Your Entire Plumbing System & What You Need to Know About It

Your Entire Plumbing System & What You Need to Know About It | Plumbing Basics

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Depending on where you live or what kind of house you're in, you may not know all the parts that make up your plumbing system. If this is the case, you may end up calling the wrong company to try to fix something they're not qualified to do, which can cost you money and just be down right annoying to deal with. Today we're going to walk through your entire plumbing and the basics that you need to know about it in order to be a more educated homeowner. Enjoy!
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@johnmccraw7217 4 жыл бұрын

I clicked this because honestly he looks like he takes pride in his job. Huge respect.

@marioperez7633 3 жыл бұрын

Probably makes the best damn BBQ too

@modernspliff 3 жыл бұрын

100 like i agree

@cyberdiagx7849 3 жыл бұрын

@@marioperez7633 deffoo🤣

@alexmendez3217 2 жыл бұрын

Ditto. I came to learning plumbing

@adlisyamil6697 Жыл бұрын

i like

@jsmith6629 Жыл бұрын

that handle-bar mustache alone tells me everything I need to know. This guy knows his trade and he's willing to share it all with us. MAD RESPECT

@Jays_PoV 3 жыл бұрын

I'm currently a newbie in the trade but you seem to have pride and integrity in your work and I love how you have no problem sharing all the knowledge over the years I aspire to be a great plumber just like you sir

@RicoFed26 2 жыл бұрын

How’s it going in the trade now, a year later? I am looking to get into it myself.

@ivansanchez2253 2 жыл бұрын

@@RicoFed26 I been working for a plumbing company for 3months and I love it we are in the repair business, so it's alot different from new construction but it's really fun

@ke4mcl 4 жыл бұрын

Great vid. As a construction instructor I like how you do not belittle those who try to DIY. Sometimes the pros forget that they too started as curious DIY'ers.

@boke75 2 жыл бұрын

The only plumbers who belittle are often those who view DIYers as threats to their income, LOL.

@brucelombardo 4 жыл бұрын

Just started doing work in plumbing, and you’re a good crash course.

@RogerWakefield 4 жыл бұрын

Glad you're learning this awesome trade!

@jamesmaupin815 4 жыл бұрын

I’m a licensed Plumber and everything this guy says is true

@ethanwagner6418 3 жыл бұрын

Idk man, how magnificent is your mustache?

@jonathancurry8591 3 жыл бұрын

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@alejandropreciado1814 2 жыл бұрын

What state are you licensed in?

@jasonbatt3068 4 жыл бұрын

8:58 for beginners, replay the next 10 seconds a couple times to get those basic parts down. Thanks for the video, this is the first one I’ve watched that finally taught some plumbing, the first few were just different vids saying how or why to get into the field.

@inkyatoms1194 3 жыл бұрын

Just got a job at Home Depot in plumbing, thank you for helping me help customers!

@Mooncake69420 3 жыл бұрын

I dont know what I love more. The professionalism, the badass handle bar moustache, or the fact that this channel is literally a god sent for someone who has no idea about how his stuff works. Thank you good sir for your service!

@therbeeo5364 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to make this Roger. It's a great intro for someone who is new to plumbing.

@harpforGod 3 жыл бұрын

Love your vids. They're inspiring, educational, and entertaining. You helped me make the decision to pursue plumbing, and I'm starting as a Plumber's helper next week.

@nunchuckcanuck2827 Жыл бұрын

As a water damage technician I'm finding your videos super helpful when attempting to find the "cause of loss" in clients homes.

@nadapenny8592 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Roger - I've been subscribed to you for a while because your memes and reaction videos and passion for your work heal my soul

@simonegreen6307 3 жыл бұрын

I just started watching your vids. They are easy to follow. I have always have an interest in plumbing and am considering going into the business.

@flexotar 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the secret tips! You can very well save lives with that information!

@Fireoflearning 4 жыл бұрын

Very cool guy

@desdemonaflowers 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for this video! Very informative.

@Tesla-Model-S-Plaid 4 жыл бұрын

Great intro video! I learned about you via your podcast with Coffeezilla, and I’ve subscribed to you with the idea of picking up some basic plumbing skills before I buy my first house in a year or two.

