GAS CONNECTED TO POOL HEATER AND GAS METER USING RIDGID MEGA PRESS
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- čas přidán 27. 06. 2019
- We connect a gas line to pool heater and the meter via ridgid mega press and viega fittings.
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Awesome work! It’s been really great to see you and your family provide these videos for the greater good! Thanks CB’s
I’ve been looking for this type video for awhile. Finally, a good video hooking up black iron to the con stab riser at both ends. I really appreciated the drip line part of the video. Good job guys.
Thank you for this video! CZcams needs more of em
I love your videos, You seem like a cool guy to work with. Your work looks good. Looking forward to seeing more videos
I appreciate that!
Very nice video, lots of info…..thank you shearing your knowledge….God bless you..
good work, you rough in gas pipe line to pool. thanks, I am very happy see you work. good luck and all the best.
Thanks, you too!
Congratulations on Graduating Angelo!
That boy gonna have to reply from the bahamas.......class trip..
Good looking pipe work! Great job
thanks K
keep your self hydrated Cb, summer is here!!. I got a service line tomorrow , and its going to be a hot one. thanks for video
Hot Hot Hot
Love your videos. I like that you don’t show ego.
Nice install. A good tip for anyone who needs to turn the meter off to work on gas piping- always turn the main valve back on SLOWLY. The regs are sensitive to being slammed with the high pressure and can end up leaking out the vent if not done carefully. ( Gas co service tech, see it all the time) Keep up the good work!
Great tip! Thanks 3P3!
nice install, good work!
Thanks b.
Awesome job
pool party!
Another classic video Chuck hope the boys bought you a few beers on the way back to the workshop.
No beers......coffee be fine on a hot day even. lol
Great system , yesterday we repiped a 4 inch system with the megapress XL !
Mega is so sweet
Great video. I may have done a few things different but I think it's funny how many viewers feel the need to blast you on basically a good job. If you were skipping an inspection then that's a problem but you said it passed so all's good in my eyes.
Very true! Haters are funny people....lol
Great job! Your videos are awesome! I actually work for South Jersey Gas! NJ all the way!
Nice job!
Thanks!
Good job guys!!🇺🇸
Thanks Steve.
Very good sir thanks
Sweet video man!
Appreciate it! Thanks Joel
GOOD WORK
Thank you sir.
nice Chuck. I dig your channel
I appreciate that! Plumb on Josh
I just bought some of those gas press fit connectors for my new Milwaukee crimper & I didn’t realize I got the non stop couplings. THEY WERENT CHEAP!!!!!
How are your shoulders though? ha
Nice work boys. Brownie in da house!
Brownie visits so often..ha
my favorite series LoL.
season 4. lol
Did a good job. Could have added test tee instead of 90 for gas testing. Also one more test tee after gas shut off valve to pool heater. And performed 15 psi gas pressure test to check for leaks.
I would had that CB2 standing over yah Chuck with an umbrella ... keeping yah cool in the summer sun! =)
Next time! ha
Or make him stand there fanning you off 😂 joking you should get the Milwaukee portable m18 fan .
Phew! that tee is tight like a tiger.
Great job! There are always guys that have to critized. It's a lot easier to break loose a fitting with a 24". I use one that's steel not aluminum.
thanks. My elbows were crying too.....lol
I agree sediment or drip leg goes after the shut off
true.
Tip never use pipe wrenches on brass fittings always use a crescent wrench.
Some Knipex 12" Cobra pliers would come in handy to speed up install then bring in the big boy pipe wrench, less weight=less tired, curved jaws act like a pipe wrench, don't get the Gators.
Thanks M
My electrician buddy turned me on to those there awesome normally I use channel locks 440 big difference 😃
Hay that tee fitting on the outlet of a meter is there so the gas company can test and set the pressure also when they work on the meter they can keep the house live
I learned that later. Passed inspection but will keep that in mind next pool for sure.
cool, do you mix your leak soap? If so can you tell me how and what you used.
NICE NO SWING JOINT 👍👌
roger.
Hello! I just installed a Hayward 250FD. I have a question for you. Is it possible to over tighten the gas pipe into the pool heater? How would you know if you've over tightened the gas pipe into the pool heater gas valve?
Now I understand what he means when he says... “now the money shot!” Lol
Money Shot! ha.
Where or do you install the gas sediment trap in gas line to the pool heater?
I like this channel. They show the nasty and crappy side of plumbing. I like the honesty of it all. It's not like those typical home improvement channels that make it look like it is all clean and easy.
