Honestly.. if you were working for me in a plumbing company and I walked into the office while you were watching these videos.. oh yes he is a great guy.. I have an idea.. take your personal stuff and go work for him. I see your not for where you work.
Great job Steve! Hard work cutting cast over your melon. I replaced 15 feet of 2 inch cast. I made one cut with a diablo blade and then had trouble on the next cut. I rented a cast chain cutter and finished job. I also think that ladie was happy to have you on the job. Your skill and hard work are appreciated.
I'm sure you've been asked before, but why not do a T-Shirt for us to buy?! Have your company logo on the front and your awesome quotes scattered on the back. Do a pole to see who would buy one. "Give it the ol' Ghandi, Mama", "Why would you wear gloves, they say" etc etc. Cheers from NZ and Happy New Year
The reason you put gate valves in upside down is so that sediment won't fill up the gate groove and prevent the valve from shutting off completely. Best bet is to replace them with ball valves.
Lots of muck in that pipe. That was some good coordination there Steve. Holding that section of cast and being able to line up those Ferncos. I would have dropped the pipe on my head!
Steve, try some of the new Diablo Carbide Blades...they cut through cast iron like butter and last quite a while. I've been using them about a month and am very impressed, even with my M18 sawzall I have zero issues.
Didn't he even mention that pipe previously? I knew he had been there before! Strange how we follow this channel so close we recognize specific pipes in homes we've never visited. Lets's hope we are done seeing that boiler with the stuck safety valve!
Need a snap cutter, I know their expensive but would save time. They have ones you can use a impact driver or impact wrench on them and tightens it till it snaps, I think their 1500 or roughly around that.
Steve, ever think of doing a vid of that old school cast repair? That rope and lead shit whatever it's called? I know your busy as fuck now, but it would be pretty interesting at some time? I know it's all No Hubs now, but it would be cool to see how the working men did it back in the day. Just a thought
Running a cup of salt, cup of baking soda, and half a gallon of vinegar down your drains every month helps break up that grease, prevent clogs, and helps remove buildup.
6 thumbs down? Oh right, those are the guys still living in mama's basement! Afraid to leave because they don't have what it takes to be a real workin' man! Nice work as usual Steve, Next level !
My shut off values look just like the those.(upside down,crusty) Also I can't turn them either..So worried they will leak any day. Saving for a replumb.
Steve you should try the new Cast Iron cutting Diablo Blades, sold at Homedepot. They go through Cast Iron like hot knife thru butter. They are pricey at 11.00 per blade but worth it in my opinion.
yeah I was dumbfounded the first time I cut thru 4" Cast Iron in about 20 seconds lol. I dont know why but it seems like no other major blade makers have anything comparable.
Steve would you mind giving a link or product name/number of the work light you use? Hard to tell on the videos but looks like a good one. Thanks from Canada!
Spent the better part of the day there. Makes you wonder what the looks on peoples faces might be when they get handed the bill. Not uncommon here to pay up to $300 dollars just to get that sink snaked. Steve now has freckles mama. I hope you kept your mouth closed . Changing those hoses prevented a future flood good job.
Why not just change it over to abs and also your using the wrong snake that pipe is much thicker you should have used the medium machine with either 3/8 or 1/2 in cable
Cell phones are one of the worst things to ever come out. Back years ago you called your customer route for the day to confirm and it was your appointment was for Tuesday get there when I get there. You were able to get in, get the job done and move on to the next. If you didn't have a beautiful blonde who sat and filed her nails to answer the phone people use to leave messages on the answering machine ( for those who have no clue what that is, Google it ) . Now... holy cow.. everyone wants an immediate answer to everything and you better have that phone in your hand to answer on the first ring. You spend more time answering calls from solicitors and whack jobs who wants to blame everything bad that happens on someone else and you better be here in the next 2 minutes to make it better but if you are going to charge me no thanks I will find a you tube video how to do it.. ( the liberal way ). There also seems like there is some god of cellphone who can see when you have both hands into something and it always explodes right then. Now picture poor Steve here with all the whack jobs from all over probably the world wanting instant answers and solutions so they don't have to go to thier safe space and have a cry...
That wasn't an easy job. Snaking that pipe beforehand may have made more of a mess downstairs where the pipe was leaking. Damned if you do - damned if you don't.
I work in the office of a plumbing company in St. Louis and watch your videos all the time. I love them! So entertaining!! Keep em' coming!
Honestly.. if you were working for me in a plumbing company and I walked into the office while you were watching these videos.. oh yes he is a great guy.. I have an idea.. take your personal stuff and go work for him. I see your not for where you work.
Man we need to get you a new ringtone! Lol. Maybe some Sinatra or Nat King Cole. Great job squaring that house away.
Great job Steve!
Hard work cutting cast over your melon.
I replaced 15 feet of 2 inch cast. I made one
cut with a diablo blade and then had trouble on the next cut.
I rented a cast chain cutter and finished job.
I also think that ladie was happy to have you on
the job. Your skill and hard work are appreciated.
Diamond blades work great on cast.
