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Being one who records whilst they work and edits in the twilight hours. I know the difficulties and how much effort goes into making these videos. Material like this is undervalued. Education has changed so much with RU-vid. Society are gaining the equivalent of a RU-vid plumbing degree. It's good when it's used for something positive like making individuals better engineers. Onsite experience is vital as well as real qualifications. Yet this media stream and experience passed on is helping nations strive to better engineering standards. It would have been a game changer if I had some of these videos when I initially qualified as a plumber 13 years ago. There was hardly anything like this to watch. It's great that the information is there for those that are thirsty to grow in their knowledge of the trade.

For 34 years I've been plumbing and heating only just under half of what was in this upload I'd worked out the rest is just pure genius! It just proves the old saying "You Never Stop Learning" Thank you so much for what you've just shown in this upload

Apprentice fits pipe incorrectly, supervisor starts removing their belt...

I am 74 and learned a lot about plumbing from my grandpa. He was a plumber until he died. I am also a Tool and Die maker and have made just about anything you can think of but I always like to learn new tricks. Who said you can't teach an old dog new tricks. I worked at Arizona State University for 20 years In the Physics and Astronomy Instrument Shop basically a very hi tech shop. I taught some of the younger kids many tricks I learned over the years and am always eager to learn new tricks. That is what makes a good craftsman a good one, you gotta know the tricks of the trade. I always appreciate learning these sorts of things. Most younger kids have never made anything or worked on their own car. Hell I used to pull transmissions out by getting under them on the ground and pulling them out on my chest. Well anyway I always appreciate the neat things that people do to make the job not just easier but doable. Thanks again and keep up the good work. I loved the teflon tape thing and the hole saw trick. Maximus By the way I have personally made parts for three Mars missions and actually have parts setting on Mars that I machined while at ASU and some on the Mars Global Surveyor that is circling the planet Mars. Been around the block a few times. Check out my channel. ru-vid.com/show-UCa2M7xSoC4NkG_dgPQW4N5g

When using Teflon tape, leave the first thread clear and it will thread on a lot easier.

Ive been plumbing for ten years and in one hit you’ve just showed me several tips that will improve my work rate and skills ten fold , thank you 🙏🏼

Rapid fire, no nonsense tips and tricks that actually ARE tips and tricks!! Fantastic!!

Bloody hell, a tips and tricks video that actually taught me something worth knowing.

Outstanding Job! I have been doing home repairs on my house for 40 years, and I didn't know a lot of these tips. This kind of knowledge is not found in any book. It comes from years of experience of experts doing this stuff over and over, and finding a better, easier way of doing it. Pure gold!

Nice job! Most people would drag out one trick for 5 minutes and waste everyone’s time. Thanks for not doing that!

Clever idea using two hole saw blades on one arbor so the smaller one centers the drill for the bigger one! Another good idea to drill a hole in a piece of plywood using the required holesaw, then clamp it over the area where you want to drill the hole to stop the drill moving around. I've used this trick several times. This is really good when you don't want the larger hole exactly centered over the smaller one, or if you want to make an oval hole using the same size holesaw by joining 2 holes together. This also works for diamond tile drills, and in fact I've made up a small plywood template which I keep with my tile drills.

Wait, what?! An informative video that didn't waste 5 minutes on small talk and had lots of useful tips in a short space of time? Judging by most videos I think RU-vid will demonetize this asap.

Been in the oilfield for almost 40 years doing hook ups of all kind and I actually learned a few trick here, fantastic

As a former licensed plumber I used all these at some point on the job. There's a ton more.. tips and tricks are always the best part of any trade.

I don’t ‘like’ many videos, but this one had a thumbs up. As a tradesman who’s been doing this for over 30 years, this old dogs learned a few new tricks. Every days a school day 👍

Great advice! Another cool trick to removing shark bites is, take a plastic bag and wrap it around the pipe twice and start to pull it off using a flossing motion toward the shark bite. Works well when the stub outs are too close to the wall and you can’t get a adjustable wrench behind the shark bite

Perfect video , Nice tips , Im a spanish plumber i have 28 years old and i know all this tips except a pair of them , thx to my plumber family Grandfather and 3 uncles we love this profession! Thx for this dude , greetings from Spain!