@RogerWakefield 4 жыл бұрын

That was so much fun!!! Thank you!

@davidauerbach5292 2 жыл бұрын

Wow - great advice on the humming disposal...just tried the suggestion of turning the plunger upside down and moving the gears around... at first it didnt move and kept trying and after 30 seconds it worked.. I could move the gears and then ... tried the disposal and it worked... Thank you!

@dajcomputer6514 Жыл бұрын

About to be a first time home owner. Stumbled upon your videos. You are an amazing resource and love the energy.

@RogerWakefield Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@Betudidntknowthis 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the informative video!

@samfadworldtv3618 4 жыл бұрын

Your videos seem to be the best due to the arrangement and quality content!.

@RogerWakefield 4 жыл бұрын

Fadare Samuel Oluwafemi thank you. We are always working on them trying to get better.

@nelsonechevarria7009 3 жыл бұрын

Good video Mr.Wakefield.When we first bought this house the water company came over to shut off the water at the curb stop because the existing water main was seized and I've had enough experience to know not to mess with seized valves and replace the seized valves as soon as possible.The water company didn't charge anything to shut the water off at the curb stop,it's after I replaced the seixed water main inside the house and I called the water company to come turn the water back on that I was charged $50.00 for the water company to turn the water back on at the curb stop.God bless you and yours Mr.Wakefield.If I had had the copper pipe press tool that I bought a few months ago back then I would have risked changing the main shut off valve inside the house on-the-fly like I had to sometimes do with the licensed contractors and licensed plumbers in NYC that taught me plumbing and I would have saved myself $50.00.The main shut off here in this house is only 1/2" pipe so it would have been easy to do where as in NYC the contractors and plumbers that taught me and I had to change 2" shut off valves on-the-fly.One of the great advantages of copper pipe press tools is that copper pipe can be repaired even when there is water running through the pipe which is something that soldering pipe does not allow.Note!!!: I do not advise/recommend changing shut off valves on-the-fly,it is something that should only be done with help and as a last resort in emergency cases when the water will not shut off completely.

@shaneazpilicueta9146 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info

@fhuber7507 3 жыл бұрын

We used to use those garbage saddle valves to install the line for ice makers. This was a cheap and fast way to do it and appliance dealers loved them. When I worked for the appliance store, I put the saddle valve AFTER the shut off under the sink. That at least made fixing the damage easier... . I didn't know these things were a bad idea when I was putting them in, but I was smart enough to put them in so it was cheap to fix when the saddle leaked.

@RogueShadowTCN 3 жыл бұрын

"Just turn off the angle stops." lol... Yeah, I need to install about 10 of those around here. I have to shut the whole place off.

@VamooseRooter Жыл бұрын

You’re the best thing since sliced bread for homeowners. I sure appreciate all the videos you put out. 👍🏼👌🏽

@andrewgibson1991 4 жыл бұрын

Great video very well put together and awesome content

@RogerWakefield 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for commenting! Have you been here before?

@savini8234 4 жыл бұрын

Great information thank you sir

@tagrizzly9967 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed watching this at the most

@amgadragab6584 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you I always wanted to understand this 🙂

@rice7447 2 жыл бұрын

These vids are great. I don't live near Texas but am thinking about getting my first house. Great general info for me.

@tinytim797 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video dude.

@ivansalgado35 3 жыл бұрын

I want to be a plumber but I have to wait till my Military contract is over. Dec 2022 can’t come any sooner

@davidcardinal3654 2 жыл бұрын

You a plumber yet Bruh

@ivansalgado35 2 жыл бұрын

@@davidcardinal3654 nah bro I was on bs, my dumbass still in the military💀

@tradiesgetonline 5 жыл бұрын

Saw you walking around SMMW19. Spotted your logo on your shirt. Great channel.

@RogerWakefield 5 жыл бұрын

Hello @Stephanie Campanella. What was your biggest takeaway from SMMW? What do you like about my channel?

@naturekid95240129 3 жыл бұрын

This was very informative

@Canabis37 3 жыл бұрын

thanks for your videos.. very educated.

