How to Cut & Connect PVC Waste Pipe - Plumbing DIY

[@HighlandCowWoodworking]

Thanks

[@SkillBuilder]

Thank you Paula

[@martinwarner1178]

No one explains better than this Roger fellow. Thank you Captain of Construction. Peace be unto you.

[@paulashford4155]

as a layman myself, I love his videos!

[@jeffryblackmon4846]

Very good presentation. Thanks from Ohio, USA.

[@SkillBuilder]

Thank you Jeffry. Good to get the feedback from the USA

[@superiorbeing95]

Good to see more videos in the pipeline.

[@ExpatPhil]

Love watching your videos Rodger, if only to keep up with modern tools. I moved from the UK to Spain, and had to wait 5 years for modern tools to arrive, then 6 years ago I moved to Colombia, I will be dead before there is anything modern over here :-) they still dig trenches by hand here, takes years to complete a project, the argument being, it helps employment!! Keep up the good work.

[@SkillBuilder]

I love a bit of trench hand digging. Colombia has it right. JCB's are for softies.

[@jacobtrojanowski8355]

Brilliant videos. I love the attachment to detail, thinking ahead and planning first then doing. Massive thanks.

[@SkillBuilder]

Glad you like them!

[@DjGiluk]

Thanks Roger your videos are very educational for a new DIYer, cheers

[@andrewarmitage9491]

Good man, thoughtful advice for DIY ers as always.

[@007graeham]

Worth watching for 90 degree sweep:knuckle and hand saw tips alone but particularly wish I had known about trap air admittance valves years ago. Great video thanks

[@lazylad9064]

Nice to see you at the right side of the camera Rodger. Good demo. My old man always uses a saw.

[@bobrose7900]

Great video Roger. Saws and swarf are a pain and few plumbers clean the ends up. The cutters just need to have very sharp blades, not that difficult to do and you get a square cut every time. The twist works every time to get the cut started. The solvent weld takes care of softening the slight ridge from a good pair of cutters. I use a mix of cutters and also a portable small, battery, cut off saw with a fine blade which is so quick on a big site and is easy to make fine adjustments. As I've mentioned earlier watch the spec. on waste pipes for heat tolerance.

[@marksmith2412]

I have the OX and a Rocut 42 and will always give a twist on the pipe with both. It didn't take long for the point on the OX cutter to wear and then it deforms the pipe just like the rest.For the best result, I ratchet them up to the point where it starts to squeeze the pipe, then just rotate all the way around, it will come off in one leaving a perfect edge with no deforming at all.

[@SkillBuilder]

Good tip Mark

[@OneIdeaTooMany]

Omg.... That's exactly what my pipe did... Why did I not come across this comment earlier!!!!

[@raysmith1992]

Thanks for another good informative video

[@RavFromUK]

Great, informative video!

[@jcarrandson]

Very informative! I feel much better about the bit of DIY plumbing I have to do this weekend now.

[@SkillBuilder]

Don't forget Ask Skill Builder if you need specific advice.

[@jymboneilson1901]

Hi Roger, looks like you've solved my problem with the air admittance valve on the trap, as always great info.

[@paullefur6213]

Super Vlog Roger was gonna go for the el cheapo pipe cutter will re think now nice tip thanks

[@SloopyDog]

Another enjoyable and informative video.

[@justaguydoingdiy7975]

Another great video always look forward to watching and learning new things 👍

[@abcd-by6rw]

great review just what i needed!

[@justaguydoingdiy7975]

Re watching this video to help me with fitting bath and sink and toilet thank you once again!

[@TheStevenWhiting]

4:16 For anyone interested, I'm pretty sure its similar to glues used in plastic model making. You have a limited time to put the two plastic parts together before it starts to melt and fuse the plastic together.

[@d055e]

great for cutting lead pipe, multi tool for the win as its usually at hand now anyway!

[@rash1dl]

Thank you sir, this is an excellent tutorial overview & helps in boosting the confidence of DIYers like me.

[@markharris5771]

Even though I will never physically be able to do this type of work, I feel much better armed for knowing what should be done. Thank you.

[@colinblighe2917]

Great video,

[@rezarafiee6514]

Excellent video. Simplified everything. Thanks, mate.

[@marceilbeck]

Excellent video thanks guys

[@johnstanton8499]

Some times it good to dry fit the solvent weld joints in place first and mark with a pencil before fixing with the solvent weld ,just saying

[@SkillBuilder]

I do that all the time but if we cover every aspect of this job it will be a very long video.

[@barrydoherty636]

Great video, well done.

[@2wheelsonline]

What a good video! I learnt more than I thought I would... cheers!!

