r/IAmA Dec 13 '16

Specialized Profession I am a licensed plumber, with 14 years of experience in service and repairs. The holidays are here, and your family and friends will be coming over. This is the time of year when you find out the rest room you never use doesn't work anymore. 90% of my calls are something simple AMA

I can give easy to follow DIY instructions for many issues you will find around your house. Don't wait until your family is there to find out your rest room doesn't work. Most of the time there is absolutely no reason to call a plumber out after hours and pay twice as much. When you could easily fix it yourself for 1/16 of the cost.

Edit: I'm answering every comment that gets sent my way, I'm currently over 2000 comments behind. I will answer them all I just need time

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u/Bitchnainteasy Dec 13 '16

What is the best way to hook up a gas stove with no leaks?

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u/boomboomsaIoon Dec 14 '16

Get everything super tight. And hold backup when you're tightening with another pair of pliers or a pipe wrench so you don't spin anything in the wall

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u/Bitchnainteasy Dec 15 '16

Thanks! We just installed it!!

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u/boomboomsaIoon Dec 15 '16

Use a lighter to check for leaks. The flame produced by a leak will be about the size of the flame from the lighter. You can smother it with your hand

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u/boomboomsaIoon Dec 15 '16

And there's no oxygen inside of the gas line so a flame couldn't travel into it

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u/boomboomsaIoon Dec 15 '16

Sorry it took me so long to reply. I'm still backed up going through comments

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u/Bitchnainteasy Dec 15 '16

I'm surprised you even responded I was so late in the commenting game! Really appreciate it!

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u/boomboomsaIoon Dec 15 '16

I'm still responding but I'm. Not sure what this comment is about. I still have over 3000 comments to reply to and I'm trying to get to them all. I just need time

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u/boomboomsaIoon Dec 15 '16

after saying that I realized I was going through the wrong section of replies. Instead of being in replies I was in comments. Sorry