Have you tried to tackle an electrical or plumbing program in your home or apartment on your own? If you’ve fashioned intricate strings of paper clips to unclog a drain or plugged a leak with some Big League chew all the while praising your innovation and thinking of all the money you saved, you’re not alone. The technical training at Berk Trade & Business School is perfect for a do-it-yourself kind of guy or gal with a passion for hands-on trade and training. If you think you might be ready for a new career, check out Berk’s adult education programs for building, electrical, and plumbing trades. If not, you can still enjoy the following advice on solving your own plumbing problems.

Here are the tools every at-home plumber needs to get by - after all, a workman’s only as good as his tools:

• Tongue-and-Groove Pliers are essential for the simplest jobs to the most complicated.
• An adjustable wrench is an all-purpose tool for compression fittings, and plumbing parts with hex-shaped nuts.
• Pipe wrenches are big and perfect for tightening (or loosening) threaded pipes, fittings, and nuts.
• Don’t go without a 25-foot drain cleaner. This tool will help with those frustrating clogs you thought were too much to handle.

If you have a passion for hands-on work like plumbing or electricity, get the training you need to turn your at-home projects into an employment opportunity. Berk Trade & Business School will prepare you for a technical position which affords you not only financial security, but a job you love. Visit their website for information on specific trade school programs and apply today!