Place this clip early in a plumbing sketch, right under the action, then follow it with a short reaction sound when the character gives up. Keep it as the only background layer during the gag so the later payoff lands cleanly in your edit sequence.
Über diesen Sound
This clip is a recording of a torneira, a household tap, running and clattering for about thirteen seconds, with water and metal sounds filling the whole take. It feels oddly tense and funny at once, like a small plumbing problem getting louder until it becomes the punchline of the scene around it every time.