no water flow to faucets in home plumbing

[@mrs.e.4469]

I’m from texas we are suffering the aftermath of the snow storm that left us without water so far 15 days. Your video saved us allot of money. We live in a 1920’s home and I have no water in any of our kitchen and restroom faucets or our shower stall handheld moen. Thankyou!!!!!!!!!!! Your video motivated me to flush our pipes just like you did in your video in hopes of getting our water pressure back. Thankyou!!! Thankyou!!! I have water now and I had to replace our sinks because they are clogged and I am not messing with taking them apart just like you said. Thankyou!!!! By the way we initially started with 5 pipes busted in different areas. Turns out even if you leave your water running day and night dripping it will still break your pipes. Yes we did that for 3 days before the snow storm. Anyways you Rock!!!

[@aaronbaraiya3692]

how is everything now?

[@young-bey2573]

Thank you SO MUCH!!! 🔥🔥 I appreciate people like this who do the trade and take time to do these videos to help others. I will forever support them and there channel. Years ago this would cost me $150-$200. And I still wouldn’t have learned anything.

[@DYIIdeas]

Very educational, I learned a lot. Dry sense of humour too (no pun intended)!

[@jfarinacci0329]

Really good job Steven. Good assessments. Good method. Much appreciated. Thank you.

[@bermyfishwifey2737]

Thank you so much for this video. It was everything I was looking for and more.

[@aprilcrystal3122]

Thank you. I unscrewed the end and found a piece of plastic blocking it. All fixed now.

[@honeyagave]

You are my favorite plumbing tutorial on KZbin, thank you! Your dog is the best too.

[@Fireship1]

She's a clogger mama. City water company was doing some work up my way on some of the larger mains in the street. The sections that they cut out had what looked like barnacles, corrosion and vegetative growth in them. Now I understand why house pipes clog like this. And they chlorinate the water here. Imagine what grows in pipes in places that they don't?

[@minas.831]

they don’t teach us this stuff in university

[@erikj.2066]

In this episode: Steve tackles a punch list of plumbing problems, for a lady who desperately needs to get her pipes cleaned out. Later, the final resting place of fluffy the hamster is discovered, and the age old question of "why do you wear gloves" is pondered once more. Stay tuned to the next level network..... Mama.

[@michaelambler2982]

HA! Had a cleaner tell me the shower drain was slow...pulled a foot long hair and soap tube...she screamed..."is that a dead cat!" and proceeded to vomit in the hall toilet!!!!

[@glazierEd]

I mostly watch Stevens videos at night, just before lights out. Good thing I watched early, or I'd have night mares. So you want to be a plumber huh?😆

[@RangerCaptain11A]

A+ narration mama.

[@RangerCaptain11A]

er, A+ synopsis. next level.

[@DieselWorld]

"I'm not playing with it!"

[@user-lf7en6rf8m]

Thats what those color keys are for thanks stev O 😊

[@davidwark9971]

That was impressive...NO JOKE people who see this and aren't plumbers don't understand how hard it is to get out that old stop AND solder in a new one...

[@ScottRoberson]

i saw a comment on another video that saved me. When the supply was fine, but the problem was between the handle and the spout, I pulled the filter and placed a nickel in there, with the o-ring, and reattached it, thus blocking the water from coming out. Then I disconnected the hot from the supply and left it over an empty bucket. When the hot on (the hot was the blocked side), i then turned on the cold water to force the cold to go out through the hot supply line, which blew out the crud that was in there. After that flush everything worked fine. no need to buy new faucets!

[@djtrax909]

Thanks for the help. When you showed the piece from the faucet at the beginning i checked mine and it was clogged. Thanks again!!!!

[@larrymeadows4824]

water was flowing to thrid floor bath replaced the Simmons valve stemand now no cold water gettinghot no cold have any thoughts

[@grrrrrlonfirew]

Dude, you killed it! You are awesome. Hope you make a lot of money cuz you deserve it

[@Thefluffieful]

Thank you so much , I fixed my problem! Saved us some money !

[@davidmoulton5422]

I like that little trick Steve it is quicker than a file

[@nayshun1_Creativ]

much appreciated, this helped me not to panic when I cleaned the aerator and still no water.

