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Installing the Bathroom Faucet

Bob meets Steve Bottazzi, a plumbing contractor. Steve is installing a lavatory in a vanity by installing the faucet on the lav first, then putting the trap on the lav, and finally placing the sink on the vanity and making all the proper connections.

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" And we're gonna put the faucet in first."

" Yeah."

" And get you to hold that for me."

" Sure."

" Slide that in----"

" That's to be held up in place."

" Right, and----"

" Just keep it centered."

" That's the first thing you do is get this fitting tighten up."

" And this tightens the faucet down. Hold it in place. That nice and straight Bob."

" Yup."

" It's nice and straight."

" What's the next step Steve?"

" The next step is to put the shutoff valve in Bob."

" And this is---- this little brand's number, which shutoff the water to the faucet, so do you have to repair it or recede it. And what is this white stuff?"

" This white stuff is pipe dope."

" What do you need that for?"

" This lubricates it and makes it easy for to go on."

" So, it makes for better sealing and threading."

" Right. And every fix you have to have shutoff on it."

" Right. Otherwise, you would have to shut the water up and down in the basement to the whole house right?"

" Right."

" And then----"

" And now, we're gonna measure the valve onto the coupling."

" So, I noticed you're up above the end of the---- You're measuring from inside?"

" Right, to makeup----"

" [unk]."

" to makeup inside the valve and inside the coupling."

" So, you had a 1/2 inch in both ends."

" Right, it's 12-5/8. Measure this."

" And mark on it there. Was it 12 and----"

" 12-5/8."

" Okay. And then the front part. So now, do we get the solder? Very nice. Now, we're done with the metal part of the job, and I guess the next part involves the PVC. We've already got the trim for the draining place down there right Steve?"

" Right, and also we have left to do is put on the trap."

" And what is the purpose the trap?"

" The trap is what prevents stored gases in coming back up into the air in the room."

" Into the house, yeah."

" Right."

" It's essentially at that curve and the bottom of it, you always have a level of water there, which keeps any gases from the rest of the plumbing system in the house from being able to enter----"

" Exactly."

" in the room. And this is this very smelly stuff that to make you dizzy, so you wanna close the can up whenever you're through with it. Now you just tightened that top junction without having to put any pipe dope or anything else on it right?"

" No. It has a plastic washer in it."

" Yeah."

" Just wipe out the excess glue."

" And you've done it."

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