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Question by tamarack58: How to work on plumbing and electrical in a non basement house ?
I am a pretty good DIY plumber and an okay DIY electrician. However, in every home where I had to do the work always had a basement or crawl space. I am getting ready to buy a house without either and my question is:
How do you access the plumbing and electrical if you can’t get to it from the basement. I know it’s in the walls and I will probably have to cut sheet rock to get to it. But I guess what I’m really asking is how do you detect where the exact problem is? Whether it be a leaky pipe or running an extra outlet.
I guess I will have to access wiring from the attic but still not sure about plumbing.
Thanks.
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Answer by William B
your right, ]elect] sounds like it,s a slab house, if so all the plumbing pipes run in the floor, not much you can do if you spring a leak, except run new pipes along the wall
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Those plastic supply tubes are excellent. Easier to use,they never leak(as long as you use the plastic ferrule rather than the brass one,and you don’t have to use that messy pipe dope. I am an apprentice plumber and my boss would always supply those crappy chrome plated metal supply tubes that you have to cut and bend into position. The first few times i used them, i would have leaks. You have to make sure that they go perfectly straight into the angle stop or you’re asking for trouble.
i like the braided connectors better, i think they look better and i think they last longer. either way, flexiable connections r the way to go
Hi guys, these “plastic tubes” are easier, but most plumbing codes do not allow them, only copper and the “braided” ones
You can use compression stops. Be sure the copper pipe is clean before you do it. The braided supply lines are my weapon of choice now.
Hey Tim, I am removing and old ugly sink and replacing it with a new, un-ugly sink. I looked under the cabinet, and I noticed that there are no shut off valves on either the hot or the cold. I was wondering if I could put on shut off valves with compression fitting with out have to solder anything, or would it just leak.
Also, what is the difference between the braided metal supply tubes and the plastic ones? Is it that the plastic are self seating or something?
Best regards- #1 fan!
Greg
Correct. They are two entirely different products used for different sealing tasks.
Pipe dope is plumber’s putty. Same thing. (shows how much you don’t know.)
Amen to braided supplies, they are a god send
lol yeah thanks but i wrote it not to be sarcastical to you but so people watching now would know there are alternatives on the market. lol
how much eaiser has the flexi hose saved plumbers time. lol
the best thing about them is customers think there special when you put them on.
Correct. That’s all I use now. The flex hoses were not available when this video was produced.
fair video. but most of the time if its a wc. or a faucet then surely it will be the tap connector part thats left leaky i have been to sort many a leak like this where ppl have tried and cant get it to seal. and it usually needs a tighten.
but back to my real point. stuff all that plastic is good. but these days we use flexi hoses. there stainless stell braided hoses and the customers love them .
i’m a qualified plumber, i often tend to use PTFE over the olive in the compression fitting to make it even more tighter.
this is a very good tip!
It’s called “Pipe dope” (shows how much you know) and its definitely not needed in every application, especially something as simple as this.
Thanks for your comment. It’s sad, but no one who reads your comment places any value in it. All they have to do is click your name and they’ll see you are faceless. You have no identity, no videos, no anything. That communicates that you probably have nothing to share and have no confidence to back up what you say. When you fill out your channel and upload plumbing videos showing us your skills, come back and comment again. Focus your energy on sharing real tips, not making false claims.
i think your plumbing advise isn’t all that good.Matter of fact it’s a definate leaker waiting to happen! You should always put pipe thread dope on all farrows or anything like that.Dont give plumbing advise you suck.
Great name! They are so easy to work with, and they allow you to hook things up in a hurry!
we call them easy hookers in Australia, flexible braided water supply lines that have rubber washers in both ends.
Please go to my website and read the appropriate columns about your problem.
can you help me I have a leak in my basement and the part of the pipeI need to replace I dont know where to get it or what its called. If I send you a pic can u tell me what its called?
when you install the copper supply tubes you tighten the nut at the valve first to prevent the type of leak he’s talking about.
very great video !
thanks tim! if you need a local plumber anywhere in the usa, reach out with a mouse
soory buddy old ass plumbers still only use metal good plumbers use both the way of plastic pipe is the way of the future
I don’t sell pipe. I sell electrons. :-> You might want to watch my How to Install a Kitchen Faucet video to see the latest supply lines I prefer. This video is about 8-years old!
You are just trying to sale your bloody plastic pipes.
Good plumber works with metal(copper,steel,galvanised …all the rest is DIY.The problem with merchants they try to make everything easy for people just make money.Plumbers hate that job.