dereton33, plumberparts and ultimatehandyman - the Open University of plumbing. Thank you.
@dereton335 жыл бұрын
We all must get together for a drink sometime.
@jordancorey5 жыл бұрын
don't forget Tom Plum
@steves14604 жыл бұрын
They must all be loaded! 😜
@steves14604 жыл бұрын
It is only in recent years that I have found out about many of the products in your video. It’s the stuff that weekend DIYers don’t know about, like me previously, and can’t understand why they can’t stop their joints from weeping. I always used to think I just wasn’t very good at plumbing, but now I realise it was just my ignorance of how to do stuff properly. Wish I’d seen your video a few years back as it could’ve saved me a hell of a lot of pain and anxiety!
@dereton334 жыл бұрын
Better late than never Steve.
@furrymonkeything6 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I asked in B&q today about sealing those compression valves with copper pipes. They said you don't need a compound. Just that white tape will do. Once you tighten the screw it activates the "rose" inside thereby giving a seal. That has worked for me. Been killing my back trying to sort the toilet out, last 2 days.
@dereton336 жыл бұрын
Yes it is up to you if you use it, good luck with it.
@rayc15036 жыл бұрын
Heating & plumbing engineer here, jet lube V2 all the way for me. Denso or self amalgamating tape is usually used on pipes or copper pipe going under or through cavities. To prevent reaction or corrosion.
@martinwarner11782 жыл бұрын
Thanks for that explanation, useful, and, from a very experienced plumbing engineer we know it is bang on. Peace be unto you.
@dereton332 жыл бұрын
You too Martin.
@spendtimesavemoneydiy5 жыл бұрын
Love your videos! I always pick up tips from you! But there is no substitute for experience! I just do enough plumbing to get by. Thanks 👍🏼
@dereton335 жыл бұрын
No problem. I will help who ever I can.
@spendtimesavemoneydiy5 жыл бұрын
dereton33 Are you free on Saturday then???? 😂 Thanks again 👍🏼
@lafemmelaMon5 жыл бұрын
I thought I come to see if Al has any solutions for my waste pipe that is in full sun and good 28 years old, and voila found what I was looking for! Although the pipe is not leaking I have discovered that it seems to be deteriorating in the sun and one edge is disintegrating so wanted to prevent any further damage by using some form of a tape. Thank you Al I will be searching for that last tape you have shown. 😘
@dereton335 жыл бұрын
No problem
@abbba22 жыл бұрын
Thank you good sir, I have watched a lot of your videos very handy
@dereton332 жыл бұрын
Glad you like them!
@spannerssockets63084 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tip on Fernox jointing compound. In stock at Screwfix and Toolstation so will be adding that to my inventory. I'm not a plumber by trade so not familiar with the finer art of it. I've been using PTFE till now which is a pain to wrap on a pipe in a confined area.
@dereton334 жыл бұрын
Glad to help!
@spannerssockets63084 жыл бұрын
@@dereton33 Having looked into Fernox, Hawk White is not approved for mains water but the Water Hawk compound can be used on everything. Jet Blue Plus is also on the recommended list but that's for you experts to debate. Fernox is stocked at Screwfix/Toolstation so that's where I'm headed.
@zedman4428 жыл бұрын
Boss white and hemp is not allowed with potable water anymore but it used to be real good. Used on steel pipe you couldn't get anything better!
@davidoshea15366 жыл бұрын
Great review on jointing compounds. I've been using jet lube, which is superb. I highly recommend this stuff an equal too boss white.
@dougrich19702 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much your video are very informative and easy to understand ✌🏻💯👍🏻
@dereton332 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@dereton3311 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info arfan I will add a note on the video. regards al.
@dereton3311 жыл бұрын
Denso is usually used for a temporary repair on plumbing leaks mainly on outside waste pipes soil stack leaks ect. It is rotten stuff to work with. Regards al.
@darrencarter241811 жыл бұрын
Wow, that was quick! Thanks for the info. Regards Darren.
