10 MISTAKES When Working With Plastic Pipes (PVC, CPVC & ABS) | GOT2LEARN 

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Thats the funniest sht I heard today! Thank you!

I have 3 call backs in 13 years. You might consider a new trade before you flood a home or kill someone 😅

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So happy you guys are still here, i've been quite lately but it's much needed. thank you so much and good luck on your repair :)

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You are probably so far ahead from where the average plumbing employee is, it would make you wretch Working for a plumber doesn't mean you're trained to do plumbing work. Good luck to you! Good Job! I read stuff about girls and guys doing and enjoying great work, my days is always a bit lighter. Thank !!!

​@@nothankyou5524i do plumbing work myself... and.... i do not recommend ANYONE does it by themselves. They try and save money by being superman-cheapasses and theyll get what they paid for lol. Think you can watch some training videos and have it all figured out. Stupid is as stupid does haha. If i hadnt had 6 months experience in the field prior i wouldnt even be runnung the plumbing work i am now. Impossible and stupid!

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I began using my miter saw some years ago because the scissor like pipe cutters would cause breaks in the pipe when they are really hard. Plus, it cuts like butter.

Cordless sawzall works great especially during repair/replacement of "already installed" pvc plumbing

Lol me too. I'm a pool man that does pvc repair for pools.

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Doing it is the only way to build 'right way' The purple is so that the inspector can see that cleaner was used the clear is the same; I like to use abrasive to remove the slick & dirt … this is a very informed work @ 3:09 speaker states holding the make up for a few seconds which is very correct as I have had them push back out if primer and cement are applied properly He shows it @ 3:15 that is what it looks like … if one is doing a non-critical that can be repaired very easily this is often not always that important but yes it does push out so hold it momentarily · We did yard lines ( in the front yard ) for a plumber that was running 256 trucks at the height of the boom

Don't believe everything on the internet my friend. Read my tirade, above.

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It’s not dying it’s just being taken over by folks of whom have not been through apprenticeship and journeyman steps. Do it yourself folks and handymen start to get comfortable doing things wrong and don’t even realize they’re doing it wrong. Every trade has a certain way and technique for each application or installation. When you don’t learn from the old timers you’re not really learning. There are hundreds if not thousands of clips on you tube that make me shutter to watch. Then again there are very good clips like this one. 43 year remodeler here. We are in a lot of trouble in the next 20 years or so. Some of the lads are still being brought up right. So there’s that.

Unfortunately, all trades are dying. Sometimes, it's the contractor, laborers. Rarely do I ever say Technician. "How to Do a Triple Evacuation" Do it three times How can you do a triple Evacuation faster? Leave everything connected to it again, later

Yep, I always use male plastic to copper or brass, especially since if I do anything wrong it's usually tightening too much.

Great point!

I use the purple primer to mark the depth.

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if you are using the Primer correctly it is going to erase any marker or ink marks that you make. Just using the primer as a gauge as recommended from the guy below is a much better way to do it.

@@vanhattfield8292 I have never used a primer and therefore I'm guessing that not everyone does. However, I'm curious, presumably you either have to measure the length of the primer to get it right, or just guess it? Another way of doing it is to make the mark a certain distance from the joint. Say the length of a pencil. When the joint has been connected correctly the pencil will fit between the mark and the edge of the joint.

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Not code in my state bub. Give the xtra 4 bucks and prime those joints!

@@bradleyrussell1973 which state is that?

Exactly, woody. Just because it's code doesn't mean it's correct.

@@bradleyrussell1973 yeah if you are ready to fix all the leaks. Go for it.

We use only flowguard plus medium bodied yellow cpvc cement No problem anywhere

Thanks for sharing tips you learned after two applications of primer.

Already learned most of that the hard way. Good tips! 👍🏻

That is why they have clear primer.

@@Stan_in_Shelton_WA Clear is fine if you are assembling non-plumbing PVC/CPVC pipe. It's my understanding that many city codes require primer with the added purple color so the inspector can verify it was used on all the joints.

The purple primer is a mess. I place a wood or a thick plastic in the work area because as you mentioned, can stains everything.

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You only need to debur when your boss is around

@@jacobmcpherson8211 haha, I guess thats why they call me "boss". seriously, though, if you don't debur the outside you may squeeze out most of the glue and not have a good joint.. if you don't do the inside, it can restrict flow but not too much so I'm more concerned about the outside

@@jacobmcpherson8211 or when you don't want it to fuck up

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Don't be inspired too much. At some point he's gonna want to retire, and the tech coming to see you will be wearing orange or blue. I push a lot of No Nots too a couple of suppliers and a couple of tube teachers. I've seen supervisors on jobs that can only use analog meters and digit manifold gauges. Great job, people Thank you!

