| You never know what kind of emergency might pop | | | | tool, you could end up damaging the pipe and creating |
| up unexpectedly around the house. That's why | | | | an even bigger problem. Since one of the main |
| everyone has some basic tools in the home to be | | | | reasons for owning plumber tools is to save money by |
| prepared. For the same reason, it is important to keep | | | | doing it yourself, making a bigger mess would defeat |
| around some basic plumber tools for any of those | | | | the purpose and cause you to pay a lot for someone |
| minor repairs you may need to do. You don't have to | | | | to come in and make repairs. |
| be an expert on plumbing, but you need to know basic | | | | If you have ever tried to loosen or tighten nuts and |
| repairs to at least hold off until the expert shows up. | | | | bolts under a sink, you know how difficult it can be. |
| Items To Keep In Your Plumber Tools Kit | | | | That's why you will need to add a basin wrench to |
| The most commonly used of the plumber tools are the | | | | your plumber tools. The basin wrench makes it easier |
| water-pump pliers. Sometimes these are also called | | | | to loosen and tighten nuts and bolts because of its |
| plumber's pliers or even channel-lock pliers. The | | | | convenient shape. |
| serrated teeth on the pliers help you hold on tight to | | | | If you are looking to do more than minor repairs, you |
| the pipe. The are necessary because any other tool | | | | will want to consider having a pipe cutter, reaper, and |
| would make it near impossible to hold on well to the | | | | emery cloth in the mix of your plumber tools. A pipe |
| pipe. | | | | cutter can make precise cuts in the pipe, while a |
| Another of the plumber tools that needs to be | | | | reamer can get rid of the residue in the pipe. Then you |
| available is the adjustable open-end wrench. This tool | | | | can use the emery cloth to clean the pipe. Just make |
| can sometimes be all you need when there is a leak, | | | | sure that if you plan to do these repairs, you follow |
| because the problem could just be a loose nut-bolt. So | | | | directions to the letter and follow all safety rules. |
| the job of the adjustable open-end wrench is to tighten | | | | Other helpful things to add to the plumber tools kit are |
| any loose nut-bolts. Since the nut-bolts can be various | | | | washers, threads, pipe cleaning tools, joint compound, |
| sizes, you will need a few different sizes of the | | | | Teflon tape, nuts and bolts, etc. After you have |
| adjustable open-end wrench to accommodate them. | | | | combined all the plumber tools mentioned in this article, |
| Tightening the pipe can be done using a pipe wrench. | | | | you will have spend about $100-200. This isn't bad for |
| Keeping this with your plumber tools is nice because | | | | a home owner, especially considering the money you |
| the pipe wrench can place a lot of pressure on the | | | | can save by doing your own repairs. |
| pipe without changing the pipe's shape. Without this | | | | |