subject: Tools To Have Before Preforming Any Home Plumbing System Repair [print this page] Do-It-Yourselfers can regularly fix easy issues simply and quickly if they have the proper tools. If you'd like to fix a plumbing problem, here are 7 basic tools you ought to have in your plumbing toolchest.
1. A closet auger feeds into a toilet and releases a clog when pulled out. This tool is used when a plunger won't work. An auger can retrieve toys or other objects that somehow manage to get down a toilet and can cause clogs. Of course, going along with this, a plunger is a must. It is inexpensive and most often does the trick for clogs in the toilet.
2. A pipe wrench is available in one or two sizes ( 18-, 14-, and 10-inch lengths ), and they're adaptable. They can grip the pipe so it can turn and they can be employed on each side of the pipe in order that it can turn in either direction. If feasible, buy 2 or 3 wrenches in different sizes. This way you can hold the pipe with one wrench and turn the other pipe or fitting with another. Wrenches come in aluminium or steel. The aluminium are lighter and costlier, but they work just as well as the steel. The wrench is a must have tool.
3. A basin wrench has a long handle with jaws at the end. They're designed to get to the nuts behind the basin where the tap attaches. This is an essential tool if you are replacing a basin or a tap or merely fixing a leaky tap.
4. Alterable wrenches come in 3 sizes ( 6-, 10- and 12-inch lengths ) and have smooth jaws. They may be employed on any nut where you do not need the metal marred, like the chrome nuts you see on fixtures.
5. Teflon tape is a thin white tape used to seal pipe threads where the pipes are joined together. The tape has no adhesive but clings with pressure instead. It is easy to apply and remove and can be easily repositioned. You simply wrap a piece of tape around the threaded end of the pipe and then screw on the connector.
6. A pipe cutter for PVC pipe is a helpful tool for any sort of sprinkler mend and for some plumbing applications in the home where PVC pipe is employed. It'll cut pipe up to one" in diameter with a clean cut. It is less complicated and quicker to use than a hacksaw and uses a ratchet assembly to make cutting simpler.
7. PVC glue is vital when you're fitting PVC pipe together. You just swab a light quantity of glue onto the fitting and the pipe and then insert the pipe into the fitting, twisting a touch so that the pipe goes all of the way into the fitting. Hold it together for one or two seconds, and then straight away wipe off the surplus glue with an old rag.
Ben Blakely is a licensed and insured Salt Lake City Utah plumber. Ben owns Inline Plumbing Utah, which services customers from Provo to Park City. If you are looking for a Salt Lake City plumbing service give Inline Plumbing Utah a call.
