The monkey still has much to learn it appears. 🙂. Flange washers are backwards and teflon tape is superfluous on this application. And the sink should be filled with hot water and drained to test for leaks.
Hello, I'm 60+ years. Just watched your video. Good job. I'm doing my kitchen sink drain pipes. I noticed you put the slip joint washers for compression fittings in the wrong direction. The narrow bevel end goes away from nut. Also the washer on j-bend from wall doesn't go where you placed it. With the washer on that side the lip prevents the washer from sealing. The j-bend washer goes at outer edge of pipe against the lip. Then when tightened the washer is compressed and seals between the 2 ends of pipes. Again good job and a learning curve as you stated.
Luckily she did a very poor job actually showing how she put it all together. Every joint was done wrong. Great job showing everybody how to do it incorrectly. Monkey Business.
Good video. FYI.... the teflon tape would not be serving any purpose in this application though. It is only for cases where the threads are part of the seal. In the P-trap it is those plastic washers being compressed that make the seal. Thanks for your videos.
Yes, did you not get that by what I wrote...? No, you should Not use tape and if you feel you must paste is better...aka Thread Sealant, pipe dope. Yes her compression gaskets are backwards < ] as they should be > ]
I'm an aspiring contractor, currently just picking up contracts with my boss. He teaches me lots, but like to brush up on past-job experiences, possible future ones, and generally advancing my knowledge. Just found your page! Great work, you're very clear! Best channel I've seen so far!
Ohhh God. A u-tube contractor. Are you serious. Get a job with a contractor. Work with him for several years. Learn, Learn. LEARN. Then go take the test. Stop listening and watching u-tube channels.
Thank you, your video just saved me hundreds of dollars. Now I can tell the plumber that I am waiting to call, never mind I'm doing it myself. Then laugh after I hang up. Only because I was given the run around and screwed over and had no sink now for 5 days. THANK YOU!!!!
Nice video, agree that you did place the poly washers backwards, sometimes it will not leak, your pipes are all lined up OK so no leak. I am not a licensed plumber but have 18 years at home depot.
So. You know how to sell something because you work at a home center??? You know how to install it?? I am a licensed plumbing contractor. 43 years now. This job was not even close to being correct for a long run of time. For the short run of time. It will get her by. Then it will start to leak again
27613James yes they are on backwards. If she leaves them like that. Sooner or later they will leak! Why you ask????? Because they are really hart to line up perfectly. When you add in Hot water everything expands and contracts at different rates. So installing them correctly the can move some without leaking. 49 years as a plumbing contractor. Well the 15th of this month is 49 years in business 👨💼
One tip of advice, if you use a plunger to plunge the sink before you start undoing anything you will have a lot less water to deal with 😀 love your videos, empowering to women and men alike! ✊ Respect Sister!
going on my third year and you could say it's upside down some gaskets come with a lip engraved on the inside so they sit on the edge of the pipe some the cone shape goes down in but as long as it doesn't leak you got it thanks for the video it was very educational for people who don't know and you made it easy you just took a $50 - $100 job and made it just the cost of material and time it took you to do the job with the plumbers tape in my opinion you should put it on every thread but I've been told otherwise along with pipe dope better safe than sorry thanks excellent video
Bought my first home last year... its a bit of an older home and the time has come to replace the p trap in the bathroom upstairs. This video will be helpful.
Great job! I have been confused by the sizes of the P Trap all the time. Now I know it is 1-1/4 for bathroom sink and 1-1/2 kitchen sink. And I think the gaskets should be insert reversed.
99% of the time the drain line coming out of the wall is 1-1/2 then the drain coming off of you lavy sink is 1-14. Drains off your kitchen and laundry sink are 1-1/2. Someone put an 1-1/4 reducer at her wall pipe. This is done incorrectly.
Great video. I am not only a layman, I do not have any aptitude for plumbing jobs. However, if I see your video, I am sure I can handle this project. Thanks.
Wow thanks I drive truck all day and I have to get to the kitchen drain in my finished basement and the one in my kitchen thanks for the tips I’m realizing how much stuff I really don’t know about plumbing which was zero before I came to this Chanel omg I’m hopples I’m deff going to have to pause every time you remove a part so I can catch up.
Thanks. Great video. Just finished this project for my first time. Everything is working great accept the old connection in to the wall. Goinna have to change that now v
Great video !! I just put in a new sink in the bathroom, reconnected the water lines but when I was about to connect the p-trap the drain pipe out of the wall does not line up. So I will be back tomorrow to Home Depot, and try to figure this out. Like you said, doing it yourself can save lots of money and you gain new knowledge, thanks again !!
