Some Of The WORST Plumbing Jobs I've EVER Seen! (And how to fix them!) | GOT2LEARN
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- Опубликовано: 11 май 2024
- See how NOT to do plumbing and how to do it the RIGHT way!
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0:00 - Intro
0:37 - #1
1:55 - #2
3:13 - #3
5:17 - #4
6:27 - #5
7:40 - Outro
DISCLAIMER: Got2Learn is NOT responsible for any damage done to a property of which the plumbing wasn't done by a professional, I do not recommend doing your own plumbing if you are unsure about what you are doing, always hire a LICENSED contractor when doing any type of plumbing so you can be covered by insurances if something does happen, these videos are for entertainment purposes only!
They say “learn from your mistakes”, but it’s easier to learn from other people’s mistakes, especially if an expert is explaining what those are 👍🏼
Love your work man ❤️👍🏼
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Wisdom is learning from others' mistakes...I may have said it to myself, but it's an easy enough and logical realization.
Impossible to learn from others mistakes a wise man once said.
@@jonsgarage3859 Partially true ;)
Maybe ice makers and refrigerators should stop including a saddle valve when you buy them.
Yup, definitely!
@@Got2Learn home owner special lol
Excellent descriptions of what proper plumbing should look like. Great videos.
DIYer/handyman here. I don’t touch clients’ plumbing, but love messing with my own. Love your content!
Awesome! Thank you!!!!
Thanks, Alex! As a career plumber, I love your channel
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GREAT STUFF ....AND CLEAR EXPLANATION....THANKS G2L
Very welcome!
thank you so much vary excellent deep eye knowledge and experience please keep making this episode that serves the community.
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Man, didn't see you for months, now back to back uploads. Hell yes brother!
More to come 🍻🍻🍻
@@Got2Learn Question, I bought an off brand rainfall shower head/wand combo. It came with an inline universal filter. I normally wouldn't even install it, but when it's installed it brings my showerhead out further so me being 6'1 can stand under it and not be at the front of the shower.
I've tried taping it 3-4 times, I've tried taping it 6-7 times, I've tried taping it 10 times. It still leaks. Any tips to get plastic to seal better to metal?
@@Chris.Rhodes normally those seal with gaskets, send me some pictures at this email: Juliocaluori@msn.com
@@Got2Learn it comes with gaskets, but the metal connection is like a compression style so it tears the gasket up. I'll tear it apart tomm and get you some pictures. I appreciate you!
@@Chris.Rhodes awesome, i'll be waiting bud!
Thanks, Alex. Good job!
It's sooo great to be subbed to your channel ... you do a superb job with all the vids
Thanks Thor!!!
I wish I would have been able to watch these videos 40 years ago. I love them and help me stay on the straight and narrow. 🙂
Just need to find a DeLorean with a working flux capacitor, i'll be right back 🙂🙂🙂
Great video bro 👍 The tap on the water hammer arrestor seems too dumb to be real 😂
love you vids dude, please keep posting...
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Yes please. More videos like this. --- Great upload. ---
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I think I caught pretty much all the mistakes. That being said, I watched it all because your style is very entertaining and you always have interesting/clever things to say.
Thanks man, really appreciate it 😋
Excellent post as usual 👍🏻
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That last one was a real mess. I’d gut the piping AND cabinet & start off fresh & new. I never mix different kinds or types of pipe. That to me is just asking for a problem down the road. Haven’t had any experience with pex piping as of yet but it seems to be gaining traction from what I’ve seen recently on various channels. Great job as always. Keep ‘em coming. I still have a lot more to learn.
Yeah, it needed to be brought down and redone 100%
my whole house is pex. Someone updated it because my house is an old lath and plaster house (which is horrible in the winter with baseboard heat)
I've repaired a couple small things around the house, I think pex is definitely the way of the future with water lines because damn it's easy. My 11yr old could install pex. lol
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I'm a professional plumber. On the west coast we were able to start using pex about 15 years ago. I used that almost 99% of the time since done with 0 problems periods.