Always the ogs lmao

@Nathan LaRiviere i usually use the brand Rectorseal, so i also use rectumseal because Im still 5

@Nathan LaRiviere yeah ill never use the white stuff again. The mess is terrible and it just smears you gotta clean it off with alcohol or brake kleen.

Teflon tape, liquid Teflon, dope, permatex, wick and anti-seize all have their place. I am glad to have all of them at my disposal. Right tool for the job and all that!

I'm a 43 year old HVAC mechanic and the kids I work with better call it pipe dope or I'm sending them out to grab coffee.

Thank you Chad!!!

I give up

Don't forget the super strength elbow grease and armpit sweat

I was installing a sediment filter on my pump to my sprinkler system. I inadvertently cut the outfeed pipe about a quarter of an inch too short and had to remove the 4 inches of pipe that was too short from the filter outfeed. It was a two-inch schedule 40 piece of pipe. I cut it with a small hacksaw on the inside and tried to break it along the cuts so I could twist it out without damaging the filter. I was struggling for about 45 minutes and it was not having it. My wife called her Dad and he came over and watched me trying to get the pipe out of the filter housing and he asked me to hand over the piece. He took the glue and smeared it on the inside of the pipe where it was bonded to the filter housing. He then took out his lighter and set it on fire. The inside of the pipe was crackling and the fire was pretty high. He waited for about a minute (it was a two-inch pipe) and then he used my channel locks to pull the pipe out of the filter housing with no damage at all. He was a Seabee and said he learned it from a trade plumber years ago and used it ever since to remove bits of pipe from fittings so they could be reused. I had to sand down the glue remnants inside the fitting but put in a new piece of pipe with lots of glue and it worked like a charm.

A hot air gun works wonders. You can also use a hot air gun to make slight bends in PVC pipe avoiding having to make a joint.

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thats how how water main was done

Never had an issue with tapered metal fittings, had plenty of male threads snap off jobs to fix, usual issue being, pipe unsupported during backfill and pipes placed under tension, pipe not given expansion room, and people using the male or female elbows to change direction but somehow crossthread it at least once before getting it right… another one, bit off topic is to use pipe rated for the environment, sea air or boats, pipe under ground or in concrete, and in working areas like a winery or a honey factory, try to work yourself out of a job.

Agree. If you have to use female PVC, spend the extra on an SR fitting, the steel ring helps give it more support under pressure and vibration, helps keep it from cracking.

Makes sense...thanks

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A couple of things regarding the PVC cutters 1) NEVER cut cold pipe. Warm it up with a heat gun or hair dryer at the point of the intended cut. 2) NEVER try to reuse old pipe that has been burried - even though there are a lot of long lengths that could end up being cut down for shorter runs, over time the pipe becomes brittle. As soon as you try to cut to length, you start getting broken and jagged pieces. 3) NEVER use leftover pipe that has been stored outdoors. Sun Burned pipe is about the best thing you can use if you want to have leaks and dig up the yard to re-do everything. You should find this out when you attempt to cut it. Even though it might be warm from the sun, just watch it spinter and crack thanks to the sun-rot dryness.

Totally agree!!

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So nice of you, thanks you so much for your nice comment Kent!

Great tip. That's definitely something you learn through experience. lol

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Thanks Richard!!!

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Nice of you, thank you for your kind words!

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Read my tirade, above. Don't believe everything you see on the internet.

Good job art.

I use a variety of colored markers, plastic especially. I've always told the inspectors they came from overseas. Liguid Solder kills 2, plummgf

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No.yoi wouldn't. You've been great Bte: how many went bade over the ys

Both teaching each other stuff I see 😉

I've messed a few vinyl floors with purple in the passed. Never since tho! Floors aint cheap.

Sanding also gets rid of the plastic burrs from cutting straight pipe to needed lengths.

Thanks for this info, I'm a DIY homeowner repair-er? Lol

So a 1" PIPE will go 1/2" in? And a 3/4" pipe only inserts 3/8" into a coupling or elbow? OR 1/2" PVC ONLY GOES IN 1/4"? UHHHH , HOUSTON WE HAVE A PROBLEM.... nothing a good book or hiring someone that knows what they're doing won't solve.... attn: be careful with advice from the comments section..

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Unfortunately, not everyone knows that clear primer exists, and it’s easier to assume it was not primed.

Yeah too bad , clear makes a neater job and the trained eye can spot clear primer

It depends where you are located. Had this issue where I work with it failing inspection with clear primer. Was challenged and is now acceptable to use.

Depends on the region. Cleveland is ok with clear primer.

@@emmber19 Ohio code does not require purple primer because of the streaking that can occur on the exterior of the pipe. Clear primer is acceptable.

