Very informative! Just a couple of things, if I may. Garbage disposal blades do not "get out of sync". Trust me, I repaired commercial kitchen equipment for 22 years and unjammed more disposals than you would believe. The noise you heard was actually something hung in the disposal, by manually turning the blades backwards with the Allen wrench you dislodge it and it was able to clear. Also, NEVER PUT A BRICK OR ANYTHING in a toilet tank! It will gradually dissolve and cause damage. In the same light, NEVER reduce the amount of water to flush by adjusting anything, the drains need water to carry away the waste, and any plumber will tell you that low volume flush will contribute to drains clogging.
i read a how things work book that went on about the anti syphon valve in a toilet was to stop water being syphoned from the tank to the bowl , and he was not talking about how the fill tube can be to low in theoverflow tube , Nor was their a reference to the actual pupose of the anti syphon fill valve, and fill tube .. ... to refill the toilets trap after it Has syphoned
Sorry I’m 6 months late to this party. I’m no plumber, but I’m more of a plumber than the guy in the video. Thank you for saying exactly what I was thinking. Did you like his homemade drain tool that he spent about $14 making, just to avoid spending $2 buying the actual tool? Which turned out to be the next thing he showcased!
I've had a ton of calls from clogged toilets due to customers trying to be nifty water savers. and denying the toilet ample water to flush....... KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!
I tell my tenants never to do this, they still will half the time. Modern toilet are extensively engineered to save water and function a certain way. At best it causes weak flushes or if it ever jams the mechanics it will cause the toilet to run so long the first time it will probably waste more water than it would save in a year anyway.
@@rogerlane2282 When seemingly good guys like this video poster drink the clickbait KoolAid and post this video with that thumbnail, it knocks them down a few levels. It diminishes EVERYTHING they say. I guess they are desperate for money to trade their reputation for likes and view$. More views SHORT TERM because of BS like this may help, but longer term, if people (like I will) block every one of these from their feed, eventually they will learn. The higher views in no reasonable way validate the LIE of the FAKE thumbnail. There is no wink and nod of "OK you got me"...just a F-U and a block of future videos that may, actually, have been good. LRN2DIY...You FAILED at being a positive source.
I'm a plumber for almost 25 years, and I'll see all the folks that try some of these things in the field on my next service call. Thanks for keeping us busy! If you own a home, it costs money to actually take care of it, I know, it sounds crazy. Do your home a favor and call the pros FIRST. A dime of prevention is worth a dollar of cure. Here's an actual tip: if you want to save thousands in drain cleaning and re-pipe, ditch your garbage disposal and stop jamming your drains full of food that doesn't belong in there to begin with....or at least don't cry about it when we give you the bill.
The blades on the garbage disposal do not get out of sink as you say. The blades are the jagged edge of the wall, the things you are referring as blades are just there to knock stuff to the sidewalls to get grounded up and go down the drain.
The access for an Allen key on the bottom of the disposal is to clear a jamb that may or may not have tripped the breaker on the bottom of the disposal. You NEVER use the jamb key unless you know power is not being supplied to the disposal. (No trusting you know the position of the switch does not count). If it is just jammed and you bump that breaker while turning it you can send that key through your face. Always unplug the disposal before inserting the key!
Better yet, dispose of the disposal, I've never had a need for them wherever I've lived. The exceptions of course would be restaurants, hotels, hospitals.
@@johnki325 You are absolutely correct, and on properties, I control they do not have them. Of course, folks that think they have to have them do provide income for me clearing stoppages lol.
@@garycasper2929 Not sure what you're talking about. First 4:10 is the ad for his merch. In his vid, he uses zip-ties for drain clogs, whereas the thumbnail shows zip-ties used on a J-pipe. The latter was what intrigued me but turned out to be a click bait.
2:10 that's not an adjustment allen key! It's to move the motor backwards so you can remove stuck good between the blades and wall of the garbage disposal...or force it forward.
@@AgentOffice Out of sync? They are in a fixed position , so how would they " bounce"? Against what? Themselves, the wall of the disposer? The allen wrench serves only one purpose-to force a motor which is stuck. Usually it is a temporary fix, unless the reason is a spoon,knife,piece of glass etc. There is no " sync"
6:37 Best way to open a bag of zip ties. Is to make a slit in the middle of the bag. So you can slide one or so out. And leave the ends sealed to keep the rest in place.
same here....maintenance 20 years and replaced and fixed countless disposals...ive seen holes blew right thru the side of them..leaks at the borttom you name it but never out of sync blades lol.
Yesterday I discovered a leak and was looking for plumbers and wondering if there is a mechanical leak detection appliance. Today Google sent me this recommendation. I put down hair remover cream down drain at night and it works. I hate dealing with drains. Thanks for sharing.
I fse a copper length from electrical cable that you can bend a loop in the end, and its supper pliable. As well, unlike a coat hanger thats stiffer, if that hook gets hooked on something that you cnat put it out, the copper will bend back straight so you can pull it out. As a DYI channel, every person will have left over electrical lengths from renos.
