TikTok Plumbing makes me sick! Real Plumber Reacts

[@LionmaneElsie08]

“Roots!!! He pulled out a 3 foot section of roots…!” *advert interrupts* “Nature is everything”

[@soulmuissgss1393]

The Lorax is waiting with his crowbar

[@dominichoward2439]

@@soulmuissgss1393 “i am the lorax, I speak for the trees. You have done it, no more knees”

[@captainsinclair7954]

Ollie over at Drain Addict: "Have a birds nest, Magpie.

[@brandonhall130]

I once pulled out over 20’ of roots on a pipe. I’ve seen a pic of over 60’.

[@stevebennett9839]

2:43 "I saw by the lil snake that he wasn't gona have much luck with it" perfect time to edit in "THATS WHAT SHE SAID," missed opportunity.

[@harejr8396]

Yes a good ole Micheal Scott edit in there😭🤣

[@hobiewilley6799]

Whoever your editor is does a hell of a job😂

[@FAll3nR0nin]

Facts😂

[@doaskishino5455]

True facts

[@gori_lla]

🚫🧢

[@fossil6235]

Don’t tell anyone, but he is his own editor. 🤫

[@hobiewilley6799]

@@fossil6235 lol if that is true that makes these 1000x better

[@unboxheroes1388]

Roger and his editing team is such a perfect duo of funny!! I LOVE THESE VIDS! 😂😂😂

[@huffabubba7041]

As a certified water operator, I'd like to point out that situations like the first clip are very rare. That is NOT what most mains or transmission lines look like. Most of them today are made of c900 pvc pipe or HDPE pipe. Neither or which corrode. Old pipe such as galvanized may be in use on some very old mains but most places have replaced them. On a separate note, depending on the composition of your water, deposits may form. Take a look at your water district's consumer confidence report (CCR) which MUST be public info(in my state at least) to see where your water comes from and if there have been any violations!

[@Tedybear315]

Our apartment complex has banned the use of ANY wipes by the residence. The city had to come out and service the main from the street to the complex. They pulled out about a 5 pound mass of wipes. (Both baby wipes and 'flush able') And our building's had the same problem 3 times.

[@JasonHalversonjaydog]

yeah, same here. i used to use even those cottenelle wipes and they clogged too. had to call a plumber 3 times in a month. once i quit flushing them, never had a problem since

[@Tedybear315]

@@JasonHalversonjaydog I hear ya. We live in the lower (1/2 basement 1/2 above ground) apartment. So you can guess who gets the "Surprise" first when the mains are plugged. And of course, even if you tell the people that live above you not to flush or shower until it gets fixed? Pretty bad. (It's usually fixed within a few hours....we have the guy on speed dial)

[@goddess_bree]

that last one at the end was my fav... what a great way to change that shower in a good way and not have it be a mess.

[@harrisonjobes2632]

Who ever came up with that pipe wrench holder is a genius

[@madmike9398]

i welded a table for my computer out of kindorf (unistrut)

[@stray-wolf]

I love your videos, man. It's inspirational to watch someone whose passion is genuine.

[@justinmuir9117]

The last video with tub shower valve re and re making people happy for 1/4 of price plus having the skills to do the work priceless 💪

[@jacksplumbingvideos7147]

1:16 that looks like lead and oakum cast iron. never knew they used that for water.

[@huffabubba7041]

A long time ago they did i believe. Some places are fighting improper pipe installation that was put in the ground before they knew the consequenses. Asbestos pipe was even used for a while.

[@MrWolfSnack]

Lead pipes were used for drinking water in old city service lines, and in some fixtures in period commercial buildings (porcelain drinking fountains). Cast iron was used for wastewater and underground storm lines, it could also be clay or a mixture of both. It was never used on service lines because it cannot be pressurized. I have cast iron pipe on my toilet stack for a 1950 house. My house supply lines are all copper with lead solder joints - nothing to worry about. Asbestos pipe was never used for drinking water, the person that made that comment was incorrect. They are thinking of the instances of where pipes would be WRAPPED in asbestos tubing for fire protection (fire sprinkler service) and may have also been flocked with a plaster like asbestos coating to protect from the cold in basements, attics, etc. The pipes are just standard steel pipes or cast iron. Asbestos is a fireproofing agent and insulator, it has no application to water itself.