As a plumber I knew all of these but one, but I work with people who have been doing this for 40 years+. The fact I learned anything was impressive. Thumbs up, I could also teach you some nice ones you missed.

"Substract" LOL! The enthusiasm and excitement in this guy's voice is so contagious, though, that it all sounds cool! GREAT VIDEO! I learned a lot, thanks!! The most-helpful for me was how to fix the out-of-round pipe with a wrench... I'm not a plumber, but I can use that tip in other fields.

For the homemade inside cutter you can also use your hole saw bit to cut through a piece of Steel stud and use the plug that you cut out as your piece instead of a washer the problem with that though is that your hole is going to be too small to stick 3/8 Rod through you'll have to make the center hole a little bigger but I am done this trick and it actually Cuts better than my inside cutter because of the larger diameter of wheel

What boneheads gave this a thumbs down? This stuff is gold, and the video production is spot on, meaning each tip is very quick and does not waste time. Keep this stuff coming, boys.

More informative than expected! Concise and to the point. I love how there's no wasted time, fluff, or overly-annoying music. One pet-peeve: "Lever"? -Most who've ever turned a wrench say "Cheater" (On the U.S. West Coast, anyway) -We've all been using pipes over ratchets, breaker bars, and wrenches, for leverage, ever since they were invented.

2:42 If the pipes aren't the same size, you can measure the outside distance and the inside distance and take the average.

lots of good stuff!...I have an International Master plumber License with 32 years in the trade and I use many of these as second nature! The tip about making an internal pipe cutter is secret gold to us plumbers!......have fun G>

Lol I love the idea of the belt on the pipe. Some apprentice making a mistake is going to be all kinds of nervous when he sees his senior taking his belt off to correct that mistake hahah. Great video!

I love how much content you cover in such a short time, too many other videos stretch things out.

Very useful tips, fast delivery, no egotistical padding - this is how RU-vid should be used, many thanks.

Bonus, when putting a plastic female fitting on a copper,brass,galvanized etc male. Place a worm drive hose clamp on the female near the threaded end before tightening, this will prevent the fitting from expanding or splitting.

It is so nice to see the amount of comments from people, with decades of experience, learning from this video. I have never done work on plumbing, stumbled upon this channel from the recommendations. I'll see when life sends me back here to help me with my baptism in plumbing

use the manufactures lettering for quick and easy measuring , whatever letter or number it lands on is your mark, no scribe or marker needed

I got a couple more for you. If you use teflon and pipe dope and the pipe dope gets messy, put the pipe dope on the threads first and the teflon over it, no more mess. If you use a saw to cut your pipe and always have a rough edge and you don't have a chamfer tool handy, take a fitting of the same size and roll the outside edge of the pipe inside the hub of the fitting at a 45°angle to take down the edge and make it smooth before gluing it together. Awesome video by the way

This hands down the best no BS straight info and tricks. Keep it up mate. World needs people like you. RU-vid double this man’s right for extra allowance 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

Great tips re Teflon tape. If space is very limited because of nearby pipework I found using a pencil is even handier than a pen because you can just snap the pencil to the optimum size, in fact you can reduce the pencil down to an inch or two in length and its still WAY easier than trying to use both hands.

All old school tips and tricks. But, you should've noted that the removal of a kink in PEX is only good for Wirsbo/Uponor brand PEX only. It will not work on Zurn, Vanex or any other brands. Also it's best to use a hair dryer or convected heat as an open flame can burn the PEX.

I wish you existed in every discipline. This is great!