@@CliffTooth yes but once you figure out how long you need it. She should have guy that pipe shorter. When that pipe is left long like that. It hits the back ( or side) of the pipe and can become plugged much easier. Hair products become like a jell. Then throw some hair in the mix and walla plugged drain line.!!!! Never ever never use a pipe wrench on a “slip nut. When you use a pipe wrench it actually crush’s the nut. This is such light work buy a set of 12 inch Channel lock pliers. Blue handle channel Locks. That is the Brand name!! I’m watching Battle Bots so I’m side tracked! What ever she was calling her slip nuts was wrong. They are Slip Nuts and plastic washers that she actually put on backwards WTF? So. 1. Cut her drain line going into the wall (2 or 3 inches). 2. Never use Teflon tape. 3. Never use a Pipe wrench. I would have cut the one an a quarter threaded piece at the tee. Then glued in a street fitting only in inch & half. Then use a inch & half tubular black ABS P-Trap. A lot less will stick to the inan ABS P-Trap. Use the increaser right at the Tailpiece at the faucet drain. Ok. I have more but I’m really old. Ben running my own plumbing company for 49 years! Back to BattleBots “Robots Activate “
You can! It's more on the gross side than the difficult side. Actually, the P trap I did for this video wasn't bad at all. The P trap I did on my other sink (as practice) disintegrated when I touched it and made an enormous mess. It definitely needed replacing. :-)
Tamara you're awesome! Keep up the great work. All these things you teach go under the items a Dad or Mom should teach a kids before the leave the nest!
Hi five!!! I'm going to change my pedestal sink to a cabinet and the plumber told me help have to change this but it is so easy and since I did faucets before I'm going to do it myself and save my $100!!! Thank you
Those things that you keep referring to as "flanges" are really called "nuts". An actual flange is the decorative piece that is meant to cover up the wall and hopefully hide the sometimes large hole where the sink drain accesses the vent/drain stack in the wall. The word "flange" is often used interchangeably with "escutcheon". Also, I noticed that you installed the gaskets in the compression fittings backwards. Having the tapered end of the washer oriented toward the opening you're trying to close with the fitting is extremely important. So important, in fact, that I don't know how you didn't have a leak. Furthermore, with a compression fitting, using PTFE tape (as you did here) can prevent the gasket from compressing and making a proper seal. Where there are threaded nuts, you use PTFE tape to fill in the minuscule gaps between the threads of each fitting that exist as a result of the union of two different pieces that have threading that's not exactly identical, but they're close enough to identical to remain within the manufacturer's tolerances. Three layers of PTFE tape is usually enough to fill the gaps without making the pieces impossible to put together. I sincerely hope that nobody is using your video as the sole source of information for the installation of a P-trap, because it was just a result of luck or coincidence that your drain didn't leak.
In an older house, I was cleaning out the pipe inside the wall. I accidently pushed the corrosion down farther into the pipe and it clogged the pipes up. Water did not drain.
is it just me or you installed the gaskets upside down? the cone shaped side should be facing inside a pipe I think. But I do not see a comment about this so maybe I'm wrong..
You are correct. I just replaced by pipes today. The gasket cone shape should face towards the pipe. The flat side should face towards the locking nut/ring.
If you're doing instructional videos you should at least do them correctly. Or at the very least add a little correction bubble in your video so a bunch of people don't have leaks. You have an open cabinet so if anything leaks you'll probably see it, but a lot of people have vanities with doors. You'd be amazed how long a leak can go unnoticed and the amount of damage a tiny, consistent, amount of water can do.
I really hate working with drains............ and plumber's tape is really a useful thing.......... Tamara, recently I had water leak problem in the flush water inlet connectors due to gaskets and some scratches on the surface where gasket meets the pipe............ So what I did which was very useful and worked like magic, that I dried and removed water from both end of the pipe and connector and then I applied Hot Glue with Glue gun and quickly tied both end and I let it cool for few minutes then I opened the valve and no leaks, it was so tight and perfectly sealed that I shaked the pipe and there was not a single drop. So if you do not find any Plumber's tape near you or miss a rubber washer, you can use the hot glue to seal the joints perfectly as well.
Great video. One comment though. The pipe you inserted into the main drain on the left, (into the T fitting) it apeared to me that the pipe went way inside the T joint causing the flow from the top of the vertical pipe to be obstructed. Ideally that pipe shouldn't go past the point where the T starts. I think it went way more than hafway into the diameter of the vertical pipe. Replay the tape and watch carefully how much of that length went into the T.
I believe you are correct! I should have cut that pipe down somewhat. On the plus side, the vertical pipe is a vent, but still... Thank you for the find!
Awesome job and thanks for the knowledge. Also, has anyone told you that you look 👀 like Elizabeth Montgomery from “Bewitched”? She was beautiful so that’s a compliment. Thanks and have a great day.
