That cast iron pipe has seen better days. You managed to get him fixed up. Some guys would have looked at that and told the owner I can't do nothing with it, you need all new piping. Your always willing to get someone going again if at all possible. I know your customers appreciate that. Nice job.
This guy is what made me go and take up plumbing. He makes the shit actually look enjoyable! Too bad I waited until my early 40's to get serious about it, but hell....I love it!
I'm just needing to patch a hole in an old sink drain down in the basement on my +100 year old home. Ran across this video and was mesmerized! That was beautiful! Simple, clean, perfect. You are a hero to that old lady.
+Bob Collins i use 2 part epoxy for repairing holes sometimes .if you can get it dry the epoxy will harder up nicely and most likely not leak for a while .good for a patch to get you by till pipe can be replaced with newer piping
Great Video !. Yes, I am old and strangely find instructional plumbing videos entertaining. I am proud of it. LOL. Please continue posting great videos. Thank you.
Yeah i guess it is all investment for this plumber, he might do this in every place he goes. So he always have more call to go and fix his own doing. I watching here and scratching my head and asking is this supposed to be a professional job? Wtf
Oh, how watching that brought back memories. I was 10 years old when I started following my dad on jobs, and that was back before No Hub cast iron, and PVC piping, (around the early 1950's). It was all XH cast iron that we used to cut with a cold chisel. I still have my dad's melting pot, caulking tools, ladles, and lead runners. As I grew older, the NO Hub cast iron came out, followed by PVC and I remember saying, what a joy it was to work with those products compared to the old Xtra Heavy cast iron. As you know, No Hub cast iron pipe is "spun cast iron" so it can only be cut with a chain cutter, or a "snapper" as you affectionately call it. Love watching you work; brings back memories of working with my dad. We had lots of good times on those jobs.
Steve. You have been my go to Man for any plumbing or furnace repair issues. You are appreciated and a very knowledgable guide to helping others in new situations. You are Home ownership-do it-yourself Messiah! Joe in Coos Bay OR.
Thanks Steve you helped me out big time with a similar repair at home! I’ve always been able to fix my own vehicles and it will be cool to start doing the same with the house. Be well brother take care!
This terrific helpful video enabled me to replace my own rotted 65-year old cast iron drainpipe. Great tips and instruction Steve, I greatly appreciate you making this video. I was able to replace the pipe in good time with minimal cost and mess. Thank you so much. - Peter B.
love your stuff!!! been following for years, I small plumbing due to not having a LIC but I am also a helper. you have taught me so much I appreciate it..
Love your videos my family Ben plumbers over 50 years I've been a plumber 23 years and I'm always surprised to see still there are still plumbers like yourself that do that heavy duty work very hard work on cast iron pipes sewers Etc most plumbers now shy away from that kind of work is very hard very expensive you keep doing what you're doing my man and take care of yourself please by the way I highly recommend a respirator when you're messing around with those cast iron and lead pipes... me and my family sent a shout out to Little Miss Molly.mel Lara falcone.
Awesome! I never thought that watching a Master Plumber do his job would be interesting, but it is totally entertaining and educational, too! Take care and what ever you do - don't run out of gloves!
Your steady stream of thought narration is fantastic-what you're thinking and why makes your video so knowledge rich it ranks with any college course I've taken....thanks.
Steve, awesome video. That repair with no hub clamps is the way to go. I just did the same repair basically but used ABS to cast iron. Thank you sir for your videos.👍
thank you for the video Steve, To everyone who is going to attempt cutting metal or plastic pipe, always wear the appropriate eye protection. Glasses at the minimum, face shield is a good idea. I have been in this industry for thirty years and have had and have seen some pretty bad injuries, all avoidable, just because of a slight bit of carelessness. protect your eyes always no matter what. Jim the plumber
As a tentative newbie, I would be terrified to use the cut wheel without a guard and to grind with a cut wheel. I’m learning a lot from your videos. Thanks for sharing these with us.
Get 9ML extra thick Nitrile gloves at harbor freight - out last 10 pair of regular 5MIL gloves. Also, get size XL - easier to take off and reuse especially if you get a phone call during while on the job. Thanks for bringing the camera along. Nice to see all the new pieces in place. Those cast iron hubs must cost quite a bit.
12:20. What a tool. I do a fair bit of plumbing in the uk and I’ve never seen one of those cutting tools used like that. In fact I’ve never seen one at all. We usually pull it out to the next joint and replace with plastic. Great repair to what is really a load of old shite that needs replacing. I like these kind of jobs. Customer won’t spend the money so you have to do what ever to get it working again.
good on you for helping the Ol' lady out without up selling her on upgrades...codes... she prolly on a budget... * lol...I see in the comment section many question the work done....** thumbs up on fixing her problem !! 1FM Lake George, NY
Reminds me of my old house ... old cast iron drain pipes, galvanized drain pipes that have rotted and had to be replaced with PVC, Fernco's everywhere tying the old and new pipes together ... I don't miss that. :)
steven lavimoniere Sure looked like it. That was the experience in my old house -- eventually you end up replacing everything. Maybe you get lucky and you don't have to do it all at once, but eventually it all gets replaced.
