤣🤣

@editorgrayson1073 4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂

@justinreed7093 3 жыл бұрын

unless you put a pump on it

@miguelsolis2650 4 жыл бұрын

Great video Roger! Who does your excavation for your crew ?

@AndyBaylo 3 жыл бұрын

Oh I use one of the silver Empire levels too, not bad, but I prefer the orange Bahco ones

@timothyhanneman7715 3 жыл бұрын

I was told you only need to know two things to be a plumber poop runs down hill and pay day is Friday .lol.,,really good video thank you

@jacksplumbingvideos7147 4 жыл бұрын

Good video

@RogerWakefield 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jack!

@EvansTime 4 ай бұрын

Trick of the trade, I do these daily…hang all your pipe without couplings in your hangers and set your fall. Then you go back and cut in your 4x2 combos or whatever fittings.

@kylegoldsborough2585 3 жыл бұрын

Lol....I repipe under houses sewers and water systems at least once a week here in Oregon.....90% of houses are post and beam .. ...and I'm 5'6" ...and 150 lbs.... The perfect size to usually fit 😂....some times it sucks ...but I will say it keeps me working steady 40+ hours a week

@HerminiePA 4 жыл бұрын

I'm 75 and I have some 2 inch cast iron to cut in a crawl space. It is under house, with 18 inches vertical. How much should I dig out before calling a plumber with a sawzall? The good thing is that the whole job can be done in about 4 feet square, but I don't know how much clearance is reasonable for a young and small plumber.

@sergiorodriguez1107 2 жыл бұрын

This is the one reason plumbing is not for me, I don't have the mental strength to deal with sewer, toilets & I appreciate hard working people like you.

@MasterHustler 2 жыл бұрын

VERY very nice job Roger. However, as an engineer I would have performed a re route so this problem could never happen again under the slab.

@joshneal5355 4 жыл бұрын

Heard different lingo from different areas of the country, Wisconsin is a new one for me.

@Nathanmiller2131 3 жыл бұрын

Right. I had to listen to it a few times. In California it’s a closet bend/closet San tee. Never heard Wisconsin before

@Nathanmiller2131 3 жыл бұрын

@top dead center not new to plumbing. Probably a California thing. We have to do a lot more odd things to pass inspection here.

@Nathanmiller2131 3 жыл бұрын

I see it now, it’s a San tee with a side inlet.

@joshneal5355 3 жыл бұрын

@Top Dead Center Don't think you can get those anymore unless they are special ordered. But we would refer to that as a side inlet tee.

@Scorpionbite8 4 жыл бұрын

We call that fitting a low heel 90...and the band is a transition band

@dvach6352 4 жыл бұрын

Roger, you can use the beams to measure off of as well. You know if you're making your hangers at 4ft apart, you can add an inch drop and you will have 1/8 fall every time.

@charliehall7213 2 жыл бұрын

If the concrete is level!

@charliehall7213 2 жыл бұрын

1 inch of drop in 4 feet equals a quarter inch per foot not 1/8 inch per foot

@brianboyd333 3 жыл бұрын

Did you cut a straight piece of pipe, just to cupling it back together?.?.

@bassfishinglover 2 жыл бұрын

Did y’all put any glue on it or just the purple primer?

@karsten-m1287 3 жыл бұрын

what’s that purple thing he used??? btw, roger, you’re awesome, you’re the best plumber i’ve ever watched, i’ve learned many things by watching your vids, i’m not a fully plumber, i’m in 10th grade, next year i’m going to be atudying plumbing in highschool, and that’ll be fun, you’re funny man, keep on making vids man, love ya man✌🏻❤️ -love from norwegian fella❤️🇳🇴

@losferwords100 3 жыл бұрын

The purple is primer. It cleans and softens the PVC prior to gluing. It's required by code so the inspector can visually see all the joints have been properly primed. That's why it's dyed purple and isn't clear like the glue. They make clear primer as well that you can use for non-inspected work. Just know that you'll fail an inspection if you use clear primer.

@Rb-mx9mv 4 жыл бұрын

is filing the end of the pipe really necessary? Don't get me wrong you have way more experience than i do but isn't running your finger around it to remove the burrs just as effective?

