Welcome back guys and as you may know I'm a journeyman plumber and today I
want to show you my top 10 favorite everyday carry tools! So starting with
number 1, the adjustable pliers. your adjustable pliers are a stable for your
EDC. You'll be using them for many things such as screwing nuts, tightening small
pipes and many other uses. You'll want to get a dependable brands such as Channel
Lock or Knipex or Knipex as some may call them, as they'll be going through a
lot of hard labor, so keep that in mind. Next up, the adjustable wrench. You'll
want to have an adjustable wrench for a few reasons.
First, it has a smooth jaw. Unlike the adjustable pliers which are meant to
grip on things, these are meant for either finishing work or just an everyday
wrench, and secondly, some models have a hole at the end for hanging them, but I
use it to make offsets in threaded rod when something is in the way. Number 3 is
a tape measure. There are plenty of tape measures out there but my most trusted
brand is Stanley. Stanley tape measures, Fat Max's to be more precise, have been
great to me in the past years and I can't complain. They're durable under all
conditions and the price is very competitive, but this is my opinion and
you should experiment on your own to see what suits you best. If you aren't in the
United States, I suggest getting an Imperial and Metric tape measure as
often, your plumber will give you Metric measurements, so I strongly suggest it.
Number 4 is a torpedo level. If you want things to be straight, you'll need a
level on your person at all times. Sometimes, you'll need to install a
vertical waterline and other times, a drain which requires a slope. In both
cases, you're gonna need a torpedo level and my personal choice for torpedo
levels are ones with strong magnets, easy to read vials and a solid body
construction. I don't suggest getting the "creme de la creme" of all levels as
they're more prone to getting stolen, but rather one that's more affordable such
as a Fat Max or a Milwaukee. Next up is a box cutter or utility knife.
I always keep mine in a leather pouch I have on my right side so it's easily
accessible when I receive an order or whatnot. There are many different types
and sizes of box cutters such as these, but my "go to" knife and everyday carry
is this one. Olfa makes great solid knives and the blades are very sharp and
for those who don't know why the blades are ridged like they are. here's why.
When you snap a segment off, you get a new cutting-edge which is a very neat
feature and a lot of people don't know of. Number 6 is a marker. I tried all
kinds of different markers and I always tend to carry the same two types, a
permanent Sharpie type marker and a chalk crayon. I always find myself
needing to mark on concrete and I don't find that a permanent marker is
appropriate for two things, the floor might not need any finish so the client
will be stuck with a mark on the floor and it kills your marker because of the
dust. So for concrete, I use my chalk crayon and gyproc and other surfaces, my
permanent marker. Number seven is a hammer. You'll need a hammer for all
sorts of things like punching in anchors, to chipping off loose concrete.
I've been using a Stanley 8-ounce hammer with flat claws like this one I find
that it's the perfect weight to power ratio for what a plumber needs to do on
an everyday job. I usually carry mine in a tote but you could get a hook that
goes on your belt and carry it around with you all day depending on what
you're doing. Number 8 is a multi-bit screwdriver. As a plumber you don't want
to be carrying around eight different screwdrivers in your tool bag or pouch,
so I suggest getting this. Picquic is my preferred brand but Milwaukee and
other brands make good multi-bit drivers as well. A cool thing with these is you
could use your driver bits on a drill, something that can't be done with a
normal screw driver. At number 9 is a tube cutter. You'll wanna two
models in your toolbox, a small one and a big one. The small cutter can go from
1/8" to 1" which is perfect for tight spots and the bigger
model such as this one can go from 5/8" to 2 1/8", for bigger
pipes. Plus, most models have built-in reamers in them to ream your pipes. And in
last position, pipe wrenches. You're gonna be needing a minimum of 2 so I suggest
getting aluminum models seeing weight could be an issue. Your pipe wrenches
will be your work horses and they'll be taking a lot of abuse so get a good
brand like Rigid or Lennox, they'll pay for themselves in the long run. I've had
mine for 8 years and they're still running strong. I hope this video guides
some of your apprentices that are new out of school and that are willing to do
plumbing as a career. As always, if you like these videos, subscribe to the
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thanks for watching!