[@skylinefever]

17:45 Some bathroom companies will give up serviceability to make their products more stylish. Hiding the aerator might make the faucet look nicer but it causes unnecessary difficulty during service. That isn't the worst example of where style is valued more than serviceability. Siphon vortex one piece toilets might be one major example. Style over serviceability by manufacturers of cars is similar. In order for the Chrysler PT Cruiser to look different from other cars, certain repairs take twice as long to do when compared to the Dodge Neon, its closest relative. Although not as bad, the modern VW Beetle was always more time consuming to repair than the VW Jetta, the nearest relative.

[@richardordonez8331]

You nailed it! Style over serviceability!

[@pw309]

What was all that gunk in the supply valves from??

[@thehoneybadger9262]

I had a water softener leak resin into the piping at a rental unit. After 8 hours, I was able to clear most of the lines, but I still have problems at the cold water lines on two of the faucets, and one of the tubs is completely blocked. Any suggestions for how to clear the lines? I was thinking for the faucets of directly connecting the hot water supply to the cold water supply, opening a nearby cold water faucet that has flow, and turning on the hot water faucet. Does that seem like it would work? I don't think the valves are bad, but perhaps maybe too restrictive. Will hot water on the resin beads cause more problems?

[@bxblack]

Good Stuff... troubleshooting process all the way thru.... this just happened to me today after I opened the valve on a sink.. NO Water..smh..Thanks.

[@rickysamarripas7284]

So did the faucet replacement work ?

[@arealmaintenanceandrepairl1103]

is it to much trouble to get a aerator cap and disconnect the hot line and use the cold pressure to push threw to the hot side see if it will clear open both lines seems like alot of work though or even use a co2 hcav drain line sprayer

[@SKiII_1ssue]

That was an awesome video. I think I know what to do to fix mine now. Thank you for sharing your expertise. 👍

[@billtario7630]

thanks for your diagnosis,ill finish it up.lol....baby buns looking good.

[@skyneo823]

Can you tell please that such waterfall water faucets have a water restrictor which slows the water flow. I bought & installed the same faucet in one of our bathroom and the water wasn't good since the beginning. I removed the water restrictors in all our bathroom faucets and showers too. But because I didn't installed this waterfall faucet so I am not sure how to open and where to find its water restrictor. I will really appreciate if you update about the water restrictor in such kind of faucets. Thanks,,,Syed

[@ryanpaiva8264]

Yeah buddy, welcome to Church Street in New Bedford!!! Good to see a brother doing good things!

[@n9wox]

I lost water pressure in most of my house. The water softener membrane broke and the softener media clogged up all the areators and the toilet fill valves. Quite the mess. Had to fix the softener but didn't replace any faucets or valves, just cleaned them out.

[@richardordonez8331]

I've seen that. Check aerratos again for residual media

[@hkjohnson100]

I also have this problem. Don't know why no water coming out. All other faucets in my house are working fine. Thinking a replacement now.

[@rocketrider1405]

unbelievable is right ...is that clogged copper pipe full of limestone? is the hot water side more likely to clog up than the cold?

[@cleavielyerla-figueroa2749]

Great video thank you!!

[@rcpasc1948]

Steve do you not like the solderless shut off valves that use a ferrule and nut?

[@trek520rider2]

Why not put in nice 1/4 turn shutoffs instead of those horrible multiturn jobs?

[@n9wox]

1/4 turn ball valve much more reliable than old style gate valve

[@richardordonez8331]

You guys don't know. Quarter turns don't last. They seize up fast if they don't get exercised monthly. Multi-turns last for years

[@n9wox]

@@richardordonez8331 1/4 turns used a polished, machined ball valve

[@moniquebrown9653]

Thanks...I just fixed my sink....it was a clogged air rater 😊

[@evangelduck8221]

You are the best I learn a lot from your video...keep going Thank you a lot!!!