I have a clogged bathroom sink. The water drains extremely slow. I have a metal p trap. Is this issue as simple as just removing the p trap, snaking the pipes and reconnecting the trap? Thanks
Great video. I am distracted by your appearance as you look like the cousin "Serena" on the TV show "Bewitched". I keep thinking " why wont she just snap her fingers and the job will be magically fixed"🙂
I hope you have the name of a good qualified plumber on hand if you follow the channel. You're going to need one. Maybe not in the ext 6 to 8 months. But down the road you will need to call him
At 9:43 should not the clear washer for the waste pipe be flipped? Meaning the flat side of the washer faces the sink and the slope side of the washer toward the wall?
The flat side of the compression washer goes against the nut and the beveled side towards the pipe or fitting. When the nut is tightened the flat side against the nut forces the beveled side of the compression washer tightly against the pipe or fitting creating a leak free joint.
You think you're going to get laid by telling her she looks great. Or telling her she knows what she is doing? There is so much wrong with what she did in this video....
I've never seen a plumber this beautiful - or even close for that matter. LOL I thought it was a great vid, and a great job, with the lone exception of the washers. Also - excellent job showing how to hold the pipework, and stabilize that before wrenching on things. A great tip for folks that aren't familiar with do-it-yourself projects. Should be a common-sense item. But when you're new to something, sometimes common sense falls by the way-side. I enjoyed the vid!
oh yeah, they are supposed to be easy to remove, except in my house ...mffu! I went to change mine, and it turns out whoever installed it used some sticky mud all over. I was able to remove the p-trap, but after using so much torque that the couplers lost their strength - you would not know by looking at the them, but they will not prevent leak. Trouble is with the extension that completes the p-strap, connecting to the pipe coming from the wall (joint you put teflon tape in this project). That one won't turn, and I cannot figure if it is even supposed to turn; it has no grip. I actually broke my plastic gripping wrench on it, something that I have used on all kinds of structures without failure. While the threads on that pipe are good, its coupling wont fit with any p-trap products that I will find in my hardware stores. The "small project" has turned to the project of the year for me. I hate to have to cut anything, but that might be the next consideration.
First off. Buy a metal tubing cutter. Cut your waste arm shorter. Then buy a set of "channel Lock plyers". Never use a pipe wrench under a sink. LOOK at the slip washers. They only go on 1 way. NEVER use teflon tape on a p-trap. You could use a bit of pipe dope to help it slip a bit easier as you tighten it down. I'm really curious about who did your plastic drain lines. Does the vent line going upwards go to the roof or does it stop up under your sink. Completely wrong!! Who did your water lines?? Are they completely wrong also?
Your drain line going into the PVC is to long and could block the drain. cut a inch or so off before you slide it in the PVC connection. and compression fittings do not need Teflon tape but could use a small amount of dope or not.
Nice video, you had each segment perfectly in frame all throughout. So do you have a hair, makeup, wardrobe crew? You always look great. :) Most of us just call the tape teflon tape as it has many uses beyond plumbing. Should not be necessary with those fittings, but doesn't hurt either & probably would make them easier to take apart down the road. Cheers!
+froggy Thank you very much for your compliments! I have a crew of one for everything. Sometimes Jack, my dog, attempts to put a paw in but his lack of thumbs makes most tasks too difficult. I suspect this would be the same tape used for pneumatic applications too(?). It's good stuff! :-)
It's used anywhere the "fit" of the male & femaile threads themselves are resulting in the "seal". Usually a pressurized situation. Your use is of course not a pressure fitting. I use it for my air compressor fittings, hydraulic fittings (the yellow teflon tape resists the effects of oils). There is also a teflon PASTE that you can apply to threads & it often works better, filling in voids that the tape misses. For what you did the white tape is a good choice. I enjoy your art projects that pop into view every so often, pretty home you have. Keep it up! :)
@@1947froggy the tape or pipe dope is not made to fill in voids. It's made to reduce friction as you are tightening pipe threads together. You never use teflon tape on a p-trap.
Thank you for this simple, inspiring video. Good job. But not for nothing, I think that you were unscrewing in the wrong direction on that second flange too. Fun stuff is plumbing =^)
Stephanie Lynch That wrench is called a pipe wrench. As she demonstrates, it can be used for changing p traps and things like that...but it's mostly used for gripping and tightening round pipes, such as gas piping. I usually go for channellock pliers for jobs like this, but use whatever works best for you.
They make a set of channel lock pliers called "water pump pliers" that have jaws which are more curved and allow them to better grip the round screw collars on these types of fittings. They also have less of a tendency to mar the finish compared to standard channel lock pliers. But, like you... most of us only have channel lock pliers available.
@@MonkeysKnow it's not called a plumbers wrench. It's called a pipe wrench for a reason. The wrong wrench to use on slip nuts under a sink. Buy a set of channel lock. Or slip joint pliers!!!
great tutorial! Thanks so much. Saved me a $139 plumbing service call! Also I followed your example and wore gloves which reduces the YUK factor. .......hhmmmmm ......if I wasn't already married for 35 years..........
