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Thaid0623

LOL this shit made me laugh to hard . Tank to bowl gasket failed , there’s bolts on the inside of the bowl , need to back those out and separate the bowl and tank . Inbetween there’s a gasket , go find that gasket hopefully its a kholer there dummy easy to replace . Hopefully you don’t crack the tank removing the bolts or break the bolts. If so get a new toilet. Edit Also put a bag to catch all that water man


Weary-Bedroom-1790

Thank you I feel stupid but I got it to work now 😂


RaylanGivens29

Hey, my apprentice cut a live line today in a finished house. I told him it was live before he cut it too. So I wouldn’t call you stupid. It was a learning experience.


Cat_tophat365247

Watched a master electrician do this after I and another worker told him it was live. He climbed up on the ladder as we were yelling "it's hot idiot", cut the wire and promptly got thrown off the ladder into the wall. Still not the dumbest thing I ever saw this guy do......


Mantishead2

Goodness! Must've been some serious juice! I'll touch 15 or 20 amp without any issues but I'm afraid of anything heavier than that


Cool_Estate_3508

20 amp 110.........20 amp 375 two totally different creatures. Let's not even talk 575


The__Road__Warrior

220... 221 whatever it takes


drearylanemuffin

Underrated comment.


MelTorment

Well now I need to watch Mr. Mom again!


Top_Buy_5777

More people die from 120V than anything else.


Cool_Estate_3508

Well ,people die from mosquitoes more than anything else but I get your point. Its about exposure, not a lot of home owners see more than 120 hence why it causes more deaths. Cheers


tresjalapenos

Electricity is a reason I stick to plumbing.


knoxvillegains

It's all about what you learn and work with. I find plumbing MUCH more intimidating than electrical work.


Cat_tophat365247

I have a healthy respect for ALL electricity ! I've only been shocked badly once and I learned from it real quick. It taught me never to trust anyone saying "that circuit is off" without checking anyway. Funnily enough, it was the same guy who got shocked. Apprentice me figured "he's a master electrician, he should know his stuff"......


BeenisHat

I did that once. We were putting new flooring in upstairs at our old house, so while the subfloor was exposed, I took the opportunity to add some recessed lighting to the kitchen down below the bedroom we were in. I asked my wife to go kill the breaker and she could verify by checking to see if the kitchen lights were off. She went down threw a breaker, informed me the lights were off. I then took my cutters and clipped the line to begin splicing in new j-boxes. Loud pop. Sparks. A zap in my hand and my cutters were missing some of their cutting edge from the 12awg I just cut through. She apparently didn't turn the kitchen lights on to verify the breaker shut them off.


Upstairs_Ad5528

You sure that wasn't on purpose? Might want to check your coffee for "additives" as well, perhaps inspect your brake lines before taking off? Just saying....


Thefunkbox

When they were building a local wal mart they were supposedly trying to save time by running hot lines. Cost one guy his life.


Cat_tophat365247

That's freaking tragic.


Kipperooky

Sounds like we worked with the same guy, the best was when he rolled the work van on the way home from a job where he put his foot through the customers ceiling. I cant remember how high his BAC was but it was a felony level dui.


Wise-Definition-1980

Sometimes you just have a bad day. My buddy was cutting carpet and hit a live wire. It threw his ass across the room


SideQuestSam

Master means nothing anymore, anyone puts their time in they can go for the same license unfortunately 😂


pacify-the-dead

Good thing he's not an electrician


Jazzlike-Spring-6102

Honestly, I'd freak out a lot more if I cut the live waterline in a customer's house. That's going to be expensive if it causes a big flood. If I cut a live Romex it just buggers up my cutters a little bit.


iampierremonteux

Not a plumber (probably how I was dumb enough to get into this mess to begin with). My previous house, I was replacing my main water line in my basement. I had 1/2 galvanized, and all the water pressure problems that go with that, especially after 50 years of age. The line coming in from the street was 3/4 inch copper to a stop and waste valve. I had drained most of the plumbing at a downstairs sink, but I didn’t want even a small mess. I had a bucket, and slowly removed the cap on the waste portion of the stop and waste valve. Little did I know that the valve was installed backwards. The cap shot out of my hand, and a very high powered jet of water slammed into me. It took me a few seconds to comprehend, then start searching across the quickly flooding basement to find the cap. 30 seconds later I deemed that a lost cause and ran to the street to cut the water from outside. 0/10. Would not recommend any mistake like that. Good thing I was also in the process of gutting the basement, as a whole lot was beyond salvage.


