Larsen Supply Company presents a 2-minute plumbing video on how to install a compression fitting on copper or plastic tubing. Fix-it man Mark Kimball shows how it's done. Do it yourself with www.lasco.net
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@ricotinez7 жыл бұрын
I wish all videos on KZbin were this informative, clear and brief. You get right to the point, unlike just about every other video where the person talks forever while holding a shaky camera. This is how it's done! Thank you!
@JimFelderOKC7 жыл бұрын
aint that the truth!
@ScottStruzik6 жыл бұрын
I could not agree more. Correct terminology. Clear speaking. Well lit. Concise! THANK YOU!
@DrFunk-rk6yl6 жыл бұрын
hell yeah!
@ericalexander32465 жыл бұрын
Today I am going to comment about your comment. So, I am writing in reply to your comment. Commenting on a video is something people do for a number of reasons. They may write a comment to thank the uploader. They may write a comment to criticize a part of the video. They may write a comment to criticize everything in the video. They may write a comment to comment on someone else's comment. Everyone makes their own comment on their own account. Each person who comments does so from their own keyboard. But 2 people, or more, may use the same account, so maybe not everyone makes a comment from their own account. The same goes for the keyboard: more than one person may use a keyboard. People have different reasons for commenting, and may do so on a phone or other handheld device. My comment about your comment is: nice comment! I agree! It's great when they just get to the point in these videos.
@threetreesinblue3 жыл бұрын
@@ericalexander3246 eric has just done an excellent job of showing how so many people WASTE TIME and have no word economy in their shaking videos and even in comments!
@trentrockport4 жыл бұрын
Two minutes. Straight to the point. Subject matter in focus, well lit, and fills the screen.
@swankyk6 жыл бұрын
Clear concise video of what I was looking for, no filler, no muff or guff, this is how all "how to" videos should be made.
@threetreesinblue3 жыл бұрын
Everyone please watch h this for how to make a fast, efficient tutorial video. (for starters he didn't "hey guys" at the beginning......thank you!!). Nice work
@genopierpoint88874 жыл бұрын
I wasn’t able to find a video like this before I installed a commercial style ice machine. I got everything up and running then a week later there was a leak. Watching this video and fixing it quickly just saved me a lot of time and unwanted stress. Thank you. 🙏🏻
@kroffustsnail7 жыл бұрын
Videos like this are a godsend. Close shots, clear instructions, do's and don'ts, nothing else.
@dgaulait6 жыл бұрын
I watch this video every year when I start up my evaporative cooler. No one could give me this info and here it is on KZbin. Clear, concise, informative. Great video.
@Ramesh-sh9ty8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. It was amazing. It was a show case of "how to publish video on KZbin". Precise and yet very informative. You know the stuff as well as how to present it. Well done!
@tbtitans218 жыл бұрын
couldn't have said it better
@johnanderson83246 жыл бұрын
This is the perfect instructional video. It's complete, concise, and very clear about the information being conveyed. Narration, demonstrations, and video presentation/editing worked together to present the subject clearly. I learned exactly what I needed to know in 2:00 minutes flat and I am very confident that I can apply the information learned without problem. Thanks for this little gem.
@lisamariefonseca32226 ай бұрын
Some compression fittings have the compression sleeves built it. Not knowing what I was doing and watching video after video no one mentioned this. I went without water for two days After trying to install a compression fitting with a compression sleeve and not having the fitting fit because I was trying to use compression sleeve with a piece that already had one built-in. The videos are so helpful but for those of us who really don’t know anything sometimes the best video still isn’t enough. I was a housewife of 20 years my ex husband decided he was bored and left leaving me to raise the kids and become an instant DIY’er. I’m learning but sometimes the most simple of task are so frustrating because of something so small that seems so obvious to so many but for someone like me has no clue. This was a great video and so were so many I watched however not one video did I learn some comprehension fittings had everything built in. That all I needed was to insert and tighten. Thank you for a great video without videos like this I’d be completely lost. Please just remember what might seem obvious to so many may be something that someone else didn’t know. Thanks again😊
@quest1277 жыл бұрын
So glad there are super simple, straight forward videos like this on here. I knew the basics of getting the pieces on, but wouldn't have known which direction the plastic ferrule goes on if I hadn't taken a minute to check this out. Thanks for keeping it clear and simple for those of us who don't have much experience with this sort of thing.