Damn-it. It is difficult to find a lady that can explain these things, I have daughters and other ladies I try to show, most things aren't that complicated, and then you're gone. Try Patreon, if people give of their on volition, you should be proud. Video is like any art, if it's good, I don't mind paying for it.
SpellDreams Some jurisdictions require a vent be added when you add an additional item that has a drain beyond what was already there when the home was built. Each vent stack can only "vent" so many drains, so if more waste is going to be drained than the existing vent stack(s) can handle, a "mini vent" can be installed to an individual drain in lieu of building an entire new vent stack. Or so I'm told.
STOP !!!! @8.56 you put plastic washer in the wrong way, flat part should face nut so it can create some pressure to push other cut end into the other tube.
great job. I'm off to buy a new p trap set, thanks to you. BTW you are a dead ringer for Samantha Stevens (Elizabeth Montgomery) on "Bewitched". You're beautiful.
I don't get it. This is extremely poorly explained. What the hell is the tape? Screwing something in anyway. So why would it need to be taped? Then mentions putty? I didn't even see any of that. This gives good idea on how to do it. But doesn't explain what that means which is ready worrisome. Not doing anything until I find out what it is and how to properly use it.
There's really no un-awkward way to say this, and it could be just due to your channel name, but when I started watching, I thought that you do actually look a little bit monkey-ish-- (but in the best possible way). I wish I was more of a wise monkey. I clicked on this video because I caused a leak under the sink by yanking at my washing machine to try and fix _that_... It didn't occur to me that the water supply would be connected by a pipe and that it probably wasn't infinite in length.. Duh
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The monkey still has much to learn it appears. 🙂. Flange washers are backwards and teflon tape is superfluous on this application. And the sink should be filled with hot water and drained to test for leaks.
You look like Elizabeth Montgomery and you helped me fix the leak...the perfect woman!
Hello, I'm 60+ years. Just watched your video. Good job. I'm doing my kitchen sink drain pipes. I noticed you put the slip joint washers for compression fittings in the wrong direction. The narrow bevel end goes away from nut. Also the washer on j-bend from wall doesn't go where you placed it. With the washer on that side the lip prevents the washer from sealing. The j-bend washer goes at outer edge of pipe against the lip. Then when tightened the washer is compressed and seals between the 2 ends of pipes. Again good job and a learning curve as you stated.
Luckily she did a very poor job actually showing how she put it all together. Every joint was done wrong. Great job showing everybody how to do it incorrectly. Monkey Business.
Good video. FYI.... the teflon tape would not be serving any purpose in this application though. It is only for cases where the threads are part of the seal. In the P-trap it is those plastic washers being compressed that make the seal. Thanks for your videos.
Your correct as far as sealing. Other than when it comes to dissembling the drain line later it will come apart easier. I'd rather use paste myself.
@@ScooterFXRS never use tape on a p-trap. Always, if you are going to use anything. Use pipe dope only. P-traps are made to use nothing at all!!
Yes, did you not get that by what I wrote...? No, you should Not use tape and if you feel you must paste is better...aka Thread Sealant, pipe dope. Yes her compression gaskets are backwards < ] as they should be > ]
At 8:52 and 9:40 you put the plastic washers on backwards. The flat part of the washer should be facing the metal nut.
The right way to do it is to get rid of all those slip joints. Put a longer tail piece less chances of leaking
I'm an aspiring contractor, currently just picking up contracts with my boss. He teaches me lots, but like to brush up on past-job experiences, possible future ones, and generally advancing my knowledge. Just found your page! Great work, you're very clear! Best channel I've seen so far!
+Quan Cena Thank you very much! And best wishes to you as you pick up new contracts!
Ohhh God. A u-tube contractor. Are you serious. Get a job with a contractor. Work with him for several years. Learn, Learn. LEARN. Then go take the test. Stop listening and watching u-tube channels.
Thank you, your video just saved me hundreds of dollars. Now I can tell the plumber that I am waiting to call, never mind I'm doing it myself. Then laugh after I hang up. Only because I was given the run around and screwed over and had no sink now for 5 days. THANK YOU!!!!
Nice video, agree that you did place the poly washers backwards, sometimes it will not leak, your pipes are all lined up OK so no leak.
I am not a licensed plumber but have 18 years at home depot.
So. You know how to sell something because you work at a home center??? You know how to install it??
I am a licensed plumbing contractor. 43 years now. This job was not even close to being correct for a long run of time. For the short run of time. It will get her by. Then it will start to leak again
@@ltsgarage7780 what was wrong with it?
@@CliffTooth Read both my new post.
27613James yes they are on backwards. If she leaves them like that. Sooner or later they will leak!
Why you ask?????