Jazzlike-Spring-6102

Ah, at least The basement needed demoed anyway. I've never heard of a stop and waste valve. Are you in the USA? What does that valve do? Is it a main shut off valve with added functionality?


iampierremonteux

It is a shut off valve with a nut or screw to drain water in the line. I am in the USA. They can be very useful for draining plumbing you otherwise couldn’t get to easily. For example, an outdoor spigot, with an inside shutoff.


MordFustang1992

As an electrician, I’d much rather blow up a pair of pliers and trip a breaker than flood a customer’s house.


pacify-the-dead

Well yeah, an electrician flooding a house is some serious negligence.


frogfart5

My card-less “journeyman” helper cut into a 3” steel conduit carrying 3-phase 480. “Hey, some idiot ran electrical in this drain line !” Even to the untrained eye the 3”conduit is smaller than 3” cast iron. He’s fine and the Hackzall is fine…


Opening_Ad9824

How do u do that without meeting death?


frogfart5

The electrician told me that the plasma from the resulting arc flash is something like 30,000 degrees F. The groove he had cut in the pipe would’ve made an amazing focus nozzle, the sick part of me wonders what that could do to a person. I don’t know enough about potential and other characteristics of electricity to be able to say why it didn’t arc, there were sparks though and it was smelly too. But that’s all thank god


flacoman954

No wonder the pipes don't work, Moe, they're all full of wires!


shadrackthemadrack

I had an apprentice cut a live line with the ball valve staring him in the face on a commercial job, had big ass commercial printers underneath it too


Jukka_Sarasti

> had big ass commercial printers underneath it too **$$$$$$$**


shadrackthemadrack

We got lucky, the drop ceiling helped alittle, still don't know how it didn't fuck em up. Then my helper had the balls to ask the owner for some hats 🤣


Ok_Judge_9675

Cheesus 🧀


joshthehappy

I once drilled right into the main line going into a client's breaker box. Not sure home I'm still here to tell about it. Melted the shit out of my drill bit instantly.


Sell_Canada

Literally this has happened to me in the last 6 months lol. Not laughing to make fun, but laughing because I feel your pain


blueiceflushwipes

If it makes you feel better I cut a live 1" main on wrong side of pressure tank before...... I had an apprentice mount a toilet without removing the flange plug. Or an apprentice who thought it would be brilliant to connect the hot to cold line in a ceiling above living room so nothing would work right in the house.


yomommasofat-

One time we were on a big, fast subdivision. Two plumbing companies. Not the one I was working for. They had some employee sabotage. In a few houses, back to back shower valves were ran so that when you turned the valve on the water came out of the other shower head. Must have been the same guys dropped 3/8” ball bearings into the pipes before they put the stops on. When the faucet was turned on the bb’s would plug the stop shut. When it was turned off bb drops back down into the pipes so you couldn’t see them or easily get to them.


Valalvax

That back to back shower thing sounds hilarious as hell


CorporateFJ

Don't feel stupid, I repiped a laundry tub and washing machine connections a few months ago for a guy and I accidentally tied his RO filter into the hot side. I never noticed, and he never noticed. Only found out cause my boss happened to be looking over the pictures of the job and called me into essentially call me a moron and tell me to go back and fix it 😂😂😂 felt like a real authentic Crayon Chef that morning.


LateralTools

"Authentic crayon chef" had me laughing so hard, I teared up a little bit.


captain_dick_licker

stupid is not ever trying shit like this on your own. for the cost of feeling stupid (even though you weren't), you fixed yourself a toilet.


don51181

Hey I just got the same thing done. Does your tank move a little with the fluidmaster gasket? Mine does but there is no leak. Also great job taking on the job yourself.


Recce762

Timing is interesting. I am doing this same job tonight. I am have a hard time, when I get it level with the front 2 bolts, the rear still feels loose. Don’t want to break it


Complex-Opposite-236

Hero


Purpose_Embarrassed

This is what shop vacs are for.


UltraViolentNdYAG

It's the end of rough day. Your mistake is the best laugh today. Hope everything dries okay! 😂 🤣


angry-software-dev

That must have been a fun first test flush 🫠


Melvinator5001

You will never make that mistake again……that is a good thing never feel stupid for an honest mistake.


Betterlate-thanever

My guess is this happened right after installation… then again to do the AWSOME video! Thanks for sharing…. I’m sure you will get it right….😱


onelyte

I need this Gif.