@matrix3904 2 жыл бұрын

what blade was that? cuts it so smooth the abs pipe

@michaelbyrnes8275 Жыл бұрын

Can you use schedule 40 pipe for underground sewer jobs? Or is the sdr 35 the preferred pipe to use? I'm out of New York thank you

@ericdraven4993 Жыл бұрын

You can here in PA and surrounding areas

@dominicchoocomolin8669 4 жыл бұрын

Do you chamfer the ends of your pipes?

@darkma1ice 4 жыл бұрын

But what do you do with the full bucket

@gusgusnft8231 4 жыл бұрын

What type / manufacturer of gloves are those?

@virlanionut 3 жыл бұрын

I am plumber in uk for 2 years now, quick question, when you glue the pvc don’t you need to clean the pipe ? I really enjoy your videos

@giantgrowth4204 3 жыл бұрын

In the states we do. Have to prime them all all glue each one

@losferwords100 3 жыл бұрын

That's what the purple primer does, it cleans and softens the PVC prior to gluing.

@thomasdickson35 4 жыл бұрын

What type of gloves are those?

@kevinmiller39 4 жыл бұрын

Dallas brand band cast to plastic?

@rostislavbejenar2183 3 жыл бұрын

When I did plumbing I was also a dig crew 😂

@RedTideRTS 4 жыл бұрын

I saw that cast iron move at 8:25. Did that affect the toilet seal?

@RogerWakefield 4 жыл бұрын

Not at all. We checked it too Mark. Good catch.

@nodvick 2 жыл бұрын

thank you for deburring, can't tell you how many times i've seen, even 30+ year experienced plumbers not deburr

@anthonygamer9000 13 күн бұрын

What songs are in this js wondering

@PatriotPDC1821 3 жыл бұрын

Do they not allow ABS in Texas or is Roger just anti ABS?

@zoubeirfaouzi149 2 жыл бұрын

We use grey pvc pipes or the black ones.

@Rob-iw4xn 3 жыл бұрын

Is purple primer required in state of Texas , For our state we know homeowners are doing the work if you using purple primer.

@losferwords100 3 жыл бұрын

Most states require purple primer to be visible so the inspector knows the joint has been properly primed just by seeing the purple. Clear primer is against code in most states but you can still use it if your work isn't going to be inspected.

@jeremyrinfret436 2 ай бұрын

CAN YOU PLEASE DO A VIDEO ON TRENCHLESS SEWER REPAIR? I AM LEANING TOWARDS ITS BECAUSE IT IS CHEAPER THAN BRAND NEW PIPING!

@RogerWakefield 2 ай бұрын

I have! search "trenchless" on my main KZfaq page, it should come up

@kruulz 3 жыл бұрын

we have the same torpedo level!

@rudedogii Жыл бұрын

How did the builder get away with running a sanitary drain and potable water in the same trench?

@johnsmith7839 Жыл бұрын

Why you did not use glue with primer

@theamericanhiker9655 4 жыл бұрын

Never understood why plumbers use the purple primer. Makes things look soo messy. And in my experience it makes more sense to go ahead and change all that old cast to pvc already down there with all the equipment. Saves someone from doing it later. But other than that good work.

@RogerWakefield 4 жыл бұрын

Some inspectors want it so they know it was primed. We try to be neat about it.

@theamericanhiker9655 4 жыл бұрын

Roger Wakefield completely understandable

@geneticdisorder1900 4 жыл бұрын

Roger Wakefield try deluding a can of clear with just a small amount of purple, just enough so the inspector can see it. Shouldn’t be an issue, it’s the same here in Maine and country wide for the most part. Keep up the great work and keep your fingers out of your mouth !

@losferwords100 3 жыл бұрын

It's required by code unfortunately so the inspectors can easily see visually that every joint has been properly primed. If they see no purple, it's an instant fail. Just gotta take the extra time to not make a complete mess with the primer.

@ricoludovici2825 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Roger, WTH is a 'Wisconsin'? I'm from Iowa and worked mostly in California. **Wisconsin**?

@troyketchen3106 4 жыл бұрын

Is it required in Texas to use purple primer? That’s stuff is horrible! We use clear primer in Ohio. Glad you shared the video!

@austinturner4159 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah we have to use purple, its code here in NC

@joshneal5355 4 жыл бұрын

TN requires purple on all new construction and underground so the inspector can tell primer was used.