@attilagal66726 жыл бұрын
Changing the radiators at home. I’m not a plumber though. First used the PTP tape then it leaked a tiny bit so disassembled all the 7 reads dried them and used Fernox this time. It doesn’t leak at all now. Strange that this stuff is still a bit soft. Is it going to set one day or it remains soft? Just wondering if I did something wrong. Used the Fernox potable version. Nice vid by the way! Loads of help!
@dereton336 жыл бұрын
It will go hard eventually.
@seanditch4419 Жыл бұрын
Hi, is plumbers mait durable enough for the job, If plumbers mait doesn't set would it be susceptible to damage and therefore eventually leaks if say knives or forks are put into the sink and they hit the putty under the waste rim?
@dereton33 Жыл бұрын
No it's fine.
@adriangibbons19734 жыл бұрын
Do you need to roughen the thread up first when using hemp? Also, do you wind it in the threads or across them like loctite 55? Thanks, great videos by the way.👍👍👍
@dereton334 жыл бұрын
No need to roughen the thread, but wind the hemp into the threads.
@nosycatUK26 күн бұрын
Thank you
@dereton3325 күн бұрын
You're welcome
@thegreateststruthsnevertold Жыл бұрын
*Thanks for the info..! Good to see more our lads ‘British’… putting out some good informational videos..! Sick to death of listening to Yanks..!* 😆
@dereton33 Жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot.
@99marilena5 жыл бұрын
This guy is great
@dereton335 жыл бұрын
O, I am not that great honest. Ha ha .
@paulmarsden83843 жыл бұрын
Hi D, hope you don't mind me asking a question about a different video, I have a kitchen tap that needs turning a couple of times before any flow emerges, I watched your vid on the top of the tap coming loose on the left hand thread from the bottom, I have just stripped it down and that bit was tight, but the circlip was in the wrong place and looked like it had worked it's way loose, I put it back in the right place but it seems very loose, am I right in thinking that a dodgy circlip would have the same effect, eg needing to turn the tap a lot before any flow? thanks for all the vids, watched a lot of them and always find them interesting, Paul.
@dereton333 жыл бұрын
Hi Paul , yes it will, but sometimes that has happened because the body is worn. You can get just the tap body parts on my Amazon shop my channel.
@paulmarsden83843 жыл бұрын
@@dereton33 Many thanks !
@paulbutcherlucasskegness50993 жыл бұрын
Great video cheers,is boss white same as fernox jointing compound
@dereton333 жыл бұрын
Yes it is
@paulbutcherlucasskegness50993 жыл бұрын
I remember from your hemp leaking one how you said boss white works for you so as a trainee what works for the seasoned plumbers then im all in
@dereton3311 жыл бұрын
No worries Darren if you think of anything else just let me know. Regards al.
@jo765636 жыл бұрын
Just the advice I’m looking for. Thanks
@dereton336 жыл бұрын
No problem.
@dereton3311 жыл бұрын
No not on the threads .If you are removing the whole valve out of the tank instead of splitting it as shown on the video you will need a new tank connector washer (a straight swivel washer) or you can use ptfe tape rolled into string and wound around where the washer would go (I prefer hemp). Kind regards, al.
@gainmaster13 жыл бұрын
tks nice video
@dereton333 жыл бұрын
Welcome 👍
@Messimagician834 жыл бұрын
What would be best to use between bath and taps where a new tap washer won't cover the old tap hole? It's a steel bath with square cut holes. The base and threads of the old taps were covered in a clay material. Any advice you can give?
@dereton334 жыл бұрын
Plumbers mait.
@Messimagician834 жыл бұрын
@@dereton33 thank you. I used this stuff and tested it with a shower head and no leaks around the tap
@lookoutleo2 жыл бұрын
Boss white or plumbers mate? while fitting an immersion element?
@dereton332 жыл бұрын
Boss white.
