How to repair main water line leak THE RIGHT WAY
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- Опубліковано 8 жов 2017
- Repairing a leak in your main water line from water meter to house. Water line brass barbed insert propane torch stainless steel clamps 160 psi hose. DIY.. I am not a professional plumber or water pro. Just a home owner trying to do it right and save myself alot of money
Hey man ...we just had our main line break...watched this video and fixed it. Want to thank you for making this video. Without this knowledge we wouldn't have water. (Cannot afford a plumber at this point in time) So again thank you do much! I am from Texas too but live in Kansas now. Me and my husband are now subscribers to this channel. Again, Thank you
Does this work ... yes. As a certified Water Distribution Operator I will say this is a last resort. There should also be 2 clamps per connection side as stated. I would spend the extra money for a Ford fitting and stiffners aka inserts. Then , I would know I could sleep easy. Also this is a service line , not a main line. Great video on one way to fix a service line though !!
He should've also spent some money and put pex in, looks like he's using that cheap farmers plastic
Great video thank you! This is exactly all the info I was looking for. Everyone else talking about pex and compression. I already bought the brass barbed pieces and wanted to find somewhere that I got the right pieces. Thanks so much!
This is the correct way to repair this type of plastic pipe I’ve seen people use compression fittings and no steel inserts which wouldnt work on irrigation type plastic anyway of the videos I’ve been watching in regards to repairs of this type of pipe yours is the correct method
I thank you for this video. Went to Lowes and the plumber knew exactly what I needed. Also, had called a plumber due to the 17 degrees and had to work fast. Worked great and bulked up on the clamps and used 8 total. Thank you.
This video helped me repair my water leak from my water main on my side. I appreciate your help.
This is everything I needed to know! Thank you so much for this, you literally saved me from having to dig up and replace my entire waterline, which would have been hell to do considering the fact I would have to tunnel under a wall and handicap ramp and through hard stone....
Wow, thank you. Now I need a video on how to fix my bathroom floor and replace a bedroom wall and replace a window lol
Seriously though...I do
Yep, that's Why plumber charge Alot.
The advice I got was two hose clamps per side and make their orientations opposite. Thanks for sharing, wish I could find that fitting you have.
I can't find that fitting as well only in stainless steel
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Thank you Alot man and Great info...👍👍
This is the Best video and explaination.
Just had major water leak yesterday put plastic pvc connector on with clamps Goin to lowes now to change it thanks for advice
Outstanding. Great work!!!
I work in the waterworks industry and compression fittings are definitely better. Just make sure you use the inserts. Also if you use the barb fittings and want to make life easier put a female x female union so you dont need to stress the pipe to get it to fit together.
This is the first time i have ever seen a water line installed with a hose clamp . Iv'e only seen these done with pinch clamps or compression fittings . Im not saying it's wrong where you are it's just blasphemous where i am, you might trigger a boss fight when you call in an inspection LOL.
Thanks for the video. You just saved me a lot of trouble.
Carl Johnson your very welcome. Hope it helps
This was very helpful. I want to run PEX pipe from my main line to a holding tank. Can I use PEX expander Tool and PEX from the main line to the tank?
Great video
Edit: ATTENTION EVERYONE! CHECK YOUR DISTRICT SPECS OF WHAT IS REQUIRED BEFORE LISTENING TO THIS GENIUS. IF PVC AND COMPRESSION FITTINGS ARE ALLOWED, USE THEM!!!
Never in my life have I been told pvc won’t hold the pressure, for one simple reason, it does hold the pressure. Seems as though you don’t know the different between schedule 40ajd 80, which is probably what your water guy was saying. So ya, just FYI, this was no where close to the “right way” but you say it with such confidence. I’m sure some Idiot will beleive you.
What the hell are you talking about dude? Do you have any experience in the trench laying pipe?Compression couplings are temporary? I’m not sure where you’re from or what kind of compression couplings you’ve been using, but there is nothing wrong with them. Of course silver solder, soldering, etc is slightly better, but compression fittings can EASILY LAST JUST JUST AS LONG.
PVC pipes and the compression fittings can withstand pressure that would blow your fucking mind. Twice what you’re line is at. When I install pvc lines, I pressure test the line at 1.5-2 times the estimated pressure.
Compression fittings work in exactly the same way that a rubber gasket pipe works. So yea, Im not sure who the fuck told you that bullshit. But it’s a hundred percent wrong. Many districts are moving away from pipes like ductile iron, cmlc (concrete lined steel pipe) and switching to pvc.