Regarding 3:50, instead of buying a clay or concrete brick, you can find a stone of suitable size & shape. The next time you visit a stream, river or beach, find a nice water worn stone of suitable size & shape. Water worn stones have smooth edge surfaces that do not scratch the porcelain inside a toilet tank. They can also decorate your garden.
The bricks you refer to will cause problems in the tank. I tried them and after a couple of years they deteriorated and became useless. The residue made a mess of the tank and blocked the stopper from sealing so that the water from the tank leaked into the bowl.
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Instead of a brick inside your toilet, you can replace it with a full water bottle neatly tucked out of the way of any moving parts.
When using a plunger on a bathroom sink or a kitchen sink, you need to put something in the other drain or the overflow in the bathroom sink to keep the pressure in the drain line.
Also, it might not work at all because the clog is behind the vent so the pressurized water is just forced up the vent. But, FWIW, I've had some luck with plungers on kitchen drains. I've always used a toilet type plunger, which seems a bit gross to use in a kitchen area, but if you can get past that they can work.
It’s called the overflow and if it’s not in the branch line you will know it because whatever else is on that main will also be clogged and considering a sink is normally one of the fixtures with the highest flood rim you should get water coming out of something lower like a floor drain or water closet.
@@mrbig4532 Each fixture has its own vent. If the clog is just past where the vent branches off for the particular fixture, then there will be no water entering any other fixture (unless it is a double-bowl sink).
@@JV-pu8kx why would each fixture be vented ? Unless it’s following the national plumbing code which most local plumbing codes supersede , and for good reason.
@@JV-pu8kx The code for my general area which is for Philadelphia, Pa and most of the surrounding counties. The state of New Jersey uses the national code in some of the areas but when I worked in Hunterdon county which is central Jersey they used Newark NJ’s plumbing code and it was very close to Philadelphia’s. We have a ton of new buildings going up in the older sections of the city right on the river and they were originally designed by someone who didn’t know are code and they wanted everything vented but that had to be changed before they could even apply for the permit.
plungers work better to draw water not push air. you start by pushing the plunger slow down and yank up. 99.9% of time 1 yank works but if you try to push air you may be pumping or try try try till it clears
@@mesanders1113 im so good at it that i dont make a mess but yanking has a higher chance of splash out. i try not to lift the plunger out of water after yank so that the plunger acts like a break for water. a yank doesnt take a ton of muscle but you can use lot. im sure you will find what i say to be fact not theory
My problem is that the bolts rust and then it leaks. We have a water stain to repair on our living room ceiling that was caused by a leaking toilet tank bolt on the floor above. Guess what I am repairing today. I’m replacing the bolts with new SS ones.
@@JT_70 Good luck with the project. I once woke up with 1/4 inch of water on the bathroom floor. The tank bolts were loose. Luckily the tenant below didn't say anything about stains.
When replacing a Garbage Disposal, you should stay with the same manufacturer. The sink connection/basket will be the same and the outflow from the garbage disposal will often line up exactly. So you can loosen 2 screws and rotate the GB to remove it - and reverse the process to reinstall.
I agree if you’re happy with the manufacturer. Ours went out after six years and the brand was expensive so we tried another. The video I showed in this one was me replacing my mother-in-law’s disposal and she didn’t want the same brand. When it works out, it’s so much easier that way.
Garbage disposals are mostly useless...we always scrape all food and grease in the trash before washing in sink...our house is coming up on 50 yrs old...we find doing this keeps the plumber at other people's house.
My secondary ac drain was dripping. Thinking my main drain was clogged but it wasn't. So I took that plastic snake thingy and cleared out the clog where the drip line started at. Saved me hundreds. 👍💯
If you have a shop vac, make an attachment with pvc and clear vinyl hose to attach to outlet of condensate drain outside. Make sure to remove filter from vac first to avoid destroying it with water. Turn it on and see all the gunk coming out at the clear hose connection. Do this once a year as routine maintenance. Also clean condenser with water hose, and buy a voltmeter that reads capacitance to check capacitor on outside unit.
For unclogging a sink, I use a plastic drinking straw. I flatten it, insert it into the sink hole, then pull it out and voila - stuff inside the sink sticks inside the straw and comes out. I have to do this a few times, sometimes, so I'll clean off the straw with a towel and repeat the process until the straw comes out clean. It works like a charm - even if I have to insert the straw in a sink full of water that won't drain because of the clog. Obviously, if a clog is out of reach of the straw's length, this won't help. But I've been using this trick for around 15 years, and have only had to resort to other measures less than a handful of times. As a side note, I haven't had a garbage disposal for nearly 20 years. I've only use the straw method on sinks without disposals. I'd never do this to try unclogging a disposal, of course!
When I bought my house 11 years ago one of the first few things I did was take an empty half gallon milk jug fill it with water and set it in my toilet tank so with every flush I've been saving a half gallon of water 😉
Drain augers are to be used through the overflow of the tub, not through the drain. The hair you see in the drain can easily be removed with a pair of needle nose pliers. Take that out first, then try your drain again. Nine times out of ten, that’s your problem. If the water still isn’t flowing, then you get a small auger and run it down the overflow.
