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[@aaronbaraiya3692]

man that was a amazing repair, never thought I would ever seen anyone using lead on a cast iron drain these days, it truly is a lost art, you are the man, steve

[@eddylee587]

Another fine repair! Been watching your videos for about 8 months now. Old repair techniques forgotten about by most plumbers today.! Great repair 👍

[@More350Power]

I have not seen to many people who know how to lead pipe, if I remember correctly you said it was a lost art in one of your videos. Thank you for sharing.

[@nelsonsanabria4950]

Whyd he do that though

[@eddiew2325]

nelson sanabria ask flint Michigan

[@PeteGaughenbaugh1]

@@nelsonsanabria4950 the house is older and has cast iron pipes. He had to install a new toilet flange to the old cast iron pipe, and pouring a lead caulk joint is the correct method

[@anthonyesposito7]

​@PeteGaughenbaugh1 not the only method for cast iron though, steve is just old-school.

[@abdal-haqq1688]

I don't keep reminding customers how bad their situation is. Explaining it thoroughly once is usually enough.

[@joseelliott6581]

Thats why i love cast iron flanges with rubber compression ring. Tighten all bolts in order and done. No lead. No oakum. Same finished result. Permanent leak proof repair. Part is very expensive but worth it.

[@dodgerbrewtx]

What do you do if the lead bend pipe is all bent up and out of round?

[@dannykeane6565]

THE LOST ART OF LEADING

[@eddiew2325]

Flint thanks you for your service

[@donwolverton6222]

This was a nice video Steve. My brother , and BIL are both pipped fitters. Have heard them talk about leading pipe, but never seen it done. You answered a lot if questions. I can see why people change out the cast, for plastic now. Also loved the little extra you did in cleaning up (wiping the wax up). As you showed not every contractor us as thoughtful. (The way they left the basement. ) Even if the customer says leave it. It so nice when you come in to a clean space. Thanks for a good video.

[@hansi6606]

finally, some lovely crusty cast iron work! thx a lot Steve

[@medicalnegligence]

Great content Steve. Always varied and interesting. Thanks for posting.

[@vetterfellow]

I'm sure She knew the floor was soft, why did you have to embarrass Her by saying so many times " see this went right through! It's rotted, see this, - over and over again, " even Pissed me off!!!, Miss Molley would have been embarrassed too. I'm sure you've seen it all by now. Give the Lady a break Steve !. Have a 💗 Heart !!.

[@jimmystrange1]

Always enjoy watching Steve-thanks

[@WTFIsThisGuyDoing233]

Whew I need to replace mine when my spanner fix rots out. This looks more involved than I thought it would be. I love watching master tradesmen work.

[@briandjordjevic9969]

Surprised the toilet didn’t go though the floor

[@waltradcliffe4482]

The pipe was the only thing holding it up

[@MikesSoftLemonade]

flooah

[@eddiew2325]

Brian Djordjevic didn’t even notice no punches there to roll with

[@rumble329]

Great Video, thanks for sharing, lucky homeowner to have your service, solid workmanship ! cheers !

[@J-Colt]

LOL! Wife just said, You watching that value tester guy again? Thanks Steven for video!

[@rickdiego5]

I've been watching you for years do your professional plumbing work. My worker and I cut out a cast iron lateral and replaced it with plastic. The lateral was about 6 ft long. He passed it out to me from under the building and I drug it out to the back when he said I guess I should get the grinder so we can cut it and I said no, just bring me the hammer. I gave it a quick shot and the thing just broke in half and then we broke it into several other pieces to put it in the trash can. That old cast iron pipe is really brittle and I guess you knew the pipe going up to the flange was solid because I would never bang on it that way just out of fear I might break it. You have my respect for doing this job which very few people can do now so it's on KZbin where somebody who wants to know how it's done, they see it how it's done by a professional because you could have purchased a plastic unit pressed it into the pipe and screwed it down which you've done in other videos. So, thanks for putting up the history lesson for the newcomers.

[@markandsuriyonphanasonkath8768]

NICE JOB Sir Steve!

[@JasonW.]

I'm not saying that one of those flooring layers is asbestos, but I am very glad I'm not the one doing the floor replacement.

[@jackiestarr2881]

Why did some people give a thumbs down, that plumber in this video, is the hardest, knowledgeable worker I've seen!

[@paulmonk7820]

@Jackie Starr: probably because of his foul language and unnecessary destruction. Did he clean up the mess he caused downstairs by hammering unnecessary holes in the floor?

[@sparkydave2783]

Seems a funny way of connecting the ol’ throne! Not wrong, just different to what we do in the UK. Love your work Steve!

[@Wolfhound.]

its just old school way of doing things now it be just a pvc pipe to the flange screwed to the floor and caller a day

[@BrickTop900]

@Wolfhound the wax ring you guys use is just weird. We have a rubber collar that the outlet of the toilet pushes into. No problem with the wax seal breaking down. The pan is cemented down, or screwed into the floor and always sealed up with silicone if not cemented

[@iLikeC00kieDough]

BrickTop900 was ring isn’t gonna leak if the toilet is secured down. If it’s moving, that’s when wax leaks.