[@SkillBuilder]

That is always good to get more out of something that you anticipated. My first sexual encounter was the complete opposite. I asked for my money back.

[@samuelchamberlain2584]

Yes solvent weld is the best system but push fit that is well supported by brackets is fine .

[@alvarofloresactor]

Amazing video. Very helpful. Thanks!

[@jamesleavy1581]

Great video thank you.

[@tthefirst2863]

Great video. most helpful thanks

[@adriatikqypi9356]

Great video as usual, thank you 🙏

[@THECARKUS]

First vid I have seen of yours that I knew all that you said and I still enjoyed it :-) Thanks

[@SkillBuilder]

Thanks Mark. I assumed that most people knew this stuff, hence the reason I didn't rush back to do the video but we kept getting asked where it was.

[@THECARKUS]

@@SkillBuilder I have to say its a rare that I dont pick up some little gem from you guys. PLEASE keep up the good work!!!

[@shaunglendinning]

Great video Roger! Always great to learn something new. Cheers.

[@robertoterella9864]

In Germany we always use Geberit SIlent PP it ´s a push fit how you guys say. Its the most professional u can use over here we build a hole building with 12 floors and they will last for over 70 years without leaking.

[@AntKardano]

the German ones are multilayer, the ones he showed are just simple plastic pipes with pushfit connectors. Here in Lithuania everything is also built with pushfit multilayer pipes with no issues at all.

[@alan2804]

Thanks for explaining that, there is always confusion between the waste pipe types! Id go for the saw for all i do in cutting plastic pipes which isnt much but the professionals like yourself probably like those ratchet cutters, looks like there is room for improvement in all three types though. How about a video on traps next, why all the various types and which to use in which situation?

[@fargogemini694]

I’d love to see a vid on traps

[@Tommywinkles]

Nicely explained thank you.

[@tonypybus8003]

Another great video and yet another thing I have learned today from you - didn't know there was pipe slicers for plastic tubes. Keep them coming!!

[@TheStevenWhiting]

10:11 Or a Japanese Ryoba which is what I used recently. Works very well.

[@carguillo1]

Hello Roger great video mate your the top man i need you round my daughters ASP all the best mate / best fan kev

[@daleprosser350]

It’s worth mentioning that with the pushfit pipes - waste and soil - when you insert the pipe into the fitting, once you’ve hit the stop you’re supposed to pull it back out 10mm to allow for expansion

[@SkillBuilder]

Good point. I see so many jobs where no allowance is made for expansion. We used to put a little scratch line on the pipe so the building inspector could see but they are not bothered now.

[@daleprosser350]

Skill Builder How long does it actually take to cut the pipe with that slice? I’ve always just used a junior hacksaw but the clean cut that saw made has made me fancy going to pick one up myself lol

[@MichelBricole]

Thanks Roger for sharing ! Its very interesting :)

[@rich3633]

I find a cheap small capacity evolution chopsaw does a blinding job. Time saver and very accurate. Also a noga deburing tool is handy and fast. Great vids mate. Keep up the good work. 👍

[@polygamous1]

you may remember the Rubber joins with 2 jubilee clips you connect cast iron with plastic 4 inch waste pipe nice thick rubber they never leaked now u can get them in all sizes from 1 n quarter upwards n if you have no space to move the pipe either way you can cut it n use that after the repair like a slip joint saved me so much hassle as i didn't know they existed am retired now lol

[@Chanesmyname]

Good advice! Thanks!

[@jamesmason4681]

Its therapeutic pulling dried solvent weld off your fingers

[@TheStevenWhiting]

In an old Victorian house. We're having the bathroom done by a friend so I'm attempting to help. We could see the outside waste pipe and original, was all rusted. He said because even back then they were trying to do things on the cheap and used rain water pipe as a waste pipe which is why it rusted.

[@markroper6188]

I bought the rothernberger ratchet cutters and literally chucked them in the bin after one go. I hate how it squashed the pipe and also I found it really hard to get the pipe into solvent weld fitting after cutting it. Saw or multi tool every time

[@boardy21]

I nearly threw them away when i first got them, but if you score the pipe first it cuts perfectly.

[@ianmcgarrigle9510]

have you ever done anything on connecting to the bell on clay pipe ? i have a double bell clay pipe entry for a bath and hand basin and have no idea how to properly connect to it with pvc wast pipe

[@glennpowell3444]

Ref cutters I would only use a saw.That distorsion is the difference between a leak or not.Yes I use a file to chamfer.I am all for mod cons but sometimes saving time costs in other ways.Going back to your supply pipe video I have only ever used compression joints on plastic and ptfe tape on the front of the olive and the inserts.Plastic pipe can be a god send because its flexible .Never had a problem but for some reason find speed fit fittings bulky and some how dont trust them? Just me.Some things work and dont need simpifiying for speed at the expense of not working at all.