So don’t go on UA-cam and try and help people fix things with such confidence when you have no clue what your talking about.
justin Kassel
I agree you think stainless steel fasteners Will last longer than compression fitting what a joke
Yeah I agree. There is nothing wrong with barbing poly back together but McDonald compression fittings work just fine and thats what NJ american water uses for their lines in the street so idk why they would give this guy a hard time because its CT american water and the same parent company and I bet they are not barbing fittings together under the road. Secondly you can heat the poly pipe up but its better from my field experience to just heat up the brass fitting itself and jam it in for the same effect and that way you wont melt the plastic. And third I would just open the water company's meter pit and shut the water off and not even call those assholes if I were this guy. How the fuck do they have discretion on how a home owner repairs his water line? They own to the meter pit and thats it and you better believe id chew their fucking soul out of their body with my teeth if they gave me the bullshit they gave this guy.
I used to be a sheetmetal worker and we installed PVC underground, they dont rust, just as strong, so I didn't understand what he was talking about
Double clamp each fitting with clamps tightening in opposite direction.
Good and I agree 💯
God bless you
Heat gun for auto mechanics work too if you don't have propane correct?
Heat gun is better if working indoors next to wood. Don't want to burn the building down.
can you please post exact name for the brass barbed thing,can i use heat gun instead of torch, i wish there was video of how long to torch
Great video!
Where did you buy the brass coupling from?
I checked Home Depot and Lowes and they don't have any heavy duty brass couplings with a nut in the middle.
Georgi Batchvarov Only sold at a plumbing store... home depot and lowes do not carry it. Only a plumbing specialty store. .. Usually $6 for each one. Good luck
The brass couplers are sold only at Plumbing specialty store.. not sold at home depot or lowes
I picked up some at Menards for 10.99 apiece.
In NW Washington our local Do-It Best Hardware had the brass couplings with nut in middle. Ace had them with nothing in the middle (would be invisible after install, just see the pipe clamps). Home Depot had couplings with a small ~1/4" bit of brass showing in middle.
I need to hook new pipes to old existing metal pipes coming out of meter and going into home... 40+ year old house on concrete slab... has metal pipes... I have a leak under some pine tree roots about 15 to 20 feet above meter and house is another 30 feet from there... plan on cutting near house and at close to meter go around the trees area and make to middle front to house half box shape.... about 100 feet total distance... was going to use pvc.... what's best pipe/hose for my job?
This is not the proper way to clamp a fitting. ALWAYS USE 2 CLAMPS PER SIDE. 1Clamp will start to slowly leak and continue to get worse.
Yea double clamps and in opposition..👍👍
Yes hose clamps for "the right way" lol, and pvc does withstand pressure, you just have to make sure you buy sch 40 or 80, not foam core which is meant for dwv.
BULB271602 Water company will not approve it and will not turn water back on... I had PVC on it first and they said absolutely not. They would not turn water on UNTIL the CPVC pipe was in place. I thought PVC would hold pressure but water company said that over time.. it will not. So to have water turn back on.. I had to do it the right way.. according to the water company... since they know their stuff..
Oh... and if you go to a plumbing store... not home depot.. but a plumbing store with certified plumbers. .. they also state.. that PVC is not to be used but only CPVC can be used and is the best thing since it can bend and accommodate pressure..
vladtexas I have a seriously difficult time believing the water department wouldn’t let you use pvc. I’ve installed 30” diameter water mains that were pvc. I have never worked in a district that didn’t allow us to use it as a service, generally similar to a copper line. I think you mixed up schedule 40 and schedule 80
If PVC freezes, it cracks.
justin Kassel CT water company does not allow PVC.... not my rules. I actually installed it first with PVC and they said no way. Don't believe me.. you don't have too. Just call CT water company.... again... not my rules. .. it may be different rules in the south where it's warmer
I'm use the same installation perfec recomended
Where do you get the fittings and what are they called?
Sure? Section 605.3 of the NC Plumbing code lists the approved pipe material. These days, PVC, PEX, HDPE are the popular ones.. 1" PVC Sched 40 is rated to 450 PSI and Seche 80 up to 600 PSI
I already used plastic barbed fittings instead of brass. I was afraid the metal would corrode. Will the plastic hold up overtime?
There the worst ones you could've gotten, next to the ones made out of black iron, plastic barbs crack and breakdown, especially if you live in colder climates with frost shifting the ground, brass will last a lot longer
No way Jose'.
Buy a Ford or McDonald compression fitting.
Only correct if it's allowed for your area. My water company doesn't allow barb fittings of any type at all. Compression only with inserts.
we are dealing with a water leak right now was wondering what size pipe u r using and the size coupler u used ,,,our pipe is 3/4 inch
Cut a piece of your existing water line and bring it to a plumbing store it must be a plumbing store since they have the materials needed. And ask them to fit it up with the correct size coupler and hose. All hoses are different sizes and different thickness in walls of course the thicker the wall the better it is but yet the more expensive. Just depends on how many times you want to dig up 4 feet of ground and find the leak.