[@jerryfankhauser2959]

I used to be an office manager for a plumbing company, we had a couple of men who could still make a lead bend from sheet lead. We didn't use wax seals instead we used the black foam ones and coated them with roofing cement, the seal would not break if the toilet moved.

[@elmono3939]

Very messy job. That is how they did it 100 years ago. Today, you buy Cast Iron replacement closet ring (aka Quick Set Flange) that fits right over the pipe and tighten with 3 stainless steel screws. Installed in 10 minutes. All approved by the Code. All other stuff you are doing is time consuming, messy and completely unnecessary. I am sure you impressed the old lady and she ended up paying tons of money for your repair work. Thank you

[@jamescampbell2829]

Such a professional job

[@rgmatta3524]

Fascinating process!

[@ronaldspencer547]

Fascinating. Never knew about using lead.

[@ricardorodriguez4538]

Good job Steve thank you

[@blipblip88]

Surprised Steve didn't fall thru the floor on this job. Wowza!

[@peteraitken6494]

Great job Steve 👍👍👌

[@AMStationEngineer]

In all honesty, this flange replacement if a work of art... However, about thirty seconds into Steve's "leading" the flange in, it sounded like he was playing Petticoat Junction with the chisel...

[@kidalwys]

AMStationEngineer I didn’t see uncle joe lol

[@josemayoralramon4668]

Very profesional Super maestro

[@captjack8133]

I was just waiting for the "You gotta smoke alahm in the house" lol

[@lance16O1]

"I thought it didn't work."

[@samuelnason8585]

Cool, how to see it done the old fashioned way, another great video. keep them going.

[@tony1798]

Fantastic job

[@troygoodnow5114]

I thought this one was very interesting. I liked seeing how cast iron and lead worked. I never understand why people give a thumbs down.

[@iliketakingshowers]

Haters gonna hate

[@deanguando1335]

That job came out excellent - floor and all - heavy duty flange - leaded in.

[@justinlee5958]

Pretty cool to see how you guys use to do this

[@romarro4616]

Nothing but quality here

[@ManiacalMichael504]

Great to see it done right.

[@skycruiser2010]

Thanks Steve for video, it was A+ First (Professional) Class Job!!

[@PlumbsmartPaul]

Dang Mama! Down south, we would have shoved a PVC twist and seal down that CI pipe, screwed it to the floor and been done. I love the videos man. My foreman in the 1980s taught me how to lead pipes, but haven’t done it since. You should do a video on how you learned the trade. Why do you wear gloves, haha.

[@tszymk77]

Yeah, what's with the gloves?

[@carlosbolanos1070]

In case he gets melted led on his hand....safety first. 😂😂😂😂

[@saidmohammad63]

Great job Steven 👍

[@BigmoRivera]

Great Job Bro👍🏽

[@wcsd9577]

Love the old-school lead work. Oakum and smoke 'em!

[@mikepeterson443]

That lead thing is eye-opening for me. Never thought that is a practice.

[@josisalas9709]

You da man steve!!!

[@hungkiet7535]

Great work💯💯

[@therealreal8846]

Wow that was a work of art I doubt at first

[@Samlol23_drrich]

Somehow don’t think it was really “the next day”. Next week/month maybe to redo that subfloor and floor Great job

[@austinbyrd3710]

That was cool!

[@donnierobertson3088]

Good job

[@MaMa-qh4dy]

Very nice job on that flange. They need to call Hazel to clean up the basement.

[@duanewilson3941]

Hazel? You're showing your age my friend.

[@StarrTile]

Wait !! There's a basement ??? So cutting out a foot of iron pipe, boot it and transition to pvc, 10 minutes it's done

[@graybastion]

Damn fine job sir

[@Fireship1]

The lead and oakum is the canvas. And Steve is Picasso!

[@adamn7516]

Why wouldn't you just use one of the Oatey PVC replacement flanges that just go inside cast iron pipe? Whats the upside of leading in a new cast iron flange nowadays?

[@danielhernandez-pf1gm]

You are really good l lerned alot to see it your video

[@IllegalAlien-ep2ty]

It takes some talent to fix that !

[@jamesmorrissette9858]

Why is everyone so enamored with his gloves? The guy likes clean hands! Who cares!

[@eddiew2325]

No glove no love

[@silverligsay4266]

Great vid Steve. I got a question for you. Which one you prefer the wax ring or non wax ring for flanges? Thanks

[@danbedard290]

2020, have many options to fix this issue, none of which require melting lead and inhaling fumes... yet here we are lol

[@WojciechP915]

You dont only get fumes if you really overheat

[@garykrell2058]

I'm old school use to have to cut cast iron with hammer and chisel pour joints with lead I've used deep brass heavy grade flanges on cast iron pipe poured lead around them you can solder the closest bolts to brass flange to hold them in place 😉

[@josecanisales3491]

Nice lead & okam job.

