DIY Plumbing Basics: Watch this before doing any plumbing in your home!
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- Today we're taking it back to basics. Plumbing basics! This weeks DIY video guide for homeowners is all about helping you understand the plumbing basics, so that you can understand the system in your house when you're doing your DIY renovation. For links to purchase the products in this video CLICK SHOW MORE ⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇
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here are the time stamps
1:30 pex plumbing overview
4:00 understanding the different fittings
17:30 venting
18:50 changes in the drain code
20:10 Temporary Caps
24:30 under the floor layout explained
33:30 understanding a wet vent
39:40 installing a vent through the roof
What about that thing at 12:20?
Home RenoVision DIY Oh My Goodness! I've just seen Jesus! The EXACT demonstration I've been crawling in the wilderness of video deserts 🌵 looking for. I'm the ultimate frugal person. I'm having to do my own plumbing, because A: I'm an Ebenezer & 2: plumbers are scarce in my area and they can't stand I want to watch them work( I have a reputation) but it's because I want to learn. Yet I offer to pay them handsomely if they will just let me work with them. Last quote was 8-10,000 and I was gonna cut out the floors where needed cut out all old pipe and dig up all under ground lines. I mean what the fudge? Seems like an awesome deal to me. My last plumber hasn't called me back..... in 2 months... AAARRRGGGHHHH!!! & yes I have called repeatedly, text, voice mail.... crickets! So praise the good lord for YOU! Even though this video fringed the pornographic😯😳😬 it has been bar none the best most informative, I'm shedding tears 😭 of unbridled, hysterical JOY, I mean finally I can sleep better at night! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!
If I learn from your channel, is it still appropriate for the UK? Maybe I'm learning things that are only applicable to Canada's regulations lol
I really enjoy your videos.Thank you.
@@peggypenland1560 "A" and "2"? What comes next, "iii"? LOL
Such a great video. Seriously, there is no one even close to producing this level of content for diy on the internet!
Glad you liked it! Cheers!
I totally agree! I even try to watch the ads as brainless as they are at times. You have definitely opened my eyes and given me the confidence to finish my build that my contractor walked out on.
That is so true!
Amazing content!!!
"I always watch Jeff, and have learned so much from him". Bob Villa
It’s called a P-trap because p is short for pneumatic. So it could also be called a gas trap or air trap. Now I feel proud that I was able to teach you something Jeff.
I am Dutch and we have some of the best ways of doing thing in the world and still you are my favorite
genuinely love this guy and his attitude, he makes the most daunting asks simple and gives u the confidence to try it urself.
Cheers Jeff!
Cheers!
He's knowledgeable but also fun to listen to.
I just got thrown into the plumbing department at Lowe’s because I knew how to do sprinkler work and I’ve been struggling to learn how to not seem like a window licker to the customers who come in. Been watching ALOT of your stuff and it’s helped a ton. Thank you
Why not tie the vent into the existing vent?
This channel saved me over $10k for my home remodel. One of the gem channel on YTB. Love you! Jeff!
I don’t even have a house yet and I watch both his channel from the beginning and I can’t stop it’s just so good 😊 😇😊
Thanks for the shout out Sherrida. Cheers!
Back in the days of television you would be famous.
Not looking to be famous Bruce, just a good neighbor. Cheers!
He's famous on youtube. Television is dying
Home RenoVision DIY the hero we need
And to add to this, I gave up television years ago. I turned it on the other day for a client. I Flipped through 20 channels of commercials. Nope, I am not missing anything.
He kind of is famous. On DIY forums, I see "the Canadian" guy being often quoted or even videos being shared as starting advice to beginning questions.
I have built a house all on my own except for the brickwork and have renovated several homes. However, I have learned a few things from this video that will be invaluable on my upcoming renovation. Thanks for those tips!
Happy to share. Cheers!
There is no one I feel like following as you have some back to get the right concept come through. May God up there keep you and family safe, healthy and prosperous.👍
Maybe add a laundry drain, a backflow preventer check valve(code in many places), and a floor drain for high-efficiency furnace condensate/ hot-water tank relief valve blow off, etc., to your basement mock-up. Excellent channel and content.
To get that flexible fitting on easier my plumber gave me one and told me to use baby powder and slides right on and it worked real well
So glad that you and have included pecks tubing. As a mobile home owner who needs to do her plumbing this is so very helpful.
PEX for water supply has been recommended because it doesn’t freeze burst pipes as the other standards.