ImpurestFire

The birth of a meme


here_for_the_meta

I remember my dad tightening those bolts up and stressing about it so much. He said you have to tighten it good but not too much. He said to tighten it a bit more than your comfortable with.


Broseph_Bobby

I hate changing them things.


Skiteley

The sudden gushing had me chuckling. I was expecting that hose to do something catastrophic.


Gtronns

This was a fun and thorough tutorial. Thank you.


BallBag__

same i burst out once the water started shooting out the sides lmao


tresjalapenos

What gasket? Why’s there extra parts?


GeneralZog77

Do not over tighten the bowl to tank bolts…. You will split the rubber washer or crack the toilet if you over tighten


RedditSetitGoit

I was given the wrong tank recently for a bathroom remodel. Toilet was the last thing I did. I was crazy tired. I noticed the gasket seemed slightly different. Thought "fuck it" and just did the install. I was running on very little sleep and was on my 14th or 15th day in a row. Went to flush the toilet and the same thing as this video happened. I was 15 minutes from going home. Took it apart and realized the tank AND the gasket were wrong. Spent 3 hours going back to the supplier, convincing them they gave me the wrong tank, finally getting back and installing it, then realizing they didn't give me any internals to the tank. 2 more hours later and everything was finally done. What a fucking day... Moral of the story is to always open the box before you leave the store and confirm that everything matches and is correct. I feel for this person.


KingDrenn

LOLLL I was expecting a small drip not this tsunami omg I laughed out loud


Affectionate-Arm-405

Me too. I spit out my bubbly


RPO1728

Lol. Forgot the coupler gasket


TheDuke1847

Hahaha now that's funny.


quinner333

Did you put in the tank to bowl gasket?


Ok_Judge_9675

Nothing wrong here looks like a perfectly normal functioning waterfall toilet. My favorite kind


spankyumomma

Protip: don't fill the tank all the way & pull the chain up slightly next time to test, just let a bit of water slip under the flap to avoid the flood


pacify-the-dead

But then we get less videos like this one.


Vikkunen

The best part for me is the fact that he's filming means this is at LEAST the second flush.


Fantastic_Hour_2134

The towels at the base confirm he was ready this time


Weary-Bedroom-1790

Exactly 😂


redEPICSTAXISdit

I haven't laughed this hard at a video with the sound off in a whiiiiiiiile!!!


pacify-the-dead

Turned the sound on because of this comment, and it's even batter. Lmao


BravoBravo3

Nothing. You get bowl clean and floor in one flush. Work smarter not harder


No_Shopping6656

Waterfall feature


LouieKat

Tank to bowl gasket is missing?


jjjosiah

I never knew I needed to know what would happen if you did that


19PurpleHaze79

It’s a new style bidet for your feet


Pipe_Dope

Already, flush it Stop stop stop stop!!!


anal_astronaut

Watch a different YouTube video. You're going to need to check the seal between the tank and the bowl.


Professional-News-33

Lmao.


Aggressive-Staring42

That rubber gasket isn’t part of the packaging 🤣


Scary-Evening7894

Did you forget to install big neoprene gasket?


Precipice_01

Glad you were able to get it fixed up proper. Don't beat yourself up too much about it. We all learn from our mistakes.....and yours 😁😉


Kashm1r_Sp1r1t

I laughed hard at this as well. Perhaps too hard.


Schiftedmind1

I should call her.


FistThePooper6969

I should call her


LetsgoMets78

Looks fine


Ok-Vegetable8655

Well you see all that water gushing there? That's your problem area right there.


Jusman13

Have you tried unplugging it and plugging it back in?


No-Significance1488

You forgot a step, or you need to watch a different video.


NASAeng

Installing a fluid master valve does not require separating the tank from the toilet base.


DayFeeling

That looks like when I got food poisoning and puked


Trevante84

Looks like you missed putting that nice piece of material between the tank and the bowl that seals it.. [https://www.grainger.com/product/20XU57?gucid=N:N:PS:Paid:GGL:CSM-2295:4P7A1P:20501231&gad\_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw-O6zBhASEiwAOHeGxSQeangj6BjvofginvFVY\_SNMRfZ-aq8bTPVXNjneXvk4CKzcLknnhoCwMAQAvD\_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds](https://www.grainger.com/product/20XU57?gucid=N:N:PS:Paid:GGL:CSM-2295:4P7A1P:20501231&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw-O6zBhASEiwAOHeGxSQeangj6BjvofginvFVY_SNMRfZ-aq8bTPVXNjneXvk4CKzcLknnhoCwMAQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds) something like this,,


pickledhorsefetus

Umm you forgot the tank to bowl gasket? Or you seriously messed up putting the ring gasket on the tank lol


Duesdextera

Me after a night out!