[@thankswillie]

bought some them bolts for myself,nice...i always buy calking irons at tag sales,they are easy to resell...never done lead but maybe someday,never???,,,,would be temped to screw it down first

[@Chris_In_Texas]

I didn't see the Prop 65 warning sticker on that lead! The people in California are having a cow right about now! LOL

[@hondaguy425able]

Lol I remember watching the video when you marked the date on that pvc pipe.

[@michaeljohnstone4158]

Next level next level

[@chrisdigital]

Why do you not use the wax ring that has the self-centering plastic rings? I've been using those for a long time in my own house and had great luck with them. You can even use sealant on the bottom of them if you're unsure.

[@pourindiesel]

Steve's mobile smelting operation!

[@sydsyd]

Leaded or unleaded? Great video.

[@1968madmike]

Steve, I have cast iron drain pipe in my house and allways wondered how the lead joints were done! Especially on the horizontal joints.

[@johnkrim8377]

1968madmike , Horizontal ones are done right in the position there in .

[@DonJosesito]

Running rope for horizontal joints, old fashion ones are made of asbestos. Here in Chicago we still do lead and oakum joints.

[@1968madmike]

@@DonJosesito I was looking closer at my horizontal pipe joints and I could see rope cast in the lead!! Crazy!!

[@Dhumm81]

100% Better in every way than the "This Old Mansion" video.

[@Freddie2598]

Glad to see you did cast to cast and not a PVC flange maybe different screws thou

[@torotheplumber3788]

Arent you allowed to use a PVC flange replacement in your state . Cool to watch you do this though. Thank you

[@Vipedog1]

Redressing of mushroomed chisel heads prevents pieces from breaking off and putting your eye out.

[@brezzz0077]

I wish I could ever get an old cast iron flange off that easy

[@johnriley8713]

21:55 That's how it's done, beautiful.

[@danjoe22]

how many days later did you come back after the new floor went in? Did she have to get a new sub floor? Watching you put in a cast iron flange is amazing. The best way for sure.

[@johnboykin3128]

I'd definitely go into framing mode. Forget the plumbing. So, I guess half inch ply will be good enough to replace rotted joists and girders across the whole second floor.

[@dwayne0t]

what do you think about those wax free rings that don't get sticky?

[@nolantanaka565]

Why don’t you use the wax ring with horn? Isn’t the horn better to divert water down pipe?

[@mikeelu6503]

Watched my father do it once long time ago in my first home had to move a pipe cut “snapped it” the cast iron Then placed it back together with a fitting and using this same method now I know what that metal tool he was using is for my father had two of them. I use them for every thing else then what they were made for funny.

[@ajherrera2453]

Steve Why do you prefer using a wax ring WITHOUT a funnel versus a wax ring WITH one? What’s the difference ?

[@scapmans1079]

Haven’t used okum in years.

[@HeinekenSkywalker636]

Why didn’t you use silicone on top of the lead and around the flange to stop anything from getting stuck in there

[@hobear637]

What are the benefits of using lead and oakum vs one of those cast iron closet flanges? I recently replaced an old lead sealed flange but didn’t know how to replace it with lead, so I used a new closet flange instead. Is lead more durable?

[@tbas1972]

Suprized no one fell through while dropping a fritz mama !

[@repro7780]

😄

[@daviddesilva4971]

You have the perfect smoke detector protector...your blue latex gloves.

[@jeffflanagan2814]

@StevenLavimoniere Is this still the best fix these days? Compared to like the Oatey flange replacement? I just found out I need to do something with mine today.

[@lilturk726]

Hey Steve, about how far away from the top of the pipe does the oakum have to be before you start pouring lead?

[@edileo2112]

1 inch of lead is required for a caulked joint

[@clockbuilderhg]

I remember you saying that you started out in the trade doing lead and oakum Steve. I wonder how long much longer those irons were when they were new? Haha! I love seeing this stuff. Real plumbing!

[@matthewmcmullen8023]

They make a plastic inside the cast flange. That you don't do anything but tighten 4 Allen keys. , would've saved hours

[@raulgil7389]

19:53 how much love on this tool so far. It’s pretty beat up. 23:28 No long horn, Why not?

[@bigjohn2520]

Does anyone of your customers clean their bathrooms?

[@eddiew2325]

Big John that’s a squirter mama

[@JasonW.]

People ask why I wear gloves...

[@alexramirez-hd8le]

When plumbing was an art 🎨

[@jeffm2787]

Watching the video you contributed much to the mess on the basement floor. Granted they should have cleaned it up.

[@honolulu1476]

Would it work if you pour silicone instead of lead ?

[@davidkiser4758]

Man that sure ain't no Taj Mahal. That's good enough for that neighborhood.

[@grilledchickenwrap]

can you just use the PVC to cast iron flange ?

[@iaagg]

An awful lot of metal and stuff went down that drain. I can't believe he didn't put a rag in it. Maybe I missed it?

[@tszymk77]

They didn't clean up downstairs to take advantage of old people. Pretty sad.

[@jeffcoolhd]

Steve you should have been wearing your demolition gloves. Steve when you retire I want to buy your lead and oakum tools. I will take care of them and I will make you proud. Great video. Peace brother and Molly