Because they are really hart to line up perfectly. When you add in Hot water everything expands and contracts at different rates. So installing them correctly the can move some without leaking.
49 years as a plumbing contractor. Well the 15th of this month is 49 years in business 👨💼
@@CliffTooth did you go back & read what I had said???
One tip of advice, if you use a plunger to plunge the sink before you start undoing anything you will have a lot less water to deal with 😀 love your videos, empowering to women and men alike! ✊ Respect Sister!
Oh man! I love this tip! Thank you!
@@MonkeysKnow It was my honour.
going on my third year and you could say it's upside down some gaskets come with a lip engraved on the inside so they sit on the edge of the pipe some the cone shape goes down in but as long as it doesn't leak you got it thanks for the video it was very educational for people who don't know and you made it easy you just took a $50 - $100 job and made it just the cost of material and time it took you to do the job with the plumbers tape in my opinion you should put it on every thread but I've been told otherwise along with pipe dope better safe than sorry thanks excellent video
Thank you! :-)
Bought my first home last year... its a bit of an older home and the time has come to replace the p trap in the bathroom upstairs. This video will be helpful.
Great job!
I have been confused by the sizes of the P Trap all the time. Now I know it is 1-1/4 for bathroom sink and 1-1/2 kitchen sink.
And I think the gaskets should be insert reversed.
99% of the time the drain line coming out of the wall is 1-1/2 then the drain coming off of you lavy sink is 1-14. Drains off your kitchen and laundry sink are 1-1/2. Someone put an 1-1/4 reducer at her wall pipe. This is done incorrectly.
Great video. I am not only a layman, I do not have any aptitude for plumbing jobs. However, if I see your video, I am sure I can handle this project. Thanks.
+Shahzad Akhund I am sure you can too! I am certainly not a plumber either. :-)
Wow thanks I drive truck all day and I have to get to the kitchen drain in my finished basement and the one in my kitchen thanks for the tips I’m realizing how much stuff I really don’t know about plumbing which was zero before I came to this Chanel omg I’m hopples I’m deff going to have to pause every time you remove a part so I can catch up.
such a good video. I found it 7 years later. great info. I kind of hate plumbers so expensive.
The expense frustrates me too! At this point, the only things I will hire a plumber to do is something I absolutely cannot do myself.
Thanks. Great video. Just finished this project for my first time. Everything is working great accept the old connection in to the wall. Goinna have to change that now v
Glad it helped!
Great video !! I just put in a new sink in the bathroom, reconnected the water lines but when I was about to connect the p-trap the drain pipe out of the wall does not line up. So I will be back tomorrow to Home Depot, and try to figure this out. Like you said, doing it yourself can save lots of money and you gain new knowledge, thanks again !!
@Moon Pie yikes!!
How far off center is your drain from the drain on the wall?
@@ltsgarage7780 isn't the pipe that goes into the wall long enough so you could adjust if it is further off?
@@CliffTooth yes but once you figure out how long you need it. She should have guy that pipe shorter. When that pipe is left long like that. It hits the back ( or side) of the pipe and can become plugged much easier. Hair products become like a jell. Then throw some hair in the mix and walla plugged drain line.!!!!
Never ever never use a pipe wrench on a “slip nut. When you use a pipe wrench it actually crush’s the nut. This is such light work buy a set of 12 inch Channel lock pliers. Blue handle channel Locks. That is the Brand name!!
I’m watching Battle Bots so I’m side tracked!
What ever she was calling her slip nuts was wrong. They are Slip Nuts and plastic washers that she actually put on backwards WTF?
So.
1. Cut her drain line going into the wall (2 or 3 inches).
2. Never use Teflon tape.
3. Never use a Pipe wrench.
I would have cut the one an a quarter threaded piece at the tee. Then glued in a street fitting only in inch & half. Then use a inch & half tubular black ABS P-Trap. A lot less will stick to the inan ABS P-Trap. Use the increaser right at the Tailpiece at the faucet drain.
Ok. I have more but I’m really old. Ben running my own plumbing company for 49 years!
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Thank you so much! I haven't tried doing this yet but I feel confident that I can do it after watching your video.
You can! It's more on the gross side than the difficult side. Actually, the P trap I did for this video wasn't bad at all. The P trap I did on my other sink (as practice) disintegrated when I touched it and made an enormous mess. It definitely needed replacing. :-)
Tamara you're awesome! Keep up the great work. All these things you teach go under the items a Dad or Mom should teach a kids before the leave the nest!
Thank yoy. You're a real talent for teaching and demonstration.
Hi five!!! I'm going to change my pedestal sink to a cabinet and the plumber told me help have to change this but it is so easy and since I did faucets before I'm going to do it myself and save my $100!!! Thank you
*Works great for our needs.*
Those things that you keep referring to as "flanges" are really called "nuts". An actual flange is the decorative piece that is meant to cover up the wall and hopefully hide the sometimes large hole where the sink drain accesses the vent/drain stack in the wall. The word "flange" is often used interchangeably with "escutcheon".