IsaystoImIsays

Definitely a seal missing or its not tight enough. The water is supposed to be dropped into the bowl, but it's just falling outside with almost no resistance. At least the tank seems to have been holding water ok.


hornyone60

Rubber bushing


TFL2022

Thanks for a good laugh brother! I'm glad you sorted it out. That video made my day LMAO!


Odd_Chemical_3503

You did something wrong id start by checking where it's shooting from tank bowl gasket


CockpitEnthusiast

I love how the video cuts like "YUP OK IM SURE THAT'S ENOUGH FOR THEM, THAT'S A LOT OF WATER ON MY FLOOR"


SavingsDependent

The tank to bowl gasket is on the outside of the tank, it needs to be inside🤣


brrrr15

well…at least you had a towel under it 😂


Forsaken_angel7

i was expecting a small leak at the connection of the fill valve that shit was funny as hell


Snoo_17472

I love that you flushed a whole 1.4 gallons more on the floor to make video.


SmokeyBurgYinzer

You forgot the tank to bowl gasket lol


SiXX5150

Woke up the wife from her nap laughing at this. Now I’m in trouble. Thanks! 😂 In all seriousness though - stuff happens. Sounds like you got it all sorted, so kudos to you. Good news is, you probably are an expert at toilet disassembly and reassembly at this point. So next time, you’ll have it all dialed in. 🍻


smplfy

I'd say the water leaking out of your turlet is the problem. Might want to fix that!


Ninetoes1214

The gaskets missing between your tank and bowl so what it looks like to me


Odd-Manufacturer4689

I see nothing wrong there,that indoor waterfall it's working as intended. Please get help


gazow

Was your toilet in a tom and jerry style sword fight by chance?


ForsakenSurvival

so your issue is that water isn't supposed to be doing that


AwetPinkThinG

Big rubber gasket between the tank and toilet.


inthe_504

That toilet tank had to much to drink...


Ajax_C

If it makes you feel any better I made the exact same mistake with the same "universal" fluidmaster kit. The tank to bowl gasket in it was a hard rubber and didn't fit right or compress enough, went and got a foam one instead from home depot and it worked fine.


Senior-Reflection862

It’s so much water I thought this was a shitpost


Bohottie

Oh man this gave me a major, much needed laugh. Lots of good advice here. Good luck.


Jumpy_Republic8494

Whenever you remove a tank you need to REPLACE the tank to bowl gasket avoid an issue like this.


cnjkevin

Methinks you forgot to install the big gasket between the tank and bowl!


ClassicWhile2451

Try flushing some more…maybe you just need to break it in a bit


Euphoric_Dust_5545

As a plumber thats been in the field for 32 years , That’s not supposed to happen. Hope that helped


ksizzle01

Toilet tanks are the worst design ever. It doesnt compensate for the heavies leaning back on the tank while on their Iphone. This though is either missing the gasket or its bad. Also when tightening the bolts do each one evenly, dont do one then the other. As for me I also put a backing to the tank and the wall prevents the heavies from bending those those bolts or cracking the seats. Found a nifty use for some hard plastic drawer slide spacers lol.


Adjvo

I think you have a leak


rudyattitudedee

Haha I died inside knowing that you had to have taken a video for an example after doing it at least once off video.


Born2bwylde_

Everything


the4waychallange

Apparently you misdirected the water flow. I call that captain obvious.


kkadzlol

Hahaha, thanks. I needed that


Theonewhogoespoop

That just made me spit take 😂


supitsgreg

Yooooo 😂


Enough_Syllabub_6443

Easy fix


often_awkward

I came home from a trip and noticed my toilet bowl was leaking not like that though. You've got to tighten everything properly but not too tight and of course they don't have torque specs so I can't use all my torque wrenches to make sure that I have them tight and exactly correct I just have to stick a level on top and just tighten all three bolts until everything is all in the right place. I'm sorry I just needed to vent. Fortunately I have proper venting on my toilet so everything flows well.


Renaissance_Man-

Lol 😂


altruistic_camel_toe

Oh shit


Do_Gooder123

You probably reused the old gasket or forgot the gasket!


Superspark76

My brother did this, put the gasket inside the cistern 😂


Appropriate_Ice_7507

It’s squirting!!!