Bah! This is nothing. A few days after we moved into our house we noticed a leak under our kitchen sink. I discovered that the previous owner had tried to fix a leaking strainer basket by wrapping a plastic bag around the parts and then smearing everything with something like roofing pitch. It took about 2 hours to clean up the mess and 10 minutes to put new parts in.
I agree on no saddle valve, but I wouldn't use plastic ice maker line !
Metal ice water lines can kink easily. Not so sure plastic is all that bad, as long as you use an insert to be prevent over compression with the ferrule
I like the braided lines
Plastic gets brittle and will deteriorate. Never saw 1/4 in braided but sounds as if that is a good idea. All lines can/ will kink if manipulated. Good luck
@@patricwagner7147 They make Ice maker hoses just like they make DW hoses.
Tip. At 6:44 the sprayer weight should be positioned a couple inches up the hose on the side you'll be pulling up.. having the weight centered at the bottom causes pinch points in the hose and definitely will cause leaks.. had to fix previous "professional" installer's work after a big puddle developed on my kitchen floor..
Good observation!
Some of those weights are like donuts and cannot be tightened to the hose.
@@itsgabegutierrez Those types are just like donuts and don't put hard bending pressure on the hose. They aren't elongated and clamped to the hose like what is shown in the video.
Great lessons, thanks for sharing.
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That last one and the third one combined would just about sum up the kitchens sink drain I worked on about a month ago. I replaced everything from the strainers all the way to the wall. All the plumbing was those cheap DIY kitchen sink kits. And every joint leaked so someone had put putty around all the joints. My headache started while replacing the faucet, I bumped the drain plumbing and it fell off, while it could be put back temporarily it wasn't going to stay. As I dug I found the strainers had nothing sealing around them. The plumbing had 7 threaded joints (it was quite the cobbled job) and all of them leaked, hence the putty on all of them. And to top it all off every horizontal pipe had a noticeable angle in the wrong direction, and just like the your last example, it was due to where the dishwasher was hooked up.
Excellent tips ~ you rock!
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In #3, the outlet may be GFCI protected upstream from the outlet. Just because the outlet itself isn't a GFCI outlet does not mean it's not protected. A simple outlet tester should have been used on the outlet to verify if it's protected or not.
I was gonna say that! ;)
That is possible, but it’s common practice for a dishwasher to have a dedicated circuit breaker, with no other receptacles on that circuit except for maybe the garbage disposal. So it’s unlikely to be GFCI protected up stream - except for if the circuit breaker is a GFCI breaker.
Exceptions, exceptions …
@@stevebabiak6997: Yes, I was even thinking of a GFCI breaker when I said "up stream." Another thing is that it doesn't say when that house was built. If it was 20 years old, and maybe not quite that old, the under sink outlet for the garbage disposal and the outlet for the dishwasher weren't required to be GFCI, just the ones above the sink. In fact, the dishwasher outlet is usually behind the dishwasher. In that location, if it was a GFCI outlet, you wouldn't be able to reset it if it tripped. If protected, it would have to be upstream somewhere.
@@stevebabiak6997 True. IIRC, dishwashers are supposed to be on their own circuit.
GFCI protection under a sink (with cabinet doors) is not required until NEC2020. So, if the state this is located in is not or was not under NEC2020 when this was installed, then it's perfectly legal /grandfathered until the state goes under NEC2020 and a major change is made under the sink (remodel). However, the exposed feeding cable should be in a cable sheath beyond the cable's own.
Thanks for sharing!
You bet!!!
You won't be seeing GFCI outlets in constructions that comply with the 2020 NEC since it requires GFCI breakers for almost everything.
I love your work great videos
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Just a note about the fifth disaster in your video. That drain structure wouldn't work on the moon any better than here on earth. The moon has gravity, too, albeit not as strong as that here on earth. Water won't flow uphill ... full stop. And where there is no gravity (i.e., on the International Space Station), a vacuum has to be used to induce water flow because otherwise it doesn't flow anywhere at all,
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Great video😎
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Great video thanks 😊
You’re welcome 😊
On that kitchen sink set up I would’ve opened the wall added a clean out and lowered the outlet.