As regards water use in the cistern, change it to a two button system using two litres for small flush and six litres for large flush. That way you can use less water all the time.
am stnd makes one with 2 flush valves flapper style , ive never seen rim was , swirl and flush as good as this water saver ... over 2000 toilets installed .... hundreds back in SM when customer got $75 from city to change it out "88
Thanks for watching! I recently picked up a Black & Decker home handyman book from decades ago too and I love that kind of thing as well. There's also something about having a book version that I enjoy, as opposed to digital.
also for hair clogs typically hair floats so if you turn the water on full then wait till it floats up you can usually pinch enough hair between your fingers to gather it all up and pull it out very gently..
It’s not blade timing, there is only one set of blades. Something is rubbing or blocking the blade. The fix is the same, since manually moving the blade back and forth usually loosens the blocked item.
Brick in toilet is very old school, no new toilet should ever have a brick in it! We ran into this renting a space in Philidelphia and the toilet would not flush properly so I opened the top to see where the water level was at and it was fine but inside was a brick. I removed the brick and it worked great.
Here's a great garbage disposal tip: Get rid of it! They are a total waste of power, money, and space. Just get a drain screen and empty it into the garbage.
If you are going to use a plunger on a sink, you have to tape shut the overflow hole in the top/front of the sink. Otherwise, the air will just come out of that hole instead of pushing the blockage down the drain.
Thank you. I've found that a small amount of Muriatic acid left over night will cure most toilet clogs. Black zip ties degrade much slower than white one do.
Avoid clog with strainers and clean strainer every time, no smell no disgusting slime. Ben doing this way for 40 years. No clogs no chemicals down the drain. And I have long hair.
Battery operated smoke alarms. Run a wire from each side of the test switch. If water touches both of your created probes it closes the switch and it goes off. You could probably use them in // to do multiple areas, yet I have never tried. I use it to alert me to fish tank leaks. Also when filling a fishtank (I drip from a bucket) lol he mentioned it (I typed this 30 seconds in.) Haha I use my toilet cistern to soak drift wood. As for cable ties, good ones have a metal bit in them. Yes people think I am weird. I have also used them attached to some bread board for the clothes line. So you know if it starts raining.
Easy fix for disposals. REMOVE THEM. I spoke to a plumber once and he warned against using disposals. Mainly in older houses. The hard food will cause all sorts of issues because solids should not be going down the drain. For 20 years I have not had a disposal and never had a clog or drainage issue anywhere in my house. Well, the toilet on taco night. Lol.
I've used a cheapo commercial version of the zip-tie drain unclogger, and it works great. Those little teeth really grab on to gunk that includes hair. A flat plastic bar works best, because it can bend around curves in the pipe.
I"d be careful with the plunger on a kitchen or bathroom sink.Unless your under sink plumbing is in excellent shape,that plunger will create more leaks than you"ve ever seen.Pour a good drain opener like "Flow Easy" in first,follow the directions on the bottle.It works on toilets too.If it doesn"t work on a toilet,invest in a "closet auger".a plunger can make things worse.
A half gallon of white vinegar is about $2.00 Just use a funnel and pore a few cups in the drain and let it sit. Shower as normally and repeat until the slow drain flows. The funnel is to keep it off the chrome. We use this over drain cleaners because we have a septic and it doesn't hurt it. And it CHEAP!
I enjoyed the video but have to complain that it had nothing to do with the title picture. I kept waiting to see how you can repair pipe leaks using zip ties, but that information never came.
On the little hand operated Ridgid snake he showed: You might consider the Husky 1/4 in. x 25 ft. Power Drum Auger. It can be hand turned but you can also attach your drill to it. As an aside this kind of snake can work well on bathroom hair type clogs. It is much less effective on kitchen grease type clogs. The grease can harden and you probably will need a larger more powerful snake to clear the drain. And of course even a medium size snake will probably be useless on main drain type clogs where tree roots and other larger type clogs are probably the problem.
I have the rigid auger snake, had used it for like 3 times since I bought it. Mine can be attached to a drill whick makes it a lot easier and faster to unclog the sink.
Like thousands of others...whenever someone uses a pic for their post that is NOT in their video, I never watch any future posts from them. Click bait, you caught me once!
Adding a brick or bottle to the toilet tank will raise the water kevel, but that can be done by adjusting the float arm . The purpose for displacing the water with a brick bottle, etc., is to reduce the amount of water that flushes each time, but keeping the water pressure relatively the same, for a better flush.
1. If you are away from the home for a time, why not just shut off the house water if you are concerned about leaks 2. Fill any bottle of water for the toilet water displacement, you probably have one in your trash already I'm all for diy, but why spend it if it's already free options
It's the drain pull up stem that catches the hair. Buy a drain plug that doesn't use a stem. One that you push down on the drain plug to open or close..Was a commercial on RUclips, but cant amber the name.
if you do not shut your main water valve close when you are gone 2 days or more use braided stainless toilet lines and get a pan with drain off and away under your hot water heater if its over 5 years old, best I was watching TV one night in a condo in vegas one night and suddenly it sounded as if it was raining in the adjacent bathroom, the water line to the toilet broke completely, all braided now.. had I not been home at the time? I turn the main off now..
