Plumbing Chronicles 2

Flood in the basement of a 100 family building in NYC because the sump pump connection came off and all dirty water was discharging outside. This job happened on the last day of the year last year.

[@maintenanceman1015]

I like that you don`t spend half the video bitching about the other installer , you just fix it right

[@johnburns2940]

No, he doesn't complain, this guy. He does his work, solves the problem. He's cool.

[@marcuspeters5855]

I like that he doesn't STALK people that dont know him, and then try to judge some1 he aint have any business judging

[@marcuspeters5855]

Gotta respect a mofo staying outa other mofos biz that dont even HAVE any biz of their own!

[@tatsngrass]

Mikey pipes? Lol

[@burntrubberclass]

Lol his commentary is what makes it better then just every other plumber on KZbin

[@Fireship1]

You show the real life saga in plumbing. No BS. Love it!

[@BlueDart1971]

As a plumber that forgot to unplug the pump after pulling tampons out of it and testing functionality before dropping it back in the sump. I can tell you that your life flashes in front of you when you hear the click and you’re looking down the discharge pipe. I got a face full of brown water. I almost quit plumbing that day. Looking back I should have. 32 years later my body is trash.

[@Destroyahx2]

As an HVAC tech, there is a reason I stayed away from plumbing.

[@linehandibew6205]

As a high voltage lineman who started out as an electrician, all my plumbing buddies would ask aren’t I scared of working with electric I would say not as much as touching people piss and shit

[@BlueDart1971]

@@linehandibew6205 my brother called me years ago and asked how to become a plumber. I responded you don’t. This went back and forth a few times and I finally told him if he wants to get into the trades he should be an electrician. This was probably 15 years ago. He has thanked me several times now that he’s an electrician. PS my dad retired from Rocky Mountain power as a lineman. He really liked it.

[@linehandibew6205]

@@BlueDart1971 I love it. Plumbing is a great trade as well.

[@BlueDart1971]

@@linehandibew6205 I agree. I have been a plumber for over 30 years but honestly if I had to do it all over again I would have been an electrician. That is of course if I stayed in the trades. If I had to do it all over again and know what I know now I would work the easiest jobs to get by until bitcoin came out:)

[@Scratchingforcash]

Please make more videos. I really enjoy your work methods and I love the way you talk.

[@hydronyc]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@Katsuki1031]

@@hydronyc if you were really from NY you woulda said “Pause!”🤣😂jk

[@chrisramos1525]

Ayoooooo !!! Ma gay

[@TLC-Customs]

Being someone that has done plumbing and HVAC at a multi-family living unit this shit speaks volumes to me! Nothing like getting that call on a holiday and having to leave your family to go shovel someone else's shit literally.

[@robertmarin8217]

He needs to use MG couplings not no hub wtf😮

[@ponchosancho7710]

One word broski "GLOVES" I know you have em 😂

[@ronblack7870]

i hate working with gloves. been hating gloves for my 64 years. gloves are for winter .

[@stevesanders1187]

I’ve been a subscriber for a while now and always enjoy your videos. I never knew you were Albanian. Keep up the great work and funny commentary.

[@hydronyc]

Yeah 🇦🇱. Thank you. Im glad you enjoy 🙏🏼

[@evana1112]

This is exact reason I became an electrician, I already have to deal with enough shit coming out of the customers mouth I definitely don’t want to deal with the shit out of their ass lol

[@smille12]

Good work hydro, been doing this for 40 plus years, no 2 days are alike, the more you do the more you realize the less you know. Lol. something is always new, enjoy your videos

[@somethingelsehere8089]

I could say a similar thing about fixing cars. Once you think you have seen it all, get ready, because something else is on its way.

[@mr.c3928]

Different field but I've been there. It's the same path and it takes grit Hydro. Kudos and may the Lord bless you and your crew.🙏👍

[@hydronyc]

Thank you. I will try to do that for sure

[@veganhunter6076]

I work in Chicago so most of the time when working with cast iron I have to lead the joints, but every now and then we do use the this couplings. They make a special glue for them which has the consistency of ruber cement it work like magic and I never worry about leaks, not even when doing stack test.😊

[@chrismartinez8390]

We used to use a product was a sticky black liquid. Black swan? Smelled so good!!