Where can I get the connector that you used,I've been to home Depot and Lowe's and I didn't get it.
Plumbing store.... not home depot. Home Depot doesn't carry the size that you need for a main water line but a plumbing store does. If you have a sample of the hoes bring it with you so they can put the correct size connector into it
Menards usually has them
I’m assuming you’re on well water?
every one I see trying to fix water lines or installing yard hydrants used the stainless steel band clamps junk throw them in the trash haven't you people ever heard of a t band clamp of course they are stainless but way better clamping power warm the pipe slide it onto the barb fitting and only snug the clamp then let fully cool and come back and tighten it bam works every time
david snyder Connecticut water company should know that.... I wonder why they insist on stainless steel clamps...ugh
vladtexas Of course stick with stainless but the little screw clamps stainless or not are junk. Use a T-band clamp
Safer to use a cut of hot water to soften the plastic.
I used the grey plastic barbed fittings instead
People dig up water lines for home inspection? I've never heard of that. I got a water under a tree leaking. I actually got to the leak and temporarily patched with JB water weld. I dug around the tree and got to go get new line. I'm gonna the torch method. Thanks.
Question please answer pex fitting are good for this repair ?
Don’t know what a pex fitting is.
I have blue colored plastic line. Anyone know what it would be made out of?
CTS Pex, probably rated around 280 psi should have a stainless steel insert in the ends, if they installed it right
What caused the leak? 160 poly is not supposed to leak.
what materials of black pipe? and where to get it, thanks
It's made of a special plastic .. and you can only get it at a plumbing store(bring a small piece to store so they can match up size and wall thickness... the pipe is sometimes referred to as well water pipe...
How expensive of a job is that?
You're better off paying $10. a month for protection. My new water line cost me nothing, but only lasted 1 year.
Why is the pipe so deep!!!
2 clamps needed and tighten opposite directions
CTS TO MAIN WATER LINE SERVICE. CTS water service main
2" poly water main? I don't think so.
I’ve used 2” barbed fittings to repair 2” irrigation pipe it works just fine
@@battlejack1863 I think he was saying that there aren’t many 2 inch poly water mains floating around lol.
1" poly on my home well feed line.
You are there already why didn't you demonstrate it to us? Heat a few seconds then... good luck. Ugh! I still don't know cuz I'm dumb. Did you say it will be inspected? Here in Orlando, there is no such thing like inspecting. They let a plumbing company (with bad reviews) do all the repairing no matter what.
This may be better, more proper. My compression couple is temporarily working 25 years later 😉.
Nobody inspects service lines if you sell the house
After you live in a money pit home for a decade and DIY stuff you'll likely find several things not up to code.
Yea I never heard of that sort of inspection
Yea I've seen realtors and inspectors with shovels digging to inspect ..lol jk
Do not use plastic. Use hdpe
You could just man up and push the pipe onto the barb, not that hard,
Is that type of hose clamp anything other than temporary? Once that rust out it won’t be holding anything anymore… And don’t act like stainless steel doesn’t rust stainless steel absolutely rust just not as fast as iron….
The guy making the video reminds me of the water boy, "My mama said, my mama said. If his water company told him to use that their just trying to make money from a fool, they want it to break after the meter and keep charging him. All the WDs in my state recommend pex pipe, and compression couplings, guys just regurgitating nonsense
There's a dude here that days pvc will hold pressure!!! Lmao!!! If you say so! After a a few let is know how long before it broke all apart! Lololololol. Pcpv people!
It works just fine
Depends what the pipe is rated for, also actual water mains that are 12" and larger are made out of PVC and hold up just fine, also sense you seem to want to regurgitate the same nonsense this guy is saying, the only difference between PVC and CPVC is that PVC is meant for drainage, waste and vent applications, CPVC is for drinking water
why so much unnecessary work...use Plasson's sliding coupler another time:
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Always recommended to have some nut showing
Good detailed process but Horrible energy. Dislike for me
Do not forget... you should NOT use PVC. .. it is NOT meant to withstand the water pressure over time... and technically it is not meant to be buried 4 to 5 feet underground. ONLY USE CPVC... which is ONLY sold at specialty plumbing store... they sell it in rolls of 100 feet.. for about $38. The best is 250 psi of pressure CPVC... but minimum is 160 psi.
Cpv is rigid pipe and not rated to be used anywhere but inside a house polyethylene pipe is what your talking about or oex both cone in a roll only certain types of pex are direct burial rated
Your an idiot
Vladtexas is and idiot ....
@@emster716 You're...
Can we all agree this guy doesn't know what he's talking about, all his comments he keeps saying he's using CPVC, the pipe he's using looks to be that farmers plastic crap, lines just going to keep breaking every decade or so, in Maine that stuff only last 20 years at best