Beware! Wash room sinks have had overflow drains for, like, longer than I've been alive. Regardless of plunger type if you don't plug the overflow your efforts will be fruitless! An incredibly important point that bears mentioning. Also, what happened to the drain zips? I neeeeed an explanation of the splash pic!
Drains Every time I mak pagetti or such the hot water goes down a different drain. I also put Dawn dish soap in every drain every so often. 20 years and not one clog
Looked like you were using the plunger wrong. Most of the unclogging is in the "pull" motion. Have some water in the sink or toilet and plunge down to push most of the air out of the plunger. Then pull up hard a few times in succession. Pulling up will unclog clogs and they will drain away.
1) I would not have a bunch of leak detectors sitting around the house. Leaks don't just happen out of the blue. Instead, just take care of things. 2) Gotta stick your hand down and remove the metal. Yes, can turn with the wrench. 3) Seems OK if you want less flush volume. 4) I would remove the trap and clean it out, instead of using plunger. 5) Seems OK to stick something down the drain if you want, but I would not use python tool. The smell is not that bad.
Brick in a tank, maybe 30 years ago but not now. The tanks now have to little capacity, and I'm sure there are plenty of people on this site that have to flush their toilet twice>
Often, boxes come banded with a plastic band. Some people call it a strapping machine that puts the bans on a box to secure it. Once you have the strap open, you can put little notches and it is described in the video and you have something potentially much longer than even 2 feet to work with to pull out those hair clogs. Fact is, you could just pull out the hair clog and toss the whole business straight in the trashcan.
Number three is a fallacy....This only changes the amount of water in the reservoir and NOT the amount of water required to push a flush through the bowl.
as a licensed plumber, I can say this guy should never touch any plumbing. The only thing that was informative for those who may not know is the plunger segment.
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Very informative! Just a couple of things, if I may. Garbage disposal blades do not "get out of sync". Trust me, I repaired commercial kitchen equipment for 22 years and unjammed more disposals than you would believe. The noise you heard was actually something hung in the disposal, by manually turning the blades backwards with the Allen wrench you dislodge it and it was able to clear. Also, NEVER PUT A BRICK OR ANYTHING in a toilet tank! It will gradually dissolve and cause damage. In the same light, NEVER reduce the amount of water to flush by adjusting anything, the drains need water to carry away the waste, and any plumber will tell you that low volume flush will contribute to drains clogging.
Save water by using less water in the tank? Then flush twice, it just doesn’t work plus plugs the drain.
Laughed a bit to hard when he said "garbage disposal blades out of sync"
i read a how things work book that went on about the anti syphon valve in a toilet was to stop water being syphoned from the tank to the bowl , and he was not talking about how the fill tube can be to low in theoverflow tube , Nor was their a reference to the actual pupose of the anti syphon fill valve, and fill tube .. ... to refill the toilets trap after it Has syphoned
Sorry I’m 6 months late to this party. I’m no plumber, but I’m more of a plumber than the guy in the video.
Thank you for saying exactly what I was thinking.
Did you like his homemade drain tool that he spent about $14 making, just to avoid spending $2 buying the actual tool?
Which turned out to be the next thing he showcased!
Agreed
I've had a ton of calls from clogged toilets due to customers trying to be nifty water savers. and denying the toilet ample water to flush....... KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!
I tell my tenants never to do this, they still will half the time. Modern toilet are extensively engineered to save water and function a certain way. At best it causes weak flushes or if it ever jams the mechanics it will cause the toilet to run so long the first time it will probably waste more water than it would save in a year anyway.
Love these videos.... They keep the plumbers busy....
A clever way to get people to watch. No zip ties around pipes here.
lol it's why I clicked, so where is the video to the zippys around the p trap? fake fix?
@@rogerlane2282 When seemingly good guys like this video poster drink the clickbait KoolAid and post this video with that thumbnail, it knocks them down a few levels. It diminishes EVERYTHING they say. I guess they are desperate for money to trade their reputation for likes and view$. More views SHORT TERM because of BS like this may help, but longer term, if people (like I will) block every one of these from their feed, eventually they will learn. The higher views in no reasonable way validate the LIE of the FAKE thumbnail. There is no wink and nod of "OK you got me"...just a F-U and a block of future videos that may, actually, have been good. LRN2DIY...You FAILED at being a positive source.
Clickbait-thumbnail means I will cancel my subscription. Bye folks.
Yeah, that was some horseshit
I'm a plumber for almost 25 years, and I'll see all the folks that try some of these things in the field on my next service call. Thanks for keeping us busy!
If you own a home, it costs money to actually take care of it, I know, it sounds crazy. Do your home a favor and call the pros FIRST. A dime of prevention is worth a dollar of cure.
Here's an actual tip: if you want to save thousands in drain cleaning and re-pipe, ditch your garbage disposal and stop jamming your drains full of food that doesn't belong in there to begin with....or at least don't cry about it when we give you the bill.
