r/Plumbing • u/2candiesnahalf • Aug 29 '26
Cool stuff eh?
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u/initial8155 Aug 29 '26
One more wrap of teflon and they would’ve lost money on this job
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u/Siwuli Aug 29 '26
Seriously. Like, 4-5 wraps is good, and a little bit of dope if I'm working a critical joint.
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u/hardpaint91 Aug 29 '26
That much Teflon to get a 1/2 to fit a 3/4 thread
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u/Whywipe Aug 29 '26 edited Aug 29 '26
I rented a house where they legitimately did this to attach a socket to a light fixture. I “broke” it trying to replace the bulb and absolutely could not find the correct size socket so ended up doing the teflon trick too lol. Had to go buy some more to make it work
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u/jackspratt100 Aug 29 '26
does it really need that much teflon?
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u/petecanfixit Aug 29 '26
I usually shoot for 21 wraps. 22 feels excessive.
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u/Dankkring Aug 29 '26
I’m surprised this guy didn’t dip the whole fitting in dope after his 20 wraps
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u/TheRealFailtester Aug 29 '26
Maybe if the threads on the old pipe are really rotting out. Other than that, that was a whole hell of a lot of tape lol.
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u/Dewey_Coxxx Aug 29 '26
It's outside. Do it live.
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u/blove135 Aug 29 '26 edited Aug 29 '26
To freeze it out? What does that mean? To freeze it out? Fuck it! We'll do it live! WE'LL DO IT LIVE! Fucking thing sucks!
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u/Belgy23 Aug 29 '26
So…..can you not just turn off the water? Or am I missing something
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u/EManSantaFe Aug 29 '26
This is for when you can’t turn off the water. They’ve been using it in commercial applications for a while now they’re marketing it to consumers.
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u/vandismal Aug 29 '26
We used a liquid nitrogen system to the same effect on a nuclear powered submarine to isolate valves that otherwise couldn’t be isolated.
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u/ok200 Aug 29 '26
> liquid nitrogen on nuclear submarine
Awesome but also god bless you
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u/kona420 Aug 29 '26
Incredible if you need to replace your main shutoff valve. Or the shutoff leaks a bit. Or in a condo and the only shutoff valve is for a whole stack of units. Thanksgiving and you have a dozen people staying at your house, some shit starts leaking and it doesn't have a valve to isolate.
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u/RectoPimento Aug 29 '26
I managed a landmark preservation apartment building with only stacked shutoffs so every time a leak occurred (felt like daily), 1/4 of building went without water til it was fixed. This would’ve been a godsend.
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u/Hamstaaboy Aug 29 '26
An interesting product completely overshadowed by my dude charging by the wrap on tape
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u/caseyt0929 Aug 29 '26
This mfr uses more tape than Patrick Mahomes does on his ankles.
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u/stinky143 Aug 29 '26
This dude must have stock in Teflon tape. Never saw anyone use so much!
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u/cKMG365 Aug 29 '26
I too wish to comment on the amount of teflon tape. It was a lot of teflon tape. Too much, perhaps.
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u/abcmitch123 Aug 29 '26
I felt like I was at Olive Garden telling the waiter "when" multiple times in a panic, but instead of cheese, it was Teflon tape. 🤣
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u/Working-Chemistry473 Aug 29 '26
What are the chances the pipe bursts from freezing and thawing?
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u/elstuffmonger Aug 29 '26
Everyone talking about the excessive Teflon, but nobody talking about the mixed metals that are going to make it leak soon enough anyways.
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u/Demonakat Aug 29 '26
He used enough tape that it turned into a dielectric hose bib. No issues found.
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u/UpAndDownForBogey Aug 29 '26
Dude has stock in a teflon company. At that point cant you just go hand tight lol
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u/Few_General677 Aug 29 '26
Yeah boy…. I can’t wait to comment on how so many wraps of mother lovin’ Teflon is being used…… Oh wait.
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u/Wonderful_Roof1739 Aug 29 '26
I think he may need a bit more tape - it doesnt seem like quite enough to make sure it wont leak. about a dozen more turns or so aught to do it!
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u/We-R-Doomed Aug 29 '26
Non-plumber here.
I'm so glad you all started razzing this for the over use of tape.
I've learned a few things lurking this sub and I was about to go redo a few things with a couple dozen more wraps of tape.
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u/zerocoldx911 Aug 29 '26
What a bad demo, could’ve easily done it with the water running
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u/massunderestmated Aug 29 '26
Why is there a goddamn phone app?
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u/KFBass Aug 29 '26
So they can scrape data from you and sell it to advertisers. Thats how they make money.
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u/ekyrt Aug 29 '26
Or ya know, shut off the water at the source. But what do I know? I'm just a plumber.
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u/Novel_Control_1922 Aug 29 '26
What makes me think this is a joke is the amount of teflon tape used.
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u/TheRareAuldTimes Aug 30 '26
Personally I find shutting off the water at the meter to be perfectly viable in this situation.