[@jacksplumbingvideos7147]

@@MrWolfSnack they actually did use lead and oakum for water lines at one point, i saw a few old pictures about them constructing those old water lines. asbestos water lines where also used I saw old advertisements for them.

[@justacanadianguyeh7125]

This guy looks like if James Hetfield took a turn into plumbing if the music group didn't work out after the original bassist's death.

[@JasonHalversonjaydog]

first video reminde me of when we replumbed our old house, the old galvanized water pipes looked like that on the inside, and this was after the water filter right before it went to the faucet. made me think of all the times drinking the water out of there over the years!

[@MrWolfSnack]

A water filter won't remove that. It's just natural corrosion of the metal reacting to the water sitting in the pipe. You can have a pipe cutter run through to sand it down but it will just come back again.

[@Aerogrow]

wow, that water main should be brita's marketing strategy photo. side question; ever see 1/8 to 1/16th inch of green goop inside copper pipes that dries to white?

[@clintdavis9511]

I have a theory that to much flux can make that worse. But yeah. Ive seen old 1\2 inch galvanized pipe that was so scaled that it killed the water pressure.

[@raybrown5587]

@@clintdavis9511 Has nothing to do with flux, it's oxidization.

[@switchinlanes023]

Was that water main from DC? LOL

[@jonrobot1731]

Backwater sewer valve I constantly replace. AND when your house backs up underneath it’s almost impossible to run your snake towards the house.

[@vladius8521]

we got a call years ago from a customer that had a licensed company jet there stoppage (towards) the house, needless to say the ceilings and walls inside were covered in fecal matter and sewage water. blew the pipe loose under the house too. we declined to mess with it. we didnt want anything to do with that mess-Roger it was sooooooo bad..

[@mcsatans5120]

I don't have video of this since it about 10 years back but we have a chinese ginkgo in our front yard that was about 6 inches across at the time and it found the sewer line, crushed it, and put a single root thick enough to fill the entire 5in sewer line.

[@bartp7969]

gotta give props to not only you but also your editor, he's a G :'D

[@jakehukee]

That guy in the first video has no idea how lucky he was to get that binded up snake back

[@randonpine5488]

your production value has gone way up! good job

[@b.powell3480]

Tree roots are always fun !! Lol 😆!

[@aaronjoseph1777]

I made some unistrut pipe wrench holders for my work van. That was my favorite part of this video. This is something easily implemented and a quality of life improvement.

[@davidcolligan1368]

Roger, that "big" escutcheon thing is a GREAT IDEA. I literally just finished replacing my 12H-2H/C stems (and new diverter stem) on my 1972 shower valve. I'd love to be able to replace the whole thing but it's either re-tile or remove kitchen cabinets to get to it. I have to have that kit!!

[@dennyl9914]

What is the rules about soldering pipes in the US? In my country you have to sitt and have fire inspection 2-3 hours after you Are finnished with the soldering in case stuff carches fire

[@Poodleinacan]

Person: buys mineral supplement pills. Person: also buys a water filtration device to soften the water.

[@JS-qi1ou]

😂

[@danser_theplayer01]

I literally get my drinking water from a public fountain because of mainlines like this (I live in Rome, there are plenty of little "tap-fountains" running 24\7).

[@Brychan_Llyr]

Is the scene with adam sandler in at 1:08 what is it from like movie

[@emily.g.929]

Water boy!

[@tomw9438]

@@phantomreaver85 Mama says that alligators are ornery... 'cause they got all them teeth but no toothbrush.

[@jorgealfaro7476]

You missed where he is sticking the hose into the sewer line without a vacuum breaker at the hose bibb crossing potable water with non potable

[@Andi2495]

His editor knows his memes: 10/10

[@yourlordship1119]

As a plumber, we know things, like what the water pipes look like, and that just changes your whole outlook

[@hellfire3509]

"and that's what I call a quality H2O" my new fave Adam Sandler clip

[@reginatanner5289]

Same lol

[@vladius8521]

my favorite is disliked the most -the cleanout under a house with wipes coming out of it.