The blades on the garbage disposal do not get out of sink as you say. The blades are the jagged edge of the wall, the things you are referring as blades are just there to knock stuff to the sidewalls to get grounded up and go down the drain.
The access for an Allen key on the bottom of the disposal is to clear a jamb that may or may not have tripped the breaker on the bottom of the disposal. You NEVER use the jamb key unless you know power is not being supplied to the disposal. (No trusting you know the position of the switch does not count). If it is just jammed and you bump that breaker while turning it you can send that key through your face. Always unplug the disposal before inserting the key!
Great tip!
Better yet, dispose of the disposal, I've never had a need for them wherever I've lived. The exceptions of course would be restaurants, hotels, hospitals.
@@johnki325 You are absolutely correct, and on properties, I control they do not have them. Of course, folks that think they have to have them do provide income for me clearing stoppages lol.
I was here for the thumbnail but unfortunately it's not among the 5 tricks.
we've been click-baited!
Same here. Unfortunately, all the tricks he mentioned, I already knew. 😒
@Yukuhana yes it was starting at 4:10 zip-ties used to clean a drain.
@@garycasper2929 Not sure what you're talking about. First 4:10 is the ad for his merch. In his vid, he uses zip-ties for drain clogs, whereas the thumbnail shows zip-ties used on a J-pipe. The latter was what intrigued me but turned out to be a click bait.
@@garycasper2929, He did not cover using zip ties in the way shown in the thumbnail, though.
2:10 that's not an adjustment allen key! It's to move the motor backwards so you can remove stuck good between the blades and wall of the garbage disposal...or force it forward.
"blades out of sync"... No matter how smart the person there is always a knowledge gap on some subject.
@@amaer51 I assure you I have plenty of knowledge gaps. 😂 I appreciate the clarification.
I thought that was what the Allen was for...I've used broom handles in the past tho
@@amaer51 they kinda can be out of sync since they spin into position and might start bouncing
@@AgentOffice Out of sync? They are in a fixed position , so how would they " bounce"? Against what? Themselves, the wall of the disposer? The allen wrench serves only one purpose-to force a motor which is stuck. Usually it is a temporary fix, unless the reason is a spoon,knife,piece of glass etc. There is no " sync"
6:37 Best way to open a bag of zip ties. Is to make a slit in the middle of the bag. So you can slide one or so out. And leave the ends sealed to keep the rest in place.
What a great idea!
good one, thanks
I agree with you and I have been using this way to open them for years at work.
Great for machine-sealed bag. Some manufacturers, however, use ziplock bags. Simply unzip the bottom, get one tie, then zip back.
Pro tip cut a small hole in the middle of the zip tie pack, never open the ends... this prevents the zip ties from falling out of the bag...
I thought everyone went with the small hole?
I've been plumbing for 30 years, and I've NEVER heard of the blades getting out of sink!!!
same here....maintenance 20 years and replaced and fixed countless disposals...ive seen holes blew right thru the side of them..leaks at the borttom you name it but never out of sync blades lol.
Yesterday I discovered a leak and was looking for plumbers and wondering if there is a mechanical leak detection appliance. Today Google sent me this recommendation. I put down hair remover cream down drain at night and it works. I hate dealing with drains. Thanks for sharing.
I fse a copper length from electrical cable that you can bend a loop in the end, and its supper pliable. As well, unlike a coat hanger thats stiffer, if that hook gets hooked on something that you cnat put it out, the copper will bend back straight so you can pull it out. As a DYI channel, every person will have left over electrical lengths from renos.
That's a great idea!
Regarding 3:50, instead of buying a clay or concrete brick, you can find a stone of suitable size & shape. The next time you visit a stream, river or beach, find a nice water worn stone of suitable size & shape. Water worn stones have smooth edge surfaces that do not scratch the porcelain inside a toilet tank. They can also decorate your garden.
The bricks you refer to will cause problems in the tank. I tried them and after a couple of years they deteriorated and became useless. The residue made a mess of the tank and blocked the stopper from sealing so that the water from the tank leaked into the bowl.
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Instead of a brick inside your toilet, you can replace it with a full water bottle neatly tucked out of the way of any moving parts.
When using a plunger on a bathroom sink or a kitchen sink, you need to put something in the other drain or the overflow in the bathroom sink to keep the pressure in the drain line.
Also, it might not work at all because the clog is behind the vent so the pressurized water is just forced up the vent. But, FWIW, I've had some luck with plungers on kitchen drains. I've always used a toilet type plunger, which seems a bit gross to use in a kitchen area, but if you can get past that they can work.
It’s called the overflow and if it’s not in the branch line you will know it because whatever else is on that main will also be clogged and considering a sink is normally one of the fixtures with the highest flood rim you should get water coming out of something lower like a floor drain or water closet.
@@mrbig4532 Each fixture has its own vent. If the clog is just past where the vent branches off for the particular fixture, then there will be no water entering any other fixture (unless it is a double-bowl sink).
@@JV-pu8kx why would each fixture be vented ? Unless it’s following the national plumbing code which most local plumbing codes supersede , and for good reason.