[@SkillBuilder]

compression fitting on plastic supply and heating is a good bet

[@antoniogalluccio4213]

The rotary pipe slicer like the copper ones, you said it might be an option but not for you. Can I please ask why cause I own all sizes 32, 40 and 50mm and I find them just lovely, they don't squeeze the pipe no inside or outside burr and cut in 1 or 2 complete turns whic means less than 3 seconds. I can't think of working without them. Can I please ask what a great professional like you think is wrong with them? Thank you very much advance

[@loafersheffield]

There is an exception to that external diameter difference PVC/Polyprop. Yorkshire is weird. There are 2 estates late 60's early 70's build South of Bawtry Road, Rotherham and the Hoyland estate near Barnsley. They have polyprop/push pipe that has the exact external diameter as pvc/solvent weld. So, in some cases mechanical or compression fittings are actually essential in joining pre-existing pipe to new. Some old timer at the plumbers merchants told me about it. I know that sounds daft, but it's true. Had me scratching my noggin for a time as I pulled off some old push fit and attempted to fit new ones. I much prefer PVC. Neater, better and cheaper. Even the chippies say that the door cases and sizes are "weird". It's grim oop north, tha 'nos?

[@SkillBuilder]

Bimey that is another nest of vipers. Remind me not to go plumbing in Rotheram, I like is for my holidays but not for work.

[@loafersheffield]

I think that it was some attempt to standardise sizing as we went from the imperial to the metric system. Worse still some 1950's estates in North Sheff have nominally 1/2" copper... which isn't. Nearer 5/8ths" and with ruddy thick walls. That old adage that a 15mm will fit an old imperial 1/2" would not work. The wall thickness meant digging out my hand swager, repeatedly heating and walloping away to enlarge the insert. Holidaying in Rotherham? This year, the missus insists we holiday in Royston Vasey. She's feeling nostalgic for her youth. She is ex "local".

[@arifmunshi6833]

'I'd go for a little saw alone' !!!

[@thesunreport]

I've found a hacksaw good for cutting the white waste pipes, and using a flatting pad on an angle-grinder to get it back square when the cut goes wrong.....perhaps that's why a broad-bladed saw is better??...it might keep a long cut straighter in general??. :)

[@markleewilson6611]

Hi do compression fittings fit on both push fit pipe and solvent weld pipe

[@SkillBuilder]

I am not sure about compression fittings on CPVC

[@nicodavies9124]

If its upvc and you're joining polypropylene then you can use a pusfit fitting. ABS only allows solvent cement and mechanical connections.

[@briantrueman3505]

Hi Roger can I ask a quick question? Can you get 43mm pipe clips for 40mm solvent weld waste pipes as the outside diameter of the pipe is 43mm , and most of the plumbing supplies only seem to sell 40mm thanks.

[@SkillBuilder]

The 40mm clips are made for the pipe not the fittings and they should fit perfectly.

[@RizSharif]

Hi, is it possible to get a side by side review of dewalt vs hazet combi drill and impact driver? As i cannot find any reviews of the Hazet power tools that are in english and not german. Many thanks

[@allanpennington]

I have old copper drain pipes which connect to the external gully under the ground level. I want to connect my bath, shower and sink wastes outlets with PVC to the copper pipe which looks like 2 inch. What connector should I use? Is a straight rubber boot with hose clips OK or is it better to use solvent weld one end to the PVC and push fit over the copper with internal rubber seal?

[@SkillBuilder]

You need some McAlpine or Polypipe mechanical compression fittings to join copper to plastic. It is an easy job and won't leak.

[@philipswain4122]

Not really related but I have is question. I have two downspouts connected to two separate gutters. One just drains via s black plastic drain pipe onto my flower bed, the other drains into a drain about 20 feet away, again using the plastic pipe. Im thinking of connecting both down spouts to a Y shaped connector so I have just one outlet. I want to reclaim the area over which the 20 foot pipe is located I discovered this after I took down s rotten deck. I dont really want to dig a trench to bury the 20 foot pipe. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Cheers.

[@philipsawyers719]

Hi Rodger are those Rothembuger cutter good on plastic supply pipes ?

[@whynot6950]

No cus they take ages to ratchet and no need for plastic supply pipes as they are softer plastic, buy the cheap blue ones from screwfix theyre around £10 no ratchet

[@danschenck9442]

do they make pex waste pipe 3 an half inch wide

[@EVGHENIIGUTU]

Russian method to use soap, for join tubs together. Because soap very slippery, if you grease one of the end of tube, you very easy put in tube to connector.

