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Plumbing Tools
There's more to plumbing tools than just plungers and snakes! Some basic plumbing tools to keep in you possession could be anything pliers to pipecutters. You may even have some of these tools already!
An adjustable open-end wrench has an adjustable head to fit various sizes of nuts and bolts. A basin wrench has a long handle that reaches up under a sink to turn the nuts on fittings and then repositions itself after each turn. The pipe wrench is an adjustable wrench used for turning pipes or other items with rounded surfaces. Channel-lock pliers are simply pliers that can be locked into place.
The following is a list of common plumbing tools:
Adjustable Open-End Wrench
Basin Wrench
Pipe Wrench
Channel-Lock Pliers
Emory Cloth
Flux Compound
Joint Compound
Teflon Tape
Pipe-Cleaning Tool
Pipe-Cutter
Reamer
Emory cloth is covered with powdered emery and used to polish pipes before soldering. Flux compound is a material applied to the surface of pipes and fittings to assist in the cleaning and bonding process. Joint compounds are utilized to help prevent leaks in the plumbing by being applied to the threaded connections. Teflon Tape is used to seal pipe threads being joined together and keeps water, air, and gas from leaking through threaded connections. Pipe-cleaning tools have wire-bristle brushes for cleaning both the inside and outside surfaces of pipe fittings. The pipe-cutter has a blade that cuts into the pipe as you make revolutions around the pipe. A reamer is a grinding tool used to level or remove burrs from valve seats in faucets so that the valve stem will fit properly.
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