Woke up this morning looking for a worthwhile video to watch while drinking my coffee. I happened to come across yours. Wow, what a treat! Thanks for all the awesome hacks. PS Thanks for diving right in instead of giving long and annoying intros, as many people do. PSS I just hope I remember all these tricks when I need them. lols

Dear Sir Please consider informing your plumbing community and other people that the hot water hose for a standard clothing washer can be used to get around tight spots, only requiring a couple of thread adaptors at each end of the hose. This worked for me in my very old house with its very cramped basement and new hot water tank. You will surely be better at explaining this method than me because I loved your plumbing tricks bible and understood everything you said (clearly). Thank You.

You had me at make your own inner pipe cutter. Bloody Jeanyus!

You should always cut holes one pipe size bigger than the pipe your putting through it in the first place. When cutting out plastic pipe, use a torch to heat up the glue and the pieces will peel off much easier. If you've ever tried it with schedule 80 PVC, you'd have lots of frustration if you dont heat the glue up. Conversely, if you're in a position where you need to save the fitting because it's in a bad place, you can cut the pipe flush, make your cuts in the inside of the pipe still in the fitting, carefully heat up the glue, and with a flathead screwdriver and hammer, peel out the pipe pieces. Or, better yet, get what we call a socket scraper that attaches to a cordless drill and cuts it out for you. This isnt a bad list at all. These are commonly used tricks on the job site.

Btw for those going to take your plumber license test... you will need to complete a copper project, use the center to center measuring and multiply by 1.4 trick for your offset. Many people fail the test because they don't know this trick.

I'm a commercial hvac guy for 20+ years, these are legit! Thank you

I am loving these videos, learning never stops. I had to pause and run down to my basement and check my tubing cutter for the spare blade, lol mine didn't (25-30 yrs. old) but I have a spare. Great content and presentation !

Wow, a rare to the point and ingenious video where as a seasoned tradesmen I learnt a new trick or two. 10 out of 10 mate.

great tips, thanks. Loved the ones for the wrong size hole cutter!

As an old plumber I used all these tips for years. Very good!

I've been plumbing 18 years and never knew about some of these... definitely going to try some of them

You have definatley worked with some old school tradesman, thanks for passing on your knowlege to us 👍

1:40 "voilà, you are back on the ROD" Great joke!

Great tips, can use some of these as an electrician. I always try to learn from other trades, thanks buddy.

For any two pipes the center-to-center distance can be found by measuring the outer most distance, the inner most distance, adding them together and dividing by two. No need to approximate and can be used with pipes of different diameter. Let R1 = Radius of Pipe 1, R2 = Radius of Pipe 2, D1 = Inner most distance between Pipe 1 and Pipe 2, D2 = Outer most distance between Pipe 1 and Pipe 2, and Y = center-to-center distance. So D2 = 2R1 + 2R2 + D1 And Y = R1 + R2 + D1 So 2Y - D2 = D1 which yields Y = (D1 + D2)/2

Nothing gets more excited than videos about plumbing

The belt one was super clutch. Thanks man

I love watching absolute quality videos A+ buddy

90% genius 10% dubious. That's the best ratio I've seen on any tips and tricks vid video!

“Go get me some bubble fluid and a left handed pipe wrench boy!” Great video!

"There you got it " 👍 Keep the knowledge coming! Plumbing is becoming more and more valuable. People want to make money by not working hard. We plumbers are doctors . Cardiologist for your home.

I've been a contractor for thirty years and these kinds of videos are usually nonsense. But you hit this one out of the park. Nice job my man!

I have seen the floating screwdriver trick before and all you need is a correct shape on your handle of your screwdriver and a blow gun and a compressor. But I bet you don't know the science of how and why it works? It creates a low pressure spot and works like a vacuum pulling the air into the low pressure spot which in turn makes it float in position.

Mate!! Not one idea that is not useful. You are a legend!

Wow holy crap...these tricks I needed years ago....better late than never....thank you !!!!!!!

I'm an electrician by trade, but work in commercial HVAC . This was one of the best and most informative videos I've seen by far.

I've been doing plumbing installations and repairs off and on for 45 years and wish I would have know some of these tricks. Would have saved me many headaches and time. Thanks

What are the 3 rules of plumbers?... Shit rolls down hill, pay day is on Friday, annnnnd... DONT LICK YOUR FINGERS Great Video man!!!