@elenakitten 2 жыл бұрын

Great channel! Very helpful for a first time home owner. Question, do you have any videos for those of us with very old houses that have a basement drain? mine (and many others in my neighborhood) seem to back up very easily and often. They estimate it was built in 1913.

@Jays_PoV 3 жыл бұрын

I love how you say garbage disposal 😄

@Maximus-HK 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Roger. Very easy to understand and very well explained. My Wife should pick this up easily enough! ;-}

@Justbase 4 жыл бұрын

just your intro made me give you a like, that and the handlebar mustachio.

@Need4Sweede 4 жыл бұрын

I came to your channel to learn about sewer scopes, ended up learning about the plumbing system. Awesome content, thanks Roger!

@RogerWakefield 4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you learned something useful! Thanks for watching

@jordywitthe40 4 жыл бұрын

i'm here cause this is my quarantine school work

@RogerWakefield 4 жыл бұрын

I love your school. Where are you located?

@jordywitthe40 4 жыл бұрын

New jersey

@printisdead1983 Жыл бұрын

I must say as someone who had been a chef/cook for almost 30 years ,the kitchen industry (at least corporate wise) is in shambles STILL IN ALOT OF PLACES so i had to try a different profession which is plumbing (technically the opportunity kinda fell in my lap so to speak) IT IS HARD as a 40 year old man to retain a new profession especially since kitchens are some of the most fast paced work you will ever do going to something like this where you need to stop and think instead of relying on muscle memory anyway my point is ....THANK GOD FOR PPL LIKE THIS BECAUSE IM NOT actually learning or rather being able to do to get things down if that makes sense( for me screwing up or doing things is how i learn ,just telling me wont always compute)like i said being able to watch a video and see VISUALLY what things look like and do and such actually help ALOT THANK YOU SIR

@printisdead1983 Жыл бұрын

Subbed sir.....subbed

@devonchristian3526 2 жыл бұрын

The best plumbers were the Watergate plumbers

@HERO-RIC 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video thumbs up 👍

@edmundworrell530 3 жыл бұрын

Tom Selleck moustache. I'm jealous. And great video. I forwarded the one on apprenticeship to my younger son. Hope he decides to do plumbing. Great trade.

@drcardlector4904 3 жыл бұрын

This was just your way of showing off your house haha great video

@ACoustaDC 4 жыл бұрын

Okay, how come we aren't neighbors. Thanks for the great video and your tips are the best!!

@onsumshtradio7380 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome toilet!

@vladius8521 3 жыл бұрын

flush that heater folks!! make it last!

@vladius8521 3 жыл бұрын

oh you have went with the fancy throne option :)

@airigone1257 3 жыл бұрын

My daughter dropped a super bouncy ball down the sink one day and it kept stopping up. When I went to remove the p trap i broke the pipe coming out of the sink trying to loosen the pvc tightener.. why do they glue these??

@CrystalDragon-wk9lc 3 жыл бұрын

Well now I have seen it all. The toilet with a remote control... thats a first for me. 😂

@AnthonyRusonik Жыл бұрын

Great video. As an IT guy, I love the failsafe and backup systems. and the obvious professionalism. Point of curiosity, though: I didn't quite understand how the gas service and elements can be considered plumbing? I see the relationship, but the trade certifications are different.

@RogerWakefield Жыл бұрын

Not every state is the same. Some places plumber's are not allowed to work on gas lines...Texas, however, plumber's are allowed.

@PineconePaperCrafts 3 ай бұрын

i love your vids

@PineconePaperCrafts 3 ай бұрын

love you

@RogerWakefield 3 ай бұрын

I appreciate it

@rubenortiz2666 3 жыл бұрын

What plumbers book do u recommend for a study guide to buy for your journey mans test.

@frankmontez6853 2 жыл бұрын

Plumbing question - I fixed a major leak replaced it with same galvanized fittings . Afterwards there was some low water flow at a few places which I mostly fixed by cleaning out the aereators ( tips ) of faucets / shower heads . But kitchen sink faucet has no tip but still low . What could be problem ? It seems far away from the line I worked on . My repair was further away from main ( meter ) and kitchen much closer to it

@vladius8521 3 жыл бұрын

a good plumber in my book ALSO will educate the homeowner on meter location and how to shut it off before calling a plumber. Roger question . I always try to get homeowners to let us install a cleanout properly when they do not have one. am I wrong to do this?