[@SkillBuilder]

Yes but the soap dries out and those 'o' rings are then not working so well. Silicone grease is the product that is approved.

[@jamie3566]

A pleasure to watch as always I know exactly how to use this crap anyway but it's always nice to get a fresh perspective in it anyway, I'm currently on a sighting team for a caravan company I was just wondering if you have any good ideas for cutting and champfing 4 inch waste to make things quicker and easier especially when your stuck underneath the shitty things all day 👍

[@SkillBuilder]

Jamie When I was young and skinny I used to crawl under those portable class rooms to put the 4 inch connections in. I would take a saw, a file and a sack of fittings and hope for the best. I used to wonder if I was the only mug on the planet who would do that kind of work, seemingly not.

[@jamie3566]

@@SkillBuilder appreciate the reply rodger, i know what your saying mate I've just finished my level 2 in plumbing and starting my level 3 in September Im just doing that job because it's convenient for me and college but when your 38 and fat and struggle at the best of times to get underneath them any miracles are welcome, no worries rodger and thanks for getting back to me thanks for your vids 👍

[@loafersheffield]

@Jamie I use a fine toothed stubby saw to cut and an angle grinder with a grinding (not cutting) disc to chamfer off... very carefully and exercising caution, of course. Unless you have a battery operated grinder, I reckon you'd need a bloody long extension lead on a caravan site.

[@loafersheffield]

Ooh! Top tip, with 4". Wrap a piece of paper or thin cardboard around and mark with a felt tip. You can then follow the line around and get a nice sq cut.

[@jamie3566]

@@loafersheffield cheers mucker I'll definitely go cordless, I'm quite accident prone so with a cord knocking about I'd be ass over tit in no time, good shout on getting a good line for the cut aswell brother 😉

[@rimmersbryggeri]

Doesnt the solvent weld system make it much more difficult to maintain?

[@Chrominance87]

What do you mean by, maintain?

[@stevendouglas3860]

Hi roger Is that ( Aqua flow. Brand .

[@NicksStuff]

So, how do you join plastic and copper waste pipes?

[@SkillBuilder]

A Mc Alpine compression fitting joins to copper or lead

[@mrturnbull9504]

As a carpenter anything that isn't wood I pull out my 18v grinder! 😂

[@cmal90]

Saws are for the dark ages, the cutters all squash the pipe and generally don’t cut straight, the slicer style cutters have a place, for me cordless grinder is far superior, better in cut quality, less fatigue ,speed of cut and adaptability it’s also your chamfer tool at the same time. Downside is, a mask. Each to their own method though.

[@philltesa8155]

Is used to use grinder untill I tried rotherbenger plasticut.job done in seconds and clean cut. Didn’t understand why roger didn’t like it…def is the best

[@snowwhitecleaners7616]

How do you connect 40mm plastic waste to 40mm copper waste pipe in a block of flats?

[@SkillBuilder]

use a McAlpine 40 mm universal coupler

[@zedman442]

Lovely Roger. Bread and butter plumbing. The only thing that i dont like about the ratchet cutters is thag the last. It if cut you always get a slight angle on the cut as the bit cuts chopped off. Even the rothenberger does it but not as much as the cheaper ones.

[@SkillBuilder]

Hi Zed I noticed that with the cheap blue one but not the other ones so much. To be honest my little Bahco saw is fine and a lot cheaper.

[@reedy8585]

usually l will have a chop saw or rip saw to hand for cutting pipe

[@prenticedarlington2720]

Excellent video. However, I would NOT twist the waste pipe into a glued fitting. If the pipe is slightly off-circle in cross-section (such as after having been cut with one of your ratchet cutters), you run the risk of sweeping the glue away with the widest part of the oval. In a worst case scenario, both the pipe and fitting will be slightly elliptical. Any twist may introduce gaps in the glue. The drawback to non-twist entry is that you need to apply the glue well, to both parts. Just a bit of glue to the mouth of the fitting, so you're not pushing excess glue inside. Better to add more glue to the pipe! Half-circle, oval and elliptical in one explanation - what could be clearer than that. Anyway, no one could possibly be bothered to read this entire boring and pedantic comment. . .

[@NicksStuff]

What if you twist 90° in one direction and 90° in the other, do you solve your elliptical problem?

[@declansmith1692]

What about the rotteburge pvc pipe slicers on screwfix, best thing ever

[@SkillBuilder]

For waste pipe they take a lot of cutting. I find them too slow.

