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
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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
CROWFOOT’S WRENCH
OTHER TYPES OF WRENCH
OTHER TYPES OF WRENCH
RATCHETING ROTARY WRENCH
BIONIC WRENCH
HAWK HEAVY DUTY SELF-ADJUSTMENT PIPE WRENCH
PIPE / TUBE
CUTTER
STREET
WATER
MAIN
 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
STREET
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MAIN
TYPES OF PIPE / TUBE CUTTER
STREET
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MAIN
1. 4 WHEEL PIPE
CUTTER
TYPES OF PIPE / TUBE CUTTER
STREET
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TYPES OF PIPE / TUBE CUTTER
STREET
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MAIN
2. WIDE ROLL PIPE
CUTTER
TYPES OF PIPE / TUBE CUTTER
STREET
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TYPES OF PIPE / TUBE CUTTER
STREET
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3. HINGED PIPE
CUTTER
TYPES OF PIPE / TUBE CUTTER
STREET
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TYPES OF PIPE / TUBE CUTTER
STREET
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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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MAIN
5. MINI TUBE CUTTER
TYPES OF PIPE / TUBE CUTTER
STREET
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TYPES OF PIPE / TUBE CUTTER
STREET
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MAIN
6. SOIL PIPE CUTTER
TYPES OF PIPE / TUBE CUTTER
STREET
WATER
MAIN
TYPES OF PIPE / TUBE CUTTER
STREET
WATER
MAIN
7. PLASTIC PIPE CUTTER
FLARING TOOLS

STREET
WATER
MAIN to
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
STREET
WATER
MAIN
TYPE OF FLARING TOOL
STREET
WATER
MAIN
1. HAMMER TYPE
TYPE OF FLARING TOOL
STREET
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MAIN
TYPE OF FLARING TOOL
STREET
WATER
MAIN
1. YOKE AND SCREW TYPE
PIPE DIE /
THREADER
STREET
WATER
MAIN
 used for cutting external threads in pipe ends; used in plumbing .
STREET
WATER
MAIN
PIPE THREADER
STREET
WATER
MAIN
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
WATER
MAIN
3. DROPHEAD DIE
4. JAMPROOF RECEDING PIPE DIE
PIPE REAMER
STREET
WATER
MAIN
 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
WATER
MAIN
SPIRAL RATCHET PIPE REAMER
COMBINATION PIPE
REAMER
STREET
WATER
MAIN
 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
WATER
MAIN
PIPE EXTRACTOR
STREET
WATER
MAIN
 A tool used to remove
broken threaded ends
of pipe, plugs, fittings
and etc.
STREET
WATER
MAIN
TUBE BENDER  A tool used to bend flexible copper
tubing without distortion.
SPRING TYPE TUBE BENDER
STREET
WATER
MAIN
GEARED-RATCHET
LEVEL-TYPE TUBE BENDER
BENDER
STREET
WATER
MAIN
TUBE EXPANDER  A hand-operated, single stage expander
used to expand tubing such as copper,
aluminum and soft steel tube.
STREET
WATER
MAIN
STREET
WATER
MAIN
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.
STREET
WATER
MAIN
STREET
WATER
MAIN
PORTABLE TRI-STAND CHAIN VISE
BENCH YOKE VISE
STREET
WATER
MAIN
BENCH CHAIN
VISE
STREET
WATER
MAIN
STAND CHAIN VISE
STRAIGHT PIPE
WELDING VISE
STREET
WATER
MAIN
PORTABLE CHAIN AND YOKE VISE
STREET
WATER
MAIN
ELBOW PIPE WELDING VISE
STREET
WATER
MAIN
ANGLE PIPE
WELDING VISE
FLANGE PIPE
WELDING VISE
STREET
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MAIN
DRAIN CLEANERS  Tools used to clean, declog obstruction and
maintain the efficient function of piping
system.
HAND SPINNER
STREET
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MAIN
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
ENGINEER’S HAMMER
HALF HATCHET HAMMER
RIPPING CLAW HAMMER
CURVE CLAW HAMMER
MASON’S HAMMER
TINNER’S 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
LINEMAN’S
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