Great video idea.
Thx!!
Another great video.
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Thanks for your help!
I’m watching your videos from Rhode Island USA.
Cooooool, welcome abord Jairo!
Thank you for making videos that not just laugh at the attempt, but actually offer an advice.
Obviously, if anyone feels it's beyond their skill level, by all means call a plumber.
But if you're willing to pay attention and learn....maybe you CAN do it yourself....
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Man I'm no plumber but some of the stuff you showed in this video matches some of the stuff I've seen in person and had to fix. and it gives me nightmares to think a supposedly licensed plumber did this stuff. I do property maintenance for multiple apartment properties and before me they used to have a specific plumber fix leaks and such. And now I've had to come behind this plumber and fix many many code violations in the way this guy did the plumbing. Can't tell you how much accordian drain pipe I've removed. I've even seen several sections stacked to create a p trap. I keep asking myself what that guy was smoking when he did some of this stuff.
Was looking forward to the solution for the kitchen sink at the start of the video. Most of the top of the metal sink was flexing. I was interested in how that would be fixed in addition to the loose faucet.
Best bet is to good an EXCELLENT quality faucet (less tolerances) and to make the it's installed properly on a solid base or they all wobble. I've seen some models that actually come with a reinforcement bar that screws into the wall but they are rare.
The 3rd one, that adaptor for the copper was the wrong one since you've used ABS glue joints. If it was just a standard plastic ptrap your adaptor would have worked. Or am I wrong? Just asking.
I kinda like you. I'm a barber 42 years. I too look for simplicity in my work. No two jobs are alike but proper planning and execution (Bad barber word?) always make for a happy, returning customer.
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@@Got2Learn Did I tell you my real name is Sweeney Todd? Lol!
@@saltycreole2673 cool name 😎
Outstanding share
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@Got2Learn what video editing software do you use? Your animated videos are great and I'm looking for something to make similar animations. You've taught me tons, thanks for doing what you do!
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@@Got2Learn is there a specific software you use?
Sorry if someone already mentioned, but a air gap is required for a disposal installation by code, even though it is a eye sore as you mentioned
Hi. I work as a handyman and get frustrated that water heater plumbing is always super corroded. Shouldn't the tank always be isolated with brass fittings?
Put my Home Depot tub install on the install. The people they used were absolute jackasses. The guy put the wrong tub in then cut all the wall panels crooked as hell leaving huge uneven gaps at the bottom. Then the guy crushed my spout pipe where the spout screw locks it on. Then my shower head started dripping which it wasn’t doing before. By the time they had to send a local company out to correct their screw ups and got the other tub and wall panels it took about 6 months of hell. I’ll never let Home Depot or Lowes do any work for me again.
The other problems are the use of this particular line for the icemaker, that stuff will eventually fail, valves are required by code at toilets , dish and clothes washers, at water heaters and on the main waterline coming into the house. They are not required at sinks, basins or tubs/ showers
the exposed romex under the sink must be sleeved in conduit, either e.m.t. or flexible.
I redid the plumbing under my kitchen sink. I get the feeling my pics could make your worst jobs list.:-P lol However it doesn't leak, and the old copper I pulled out fell apart in my hands so it is an improvement on some level. The old drain line had ABS glued to PVC and it was duct taped with dry rotted tape. While my new job looks better to me, I am sure I probably made loads of mistakes too. I stood in Lowes probably for a solid hour playing with drain parts to figure out my puzzle of what I needed. A couple of employees saw me standing there (I am female and definitely looked confused), they tried to help but they didn't know much more than I did.
I still need to cut a new wood piece for the cabinet bottom which is rotted from the old leaks and I also need to get help for changing my outlet to GFCI.
I found out fast why the dishwasher outlet has to be a high loop as it didn't run right until I raised it. LOL
It doesn't need the loop to drain. The loop is to create an air gap.
@@216trixie I had no idea of anything about it. I have no idea of why it did the way it did, but all I knew was it didn't eject right until I did that. I assumed it back flowed or something.
