“Sacramento Plumbing Manager” Plumbing Help For Homeowners & New Plumbers

As a 25 Year Plumber & Now a “Sacramento Plumbing Manager” I give help when I can help New Plumbers. Being a Plumber Is harder then people think. As a plumbing manager and owning a plumbing business for over 10 years I have seen it all and I like to share my experiences. Here is some DYI tips if your trying to do you own little plumbing jobs at home

” Don’t Start a Plumbing Job You Can’t Finish You Will Make It Worse & Will Be More Costly”

Having The Plumbing Tools To Do The Job

Plumbing tools are a godsend when a sink clogs or toilet overflows on weekends, holidays, or just before dinner guests arrive. For big problems, like a burst pipe, shut off your water (know where your shutoff valve is) and call a plumber. But you can fix everyday annoyances if you add these basic plumbing tools to your fix-it arsenal.

As the “Sacramento Plumbing Manager” I will Tell You This We Have A Lot of “Green Plumbers” (Rookie Plumbers) That At Times We Send Them Out On Jobs That Do Not Have Every Tool a Plumber Should Have & Trust Me If They Can’t Do The Job Either Can You. You Have To Have The Correct Tools!!
1. Plungers: No home should be without these suckers/pushers whose rubber cups form a seal around the drain or toilet. Use a cup plunger to push clogs through sinks and tubs; use a flange plunger, with a non-splash ball cup, for toilets. Use a bellows plunger when the other two don’t work. Cost: Cup, $3 to $4; flange, $8 to $15; bellows, $7 to $11.

2. Closet auger: Named for “water closet,” this 3-foot plumbing tool has a crank, handle, and flexible shaft tipped with an “auger bit” that breaks and grabs troublesome toilet clogs. Cost: $10 to $20.

3. Hand auger, aka plumber’s snake: A hand-powered crank and reel of ¼-inch steel cable clears obstructions from sink, tub, and shower drains. Cost: $15 to $30.

4. Hacksaw: This go-to saw cuts through just about anything—metal pipe, hardware, nuts, or bolts. Keep blades tight in the frame, and keep extras on hand. Cost: $15 to $30. Blades: $5 for 2.

5. Adjustable pipe wrench: The serrated mouth on this iconic plumbing tool grips pipes. It has one fixed jaw and one that moves by turning a thumb screw. Buy two—one for gripping and holding, one for turning. Cost: $17 to $35.

6. Hex key or Allen wrench set: Thin L-shaped wrenches with hexagonal heads often are used to fix stuck garbage disposals. Cost: $5 to $15 for a set of 6 to 7 wrenches.

7. Caulking gun: A metal frame and trigger holds and applies caulk, which seals seams around the edges of tubs and sinks. Cost: $15 to $25.

8. Tongue-and-goove pliers: Also called water pump pliers or channel locks, these pliers with a right-angled and serrated jaw can turn, hold, twist, or loosen nuts, bolts, fittings, and frozen parts. Buy the 10-inch and 12-inch. Cost: 10-inch $10; 12-inch $10 to $14

You will need a various amount of tools to do any plumbing job at home. A lot of husbands in the world think they can fix every thing there self but for plumbing jobs its a different story. I would say every plumbing job consists of at least 3 tools and that is for a small plumbing job. Plumbers out of all other trades have the most tools out of any other plumbing contractor. There is a plumbing tool for every plumbing repair. So before you start any plumbing job make sure you do your home work before starting the job otherwise I promise it will cost more money after you started the job then if you would of just called you local plumber in the first place.

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Plumbing Fittings….
Like Plumbing Tools , plumbing supplies works the same way. There is a plumbing part for any job you can think of. There are plumbing parts for every angle and every plumbing situation. That’s why its usually best to hire a plumbing contractor that has all the correct tool and knows every plumbing part for every situation.
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