I'm sure you've been asked before, but why not do a T-Shirt for us to buy?! Have your company logo on the front and your awesome quotes scattered on the back. Do a pole to see who would buy one. "Give it the ol' Ghandi, Mama", "Why would you wear gloves, they say" etc etc. Cheers from NZ and Happy New Year
i want to do shirts and hats just have not got around to do it yet .this year i am hoping
steven lavimoniere yes, please. Give it the old gundi, neck level.
It could say I made a fritz
*poll
"SHE'S A LEAKER", would be the best.
The reason you put gate valves in upside down is so that sediment won't fill up the gate groove and prevent the valve from shutting off completely. Best bet is to replace them with ball valves.
Good point, makes sense now that you said it.
I don't want to be a plumber! Ole Steve makes it look easy
"So you wanna be a plumba?" That was great when you reached the chocolatey center with the Sawzall.
Creamy chocolate center?
lol
Decades ago we use to have to pack cast drains with oakum and melt lead into the joints to seal them. Thank goodness times have changed. Good video.
IIRC, there's a video of him doing that with an old flange in his library. Pretty amazing stuff to watch.
Lots of muck in that pipe. That was some good coordination there Steve. Holding that section of cast and being able to line up those Ferncos. I would have dropped the pipe on my head!
Never mind "Why would you wear gloves?" Why would you wear goggles! and a mask, and a helmet... Holy, Shit flyin everywhere!
Steve, try some of the new Diablo Carbide Blades...they cut through cast iron like butter and last quite a while. I've been using them about a month and am very impressed, even with my M18 sawzall I have zero issues.
Yes they are good and so are Lennox blades
Yo Steve love your site , nice to see you have new emery paper . LOL
SteveLav = Real working man.
I love that tool with the chain. Whatever that thing is it looks awsome!
Nice job Steve...she's a leaker mamma! Next level!
Mmm Minty fresh! Great work, as usual!!
Great job. As always, an inspiration for all of us "wanna be" plumbers. lol
The old gundy never fails, ever.
Steve you can hang a piece of plastic up on the wall, it will take 5 minutes and save you a 1/2 hr of cleaning. Just saying, but good job anyways.
Steve is a busy man , that phone ringing off the hook
Multiple offender.I remember you was there about week or so ago. Good job, Steve Lav.
Didn't he even mention that pipe previously? I knew he had been there before! Strange how we follow this channel so close we recognize specific pipes in homes we've never visited. Lets's hope we are done seeing that boiler with the stuck safety valve!
First time I ever saw cast painted silver, even the copper. And that valve with the stem pointing down was horrible.
You should use diablo carbide blades, they are the best
Diablo cast iron blade will blow right through it.😎
Yup cut through mine like butter
I prefer the carbide blades for cast iron, faster than the cast iron blades!
Love the Diablo blades!
He knows that, but it would have cost him $100 off his labor total.
anticapitalize he probably bid this job..
great job mama ! real working man
Need a snap cutter, I know their expensive but would save time. They have ones you can use a impact driver or impact wrench on them and tightens it till it snaps, I think their 1500 or roughly around that.
What does “give it the ol’ gandy” mean? I literally was googling it and cannot find anything. Do you coin this phrase yourself? Love it.
It's Gundy.. Give it the old Gundy.. Mike Gundy.. He was a football player..
Taught me a lot !
Steve, not easy to cut through that cast iron. Nice job on that fix.
that old cast iron is a bear... the new stuff cuts like butter. guess its made out of chinesium
Good job Steven..!!!
Cool to see how cast iron is done
Holy cow! That was a job!
Steve, ever think of doing a vid of that old school cast repair? That rope and lead shit whatever it's called? I know your busy as fuck now, but it would be pretty interesting at some time? I know it's all No Hubs now, but it would be cool to see how the working men did it back in the day. Just a thought
Use the broken blade for a scraper Steven it will stay sharp high carbon
Love ur videos Steve!
Running a cup of salt, cup of baking soda, and half a gallon of vinegar down your drains every month helps break up that grease, prevent clogs, and helps remove buildup.
6 thumbs down? Oh right, those are the guys still living in mama's basement! Afraid to leave because they don't have what it takes to be a real workin' man! Nice work as usual Steve, Next level !
My shut off values look just like the those.(upside down,crusty) Also I can't turn them either..So worried they will leak any day. Saving for a replumb.
wondering , why not use the chain pipe cutter buster thing on the old pipe?
Steve why did you go back with cast iron ? Could you have used pvc pipe?
Greg Keller I think in his state if you take out cast iron you need to put back cast! I remember him saying that one time!
if there is cast iron on both side ,,,,,you have to install cast iron back ,per code in my state ,,to do it right
steven lavimoniere
why should you never place valves upside down?
Porta Rocc I wouldnt install any valve upside down, sediment might settle and lodge it
kennycybertron1
Ook
But sideways is ok?
19:26 when you have bad guts!
9:12 " so ya wanna be a plumber" mama.
😂👍
Edgar Bravo yep, a couple hundred grand a year, ain’t to shabby
What are those couplers called that you always use?
next level, Steve
Would it b better to do a double trap under the sinks?