[@barny7apr]

@@SkillBuilder Squeeze it while you turn the pipeslice, it will cut in less than 2 turns

[@SkillBuilder]

@@barny7apr O.K I missed that one. I will try it tomorrow. Time for a follow up video.

[@declansmith1692]

Big fan btw 👍🏻

[@TheDarthvader123]

For cutting those pipes I use a Japanese saw. They’re pull instead of push. And you’re cut will be straight..

[@alan36753]

twist (copper style) cutter surely is the cheapest easiest and the best method? Why wouldn't you use one??

[@rimmersbryggeri]

That ratchet cutter is for electrical conduit. The first one.

[@HiltonRalphs]

I use something similar for 20mm pvc conduit.

[@rimmersbryggeri]

@@HiltonRalphs Yep in auto repair I also use it for fuel/vacuum line and flexible pvc conduit

[@roymichaeldeanable]

Over the last few days I bought some 32mm and 40mm plastic pipe and wanted to cut my 3 metres down to a 400 mm length. I bought 2 of the cheap options, neither was any good on the 32mm which apparently is a standard size in the UK. So, I went back to the cheapest option of all as I just wanted one length, a hacksaw. Cost zero as I already had one. Took 2 minutes to saw through it

[@roymichaeldeanable]

Go for a saw, we agree

[@BenedictBeganchaTaku]

Hi, Please i want to do VOLUNTEERIN with you to enrich my plumbing skills. Am about completing my Level 1 in June 2023 and commence Level 2 in September 2023. I need your help please to do some volunteering with you, Thanks . Benedict

[@paulashford4155]

I am not a plumber but when I do stuff I follow what he says...then you meet certain members of the public who don't believe you and use all kind of stuff that makes them feel good lol

[@philotis1896]

but no one tell how to fit standard 40mm pipe to standard P trap . one end of standard P trap is female .you need a male thread to engage it ??

[@nicodavies3725]

Pvc u and abs are the only 2 types of plastic that can be solvent welded. Push fit wastes are terrible you can’t put any drain acid down them because the rubber o ring melts and corrodes.

[@1spiders1]

It actually says don’t twist on the cement

[@SkillBuilder]

Yes but if you have a dry spot from pushing the pipe in on the skew the twist helps

[@bpuaz]

Is that Mark Wahlberg's brother to the left of you Rodger

[@yensabi]

Those ratchet cutters are a waste of space , i use a little 12 inch Barco panel saw and mitre block which cuts perfectly every time and a tiny amount of swath that is so small you can clean off with ease...... Cheers

[@DF-cc5im]

You trying to do us all out of a job? ;-)

[@SkillBuilder]

That is an argument that I have been having for years. I have picked up more work helping DIYers than I have lost. People like to see a plumber who they can identify with. All too often plumbers are portrayed as some kind of sub-species.

[@patereekoelectrik842]

waiting for you to turn around to the guy behind you and say ... ===shut the f up ... can't you see I'm filming here ... !!! things like that make your vid memorable

[@SteveRogers461]

I'll never know why Roger didn't have his own tv show instead of all this reality garbage

[@SkillBuilder]

I did do a few television shows back in the day but they were always trying to turn them into game shows etc, they didn't believe that there was an audience for this kind of stuff.

[@BestUserNameUK]

Sorry Roger but that's not the correct way to use those ratchet cutters.. You apply gentle pressure until the blade touches the pipe, rotate the pipe 360° to score all the way around, squeeze handle one more notch then repeat. Unfortunately a lot of people tend to use them like scissors then wonder why the pipe deforms.

[@SkillBuilder]

TD that is fine. I am happy to learn. Ox are saying there is no need to twist it but as I said it helps to prevent distortion. As for scoring all the way around I will try it but I fear it will trammel.

[@paulkent7395]

I thought exactly the same surprised to see bad feedback on the rothenburger cutters I’ve found them so much easier than anything else and when done like you say it’s a perfect cut every time 👍

[@SkillBuilder]

@@paulkent7395 I am sorry Paul. I had no idea you had to squeeze them. and they weren't in the pack.

[@stevenliddell9705]

If you twist you risk shredding the solvent weld better to push straight in 😉

[@bradhaenitsch1145]

Don’t do much plumbing do ya

[@tubewatcher97]

I just wanna know why I have a big box full of joints and corners and fittings , all claiming to be 40mm and absolutoly not a single one of them will fit into any of the others in any way , its f000king rediculous how this industry doesent know what 40mm is and just make shit up as they go along .

[@kylelikeskjvbible]

For "waste" pipe, step 1 use someone else's hacksaw and gloves LOL