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Marty Pollio
United States
Registrace 7. 10. 2011
I've now started posting Italian cooking vids. This is something I've wanted to do for many years, so I'm very happy to be sailing forth with my Pasta Guy videos.
Don't let your TV suffer from burn out. Two easy tips!
How to extend the life of your TV. Keep your TV from needing replacement or repair with these two easy tips.
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How to Seal and Protect Your Sink
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How to clean, protect and seal your sinks with ceramic coating. The same stuff they use on cars to give them years of protection is what you can use in your house!
Deck stain review after 3 years. Problems re-staining, SOLVED.
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I used this deck stain on the recommendation of the guy in the stain department. I'll show you how well it held up after 1 year and 3 years. Also, I'll show you how I solved problems re-staining decks, I should say re-staining weather beaten decks.
A Better Way to Install a Recessed TV Box
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Why hasn't there been a video on this? Use this trick to improve the results of your TV installation. 00:00:02 Intro 00:02:06 About the box itself 00:04:50 Preparing the wall 00:07:00 Diagram of the nifty trick 00:09:06 Putting boxes in the wall 00:10:19 Preparing the stud 00:10:46 Fishing the AC wire into the wall & connecting it 00:17:57 Putting the trim on the TV box 00:18:53 Installing the ...
Fake Window Taken to Another Level!
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How to make a fake window? Most (if not all) of them aren't like this one. It was an idea I had and I figured out a way to make it happen. This project is not for the meek, but it gives you a a lot of satisfaction in the end.
2 YEAR REVIEW of a Rubber Toilet Seal.
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This is two year follow-up on the Fluidmaster Better Than Wax toilet seal. How good are rubber toilet seals? Are rubber toilet seals better than wax? We'll see how the Fluidmaster held up after two years. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 00:58 What got us here to begin with 01:59 Preparing toilet for lift-off 02:35 Lifting toilet to check seal 02:45 Checking out how well the seal has worn 04:25 Preparing f...
2 YEAR FOLLOW-UP to Toilet Flange Fix / Also, Compare Different Toilet Seals
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Previously, I made a video showing my toilet flange fix. It was a rusty, off-level and unsupported toilet flange. I went far and above what anyone would normally do to fix it, but in the comments I was told by professional plumbers that I didn't repair it correctly. Maybe they were right. In this video, I pull up my toilet two years later to see if my flange repairs held up. Who was right - the...
Toilet Flange with Many Problems - FIXED! - The Meticulous Hack
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I hacked away at this awful looking toilet flange to get it to behave. It was out of level, badly rusted and had no support.
I love your video, and I could not agree with you more about toilet technology. It seems like all the new ring stuff is just a bandaid on a very poor design.
i tried that one and it did leak, when i changed it the black ring was so squished it looked melted. so now i am trying the korky brand where the black ring is above the rubber. and also has twice the warranty.
Somebody commented on one of my videos and said that the one Korky makes is good.
I agree... forget the toilets that will flush billiard balls and golf balls... I found a TOTO that can handle a foot-long Nathan's hot dog with relish. It's like watching the "Log Ride" at Six Flags...!! I'm anticipating your toilet flange review series will make it to Paramount Plus alongside This Old House in the near future. My only dilemma after watching your reviews was whether to use a normal or thick wax ring and one with or without the "horn"... Looking forward to more of your wit and wisdom...
If you use a wax ring with a funnel (horn), make sure you don't move the toilet at all once it's set on top of the ring. A normal wax ring will allow you to twist the toilet a bit, but not push it forward or back. Glad you liked the videos, thanks for watching.
Great sense of humor and logic. Reminds me of Marty McFly dealing with Biff. Your fans need a link for those socks...!! Fixing to watch your 2-year follow-up to this video....
This is an amazing and creative idea. Thank you!!!
Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching.
Can't stainless steel nuts and bolts be used to hold the water tank on?
Yes, but they use rubber washers that decay in the water.
Great video! Just replaced my failed wax seal with the blue “Better than Wax” seal. The original seal was wax, leaked horribly, the plumber sealed around the toilet base with silicone (before I bought the house). When I removed the silicone the floor flooded with brown water. First attempt with a wax seal lasted 6 months then started leaking. Called plumbers, they all quoted $500 to replace seal so I bought some seals like you. The non-level flange was 1/4” above the non-level tile floor and was not level. By adjusting the nuts on the bolts and using shims (Wobble Wedge) was able to stop the leakage and stabilize the toilet. Plumbers only want to take your money and could care less if they actually solved the problem.
Damn, $500 to replace a seal? Where do you live? That's robbery.