@TeriAnneAshley2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Mark, for the explicit vocabulary and and clear directions. You're a wonderful instructor!! :)
@tonya.89758 жыл бұрын
I installed 10 compression shut offs yesterday without a leak thanks to your demo. Thank you
@MrBackslider12 жыл бұрын
Damn straight simple and to the point!!! we need all videos to be like this.
@ajw1057 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for simply showing the steps! So many videos give lengthy back stories and that drives me bananas!
@Nallasuk443 жыл бұрын
Great job. If I had watched this earlier I would have saved 3 fittings and half a day.. Keep up the good work.
@Tuxedo26806 жыл бұрын
Sir, thank you so very much for your video!! It is short and straight to the point but most of all, it solved my lifelong problem of knowing how much to tighten these finicky compression fittings. If you tighten them too much, they leak. Too little and they burst open as soon as you turn on the water supply.... or worse yet, several hours later when you're not at home. I've had this happen to me so often that I have come to HATE those fittings with a passion!!! You have restored my faith in them by showing how to make those hookups reliably. Advice and pertinent details from a competent tradesman is pure gold.
@rosseryn82165 жыл бұрын
Best explanation on you tube I have seen in a very long while, maybe ever. This is an extremely well done how to video. Everyone should use it as a model.
@ErikRuvalcaba4 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Fix-it man Mark Kimball, for another fine video. Concise, accurate, complete!
@seaofrage5 жыл бұрын
Thats how you do a freakin tutorial. Thank you so much! Clear quick and absolutely to the point!
@Gunbudder4 жыл бұрын
This is the perfect instructional video. nothing will ever top it.
@ozmaxmichaels6650 Жыл бұрын
I did not even know I had to use that copper tubing insert for the plastic line, thanks so much for a very simple video
@beholdcaesar6 жыл бұрын
Thank you, spent hours trying to figure out how to hook up my icemaker, was missing the tapered plastic sleeve, and didn't know what to look for until I saw your video!
@gerry.shafer61013 жыл бұрын
WOW. ICE MAKER. TOO. THANKS. !!!
@elainehalpin14073 жыл бұрын
Excellent. Well Done. Easy to understand no time wasted. Thank you exactly what I was looking to find.
@shawndonald789 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much, I totally forgot to insert that little metal sleeve inside the tube and couldn't figure why I still had a leak! Saved me from even more frustration.
@kimstockdale6324 жыл бұрын
Where does that metal sleeve come from? I purchased the plastic compression ring, but did not know a metal sleeve is needed too. I'm trying to install a 3/8" plastic tubing to a shut-off valve.
@aly35607 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I bought a plastic tubing ice maker kit that came with all brass parts and the tube slid right out of the nut after fastening. This was very helpful. I went out and bought the plastic compression sleeves.
@jasperliu3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Clear and concise. I wish I had watched this before I overtightened my plastic pipe without putting in the tube insert...
@foxbilj10 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! Simple, to the point and extremely useful to this housewife trying her best to be a plumber! ;)
@nickobrien52625 жыл бұрын
Shannon Fox that sounds scary as fuck......
@Tezlaze4 жыл бұрын
Well said, too many DIY videos are dragged out and over 10 minutes long. What happen to the days of under 2 minute how to videos.
@marshamartin8004 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for making this video. It’s extremely helpful for ladies trying to make their own repairs
@totallyfrozen4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic! Seriously. Thanks a million. I literally learned exactly what I wanted to know if the first minute. 👍🏻 THAT’S a tutorial!
@maxpagel89519 жыл бұрын
Great tutorial, thank you very much. Exactly what I was looking for
@elveldugo22 жыл бұрын
This video saved my life, especially the half a revolution part, thanks!!
@steveo72654 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this, I was trying to put a brass sleeve compression fitting on plastic tubing and I couldn't get it right. Good to know what the right fitting for the job is.
