How to Connect Pipe Without Soldering | Ask Richard | Ask This Old House

Richard Trethewey shows two no-solder ways to make watertight pipe connections. (See below for steps.) SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse Steps for How to Connect Pipe Without Soldering 1. To install a compression fitting, start by placing the hex nut onto the pipe. 2. Next, slide the brass ferrule onto the pipe. 3. Then press the fitting onto the end of the pipe. 4. Push the ferrule and nut up against the fitting. 5. Tighten the nut onto the fitting with two wrenches to create a watertight connection. 6. To install a push-connection fitting, simply push it onto the pipe end until it bottoms out. No tools required. About Ask This Old House TV: Homeowners have a virtual truckload of questions for us on smaller projects, and we re ready to answer. Ask This Old House solves the steady stream of home improvement problems faced by our viewers—and we make house calls! Ask This Old House features some familiar faces from This Old House, including Kevin O Connor, general contractor Tom Silva, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, and landscape contractor Roger Cook. Follow This Old House and Ask This Old House: Facebook: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseFB Twitter: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseTwitter http://bit.ly/AskTOHTwitter Pinterest: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHousePinterest Instagram: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseIG http://bit.ly/AskTOHIG Tumblr: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseTumblr For more on This Old House and Ask This Old House, visit us at: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseWebsite How to Connect Pipe Without Soldering | Ask Richard | Ask This Old House https://www.youtube.com/user/thisoldhouse/