Do You Know How to Use a Plunger?

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  • A plunger is a household essential, but do you know how to use it properly? You might be surprised! I show you the proper way to plunge a toilet and unclog it using the RIGHT plunger.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 95

  • @themordeo1098
    @themordeo1098 2 роки тому +19

    Mentors like this that make teaching fun and exciting is what makes people WANT to learn and improve. I easily sat down and watched some guy talk about plungers lol. Good video 👍😂

  • @thewannabetradesman
    @thewannabetradesman 2 роки тому +10

    Your channel is amazing - even for me, a teenager who doesn't have a career in any field. I do have a life path to go into the trades, and i'm stuck between technology/IT and electrician spots.
    You make the plumbing trade seem welcoming, however i'd rather be wiring servers or outlets instead of messing around in raw sewage. Not exactly my thing!
    I appreciate your channel, Mr. Wakefield. Keep going! Your content is very educational [not to mention entertaining] even for people who aren't in the trades at all or for people who are in a different trade.
    Keep being awesome!

    • @bigred9428
      @bigred9428 3 місяці тому

      Any young tradesmen that have come to my house have been really happy with their choice. I know some days, physical labor can get you down, but so can working in an office, plus, you'll probably be healthier too. Good luck to you!

  • @jordanrelkey
    @jordanrelkey 2 роки тому +36

    I got a call for a plugged toilet at work a few days ago! Apparently they tried plunging it before I did, but I only gave it one plunge and it cleared. I'm pretty sure most people don't understand how a plunger works.

    • @RogerWakefield
      @RogerWakefield  2 роки тому +2

      Do you carry one on your truck?

    • @sunshine3914
      @sunshine3914 2 роки тому +1

      @@RogerWakefield I’m not finding link you mentioned@6:48 …

    • @colinmontgomery1956
      @colinmontgomery1956 25 днів тому +2

      What kind of a moron would you have to be to not understand, intuitively, how a toilet plunger works? I mean, seriously.

  • @azmrblack
    @azmrblack 2 роки тому +20

    The plunger he is using and recommends is the Korky Beehive Plunger - it is actually a really good plunger. FYI for anyone curious.

    • @drippingwax
      @drippingwax Рік тому +3

      I just bought one and it did what the pretty Polder from Target couldn't!
      Thanks both of you! :)

    • @deborahbarry8458
      @deborahbarry8458 11 місяців тому +1

      Thank you. My plunger is as hard as a rock. I’m keen to buy this.

  • @livingdivanized
    @livingdivanized 2 роки тому +12

    Thanks for this and the closet auger video. I'm seriously considering investing in a closet auger. My one year old toilets don't give me anywhere near the trouble my 20+ year old toilets did, but I'd much rather be prepared then having to scramble when the toilet(s) need the service of a plunger and an auger. And, I now know why I've always thought those "traditional" plungers didn't work well for toilets. They're meant for sinks. No wonder they're useless in the toilet. And, I'm requesting a 2022 blooper review or a 2022 best bloopers video. Please.

  • @daplumber9729
    @daplumber9729 2 роки тому +11

    I'm completely clueless when it comes to plungers thank you for this!

  • @sambromley7394
    @sambromley7394 Рік тому +3

    Not a plumber but I’m a hotel engineer so I have to unclog toilets and urinals all the time, I’m gonna get one of those plungers you have for my tool cart because it looks like it works way better than the standard toilet plunger we’re provided. Especially on odd shaped bowls like our Toto brand toilets.

  • @angiekalas-caldwell8825
    @angiekalas-caldwell8825 2 роки тому +8

    You must be psychic! Every time a plumbing issue happens within a day or so you come up with a solution!!! I've been using the wrong plunger my whole life 🙃!

    • @RogerWakefield
      @RogerWakefield  2 роки тому +1

      👍 Glad my psychic powers are being put to good use. Thanks for watching, Angie!

  • @LilPlumber
    @LilPlumber 2 роки тому +10

    Helpful and hilarious🤣 Please keep adding bloopers and the end!!

  • @AlexJosh-vm9pd
    @AlexJosh-vm9pd 2 роки тому +6

    I didn't even know there was a difference! awesome video!

    • @RogerWakefield
      @RogerWakefield  2 роки тому

      Glad I could help! Thanks for watching, Alex!😎

  • @abrahamboyd9507
    @abrahamboyd9507 6 місяців тому +1

    I was cracking up learning about the birds and the bees of plumbing. LOL!

