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Article #417: Basic Plumber Tools To Keep Around

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






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