In my 38 years of plumbing I have never seen this particular method to remove pipe stubs from fittings. I did use the proper anger bits that the supply houses sell for drilling them out.
I'm not even a plumber and I have the common size reamer bits to do it now. They are like $15. No clue why anyone would use this method. Heat and pvc distorts everything.
Fired right now !! You do have to give it to Roger though this is an old school trick that was allowed years ago. In flordia they stopped letting you heat pvc in the early 2000's . I just cut a notch out of the close piece an peel it out these days an I have been known to slip a rubber over the hub if it is in a real tight spot. You definitely failed inspection at the first sight of any burn marks on that pipe though.
I would him as well. You either peel it without fire or drill it out with a good fitting saver. Burning PVC releases toxic fumes, so under a house in a confined space is dumb.
@@Voodoo5.2PVC hasn't been used long enough for there to be a reason to do this, this is a "I don't have the tools or extra parts i need so im gonna do this" type solution of necessity, not any time of tradition
Honestly the fire is the least of the worries. Look up what chemical gets created if PVC burns and what it turns into when it touches moisture (your lungs).
I just use a harbor freight heat gun if electricity is available, or a simple acetylene torch if no electricity. Much more controlled and signifantly safer, not as flashy though. Also I don't get the charing on the pipes to signify to the home owner I did something.
I've worked as a "licensed" plumber for alot of different outfits and have used this many times. I'm worried for the people who are thinking this is their best option on a whim just because they watched it on a video.
Bro after you showed me this truck I’ve used it twice and worked perfectly but I use primer instead of the glue burns out quicker but if you do it 2-3 times pipe comes out nicer because it slowly heats it instead of burning thank you this saved me a bunch of time and I impressed everyone around me
"If you're under the house" - you're not not going to have a problem with that" - while a pipe is burning... no - you're going to have a much bigger problem... and that's all I got to say about that.
Lol imagine trying this under someone's house just to find out they've got a gas leak under the house then you wouldn't get to call the boss cause you blew yourself up
I would not do this to a fitting connected to the methane gas factory. I lost a old boss to a sewer gas explosion, blew his helper out the door. Was leading a toilet flange down. Poured the lead, over poured it, then had the bright idea of using the torch to make it flatter. Boom soon as he struck the lighter. We were taught to chisel the joint flat with a hammer and tools made for that purpose. He taught me the correct way, about 6 months before he blew himself up and me out out the door. So glad I was out of the bathroom and going to tend lead pot outside. Plumbing was dangerous in 1973. Newt was 77 years old, I was 17. One the 2 construction deaths I witnessed in my career. You just keep them in your prayers and be thankful you got through! DO NOT TRY ON LIVE LINE! Please!
So I've done this many times. But u don't wanta breath that burning PVC in. I've also seen a co worker blow up about 1/4 of the underground rough in on an apartment complex trying to fix a leak while working on an inspection. That was good stuff
Take a reciprocating saw, and slit the piece you want to remove carefully, without cutting into the fitting that you don't want to ruin. Then work a flat head (slotted) screwdriver in between them on each side of the slit, and then you can peel it out the same way. No reason to set the thing in fire. You can do the same thing to remove a coupling from the outside of a pipe by slitting the coupling.
Awesome dude. I'm hvac and had much plumbing training in school (35 years ago) and self educated for 35 years. I know that many plumbers apply sealants the female fitting but I know that this is not a good practice...and unnecessary. You kinda through me on this. Good job Thanks.
Done this before, also guys a socket saver is 20 to 45 bucks . This is almost free and definitely had it's uses for those who might be doing a diy or just plain don't want to drop 20 bucks on something they might only use once or twice.
I like to use a super cheap set of harbor freight whole saws, or small 3” scrap sections of pipe with a smaller diameter. You hear them till they are red hot, and then just set it on the fitting. In about 30-90 seconds it’ll be nice and soft all the way around and allow you to grab the pvc with pliers and kind of “roll up” all of it in one clean shot.
@@ObservationofLimits You wouldn't say that if you ate my mother inlaw cooking. Even the dog thinks twice about eating it. So you are saying that after eating taco bell you have no regrets?
@@ObservationofLimits incorrect. If it’s connected to a public sewer and there’s no whole house trap… there’s methane. Maybe not enough concentration to explode… but methane is colorless and yes odorless so do you want to take that risk? It’s easily checked but in 40 yrs I’ve yet to see a plumber own the equipment to do that.
Some sewer gasses, depending what other individuals have dumped could be volatile…heating the fitting with a small butane torch does soften the fitting enough, lot less mess…..
Been there done that.(on supply lines never sewer) Just don't do it on the sewer side, the house side is relatively safe as long as the sewer side is sealed. And I am NOT a professional so I use my best judgement, you should too.
I'm a big fan of heating and bending my drains. I replumb a lot of cast iron houses and nothing is ever square. Fittings come in 90. 45. 22. U just have to bend it on those 11° angles
Unrelated but is there a brass adapter to connect 5/8 to 3/4 ght? Essentially I wanna know if it's possible, as stupid as it may sound, to connect a pressure washer wand to a regular garden hose, pressure isn't a concern - meaning I'm not expecting it to shoot water out like if it were connected to a pressure washer, I know it won't
They make a tool for that now days lol. The tool works much better and it's very easy to use but I've had to do that quite a few times and it's not fun.
I don't think I'd like to breath poly vinyl chloride that stuff is bad for your life meter , I generally carry a sharp 1/4 inch chisel it works wonders if you saw through each side of the pipe
You looks professional on all your videos I don want to disrespect you but that way is the worst my Dad teaches me the easy way to remove pipe from fittings w/out fire ,even tools