Thank you for this video ! ♥️
My neighbor had a total plumbing disaster last week. He's fixing it now and told me so far he spent around 12k. I can't watch the premiere but I'll be watching your video when you upload it. Cheers!!
what you said about not reaching in is so true. Did that once. Almost left the aisle before double checking with piece of conduit that matched what I needed it for. Totally the wrong sized fitting. Went back and majority of the box was stuff from other boxes.
be very careful shopping in bins. cheers!
I am actually surprised when I pull the right size out of the box anymore.
9 times out of 10 they are filled with the wrong things.
Hi Jeff , amazing videos
You should consider removing the shingles around the flange first and then installing shingles around the flange rather then caulking ,
Caulking only lasts so long on a roof , I’m not blowing smoke
I’ve fixed many leaks like this over the last 20 years as I own a roofing company
Just a suggestion
Thanks for the video
Great episode! Learned a lot, even though I have been doing DIY plumbing for 30 years. My vent stack story: Years ago had a two-story house in Minnesota. There was one small gap in the wind-break trees to the north-west. About once per winter, we would get a storm that came in from just the right direction -- it would drop 8 inches of snow on the roof, and the warm moist air coming up the vent stack would freeze into a soft-ball size ball of ice. The next morning, when the air is about -15F and the wind is still blowing, I am climbing the ladder with a hockey stick to knock the ice off so that the sewer would vent again.
Excellent information for the basics. You discussed the necessities for probably 90% of the work a DIYer would need to do. The only thing I would add would be to make sure to use the primer with the solvent welds on ABS or PVC. Just using the solvent cement will seal the pipe for the short term, but a few years later it will easily be able to be pulled apart by hand. The primer will clean/melt the outside layer of plastic on the pipe and fitting which will allow the solvent cement to bond properly. That type of joint will never be pull apart by hand. Also, as I was told on my first day of plumbing apprenticeship, "Two things you need to remember. Crap flows downhill and payday is on friday."
It's an instant LIKE without even going to the 2nd minute of this awesome tutorial ))) now I need to find an hour to watch it in full!
Looked at dozens of videos before yours. This one solved our problem. Thank you.
Thanks so much for this; I am an apprentice plumber but am taught abt new construction. You pointing out that there used to be more 90s instead of sweeps may very well solve the problem we have with our old tub drain getting clogged all the time. Thanks so much.
Jeff
I just want to say a BIG THANK YOU for your great videos. You’re my inspiration by helping me to tackle my home’s endless improvements as a home owner. I have been saving so much money. In addition, I discovered the new hobby. It’s a therapy to me just to do anything that carpentry related. Now I know why Jesus chose the best profession while He was here on Earth. Thank you so so much sir. GOD BLESS!!!
Dude, this guys knows everything about home renovation. Awesome! This man dont deserve to be underrated.
Love all your video, very informative.
I wasn’t sure I had time to watch a long video. I turned it on to watch the first few minutes and have been glued, rewinding and taking notes with time stamps for two hours. This is solid gold. I didn’t have time not to watch this video! Future me thanks you during my upcoming bathroom reno!!
Thank you for making these videos. They've probably saved me thousands of dollars.
Happy to help!
I’m really green when it comes to plumbing and this video gave me a great overview when it comes to draining waste water. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
I am a new subscriber. Homeowner of 3 years that found out I don’t know how to fix as
Much as I thought. I have found all of your videos extremely informative and entertaining at the same Time. Appreciate your content very much! Thank you
Your video was AWSOME! I cannot believe iI am taking the time to comment. Your way of demonstrating, instructing, and a few unintentional "blloopers" made for the most educational and enjoyable DIY videos I have ever watched., (and I've watched hundreds) I will now seek you out for all my DIY prodjects. Thank you. See you soon.
This is a great primer to get you started in understanding plumbing.
Thank you! I am in the midst of buying a 1925 Sears Craftsman Kit house in Washington State. I just had the inspection and it needs a lot of love. I have DIY experience with basic plumbing, electrical, and construction skills. When the sale goes through, I will definitely be joining your group. Thanks for all the videos. They have helped me realize that I can find a home in my price range and eventually, with elbow grease and with raising a bit of money, I will have a snug place to live out my elder years.
I love you Jeff. First time homer owner, never evened lived on my own before. You have made this so east for me to handle as I go day to day. Thank you deeply
very very informative. I'm in the middle of a bathroom renovation am an experienced carpenter, am learning a lot about plumbing in this adventure.