@@radicallyforjesus I'm thinking that the hose was pinched. Who knows. But you got it working so that's a good thing.
we use pipe dope on threads as a torque compound. We have the dope on hand anyways and is safe for potable use, in lieu of a torque or thread lube. In short we use it to ensure the threads aren't binding. (excluding flare connections)
as an electrician ill tell you the outlet could be gfi'ed at an upstream location even at the braker itself however I doubt it far more important is that the wire is not sleaved at all and could suffer damage from most anything causing a short at best
Thanks for your input Josiah!
the garbage disposel may be gfci protected down stream from another gfci outlet or best case scenerio its a gfci breaker they do make them so if you dont see the reset buttons on the outlet check for another gfci means
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I see a lot of bad youtube videos with people doing their own plumbing and making many mistakes. The picture with the copper S trap looks like it is from a different country and alot of countries allow s traps.
Probably even the country this guy's weird accent is from.
@@waytospergtherebro he lives in Canada and Canadian plumbing is almost exactly like American plumbing.
Hey, be nice 👽
@@waytospergtherebro bro you good he’s from Quebec that where he gets his accent
good effort
Thx!!
Do you have a video on how to make a tall faucet not so wiggly like the one shown at the beginning?
The trick is to get a shorter one :)
Tighten the nut at the base of the spout if it has one. And if it’s mounted on a stainless steel sink well it’s probably the the sink it’s self flexing. You have to replace the sink with one that is made of a thicker gauge metal.
Saddle valves aren't notorious for leaking. Its been 30 years and I've never seen one leak. I have 5 in my garage that have been there for at least 40 years.
The sink with a copper s-trap may not be code, I would never do it, but I bet it works just fine.
5:03 This configuration you made with a redline is just as bad as some of the other crazy things you are showing. When the DW is that far away from the sink you either use an air gap or put the drain loop alongside the DW. The whole point of this is to prevent dirty drain water from falling back into the DW and being used in the final rinse cycle.
Overall this is a great video, lots of crazy things.
Does looping the dishwasher drain up and bringing it down prevent the backing into it in case the house backs up?
To a certain extent yes, but because its under the rim level of the sink, it'll go in the machine before it comes out the sink.
It won't clog the pipe, that only happens when you use an airgap. And that only happens because the airgap has a way to spit the water out when it detects the slightest resistance. It usually dumps the dirty water all over your counter because nobody knows to point the opening in the airgap cover towards the sink. If you weren't using an airgap the pump on the DW is more than powerful enough to never let a clog happen within the pipe.
Amazingly
never heard of a plumber who would repair drywall after a job.....
The Chinese guys who set up the domestic branches in my friends house ran out of reducer couplings, so they soldered 3/4" copper pipe to a 3/8" copper pipe to a 1/4" copper pipe. Just one after an other, sitting inside the next pipe in the line. It leaked.
Saddle valves are NOT a blanket code violation, at least in the US. It depends what state and municipality you're in.
number 4 should have 3/4 pipe feeding to the last fixture...
Funny how do-it-yourself videos end up making us plumbers even more 💰
I have gone into home depot for water tap for ice/water and have only been given saddle valves. That say that's the only way to do it there is no other item they carry.
Yikes!!!!
Number 2 also has no DWV fittings on the drain and if you change it to a vent or inline vent it should go into a Tee not a Wye.
first time i tried a saddle valve overtightened crushed pipe and the main shut off didnt work i was like smh i knew i should have just soldered a valve on lol today there is the sharkbites. ive used a few after 6 yrs or so they are still fine i used in a basement that i can check on constantly and if they leak nothing important can get damaged
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Nice sir ji.
Thanks and welcome!!!
4:47 which washer? diswasher
love the vids, got2learn 😁
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Please make more service vids. Especially when using photoshop fix
7:15 I would replace basket strainer picture your whole job as adding years to the customer current fixtures if u know 7-10 years and it's already having issues make the issue disappear by installing y at the wall with a access for easy snaking for kitchen line witch in my opinion top used sewer lines
5:07. That outlet has a metal surface mounted box with a plastic cover that could be easily broken, pretty sure that’s a violation too?