The best 6:45 I've spent learning some very useful and practical skills. Thank you Maestro

4:00 I used to do this, but in reality that tiny indent isn’t too restrictive, just bang it on with an adjustable wrench, and tap it back to the correct position.

I have learnt some tricks today that even in 40 years of practice I wasn't aware of , totally brilliant , thanks .

I'm with you Monte Stu, I just suggested to another You-tuber that she was dragging her video on for too long. Thanks for getting to the point quickly!

My pipe cutter has a spare cutting wheel??? No...it cant....well would you look at that, it sure does!!! Badass tips.

Best plumbing video tips and tricks on youtube. Awesome.

Oh now you tell me. Why didn't I think of #2? Redrilling through old door that had a surface mount lock to put in a modern deadbolt was sort of a pain; this solution would have been perfect and reduced the time from 45 mins to the minimum time to stack blades. Was holding off doing it for the front door, now no concerns. Thanks

The pencil trick with the teflon tape worked perfectly and looked great. Thank you!

Also bruh that interior pipe cutter trick is actually genius thank u so much for that! No more losing interior pipe cutters for me 😁

You need to be black belt 🥋 plumber You are awesome man... I can’t do anything of what you do but I really enjoy watt and learning from you... Keep you the hard work. 👍

Great tips. When I call the plumber to do some work I can say do it this way , do it that way. Lol

I started plumbing in 1998 and this is a cool video!

This is actually a great video! Far too often you get tricked into clicking on a "short" which is absolutely freaking useless.

Good God! We live in a MAD MAD world - never knew this stuff .... however, if you spend years (DIY'ing) plumbing without knowing this stuff like I have you will really appreciate this stuff. THANKS!

Just a handyman, some things I hope to remember. Thanks for the video.

Crimp before you solder!? NO NO! Guaranteed leak later on. Use a support to hold up the pipe. thumbs up

funny, he sounded like Dan Aykroyd from SNL

Very informative video! I’m a plumbing manager at a local big box store and it’s always nice to know some more tricks of the trade! Thanks you for sharing. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

This is they way ALL RU-vid DYI (and other) should be done! Quick and to the point!

The Teflon tape on the pen is a GREAT idea.

Magnetic tip on a measuring tape, will be making my own, thank you!

You can use a magnet to magnetize anything made of steel, so you can manually magnetize the end of your tape measure or any other steel tool. Just rub the magnet over it several times. Be sure to go over it the same direction every time, not back and forth.

Excellent video, and you win the bet - I had no idea there was a spare cutting wheel. I actually paused the video to go look, and sure enough, there it is.

I’ve been keeping the Teflon truck a secret. Darn you for showing how easy it really is:)

1st class the best I've seen, filed it on favs for future reference. thanks

Wow, Finally a youtube video worth watching!

Nice video and some tips I hadn't seen in 40+ years of plumbing. However, in tip 1 you wound the PTFE tape in an anti-clockwise direction contrary to your (correctly stated) later tip of winding in a clockwise direction.

If you've been Plumbing long enough and you care about your job these things that you learn as you go. This video is for the people that have Plumbing licenses and don't know what the hell they're doing. I remember doing that copper and nut trick many years ago to screw one of those damn American Standard tank bolts that are hidden behind porcelain

These tips are bloody good.

Thanks for a great no nonsense tutorial/video, hey I don’t need a plumber now.

Great job. 30 PLUMBING TRICKS.

Wow! I have seen alot of tips and tricks videos, but this one is one of the most helpful thus far. Straight and to the point. Great job.

Thanks for the tips! Great stuff for the DIY homeowner to know.

I did that trick at the end with a leaf blower and a basketball, its a lot harder to keep a leaf blower in the air with a basketball.

I wish all ‘how to’ videos on RU-vid were as useful as this one.

Thanks brother . All of this is very helpful . Keep those videos coming . Have a great day