@robertlongoria765 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the common sense that isn’t so common. I think the Sheetrock access to the tub innards was also a secret tip! Easier to fix Sheetrock!

@Corky42862 21 күн бұрын

Doing a upstairs hall bathroom remodel. Decided to move the toilet and shower, and as I took the subfloor out to see the plumbing, noticed that for both the shower and the toilet there was a 2.5-foot section of metal pipe for the shower and a 3.5-foot section for the toilet. Everything else is ABS. Why are there these metal sections there?

@el_alfred_ 4 жыл бұрын

What you can do if a company install a pipe to your house and the top of pipe is only 2.5 inches? Not by code

@caseyfry1740 Жыл бұрын

Roger, I’m tying into my main water line for a sprinkler system. Where I’m tying in its cpvc but I’m using pvc for the sprinklers. Is there a cpvc to pvc glue in adapter that’s 3/4?

@theglobalistchannel1471 3 жыл бұрын

Can you provide a link to the produc tdd that you use in the shower? The ladybug. I cant find it. Please.

@davelozinger1780 3 жыл бұрын

Where can I find the "ladybug" switch Roger mentions @ 7:30? It's not coming up in any searches. THANK YOU!

@jdcisneros9023 4 жыл бұрын

So do we need the anti scale which I didn’t know existed I thought you just get a softener do you need both ?

@HighPeaksHome Жыл бұрын

Ladybug for the win!

@RogerWakefield Жыл бұрын

I love it! Do you use one?

@HighPeaksHome Жыл бұрын

@@RogerWakefield i have not but i have installed them for customers. And i promote them when i can

@dicasdochicco9373 Жыл бұрын

Muito bom top very god top

@florianbohm7878 4 жыл бұрын

The Water Descale has no use by just using AC or Waves. For descaling you need ion exchanger. I would be glad if you can prove me wrong.

@RogerWakefield 4 жыл бұрын

Check out FlowTech. It has worked well for me.

@BigSarnt 10 ай бұрын

Im an electrician by trade. I got to get into this.

@DavidRamirez-fi2ev 2 жыл бұрын

i love KZfaq academy

@realsteel85 3 жыл бұрын

Is the condensation trap like the one you have shown only in Texas? I’m in California and I don’t believe I ever seen that before.

@kamello7777 3 жыл бұрын

What kind of toilet was that? I need that in my life! Lol

@aunicorninwv 3 жыл бұрын

Mr. Wakefield, I have an unusual question. Please understand I have little know how in this field, but my partner works as a maintenance guy off and on for people, so he would understand better than I. On to the question... A friend has a camper that has no sewage tank and it was fitted to be hooked up to a regular sewage line. They cut the line so the camper could be moved. Now we have a cut at a bend in the line. How could one hook a hose into the drain and use the hose as intended?

@willowwillowy3635 2 жыл бұрын

I'm here in Hope's I can get some idea on what a problem I'm having is covered...

@coralhahn3389 Жыл бұрын

I'm curious in the state of Texas ...is it legal to not have a garbage disposal on a rental house?

@halalmeatshophk 2 жыл бұрын

if the horizontal pipes are to be sloped at a slight angle, then wouldn't the vertical connecting pipes be also a little slanted? what is the solution to install vertical pipes perpendicular to the ground and yet the connecting horizontal pipes be sloped?

@jdcisneros9023 4 жыл бұрын

Man that gas supply had no type of play got called on that once

@andystitt3887 3 жыл бұрын

People make lots of mistakes with venting such as not taking cleaning them or not putting them in correctly.

@jimmidycricket4725 3 жыл бұрын

I want to work with people like him

@MyNathanking Жыл бұрын

1:39: Just what kind of cocamania job did the MASTER PLUMBER do here? Using an outdoor, CAPLESS cleanout for a backwash drain and carrying the filter system drainpipe outside JUST TO CONNECT to the outside cleanout? A nice way for dirt to get down inside the building drain for your house.