@peterc21713 жыл бұрын
you helped me to understand how this thing works. When I took out the plastic tubing, the insert fall out and I did not know where to put back until seeing your video. Thanks
@richpaul81325 жыл бұрын
Well... That surely explains what I've been doing wrong! I would tighten the compression nut (with a plastic tubing) until I couldn't crank that thing any tighter while using two wrenches! In addition, I wrapped the threads with Teflon tape so you can be sure that I was over tightening this assembly by a mile! About a month after I installed a kitchen faucet and I used my "plastic tubing tightening technique" we started finding water pooled up inside the cabinet under the sink. I would check for leaks but couldn't find any. We figured that the dishwasher may have had a momentary problem, (don't ask me to explain the logic I used to accept that possibility). Finally, we found water pooled 1" deep inside the cabinet a week ago. I cleaned it up, blamed that damn dishwasher, and went on my happy way until I found the water had pooled up over 1" deep again last night! (Sorry, but I've just got to tell this to somebody): I figured the water was pooling behind the faucet at the and leaking down into the cabinet because of a very poorly done caulking job on the back-splash of the counter top seam. Sooooo, I completely removed the old caulking, cleaned it up and applied a new seal along the entire back-splash board and counter top seam. The job took me about 3.5 hours and while I was putting away the tools, my wife was running the hot water to clean some stuff. I then went to place a new cabinet surface sheet in the cabinet and found water pooling in the cabinet... AGAIN! This time, it didn't take long to happen and finally, I spotted the water drops at the bottom of the hot-water pipe. The origin of the leak was the plastic tubing that I masterfully installed with a 'gorilla-like' tightened compression nut on a plastic tube... Thank you for the video and I'm pretty sure you solved my problem. Rich
@richwellman78 жыл бұрын
Mark you are awesome!!. I just got sprayed by my plastic dishwasher line using the brass fitting. I need the plastic one with the sleeve. Thanks again!!!
@emryb7 жыл бұрын
Same thing happened to me. The fellows at Lowes didn't have any tips for me either so I came here for answers.
@JimFelderOKC7 жыл бұрын
Me too! I went to Ace twice. The first time I bought the brass sleeve with the nut. Trashed the sleeve. Back to Ace. Bought the same sleeve. Still leaks. This is coming from the copper line on the hot water heater, to plastic tubing to the fridge. The guy at Ace lead me wrong twice!! I told him IN DETAIL so he didn't know his stuff at all. AND he told me to tighten as hard as I could!!
@philipparana92257 жыл бұрын
no offense, but never get advice from the hardware store people. I started working at one at 16, can't tell you how much nonsense these people talk. I am now a professional engineer, and I cringe at some of the advice I sometimes overhear given at these stores, and the people suck it in like gospel. Bottom line, the person making $10 hr is not an SME in any field, other than stocking shelves.
@mrgrey3615 жыл бұрын
@@philipparana9225 Haha very true...I laugh when one of these numbnuts tries to give unasked-for advice on how to do something when all I asked was where to find an item.
@edyue17 жыл бұрын
best video on youtube, the others at the top of the google search were junk. too bad I have to search a few more down the page for yours. You are definitely a professional sir. Thank you.
@paulstanwayjr7 жыл бұрын
great video... the demo is exactly what I needed for my project. :)
@olegkunets127 жыл бұрын
Thank you Mark. It is the best "how to" video
@jessicaswindle66655 жыл бұрын
So helpful I watch a different video first and this one was much easier to see and understand
@vidademikey97903 жыл бұрын
Omg thank you! All i wanted was to know how to install this plastic tubing for the swamp cooler without it leaking. I was using the brass compression nut because thats literally what every person on KZbin talks about. Not everyone uses copper hose for their a/c. 🙄
@NoliKannoli Жыл бұрын
Short, sweet, simple solution
@johncarcamo67723 жыл бұрын
exactly the video I was looking for, thank you for your knowledge.
@FD-dh2fu3 жыл бұрын
Great video. Thank you, straight to the Point and perfectly clear.
@412fish5 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much. Accurate, to the point, and close-ups.
@burrmanchu14604 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU. omg I can't believe it took me so long to find a simple explanation of this.