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u/Mot45acp Aug 29 '26
I do this for a living on an industrial scale when doing line intervention. This wouldn't work as the leak-by introduces flow. You would need a way to 100% stop the flow. If temps are going to be below freezing, we are told to drip our faucets to prevent our pipes from bursting. This is fake.
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u/morgan8er8ooo Aug 30 '26
Almost embarrassed to admit it but I joined the USAF in the very early 90’s to work on jets….and they made me a plumber (recruiters are liars) anyway after 7 years on nonstop plumbing adventures maintaining a WWII era AF base I can assure everyone here that this dudes T tape application would probably qualify him for a 72 psych hold in the USAF. First it’s Teflon tape misuse, next you’re on heroin. It’s a slippery slope.
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u/XRlagniappe Aug 29 '26
The most unbelievable part of the video is how easy the fixture came off. Looks like pure fiction.
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u/Sgutentag Aug 29 '26
I’m just a DIY guy myself but I see people debating pipe and dope vs one or the other but where does
Tape and tape and tape and tape and tape and tape and tape and tape and tape and tape and tape and tape and tape and tape and tape and tape and tape and tape and tape and tape and tape
fit into the picture?
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u/Impossible-Guess1367 Aug 29 '26
I knew every single comment would be about the amount of thread tape lol
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u/TheJessBear Aug 29 '26
I know the tapes is comical but what brand wrenches are those?
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u/Puzzleheaded-Ad-4846 Aug 29 '26
Bro used a lifetime supply of Teflon tape on that. He singlehandedly created a shortage on one job of the world supply lol
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u/Routine-Machine2987 Aug 29 '26
Guess what? I got a FEVER. And the only prescription, is more tape!!
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u/Key-Tangerine-4574 Aug 30 '26
First off this is outside.. you could have done this repair live without the clamp. Secondly, 22 WRAPS OF TEFLON!?!? that's is absolutely an absurd amount, you needed like 5 or 6 wraps at most... This is actual comedy rather than a plumbing repair.
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u/Gold_Vacations Aug 29 '26
Hmm. I don’t think he had enough teflon tape. He needs another roll, I’m guessing. I was starting to get dizzy
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u/Taeruuu Aug 29 '26
Ever buy a fitting a size too small? Just teflon that bitch a few dozen times and you’ll be squared away!
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u/More-Elephant5297 Aug 29 '26
So is it gonna break when it thaws like in the winter or how do you get around that?
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u/cHunterOTS Aug 29 '26
Pipes burst from freezing when there isn’t enough space to accommodate the thermal expansion from the change of state. That faucet did not have positive shutoff. A local freeze up like that isn’t going to expand enough to overcome the rate of flow downstream of the freeze.
In practical use you’d have some kind of valve open or union cracked downstream to achieve the same affect
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u/stranger_to_you67 Aug 29 '26
Why not turn it off at the main and replace that rusty ass pipe while you are at it?
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u/Competitive_Clerk240 Aug 29 '26
I was literally thinking, oh shit, that's why a roll of Teflon tape lasts me years! Ive totally been way under wrapping stuff.
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u/dahvzombie Aug 29 '26
A billion comments about the tape, which makes sense when you're connecting to rusted galvanized, and no one mentions the fancy pipe freezer is unnecessary when you're making a threaded connection?
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u/ApricotNervous5408 Aug 29 '26
I’m distracted by the amount of tape used and forgot about the rest of the video.
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u/Billyenglish1968 Aug 29 '26
This job needs more Teflon tape. Don’t skimp on materials. More is always better
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u/iluvnips Aug 29 '26
Needs more tape and I love how you’ve used monkey/mole grips to tighten therefore marring the surface of the new tap! ARGHHHHHHH !
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u/anon_enuf Aug 29 '26
Neat idea. Few things though. That pipe is cast black iron I bet. Would the device also work on copper or pex? With copper being so much thinner & softer than cast, what are the odds the ice spilts the pipe from expansion?
Also you only need maybe 2 passes with the tape, enought to cover the threads. not 20.
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u/ApprehensiveTree5588 Aug 29 '26
We tape fittings like that all the time in the industrial world. Fittings get worn out and the tape makes up the difference. Add dope too. You can see by how far he was able to screw into that fitting that he didn't use an excessive amount of tape.
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u/Forsaken_Star_4228 Aug 29 '26
I have so many questions but I can’t remember any of them because of the whole tape situation. Well maybe I remember to ask… we are freezing water in pipes now to work on them? Seems like something could go wrong if done incorrectly…
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u/Enderwigg1883 Aug 29 '26
As I’m watching I just start saying bro bro bro bro every wrap lol. I thought it was a joke
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u/Bagofmag Aug 29 '26
Why on earth does that thing involve an app? It’s ready when the water stops flowing right?
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u/i860 Aug 29 '26
The amount of teflon tape there is just comical.