Also, I noticed that you installed the gaskets in the compression fittings backwards. Having the tapered end of the washer oriented toward the opening you're trying to close with the fitting is extremely important. So important, in fact, that I don't know how you didn't have a leak. Furthermore, with a compression fitting, using PTFE tape (as you did here) can prevent the gasket from compressing and making a proper seal. Where there are threaded nuts, you use PTFE tape to fill in the minuscule gaps between the threads of each fitting that exist as a result of the union of two different pieces that have threading that's not exactly identical, but they're close enough to identical to remain within the manufacturer's tolerances. Three layers of PTFE tape is usually enough to fill the gaps without making the pieces impossible to put together.
I sincerely hope that nobody is using your video as the sole source of information for the installation of a P-trap, because it was just a result of luck or coincidence that your drain didn't leak.
In an older house, I was cleaning out the pipe inside the wall. I accidently pushed the corrosion down farther into the pipe and it clogged the pipes up. Water did not drain.
is it just me or you installed the gaskets upside down? the cone shaped side should be facing inside a pipe I think. But I do not see a comment about this so maybe I'm wrong..
+jackgmail2000 So far it has worked fine. :-)
You are correct. I just replaced by pipes today. The gasket cone shape should face towards the pipe. The flat side should face towards the locking nut/ring.
If you're doing instructional videos you should at least do them correctly. Or at the very least add a little correction bubble in your video so a bunch of people don't have leaks. You have an open cabinet so if anything leaks you'll probably see it, but a lot of people have vanities with doors. You'd be amazed how long a leak can go unnoticed and the amount of damage a tiny, consistent, amount of water can do.
I really hate working with drains............ and plumber's tape is really a useful thing.......... Tamara, recently I had water leak problem in the flush water inlet connectors due to gaskets and some scratches on the surface where gasket meets the pipe............ So what I did which was very useful and worked like magic, that I dried and removed water from both end of the pipe and connector and then I applied Hot Glue with Glue gun and quickly tied both end and I let it cool for few minutes then I opened the valve and no leaks, it was so tight and perfectly sealed that I shaked the pipe and there was not a single drop.
So if you do not find any Plumber's tape near you or miss a rubber washer, you can use the hot glue to seal the joints perfectly as well.
+Mukesh Kumar That's amazing! I would not have thought of hot glue, but it does make sense. Thank you for the great tip!!
Hot glue has no place in a plumbing application. EVER!
Making a 100+ dollars for real. Especially in NYC. This is cool
I just changed mine today. Once you start to see those white powdery spots on your pipe it's time to change them out.
Right on!
Great video. One comment though. The pipe you inserted into the main drain on the left, (into the T fitting) it apeared to me that the pipe went way inside the T joint causing the flow from the top of the vertical pipe to be obstructed. Ideally that pipe shouldn't go past the point where the T starts. I think it went way more than hafway into the diameter of the vertical pipe. Replay the tape and watch carefully how much of that length went into the T.
I believe you are correct! I should have cut that pipe down somewhat. On the plus side, the vertical pipe is a vent, but still... Thank you for the find!
you must be thinking of pvc glue cause plumbers putty does not dry or harden
Great Job! I just finished installing faucet,angle stops supply lines p trap. It came out great.My name is also Tamara
Awesome job and thanks for the knowledge. Also, has anyone told you that you look 👀 like Elizabeth Montgomery from “Bewitched”? She was beautiful so that’s a compliment. Thanks and have a great day.
I have a clogged bathroom sink. The water drains extremely slow. I have a metal p trap. Is this issue as simple as just removing the p trap, snaking the pipes and reconnecting the trap? Thanks
Great video. I am distracted by your appearance as you look like the cousin "Serena" on the TV show "Bewitched". I keep thinking " why wont she just snap her fingers and the job will be magically fixed"🙂
If only! ☺️
Great video! I’m going to try to change my kitchen p-trap today. Wish me luck. BTW, you have a striking resemblance to Barbara Eden…are you related? 😊
I love this. Thanks. You make me feel like I so can do this....no problem.
Thank you made changing p trap in the place i am renovating easy
Great! So glad to be able to help!
I hope you have the name of a good qualified plumber on hand if you follow the channel. You're going to need one. Maybe not in the ext 6 to 8 months. But down the road you will need to call him
The area in the p-trap where the water sits to prevent gas from entering back into the trap is called the "trap weir" just fyi.
how do you know what size p trap to buy?
somebody had a good dad growing up nice work
Thank you! ☺️
my woman thinks my pipes are smexy: sometimes a quick jar from a hammer /breaks it loose without moveing the pipe! great video !
you could use a smaller lighter channel lock instead of that big heavy pipe wrench to losten the nuts
Great video!! Thank you. Saved me $200...