@IngcivilcarlosАй бұрын
I was struggling so much with this lol. thank you for the video
@kjbrand Жыл бұрын
Thanks! I didn't get the same advice at a local hardware store. They provided a brass ferrule for the plastic pipe and skipped the metal insert. I also didn't know about the one full turn rather than 'keep turning until it stops.' I kept turning and deformed the ferrule which cause a leak :( Back to the hardware store!
@coreygee2385 жыл бұрын
He went straight to the point 🙏 perfect
@randyperl14724 жыл бұрын
well, my line was vertical and it was hard to measure a full turn using a 9/16 open end wrench. So, I did what anyone would do, turn, on the valve and tighten until it stops leaking and no more. btw, I was using plastic inserts and copper rings, which this video helped me correct. Thank you
@gerry.shafer61013 жыл бұрын
TKS THE BEST VIDEO YET !!!
@janni74545 жыл бұрын
thank you so much. I could not get this to work and you showed me the error of my ways. Works great now. Bless your heart.
@JoeKaye-hn5dt4 жыл бұрын
Lousy instructions, with micro size illustrations are useless. I've had a compression joint with 1/4 " poly tubing fail in 3 consecutive attempts now! Just pulls right out. The metal tubular insert on the last attempt had no flange to it (it came like that!). It pulled right out when I turned the water on. Good view of the compression sleeve with flat end facing toward the nut. This is the first You Tube demo I've run across to actually show those things up close and clearly.
@GarretDuffy4 жыл бұрын
great video. I was putting the compression nut on too tight on the pex compressions. Thanks a mill!
@robertemerson70833 жыл бұрын
Excellent instruction. Thank you and my family thanks you!
@MsJdy9 жыл бұрын
Perfect Clear and precise!!!! My leak is gone
@lbvt16 жыл бұрын
Well explained, thank you! Just the way I need it.
@alexmcdonald81346 жыл бұрын
Mark Kimball is a beast.
@gwyllem3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for a well explained video. It saved me time and $$$.
@jnb891811 ай бұрын
Good video, but pay attention to this fact: some copper compression fittings needs one and a quarter turn, instead of just half a turn.
@MegaGaryBusey3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Just helped me fix my copper fridge water that I broke
@unmanaged11 жыл бұрын
At high temperature and pressure or during oscillating movements, the use of tube supports prevents distortion of the tube and guarantees effective gripping and sealing.
@MegaMindyLou9 жыл бұрын
Wonderful! Exactly what I needed! Thanks so much!
@jcepri8 жыл бұрын
I am installing this on a 1/4" copper fridge line. I was told by the guy at Home Depot that I don't need to use the insert with copper tubing and that the insert is for plastic tubing. The other guy there said to use it anyway. Which is it? This video was excellent.
@Graham_Wideman6 жыл бұрын
The insert is used with the plastic tubing to maintain its shape as it's squeezed by the ring when the nut is tightened. So this allows the tubing to push back against the ring so it seals between the tubing and ring, and likewise between the ring and the female fitting. With copper tubing, the copper maintains its shape without this inner reinforcement. There's no point using that insert when it's not needed -- it just reduces the flow a little.
@DEricSoutiere6 жыл бұрын
Thank you, for the helpful video. Since (finger tightening) is relative to the person, I sagest, tighten more (with the wrench) and (stop) when you feel the need for (very slightly) more strength to apply.
@jamescaudill21244 жыл бұрын
Thanks video was just what I needed to see.
@Australia-ky7kx2 жыл бұрын
Professional quality video thanks for posting
@billlastwits82299 жыл бұрын
Seems like a good idea but I can't get my bench vice under the sink to make the connections. ;>\
@wilkyahzee23357 жыл бұрын
bill lastwits brainless
@kevinkibbe21465 жыл бұрын
It's sometimes easier to just bring the sink down to the bench vice...
@enzprintco.86254 жыл бұрын
Kevin Kibbe - I definitely just chuckled out load haha
@MarkRopel7 жыл бұрын
Just what I wanted, getting HOT in Dry Old Albuquerque, and I forgot which way the white collar fit, appreciate it, THANKS !
@corbinhartter74323 жыл бұрын
Watched this video before attempt #5. Success. Thank you very much.
@rholbrook05878 жыл бұрын
Excellent info and demo! Many thanks!
@Broncs783 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for posting .