That's basically my house. Built in 1891. And it's such a hodgepodge of repairs and things. For my water supply I have some sections of copper, some of PEX, and some old galvanized. For my drains I have a mix of PVC, cast iron, and clay. Not to mention all of the other shit wrong with the house, lol. If I had the money I would just tear it down and build things to modern standards so that I wouldn't have to worry about anything and so my floors would be level at least.
I used some *Henry* rubberized roofing cement and fiberglass mesh to seal up the bottom of a rusted out cast iron pipe under my house. It's held up pretty well along the rotted out seam over the years...
Great repair on that cluster f**k, you are a great plumber, the plumber code hot on the left cold on the right shit don't run up hill and pay days on Friday.
Steve talk about a mess plumbing wise lol , cast and pvc connections all over the place. You r right by telling the guy to save for awhile. Good vid man.
Look s like my old alley house in Minneapolis. My neighbor retired master plumber looked at my silicone I put over cast and said "good job" now DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING! Since I m a alley house it is 120feet of sewer line. This place could easily be a fricken nightmare. Love your vid, you know your s%!t!
I used to live in a house that had that kind of pipe. Somebody had ran Galvanized Pipe to My Kitchen Sink and Washing Machine. It was in really bad shape. It was running under My foundation and camping out in My Yard. I put New Colas Pipe to that and I connected it back to The Old Lead Pipe. I was still in Good Shape.
He did a great job. He also probably had a tight schedule, With another job right after. "For the time being" it will definitely hold up. I'm sure eventually the homeowners will pay for a full replacement. Things cost money & not everyone can afford for a complete renovation.
Steve I was wondering on some of the jobs where you replace cast iron pipe with cast iron pipe instead of using PVC. What would be the reasoning for not converting the new pieces to PVC??
It's because of diameter differences between the two materials. With 1-1/2' and 2" diameter pipes, the material difference between PVC and cast iron is small, but as you move up to 3" and 4" diameters, the difference is too great if using a standard No Hub coupling so it's easier to simply continue with cast iron to make the patch.
I used a grinder just like that with no guard. Needless to say the blade broke and mangled my index finger so bad right through my glove, that my finger had to be amputated. I always make sure the guard is on. For a long time I was hesitant about using power saws and grinders.
that why i do not use cheap blades the blades i use have heavy fiberglass mesh they will not come apart ever i have stepped on them and had a bad crack it them and they still will not break apart . i pay big money for the blade i use but trust them .100% been using them for over 20 years never had 1 problem with them i use them probley 3 times or more a week .moral to the story is best to by the best if your hand or face is at stack .. i buy mine at the welding supply store . there made for cutting thick metal .
i love you videos,not only to learn the steps for do a good job but to buy the right stuff because we have no help on a plumber supply house ,they don"t know nothing nothing about are jobs ,i:m electrician for more than 40 years ,i know the trick on the supply hoses,(0 training )
Steve, I just found your channel recently and I absolutely LOVE your videos!! My father-in-law is an old school plumber like you -53 years and counting! I know this video is old but I’m hoping you still read the comments on your older videos. I have a question: Why didn’t you replace the sections of cast iron with ABS? Keep the videos coming!!
It either came down to either customer pref/spec, or what's permitted by local code. The northeast US has lots of installed iron, because it's all that local codes in the big cities/metros only allow above ground/slab. Also of note, is that in Chicago, similar codes exist. For many years, they only allowed PVC to be encased below concrete slabs or buried underground going out to the street. If given a choice, in a multi-floor home, a hybrid cast iron drain, plastic vents DWV system is a great move. That's because Iron pipe is quiet, and plastic is light-weight.
Hypothetically if you were to tackle repiping the whole thing in the future, which portion of the system would you start with and leave for last? e.g. sewer lateral, main drain line where it branches out, or the branches to each room. (I realize each building is unique, but I figured this one would be a good one to use as an example, since there would be little to save.)
One recommendation is to make sure your wheel (you say you like to use larger wheels) can take the rpm's of your Bosch grinder. Another safety consideration. That house appears to have more issues than the plumbing. Did a bomb go off down there?
Man that's dangerous cutting cast with a grinder. And without a guard 😬 then all them poisons fumes. Use your sawzall with a Deoblo blade. It's not only safer it's faster as well. But after 27 yrs of plumbing I realized no plumber is the same. Good luck to you in your future of professional plumbing