Great video!😁🔧 Nice work!😁
Thank you! Cheers!
At 9:43 should not the clear washer for the waste pipe be flipped? Meaning the flat side of the washer faces the sink and the slope side of the washer toward the wall?
I don’t think so. It had a snug fit with the flat toward the wall. 🙂
The flat side of the compression washer goes against the nut and the beveled side towards the pipe or fitting. When the nut is tightened the flat side against the nut forces the beveled side of the compression washer tightly against the pipe or fitting creating a leak free joint.
Another perfect video today and looking great as always : )
+Nelly cares Thank you! :-)
You think you're going to get laid by telling her she looks great. Or telling her she knows what she is doing? There is so much wrong with what she did in this video....
Super video! Nice work!
Thank you!
I've never seen a plumber this beautiful - or even close for that matter. LOL I thought it was a great vid, and a great job, with the lone exception of the washers. Also - excellent job showing how to hold the pipework, and stabilize that before wrenching on things. A great tip for folks that aren't familiar with do-it-yourself projects. Should be a common-sense item. But when you're new to something, sometimes common sense falls by the way-side. I enjoyed the vid!
Good job! Another useful video which will help many people.
+chatterboxer100 Thank you! I hope so! :-)
Thank you : )
Plastic washers are on backwards
Great video I have to do it myself it’s leaking at the p trap in my kitchen I don’t have the money for a plumber thank you 🙏🏻
Great! You can do it!
oh yeah, they are supposed to be easy to remove, except in my house ...mffu! I went to change mine, and it turns out whoever installed it used some sticky mud all over. I was able to remove the p-trap, but after using so much torque that the couplers lost their strength - you would not know by looking at the them, but they will not prevent leak. Trouble is with the extension that completes the p-strap, connecting to the pipe coming from the wall (joint you put teflon tape in this project). That one won't turn, and I cannot figure if it is even supposed to turn; it has no grip. I actually broke my plastic gripping wrench on it, something that I have used on all kinds of structures without failure. While the threads on that pipe are good, its coupling wont fit with any p-trap products that I will find in my hardware stores. The "small project" has turned to the project of the year for me. I hate to have to cut anything, but that might be the next consideration.
thanks for the tutorial. great job🤠
Nice job!
First off. Buy a metal tubing cutter. Cut your waste arm shorter. Then buy a set of "channel Lock plyers". Never use a pipe wrench under a sink. LOOK at the slip washers. They only go on 1 way. NEVER use teflon tape on a p-trap. You could use a bit of pipe dope to help it slip a bit easier as you tighten it down.
I'm really curious about who did your plastic drain lines. Does the vent line going upwards go to the roof or does it stop up under your sink. Completely wrong!!
Who did your water lines?? Are they completely wrong also?
Good job.
Thank you!
Your drain line going into the PVC is to long and could block the drain. cut a inch or so off before you slide it in the PVC connection. and compression fittings do not need Teflon tape but could use a small amount of dope or not.
It's not PVC. It's called ABS
@@ltsgarage7780 what's ABS?
@@zaneblane8160 ok. Before I go any further. Where are you from??
@@ltsgarage7898 ..Georgia..USA.
Nice video, you had each segment perfectly in frame all throughout. So do you have a hair, makeup, wardrobe crew? You always look great.
:)
Most of us just call the tape teflon tape as it has many uses beyond plumbing. Should not be necessary with those fittings, but doesn't hurt either & probably would make them easier to take apart down the road.
Cheers!
+froggy Thank you very much for your compliments! I have a crew of one for everything. Sometimes Jack, my dog, attempts to put a paw in but his lack of thumbs makes most tasks too difficult.
I suspect this would be the same tape used for pneumatic applications too(?). It's good stuff! :-)
It's used anywhere the "fit" of the male & femaile threads themselves are resulting in the "seal". Usually a pressurized situation.
Your use is of course not a pressure fitting.
I use it for my air compressor fittings, hydraulic fittings (the yellow teflon tape resists the effects of oils).
There is also a teflon PASTE that you can apply to threads & it often works better, filling in voids that the tape misses.
For what you did the white tape is a good choice.
I enjoy your art projects that pop into view every so often, pretty home you have.
Keep it up!
:)
+froggy Thank you! :-)
And thank you for the tip about the teflon paste. I will definitely be checking into that!
@@1947froggy the tape or pipe dope is not made to fill in voids. It's made to reduce friction as you are tightening pipe threads together. You never use teflon tape on a p-trap.
Thanks!!
You bet!
Thank you for this simple, inspiring video. Good job. But not for nothing, I think that you were
unscrewing in the wrong direction on that second flange too. Fun stuff is plumbing =^)
What type of wrench are you using. My wrench is not working so I want to get the one you have
So sorry I found your comment this late! I hope you have found a wrench by now, but if not, I was using a plumber's wrench.