@@JV-pu8kx The code for my general area which is for Philadelphia, Pa and most of the surrounding counties. The state of New Jersey uses the national code in some of the areas but when I worked in Hunterdon county which is central Jersey they used Newark NJ’s plumbing code and it was very close to Philadelphia’s. We have a ton of new buildings going up in the older sections of the city right on the river and they were originally designed by someone who didn’t know are code and they wanted everything vented but that had to be changed before they could even apply for the permit.
plungers work better to draw water not push air. you start by pushing the plunger slow down and yank up. 99.9% of time 1 yank works but if you try to push air you may be pumping or try try try till it clears
Great info - I'll have to try that!
Man now I gotta clog something to check your theory.
@@mesanders1113 im so good at it that i dont make a mess but yanking has a higher chance of splash out. i try not to lift the plunger out of water after yank so that the plunger acts like a break for water. a yank doesnt take a ton of muscle but you can use lot. im sure you will find what i say to be fact not theory
I never knew that and always just pumped down. Good to know.
Pushing it down an make it worse. Pulling it back up can dislodge the jam.
Incredibly helpful! Thank you!
Thanks! Keep posting, ok?
Ive used brazing rods to clear tub drains. Works like the coat hanger would, but you can get a tighter hook on it.
Good idea, though I don't know if many normal homeowners have brazing rods
Why add a brick when you can adjust the elevation of the float?
I am a woman with very little experience with handyman tasks and popping a brick in the toilet is a no brainer. Cheers.
On a toilet, the upper tank bolts can loosen over time and water will get on the floor. I would check that they are not loose once in awhile.
My problem is that the bolts rust and then it leaks. We have a water stain to repair on our living room ceiling that was caused by a leaking toilet tank bolt on the floor above. Guess what I am repairing today. I’m replacing the bolts with new SS ones.
@@JT_70 Good luck with the project. I once woke up with 1/4 inch of water on the bathroom floor. The tank bolts were loose. Luckily the tenant below didn't say anything about stains.
I used a zip tie as a temporary circle clamp for one that broke on my radiator while driving to work.
When replacing a Garbage Disposal, you should stay with the same manufacturer. The sink connection/basket will be the same and the outflow from the garbage disposal will often line up exactly. So you can loosen 2 screws and rotate the GB to remove it - and reverse the process to reinstall.
I agree if you’re happy with the manufacturer. Ours went out after six years and the brand was expensive so we tried another. The video I showed in this one was me replacing my mother-in-law’s disposal and she didn’t want the same brand. When it works out, it’s so much easier that way.
Garbage disposals are mostly useless...we always scrape all food and grease in the trash before washing in sink...our house is coming up on 50 yrs old...we find doing this keeps the plumber at other people's house.
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My secondary ac drain was dripping. Thinking my main drain was clogged but it wasn't. So I took that plastic snake thingy and cleared out the clog where the drip line started at. Saved me hundreds. 👍💯
Nice work!
If you have a shop vac, make an attachment with pvc and clear vinyl hose to attach to outlet of condensate drain outside. Make sure to remove filter from vac first to avoid destroying it with water. Turn it on and see all the gunk coming out at the clear hose connection. Do this once a year as routine maintenance. Also clean condenser with water hose, and buy a voltmeter that reads capacitance to check capacitor on outside unit.
For unclogging a sink, I use a plastic drinking straw. I flatten it, insert it into the sink hole, then pull it out and voila - stuff inside the sink sticks inside the straw and comes out. I have to do this a few times, sometimes, so I'll clean off the straw with a towel and repeat the process until the straw comes out clean. It works like a charm - even if I have to insert the straw in a sink full of water that won't drain because of the clog.
Obviously, if a clog is out of reach of the straw's length, this won't help. But I've been using this trick for around 15 years, and have only had to resort to other measures less than a handful of times. As a side note, I haven't had a garbage disposal for nearly 20 years. I've only use the straw method on sinks without disposals. I'd never do this to try unclogging a disposal, of course!
When I bought my house 11 years ago one of the first few things I did was take an empty half gallon milk jug fill it with water and set it in my toilet tank so with every flush I've been saving a half gallon of water 😉
It has water level adjustment....duh
Yea, but that milk is going to taste nasty
@@xephael3485 Mine did not dork. Duh.. 🙄
@@polaroidwhite9037 let me help you with the key big words, "empty milk jug" "filled with water". Hope that helps! 😁
@@mtradz1 if it didn't you should replace the filler with modern float mechanism.
Great job!
Drain augers are to be used through the overflow of the tub, not through the drain. The hair you see in the drain can easily be removed with a pair of needle nose pliers. Take that out first, then try your drain again. Nine times out of ten, that’s your problem. If the water still isn’t flowing, then you get a small auger and run it down the overflow.