[@JS-qi1ou]

No kidding, if I'm having to crawl around on my hands and knees in a puddle of your feces, the check book is coming out.

[@JakLuca]

0:22 seconds in and already I’m getting CoD WaW zombies flashbacks

[@Kairuteleos]

the problem for casey was that his pipe had collapsed, before that he was having a long fight trying to get his basement walls repaired, we assumed that his pipe broke sometime during wall repair

[@b.powell3480]

Don't forget, guys, Don't put rhubarb down the kitchen sink or garbage disposal!!! Big mess !!

[@cm5838]

That backflow preventer reminded me of a job I did in Reno, I show up and I got a competitor next door, a different competitor across the street, two more a few houses away, on the other side I see a septic truck pumping out a basement, disaster cleanup vans. All these plumbers are snaking away in the front yards and it didn’t occur to a single one of them that the odds of that many houses backing up independently is astronomical. I called the city , they showed up, cleared the main and I sold a backflow preventer to my customer. Our company ended up installing over a dozen on that street alone.

[@Elfnetdesigns]

I put a backflow trap on my sewer line because the city sewer ALWAYS backs up

[@jonsnow8550]

Drops intricate plumbing schematic knowledge and then says, "maybe you wouldn't need a plumber"

[@Captainsoap64]

Roger it's been 6 years since I been out of trade school I still haven't found job as helper or apprentice. I'm in Canada. Should I look into south of border don't wanna work at mc dicks forever I'm 28

[@Done_OT]

If plumbing is your dream job then yes look for jobs down south,if it isn’t well there’s other jobs

[@SeanBaker]

I put darn near an entire bag of spinach down the disposal soon after I moved into my house. That was NOT a good idea.

[@MrWolfSnack]

Throw food waste in the trash or onto your lawn for the birds and squirrels and other critters to eat on. A garbage disposal is useless. It was a flawed concept to fool the public into thinking they were keeping waste from the landfill, they aren't. All it does is filter into the wastewater treatment plant in your city onto their debris collection screen, get picked out, then loaded into a dump truck and taken to the landfill. All it does for you is keep you buying a garbage disposal every 5 years and keeping plumbers in business.

[@ChrisMorton]

please do a video on 10 most specialist tools used by plumbers (for example: 32mm hole cutter for stainless steel, tap valve reseater, pushing rods)

[@RogerWakefield]

Noted

[@ChrisMorton]

​@@RogerWakefield awesome videos by the way, i appreciate your work. p.s. does plumbing differ significantly from country to country? like electrical does (110v/220v, socket fittings)? i often watch your videos but the where i am from we dont get things like 'shark bite fittings' - we only have brass compression fittings or plastic ones (belong in the rubbish bin). but a toilet is a toilet and a water heater is a water heater...not exactly, there seems to be quite a few differences in american plumbing and south african plumbing. anyway i would love to do a stint of plumbing in texas if theres an opportunity ever. maybe you can do a video about the differences in international plumbing?

[@shikamaru281281]

More like "Tiktok makes me sick". It's the entire app lol

[@eyalyurman2623]

Dear roger, should I get an electric auger like the Ryobi? I’m renting and the toilets clog more then once a year.

[@kylekoenig4730]

Naw man get a solid toilet auger like a 6 foot rigid.

[@ianspeckmaier9565]

Plumbing issues not caused by abuse or misuse are usually the responsibility of the landlord.

[@billharner147]

I have a bad kitchen sink drain that clogs up once a year or so, sometimes twice if my MIL is around a lot. I switched the that little Ryobi and it's been money well spent. I only use it 1-2x a year but it gets loaned out every couple months and has held up for 2 ish years now. I know I need to hire a plumber to properly fix the drain but I'm cheap and the Ryobi works for now.