Thank you not only for the video but for leaving in the struggle with the rubber connector. As someone who's spent an unreasonable amount of time trying to get prefit pvc joints apart Sure to a little grut I can appreciate the struggle! It happens to the brst us.
I'm remodeling, ground up, an entire home thanks to this channel! Amazing instruction and great sense of humor. Thanks!!!
that's awesome he gives me a relaxing aura and the confidences to do it without being scared of not knowing anything about the whole home DIYs kinda projects.. He makes u feel like it's so simple and easy and not a big deal and things are a simple fix in his world and that's because he's so knowledgeable and confident and then we get the Confidence to do our own DIYs
.. i think he needs his own HGTV home renovation show on cable TV... love the chillness about him..
By far, the best DYI info on the net! Jeff, you are terrific! You take your time, you explain things thoroughly, you give us often the back-story to things, and NO fast motion! I love it.
Definitely should do more videos!!! Funny, informational and not to technical!!!🤙🏻
Thank you for leaving in the part where you struggled with the connector- I feel much better at my first attempts at replacing the p-
trap at my gym.
Thanks so much Jeff for putting out this great info. I have watched lots of your videos that have helped me gain clarity to challenges I have had with construction. I am a real estate investor and financial services guy now after retiring from the military but am not a contractor. As just a DYI handyman you have helped me cut to the chase many times with good, honest info. I will be signing up as a member and I just wanted to say thank you again~! Happy Father's Day~!
I totally agree!
All I can say is wow and thank you for saving us a shit load of money. Your videos are very informative without cutting any Conner like other videos in. Some pro makes videos to make money on youtube but you make videos to save people money and educate. Thank you
You sir, are a phenomenal contractor and instructor… infinate KUDOS to you and your team. Continue the great work. Your years of knowledge and back breaking days has paid off, no doubt!
You are honestly a LIFESAVER! Thank you for this wealth of information for noobs like myself! lol I've seen other videos and often wondered "what is that piece called?", "Why are they using that?" "How did they do that?", etc. You explained everything with details that very few give.
Glad I could help!
buy stuff from this guys' links. it supports the channel and damn...this the best home improvement channel out there
AWESOME VID! I wish all the content on UA-cam was half as valuable!
I thank you for all these videos. Finally I am able to understand the plumbing system. Appreciated every second.
bout How do you know all that? Everything about everything! I love your show. Much respect, seriously. You are the best!!!
Hey Jeff, I've been doing a bunch of research for tackling a bathroom in my basement (currently just a rough in) and this was super helpful. I ran into it via the UA-cam recommendations for related videos, but it actually wasn't in either your Bathroom or Basement playlists. This was a super helpful video, you might want to consider adding it to either/both of those so that its more easily visible to anyone looking to learn more about the plumbing before tackling a basement or bathroom project. Love your work, its a fantastic help, keep it up!
Thanks for the video. I was having a hard time understanding exactly what the vent pipe is/what it does. Nobody's explained it like this before and I now have a better understanding or where the pipes are/what they're doing.
Awesome video, Jeff! So grateful to have found you and your wealth of knowledge. Listening to you on so many topics over the past year has given me the confidence I need to speak up! In the past, I would have just gone along, not knowing any better and then would have been upset when things went wrong or when my contractor says that what I want can’t be done. Major catastrophe avoided yesterday because I knew enough to say, “No, don’t drill a bugger hole in my brand new countertop, give me the part and let me show you how it works, the hole is the correct size.”
In the end, we were both happier for it as this would have been an irreparable and irreplaceable $5000 mistake!
Thank you for sharing your experience so freely and thoroughly. You do make a difference, even when you don’t realize it.
Tracy
Thank you so much for these videos we are doing a complete bathroom renovation right now in our master bath and these videos are helping so much!
Hey guys I just bought a house thrusday. So excited.
Good timing on this because we want to add a second bath
Have fun!
Same scenario here! Good luck!
Your ability to paint a mental picture... Thank you.
Cambridge, ON and we have a rubber P-trap was bathroom sink. The plumber we called had 15years of experience and still said -"Well there is always something new".
Fantastic videos & so much knowledge U are sending across the world. I am Jayson from Sri Lanka appreciating all your hard work & generosity !! God bless U big man !!