[@AlexanderCRobinson]

Black Swan no hub sealant if you guys arent using it yet. That stuff hardens into a very nice resin and helps a lot with no hub leaks

[@sunoclockoneday2576]

Yeah man , I use permatex on those in certain situations myself , done some government work that specified using it on every joint , shit is wild . You have to cut the rubbers off to make repairs but it won't leak at the joint . Even those husky bands pop loose after many years. Using those impact drivers messes those bands up too. I always use a nut driver and torque wrench , I know it takes longer but less chance of spinning one of those bands out

[@AlexanderCRobinson]

Amen, M12 impact on 1 setting low and t handle to finish. There's a magic to it@@sunoclockoneday2576

[@fanplant]

​@@sunoclockoneday2576being an electrician idk for sure but Milwaukee makes a m12 driver specifically for those

[@Chrominance87]

I appreciate the fact you didn't waste any time cursing the last guy.

[@Lenzblog7]

I’m just starting out in this career and your really amping me up to go hard I laughed so much through this video

[@patrickbobo5847]

Dude that’s up I how work. I’m a plumber as well still learning a lot about the trade. That’s why I check your videos .

[@peterd9940]

When im dealing with any sewer line, i now wear latex gloves, learned my lesson the hard way, got laid up in the hospital

[@crapmaster5000]

Keep up the videos, always nice to see fellow tradesmen in Nyc!

[@markm7311]

Nice job on the last day of the year 😊 They definitely need a lot of support to keep that crap together. Those should have been riser clamp and threaded rod secured together to prevent that exact issue. Nice looking duplex pump set-up. I hope you got paid extra for going on that emergency service call.😮

[@IPING4U]

Love your explanation every time

[@ReDsOxFaN4LiFe1]

I do love watching you work man. Been bingeing your videos. Also, I can't help but read every comment in your voice now. Even my own. lmao

[@ibn210ibn210]

I think that's all of us pros man.... The kids good you got to give him that. But he's only as good as he's been taught..... Broski in your defense I don't know high-rise code but in this one anything under pressure can't be Ferncoed together I don't care how many hose clamps are on that son of a bitch. It should be threaded rolled rim vitalic or flanged

[@mendyreichman4032]

As a plumber in city for high-rise building! I never use nh pipe for pump discharge (even husky coupling) I always use galvanized groove pipe!

[@mendyreichman4032]

And I never had problems! Material Is more expensive but it pays off!

[@ibn210ibn210]

That's what I was thinking of vitalik groove or threaded

[@ABC-li4he]

Tip from one pro to the other…. Husky bands get tightened middle 2 screws first and then outside screws

[@alanpecherer5705]

I used to own a duplex in Los Angeles, and I spent new Years Eve 2000 fixing a sewer line in a crawlspace under the building. It was everything I could do to prevent myself from thinking this was to be the harbinger of the new century; I am not sure I succeeded.

[@alanleonard8739]

Thrust blocks are required for many of the pipe junctions we do. Could probably tie everything together with unistrut and clamps. Let the Huskys hold the water in and the blocking hold the pipes together.

[@ctvette1318]

My fellow shqiptar!! Love your videos my brother! And your commentary is hilarious. Keep up the great work. 🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱

[@MrChirish1]

That is my worst nightmare! Bro u are the man for dealing with that!

[@drones7838]

You may be Albanian and you may party a lot at the end of the year but you’re a true American plumber now you went out on a job when you didn’t want to and you made some money and worked that’s what it’s all about and I do realize you’ve probably been here since you were born but Thank you for the videos

[@anthonyschneider8331]

I didn't think you were Albanian, thought with accent maybe Hispanic. But most of your videos are enjoyable. Keep up the plumbing dude

[@mattblah7737]

thats why you don't use no hub on a sewer ejector without rodding the pieces together

[@andrewwelch5668]

Facts! I normally use solder or Propress fittings with copper pipe and sometimes use the galvanized rolled groove fittings and pipe. I've been seeing quite a bit of schedule 80 PVC and CPVC on sewer ejector discharge pipes as well.

[@trevorhenry5413]

Where the gloves at brosky? You straight Savage. I used to plumb on the east end of long island and never experienced city plumbing. Your videos are great!

