005a - REFRESHER

PLUMBING TOOLS
ENGR. ROEL A. ABAO

SHOVELS

D HANDLED ROUND POINTED SHOVEL

D HANDLED SQUARE POINT SHOVEL

LONG HANDLED ROUND POINTED SHOVEL

LONG HANDLED SQUARE POINT SHOVEL

SPADE SHOVEL

TRENCHING SHOVEL
GRAIN SHOVEL
SNOW SHOVEL

GARDEN TROWEL

WRENCH

English term : SPANNER

hand tool made for tightening or loosening
bolts or anything that needs to turn.

PIPE WRENCH (U.S)

a hand tool having one jaw movable and other
relatively fixed, two parallel jaws is opened or
closed when placed on a pipe and rotated in one
direction.

END PIPE WRENCH

a tool fast easy grip used on constricted spaces
or close to a wall.

STILLSON WRENCH (U.K Daniel Stillson)

a variation of pipe wrench with a swiveling
seriated jaw and knurled control knob located
between the frame forming the head and the
handle of the wrench.

RAP WRENCH
a variation of a pipe wrench that has deeper and
broader jaw housing
may be occasionally used as a hammer

COMPOUND LEVERAGE WRENCH

a unique pipe wrench in which turning force

applied is multiplied
ideal for freeing locked couplings and joints
frozen by age or damage

OFFSET PIPE WRENCH

a unique type featuring a jaw opening parallel to
the handled and a narrower hook jaw provides
easy entry into tight spaces.

ADJUSTABLE WRENCH ( Brand : Crescent )

having one jaw fixed and the other adjustable ;
set to a desired size or opening by means of
knurled

MONKEY WRENCH
a tool which resembles a pipe wrench, except for
its smooth jaws
used to hold or turn a hardware having flat
surfaces such as nuts and drain fittings

STRAP WRENCH
used for any polished pipes particularly plastic or
synthetic
has a long nylon strap which gives tight grip

TORQUE WRENCH
used in no hub soil pipe installation

used to ensure tight, leak free joints

HEX WRENCH
a wrench with a hexagonal jaw which is multi-side.
The ideal for securing drain nuts on sinks and tubs
used to provide secure grip on all hexagonal nuts,
square nuts, unions and valve packing nuts

ALLEN WRENCH
a wrench screws with hexagonally shaped recess in
its head

LOCKING
WRENCH ( Brand : Mole
Grip / Vise grip )

can be locked into

position using an
over-center action.

INTERNAL WRENCH
used to hold closet
spuds and bath, basin
and sink strainers
with a diameter up to
2 inches.

JAW DROPPER
WRENCH
for tightening taps
without isolating the
water supply
double-ended design
allows use on all
standard sink and bath
nuts

BASIN WRENCH
has a swiveling jaw
that enable to reach
into places not easily
accessible with
conventional wrenches
used to loosen and
tighten nuts that hold
faucets

PACKING NUT
SOCKET WRENCH
are hexagonal on both
ends and hollow core to
fit over faucet stem
handles.

BASKET STRAINER
WRENCH
used to tighten the nut
that secures the basket
to the sink

CHAIN WRENCH / CHAIN TONGS

a type of wrench having a sprocket chain that is
slipped a round pipe and then attached to the wrench
handle.

TYPES OF CHAIN WRENCH / CHAIN

TONGS

TYPES OF CHAIN WRENCH / CHAIN

TONGS

1. REVERSIBLE CHAIN TONGS

TYPES OF CHAIN WRENCH / CHAIN

TONGS

TYPES OF CHAIN WRENCH / CHAIN

TONGS

2. SINGLE ENDED JAW CHAIN TONGS

TYPES OF CHAIN WRENCH / CHAIN

TONGS
3. DOUBLE ENDED JAW CHAIN TONG

4. LIGHT DUTY CHAIN TONG

5. HEAVY DUTY CHAIN TONG

OTHER TYPES OF WRENCH

OTHER TYPES OF WRENCH

CURB BOX WRENCH

CROWFOOTS WRENCH

OTHER TYPES OF WRENCH

OTHER TYPES OF WRENCH

RATCHETING ROTARY WRENCH

BIONIC WRENCH

HAWK HEAVY DUTY SELF-ADJUSTMENT PIPE WRENCH

PIPE / TUBE
CUTTER
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a hand tool for cutting or tubing; one end of the tool, which
partially encircles the pipe carries one or more sharp wheels,
the cutting edge of the wheels is forced against the pipe by a
screw on other end of the tool

TYPES OF PIPE / TUBE CUTTER

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TYPES OF PIPE / TUBE CUTTER

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1. 4 WHEEL PIPE
CUTTER

TYPES OF PIPE / TUBE CUTTER

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TYPES OF PIPE / TUBE CUTTER

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2. WIDE ROLL PIPE

CUTTER

TYPES OF PIPE / TUBE CUTTER

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TYPES OF PIPE / TUBE CUTTER

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3. HINGED PIPE
CUTTER

TYPES OF PIPE / TUBE CUTTER

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TYPES OF PIPE / TUBE CUTTER

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4. RACHET CUTTER

TYPES OF PIPE / TUBE CUTTER

STREET
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TYPES OF PIPE / TUBE CUTTER

STREET
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5. MINI TUBE CUTTER

TYPES OF PIPE / TUBE CUTTER

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TYPES OF PIPE / TUBE CUTTER

STREET
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6. SOIL PIPE CUTTER

TYPES OF PIPE / TUBE CUTTER

STREET
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TYPES OF PIPE / TUBE CUTTER

STREET
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7. PLASTIC PIPE CUTTER

FLARING TOOLS

STREET
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used

a tool
make watertight joints between flexible
copper tubing and fitting or valve. The end of the tubing is
slipped into yoke and a countersunk compressor screw is
slowly tightened forming a bell-shaped tube end.

