Plumbing Expert: Q&A with Roger Wakefield

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  • čas přidán 28. 05. 2024
  • Today I'm speaking with master plumber and CZcamsr @RogerWakefield. We're going to discuss when you can DIY your plumbing, when to call in an expert, and answer your questions live! Watch all live collabs👉🏼
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  • @HomeRenoVisionDIY
    @HomeRenoVisionDIY  Před rokem +18

    Thanks for watching! Join us next Tuesday at 5pm EST for the next LIVE show. Check out Rogers channel 👉🏼www.youtube.com/@RogerWakefield Cheers

    • @GarytheWaterGuy
      @GarytheWaterGuy Před rokem

      Great live stream. Roger really knows his stuff.!!

  • @bradlopez3681
    @bradlopez3681 Před rokem +19

    This is what the people have been waiting for

  • @xxPenjoxx
    @xxPenjoxx Před rokem +19

    This was really interesting, excellent guest in Roger. I was born in 1987, and my house is 75 years old. I think millennials are really struggling because we are the generation who can barely afford houses, but have so much maintenance to do on them. Your videos have been invaluable to me, and I've learned so much, so thank you.👍When we get enough money, we will overhaul so much in our house, it'll just take time.

    • @HomeRenoVisionDIY
      @HomeRenoVisionDIY  Před rokem +6

      just try to prioritize things that protect your home first and then function second. no sense having a great new space and then the roof leaks. Cheers!

  • @TheLarry1222
    @TheLarry1222 Před rokem +12

    two of my favorite professionals.... fantastic show Jeff and Roger.... do this again!!! Cheers!

    • @HomeRenoVisionDIY
      @HomeRenoVisionDIY  Před rokem +1

      We are definitely doing this in October and we will have to invite him back on again as well. Cheers!

  • @hhectorlector
    @hhectorlector Před rokem +10

    Roger is such a cool dude. Top notch at explaining things. I'm really happy to see you two collaborating.

    • @HomeRenoVisionDIY
      @HomeRenoVisionDIY  Před rokem +3

      I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. Cheers , we will be having him back on.

  • @JamesAFrancis1966
    @JamesAFrancis1966 Před 8 měsíci

    I watched Rodger climbing through tunnels, while replacing the drain pipes under a house. I bought an old house with cast iron drain pipes and galvanize pipes for supply.
    I pulled a permit from the state of Idaho and I am currently replacing all the drain pipes with ABS an the supply with Pex. I am in a crawl space with 18 inches from the ground to the bottom of the floor joists, running the pipes through the walls and venting everything out the roof, and replacing the pipes under the slab in the basement.
    I really appreciate the videos you make. They have been extremely helpful to me while doing this project. Plumbing is simple in the fact that crap goes down hill an the hot goes on the left. On the other hand, there are lots of rules that need to be followed.
    Thanks for all the info. I am getting close to the point of doing my presure tests and calling the inspector. When I am in the crawl space, worrying about siders dropping on my head. I get inspiration from the video of Rodger climbing through tunnels in the video.

  • @wayneownby4268
    @wayneownby4268 Před rokem +4

    This is one of the best shows ever. I have watched both of you for years and it is great to see you working together.

    • @HomeRenoVisionDIY
      @HomeRenoVisionDIY  Před rokem

      Cheers Wayne. any other suggestions for guests?

    • @cllemay5563
      @cllemay5563 Před rokem

      @@HomeRenoVisionDIY If you want an electrician, I like watching Dustin of Electrician U channel

  • @michaelmaclachlan2152
    @michaelmaclachlan2152 Před rokem +6

    Two of my favorite CZcamsrs!
    Hope you do this again!

  • @jasonbengel
    @jasonbengel Před rokem +2

    This was awesome to listen to last night. Thanks for the collab -- it's like having a hamburger AND the bun -- all in one show!

  • @cwshifflett7
    @cwshifflett7 Před rokem

    Bring back Roger! Loved this form of content!

  • @Michigan_Fan
    @Michigan_Fan Před rokem +4

    Love what you’re doing and where you continue to take the channel. Thank you

  • @kralltown25
    @kralltown25 Před rokem +3

    This was great. Please do this a few times a year!

  • @JimiMoore
    @JimiMoore Před rokem +1

    Loved this! Jeff, you have hands down the best/most helpful DIY channel on CZcams. Really enjoyed the Q/A with Roger. One small tweak I’d suggest for next time. Try and give the guest expert first crack at a majority of the questions.