[@kylekoenig4730]

@@billharner147 the Ryobi is great for the kitchen. Please don't use it for the toilet because it may get stuck in the main line. Then it's on him to get it out.

[@hamboneneurosis995]

Thanks dad stache. Love your videos...so, I have an old Ridgid pipe threader. It's big. Was dad's. Not sure what kind of person would be interested in buying. Do you know who would want something like that? Don't wanna scrap the thing

[@humongousdingus7382]

Roger, any thoughts on Watts One Flow? I saw them on large commercial projects & invested in for my house, I feel they operate as described. Just wondering if you have ran into one.

[@michaelstrong1662]

Can you use lead and oakum on a shower drain instead of the rubber gasket.

[@Jjack66hj]

2 questions, 1 are you ever going to do a truck layout video showing how you like your trucks set up and two do you have any trucks with the KUV body style ? Just got a new F350 with the KUV and trying to get it set up functionally.

[@merkwawa]

i work for a sanitation company in California, the pay is ok but id like to make a little more money. what is a good way to get into the trade of plumbing?

[@andrewarmstrong1743]

Louisiana plumber here. How do you feel about Texas not requiring licences for plumbing work to be done on residential property.

[@darylsmith9318]

The water boy clip killed me 😂

[@MarioPerez-vw4no]

I pulled out a fork out of a p trap because somehow it went down the disposal and it clogged the kitchen sink p trap lol

[@baybjamess]

Idek why but I’m addicted to this channel

[@lander3673]

Its not often I notice good editing. Well done

[@RogerWakefield]

Thanks!

[@pack899]

Hope that hose bib at 4:14 had a integral vacuum breaker cause I didn't see one... love your content👍

[@408drez]

I think every plumber has made that mistake

[@phantom3lixer23]

I love that little waterboy plug in the begging

[@dennisbarnes9317]

A great plumber an even better youtuber

[@ataxias8183]

3:45 also helps to keep animals from coming in that way XD

[@alejandroc7357]

No flushable wipes don’t work. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to unstop a sewer line and the customers state they use flushable wipes 😂

[@zspacecaptain8228]

Did anyone notice that the colour of his microphone stand changed at 9:15 and 9:48

[@justin4n6]

Light off the computer he's watching the videos on

[@curtisjohnson2433]

Damnnn. Been watching these videos the past couple of Days. Now I'm wondering if I should learn the plumbing trade next.

[@smarro71]

My favorite video was the last one

[@clickyfri]

I think every plumber has taken a ptrap off and dumped it in the sink at least once. My first and last time was right in front of a customer's entire family 😂 oops 😬

[@strangeroamer3219]

Don't remind me. Luckily there was nobody watching me.

[@Dawncheedle]

I'm not a plumber, working towards it, but the first time I replaced a ptrap I did it. Girlfriend laughed and I smacked my head on the cupboard

[@tslreadz4895]

me waking up at 3 am: peopel use a snake to do plumbing

[@nyohozeppeli]

I love your videos a ton! I actually thought about getting into a trade and i was weighing plumbing vs electrician and i decided that I'd rather be zapped and see Sky Daddy than stick my hand into a septic tank. Im also tryna find a channel similar to yours but more electrician themed. If anyone has any recommendations I'd be more than happy to look into them

[@clintdavis9511]

If you do new contruction plumbing (I like commercial) and stay away from repair/service you will only be using new material.

[@andyandy4459]

Check out Electrician U

[@nyohozeppeli]

@@clintdavis9511 thank you !

[@nyohozeppeli]

@@andyandy4459 thank you so much!

[@sparrow9990]

some people never worked on a shower or toylet and think toylets are nastiest when it comes to pipes but oh my showers are way worse in every way

[@howtowithelizabeth7513]

My parents blocked the drain once by putting potato peel slices down the garbage disposal lesson learnt The slices were so thin that they slipped passed the blades and went straight into the drain my dad pulled the pipes apart and it was jam packed with potato now my mom just throws them away 😂😂

[@luxthesarcastic1027]

Compost bin is pretty handy too.