TYPE OF FLARING TOOL

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TYPE OF FLARING TOOL

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1. HAMMER TYPE

TYPE OF FLARING TOOL

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TYPE OF FLARING TOOL

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1. YOKE AND SCREW TYPE

PIPE DIE /
THREADER
STREET
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used for cutting external threads in pipe ends; used in plumbing .

STREET
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PIPE THREADER
STREET
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PIPE TAP
used to create a
threading system inside
a hollow pipe

TYPES OF PIPE DIE / THREADER

1. THREE WAY PIPE DIE
2. RATCHET
STREET TYPE IRON PIPE THREADING DIE
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3. DROPHEAD DIE
4. JAMPROOF RECEDING PIPE DIE

PIPE REAMER
STREET
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a tapered bit having sharp, spiral fluted edges along the shaft.
used to enlarge an opening or remove burrs from the
inside of a pipe specially after cutting, etc .

STREET
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SPIRAL RATCHET PIPE REAMER

COMBINATION PIPE
REAMER
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Used to remove the

internal and external
burrs of a pipe that
had resulted from
cutting, usually
applicable on plastic
and other thin-walled
pipe or tubing.

STREET
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PIPE EXTRACTOR

STREET
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A tool used to remove

broken threaded ends
of pipe, plugs, fittings
and etc.

STREET
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TUBE BENDER A tool used to bend flexible copper

tubing without distortion.

SPRING TYPE TUBE BENDER

STREET
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GEARED-RATCHET

LEVEL-TYPE TUBE BENDER

BENDER

STREET
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TUBE EXPANDER A hand-operated, single stage expander

used to expand tubing such as copper,
aluminum and soft steel tube.

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STREET
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PIPE VISE A vise for holding pipe or tubing during

cutting or threading operations; the pipe is

held in a v-shaped serrated jaws or (for larger
pipes) by chains.

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STREET
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PORTABLE TRI-STAND CHAIN VISE

BENCH YOKE VISE

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BENCH CHAIN
VISE

STREET
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STAND CHAIN VISE

STRAIGHT PIPE
WELDING VISE

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PORTABLE CHAIN AND YOKE VISE

STREET
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ELBOW PIPE WELDING VISE

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ANGLE PIPE
WELDING VISE

FLANGE PIPE
WELDING VISE

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DRAIN CLEANERS Tools used to clean, declog obstruction and

maintain the efficient function of piping
system.
HAND SPINNER
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FLAT SEWER TAPS

DROP HEAD AUGER

FUNNEL AUGER

STRAIGHT AUGER

HOOK AUGER

RETRIEVING AUGER

SPADE CUTTER

GREASE CUTTER
SPIRAL SAW
TOOTH
CUTTER

SAW TOOTH CUTTER

FOUR BLADE SAW TOOTH CUTTER

SPIRAL BAR CUTTER

SHARK TOOTH
CUTTER

GREASE C-CUTTER

CHAIN KNOCKER

FLUE BRUSH
DRAIN RODS

SINK PLUNGER
AIR-OPERATED PLUNGER
ACCORDION PLUNGER

TOILET
PLUNGER

BLOW TORCH

PROFANE TORCH

MECHANICAL TEST PLUG

INFLATABLE RUBBER TEST BALLS
PRESSURE TEST PUMP
WITH PRESSURE GAUGE

BALL PEEN HAMMER

ENGINEERS HAMMER

HALF HATCHET HAMMER

RIPPING CLAW HAMMER

CURVE CLAW HAMMER
MASONS HAMMER

TINNERS HAMMER
POWER
HAMMER

LONG HANDLE SLEDGE HAMMER

HAND
DRILLING
HAMMER

SCREWDRIVER A tool with a handle and shank, with a

tapered wedge-shaped tip which fits into

the recess in the head of a screw

FLAT HEAD
SCREWDRIVER

TONGUE &
GROOVE
PLIER

PHILIP HEAD
SCREWDRIVER

WATER PUMP PLIERS

LINEMANS
SIDE CUTTING
PLIER

DIAGONAL
CUTTING
PLIERS
UNIVERSAL SIDE
CUTTING PLIERS

HEAVY DUTY SIDE CUTTING PLIERS

LONG REACH
DUCKBILL
PLIERS
SLIM NOSE PLIERS
LONG
REACH
PLIERS

END CUTTING PLIERS

SLIP JOINT
UTILITY PLIERS
CRIMPING TOOL
SMOOTH JAWED PLIERS

MACHINE TOOLS

MACHINE TOOLS

VARL-ORBIT JIGSAW
RECIPROCATING ORBITAL
SAW

RIGHT ANGLE DRILL

PORTABLE ELECTRIC DRILL

PORTABLE ROLL GROOVER

PORTABLE CORDLESS DRILL

GEARED THREADER

CORE DRILLING MACHINE

SPRING YARNING IRON

CURVED OFFSET IRON
(INSIDE & OUTSIDE)

LONG CURVED OFFSET

(SQUARE END)
OFFSET YARNING IRON

PICK-OUT IRON

LEFT IRON

STUB IRON
TRIMMING IRON

S-TYPE CAULKING IRON

CEILING IRON SQUARE END

C-CLAMP

F-CLAMP

BOLT CUTTER
HAND RIVETER

PLASTIC PIPE
SHEAR

COLD CHISEL
FLAT FILE

TOILET AUGER

DRAIN MACHINE

SINK AUGER

ANGLE GRINDER

CORDLESS DRILL
HAMMER

DRILL HAMMER

AIR IMPACT WRENCH

HEAT FUSION
MACHINE

UTILITY LEVEL