Everyday plumbing Matt
U can loosen the nut on the value to make it easier to turn on and tighten to seal it.
yes sir.
why do you go above the input pipe 8-10" then loop back down into input pipe instead of just comeing out of ground then right into the heater ? just learning here, love your work
so i could in stall proper drip tee.....purpose of drip leg is to catch dirt and moister. Thats the best way to do it. In line with run.
Love the ridgid mega press Chuck. Also, shouldn't you leave a test port in order to perform a drop test since you cut the gas to the home? Also it will help in case of a gas leak.
How did u size your gas line, longest run or branch method?
Are pool heater lines always connected to the meter or if it’s easier can it be tee’d off from a connection in the house?
Give those gas pipes a quick coat of grey enamel paint . Nice job.
Thanks for the tip
Don’t you love those little rectangles on the meter spud that catches the pipe wrench. Also are y’all doing all that in galvanized?
Yes....Salt air here requires us to use galv.
The sun got to you , you forgot to say the catch phrase at the end of the video. " Another Satisfied Customer " !
lol....heat stroke
Hey chuck, why do you go up than down with the gas pipe, not just tee and go out to the left? Is this you preference or a reason for doing this?
Where is best location for off valve right after the metter or close to the heather?
Every Fixture gets a valve.
You’re so lucky here we have to build our swing joints at the meter and paint our gas pipes. You should get those younger guys to loosen those fittings then they’ll learn.
True John
Gas comp was the best decision i ever made, dont kill myself anymore like i used to doing hvac work, very well compensated and the benefits are incredible, If i put in 6% into my 401k they match 9%.
How about the "on call" and "appliance repair" and "shit work" crawling around in places you rarely if ever go doing HVAC "repair"? Those amazing "benefits" or "compensation" as you call it are the "carrot" and the "stick" is what you feel like you're getting beat with everytime you're doing "APPRENTICE" or "LABORER" work all by yourself.
awesome!
@@chadmeyer9500 theres no on call we have 3 shifts, we dont work on appliances or commercial work, only gas furnaces and water heaters, no crawl spaces either, must be min 4 ft tall or we dont go in, most of my work is turning meters on and off and making sure that the equipment that is using gas is properly installed and working correctly, our current rate is 42 and hr and our max rate will be 45 an hr in 3 years before a new contract, average gas guy in my area makes over 110k a year with 350 to 500 hours over overtime, and anytime we work on our days off we get paid double time.
THeUNit so how many hours of overtime does that equate to ?
@@theunit5939 That's what you call a gravy union gig. Vastly overpaid and barely do any work. The gig most men dream of lol.
I think the megapress will hold water on the top, Like couplines that are installed vertically and will rot out the pipe due to corrision. Other than that megapress is good stuff, but I would only use it inside a house, but that's me
I hear ya Mike.
Why is there a cap'd drop off the T, when do you put those in place of just a 90?
kick ass. i thought you would have put a shut off for the gas to the pool gas line right at the gas meter. but i only see a gas shutfoff at the pool heater only. oh well. it looks great. i love the offset wrenches. BUT i love aluminum handles the best. lates....
How many valves ya need? I thought of it and moved right past that thought.
Shut off near gas main and the other by the pool heater. Lol
Drip t outside could freeze?
Good video
Love mega press
great point..nver thought of it that way. Im gonna ask my gas company friend. a really good point.
David dula same thing I was thinking against code in RI
That gas line kicked your ass. Lol
standing 8 count....cut me coach
No marks on pipe to make sure to make sure your fitting is in all of the way?
Your Right. that is the proper way. Thanks G.
What happened to the test tee.
Chuck what kind of blade are you using on your chopsaw the ridge a chopsaw
ridgid supplied it. not sure but im do for a new one.
Nice and clean. What jaws do you use for galvanized?
same for iron pipe
@@ChuckBarron thanks.
thinks of certain commercial @ 23:11 "wimpy wimpy wimpy" lol. them hot days will eat you up and make you jello
oh wimpy for sure.
Generally "Green Stuff" pipe thread sealant works best if you use enough to see that there's some there.
thanks chad
Hey chuck how deep those pipes need to be under the ground? ( meter to Pool heater)
12-18" and mark em out with tracer wire.
Doesn’t that pipe dope harden and then crack over time?
carbon steel or GI pipe , you using it?
now that you took out the service tee, how does the gas company test for flow?
true that. but the pool is warm. ha.