Bro this video rocks!!!! I love you for putting our descriptive reliable trustworthy information to help us all beginner and diy .. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANKYOU YOUR A BLESSING IN SKIES
The one degree slope for waste pipe was eye opening, not something I would have guessed. Great videos!
You’ve taught me how to do more things than school ever has lol such a great channel keep up the good work
Happy to help! Cheers Charlie!
MAN HOW YOU MASTERED ALL THESE SKILLS AMAZING
I thought your impression of the red green show was perfect. Thanks for making these videos, helps me out a lot.
Thank you for giving us the basics, so we can not be clueless.
Excellent video. Very well done. Im about to renovate a house built in the early 50s. Having some plumbing issues and after watching your video now know its a result of improper venting. Love your channel.
Thank you for the time and energy you have invested in providing non bias information for the casual DIYer like me! It takes a lot of the skepticism and hesitation away from consuming your content to know that there is no brand name behind the scenes pulling the strings. Too many similar videos end up being a "native advertisement" that fails to mention that until after the viewer has invested much of their most valuable currency, time. I applaud your creative methods of generating revenue and wish you nothing but continued success. The democratization of once hoarded and trade secret information is by far one of this medium's most beneficial offerings. If I can make one small suggestion though. Please don't purchase props for your show and then return them to the store after you are finished with them. You mention in several of your videos, including this one, purchasing materials, fittings, etc. with the intention of returning them later for a refund. This is harmful to the suppliers that you purchase from, as well as the industry as a whole. It enables consumers to justify similar behaviors with other project related items like tools and consumables. While a company like Home Depot can probably take the financial hit from a percentage of their customers doing this, many smaller regional and locally owned stores cannot. The online economy has already forced many stores out of business and the ones that are remaining are operating on a razor thin margin. Even if the item is deemed okay to resold, there are still a number of costs. Lost inventory on hand, employee time handing both the sale and the return transactions, and time spent restocking these items. These things all cost stores money. As someone who is using this platform as a business, these purchases are tax deductible business expenses. So please be a responsible member of the business community and accept that there are necessary business expenses involved in video production. You could always chose to donate unused materials to a Habitat for Humanity project, the Salvation Army, or post them online in a free post so that someone struggling to pay for a home repair might find some grace in your generosity. Thank you again for all that you do and I look forward to your future on this paltform.
who would've though explaining pipes and fittings can be so entertaining?! I love this channel
The house that I just bought has a big pex manifold, accessible through a cabinet door in my garage with individual valves for each cold and hot water line. I don’t know much about plumbing and I’m sure this is the norm now but it’s way better than what I had before. Plus, since it’s a flexible pipe, I imagine the runs to each fixture and appliance are much easier to make and to repair/replace.
You are generous with your time and knowledge
The best of the best. Excellent master teacher for renovation. Thank you so much for all your excellent explanation. 👍🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷
Incredibly helpful tutorial on all the most important stuff about plumbing--enough detail to go and get the job done yourself, or if any questions remain, it was clear enough to know exactly the right question to ask! Thanks Jeff for putting out some amazing content here, I look forward to many more to come!
I do love the information and all the amazing knowledge, but watching you fight with that pipe..... priceless :D
Thanks for the video. A couple answers to the questions I had especially the tip for checking if a p trap is below the slab.
Awesome stuff- I've learned so much from your channel. You're the first I've heard to say that PEX copper rings are better than the steel clamps- even though the steel rings cost more at the box stores.
Thank you for the simple explanations helps a lot
Absolutely the best diy videos on the market!
I don't care about plumbing, just want to see you explaining things!! You are fun and look like a really decent person :-))
Oh thank you! I try my best. and I love to help folks. Cheers Demelsa!
I died. i love you so much raw and uncut thank you for not editing that out
Love these new types of videos. Please do more like this, Jeff!!!
Cheers Chaz!
give this man a golden globe award
When dealing with vent piping remember it also needs to have a slope toward the street. I had to move my venting roof penetration location do to adding solar panels. The venting pipe in the attic ended up filling with water because it was not tilted to drain to the street properly.
I was lucky. I had just dry fitted that piping for 6 months. When I went to glue it I recognized the problem and fixed it.
Hey Jeff, excellent video for the diy plumbing beginner. Thanks!
I've watched several of your videos and the time you invest is really awesome to make these videos for us! Ty so much!
