Finally Added My Darkroom Plumbing

[@achimboers]

Since I’m building my own darkroom at the moment I find these videos very helpful. I’m jealous of your sink. No idea where to get a sink like that. I opted for a kitchen type sink and have the trays on a kitchen counter.

[@dwerg85]

You can get them made yourself if you can't find them. You'd need someone that can weld stainless though.

[@hammeys1]

My darkroom has over sink shelves like yours that my mate bought for his kitchen from Ikea and never used. They are great for stand drying my trays on.

[@dogdive]

Sharkbite fittings. You could use a mixture of all of those different materials, PEX, copper and CPVC and best of all, no special tools. You can also disassemble stuff if you change your mind later or need something different and re-use the fittings.

[@TheNakedPhotographer]

I’ve used those before. They’re nice but expensive.

[@lowe_h_seger]

Hi!! I am from your United Kingdom audience, a big fan of your channel. Been watching for a few years now. I have a a very similar set up as you but I am using a De Vere 504 as I normally do not shoot larger than 5x4. I am setting up a darkroom at the moment and I am very close to have everything up and running (no pun intended). I have not been developing and/or printing for about 15 years now. Nevertheless, I have a many years of experience in both b&w and colour process at the time. That was when I was living and working in Sweden where things works a bit different, especially plumbing and hot water supply. One of the last things I need to instal in my current/new darkroom is a water heater + plumbing. I do have the main water supply (cold) going into the darkroom so I can easily connect to this. However, I am not confident what type of water heater I need, except it has to be powered by electricity as we do not have gas supply. In a nutshell, I wonder how many gallons/litres of hot/warm water a suitable water heater needs to produce for both b&w and colour film and print (RC and FB) process. I am skilled enough to do the handy work but have no knowledge regarding the capacity needed by the water heater. Many thanks in advance and I do apologies for this long text. I am looking forward hearing back from you. Kindly, Lowe H Seger

[@TheNakedPhotographer]

I’ve looked at a few in line heaters, but the minimum flow rates were all much higher than I typically use in the darkroom, so the heaters would never kick on.

[@lowe_h_seger]

@@TheNakedPhotographer Many thanks for your quick response on this. There is a various number of domestic in line heaters 2kw-12kw. Which I would guess a smaller one potentially could be insufficient but again I am not confident with flow rates. Though English costumer service is totally crap where they either don't care at all or they just want to rip you off, I will phone to some suppliers and hear their thoughts on the matter. At the moment I am looking at this 12kw heater ( Stiebel Eltron DCE-X 10/12 Premium Compact Instant Water Heater ), it would be great to hear your thoughts, do you think this is enough or perhaps way more than needed? Many thanks again for your time on this. Lowe

[@TheNakedPhotographer]

I can’t really give any advice about in line heaters. They are very rare here in the US and we don’t have much information on them.

[@lowe_h_seger]

@@TheNakedPhotographer Thank you once again for your time on this as well as for all amazing videos you putting together. All the best from London UK. PS give us a shout if you traveling this way. Lowe H Seger

[@tutulnesar2356]

good 💕

[@rphotographer]

is your JOBO plumbed with cold water or tempered? If so how did you run the cold water?? Thanks

[@TheNakedPhotographer]

It is not plumbed at all. I have to fill it with a hose from the sink and I drain it into a bucket on the floor.

[@steveh1273]

Why do you have to use the CPVC on the metal plumbing? Do the metal parts come with the CPVC attached? Thanks and well done.

[@TheNakedPhotographer]

Yes, the metal bits only come attached to cpvc, so I had to work with what I could get.

[@rphotographer]

In your video, you have a connection thats metal screw threads with a PVC connection, all in one. I have looked everywhere for this, Home Depot, Lowes etc, any suggestions ?? Thanks!!!

[@TheNakedPhotographer]

I found it at Lowe’s, check the cpvc section.

[@rphotographer]

is the elbows 1/2 inch to 3/4??

[@TheNakedPhotographer]

Everything is 1/2 inch

[@Pixelwaster]

I miss my darkroom. The bathroom/laundry where I am now would be nearly perfect for a darkroom (no windows, long against an outside wall, small short wall to divide the wet and dry side, vent to the outside, running water...) but the wife is using it for laundry and washing up. :( Bing watched the channel when KZbin first recommended it. Rewatched a couple of vids last week. The R4-A printing and safelight testing are great. Love the opening too. My inner 14 year old laughs every time. Would you do a video on the white light technique when doing different sized prints. (ie 5x7 to 20x30) I explain it to people they just give me a blank look. It is an old trick used in commercial darkrooms to bang out different sized print of a subject (school photos) only using one set of test prints; usually on the small size to save paper.

[@TheNakedPhotographer]

I use that technique myself. I may go over it one day.

[@Pixelwaster]

@@TheNakedPhotographer Oh man, now I don't feel so alone and Sisyphean....

[@rphotographer]

How did you connect the Pvc to the wall?

[@TheNakedPhotographer]

Pipe brackets. They are in the plumbing section

[@erikravnsborg-gjertsen9716]

I am planning a darkroom and trying to figure out how much space I need for each station. How long, wide and deep is your sink? How large prints can you develop in trays? I am going to have it welded to my own specs.

[@TheNakedPhotographer]

My sink is 26 inches wide, 7 feet long, and 4 inches deep. I can fit four trays for printing on 16x20 paper.

[@johnsciara9418]

I know that this video is a year old, in my case I purchased the darkroom equipment before I started to build my darkroom so I could lay out the equipment and then measure how much room each item takes.

[@alexanderelkholy521]

How do you drain it?

[@TheNakedPhotographer]

Drain what exactly?

[@alexanderelkholy521]

@@TheNakedPhotographer you're running water to your sink from somewhere else right? Where does the water go, do you run it back to the bathroom?

[@TheNakedPhotographer]

My darkroom plumbing is part of my house plumbing, so yes it goes to the same water drain as all of my bathrooms and the kitchen. I had a plumber do that part.

[@wsy2304]

Could you pleaseeeee chance your intro clip. I like your videos but having to see a naked men every time is kinda disturbing

[@TheNakedPhotographer]

Well, I’m not called the well dressed photographer. I will never cross KZbin’s community guidelines.