Hi Steve, why did the paint the pipes silver back in the day and is the paint still available?
Hey Steve. What is the name of your ring tone?
Could of taken the curtain down first...Lady is gonna love the stains...Just sayin...
That's a slobber jobber.
Steve you should try the new Cast Iron cutting Diablo Blades, sold at Homedepot. They go through Cast Iron like hot knife thru butter. They are pricey at 11.00 per blade but worth it in my opinion.
absolutely they are awesome blades for cast iron, I just posted the exact same things.
yeah I was dumbfounded the first time I cut thru 4" Cast Iron in about 20 seconds lol. I dont know why but it seems like no other major blade makers have anything comparable.
you a service tech?
self employed master plumber, mostly service work.
been at it 22 years myself, This guy is a good as technician
Steve, where do you get the couplings for the steam release?
Steve would you mind giving a link or product name/number of the work light you use? Hard to tell on the videos but looks like a good one. Thanks from Canada!
Brian he did a video on it I believe it's sold at walmart
Brian here's the video
ua-cam.com/video/Tj9ECn5m5Uk/v-deo.html
Beauty. Thanks guys
why not use PVC pipe there instead of going back with cast iron?
How many blades did you end up using?
i bloke one .
Steve, why not use PVC? Much easier and will last 4 ever...?
Nevermind the gloves, why don't you wear full hazmat suit?
Customer sounds like Tony Soprano's mother!
IPhone ring stone sped up sounds like the CSI New York theme song lol 24:40
Do you leave your truck on the whole time?? What's the reason?
Could of been replaced with PVC pipe as well?
I would like to see a video of taking the well out of an old boiler
That usually happens in horizontal runs where the slope is minimal if at all and that look like it could afford more slope
What is "gundy"?
Why did they used to hang those valves upside down? Collects all the damn sediment right in the valve...
Tim Hendley Because otherwise the valve head would be hitting the joist
Had the pipe been on a slant there wouldn't have been standing water to allow it to rot.
Why you never cover floor, walls or anything?
Do you still learn new stuff,or have you seen it all doing it for so many years?
The pipe laid flat in the run so the acids ate it.
Ain't no Diablo, mama
I can't figure out why you wear gloves.
That's why you wear gloves!!
is that a drum trap??
Its a DWV Test Tee
Hey Steve I hear Oprah is running for president. Lol
supride did;t replace that with PVC
Do you ever go to clean sink, toilet, tub they are never clean
Spent the better part of the day there. Makes you wonder what the looks on peoples faces might be when they get handed the bill. Not uncommon here to pay up to $300 dollars just to get that sink snaked. Steve now has freckles mama. I hope you kept your mouth closed . Changing those hoses prevented a future flood good job.
If you ever get the chance get a pair of record cast iron snap cutters always preferred them to the single stroke ones
Made a mess of that basement wall
My bad didn't know you had one, he's a plumber too, duh?
Why not just change it over to abs and also your using the wrong snake that pipe is much thicker you should have used the medium machine with either 3/8 or 1/2 in cable
Ton of food under strainer - she wonders why it backs up.
went to lowes asked for 2 jedd clampetts
i realized he put in a used cast iron pipe
You don’t like this customer. If you liked them you’d do pvc or abs and dump all the cast iron.
I want to be a plumber
why do you wear gloves?
Thats got to be at least half a day there.
it was like 3 hours
👍🏌🥃🍺🥃🍺🍺
Stay safe.
Retired keyboard super tech.
Wear you safety glasses.
Why the gloves...?
why does his phone always ring?
scott johns well let’s see he owns his own business
Cell phones are one of the worst things to ever come out. Back years ago you called your customer route for the day to confirm and it was your appointment was for Tuesday get there when I get there. You were able to get in, get the job done and move on to the next. If you didn't have a beautiful blonde who sat and filed her nails to answer the phone people use to leave messages on the answering machine ( for those who have no clue what that is, Google it ) . Now... holy cow.. everyone wants an immediate answer to everything and you better have that phone in your hand to answer on the first ring. You spend more time answering calls from solicitors and whack jobs who wants to blame everything bad that happens on someone else and you better be here in the next 2 minutes to make it better but if you are going to charge me no thanks I will find a you tube video how to do it.. ( the liberal way ). There also seems like there is some god of cellphone who can see when you have both hands into something and it always explodes right then. Now picture poor Steve here with all the whack jobs from all over probably the world wanting instant answers and solutions so they don't have to go to thier safe space and have a cry...
What is the "Old Gundy"?
Tried and true version of the new Gundy
😎 noice
That wasn't an easy job.
Snaking that pipe beforehand may have made more of a mess downstairs where the pipe was leaking.
Damned if you do - damned if you don't.
paint over the shit on the wall lol
who thinks he probably should of snaked it before he cut the pipe ...repeats himself like a broken fucking record
Y"ole gundy momma
next time try my trick start with that blade then change the blade to a 8 inch wood blade.and see the results gunday.oh mamma.lol
Hey Steve, is it really easy to be cheesy or it's just a shit show