@grimegarage09isplop3 жыл бұрын
@dereton33. Hey i have bit of a nuisance fitting. Recently fitted a triton shower and having problem with a compression elbow to inlet on shower. My problem is 2 fold i believe!!! The actual Male THREAD on the elbow has slightly worn away while tightening. ((I really should replace the elbow but that will involve ripping out tiles, backer board and possibly cutting the old fitting off with pipe cutter. Then I'll need to fit new strip of copper to old length with ANOTHER compression coupling as the olive most likely wont come off and thats all before even fitting the new elbow. Arrrrrrr - a nightmare as I was simply planning to fit new shower and job done)) I mean the more fittings the more chance/possibility of leaks.. correct? Now, all that being said, after connecting inlet to the elbow i cant get the drip to stop. I've already tried lots of PTFE which helped but doesnt seal. So i was thinking Jointing compound might do the trick. My main questions is as follows. Do you think Jointing Compound will remedy my nightmare or once a thread has perished ONLY replacing the fitting will do? PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE tell me the Jointing Compound might work.
@dereton333 жыл бұрын
I would recommend some good old fashioned hemp wound around the thread then the jointing compound. See if you can get the hemp and boss white around the around the front of the olive too.
@illuminate063 жыл бұрын
I was working on a toilet with leak from tap connector. I fixed the leak but had created another leak from the doughnut as this was inevitable due to the fact that the existing rubber doughnut was in a bad state but this must of only started leaking as I had moved the toilet slightly when working on tap connector. I communicated this to the customer and they did not want me to go to the plumbers merchants and buy other parts but I used a universal rubber washer and had to still use existing metal plate that was rusted quite bad. It was still leaking when flushed and so I added plumbers mate around the rubber doughnut on top and to the side which solved the leak. I explained to the customer but they were happy with the end result. Is this a ok way that I had gone about this job?
@dereton333 жыл бұрын
Plumbers mait is fine, will outlast any washer.
@illuminate063 жыл бұрын
@@dereton33 thanks for your quick response, really appreciate it and all the education videos you have. Nice one 👍
@chris53small4 жыл бұрын
do you put a treatment on every compression fitting you use, Boss white or other
@dereton334 жыл бұрын
Yes I do Peter.
@moggiethouable11 жыл бұрын
nice vid, by the way all you budding plumbers, its potable (drinkable) not portable in this case.
@bluedwarf88584 жыл бұрын
I wish I saw this video a few weeks ago, I could have done with that sylglas tape to do a temp fix on a toilet waste pipe that was leaking.
@dereton334 жыл бұрын
Never mind better late than never.
@arfanjhangir846511 жыл бұрын
hi al great video. fernox do make a jointing compound for hot and cold drinking water (portable water.) available from screwfix and the like. many thanks
@trendtraderx11 жыл бұрын
if i'm replacing the ball valve unit on cold water tank does one use tape on the threads? tks
@josht828810 жыл бұрын
I always use fernox LSX, and never had an issue.
@MrPaul1f8 жыл бұрын
I too use LSX, it would be expensive though if using full time, were as boss white and the like is Farr cheaper
@bridgendesar9 жыл бұрын
How does the jointing compound work, why doesn't the leak just blow through the compound?
@dereton339 жыл бұрын
bridgendesar I have to admit, I just don`t know, maybe someone will see this post and give us the answer.
@Knoc_Whearity7 жыл бұрын
The jointing compound has a linseed oil in it,, oil wont let the water through..
@woodbine6611 жыл бұрын
Hi Al. What do you use Denso tape for? Thanks
@feboober6 жыл бұрын
Corrosion protection
@jnd9337 жыл бұрын
can i use plumbers mait on downpipe?
@dereton337 жыл бұрын
No use solvent weld.
@jnd9337 жыл бұрын
cheers mate
@rogerpuia72884 жыл бұрын
Hey there whats the first product you used called please
@dereton334 жыл бұрын
Fernox boss white.
@dexadrinepancake4 жыл бұрын
Boss green for potable water, boss white for anything else.