[@ben.helmuth]

Wrong video to eat dinner to

[@taylordunbar1610]

that's just got me wondering the question how countries like Scotland in particular don't have fluoride in the water supply. because if its to reduce mold and the like, why is it not common

[@mattcavy4459]

This is why I refuse to drink tap water! Spring fed baby!

[@kenbrown2808]

well water FTW.

[@codeshark4209]

1:35 me living in scotland with perfectly clean tap water and no filter

[@JS-qi1ou]

Yeah the water that comes out of my faucet where I live looks perfect clean and natural, the taste is pretty great too. However on the bill it states "The Municipality's water supply does not meet the federal requirements for safe drinking water". I've always just ran a filter on all tap water everywhere I've lived though.

[@MotoFlashMotoVlogs]

Love the unistrut idea

[@sidb9540]

I believe up north we are not allowed to have plumbing run through exterior walls... so that method is the only way to get new plumbing installed

[@harveyconner2445]

Roger, have you seen on youtube The Drain Unblockers?

[@RogerWakefield]

I haven't seen their channel specifically but I do like binge watching drain unblocking videos, so satisfying.

[@sandrineatioguim2028]

Roger I need to train on plumbing tell me please how to do to start

[@denisecosta3275]

hahaha love your videos 👌

[@Loviedove__]

0:42 and that’s why my family uses a filter jug

[@carsonsimpson3732]

listening to him talking about plumbing makes me wanna be a plumber myself lol

[@williammorris3303]

I did a house about a month ago and pulled thousands of wipes off my cable. It was literally 3 stacks knee high

[@dakdino9782]

An old school mechanic at my shop does the same kindorf wrench rack. Or should I say Stillson like him?

[@itzphantom_2627]

Hey I live about 20-15 mins from dallas, what qualifications are required to be a Plummer/work for you?

[@ducethetruth7460]

I passed my plumbing 1 final yesterday!!...next step....ON CALL😳

[@stickfigurewithahat8860]

Rodger looks like he’s gonna say “brother” at any moment

[@sllew_]

This dude is an absolute beast/legend

[@kilowattg6542]

Lol I liked that that little snake he was using on that w/c🤦‍♂️😂

[@imissjames]

how does one become a plumber as an adult

[@kylekoenig4730]

Start calling plumbing shops and ask if they're looking for reliable help.

[@limpfinger12]

Hey Casey does some really cool painting on TikTok too

[@monokromis]

Hi Roger! Loves from Turkey 🇹🇷, I wonder if you ever use PPRC piping (which use with plastic pipe welding machine) it’s very common in Turkey like everywhere! If you haven’t seen it give it a shot and try please! I would like to see you to try to learn it and share your opinion and introduce us! Thank you ❤️🤍❤️🤍❤️

[@widehead1234]

Dude id love to have this guy as my teacher

[@heyitsthatoneguy91]

I don't like sink plungers because I have seen the sealss and or disposal leaking bc the homeowner was trying to plunge it

[@JarrettWilliams99]

The water main doesn't phase me because I know there's a million gallons of water flowing through it every day washing out whatever is gonna wash out and whatever stays is just gonna stay

[@CallUNexTuesday]

Why do they put fluoride in town water systems? Or is that a myth?

[@andrewsaffle]

Flushable wipes are awesomeness.. FOR MY WALLET. those things clog more main lines in my area than ANYTHING else. So yea.. theyre great. Keep flushing them

[@seanile]

How long does it take a water main to get that bad? Gawd I hope that's not typical of most water mains

[@kenbrown2808]

probably a half century or more.

[@jamesglacken6170]

i did the same thing with the pea trap duped it right back in sink DOOOOHHHH

[@christianbroski10]

This man looks and sounds like a awesome boss

[@HardLuck25]

And also remember if you don't double nut a toilet set. Most of the time you have to cut or gring them off

[@mfsjcs4938]

that waterboy clip caught me off guard i started dying from that

[@ZdraveBass]

I thought that not flushing baby wipes down the toilet was common fricking sense, just have a little garbage bin next to the toilet for them.