StretchLearn Course

Fix Your Own Plumbing, From a Dripping Faucet to a Whole New Toilet

A practical beginner system for home plumbing repair: shut-offs and systems, faucets and valves, drains and toilets, and the copper, push-fit, and PEX skills that tie it all together.

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Beginner9 hr 55 minSelf PacedRegistered

Course Overview

What this course is designed to develop

Most household plumbing failures are small, predictable, and fixable without a licensed plumber if you understand how the system works and respect a few rules about water, pressure, and code. This course takes a beginner from locating the main shut-off to confidently rebuilding a dripping faucet, replacing a corroded angle stop, clearing a slow or blocked drain, and swapping out a toilet, while teaching the supply and drain-waste-vent systems that tie everything together. You finish able to diagnose common leaks, choose between soldered copper, push-fit, and PEX connections, and complete each repair cleanly, safely, and to a standard that holds.

Learning Outcomes

What the learner should be able to understand, build, or execute.

Locate and operate main, fixture, and appliance shut-offs to isolate any repair safely

Trace how supply and drain-waste-vent systems move water through a typical home

Diagnose and rebuild a leaking compression, cartridge, or ceramic-disc faucet

Replace a worn quarter-turn or multi-turn shut-off valve under a sink or toilet

Clear clogged sink, tub, and main drains with the right manual and mechanical methods

Remove and reset a toilet with a new wax or waxless seal and verify a leak-free finish

Choose and make sound copper, push-fit, or PEX connections for the job at hand

Curriculum Preview

Inside the curriculum: a structured path from fundamentals to execution.

Preview the course structure, see how the modules build on one another, and understand the path this program is designed to take you through.

Module 1

Module 1: Know Your System Before You Touch a Wrench

Understand how water enters, moves through, and leaves your home, and how to shut it off safely before any repair.

3 lessons

Supply, Drain-Waste-Vent, and the Two Systems That Never MixContent · 45 min

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Shut-Offs: Main, Fixture, and Appliance ValvesContent · 45 min

LMS Access

The DIY Plumbing Toolkit and Working SafelyContent · 45 min

LMS Access

Module 2

Module 2: Fixing Faucets and Replacing Valves

Rebuild the three common faucet types and swap out the worn shut-off valves that feed your fixtures.

3 lessons

Diagnosing and Fixing a Leaky FaucetContent · 50 min

LMS Access

Replacing a Shut-Off Valve (Angle Stop)Content · 50 min

LMS Access

Supply Tubes, Aerators, and Pressure ProblemsContent · 45 min

LMS Access

Module 3

Module 3: Clearing Drains and Replacing a Toilet

Clear the clogs that block sinks, tubs, and mains, then remove and reset a toilet to a leak-free finish.

3 lessons

Unclogging Sinks, Tubs, and Main DrainsContent · 50 min

LMS Access

Removing and Resetting a ToiletContent · 60 min

LMS Access

Toilet Tank Repairs: Fill Valves and FlappersContent · 45 min

LMS Access

Module 4

Module 4: Joining Pipe: Copper, Push-Fit, and PEX

Make sound, lasting connections by learning when and how to solder copper, use push-fit fittings, and run PEX.

3 lessons

Choosing Your Connection MethodContent · 50 min

LMS Access

Soldering Copper Pipe Step by StepContent · 60 min

LMS Access

Push-Fit and PEX Connections Done RightContent · 50 min

LMS Access

Built for Application

A complete learning path, not a one-off inspiration hit.

This program is designed around progression: focused lessons, structured modules, applied resources, assessments, and a course rhythm that turns information into usable capability.

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