As regards water use in the cistern, change it to a two button system using two litres for small flush and six litres for large flush. That way you can use less water all the time.
am stnd makes one with 2 flush valves flapper style , ive never seen rim was , swirl and flush as good as this water saver ... over 2000 toilets installed .... hundreds back in SM when customer got $75 from city to change it out "88
I always enjoy these videos. Thanks! For posting. I recently found a family handyman book from the 80’s! Full of practical ideas 💡
Thanks for watching! I recently picked up a Black & Decker home handyman book from decades ago too and I love that kind of thing as well. There's also something about having a book version that I enjoy, as opposed to digital.
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also for hair clogs typically hair floats so if you turn the water on full then wait till it floats up you can usually pinch enough hair between your fingers to gather it all up and pull it out very gently..
It’s not blade timing, there is only one set of blades. Something is rubbing or blocking the blade. The fix is the same, since manually moving the blade back and forth usually loosens the blocked item.
Another easy thing besides a BRICK is to just put an open jar in tank so it fills up and therefore will save water
Brick in toilet is very old school, no new toilet should ever have a brick in it! We ran into this renting a space in Philidelphia and the toilet would not flush properly so I opened the top to see where the water level was at and it was fine but inside was a brick. I removed the brick and it worked great.
This guy does that a lot.
Here's a great garbage disposal tip: Get rid of it! They are a total waste of power, money, and space. Just get a drain screen and empty it into the garbage.
If you are going to use a plunger on a sink, you have to tape shut the overflow hole in the top/front of the sink. Otherwise, the air will just come out of that hole instead of pushing the blockage down the drain.
Thank you. I've found that a small amount of Muriatic acid left over night will cure most toilet clogs. Black zip ties degrade much slower than white one do.
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I use a stainless steel mesh strainer in my kitchen sink and bathtub to avoid clogs
I have 9 volt loud water alarms under all my faucets. Saved me twice within 1 year. They sat dormant for 6 years before actually needing to alert me.
What I have used for years to unclog sink or tub drains is a pair of 10" tweezers. I've removed many a dead "rats" with the tweezers.
great advice.
Avoid clog with strainers and clean strainer every time, no smell no disgusting slime. Ben doing this way for 40 years. No clogs no chemicals down the drain. And I have long hair.
Battery operated smoke alarms. Run a wire from each side of the test switch. If water touches both of your created probes it closes the switch and it goes off. You could probably use them in // to do multiple areas, yet I have never tried. I use it to alert me to fish tank leaks. Also when filling a fishtank (I drip from a bucket) lol he mentioned it (I typed this 30 seconds in.) Haha I use my toilet cistern to soak drift wood. As for cable ties, good ones have a metal bit in them. Yes people think I am weird. I have also used them attached to some bread board for the clothes line. So you know if it starts raining.
Easy fix for disposals. REMOVE THEM. I spoke to a plumber once and he warned against using disposals. Mainly in older houses. The hard food will cause all sorts of issues because solids should not be going down the drain. For 20 years I have not had a disposal and never had a clog or drainage issue anywhere in my house. Well, the toilet on taco night. Lol.
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When using a concrete brick, be careful as sometimes they can break apart and cause dammage to the toilets or worse the sceptic.
Excellent video Brother
Thanks, Will!
Another recommendation is to use a water catch tray under all sinks & put a water detector in the tray.
Excellent Nils, thank you for those tips.
Thanks for watching, John!
Bath tub or shower hair clogging is best removed with foreceps.
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I've used a cheapo commercial version of the zip-tie drain unclogger, and it works great. Those little teeth really grab on to gunk that includes hair.
A flat plastic bar works best, because it can bend around curves in the pipe.
I"d be careful with the plunger on a kitchen or bathroom sink.Unless your under sink plumbing is in excellent shape,that plunger will create more leaks than you"ve ever seen.Pour a good drain opener like "Flow Easy" in first,follow the directions on the bottle.It works on toilets too.If it doesn"t work on a toilet,invest in a "closet auger".a plunger can make things worse.
Very useful
A half gallon of white vinegar is about $2.00 Just use a funnel and pore a few cups in the drain and let it sit. Shower as normally and repeat until the slow drain flows. The funnel is to keep it off the chrome. We use this over drain cleaners because we have a septic and it doesn't hurt it. And it CHEAP!
The problem with the brick or float adjustment is that the toilet doesn't have enough water to function properly!!
The alarm one worked for us in our water heater pan.
I was shocked at how loud those little things can be. I felt my ear drums vibrating so they definitely do the job.
I enjoyed the video but have to complain that it had nothing to do with the title picture. I kept waiting to see how you can repair pipe leaks using zip ties, but that information never came.
On the little hand operated Ridgid snake he showed: You might consider the Husky 1/4 in. x 25 ft. Power Drum Auger. It can be hand turned but you can also attach your drill to it.
As an aside this kind of snake can work well on bathroom hair type clogs. It is much less effective on kitchen grease type clogs. The grease can harden and you probably will need a larger more powerful snake to clear the drain. And of course even a medium size snake will probably be useless on main drain type clogs where tree roots and other larger type clogs are probably the problem.
Harbor Freight has a25 ft snake for $15
I have the Ridgid and you can attach a drill to it as well. it is a great tool. Saved me a lot of money on plumber costs.
