20 POOR MAN'S Depression Era Plumbing Tricks That Make $150 Plumber Calls Look Like a Scam

In 1933, about one in four American workers had no job, and nobody on a farm or in a mill town could afford to call a plumber. Today a single plumber visit runs about a hundred and fifty dollars before anyone even opens a toolbox, and most of the jobs they come out for are ten minute fixes. These are the 20 poor man's Depression-era plumbing tricks that make a hundred and fifty dollar plumber call look like a scam: the coat hanger snake, the leather washer, the rag wrapped pipe, the first Saturday walk, and more. Always shut off the water first, never use an open flame on a pipe, and call a licensed plumber for anything involving gas or anything you are unsure about. New episodes every 2 days. Subscribe for more forgotten American skills the modern world left behind.