@solowiejs11 жыл бұрын
Hey, thanks Mark! I was struggling with a brass collar on a plastic tube... glad you reminded me that there are plastic collars out there.
@Eaglef9011 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video. I am connecting a plastic supply tube for my dishwasher (it came with the tube and was used by the previous owner for a year with no issues) to an existing copper pipe that has a threaded end. I got a compression connection from the local hardware store but I looks like the gave me all the wrong info. My compression ring was metal not plastic like yours and they said to tighten it all the way and now it leaks. Now I know to only do one full round. Thanks.
@arthurhernandez6 жыл бұрын
This was phenomenal!
@clarencewstone3 жыл бұрын
thank you for this sir! Mine still seems to have a tiny leak still. I wrapped it with a ton of teflon tape and it went away but I dont think this was the right approach.
@markd18828 жыл бұрын
This was very helpful. Thank you for sharing
@1chinchinchin9 жыл бұрын
when i followed your instructions for plastic compression sleeve (tapered end away from the compression nut), the completed fitting leaked water. Did it twice, thinking I may have done it wrong. Still leaked. So I assembled the compression sleeve with taper FACING the compression nut. No leaks...worked like a charm. Just saying.
@Graham_Wideman6 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZWbe3WQo96dhK8 agrees with the video above.
@benoitlaforest61984 ай бұрын
Thanks for the videos, it is very well explained :) About the copper fitting, if we use 2 wrenches, would it be half a revolution in both directions? About the plastic fitting, is there a way to do it with pex cold compression fitting in order to preserver the same water flow?
@fieldaj20117 жыл бұрын
crap. wait, you mean cranking tight the nut onthe copper tubing until I cant crank it any tighter is NOT how to do it? sigh. Wish I saw this first!
@drbichat52293 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Answered my question
@jesinu4 жыл бұрын
I give this video one. full. Like. And that's it.
@NOBOX78 жыл бұрын
tighten it until i cant tighten it any more , other wise it will leak if used at pressure over 30 psi or with hot liquid
@philosophybum9 жыл бұрын
great, concise video! Thanks!
@mikel30948 жыл бұрын
Super clear advise. Great vid! Sure helped me
@ForbinColossus10 жыл бұрын
Can you run copper from angle stop valve to faucet --- instead of the typical PEX or SS-sleeved flex hose? Thx for the demonstration in your vid - very clear and you speak well.
@fromerop28238 ай бұрын
Dear One: Very interesting, but what type of tubing was shown here? Was a 3/8", a 1/2", a 3/4" or a 1”? I read that the ring must be plastic if tubing is 3/8" or under but, over 3/8" the ring can be copper. Could you explain this more in detail? Thank you so much for the wonderful video; perhaps you were using a tripod for the difference unlike others. Best Regards
@axma557 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. It helped me out of a jam.
@menguardingtheirownwallets67913 жыл бұрын
Here is how you install a compression fitting: Slide on the fitting, tighten with two wrenches, go to work, come home to $5,000 of water damage as the compression fitting wasn't tightened down hard enough and popped off while you were at work, causing $5,000 in water damage. Next time, use a SharkBite fitting instead, and push in the pipe until you feel the 'Second' click.
@itsizzi2 жыл бұрын
So helpful!
@thesuperstomper47763 жыл бұрын
This was perfect, thank you.
@idaestelle8 жыл бұрын
Thanks to your video....all the pieces finally came together....pun intended.
@MattnMimi18 жыл бұрын
awesome simple video
@augustwestusa8 жыл бұрын
I love you tube!!! Thank you so much for your video!
@ramon33006 жыл бұрын
Great video and very informative. 👍👍
@dilwalla2 жыл бұрын
Thanks a million!
@gtibollo Жыл бұрын
My quarter inch copper ice maker line needed many, many full revolutions. One half rev resulted in a slow leak. I used the ferrule under the threaded brass connectors just like this video. Did anyone else experience this?
@RobertJadeBen6 жыл бұрын
Thanks, your video helped me.
@eileenreed13826 жыл бұрын
Very helpful, thank you very much.
@HandyAndBeyond6 жыл бұрын
A regular insert tubing doesn't fit for plastic pipes. where can I find the proper inserts? Thanks