Instead of a brick use empty water bottles filled with water , this takes up the volume in the same way. x
I have the rigid auger snake, had used it for like 3 times since I bought it. Mine can be attached to a drill whick makes it a lot easier and faster to unclog the sink.
You must be talking about the orange one with the black handle, thanks Joey
Like thousands of others...whenever someone uses a pic for their post that is NOT in their video, I never watch any future posts from them. Click bait, you caught me once!
Zip ties? You can buy a think like that at a hardware store for virtually nothing.
You can fill out a plastic bottle of a required size and use it instead of brick #3
A filled water bottle is cheaper than a brick. Plus it won't put weight to one side causing a future tank leak
Adding a brick or bottle to the toilet tank will raise the water kevel, but that can be done by adjusting the float arm . The purpose for displacing the water with a brick bottle, etc., is to reduce the amount of water that flushes each time, but keeping the water pressure relatively the same, for a better flush.
1. If you are away from the home for a time, why not just shut off the house water if you are concerned about leaks
2. Fill any bottle of water for the toilet water displacement, you probably have one in your trash already
I'm all for diy, but why spend it if it's already free options
When the garbage disposal makes noise its usually something the blades and motor can not dissolve like plastic or chicken bones
It's the drain pull up stem that catches the hair. Buy a drain plug that doesn't use a stem. One that you push down on the drain plug to open or close..Was a commercial on RUclips, but cant amber the name.
Ok, how do blades get " out of sync",exactly what are they synchronized to? And how would they start hitting each other? Is this just a joke?
if you do not shut your main water valve close when you are gone 2 days or more use braided stainless toilet lines and get a pan with drain off and away under your hot water heater if its over 5 years old, best
I was watching TV one night in a condo in vegas one night and suddenly it sounded as if it was raining in the adjacent bathroom, the water line to the toilet broke completely, all braided now.. had I not been home at the time? I turn the main off now..
Be careful using one of those augers in a toilet. I did that once and scratched the surface, causing it to eventually rust.
Good point. Don't want to scratch the porcelain.
What?
There is an auger for the toilet. It has a rubber-coated portion to protect the porcelain.
I did that too
@@ResidenceRescueLLC Agree!! Porcelain rust?
DO NOT put bricks in your toilet tanks. Use an old water bottle filled with water.
Beware! Wash room sinks have had overflow drains for, like, longer than I've been alive. Regardless of plunger type if you don't plug the overflow your efforts will be fruitless! An incredibly important point that bears mentioning. Also, what happened to the drain zips? I neeeeed an explanation of the splash pic!
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Drains Every time I mak pagetti or such the hot water goes down a different drain. I also put Dawn dish soap in every drain every so often. 20 years and not one clog
I was there for the thumb nail as well.
Looked like you were using the plunger wrong. Most of the unclogging is in the "pull" motion. Have some water in the sink or toilet and plunge down to push most of the air out of the plunger. Then pull up hard a few times in succession. Pulling up will unclog clogs and they will drain away.
1) I would not have a bunch of leak detectors sitting around the house. Leaks don't just happen out of the blue. Instead, just take care of things. 2) Gotta stick your hand down and remove the metal. Yes, can turn with the wrench. 3) Seems OK if you want less flush volume. 4) I would remove the trap and clean it out, instead of using plunger. 5) Seems OK to stick something down the drain if you want, but I would not use python tool. The smell is not that bad.
In the U.K., the water companies give water saver free, not bricks!
Why put a brick in the tank when you can bend the float rod to the level you want...
It has to do with the heightened water level gaining benefit of gravity in theory.
Brick in a tank, maybe 30 years ago but not now. The tanks now have to little capacity, and I'm sure there are plenty of people on this site that have to flush their toilet twice>
Forget the brick and get a dual flush toilet. I have no idea why these are not common in the US.
If you are going away, maybe you could just turn off the main supply.
A water shutoff for leaks is better. It could be hours before you get there to turn it off.
I have 3 daughters too. 8-)
Often, boxes come banded with a plastic band. Some people call it a strapping machine that puts the bans on a box to secure it. Once you have the strap open, you can put little notches and it is described in the video and you have something potentially much longer than even 2 feet to work with to pull out those hair clogs. Fact is, you could just pull out the hair clog and toss the whole business straight in the trashcan.
Thanks I feel your HAIR conundrum
Number three is a fallacy....This only changes the amount of water in the reservoir and NOT the amount of water required to push a flush through the bowl.
as a licensed plumber, I can say this guy should never touch any plumbing.
The only thing that was informative for those who may not know is the plunger segment.
I put a Pepsi bottle filled with water in my tank and working well.
Instead of a brick just fill a water/pop bottle. Don't need to buy anything
Good grief. Before plunging the sink, remove the little metal stopper.
I vote Rigid as well
As a plumber I have to say you are a very silly man.
Me, too.
If you dont have a brick, you probably have a plastic bottle to put in your flush tank. Just fill it, throw it in there, same result.
Note on the Plunger, NEVER buy a Black one, they all leave black marks in the toilet when they get a little older. RED is the color you want. Thanks.