@PineconePaperCrafts 3 ай бұрын

i love pluming

@aaronjablonski6843 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a pipefitter. Don't touch my gas lines. *This is a joke, are trades just intersect right there a little.

@DanielDybing 3 жыл бұрын

Are gas powered water heaters the most common in the US?

@wildandwackywade 2 жыл бұрын

You spoke of flushing your water heater and draining the water heater I've been they're I've been told not to do this and not to do it unless absolutely necessary some people say yes some people say no what is the official ruling on this and what is your opinion about it?

@iceman846 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been a plumber for 40 years and let me tell you it sucks , you will never make money working for someone else just ask this guy how much he pays his workers, if it’s not 50.00 an hour plus it’s not enough how about bonuses vacations, sick pay you get nothing. If yo work for yourself the building contractors are always looking for ways not to pay you. You will be hot in the summer and cold in the winter and dirty. I’m retired now and way happier. DONT DO IT

@RogerWakefield 3 жыл бұрын

I have always made good money working for others. I just finally decided that I would rather work for myself... And, my guys were making about $50 on their total package... Not a bad living...

@therbeeo5364 3 жыл бұрын

@@RogerWakefield Not bad at all. This other guy might have just encountered some shady business partners.

@toddbailey5272 4 жыл бұрын

I got A? Can you feed a small out house projects with 1/2pvc? To keep pressure up

@RogerWakefield 4 жыл бұрын

Size doesn’t change pressure it changes volume. To many fixtures on a line will effect the pressure with them all on. What all is in the out house?

@toddbailey5272 4 жыл бұрын

@@RogerWakefield have hot water tank one bath sink and kitchen sink one outside facet. Feeding off a football field of line to two buildings one for water pet house tapped into 1/2 pvc too my project after tank turns into 1/2cpvc too inside cold in same pipe line as it comes in.

@toddbailey5272 4 жыл бұрын

@@RogerWakefield oh same well runs one full house 40yard away

@pedrotheplumber 5 ай бұрын

secret tip number 3 will also save your life lol

@NeverEnoughPyro40 3 жыл бұрын

I thought code requires you to have 3 screws per connection on your exhaust flue’s!

@netterstyl Жыл бұрын

-Need to call the gas company and have them come out and slap a fresh coat of paint on that ugly meter. They may get around to it after about a year. -Tip: Never flush anything (not man-made) down the toilet bigger than one square of toilet paper. (I'm talking to you, Charmin Ultra users.) That's what that bidet is for. Tip: Never throw gobs of vegetable peelings, etc., in the garbage disposal (like my mother was famous for doing). That's not a chipper - it was designed to handle small bits only. ...And while we're at it - never throw chicken parts, etc., in the household kitchen trash can. Instead, freeze them in a gallon ziplock bag, and put them out for the regular garbage pickup the night or morning before the garbage run. Doing so will eliminate flies from your property. -Tip: Forget the tank water heaters, and go with multiple point-of-use electric tankless heaters connected with pex-A expansion (F1960/Propex/Uponor) fittings. Don't use pex-B and cinch fittings or anything else - only pex-A. If you're rich, none of this matters, because you don't care. But if you're poor (like me), it matters. Dealing with tankless is less troublesome and less expensive than dealing with the (relatively cheap) tank heater that will start leaking. If you have a high-end rig (such as the one shown in this vid), it doesn't matter as much. It's like a high-end Trane HVAC system - you've already paid for the maintenance up front. -Tip: Have a water meter wrench HANDY, and know how to use it. It doesn't do you any good when a water leak is flooding your property and you've misplaced it.

@antoinettesmith6935 3 жыл бұрын

Can you change an anode rod in a hot water heater?

@mikeschannel1418 6 ай бұрын

Yes You can

@gyrgrls 3 жыл бұрын

14:20 - where's the bypass tee?

@LinuxJedi 3 жыл бұрын

I have a natural gas furnace that’s completely separate from my plumbing...

@zakkmon123 4 жыл бұрын

A/C and sanitary connections and are illegal here In Florida .

@vladius8521 3 жыл бұрын

Roger I hope its ok Im sharing the link to certain video's on my business page. I am also making sure to give all credit and such to you and asking them to visit and like and subscribe and share!