Pressure Testing our Drain Pipes
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- čas přidán 23. 08. 2024
- It's finally time for our drain plumbing and foundation wall inspection 😬 we have to get 10 feet of hydrostatic water pressure on our drain pipes to give them a stress test! Of course, we threw in some fun clips as well 😉
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The warning on the plug is that after you finish filling up to that 10ft, you have about 5 psi in the pipe. It doesn't sound like a lot, but it can be enough to give you a good pop if you're looking right over it and it fails. You guys did a good job!
You're right, when we went to drain the system it was quite a geyser for a couple seconds! Head pressure is very deceiving, I can't imagine what it would be like if a skyscraper drain line clogged up..
Congratulations on passing inspections. You really tired George out today. Another great job.
Thank you! Glad it all went well. George loved the field trip! He barked a lot but overall he had a great time.
this is pretty cool, very interesting
thanks!
Air test seems easier? Not allowed in your area?
The drop in the water level on the main pipe may be from evaporation too.
I actually had the same thought and capped it off the 2nd time and it still happened! Never did find any observable leak, thinking it was just air settling somehow
Will you put the insulation boards back on the foundation?
Yes! We are going to put all the insulation back on and start backfilling 🙂
Make a potatoe gun out of your plumbing mistake!
Oh you just said it in the video a minute later haha
Question, Mason Dixon Acres, I will be forced to do my own under slab plumbing.The contractors in area are unreliable. The state online code book was difficult for state inspectors to navigate attempting to show me the site. any suggestions I mean any??
Read applicable sections of the IPC, and other online resources, watch several videos, follow plumbers on social media