  • @kevindiaz8583
    @kevindiaz8583 2 роки тому +1

    I had an interview for plumber and apprentice and tomorrow I am riding in the van for the first time

  • @KorkyToiletRepair
    @KorkyToiletRepair 2 роки тому +2

    The Korky Beehive loves you too, Roger! 😂😂

  • @donnycrouter3334
    @donnycrouter3334 2 роки тому +1

    At the end of the video when it said Jan 01 1970 that's awesome 👍😎 cool videos keep coming

  • @jacobbowling263
    @jacobbowling263 2 роки тому +3

    Thanks Roger you are a genius.

    • @RogerWakefield
      @RogerWakefield  2 роки тому +3

      Thanks for watching, Jacob!😎

    • @jacobbowling263
      @jacobbowling263 2 роки тому +2

      @@RogerWakefield I really enjoyed the video and I laughed at the end when you said” look how soft and sweet that looks”

  • @austin31bennett
    @austin31bennett 2 роки тому

    This is the greatest video ever and I hope it gets randomly recommended to more people like it did to me

  • @EileenJoyHappy
    @EileenJoyHappy 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you for sharing this with me.

  • @melodybaugher9729
    @melodybaugher9729 Рік тому +1

    I'm curious when the flange plunger was invented or became popular. Because 50 years ago, I'd never seen or heard of one.

  • @chris76-01
    @chris76-01 2 роки тому +5

    The hulk hogan of plumbing 😄

  • @miyojewoltsnasonth2159
    @miyojewoltsnasonth2159 8 місяців тому +1

    1:00 Will a hard plastic bellows plunger work the same as the soft one he is using?

  • @irayz2677
    @irayz2677 2 роки тому +4

    So you saying…
    Soft is better 😊
    I knew that! Lol 😝

    • @irayz2677
      @irayz2677 2 роки тому +1

      I use my wife’s
      Moisturizer to keep my tools fresh and soft after every use.
      Great for butt hurt cream.

    • @RogerWakefield
      @RogerWakefield  2 роки тому +1

      I try not to get butt hurt…

  • @luv2plumb
    @luv2plumb 2 роки тому +3

    the bloopers at the end🤣🤣🤣

  • @Rad-Dude63andathird
    @Rad-Dude63andathird 2 роки тому +1

    Didn't think I'd be on a plumber's UA-cam channel, but here we are today.

  • @miyojewoltsnasonth2159
    @miyojewoltsnasonth2159 8 місяців тому

    4:10 What's an "angle stop"?

  • @elrojo98
    @elrojo98 2 роки тому +1

    This new editing is amazing lol

  • @leahkelly8306
    @leahkelly8306 2 роки тому +3

    What kind of plunger is it? What is it called ? Store People are looking at me like I’m crazy

  • @bhedgepig9653
    @bhedgepig9653 Рік тому +1

    When Hulk Hogan tells me the right way to use a plunger, I listen.

    • @eddiew2325
      @eddiew2325 Рік тому

      am i the only one who thinks thats not hulk hogan?

  • @Beatlefansince1961
    @Beatlefansince1961 Рік тому

    Hi Roger, enjoyed your video....thanks.

  • @snoozeflu
    @snoozeflu Рік тому

    I am a bit confused as to whether you are supposed to use the plunger to push the plugged object through on down the line or use the plunger to make a suction and draw the plugged object back into the bowl. I've seen it done both ways. Great video!

    • @RogerWakefield
      @RogerWakefield  Рік тому

      Both! As long as the clog is cleared you've done good

  • @bigred9428
    @bigred9428 3 місяці тому

    Thumbs up for the "infomercial" beginning, but I almost took it away because of the plunger PDA.
    It wasn't until the 1980s or 90s when I first started seeing toilet plungers. Before that, you just got a bigger plunger for the toilet.
    If you are a new parent, call it a potty, not a toilet. Where do you put toys? The TOY-LET.

  • @juggernautwzrd
    @juggernautwzrd 2 роки тому

    love bloopers

  • @KingOfPatiala
    @KingOfPatiala Рік тому

    So, good to use a plunger and/or auger with the "stuff" floating around in the "pool" ? Tried the baking soda/vinegar thing and the "stuff" rejected it. Now I have a brown "stuff" that has been chemically treated, still floating.

    • @RogerWakefield
      @RogerWakefield  Рік тому

      plunger and an auge have always worked for me...might take some fighting but they will ge tthe job done

    • @toadievids669
      @toadievids669 Рік тому

      @@RogerWakefield thanks. I'll give it a whirl, hopefully.

  • @kimpacker1632
    @kimpacker1632 2 роки тому

    This guy is a legend

  • @xHadesStamps
    @xHadesStamps 10 місяців тому

    One thing I really hate is that the stores sell those sink plungers as toilet plungers. They’re not even flange plungers (which are designed for toilets and usually perfectly fine. However, as they’re a fair bit more rigid, they may have issues sealing against some toilets), so they should be sold as sink and tub plungers. I also hate that accordion plungers, which are sometimes essential due to the sheer amount of force you can get out of them, are almost always entirely plastic (no rubber, poor seal).
    Also noticed you giving it a couple of slow pumps first. Definitely a good idea, as it clears as much air, which is compressible, as possible, and replaces it with water, which is incompressible.

