Darryl Wong

Darryl Wong lives in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada and has been in plumbing for 8 years. He enjoys promoting the trades to the younger generation by showcasing his skills on social media.

Colin Luttrell

Colin Luttrell has been in the plumbing industry for about 10 years. He is the owner and sole operator at ColinThePlumberLLC in Rochester, New York. His wife is the brains behind the operation while Colin is out in the field. When not on a service call, he’s at home spending time with his kids, Addison 8 and Henry 1. He’s extremely passionate about plumbing and trying to grow his platform to teach the youth and meet new faces.

Chris Sbrocco

Chris Sbrocco is a Master Plumbing Contractor who lives in Wickliffe, Ohio. He is also the owner and founder of the following companies: Pro Service Plumbing, Claim Professionals and Earthworks Environmental.

Evan Berns

Evan is a fourth-year plumbing apprentice running his own van for a small local company in California. He has a knack for helping people and finding the best solution to their plumbing problems. He relies on Oatey products daily to get home on time!

How to Install an Access Panel: Safety Proof Your Home Without Having to Compromise on Aesthetic

Do you need to hide all the unsightly pipes and unsafe wiring in your walls? Oatey’s access panels allow for flush or surface mounting that conceal the house’s inner equipment without standing out.

Oatey’s access panels enable access to necessary plumbing and cables without having to leave a hole in the wall exposed. Panels come in a range of reversible framing sizes including:

8 in. x 8 in.

6 in. x 9 in.

14 in. x 14 in.

14 in. x 29 in.

How to Easily Connect Pipes Using Solvent Cement

Did you know that the strongest part of a plumbing system, when properly solvent cemented, is the bonded joint? That’s because, when you join pipes and fittings, you aren’t just gluing them together. While you might hear solvent cements referred to as glue, solvent cements actually soften and chemically fuse pipe and fittings together, creating one piece rather than two pieces simply stuck together. Solvent cement can easily and quickly fuse PVC, ABS and CPVC pipes, if properly executed.