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The pipes and the taps, explained by plumbers

10 videos, 1 h 34

10 videos on the plumbing in your own walls: the whole system first, then the running toilet, the dripping tap and the blocked drain. All from working plumbers.

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  1. 01

    Your Entire Plumbing System & What You Need to Know About It | Plumbing Basics

    Roger Wakefield Plumbing Education

    Begin with the whole system. Supply, waste, vents and where the shutoff is.

  2. 02

    How to Fix A Running Toilet GUARANTEED | DIY Plumbing Repair

    Roger Wakefield Plumbing Education

    A running toilet wastes water quietly. The fill valve and flapper, both covered.

  3. 03

    How to Repair a Leaking Faucet | This Old House

    This Old House

    The classic dripping tap, taken apart and reassembled by a plumber.

  4. 04

    How to Repair or Replace a Quarter Turn Ceramic Disk Tap Valve

    Charlie DIYte (CharlieDIYte)

    For quarter-turn taps, where the fix is a ceramic disc rather than a washer.

  5. 05

    How to Replace a Washer in an Oldfashioned Leaky Faucet

    seejanedrill

    Older taps still take a rubber washer. Here is that version of the job.

  6. 06

    How To Replace a Kitchen Faucet

    Roger Wakefield Plumbing Education

    When a tap is past repairing, this is the swap, including the awkward part underneath.

  7. 07

    I BET YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE A PLUNGER | Plumbing Basics

    Roger Wakefield Plumbing Education

    Most people plunge wrong and then reach for chemicals. Do this first.

  8. 08

    Does Green Gobbler Even Work? Real Plumber Tests

    Roger Wakefield Plumbing Education

    A plumber tests drain cleaner honestly, so you know whether to buy it.

  9. 09

    3 Ways to REMOVE PVC Pipe From a FITTING

    Roger Wakefield Plumbing Education

    Glued PVC looks permanent. It is not, and this shows 3 ways out.

  10. 10

    How To Fix a Leaking Frost Proof Faucet | DIY Plumbing

    Roger Wakefield Plumbing Education

    The outside tap that drips after winter, and why the fix is inside the wall.

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