[@patricksimone1238]

Hate when people don’t let you finish the job!she said her husband did the renovations,I can tell!(isn’t no Taj Mahal)

[@prettynatural1973]

Thanks

[@ManuelPerez-uw2of]

I know this video is old very old... But... It's worth a shot... I'm dealing with this exact issue.... My question is... How can I prevent so much sediment build up? I know it's my water heater causing the issue. I flushed and this exact sand mineral deposits flushed out. An incredible amount. I don't want to replace fixtures just for this to ruin new fixtures again... I heard an overly hot thermostat for water heaters can speed up the mineral deposits in water heater...

[@DallasD_]

🟠 HERE IS ANOTHER FIX: First shut off the main water source, then run a garden hose from the neighbors house or completely separate water source. Attach the garden hose to the the clogged water fixture. There are adapters available at home depot if you dont have a perfect fit. Open all connected faucets and/or fixtures, and also remove the GPM flow-restrictiors from these plumbing fixtures which will allow and backwash the collected sediment/clog out the other way through these fixtures. Run hot water through the garden hose if possible, hot water can potentially loosen up sediment and clogs better. Alternating from cold to hot in 5-10 minute intervals can also expand and contract the pipes loosening clogs/sediment up as well.

[@johnswoodgadgets9819]

After a hard freeze I have cold water only and no water to half my house. I am on a well with filter, but sediment is a constant war. I have access to water at 40 psi and I am going to try the backflush in the morning. Gonna separate the main line from the well and let whatever comes out run onto the ground. Glad someone at least mentioned this in passing. Hope I don't clog what I have. I will let you know how it comes out... Or if it comes out. Thanks for posting this. I at least don't feel i am in completely uncharted territory now.

[@johnswoodgadgets9819]

Well, it worked. I have water to all sinks, showers, and faucets, hot and cold. Still a lot of grit and material in the water, but I'll take it! With water actually moving, I can deal with that. Thanks again for your post. Not sure I would have tried it unless at least one person out there in virtual land had done it.

[@DallasD_]

@@johnswoodgadgets9819 thats awesome John, so glad to hear this. Maybe give it another blast at a later date after things have settled again and it may clear up more. I can totally relate to the feeling of relief you must be having. After i unclogged mine, i was so happy i didnt have to pay a plumber to rip my shower wall out and pay him a couple of grand. Because you know they would have done that instead of flushing, since its way more $$$ for them. Happy New Year!! 😊😊

[@thilaagamsuppiah459]

Thank u 💓

[@batmanswifey2185]

Do u have to have a water heater to have working water in ur tub facet

[@dburto13]

Nice work Steve, next level!

[@davemaher716]

The licking machine steals the show but hey wow - great vid :)

[@leeg3890]

What can be done with calcium buildup in copper pipe to dishwasher.

[@youngkim1179]

How much is a reasonable amount for this kind a job? I have a same problem and I'm might have to call someone.

[@JuanRamirez-pe2qe]

Gracias

[@fernandodejesus2799]

Great Job! thumb up for video repairs.

[@stef3722]

Bon travail 👍

[@sefaucon3839]

Hey Steve , good job again Like i said once and i gona repeat it again = You are a Black Belt plumber -- fu master Thanks Serge ( from Mtl )

[@joeperezic6625]

S Faucon o

[@99marilena]

Great work mate

[@kimromero4497]

So I have one faucet that just went out, it looks like the first thing you did. How much did you charge these people for this so I know what to expect?

[@deejohnson5163]

Had a house where all pipes were blocked. Well water with heavy sand content in the water. Took 20 years of use, but it blocked all pipes in the house to a trickle. Whole house pex redo. Close to $4000.00. Still wondering if that sand might be blocking up the waste to the leech field. Save up for that adventure later.

[@BrendaC-cf7td]

Hi, love your videos, wished you did service around here . Move to Ontario Canada. We need good guys like you ! Are well water here is awful. Everyone has softness and a lot of cholesterol. Lol 😂

[@gentlemen326]

Great job Mr me Steven 💪👊

[@MrSmike123]

The valve did it! Strange that it quit all at once!! O well it happens! Looks like de pipes be stopped up!! She can't be a leaker Momma!! Great video Steve

[@jhhvacplumbing1944]

Steve I seen alot of crap inside water pipes but that was wild! Nice work , they been putting all those issues off for sometime and it just gets worse .

