TIPS for Rough Plumbing a Sink 🔨💧🪚

In this video I show how to rough in or plumb a sink for a bathroom, kitchen or laundry... CRIMPING PEX Water Lines. GLUING ABS DWV Piping or Drainage Waste & Venting. Some sinks require very precise measurements so if you are installing a pedestal basin or another specialty sink be sure to read installation specs carefully. Good luck with your project and if you have any questions please ask in the comments. Thanks for Watching!

[@Zyvox600]

Great video. No annoying music just great. Instant sub. Thank you!

[@JENSENDIY]

@@Zyvox600 Thanks for subbing!I’m glad the video helped

[@mikelewis4487]

Great video. You're the first I've seen use channel locks to pre crimp the rings. I figured out that last year, saves a lot of headaches from rings dropping through plates or floors.

[@JENSENDIY]

@@mikelewis4487 Thanks, yes the channel locks work great! It may take a bit more time to do it on every crimp but it ends up saving time & frustration in the long run!

[@HateitLoveitRealLifeVideos]

dry fit, then disassemble and glue. makes life so much easier incase of a mistake of alignment any where. Clean video

[@blessnorthamerica7919]

Love it , clear and clean instruction, no bs music ❤❤❤ More videos please

[@JENSENDIY]

Thanks, l’m working on another video posting soon!

[@jeffwilliams9086]

Great video, just what I was looking for!

[@tipsunknow]

the way you work is so professional everything is so neat and beautiful, I learned a lot from you. Thank you for sharing great things

[@JENSENDIY]

That's great to hear, thanks for watching!

[@tipsunknow]

@@JENSENDIY keep it up my friend

[@theybrokemywatch]

Thanks for the instruction. You do a good job of explaining as you work.

[@JENSENDIY]

Glad you liked the video, thanks for watching!

[@VAspeed3]

Thank you! This 14 minutes might have saved me hours!

[@JENSENDIY]

That’s great! Glad it helped, thanks for watching!

[@brentjohnson6654]

New subscriber here. Very well explained and easy to follow. All the best from north Texas.

[@JENSENDIY]

Thank you! l’m glad you found the video helpful & thanks for watching.

[@robertmcanarney7589]

Excellent instruction!

[@JENSENDIY]

Thank you👍

[@WWGDO]

I hope I wasn’t the electrician you had to move the vent pipe for lol. Good video and thanks for sharing the tip of keeping it out of the middle to help out the electricians. 👍🏻

[@JENSENDIY]

Always happy to help out my fellow tradespeople! Thanks for watching

[@Daniel-pm7np]

Great Job!! Thanks!!

[@JENSENDIY]

@@Daniel-pm7np Glad it helped! thanks for watching

[@andranika6203]

Thanks

[@BillyC33iir]

Great video.. learning is helpful.

[@JENSENDIY]

Thanks, glad it helped!

[@juanitabrandt5142]

Great lesson! ThankYOU!!

[@JENSENDIY]

I’m glad it helped, thank you for watching!

[@slmjake]

Thanks so much sir for this awesome video

[@JENSENDIY]

Glad it helped, thanks for watching!

[@1repsev1]

Great video, clear instructions!

[@JENSENDIY]

Thanks for watching!

[@AlabamaDad]

Great video. What did you use to cut the 1 1/2 pipe? Thanks

[@JustinJAshworth]

I truly don't know anything, but is there a reason why you wouldn't use a long sweep 90 to come out of the wall? I understand they're less likely to clog and easier to snake.

[@JENSENDIY]

Good question, long sweep 90’s work well but they’re just not as commonly used as a short sweep in my experience. If there is enough space to use it then l would use it especially on a kitchen sink trap arm. They’re not required by code though as far as l know.

[@joseantonioschannel]

Nice and Clear. But how did you connect/fit together the top section of the vent pipe? We saw you do the bottom section, but not the top; can you elaborate on that bit of magic, sir Jensen DIY?

[@JENSENDIY]

Ah yes good question, there was play upwards on the vent pipe coming through the top of the wall, I just messed up and didn’t get the camera set up properly there. Thanks for watching!

[@joseantonioschannel]

@@JENSENDIY thanks for your reply. I'm about to get dirty with a project for my daughter, I'm not a plumber, so I've been watching lots of videos on the subject; yours was very helpful.

[@fr4nkie82]

What could I do if I can't go to the roof to vent the pipe?

[@JENSENDIY]

You could use a studor mechanical vent.

[@glamptribe]

Genuine question. Why do you need an air vent for a kitchen sink? I thought that was just necessary for sewage.

[@JENSENDIY]

Great question! Venting is not only meant to exhaust sewer gases but it also plays a big role in how a fixture drains. A good way to think of it is (air behind water) or if you think of a gas container with closed vent it doesn’t pour well (air locked) open the vent and it pours great because it’s allowing air in.

[@bobbader4789]

What do you call that plastic pipe cutter?

[@JENSENDIY]

Both the abs & pex pipe cutters are made by Ridgid tools. The abs cutter is called a foam core pipe cutter & comes in 1 1/2” or 2”

[@andrewfilippone2130]

Depends on where you live.

[@andrewfilippone2130]

In Florida we call them " wtf is a hacksaw?" But the homey de pot has a "husky 2" ratcheting pvc cutter"em for like $20 with a lifetime warranty and quick release blade change however I've abused mine and have never needed to change the blade after several years of use on pvc, cpvc, pec and rubber hose. Just about anything but metal or wires (smh coworkers), or it will chip the blade. But usually still works well after your coworker uses it is a wire cutter. But yeah, we use them daily to cut rubber air hose, sandblast hose etc. I love them

[@khandaada5117]

Quick question. I see you ran your pipe pretty straight and didn't tilt them slightly down toward main drainage. Is that OK? Or it's better to run them abit in angle ?

[@JENSENDIY]

The trap arm,(horizontal pipe in the wall) has 1/4” per foot grade. The pipe stubbed out of the wall is almost level as it makes it much easier to install p-trap assembly later on. It is such a short run it makes no difference in drain function.

[@znutz]

It is ok for a single lav trap arm run to have a 90 degree elbow correct?

[@JENSENDIY]

Yes, if the trap arm drain needs to turn 90 degrees to exit the wall you can use a 90 instead of two 45’s.

[@johnstephen3114]

To save yourself headaches in the future put in a clean out just above the toe kick. So when it's time to clear the drain you don't need to disassemble the drain/trap assembly 😢😢😢

[@JENSENDIY]

I did mention that at about 4:40 in but l didn’t have the right size clean out on hand at the time. They are required by code but in my experience especially with sinks it is easier and less mess to undo the trap and auger.

[@clumpkin1012]

What was the size of that auger bit 1 1/2 or slightly bigger?

[@JENSENDIY]

2 1/4” but you could use a 2 9/16”as well.

[@clumpkin1012]

@@JENSENDIY Thank you!

[@therealSIRBOOM]

Nothing in plumbing is worse that PEX stubouts. Never even, fiddly, loose feeling always, not solid... yuck. But anywho... not my house.

[@JENSENDIY]

@@therealSIRBOOM I use pex because l prefer a crimped connection over a compression connection for the valve. I’ve seen many leaks with compression valves so if l were to use copper stub outs l would definitely use a sweat style valve.

[@That90sShow]

Doesnt the pipe need to be 6 inches above the sink?

[@JENSENDIY]

A horizontal dry vent has to be six inches above the flood level rim of the sink but there is no horizontal vent in this system. The fixture drain / trap arm drains are the only horizontal dwv pipes.