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