Dunno!!
looks like you took some of those pictures ln some of the rental houses I work in there's a lot of ugly plumbing out there
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As far as GFCI goes, you should first check that it isnt already protected by a GFCI outlet upstream. In kitchens it is common to have the dishwasher outlet and counter outlet on the same leg as the GFCI outlet by your sink. You should not connect 2 GFCI outlets in series on the same leg.
GFCI outlets have a Line side, and a Load side, for protecting downstream outlets.
definitely could have saved some fittings on that pex with all those 90s, but after all, that is pex b. Not as flexible as pex a. There's technically nothing wrong with how it was ran, but it could look better for sure
That’s because you haven’t seen my uncle’s plumbing jobs lol. Have a great week mon ami.🍻
Ohhh, send some pics, i'll make another vid 🤪
@@Got2Learn way before cell phones lol
Ahh crap LOL
less connections = less chance of failure, always simpler is better
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but you don't want to solder on a valve with the valve closed.
Yup, I screwed up on the scene, but my faucets upstairs were opened 🙃
@@Got2Learn I was told it can also damage the valve packing or nylon
@@GeneralRELee it can.
Great job pointing out poor work practices. Do it right or find someone that will. The first time.
the reason people use saddle valves is because they don't know how to braze, and they're easy to install. they're also a bad idea. if brazing isn't your bag, try Sharkbite fittings. Also, electrical, in most homes built in the last 5 years or so, receptacles in the kitchen are all on a GFCI protected circuit, with a GFCI breaker installed in the electric panel. Adding a GFCI outlet under the sink may be redundant, you don't want that. Its best to test the outlet with a ground fault circuit tester, if that tester trips the breaker, then youre protected there.
Not sure why you'd braze rather than solder.
Think that's what he meant
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"If you want to see more like this", attempt to do your own plumbing with no experience or research.
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Wow I'm shocked there is no electricians in the comment section below, not only do you need a GFCI, you cant have romex exposed like that. Need to install MC cable or any other wiring method will do but not Romex. *wire Protection.
I was gonna add that to the things that needed to be done, but who am I to talk about that stuff ;)
I'm no plumber. But that thumbnail..... whoa lad what thought led to that!!!
Spaceship prototype!
seems like your on-screen links have stopped working
Scary
First, it's GFCI, not GFIC! Second, maybe there is a GFCI break at the breaker panel.
Show's i'm no electrician 😆🤦♂️
I have a saddle valve for my ice maker for the past 46 years and it has never leaked or given me any problems. They are fast, cheap and problem free!!!!
Don't look at it or...
Yep. a piece of rubber firmly clamped to the pipe with a hole in the middle is a method used in plumbing going back to antiquity.
I have used saddle valves on my house 20 years and sisters house 30 years and never failed.
4:50 in my old apartment complex, McAdams, Houston, they did that very thing, causing all the waste to go into the dishwasher. Absolut amateurs are making buildings in America.
Love all your videos but wanted to comment on #3 - that dishwasher drain is run into a waste disposal unit which has a fitting for the dishwasher built in. It's very common to see this style of connection
There’s gravity on the moon too man
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it is better to learn from others mistakes than to make them yourself.
Interesting point. It hurts more when you do it yourself but you remember it a lot more LOL.
You're definitely from Quebec just by hearing your accent
Yup :)
Meow, great video 😀
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S traps are legal in Australia....strange
3:24 outlet not gfi protected
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you guys want to make a butcher job work try out self fusing silicon tape works great under the sink
Silly Turd Chasers!!
It is not against code to replace an S-trap
Yup number 2 S trap allowed in the UK and it looks lovely, if it works its not a problem and it's not quite an S with it being long and probably works OK. Also mostly we are combi here in the uk so just turn the sp tap off or if tank there is a tap in airing cupboard problem solved and still looks nice
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@@timsparks2862 what?? Need more input