[@coastkey]

Very entertaining...currently I have no plumbing issues but can relate. Why would you wear gloves + not wanting to burn the house down. Thanks for the video🤙

[@billgonska]

Why don’t you get a pancake compressor and blow the hot and cold from the water lines under the sinks? Worked for me. Easier than replacing Fawcett’s….

[@dawn7863]

Thank u..

[@michaelpaulbastarache871]

Thx this was a great video. You rock

[@pamelaleonard7581]

Thank you. I will fix it!

[@markmonaco8901]

Great Video Your videos are the best keep them coming

[@caithnessrailrambler2698]

Nice work Steve 😉

[@walterpearlman143]

What’s the billing look like for this job ???

[@jackovoltraids5937]

Did you remove the rubber gasket seal before you soldered those valves? I thought that was generally considered SOP. If I'm wrong, and if there's more information, please lmk.

[@richardordonez8331]

He may have. I do it. Never had been told to do it though. The directions say just to open the valve and don't over heat.. And I grease the threads too

[@antiowarr9467]

I get a kick out that saying it's cholesterol Steve. I always said a build up, now I use cholesterol to, what a look I get from some customers. lol lol great video

[@raybosflorida4928]

where can i get a pipe cutter like that & name type,,thanks

[@markreyes2354]

What is that yellow thing in the pipes? And how that thing got in there?

[@jesuslightsmyway]

did she have well water or something or did the house sit empty for years with the water on?

[@AngelaSmith-pl8tu]

After my pipes thawed out from frozen now hot side is slow. Not the aerator. Help!!!

[@kdmq]

In normal plumbing if a pipe bursts, you get a flood. In this house, if a pipe bursts, nothing happens.

[@UltimateKeyboardWarrior]

I was shaving this morning and had the water running. Then the water just stopped. Bath tub water works, toilet flushes. Kitchen water works. Just the bathroom faucet. What could be an issue?

[@abaker2921]

You have a clog in the faucet. Pretty easy fix, take the fixture apart and turn the water on for a second

[@UltimateKeyboardWarrior]

@@abaker2921 Thank you for your reply but I've moved out of that crap hole lol

[@Dreamydazefarm]

I love the end so you want to be a plumber lol

[@modelrailroader5619]

We’re these guys on a well? I’ve never seen municipal water get quite that bad.

[@XVERSEmobile]

Thanks for the vid brother!

[@smack7917]

Why solder valve instead of compression valve? Just curious

[@errolgonsalves3778]

S Mack compression valves can leak over time. Any plumber worth his salt would sweat one in.

[@MultiTurbospeed]

I think the hot water heater and lines probably need to be replaced and I don't think it's the lines. I had the same issue and I just drained the water heater and filled it up and flashed it out. No problems since

[@zephyer-gp1ju]

I have two bathroom sink faucets that are getting slow and low pressure. House was built in 15. Oddly the sinks don't come with the type of aerators that can be unscrewed. I can feel a screen in them. Any suggestions how to clean them out?

[@aaronbaraiya3692]

you ever figure it out?

[@zephyer-gp1ju]

@@aaronbaraiya3692 We called in a plumber after we couldn't get a water filter off. We have a well. It was pretty brown and if felt it was the original when the house was build in 15. Seemed to help a great deal.

[@aaronbaraiya3692]

@@zephyer-gp1ju oh ok good

[@aircooledtx]

Nasty cholesterol pipes, clogged them faucets too.Good fix,Steven Lav.

[@jjk2one]

it looked like butter fat.

[@johncuccia8207]

Couple of full port ball valves and 1/2 copper sweat X 3/8” OD compression adapters to avoid the Cholesterol. A whole house water filter and replace the Galvanized Water Main???? LMAO

[@Eddy63]

You couldn't make it without them yellow handled Douglas pump pliers could ya ? I love mine and use the heck out of em ... I have Channel Locks as well but I just like those Douglas pliers better for some reason ... oh well ...

[@The22061981]

I wonder if it's bad?? I wouldn't let this tool near my plumbing!! Like the dog though.

[@elpilonvideo]

I got the same thing after replacing the old faucet, the old one was working nicely and a lot of water was coming what could be my problems?