Central Coast CA. HD associate told me to use 2x wax rings. The blue “Better than Wax” seal is still leak free. When I asked plumbers why they charged $500, they said “going rate, toilets break, this covers the replacement”.
@@waynethompson6430 That's crazy. It's like they're forcing people to become DIY'ers.
Best fake window video out there. I would want a live feed of my backyard. Hmm.......
Ha ha
No that’s brilliant both this video and your backyard feed idea I love it
Brilliant idea to put a window in the side of the toilet. I would love to have that feature at this very moment.
LOL....nah....I like doing it myself. Like to learn how to do things for myself.
Great idea, and inventive with how you set it up, with the power button and it looks like a real window. This is great for people who are stuck in some basement or place that has no windows, and there are places that have no windows.....but this is a great idea to make one feel like it's a window, I like rainy storm videos on youtube, they are 10 hours long and some have country sounds or wind chimes, you name it, there is a storm for you! Then there are also beach videos of the waves and the sun, it's beautiful and relaxing to have on your tv. On your's it would look like you lived on the beach! I like that.
They wouldn't play right on my setup because those are shot as horizontal videos. There were probably more practical ways I could have played video on my window, but this is the only way I could figure out to do it at the time. Thanks for watching.
@@MartyPollio It was great how you set it up, it wasn't a big space and no tv would fit horizontally so I get why you did it that way. Perhaps if you projected from a tablet, and flipped the video like the tv perhaps that would work? I don't know, never tried to cast video onto tv but you can do it from phones and tablets now. Technology...so crazy how much it's changed.
@@iamyourmuse The problem with doing it that way is that if you flip a horizontal video to play vertically on your phone or tablet, it plays as a small horizontal sliver. Most short videos are shot vertically, so those should play fine on my setup.
@@MartyPollio Well, maybe you can shoot some footage vertically of the horizontal footage and loop it and have a full screen appearance as a window like the projected one. Could work.
@iamyourmuse I think I'll try it with a fireplace. A raging fire outside my window could add a little flare to the room.
I love the tips Marty!
Thanks, and thanks for watching.
This is why I am leaning towards using Benjamin Moore. If anything they would know what the old color was exactly and find how to make it right with whatever new product they would carry.
I hear it's the best quality paint, I guess that's true for their stain as well.
I would never use a plastic flange
You got that right you’re doing it yourself it doesn’t matter if it takes you 3 times as long. The price is right. A plumber would cost you a hundred bucks just to look at it. Long as it does the job That’s all that matters
You are meticulous! Followed!
great ideal. Im going to do this with a live 4k tv and 4k camera for a live view
That's a great idea. I'd love to know how it works out. Good luck with it. You can always make the window horizontal if that makes the video transfer easier.
DIY Woody Allen?
CLEVELAND. . .maybe. . .
Ha, yeah, definitely Cleveland
I like your style
Really enjoyed your comments, good vid
Much appreciated!
I've all the ingredients & excitedly looking forward to making this evening. Salude 🍷🍷
There's a full video of the recipe on my Marty the Pasta Guy channel. Thanks
You hella funny lol
Hahahaha!! "Your not gonna do it" 😂
Do the best job you can with the tools you have.
28 Oz is almost exactly 800 gramm
This was the video series I was looking for during my toilet replacement. Thanks for the thorough descriptions and negative Nancy plumber busting!
You're welcome and thanks for watching.
You should’ve set the toilet in plaster and that would take care of your problem
Sounds nuts. Had to look it up.
Aren't you being a bit anal?
Solid stains are great toll their not. They last a yaar longer but are a mess to get off when you need to re apply.
I haven't tried to re-apply yet. What about a light sanding and then applying the same color stain?
After 3 years I have had the thin horn flange on the Fluidmaster collapse in and thus restrict the flow. They need to use harder material. The thick green one is too thick for most toilets. I use a Korky instead of the fluidmaster.
Yeah, I did a follow-up to this video two years later and the Fluidmaster was in bad shape.
2:40 was that a double wax seal? 11:01 the word is "elongated". Nice socks!
Yes, it was double wax.
@@MartyPollio yes sir, thank you 🤓
This is the guy from dazed and confused that was friends with the red head! He got in a fight at the party lol
Adam Goldberg? He wishes he had hair like me.
I like the way you think & try different things outside the box. Learned a lot about what to watch out for when replacing the (wax) ring under the toilet in your video.
Thanks, appreciate the compliment. Before you replace your wax ring, you may want to watch my follow-up video to this one: czcams.com/video/KS0FJmLMrYY/video.htmlsi=Roo0sc5o4pP9tkwV
how did you mixx the cement just Portland ? & sand 1 to 3 part sand will that work I am doing the same thing only different
@johnbowers8388 It was Surecrete glass fiber reinforced terrazzo mix. I mixed it with glass chips. I didn't put any sand in it.