  • @YaegerMD
    @YaegerMD Před rokem +6

    Niceeeee I'm use to my favorite streamer colabs now I got my favorite tradesmen lol

  • @GodsLoyalLaborer
    @GodsLoyalLaborer Před rokem

    Roger reminds me of my old man. Both super old school and did plumbing/pipefitting for decades. My old man has done some pex but he's always been a copper guy and his soldering skills were unmatched.

  • @billsedutto8824
    @billsedutto8824 Před rokem

    Best 90 minutes of CZcams out there!!

  • @jbichl
    @jbichl Před rokem

    Thanks Roger and Jeff!

  • @brycestevens82
    @brycestevens82 Před rokem +1

    Great information. Keep up the excellent content. I'm renovating a 1910 house now and this info is perfect. Thank You.

  • @hankinator1337
    @hankinator1337 Před rokem +1

    This is the most ambitious crossover ever!

  • @hellspyro666420
    @hellspyro666420 Před rokem

    My friend just had about 20ft of cast iron drain pipe removed from the house she just bought. Years back I had to cut a section of basement floor out to replace the terracotta pipe with pvc

  • @TheSprinterVan
    @TheSprinterVan Před rokem +2

    Thank you so much for the great information

  • @thezfunk
    @thezfunk Před rokem

    When I bought my house, all the bathrooms vented into attic. I didn't want to cut multiple holes in the roof to vent. Aldes makes a whole house fan which allowed me to vent out one hole. Each bathroom gets a box with a damper. Single box in the attic with a squirrel cage fan. All bathroom boxes plumbed to that fan box. Switches in bathroom opened damper in box, damper his a secondary switch which kicks on the fan. Bonus, because fan is in attic, it is super quiet!

  • @Wayko6217
    @Wayko6217 Před rokem

    My two favorites when learning home and plumbing :)

  • @jjleda7324
    @jjleda7324 Před rokem +1

    Great video. I'm fans of you both. Thank you for sharing all of your experience and knowledge.

  • @Silverback88
    @Silverback88 Před rokem

    I've been brainstorming my water pressure problem for MONTHS after I completed my basement renovation where I switched from copper to PEX . Down stairs (close to water heater) pressure is good but upstairs is lacking a bit(especially with multiple things running). You guys answered it in the first few minutes 👌🏽

  • @h.m.2359
    @h.m.2359 Před rokem

    I use Pex and EziPex Slide fittings from Rehau. I love them, there a little manual as you need the lineal press and hand expander but they can withstand high pressure and hot water.

  • @Renkin26
    @Renkin26 Před rokem

    I've always lived in MN/WI and have owned three different homes and the water meter has always been in the basement like In Canada. Never thought it would be different in the southern states but makes sense!

  • @ireneabbott
    @ireneabbott Před rokem +1

    Great video!! You two rock!!

  • @cherisserich4912
    @cherisserich4912 Před 7 měsíci

    Exactly what I needed to know because I just redid a shower and the hot water in the shower is a trickle. I had a plumber do it because of intense complications. It runs the sink as well and I think the plumber downsized the pipe that was there. Thanks for sharing your expertise!

  • @TheBostonstapler
    @TheBostonstapler Před rokem +2

    as a plumber, if you have a slow drain in the basement, check your backwater valve door! could be it got clogged with toilet paper, wet wipes , tampon, or it could just of have unhinged itself

  • @matd4364
    @matd4364 Před rokem

    Awesome!

  • @robertmyers6859
    @robertmyers6859 Před 11 měsíci

    GREAT SHOW

  • @weekendwarrior3420
    @weekendwarrior3420 Před rokem

    45:22 I love this modern "engineering" based on the life expectancy of the engineers! Wow!

  • @nouvelles199
    @nouvelles199 Před rokem

    Un invitado maravilloso, mi amigo, buena suerte y éxito.

  • @msheehan634
    @msheehan634 Před rokem

    This was awesome!!!

  • @TheKingPurser
    @TheKingPurser Před rokem

    This was interesting, thanks to you both 🎉🎉

  • @cpt.hindsight
    @cpt.hindsight Před rokem

    Great content👍 I have a bathroom in second floor, do I have to install some form of "return stop" for the pex going to the bathroom, have a lot of air in the system?...