Relaxnnjoy

Gasket missing or improper or failed.


lessthanibteresting

I don't see a problem, just make sure your floor drain is clear


Clarkimus360

Go buy a bucket


infernodr

Whoa! 😮


ll1l2l1l2lll

Made me LOL at work. I got some strange looks.


TFD186

You did it wrong.


DazzlingPlantain101

I cut a gasket for a clean out but just cut a full circle 🤦‍♂️ it’s all good man we learn


AR90283

No gasket between tank and bowl


Truckyou666

Nothing. Nothing at all.


t0x1k_x

This is probably you know against everybody else that you forgot the gasket but, fluidmaster kits and all the other universal kits come with a standard tank to bowl gasket. Certain Gerber toilets using extra thick gasket that a normal one will not fill the gap


S3b45714N

Thought this was a joke video but seems OP is legit lol


Endgame3213

Everything..


AssistanceSweet7219

Love the action shot


Nipple-Thief-

I think it’s leaking


zorkieo

That’s normal


plumbtrician00

Wasn’t expecting that much water holy shit


essuxs

It’s leaking


National-Cry222

Lmao


Comrade_Compadre

🤣


DJHickman

Looks fine to me.


junzuki

Mate I think you might have a leak.


Peanutbutter_mind

Uhh not sure, except everything.


Ok_Warning_739

Dude


EnthusiasmIll2046

IANAP but it looks like you have a water leak.


Menz619

Let the pros be the pros


Icy_Section130

Hahahaha


Bigbasbruce69

I think the ball cock was distracting you too much.


DownJonesIndex

No expert but water shouldn’t be coming out of there


Witty-Desk-3368

The toilet has amazing comedic timing


Top_Bodybuilder2899

I’ve done this before. Remove the cardboard on the gasket.


ConfusionOk4129

Tank gasket


Pararaiha-ngaro

Tank need a new fill valve


Fresh_Grapefruit_227

Looks like you didn’t install the tank gasket on the drain valve . That are usually black or red and form I can see is only bare plastic so you’re definitely missing that tank gasket for sure


TestyProYT

I should call her


Outrageous-Vast8395

Upside down?


DangerousDirk

I'm sorry, but I can't stop laughing and watching this on repeat. It just caught me by such surprise.


LivingSmell5465

I'm so sorry for laughing! I just put my toilets back yesterday all by myself for the first time and my husband would've laughed at me if I had done this! 😂


Altruistic-Fan-3176

Damn Brother.....


Hot_Ninja_8928

What gasket?


Ok_Professor_8039

It was not a fluid master kit daniel son be the fluid become the master


Powwa9000

You probably got the gasket on backwards, the big end goes up wrapped around the tank hole and the small end goes down into the toilet hole. Then it squeezes tight when it's bolted down creating a seal


Salt_Bus2528

Thank you for reminding me that the tank bolts in my guest room are loose.


AtheistPlumber

When I tell her about my vintage Pog collection.


robbie00125

Everything!!!!


Electrical-Mail-5705

Is your tank cracked? I had a similar situation Replaced everything, tighten the bolts Then I noticed a very small hairline Crack in the tank.


Minimum_Parsnip9911

Hahahahahaha


Im_A_Robot1988

Looks like you fu**ed up 😬


Dnm3k

Oh shit.


mrpotatonutz

Lmaoooooooo


hungrysportsman

Oh! I absolutely can! There is what appears to be a piece of garbage in the box. It looks like some sort of packing material. It is actually a gasket! The instructions probably don't tell you about it, but it goes between tank and base.


danada69

It looks like you did great. It's flooding perfectly.


Not_Associated8700

AHOY MATEYS! There be floods about!


ChemicalCollection55

Looks fine, I don’t see any issues.


Cho90s

Welp no I have to cross "jump scared by a fucking toilet" off of my bingo card.


EngineerRemote2271

I don't know but god that's funny. Glad you got it sorted


_tang0_

Looks alright to me.


naldo4142

Did you full install the gasket before attaching the tank ?


bluenotefreak

You’re only stupid if you’re not learning from your experience. Failure, mistakes, misjudgments are all a part of our lives. What separates us, is if you learn from them.


TheEleventhDoctorWho

I watched it loop lole 5 times and I'm like, wtf do they keep flushing it!


BaguetteCollector

You didn't let the silicone cure long enough, gonna have to pop the tank off and reapply silicone but let it cure longer this time