Post Tricks Of The Plumbing Trade Here.

PARA 1

The Plumber .. He's The Best. "we Both Live In The Slab Leak Capital Of The World." P.s. I Get 10% $.

The plumber

aww!!! Are you trying to get a discount on your next leak locate.

wiggikins

Why not wipe solder away with wire wool,it,s a helluva lot easier and less labour intensive.

Keith.

irate808

Can you explain what youre talking about?

kyle181

prime your pipe before you glue it

Double-A

If you're running 1/2" soft copper for something and the very end of it is not straight, you can use the chuck end of a self-feed bit inside the copper to straighten it.

The 7/16" O.D. of the bit is quite close to the 1/2" I.D., and many self-feeders have a flair as they transition from the six-sided chuck end to the business end that will take out any out-of-round condition with a few light taps.

This is of course assuming you don't own the proper tools to do this, or those same said proper tools are out in the truck, "buried under something, in one of the tool boxes."

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Ron The Plumber

Interesting, what about 3/4" soft copper pipe?

KillerToiletSpider

Swage tools work well on copper tube.

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Ron The Plumber

Need to remove a Shark Bite fitting, (not that you use them anyways), can't find the tool used for this purpose, use 1/2", 3/4" and 1" talons, they produce the same result

Double-A

My hands used to be strong enough to get most of the bend out of 3/4" L soft but not anymore. I have trouble with 1/2" now, which is what led me to recall the self-feed bit trick. I think the bit would be too small for the 3/4". I think I'd be walking out to the truck to get my rounding pliers and 3/4" pin die.

You can solder coupling and short piece of hard drawn to add length for leverage, or just run it long and sweat/cut off extra after straightening...

Damnit... I don't have a good answer for 3/4".

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"My clients’ wishes are the center of my attention." -- David Guido, a contractor in Woodstock, N.Y.
New York Times, July 20, 2006

Double-A

Don't bet your toolbox on it

I just won't bury them in a wall or slab. We use them mostly for temp water runs and for temp caps to allow demolition to move on without major water disruption.

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"My clients’ wishes are the center of my attention." -- David Guido, a contractor in Woodstock, N.Y.
New York Times, July 20, 2006

KillerToiletSpider

A set tool for 3/4 inch drop in anchors works real well.

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mottyk

Hey Ron please excuse my ignorance but what is a talon? BTW here in NYC my plumber says that SharkBite is only approved for hot water heat, not for water supply.
Thanks

Double-A

Called a Tube Talon by Sioux Chief. Used to hang all types of tubing. because it grips the O.D. so well, it makes removing a Shark Bite fitting easy.

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"My clients’ wishes are the center of my attention." -- David Guido, a contractor in Woodstock, N.Y.
New York Times, July 20, 2006

mottyk

Thanks

Ron The Plumber

Hate getting those leaks on the bottom of pop-up drain where the rubber washer butts up to the porcelain after it's installed? Slop some pipe dope on it before to tighten it down. Works every time.

threaderman

I always do that.I also put a little dope on the tank-to-bowl gasket on the softer foam gaskets.

Double-A

I put pipe dope on my lettuce to keep it from sliding off my hamburger.

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"My clients’ wishes are the center of my attention." -- David Guido, a contractor in Woodstock, N.Y.
New York Times, July 20, 2006

All Clear Sewer

Double-A Does it work????

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Double-A

It makes me hungry every time I run black gas pipe.


It doesn't do much for the taste of the burger, but my clean shirt and lap thank me.

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"My clients’ wishes are the center of my attention." -- David Guido, a contractor in Woodstock, N.Y.
New York Times, July 20, 2006