Dave, you are correct, he used the pressure tap tee for his pool heater fuel run (A no no). Chuck, let's go over the proper way to install a gas riser. At the pool heater your installation does meet the criteria for the national gas fuel code but at the gas meter it does not come close.#1 the gas company's pressure tap tee should not be used for your pool heater fuel run ( the gas company uses that tee to check regulator pressures, lock up and working pressures). So one of two things could have been done, you could have came off the house fuel run like the gas company thought you were or you could have asked the gas company to install a fuel run drop at the time they upgraded the gas meter ( there is normally no charge for this).#2 no shut off ( gas cock ) was installed before the first Riser went into the ground ( all underground fuel runs should have their own gas cock).#3 an insulated union is required before the riser for galvanic protection and easy component change out ( a riser is considered a component).#4 if you would have installed a shut off and tee for the pool heater fuel run you could pressure test your work very easily ( which is required by the national gas fuel code).#5 you passing a Municipal inspection doesn't mean Jack Shit when an incident happens in the gas industry. In my 35 years in the gas industry I have provided multiple depositions when incidents occur due to contractor error & it hardly ever ends good for the contractors insurance company.
They have an adapter to put on top of the meter outlet....
thanks for good word.......
@@boby115 BOB Y is on point, gasworker here I was cringing the whole video....I would have to cut all of your work out man and re-pipe it all up to code for the customer and my own peace of mind......
Never turn on HP gas like that u will damage the reg, never install another fuel run before the secondary/contractor meter stop.
That high pressure stop is not for you no touchie, ive seen em crumble and blow apart 59psi isnt as fun as you think .
You mentioned there is a valve out in the street, dont assume what you dont KNOW.
Channel locks will damage you hands long term use your wrenches more and hold back.
Finally im sure u felt that floppy fuel line once you disconnected the meter outlet spud. Let it be know do galvi thru foundation wall, install a swing elbow and strap it at least twice b4 transitioning to CSST garbage=rigid
CB u need to do better please talk to some local gas workers b4 u make up your own codes again
Since you eliminated the service T isn't true that now the gas utility can no longer hot bag the service if the gas company needs to change the meter?
I see he sediment trap!
How much did those press tools cost you
A couple of questions:
1) Why no union at the meter so new pipes can be removed if need be?
2) At the Meter, why did you go up with the new pipe, then loop back down, vs just stay horizontal then go down to new buried pipe?
Not sure why pipe would get removed but i i did i would cut and press a cap and or a male adapter with cap. as far as loop i swung 2 90's to meet riser from pool line. So many ways to pipe gas. the choice is yours.
@@ChuckBarron I was thinking if you wanted to put in T for some other load, or just a abandon the high maintenance pool, or a number of things, it would be easier to be flexible to either isolate the pool gas line, or add more to it.
So apparently then, going vertical, then looping back down after meter is just a preference?
He made a swing joint. It was live with no tricks. There is a lot I would of done differently. I enjoyed the title.. mega press and it did that. I just found out about male and female adapters wasn't aware they were available.
Are those surfboards?
Big surfing community here. When surfs pumping the workforce is all of a sudden sick.....hmmmmm
CB, If you megapress the meter the pipe going out that way, how will you ever get it apart without hack sawing the pipe?
He's obviously a "put-together plumber" ONLY and not a "take-apart plumber". That's a whole different "trade".
We install and when they get sick of pool I will cap that line and see ya in the movies.
you plumbers... always got some sense of humor!! lol
Great video. you seem like a good coworker,.. Are them press fittings for indoor use, like a crawl space or under a trailer home????
Both! appreciate that
Let the boys pull the wrenches.
time is now...the boy was on a 36" wrench today...cranking it.
Need more aluminum Ridgid pipe wrenches.
big time.
Got to love ridgid mega press. Excellent video, love the un-edited video, real life. But man that heater seems like a lot of BTU for such a small surface area in what seems to be a warm area. Must be the pool guys sized it. Keep the videos coming.
Thanks 👍 yes we did just the gas line.
good video enjoy watching, you need to let these kids do more of the work it's for them to do more not watch more they will learn faster and the the feel for things...your sitting there sweating your balls off,and they don't have a drop of sweat coming off them.hope you all don't take this comment the wrong way, merry christmas to you all
Thank you, I will. No thats the plan....my sweating days are close to the end unless im surfing.ha
Yes CB2 British thermal units btu's
Indeed.
I'm trying to figure out why you went up instead of going out to side?
many ways to pipe it.
drip leg before shut off valve?
not typically
Can megapress fittings be used Underground?
I used it to run gas line under a very small house crawl space it works even passed pressure test.
Never used a wrench to tighten the pipe out of the top of the drip tee, ( only hand tight ) then you pro press it, must have been the heat. ☀️
You have me going back to check that out. I may of edited out. I am still gonna check even though I tested it then also.
Valve installed after the drip leg into unit?
I don't think I did that. Let me check.