  • @thisissyron9475
    @thisissyron9475 Před rokem

    Wow yes yes!!!!!! 🎉🎉🎉

  • @carltsmithjr8763
    @carltsmithjr8763 Před rokem

    What makes a professional plumber? Experience , jobs done (and It works), licensees?

  • @arthurmiller8336
    @arthurmiller8336 Před rokem

    I like both of you

  • @plumbbuild6517
    @plumbbuild6517 Před rokem

    When y’all was talking about the 1 1/2 and 2” only thing I is a 1 1/2 for is vent only , on vanity and sinks I is 2” to 1 1/2 santee all drain lines are 2” or bigger on my job for the reason that you never know who going to remodel the house and what kind of fixtures there going to install so 2” will handle anything except a toilet

  • @rafaelmendoza4174
    @rafaelmendoza4174 Před rokem +2

    Any info about water hammering. Pls?

  • @joshcowart2446
    @joshcowart2446 Před rokem

    I’d say if you have a trailer house from 84 and it has cpvc, consider yourself lucky. Every old trailer house I’ve seen has quest pipe or polybutylene for the sticklers. I hate leaks in trailer houses. Because they’re prefabbed everything is up in the structure and covered with insulation and plastic. This means the water sits in a belly in the plastic. You have to cut it and there’s no way to do that without getting soaked with insulation infested water. Then just hope the hole is near that because sometimes the belly may not be where the leak is

  • @weekendwarrior3420
    @weekendwarrior3420 Před rokem

    41:40 And here Roger makes an excellent case against his beloved copper.

  • @alexanderjamieson7971

    I believe the concern with PEX is that it can absorb and release PFAS whereas copper clears it much quicker?

  • @Delekham
    @Delekham Před rokem

    This comment is not to be mean or anything! Your Channel has been rather stagnant lately. This episode was really enjoyable. Yes, I have watched Roger's Channel! I have to take a grain of salt with what he is telling me since he is in Texas and I am in Alberta. You just don't dismiss a 40 yr Master Plumber's advice. I still watch your videos on Decks/Drywall/Laminate Florring,Finishing Carpentry. My wife is rather happy with the results. Happy Wife...Happy Life...right??
    I would love to see you visit some of the DYi-ers on CZcams and see what they do...Maybe some more Tips and Tricks to be learned???
    Great Video and I hope to see more of them! :)

  • @msheehan634
    @msheehan634 Před rokem

    Is Electrician U or The Build Show next? You guys are great !

  • @CopeBUILT
    @CopeBUILT Před rokem

    The only challenge with oversizing your pipes does it takes forever to get hot water to any of the fixtures.... So you may also want to consider a thermal siphon loop or a pumped loop, so that you have hot water at the farthest end of the house without having to dump 3 gallons of water down the sink to get it

  • @chrislnflorida5192
    @chrislnflorida5192 Před rokem

    U need to do a video in Well Water Systems, Softeners, ect.!
    In my area of FL our Inspectors are a joke.
    People at Home Depot know more 😁😁😁

  • @hannabaraki
    @hannabaraki Před rokem +1

    I’m happy you could do this videos what part of FL are you? I have a hard time finding contractors after the hurricane and I’m a woman that I’m trying to fix what I can seen CZcams but gutters, facial and so on I can do it myself I’m so stressed out my husband used to be very handy doing everything after I lost 4 years ago no it’s not easy things to be done

    • @HomeRenoVisionDIY
      @HomeRenoVisionDIY  Před rokem

      sorry to hear. I am not taking contracts anymore u fortunately. All the best for you and your family. You can do it!

  • @arthurmiller8336
    @arthurmiller8336 Před rokem

    Rodger which one will last the longest to brass or stainless I'm trying to decide because I'm redoing some of my plumbing and I've used brass so far and I think the water is just too hard because it seems we eating it up and turning it green?

  • @weekendwarrior3420
    @weekendwarrior3420 Před rokem

    37:25 At this moment Jeff starts thinking "hmm, how many did I do that were less then that..."

  • @fuegoman45
    @fuegoman45 Před rokem

    Jeff, what’s the make and model of that toilet?

  • @flyingswallow3586
    @flyingswallow3586 Před rokem

    What is the best jet pump make/model for a basement sink drain?

