Thank you! This helps! Got a sweet hacksaw now lol

I just searched "tank lever nut stuck" and saw your video. You just bailed my butt out. Thank you for this!!!

Very nice install.

Wonderfully detailed! Thanks so much

Thank you!

Great video. The multi-toolI looks like it would make quick work. I didn't have one so I simply used a diagonal cutter and was able to bend and cut the top flat horizontal part then I used a small drill bit to make small holes down the vertical part then used a screwdriver to pry it out. Worked quickly without any possibility of cutting the stainless sink.

Thanks for the tip. I Used a dremel tool to take off the locknut, it was a metal one and had completely fuzed with the threads. Would recommend having a good number of grind wheels as i went through close to 10 since it was a tight and awkward area...those wheels are so fragile. Other than that, i took the nut it's self very slow as to not damage the tank it's self.

We use duct tape and roof flashing cement…….. just kidding great information filled video.

Thank you so much for your wonderful idea! It worked for us.

Why didn't you put some screws in that flange? That toilet is being held down by the lead pipe, is that normal?

Thanks for the video. I need to unscrew pipes that have pipe dope applied to them. How can I safely remove copper water supply lines attached with pipe dope before replacing them with braided water supply lines? Is there a specific technique to use with copper lines, water supply lines, and PVC?

Bob, you're the best.

Great job sir! You've revealed your personal knowledge and high standards with your excellent video.

Hammerhead Showers reached out to me and asked me to do an unboxing of their all metal (stainless steel & brass) handheld 3 mode shower heads. I did the video and you can check that out here - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rZ6joM5nq8edqYU.html

About 8 years ago, my GP recommended a statin because my total cholesterol was about 180. I asked for an additional test to see if that was necessary. He recommended the CCA scan. My result was 1000. So , have been on 20 mg statin (no effects seen)and cholesterol is now about 100-125 since. I have had two PET scans ( high tech stress test) and no abnormalities seen over the eight years. There are a number of new ,more sophisticated , blood tests that have not hit prime time yet; but it is clear that the standard LDL- HDL tests are too gross to predict much of anything definite. I work out at least five times a week including cardio and strength exercise which seems to help me.

Bidets are a pain to install....hire a plumber

Very complete. Years ago , I soldered male threaded fittings on the copper pipe stubs. I’ve been using quarter turn valves lately as replacements. For the full turn valves , I open them up all the way and then close them back a quarter turn and haven’t had one freeze yet. Glad to see you are not a Sharkbite hater. As long as you follow the directions they are as foolproof as any other connection. Brasscraft sells a rebuild kit for the full turn valves ; if you have that type , worth having a kit around in reserve for a couple bucks.

All instructional videos say to install with the larger beveled side down. But when I pull my old overflow pipe and elbow forward from inside the tub, if I place the gasket that way, there is clearly a MUCH larger gap at the top than the bottom. If I turn it over and install the other way, when I pull it forward and screw it down, it clearly makes a much better seal with the gasket touching the top and bottom of the hole evenly. Is this the better way to install it in my case, or would there still be some reason you'd want to "force" the large gap at the top closed by tightening the two side screws even harder? (My tub is slanted very slightly with the bottom inward a tad more, but clearly the elbow is angled also so the bottom touches first.)

Great video Bob! Thank you for sharing. Another idea for a possible future video is how to adjust a toilet so that it refills the bowl "properly" after flushing. We've got one that suddenly, about 2 months ago, quit refilling the bowl properly after a flush. The bowl now only gets enough water to be 4-6-inches in diameter at the surface of the water and about that deep too.

What are your thoughts on Loctite 55?

Great video! Glad I follow this channel!!

Thank you so much for this video. I did not want to call the plumber so decided to replace my fill valve by myself. I was doing good until I couldn’t loosen the plastic lock nut. I spent a long time trying to get it off until I gave up for the night. The next morning I decided to go to KZfaq and viewed your video. I had all the tools needed and it took me no time to take off the lock nut and replace the fill valve. Thank you again!

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Bob you're the best as always. If I had spare time I would go with you on weekend jobs without pay just for the experience and helping you out in any way...... learning and getting your experience and helping you out is priceless..... I'm from the Edison New Jersey side not far from Staten Island but now I live in Massachusetts so all I can do is dream about it

Hi Bob, I still have a table top propane furnace my dad gave me to use to prepare for my NYC practical exam. I believe I was one the first groups to take the triple offset exam. I still have trays of 3/4 black nips cut in 1/8” increments from my test. Thanks for posting. I enjoy your videos.

Bought a Korky replacement kit. The bowl gasket is way too thick. Directions say the gasket is thick and designed to compress and to keep cranking down the bolts until the bowl and tank meet. Not in a million years is this happening. I got a foolishly wobbly tank. Unbelievable.

thanks, respect especially NYC

Kitchen sink water comes out of sprayer only

Hi Bob, my drain plug is broken off and lodged somewhere down the pipe. How do I retrieve that? Thanks!

Very informative great video

thxs for sharing...

Just good ole common sense old school plumbing wisdom! Thank you!

Please make a video on how to install the Pex Flexible ballcock riser. Show how to measure proper length and how far to seat in shutoff valve, how to cut, and how to install. Can't find any how-to videos online for the PEX ballcock riser.

Nice job explaining all the different styles. Where I live in Phoenix AZ I don’t think I’ve ever seen a single sweat on valve. They are exclusively compression valves here. IPS is also very rare because not many houses still have galvanized steel (probably because of our poor water quality) finally, houses built in the last 15-20 years are almost exclusively plumbed in pex usually with plastic Accor style angle stops on it.

Angle stops, I like the brass craft type

Nice, always appreciated your vids Bob.

can you sweat a fitting in place after the other end has used teflon to seal the threads in place

That's what I call a plumbers christmas tree! @bob Thoughts on 1/4 turn? (what I mean is when do you prefer/think one is better than the other)

Another informative video. Well done.

Bob you always have great tutorials Thanks a lot for your demonstration on the different valves and piping really helps out a lot Thank you

Good stuff Bob, but it looks like you are telling non plumbers to screw copper into galvanized or steel😬😬

Nice to see ya back

Awesome Thank You Robert #Happy Plumbing !

Any preference between the 1/4 turn ball valves compared to the multi-turn valves? The former seem more modern and easier to use, but aren't serviceable. Also easier to damage when sweating/soldering on, and then they might never fully shut off properly. The latter have the rubber stopper and stem seal that harden and leak over time, but at least those are replaceable without having to remove or desolder the housing.

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FYI you can crimp either pex a or b. So if you don’t know what kind of pex it is get crimp stuff. On the reverse it won’t work. You can’t expand pex b

Thanks, this will be good if I ever need to make a repair, I don’t know how to do sweating, I did use shark bite years ago in my former home, I think they still have them connected. How do you find the shark bites, are they dependable ?

Excellent video. I’m calling it before I watch it. Your videos are always great source of knowledge.

Thanks, Bob! Never gets old!

Nice video Bob. Your videos are always detailed and informative. I am in Western Nassau county and always use IPS 1/4 turn valves. I go through my house and turn all the valves on and off twice a year so they don't seize up or leak. I don't like sweated valves as its more work to replace them when they go bad.