Deep Dive Plumbing HACK

@NestorCustodio 1年前

"Hydraulics are basically plumbing with attitude." That right there is pretty much everything you need to know about this man. Love the content. Keep it coming, shorts or otherwise.

@garysmith4674 1年前

I love how he took the extra time and effort to ensure he has a leak in that compression fitting

@joshneal5355 1年前

20+ years as a plumber, you are correct, absolutely no reason ever to use Teflon or grandma's pubes on a compression fitting. One of my pet peeves

@jeffman3 1年前

I've been blue collar my whole life. A lot of folks don't appreciate how technically skilled you need to be to do this stuff. I'm always happy to see someone breaking things down.

@kobrien6657 1年前

I'm a plumber for over 24 years from NYC, and long Island. You're absolutely nailing it with all your criticisms as far as I can tell👍

@Charlielizard 1年前

I recall watching one of your shorts quite some time ago and I was hooked. There's so much trash and B.S. out there and you're here, more than likely, helping a new kid with what not to do. Appreciate your honesty, sense of humor and the fact that you're just like the rest of us who probably made mistakes early on but now have a half way decent sense of doing things the right way. Like this format and crank more out. 👍👍👍

@Fallkhar 1年前

My father is a plumber and I've seen him use this thread material all the time. I think it's hemp most often and it seems to be quite popular in Europe. Especially for large steel pipes

@gmalonesr 8ヶ月前

The Mic worked very well. I could clearly hear the humor and sarcasm at the same time. Keep on making these, you're very entertaining.

@GistOfItMedia 1年前

I like how this guy is making people realize how technical these skills really are. aspiring to be a mechanic, plumber, contractor, etc. is totally legitimate. we need these skills, and we need practitioners that are actually skilled. this is so fucking rad, and also super important

@SantaBunny 1年前

The microphone stand is the exact kind of character we come for in these videos. Keep up the great work!

@12BlackKnight34 1年前

I am from Poland, not a plumber but I know a few things about fixing leaks, changing taps, renovations etc basic home maintainance. I have spotter right away that he puts that horse hair rhe opposite way... I loved your summary on that video "you have no idea what you are doing". Love your videos ans your sense of humor!

@CJNAPOLEON77 1年前

I’m a carpenter but work on my truck and do any plumbing repairs on my house myself, so I’m a half ass mechanic / plumber at best. Never stop these videos they are the best. Hilarious 🤙🏽🇺🇸🍻

@notsouninterested 1年前

"I'm not a plumber. I have been known to lay a little pipe..." Brother, I was not ready for that. -Thank you for reacting to these videos and being a funny teacher without being one. Many of the new kids and people that haven't learned about this stuff, such as I, that watch you... We're definitely learning from this and getting a laugh! And I love your content.

@mikecarroll8316 1年前

I’m a Steamfitter by trade, the collar is actually called a ferrule, the amount of people that I have seen trying to seal a compression fit by wrapping something around the threads is unbelievable 😂

@Rawreh 1年前

Swedish plumber here, old school way is still common here. We seal threads using unspun flax and a paste that usually contains talc. Paste should be applied first according to manufacturer but most plumbers can't read so it's usually done the other way around. As long as you tighten it properly when wrapping the flax around the threads it won't move and will give you a water tight connection that you can even reverse slightly after tightening if necessary.

@mikolajr4700 1年前

Hemp and grease is a normal practice in Europe. Most plumbers here are preferring it over Teflon tape as being better and more reliable. There is no best pattern how to apply hemp and grease. Some people grease hemp first, and then add additional grease at the end, some grease at beginning and at the end. But almost always you put grease at the end to make sure hemp will be greasy and stick to the pipe thread. You are 100% correct about the direction of rolling hemp over thread.

@GAIS414 1年前

Love the longer format! Whenever Grandma runs out of landing strip, we use flax fiber!

@erikzorger3311 1年前

As a former pipefitter and plumber in the US I can confirm that we still use cordage (hemp, Oakim, and cotton preferred) you can use it in place of Teflon in a lot of places, but it is most often used on large pipes to fill the extra gap between threads. this is also often coated in pipe dope, or wax.