@@MartyPollio I am pouring a bout 1 1/2 2 by 2 pad to raise the toilet some think that wood work ?
@@johnbowers8388 I'm not the right person to answer that question. I struggle with plumbing work.
@@MartyPollio thanks I like that countertop
Wax is the best 💯
Bigger technological advances in bludgeonry. LOL No doubt you are right about that. Thanks for the review of rubber seals. I feel a little more confident in my selection of Flowmaster last week. had no idea you could stack these. I may need a second one. I was afraid to fill the toilet and try it, but I’m reminded the whole point of this kind is I can fill it, flush, empty and look at what it did. Thanks!
I did a follow-up review (video) of the seal I used. You may want to check it out because it didn't hold up that well after two years. Here's the link: czcams.com/video/KS0FJmLMrYY/video.html
I bought and tried to use the fluidmaster better than wax seal when attempted my first every install of an American Titan Standard toilet. The flange was slightly above the floor and the toilet was wobbly. It never balanced so I was forced to use the wax ring that it came with. Sucks to have spent 10x more than a wax ring. I would say the wax ring is more DIY friendly and easier to use.
Brilliant , thank you
Dude u funny as F. I will watch the ending of this video nightly before prayers.
Marty, you are a hoot! Good ideas from your video. I am setting up in a large conference room and have decided just to forget the fancy stuff and put in a new outlet for power and a component plate like yours using keystone jacks. I will be using a low voltage frame instead of a box - no need to cut off the back end and very easy to get at everything. Also is up to code and low voltage doesn't require full box. You had me chuckling a lot.
I didn't know about low voltage frames when I made this video. Another thing I didn't know is that wrapping your wires in aluminum foil will keep them from interfering with each other. That was told to me by an old auto electrician. Thanks for watching, Rick.
I'm Pro Catapult. Great Video!
Thank you.
You definitely inspired me to try this. I'll take your advice on skipping out on the cement counter attempt although it looks good.
I never caulk the toilet to the floor.
That caulk I use isn't silicone. It's easy to remove, and I don't caulk around the back of it.
@@MartyPollioDecidedly good that you leave the back side uncaulked. I used the Better Than Wax and my flange was even with the floor. The spacer they said to use made the toilet too high so I just used the main blue seal. Does not seem to be leaking (only been a few days). I wish I would have thought to cut the spacer down, as suggested in another person's video, but it was wrecking my back to fit and refit the toilet. Time will tell.
Some of these adapters have a hole too small if my shit folds. Garbage products.
I just did a seal 6 times 2 seals didn't work then did another one .then put old one back in .still leaked then got a wax less one it was too big then got a 3 inch an it fit so I used a wax then a flange an put wax less on top .with no leaks .😮😊
Bummer. I wouldn't be able to rest because I'd be thinking that it was going to start leaking any minute.
After a week taking that toilet bowl off an on 6 times actually 12 times off an on .I got it to stop leaking on.last try with black wax less seal an wax on bottom .iam done with it 😊 also had to catch water in buckets an used a kiddie pool to catch water coming though basement It was a nightmare 😮
I really enjoy how laid back you are about everything. We could all learn something from you!
You don't need me, you've got those spliffs :)
I just finish having a new house built by so called custom home builder who hires only the best professionals. The plumbers, electricians, painters, framers and all the tradesmen were awful, horrible, terrible, sloppy and unprofessional. I would not want any of them back even if it was covered under warrantee. I'm not as fastidious as you but know good work when I see it. I can do better work then the jerk offs who act like they are doing me a favor when they hacked there way through my build. I have learned a new disrespect for anyone who tells me they do construction.
And it especially sucks when they send out young guys. I only do work for myself, family and friends, but I always tell people that there is a slim chance they could hire a tradesman who would do the kind of work I do. The electrical journeyman I trained under when I was in my 20's did perfect work, but it's just really rare. The electrical work I see that was installed in houses built as few as 20 years ago looks like it was done by jackleg handymen.
I am back...wow...i don't even remember my old post. this time I am replacing my toilet for real. New toilet is sitting in the living room. I bought a Danco seal(has wax inside)...anyway just checking out some videos. I really like your videos...because you are an entertaining wild and crazy guy. Nice and weird. Who would not be dealing with poop.
That's an interesting seal. I didn't quite know what to think about that one. The opening was too small for my drain pipe, so I eliminated it because of that, but I probably would have picked it otherwise. Hope it works well for you.
thanks!