[@vinrod34]

Wow!! Great video!! so much blockage!!

[@thewolf61691]

How does this blockage occur? I'm on city water never seen any buildup at all in anything.

[@minas.831]

TheWolf some cities do not add fluoride and chlorine to the water but it’s not easy to get your hands on pure elements where I am from. Chlorine which is a green yellow gas at room temp (room temp?) and has the third greatest electronegativity with Oxygen and fluorine coming with greater force to keep the electrons close to their center. So fluorine has a good chance of attracting the pair of shared electrons towards its core. Chlorine can oxidize meaning that it will bring more electronegative electrons into its substrate. And or, the chemical chlorine is part of a naturally occurring redox reaction where it will accept your, or rather the chemicals’(s), electrons. If using its oxidative assistance chlorine underwent a chemical reaction and morally to yield end products of possible differing chemical properties than the origin.

[@Mother_is_mother]

@@minas.831 damn. That was very scientific. 👍

[@thewhizard]

city water or bad softener?

[@deanandraschko7128]

Is this in Minneapolis, MN? My house now looks identical!

[@corbin4526]

Did this house have a cistern? Is that why there was so much build up?

[@GoatzombieBubba]

Need a whole house filtration system.

[@lathamarea1437]

How quickly your attitude changed after you learned the husband would change faucets..So much for being a Pro..

[@frankchris07]

I charge her more for that bullshit

[@michael-dm2bv]

latham area - u must need plumbers more than you plumb for other people with that attitude. What do u know? how far did he drive in his insured work truck just to have the pleasure of crawling around in the bottoms of disgusting moldy cabinets? Just to change four valves? A job, that if her husband knows how to change faucets, most certainly had the skills to do himself? The plumbing business is full of ingrates that always judge as if they act like they really know what its like to deal with peoples dirty arse plumbing. Your attitude is called the "home depot generation." You change the two disgusting toilets ur home came with and you consider urself a seasoned pro as to how plumbers should "think". This lady is gonna b*tch about the bill. Do you get that about his faucet statement now? He spent half the day diagnosing something and only changed four valves. And she has a husband that "knows how to plumb". So even if Steve was there three hours these prople should get a bill for at least 240 dollars labor plus material. And they are gonna b*tch because he ONLY changed four valves.

[@garycasper2929]

michael don’t forget about fixing the clogged lav. drain... 👍🏼

[@gyver471]

michael you acting like he was there for free the mans making over 100 an hour plus markup on all the parts he used. Professionalism should be at all times not only when they give you the work. The customer is not forced to give them any job they don’t want. We all know that bill probably was over 500 they are trying to save some money but you have an unprofessional mad at you for not giving them work ridiculous. Knowledge doesn’t surpass customer service.

[@superhotfire322]

@@garycasper2929 😅😅😅😅

[@hotrodgirl]

What about the tub. I have no pressure on the tub sink or kitchen

[@ravit6223]

nice to see the flow restored ...hard water deposit ruins everything

[@djblackarrow]

As soon as the stream of water gets smaller and harder, I always put the calcified aerator in pure vinegar overnight. Then they work perfectly again and look like new again.

[@davidwark9971]

You don't hold back up?.... And why would you put old supplies back on when you already changed both angle stops? Just FMI?

[@rongrey7449]

What caused that blockage, hard water?

[@jamesr130]

Put a dime in the aerator, put it back on the faucet the disc the hot supply from stop...point the supply into the bucket then open hot and cold on faucet....the cold side will usually flush rust and deposits back through the faucet and into bucket....works most the time and saves people a lot of money

[@richardordonez8331]

I used to do that . But if the aerator looks like he'll. I've pulled a cartridge and put my wet vac in the faucet body and clean out the aerator.

[@kennycybertron1]

This house's plumbing needs a quadruple bypass immediately.....any one of those blockages could be a widow maker

[@jezrellewashington4865]

Thank you, i fixed our bathroom sink. Apparently, all i need was tge first step.

[@richardordonez8331]

New valves. Don't hook up untill you flush out line. My heart sank when there was no hot flow . You could also have disconnected the hot and turned on the faucet to warm to back flush the hot side.