Stephanie Lynch That wrench is called a pipe wrench. As she demonstrates, it can be used for changing p traps and things like that...but it's mostly used for gripping and tightening round pipes, such as gas piping. I usually go for channellock pliers for jobs like this, but use whatever works best for you.
Thanks. I had a hard time using the channelock pliers. but did get the job done. Great video.
They make a set of channel lock pliers called "water pump pliers" that have jaws which are more curved and allow them to better grip the round screw collars on these types of fittings. They also have less of a tendency to mar the finish compared to standard channel lock pliers. But, like you... most of us only have channel lock pliers available.
@@MonkeysKnow it's not called a plumbers wrench. It's called a pipe wrench for a reason. The wrong wrench to use on slip nuts under a sink. Buy a set of channel lock. Or slip joint pliers!!!
How would i know just by looking at the preexisting p trap what size it is? Is the p trap labeled with a size on it?
1 1/2
@@troylitle3386 she said bathrooms are normally 1 1/4 and kitchens 1 1/2.
Thank you for sharing.
Hope this helps! ☺️
Half Elizabeth Montgomery, half Carol Burnett?
I'll take it!😊
great tutorial! Thanks so much. Saved me a $139 plumbing service call! Also I followed your example and wore gloves which reduces the YUK factor. .......hhmmmmm ......if I wasn't already married for 35 years..........
Valiant effort. Try two wrenches on the down tube. Don't overtighten.
Damn-it. It is difficult to find a lady that can explain these things, I have daughters and other ladies I try to show, most things aren't that complicated, and then you're gone. Try Patreon, if people give of their on volition, you should be proud.
Video is like any art, if it's good, I don't mind paying for it.
Also Kudos to you.
Thanks for the video!!!
Thank You!
Excellent video, Tamara…handy & sexy….can’t beat that!! 👍🏾👍🏾
😊
What a cuuutie!
excellent. thank you
lmao Good LORD that's a long one (that's what she said). Great video
+Michael Wassenaar Ha ha- thank you! (Oh dear, the faux pas!) ;-)
@@MonkeysKnow you really should watch some of the other videos.
Merci! Thanks!
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Just wondering: don't you also need a vent?
+SpellDreams Good question! There is a vent, it is just out of sight.
SpellDreams Some jurisdictions require a vent be added when you add an additional item that has a drain beyond what was already there when the home was built. Each vent stack can only "vent" so many drains, so if more waste is going to be drained than the existing vent stack(s) can handle, a "mini vent" can be installed to an individual drain in lieu of building an entire new vent stack. Or so I'm told.
@@tiffaniejohnson7902 you were told wrong. But that's a whole other line of plumbing....
There is a correct way to wrap the plumber's tape. Wrap it in the direction you turn the slip nut. Will you marry me? My plumbing is going to heck!
Just sad comments.
SOS. My PVC p trap is cemented tight where it should not be, then what?
güzel usta sana kolay gelsin
Haha that’s what she said
She's put the washers on backwards.
nice job, you did not cut the trap arm to the right legenth. its to long and chokes off the vent.
ya i cringed when i saw that ... taking a chance there ... it looks like it went past the cup on the fitting ....a subtle but vital point
STOP !!!! @8.56 you put plastic washer in the wrong way, flat part should face nut so it can create some pressure to push other cut end into the other tube.
What a beauty.
yes I'm a Apprentice
mine is glued pvc. grrrr.
Amateurism on parade. RUclips, take a bow for giving this lady a platform.
great job. I'm off to buy a new p trap set, thanks to you. BTW you are a dead ringer for Samantha Stevens (Elizabeth Montgomery) on "Bewitched". You're beautiful.
Thank you!😊 And good luck on your P trap! It’s such a relief to get them changed.
I figured there'd be sawing and sealing and fitting involved. Not just hand screwing. How pointless.
If you would have used all PVC pipes, you would never have a P-trap corrode for the lifetime of your plumbing!
Too true! I definitely use PVC on any plumbing inside cabinets.
I don't get it. This is extremely poorly explained. What the hell is the tape? Screwing something in anyway. So why would it need to be taped? Then mentions putty? I didn't even see any of that. This gives good idea on how to do it. But doesn't explain what that means which is ready worrisome. Not doing anything until I find out what it is and how to properly use it.
You look like the "Bewitched" actress! Maybe you played her daughter?
There's really no un-awkward way to say this, and it could be just due to your channel name, but when I started watching, I thought that you do actually look a little bit monkey-ish-- (but in the best possible way).
I wish I was more of a wise monkey. I clicked on this video because I caused a leak under the sink by yanking at my washing machine to try and fix _that_... It didn't occur to me that the water supply would be connected by a pipe and that it probably wasn't infinite in length.. Duh
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