[@Trumpdog1]

I love watching your videos. And I just found out your my Albanian broski! Nice work

[@goodvibes0101]

😮my biggest concern is the electric motor with the supply poked through the box entry open to all your plumbing waste 😂

[@brooklynoutdoorsman9969]

Cuzziiii knew it amazing work brother 👐🏻🇦🇱💪🏻💪🏻

[@fanplant]

I didn't know furnco clamps where okay for that application. Ive seen Vic fittings on pumps like that

[@stevecash7174]

You keep it real with plumbing. “That pipe holds all shit and piss”

[@MrOhyea92]

Bro cast iron and coupling ain't the way to do an ejector pit no more gotta use galvanized ips or vic coupling way to much pressure for husky coupling like you said

[@thomasmcginnis3783]

You worked on the Flux Capacitor! 88.6 GWs!!! "Great Scot!!!"

[@maxog7665]

Got his boys out there with no gloves 😂😂😂

[@peterv2306]

In CA we use copper DWV with brazed joints because of the pressure.

[@sherwinalvarez7365]

This kind of water is why i went to school for refrigeration.

[@dpz1985dp]

😂

[@MrLediogjergjani81]

Have good day Shqipe

[@davebuilds7261]

I had no idea you were Albanian. I know you started out under one, haven’t met anyone from there in my life, so not familiar with an accent. I thought you were latino like me 😂

[@Clones2011]

I use a torque wrench on bands so i know its perfect, too tight or not tight enough makes leaks

[@tannerwest6823]

Yessir I’ve always used the torque wrench style nut driver and they’re set to 60 inch pounds which is perfect for no hub bands from 1 1/2 inch to 10 inch. I think any no hub bands over 10 inch should be torqued to 80 inch pounds but I never work with anything that big

[@TheBigJawn]

“Aaaaand it leaks again 🤦‍♂️” worst feeling ever

[@kreggshideler3389]

"Like a hundred families" 😂😂😂

[@crabmansteve6844]

I really hate those couplings. They're necessary at times, I just hate them anyway. Lol

[@albertkarpuzi8088]

Hajde shqipe 🇦🇱 I didnt know you were albo nice broski

[@SethBByrd]

Ok so a few things. It’s leaking because the 45 off the Wye isn’t plumb it needed the fittings touching. Also the husky couplings have almost 2” of jacket per side and the bottom of a cross wye only allows for about an 1”. It was a bad install from the beginning but you could have fixed it correctly with a level and 1 normal no hub coupling.

[@Energia-977]

Zoti te paguaft dhe ta mbrojt jeten o vella! 🇺🇸🇦🇱💪💪

[@49ER_WAYz]

No gloves on doo doo water what a savage 😅

[@derekmichael9375]

Pro tip, install a boiler drain where the cap is

[@JohnPaul-pb4eu]

Crap always happens on the last day of the year!! I hope u charged them at least $2000 😅😅😅

[@FrancisThrasher1]

Try recording your videos sideways for KZbin. I came from tiktok by the way, like your content

[@edthelasttribe9580]

😂redo the whole lot , it looks horrible, sounds like putting a cheap plaster on a finger 😅

[@hydronyc]

😂 the board never agreed to it lol

[@logicalny]

Funny I’m also a plumber in NY n the company I work for is called Hydrokinetic. Love your work. Let me kno if you need workers

[@BPF66]

Suggestion,you should always know how many psi your bands are, and torque them accordingly.

[@user-dx7ky6qc4v]

It's always a good thing to just change out for a new fitting.the old stuff always freaking leaks.

[@frankmurphy5]

It feels like with that many of those couplings that close to a big pump that your asking for problems 🤷

[@joem5332]

Maybe use the proper torque wrench and torque the no-hub clamp to proper specifications and it won’t leak? Yeah I use impact to get it tight then always torque it

[@TimCBuilders]

No gloves on your Boy. This dude is hardcore

[@vyacheslavnyc9301]

Those pums.should be grove or ips (galvannize threads)connection period.... no NH couplings.....

[@tomb375]

Bro-ski Can you come to Huntington Long Island? Thanks for the Video's

[@tomb375]

Seriously, I need some plumbing work done here. How do I get in touch if you are interested?

[@asgplumbing781]

30 years plumbing I would've replaced rubber and cap

[@josephplatania5593]

We did one in a morgue. I work in a hospital. When the sump kicked on. Bloody body drippings were spraying all over the fucking joint. Holy shit what a mess.

