How to AVOID LEAKS Like a Plumbing Pro | Plumbing 101

How to AVOID LEAKS Like a Plumbing Pro | Plumbing 101 Joining pipes in plumbing is super common, but are You doing it the right way? And are You using the right THREAD SEALANT and FLUX for your Jobs? Today I'm going show you why and how I join pipes together.

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[robertnutt]

I’ve been a DIY plumber since the freeze and can’t get a plumber out because they’re chasing the big $$ items (can’t blame them) but I have been going through your videos for assistance in fixing my stuff. So far you’ve helped me with the commode, the shower, and the kitchen sink. My latest endeavor was the kitchen sink, the galvanized pipes are 50 years old and had a little chipping at the ends, and I couldn’t keep the pipes from wicking (learned that from you too) I got some T-2 and vuala no more wicking. Thanks for the videos and the help, I’m supposed to come out to Dallas in a couple of months for training and when I do I might have to stop by and take one of your guys out to dinner or lunch. I appreciate it.

[NA-pglf]

Thanks. I bought trublu to plumb in a 1/2 air hose reel. It’s been running for 2 years with no leaks

[boby]

#1 is the technician behind the pipe wrenches ( good prep work and conscientious ?). #2 is quality of the materials ( good thread, good manufacturing process ?). #3 is pipe and thread sealant and there is a lot of good ones out there today but I will take exception to Roger on this one, if you can wash it out of your clothes it will eventually deteriorate over time. As a first responder/pipe fitter/ service technician I have ran over 10, 000 emergency calls in my gas utility career and when it comes down to sealant failures #1 was Teflon tape only ( white stuff, low density) & #2 is water soluble pipe compounds ( the stuff you can wash out of your clothes).
When it comes to Firestop sealants you should always go with the type your code enforcement authorities want you to use. When it comes to brands there is very little evidence one brand is better than an other ( I feel the rating is more important than the brand).
Hope some of this information was helpful and you all please stay safe out there 👍.

[jaredmoreno]

Can you make a video on the difference between different glue/cements?

[RectorSealCorp]

Robert thank you for educating plumbers on our products! You are a wealth of knowledge!

[jamesyarbrough]

i dont use trublu often unless i dont want something ever coming apart. white ptfe on watet and yellow rectorseal for gas works for me

[Dnps]

I once watched how well drillers prep the glue joints on their well casings, and I have slowed down a ton on my glue joints. And man, has that ever made a difference. Primer full depth plus 50 percent, and wait until it loses the wet look before gluing. Always wipe the joint after it sets up. On threaded joints, I never use just dope anymore, no matter how small the diameter of the pipe. 3 wraps of tape and wipe the dope on with my fingertip, rather then the brush. Solid joints, in both cases, that you can be confident will pass the

[garridofreddy]

You should do a video explaining different valves and regulators. When you need them and what the purpose for it are for! Huge Fan from Tennessee. I'm a 2 year plumbing apprentice and I love what I do.

[jsimon]

Watched several of these videos looking for a product that will seal up a 3/4 thread elbow when it won't quite get tight and still be indexed correctly.

[mrvvoo]

I think it make sense to add dope before AND after applying the Teflon tape. It’s probably an example of over-engineering a project, but if you think about the mechanical stress on the threads, it’s actually in the shear direction, right (parallel to the pipes)? So wouldn’t the dope be equally advantageous on both sides of the tape for the micro gaps in the male’s and female’s respective threads?

Maybe this logic is where people are coming from who prefer to only use the dope and no tape? 🤷‍♂️

[erikjohnson]

I worked at a trailer house plant as the furnace/water heater guy, loved the job except the company was hilariously unorganized and did not provide respirators for all the fiberglass. I recommend to a supervisor that we use tru blue but he told me we never had any problems with number 5 so we didn't switch. We also put fire foam on all the holes through the floor and ceiling but sometimes I felt like they had me filling holes that were too big so I would screw down sheet metal so the foam wouldn't get knocked through the the floor or something.

[victormarinelli]

What you're stopping with the fire sealant is the flue effect. The fire actually gets pulled through the unsealed openings.
Sealing holes could add crucial time for occupants to escape safely.

[youtubesadhominem]

Thank you for this!
Do you have any other recommendations?
It's much better to listen from someone's who has lived the profession, than what some actor on TV is told to pretend to convince me of what to buy.
I'd rather do that from Roger Wakefield when it comes to these kind of things.

[weirdwillie]

I got a question. U ever have to use a slice of bread when plumbing old copper lines. Hahahaha

[bmorechills]

I use utility flux most of the time when soldering and sometimes nokorode. I used many different pipe dope brands including: Megaloc, Pro dope, Gasoila, Loctite, Blueblock, Permatex and many more.

[joshcowart]

The guy I learned from only used rectorseak yellow which I love but where I work now we use T2. What’s really good about the T2 is if it turns over it doesn’t spill. As for flux, I also use C Flux mainly because it’s what I learned with and what I’ve always used. C Flux is water soluble though or at least I thought it was. I means it’s not labeled as such but it will clean up with water so I think it is somewhat water soluble.

[joemiranda]

Blue Monster is the best I've ever used.

[sueannjefferds]

Hello Roger, I'm a new subscriber. I'm enjoying your videos. I looked at your past uploads to see if you had any regarding slope/pitch of waste lines. I didn't see any. I run into several situations in homes that aren't even that old in which the waste lines have little to no pitch. Perhaps you could make a video on how important slope/pitch is. Also, roughing out locations for fixtures. I've seen rough plumbing torn out in order to redo the plumbing to accommodate certain fixtures. Builders are notorious for not submitting fixture specifications to the plumbing contractor and in the end the builder has to pay to adjust rough plumbing and the drywall contractor to fix the wall. Anyway, just some content recommendations. Looking forward to watching more of your vids.

[Charles-fnqy]

Very good information, thanks! One thing though, can you please wave the product around a bit more - I could almost make out what the product looks like...

[Allintn]

Trublu is horrible to try and remove a fitting something teflon based I like blue monster personally.Great vid