  • @markcostello4937
    @markcostello4937 2 роки тому +1

    I use a sewer rod to unblock toilets . Works every time and it gives me some distance from the toilet so I don't get splashed on .

    • @RogerWakefield
      @RogerWakefield  2 роки тому

      Smart idea! Avoiding the little brown munchkins

  • @jparrish
    @jparrish 2 роки тому

    How about those of us with rear eject toilets? I've found dealing with those is much harder than with a standard toilet.

  • @bigred9428
    @bigred9428 3 місяці тому

    Should I use any kind of oil on my plunger to keep it in good condition? I soak mine in bleach to disinfect it.

  • @lsdislove420
    @lsdislove420 2 роки тому +2

    Hilarious, I love it

    • @RogerWakefield
      @RogerWakefield  2 роки тому +1

      Appreciate it, Aden! Thanks for watching😀

  • @carolinewu3916
    @carolinewu3916 2 роки тому

    where's the link for the plunger tho?

  • @KarriannGraf
    @KarriannGraf 2 роки тому +1

    Hey Roger …. Sent you a msg in Volley …. I need a snake instead of a plunger 😂 …. UJS

  • @darrint3573
    @darrint3573 11 місяців тому

    The two plungers shown in the thumbnail are both inadequate. You need the right-side plunger that has the added open-ended oval extension.

    • @RogerWakefield
      @RogerWakefield  11 місяців тому

      They both have their place depending on the clog

  • @HarrisWaterandSewer
    @HarrisWaterandSewer 2 роки тому +1

    You would think it is just that easy!

  • @Usammityduzntafraidofanythin
    @Usammityduzntafraidofanythin 11 місяців тому

    No mention of the bellows plunger? :/

  • @loopydude1990
    @loopydude1990 2 роки тому +1

    Heh, look how soft it is, you could play with it, I can remake that with my printer and give you it as a stress toy 😂

  • @tphvac87
    @tphvac87 2 роки тому +3

    Roger getting all erotic on plungers…we all love plunging 😂

  • @stickfigurewithahat8860
    @stickfigurewithahat8860 2 роки тому

    Me before video: I know how to use a plunger
    Me after video: I didn’t know how to use a plunger

  • @axelquintanilla3970
    @axelquintanilla3970 Рік тому

    The toilets into music 😭😭

  • @brianc3481
    @brianc3481 2 роки тому +1

    I am ashamed to admit that I know some who plunged almost an entire roll down.

  • @ilikecats5472
    @ilikecats5472 2 роки тому +2

    👍

  • @IkkyuD
    @IkkyuD Рік тому

    I know

  • @aaronjoseph1777
    @aaronjoseph1777 2 роки тому

    I have that plunger on my service van....

  • @livingcarmine
    @livingcarmine 2 роки тому

    Unclog a tub!!! That be the hard one!!!

  • @ernestmccollum2397
    @ernestmccollum2397 2 роки тому

    Don't leave that trailer toilet out in the open. I may try it out.

  • @jameskitzmann6268
    @jameskitzmann6268 2 роки тому +1

    Roger you half assed that plunger workout. The cheap old one works better than the others you demo'd. I us an aguer on the job but the dollar plunger at the house. It's too much of a pain charging the customer if we clear it with a plunger so 6ft augers are all we keep on the truck.

    • @snapcaseyouterspacey9015
      @snapcaseyouterspacey9015 Рік тому

      That's Smart business sense . Way to many folk out there who don't understand time is money and every business has overhead . Lol I'm picturing in my head the amount of Karen's that have been Triggered by a Plunger 🪠😂

  • @mamaj7104
    @mamaj7104 21 день тому

    too damn silly!

  • @IkkyuD
    @IkkyuD Рік тому

    Oger

  • @silas6574
    @silas6574 Рік тому

    Wish I new to get a soft one

  • @satan6-6-6-6
    @satan6-6-6-6 Рік тому

    My experience is “don’t use a fucken plunger”. You’re a professional use a closet auger. The customer doesn’t have an auger but the customer has a plunger. Why call you?

  • @poncegsx
    @poncegsx 2 роки тому +3

    Mostly common sense, people lack it

    • @RogerWakefield
      @RogerWakefield  2 роки тому +1

      Yes indeed…

    • @poncegsx
      @poncegsx 2 роки тому +1

      Wow! Hey Roger, big fan! I’m a plumber and enjoy your videos, Great job 👏🏽 😃