[@UNOUN8]

Lol did your guy run out of gloves or something?

[@boywhohadatiger]

Do you use a go pro ?

[@tvojslauf]

Threaded rod horizontally between two uprights with a couple pipe brackets to keep them from pushing away from each other

[@SegwayBossk]

Florida man here, and basements are not a real thing. If you don't believe in them, they cant hurt you

[@rikstrange662]

Ps I do enjoy your escapades!

[@Mukoy11]

I don't get it, me as an former Hvac technician and plumber living in Europe what is the reason they use huskys, i count 10 of them, can someone tell me why? There are (better) alternatives.

[@cfrank0204]

Great videos! I’m not a plumber and it’s probably a dumb question, but why so many couplers on that small section of pipe? Seems like most of your videos show jobs where a ton of these are installed or already being used.

[@commandercarorack7444]

fastest way to join cast iron pipe, you probably have to use cast iron pipe everywhere in nyc.

[@nirodper]

Bad code, bad plumbers

[@ABC-li4he]

@@nirodperHe’s not a bad plumber 😂 No hub is designed to be joined with those bands 😂

[@jbechtle78]

I love your content Broski but that should be pressure pipe on the vertical. I'm just saying none of this would have happened..

[@davidwilganowski5013]

I have never used nohubs on the discharge end on a pump

[@crownroyal2155]

You need more videos broski

[@josephshealey]

Dudes hard core. No gloves

[@mikematij2]

That wasn't too much water considering the whole building was hooked up to it. Damn once those no hubs are bad you got to just put a new one on. Also set a torque wrench to 80 lbs to make sure they are tight enough.

[@williem1989]

And this whole time I thought u was Latino like maybe Puerto Rican lol good stuff

[@Usernameunavailable781]

I was always told for husky bands for tightening 1-3 2-4

[@mattacosta917]

High pressure side should be in galvanized threaded or Vitaulic groove.

[@kiwiman9754]

Sheesh that looks fragile. A few more pump starts and youll be back. But i am used to chemical industry, some lines are threaded but mostly butt welds.

[@nel1803]

I thought Broski was Puerto Rican 😄

[@bmatteson88]

A check valve definitely should have been installed out the gates. Like a foot or 2 above the Y.

[@roberthorry621]

No torque wrench broski?

[@SomethingToday30]

Your vids crack me the fuck up!! Awesome work!!

[@AbouTto_]

Good shorts. Post more long form videos or extended shorts.

[@rcdean91]

Since when are you allowed to use cast iron on sewage ejector pumps? That is not allowed in the DC area.

[@gerardorodriguez9696]

Everything that goes through the toilet and this dude doing this without gloves wtf 😂

[@elijah7939]

Beat plumbing youtuber

[@billchriswell2925]

Jeeez....gloves man!!

[@gregzivic8184]

Bro those sewage ejector pumps can be nasty, had to change one out 15 or so years ago and I cut my hand on the metal cable that pulls it of the rails, straight to hospital for tetanus shot

[@jamesconnors5653]

Relentless.

[@branthonkanen8681]

Writing a supplement for the extra work is common in all trades. An estimate is merely a general guesstimate to what it’s going to be once you open it up and the real work exposes itself you get paid for all of it.

[@Hoopaball]

If you're fishing, watch out for the brown trout.

[@eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-s3p]

What was that pump for? Sorry newbie here lol

[@hydronyc]

Its a sump pump that is used for drains that are below the street drain level. This one was for the basement bathrooms

[@eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-s3p]

@@hydronyc ok thanks

[@bsp5689]

Yup sump pumps…always remember they have a vertical check valve aka foot valve at the bottom of the pit

[@eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-s3p]

@@bsp5689 ok thanks

[@Halm805]

Dude don’t use an impact gun on couplings they make a no hub gun that’s adjustable to 60lbs or 80 it’s the right tool love ur videos 👍🏻

[@marromorrison]

1:42 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂. I heard the pain in his voice.

[@mellowyellow6848]

That’s a mission band

[@caliplumber7553]

No gloves? No problem 😂

[@kansascityshuffle8526]

“Why do you wear gloves?” - Steve Lavimoniere