@RogerWakefield 4 жыл бұрын

The purple isn't required, I just prefer the purple primer because it lets the inspector know we put these fittings together properly. I'll use the clear primer under cabinets and things like that so it looks nicer for the customer.

@DerBjjjg 3 жыл бұрын

I also like your really safe knee workbench! No but really I saw someone doing something similar, (he cut wood I believe) somehow the tool slipped. He got some parts of his knee replaced and had to go to rehab and so on. He can be happy that we live in Germany and the Arbeitsunfallversicherung (work accident insurance) from the company or his normal health insurance was paying for all this.

@jasonsims9512 4 жыл бұрын

Why no fernco for the copper to pvc fitting ?

@jasonsims9512 4 жыл бұрын

My mistake should’ve kept watching 😅

@drakeanderson6473 2 жыл бұрын

prime the hell out of it 😂

@rogerrayburn8278 4 жыл бұрын

What is a WISCONSON? Is it a fitting or a combination or what?

@coltonhodgson6881 4 жыл бұрын

It's probably a wye

@mr.webkalle5414 3 жыл бұрын

We in Germany use HT pipes( with rubber seals) for sewer installation. Is this not common in US?

@ricoludovici2825 3 жыл бұрын

Was ist HT? Das graue Kunststoff mit eingebauten Dichtungen? No, those are absolutely NOT used here in the US. Nothing with integral joints. All slip-fit plastic pipe with glue [aka: 'welded' per Universal Plumbing Code] fittings. Comes in white PVC and black ABS. Thicker walls than German pipes and quite rigid by comparison. [PVC=polyvinyl chloride; ABS= acrylic butyl styrene] Not better; just different. Also, the toilet drains here come out the bottom of the toilet, not the rear.

@FerdinandFake 3 жыл бұрын

Hab ich mich oft gefragt bei den videos, geht so viel einfacher als die kleberei.

@jdcisneros9023 4 жыл бұрын

Also wished you could sit up in every crawl space, shits awful some times just got bite by a spider the other day while crawling over dead 🐀!🤣

@RogerWakefield 4 жыл бұрын

That's definitely one of the worst parts of the job!

@muhammadibrarakbar5145 4 жыл бұрын

I m also working as a plumbing FORMAN in Saudi arab

@dickrichards6045 3 жыл бұрын

I understand that you’re a licensed plumber in the state of Texas and your videos are a great introductory to plumbing. I just wanted to ask about a certain nit picky thing I noticed in the last few moments of the video. Where the hanging straps were shown in the shot been changed from galvanized to plastic to prevent the pvc from rubbing and potentially prevent any leaks?

@robtullius7540 2 жыл бұрын

Its freaken horrible going under...much respect..

@michaelcastillo3231 3 жыл бұрын

There is something to be said about being underneath a house in a fucked up situation, no one wants to be in, but getting a job done correctly with your fellow man.

@antoniotorres3000 4 жыл бұрын

How much would a repair like this cost?

@ozzy2753 4 жыл бұрын

Thousandsssss

@shockingshorts8043 2 жыл бұрын

So you do mean to say that somebody came back and changed out that metal ribbon that you just put on that plastic pipe I hope

@mr.brownplumbing 4 жыл бұрын

Texas and the upc code calls for metal strapping to be okay on pvc? Check out my cast iron toilet flange replacement video. Florida full service plumber trying to document all jobs and post them. Subscribers would be great. New camera is ordered.

@othnielcarbajal2235 2 жыл бұрын

Why not use a 2 ft level?

@enriquealvarez3267 4 жыл бұрын

You need some knee pads?? Nice video!!

@4dslayer 3 жыл бұрын

Never ask a plumber to borrow his knife peel an apple.

@strangeroamer3219 4 жыл бұрын

Be careful working under buildings. I had a coworker die last year in a cave in. Make sure you use shoring or find a way to make that tunnel safe.

@RogerWakefield 4 жыл бұрын

We are always safe in our tunnels. Thankfully this was a pier and beam home. So we just dug a trench where the lines were. The house was picked up off the ground about a foot, no way we could get completely collapsed in. We had a plumber in Dallas pass away to recently from a collapsed tunnel 🙁

@zackk4318 4 жыл бұрын

There in Texas they don't have standards down there