@@johng4527 The guard is not designed for that. It's there to prevent debris hitting you in the face as you cut/grind. Just because the guard is on doesn't mean it's a good idea to do it. I worked in a metal shop where one bloke put the grinder down like that, with the guard on. He didn't realise there was an off-cut chunk of metal on the table. The grinding disk flung it across the room and it lodged itself in another guys hip. Isn't it just easer to do things the proper way? I get that sometimes you need to get creative and use tools in a way that's not intended. But when it comes to stuff like this it's not creative, it's just lazy, or at best absent mindedness.

@@paralellosll3849 Grinders are far more dangerous than people give them credit for. My father always took the guards off and made me do the work lol. I live with a small chunk of disk in my leg without problems, but still. Thank you for the info about the place to set them down. Any other safety tips for shop work?

@@Seldomheardabout bud, you should get that removed. it's super prone to infection

@@sirtimatbob The disk should be worried about me.

I lived with a chunk of blade in my lip for a few years before removing it myself lol

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That’s the superior way. Plastic male in metal female is the way to go. 7/10 when i go to leaks in water mains in my area it’s because someone used a plastic female on a metal male at the house copper transit from pvc.

you were taught by a real repair plumber it seems.

That is great advice

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I forgot to say thank you for the great content. I find these very entertaining.

@@pagepalmer6378 you are most welcome Page!

Okay on 8in and bigger it's almost impossible to turn it after its home but I've never had a leak quarter-turn after its home with 6-inch and smaller. That's in my 32 years of pressure pipe gluing. I clean the heck out of the pipe and fitting. And dirt is always cleaned off with water not cleaner or primer. After the pipe is dry Prime it glue it.

I use a belt to turn it.

Luck!

PVC should not be exposed to direct sunlight anyways, it turns brittle. 10 mil pipe wrap tape is a good way to protect it.

You should check if the warehouse or DIY outlet stores their PVC outdoors, unwrapped.

@@DragonBuilds In a perfect world, pvc wouldn't be exposed to UV and anything that was would get replaced. But that's not reality. This is actually a good tip. Just hit the pipe with a piece of sandcloth before you prime it and it's like working with new pipe.

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If you turn clockwise (CW) on both ends, aren't they in opposing direction when joined? If I'm right and you apply one in a CW direction and the other in a CCW direction they will be the same when joined. Just wondering.

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So nice of you, thank you :)

Only thing needing inner de-burr is when connecting 2 pipes together with the manufactured flared end of pvc pipe. The flared female end of pipe needs to be de-burred. No need to de-burr female fittings or couplings....they are already flared ans smooth from manufacturer.

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Good to know as I’m getting ready to do in my kitchen and my liver is quirky to begin with. I’ll mask up and run fans on windows.

I have no idea either lolll

I do. I know everything. I live in a part of the country where illiteracy is rampant. That's why my partner and I turn down we operate with crews of 10, each. They make great money, we never have a Cranky day, any call back Is minor, it's nothing at We just send back a couple of pictures and we get the replacement part in 24 to 36 hours Best wishes R M M

Yes and how do you remove the paint easily. I am having a hard time getting the paint off of pipe and am doing a project on? thanks

Use clear primer ;)

@@teacherlynn671 The paint can be removed with paint thinner.

@@WVRetreat Thank you

@@Got2Learn I have clear primer but how would I do this process

So nice of you!!

The pipe chamfer on the outside is what prevents the pipe from scraping the glue off the fitting surface. 99% of plumbers may not chamfer pipe.

Chamfer? The won't 8:12 ? 8:12 8:12 clean the grease off Ever see someone solder with a schmear of brake fluid beyond the joint it's a riot to see people using heat paste. Or aluminum foil under steel flashing. Ever see anyone glue or use liquid copper in a tube or high grade codtyvtion construction adhesive

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If it says on the can of cement to use primer I would use primer.

​@@RandomDudeOne they have a monetary interest in getting you to use it whether it helps or not. you might want to look into it. some people have tested it and found that using primer causes weaker joints. I don't use it.

@@Sean_y4k2l5 They also have a monetary interest in not telling you to use a product that actually makes the bond worse, because sooner or later people will figure it out and then they get the sh*t sued out of them, which is probably why it's not true.

@@RandomDudeOne and yet, scams exist. look into it. a lot of people have done testing.

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Finally, someone who doesn’t use primer! My dad has been doing this for over 40 years and I’m the 5th generation in our family as a plumber in our long running family business. Had joints last for over 50 years without primer. The glue does the same reaction my father says.

@@kidowan. lol when its not even required by law in my state, its not ill practice. There are pvc jobs where we fixed other plumbers primed jobs(not saying its the primer but when you guys thinks it’s clean, you dont put enough glue on it or something) and it fell apart in a couple of years but my dads work has been in for about 30 and still nice and strong. Just because you pink slip it doesn’t mean i care that your right lol. I know what i see out in the field.

Good job Robert!

Great video

@@erichirtzel6208 thanks a bunch Eric!!!!!

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