  • @coolstuff_.
    @coolstuff_. Před rokem

    Cool

  • @cmoshpit9171
    @cmoshpit9171 Před rokem

    NE Vermont has no codes for homeowners unless you are adding additional square footage. its so weird

  • @AdamOmidpanah
    @AdamOmidpanah Před rokem

    Organic vs. inorganic arsenic is a big, big, big distinction.

  • @LubaLuba1
    @LubaLuba1 Před 11 měsíci

    So I just bought union ball valve twice and got the wrong size it’s description is 2” yet each time I put a 2” pipe on either end it’s 1/4 loose what the heck is going on???

  • @quiksol
    @quiksol Před rokem

    1974 house in northern ohio, single story home with a full basement. Right below my kitchen sink on the first floor, is the washer/dryer in the basement. Whenever I run the washer I hear gurgling and bubbling in the pipes through the kitchen sink, anyway to get rid of this noise?

    • @HomeRenoVisionDIY
      @HomeRenoVisionDIY  Před rokem

      you need more venting for the washer. it is sucking the water out of your P trap at the sink. Cheers!

  • @arthurmiller8336
    @arthurmiller8336 Před rokem

    The rules I remember was lines or sized off of the water pressure well I think that is changed now?????

  • @frogfroggy9438
    @frogfroggy9438 Před rokem

    How can you hookup a counter topwasher without using the faucet ?

    • @yohanathandowns9057
      @yohanathandowns9057 Před rokem

      Double shutoff under sink with compression line running to washer.

  • @CopeBUILT
    @CopeBUILT Před rokem

    Cpvc gets brittle in South East PA on Wells... 15 to 25 years... Don't smack it.... It will crack

  • @digitaria
    @digitaria Před rokem

    Could you explain what these materials are for you followers in the UK? What is pecks?

    • @HomeRenoVisionDIY
      @HomeRenoVisionDIY  Před rokem

      pex is a plastic water supply line that makes installation super quick compared to copper or steel.

    • @digitaria
      @digitaria Před rokem

      @@HomeRenoVisionDIY ahh you mean push fit, we use a lot of push fit (UPVC) John Guest and PipeLife is our main manufacturers.

  • @weekendwarrior3420
    @weekendwarrior3420 Před rokem

    42:20 14 carat gold is 14/24 x 100% "kind of" gold

  • @digitaria
    @digitaria Před rokem

    Do you guys have lead?

  • @DaOneEnOnly
    @DaOneEnOnly Před rokem

    -40C is the crossover.

  • @AReed030188
    @AReed030188 Před rokem +2

    -40 F/C is the actual crossover point.

    • @HomeRenoVisionDIY
      @HomeRenoVisionDIY  Před rokem

      LOL really once we get that cold who cares. Cheers!

    • @AReed030188
      @AReed030188 Před rokem

      @@HomeRenoVisionDIY😅 apologies for the pedantry, I'm a mechanical engineer who had that and the conversion between the two drilled into my head about a decade ago.
      Love your content man, bought a home a little over a year ago and while I lack the capital to do large projects right now your lessons are great to have in my back pocket for the small repairs I've had to make here and there. Cheers!

    • @HomeRenoVisionDIY
      @HomeRenoVisionDIY  Před rokem

      Cheers!

  • @deanwebb4770
    @deanwebb4770 Před rokem

    Jeff, what toilet are you getting for the $150?

  • @andyt1573
    @andyt1573 Před rokem +1

    Wow pex is over 10 years old

  • @reflexoesdaalma2636
    @reflexoesdaalma2636 Před rokem

    São Paulo l Brasil

  • @louisel.sinniger2057
    @louisel.sinniger2057 Před rokem

    Fixing things in older houses sounds like what is wrong in our country, probably the world. FIX THE INFRASTRUCTURE!

  • @MichaelPace2.0
    @MichaelPace2.0 Před rokem

    Your approach to pex leeching chemicals is pretty silly. Saying "well water quality is already sub-par" completely side steps the question. Even if pex is the safest form of plumbing, your response simply doesn't address it.
    Great vid tho, you're both amazingly helpful! 😉

  • @arthurmiller8336
    @arthurmiller8336 Před rokem

    Rodger have you ever blown up a toilet let's say by accident??.?.?

  • @yosipko5282
    @yosipko5282 Před rokem

    The job is not that complicated. The trouble is in lack of expiriance. First reno will never be better than your second, third... and you cant learn everything from youtube because available materials in different areas are not the same.

  • @crazydoglady5
    @crazydoglady5 Před rokem

    Fajita Friday fart fans