Chuck Barron you did 6:43
Ia that the same jaws as the copper pro press
Is it me u felt it like he’s destroying the valve by not using a crescent wrench instead of a pipe wrench ? N no rimming & deburring the pipe ?
got er done.
After you finish the job did you throw the two boys in the pool?
lol....no but I should of.
Was this inspected ? Was the BTU volume properly calculated ? The nipple coming out of the Gas Meter should have been upped to larger size and before the pool gas pipe connection. By connecting it the way you did, you choked the gas supply to the rest of the house. Also, that 1" gas pipe going to the pool is undersized. Pool heaters draw 400,000 Btu's / or 364 c.f.h , meaning maximum run cannot exceed 30' of 1" pipe total. Looks like your gas run is much longer. PS: Nice Rigid tool !
Yes sir and passed but I would not use test tee connection if i had to do again.
Please buy you some aluminum pipe wrenches, looks like you’re struggling with those old cast-iron ones
a gas pool heater set on top of combustible material.and the shut off gas valve have to be on the riser
That "pool heater" is a "backup generator" bigger than shit. Look at the "heated pool", for fuck's sake. Its an above-ground "wading pool" somebody "converted" to an "in ground pool" and clearly the "pump" is running and must be "separate" from that "heater" with zero "vent" OR "enclosure". Pool heaters are not "outdoor appliances" and no "pool heater" that "size" is something you just "T into" existing gas "supply line" and automatically have "enough gas" for. Especially with clusterfuck adapt-o-rama "plumbing" like THAT. But a "backup generator", on the other hand, only needs gas when the "power" is off.
all passed code here but I see what ya mean.
Im thinking your not a fan of mega press...lol
$2500 for pro press and no money for aluminium 24 inch pipe wrenches . LOL But it keeps you in shape C.B.
Who in the FUCK needs 24" pipe wrenches for any of that and least of all for all the HEX FITTINGS he's using pipe wrenches on? News flash, Super Plumber, PIPE TAPER THREADS "SEAL" LONG BEFORE THEY "BOTTOM OUT".
how many tools can I replace at once....lol. I will be getting some more aluminums
I need em when i forgot my 18's at shop.....my shoulders still crying about that day
Why don’t you keep your pipe wrenches in your van ? They don’t make any money by having them in your shop ? I don’t know about anyone else but I keep all my wrenches in my van all the time.
I have a couple cheater bars😁
Surprised that gas company doesn’t have a service tee at the meter to check pressure and perform drop test, oh Wait it had one and you tied in to it 😂. It wasn’t install properly for hot change device but at least it had some use.
Hi,
my name is Kenny and I heard you talking about how much gas flow and I watched a lot of plumbing videos on this old house and the plumber was installing a natural gas barbecue grill to the gas meter and he and his son Evan connected the natural gas lines inside the house from the meter to the barbecue and this is what he said about what natural gas meter the gas flows from the street the number on the face of the meter determines how much natural gas comes from the street through the pipe to the meter bar and the number of gas lights which is called out in numbers 5,10 or 15 on the face plate on the meter and the plumber told his customer that he has four hundred thousand B.TU.'s of natural gas and he also totaled up all of the gas appliances and the plumber said that his customer had enough gas to run all of his appliances including the barbecue.
Kenny
since 1993...thank god for air conditioning and a safe day...sUrFs Up
A real cooker here lately.
CB-1 where the heater is above the drip on the top side of the three way tee I didn't see you tighten that pipe you Pro pressed it. I saw you screw it in by hand only that could be a problem. I just thought I would bring it to your attention. Peace brother
ya second person said that. I am gonna check it out....
but like the press tool
its nice.
Is that yellow wire/string a tracer wire? Why do you have to wrap the pipe in that?
Josh McFate if someone ever has to do a locate on that plastic gas line, they’ll get a reading from the wire.
Surfs up.....need a laser straight to the beach.....ha....yes so mark out company can locate plastic pipes in ground.....water uses blue.....ha
🤙🤙🤙
Is that a pool or a water trough?
ha.
I got a question for u, why you guys tighten those gas line so tight its only like 10psi. I've always just do it snug.
Leaky leaky Go boom
Yeah lol curious did u guys put mill tape on as well under ground
@@ChuckBarron btw great video keep them coming
U took the gas company test port to test the meter
interesting....never heard of that here. I will ask my man who works for them. That could be a good point.
test ports here are normally 1/4" thread here, but we also have cross bar meter brackets to bond, take stress off the meter itself and the gasket fittings, with the test ports in them..
I don't see how it doesn't leak in freeze/thaw cycles
Thats the customer side you can do w.e you want on that side