That 45 degree angle on p-trap is super useful! Thumb up 👍🏻
uh, that won't pass code here. so much wrong with this video, he was never a plumber, never trained to be a plumber and is dispensing bad advice
@@EasyEPMD yes, unfortunately, you are right! I checked with my building inspector- he said NO
Hey Jeff, been watching your videos for a long time, so I have a video request, you’ve made something of yourself and now you are your own boss which is amazing and congratulations but I’m so curious how you got there. I know you’ve mentioned that you used to install office furniture but it would be cool if you did a video of how you came to the position your in now, the ups/downs great/shitty jobs maybe throw in some funny work/life experience stories. Cheers Jeff Keep the videos coming
Thanks for the idea!
Starting apprenticeship this was very informative thank you
Jeff! Buddy! You need to loosen the band on the no hub coupling to slide it on.
TY For All Your Great Videos Jeff, always very informational and helpful.
These videos of have saved me so much time and hassle. Top notch content!
Your videos are awesome. Thank you so much.
thank you - it's nice to see a professoinal struggling like us DIYers. Instead of Vaseline use Silicone spray! Thanks, Ice Storm TEXAS 2021, have to now fix my broken pipe in my crawl space on pier/beam house. Although it is a supply, you have taught me on 4 other videos I have watched, as I plan to replace pipe with pex AND INSULATE unlike the prior homeowner!!!!
You have delivered so much value in one video. Thank you 🙏
If you're concerned about plastic pipes delivering your drinking water, buy your drinking water separately. In plastic bottles.
LOL, I love it! And then you can live forever!Cheers!
Unfortunately plastic bottles are not safe either.
Yeah, the best bottles come from Nestle. They are rated B for best from toxicity. The only other rated B is Gerber Bottled water but don’t know where they sell it. Other than that Costco is rated at a C. And every other company including Avian, Desani and Springfield bottled waters are rated a D or F for their super toxic plastics. I once researched this when water was tasting like plastic bottle. P.S. Never buy those inexpensive deals where the water has been out in the sun in front of the store. And bottled water should be consumed within 3 months from pick up at store. The plastic holding the water breaks down and spreads to water inside. Noticed there was no company with an A rating? Stay healthy guys and good luck.
I see what you did there. 😂
Imagine when they find out that even plastic water mains are being installed with plastic services running to the houses. Still better than lead in my opinion, and there are still many many lead water services in use and even asbestos water mains.
Hey guys DIY great 👍 video with plumbing and all people fix you right guys around the world.
Great video ,well of information and Thank You for keeping real ! , in reality ,it's exactly how people struggle with few pieces of pipe .Not a Rocket science they say , lol, no it's not ,but to put few pipes together without leaks and fit right - an art form ! THANK YOU ,Again !
WHY IS THIS SHOW NOTTTT ON THE HOME RENOVATION NETWORK? So professional, freakin his content is the realist kind of scenarios that we can all use to fix problems in our homes without costing a arm and a leg... he really is entertaining and makes me feel like everything is a breeze to do, even if it's hard as hell he knows how to explain shit where even girls that don't know shit about tools or home renovation jargon /lingo (basically my dumb ass🏡🛠️😁🙄) can understand and actually feel like i could take on my Own DIY home renovation projects... great content I have i believe drain flys that R pestering me i guess comin from one of my drains so I wanted to understand how Plumbing works because I can't get my auger to go down my pipes the right way and I seen your videos and of course subscribed because you're so professional and very charismatic and keep up the great work you do for giving us the knowledge!
I've seen this video before.......but my favorite part is when you struggled with that 4-3 rubber coupler! Haha. So funny. Love your videos
“It does fit, but you’re gonna want to use the lubricant.”
Always sound advice. 👍🏻
Love your videos. They're exactly what I need for my own home renovation. Please consider a video on the difference (pros/cons) of Pex-A (UPONOR) vs. Pex-B (Apollo or Zurn). It seems UPONOR is the future but Zurn has the convenience factor.
Jeff you are like Prometheus bringing fire to mortals. It has just become too expensive to have general contractors over to do the simple stuff. Thank you for doing this, mate.
I feel that! Cheers!
Best channel around and your channel got me into DIY. Thanks Jeff! Started with your floor vids and wall.
That is awesome!
Hey 👋 guys great video with plumbing enjoying and downloading more guys for my noting.
Great video you are the best! one thing though, the 2" roofing jack has to be under two layers of composition shingle, by only being under one your not water tight at the horizontal tab of the shingle above the jack, use a razor blade and cut out a half circle and slide it under that shingle as well