Detour Ahead!! 8” hot (live) tap on 12” Water main!!

[@kc0eks]

I love your intro and entire production. It is your style and i enjoy every bit of it. Way too many easily upset people in this world.

[@rodpreston100]

@@kc0eks awesomeness!!!! Thank you 🍻🍻

[@bluejay713]

@@rodpreston100 Hi dont worry about people you got the right to say what you want keep up the good work.

[@bluejay713]

Hi i saw that comment on the other video.

[@mikespenziero9445]

@@rodpreston100snag a gas cap when u can they fit perfect in the valve box when backfilling the bottom section !

[@markg1247]

I work in the natural gas industry, we do hot taps too. Biggest one I worked on was a 16" hot tap on a 24" pipeline. We weld the "full encirclement fitting" on and around the live line, this one was 1,100psi and flowing 700 million SCF a day, which is important because the pressure and flow are used by the engineers to calculate the heat loss properties and given to the welders to set the amperage range for the welding (too hot it could burn through, very bad. Too cold and the welds could crack, also very bad). I think it took about 20lbs of rods to weld the sides and hoops. Then the tapping company (TD Williamson in this case) comes in and does the actual cutting under a nitrogen charge that matches the line pressure. Their machine cuts and pulls the coupon, then a "pig bar" sleeve is inserted to keep a pig (pipeline inspection gauge) from catching on the cut. Really cool process. Nice trench by the way.

[@rodpreston100]

That would be a fun job to help out on!! Awesome!!

[@georgefitter7656]

As a pipe fitter, I’ve done my share of “hot taps” and “wet taps”. This is a wet tap. On a hot tap, we weld the access fitting onto the main pipe to be tapped. On a wet tap, the process in the video is done and a clamp portal is used. Sounds trivial, like a problem with semantics but it is extremely important when fittings, welding machines and manpower has to be ordered before the excavator hits the job.

[@rodpreston100]

@@georgefitter7656 www.google.com/gasearch?q=what%20is%20a%20hot%20tap%20on%20a%20water%20main&source=sh/x/gs/m2/5

[@danr5375]

Yeah, you don't want to "hot tap" a gas line. :)

[@rodpreston100]

@danr5375 🍻🍻

[@rickbennett5072]

Great video. Brought back many memories of the many wet taps I used to do.The machine I used had a preset guage on it for drilling, thusly not having to watch the drill when it reversed itself. Also, we would either pour or place a thrust block behind tapping sleeve.

[@joemc111]

Great job, retired 7 years from Electrical. Years ago at the project I was working on couldn’t get the water turned off. They said the rod broke off the gate. So I had to watch a company add a new valve. Anyway they cut a piece of that 6 inch pipe so a new gate valve could be installed. That piece of trans pipe looked like it was new, but it was 40 or 50 years old.

[@bryanbishop8973]

I did a bunch of those back in the day we were required to pour concrete behind the tapping sleeve. Its been awhile but the tee's were iron too. Thanks it brought back some good memories.

[@rodpreston100]

@@bryanbishop8973 yes . I guess anytime water changes direction you should use a thrust block .

[@shockingguy]

@@rodpreston100 So there’s no or I never saw it is there any gasket on that tapping sleeve

[@rodpreston100]

@ yup

[@rodpreston100]

@ built into it , that’s why it didn’t leak thank goodness lol🍻😁

[@suzylarry1]

enjoy watching you guys update and maintain your system !

[@rodpreston100]

Thank you !! Let’s people see the daily operations of underground utilities, something most people don’t get to see ,

[@paulbennett9002]

Learned something new about that hot tap and never change you intro !!

[@rodpreston100]

@@paulbennett9002 thanks!!! Appreciate that 🙂🍻🍻

[@rodpreston100]

@@paulbennett9002 🍻🍻🍻🍻

[@eddiestafford3313]

Great job lads.....well organized and carried out.👍👍👍

[@rodpreston100]

@@eddiestafford3313 thanks!!

[@TheSilmarillian]

New sub here greetings from Australia , nice work indeed, never considered 1 could live tap a pipe under pressure or carrying flammables or nasties sewerage produces a quantity of many of those have worked on outflow systems, remember smoke testing a suburban system (after venting )and man holes popped up along the street . I learnt something new 2day thanks for taking me along. Was commenting as I was watching duhhh bad me it was a hydrant system never worked on them should have watched 2 the end ...takes the goose award lol.

[@rodpreston100]

@@TheSilmarillian thanks for hanging out 😁🍻🍻👍🏼

[@RD-ox3ce]

I used to work on large diameter oil and gas pipework and some of the lads I worked with had tapped into live lines. The thought of it gave me the utter fear 🤣

[@shockingguy]

Nice fun to watch, new here, so the sewer is going to go through that what is that like two or 3 inch line for that whole property I guess their pump almost never stop and I guess there’s a grinder so you’re just really sending a slurry ha ha ha ha😝

[@dtxmedia6243]

Once he started pointing with his cigarette I knew it was all gonna work out.

[@rodpreston100]

🤣

[@manayunk770]

Great job, great content. I'm a fan! Don't worry about the haters!

[@patrickguseman5219]

20+ years in service, I’ve been called worse. Actually if you didn’t call me something I would’ve figured I screwed something up 😂😊❤

[@nowweride3094]

Damn sure brings back some good and bad memories.. still wouldn't trade a day of it..

[@davegeorge7094]

never saw a the anode used before on pipes, smart!

[@rodpreston100]

@@davegeorge7094 first one I’ve used 😁🍻

[@kierenhudson6331]

From the uk, you guys have a real professional team, love the intro. Let's hope that street is getting resurfaced tho. 😂

[@rodpreston100]

Wouldn’t say professional lol 😝 good crew !! Thanks 🍻🍻

[@georg2010cz]

What I was wondering at these procedures, what happens to the bits and pieces which result from the drilling, do they get introduced into the water stream?

[@rodpreston100]

We flush a hydrant at the highest point to remove any debris, and once the contractor is done with their 8 inch line , they will pressure and test super chlorinate their end to kill any thing in the line

[@georg2010cz]

@@rodpreston100 interesting to know thx

[@excavatorguy]

Your content is awesome! I spend all day in the road and then come home at night and watch you. You have a great sense of humor and expertise that so many people can learn from (adults and kids). It would be interesting to see what you came up with if you tried out some new intro lines… maybe take the 30 day challenge and try a new one each day??

[@rodpreston100]

@@excavatorguy thanks for the support!!!🍻🍾🍻

[@SnoDawg]

I made snow at ski resorts for 10 years. Try doing that when a water line breaks at -15. Trust me it was not fun, but it had to be done.

[@johnvalencia7488]

Love that special leverage wrench you were using on the new valve. What's it called and where can I get one?

[@rodpreston100]

@@johnvalencia7488 www.google.com/gasearch?q=under%20ground%20swivel%20wrench&source=sh/x/gs/m2/5

[@charlietanner6211]

would liked to seen the gaket on tap and actual drill etup how it worked up close

[@rodpreston100]

I didn’t want to record the guy, don’t know him and he prob thought I was crazy recording stuff lol !! I will for sure get better footage of the tap next time we do one 🍻🍻😁

[@dollyhadbraces9361]

@@rodpreston100 you had it in ur hand before he showed

[@DK_Skand]

Great Job 👏👍

[@rodpreston100]

@@DK_Skand thanks 🍻🍻

[@GeeTheBuilder]

Does that “tapping sleeve” have a rubber or fibre seal between the sleeve and the pipe? I can’t see from the video If not how does it seal water tight ? I’m only at 7:23 so maybe you explain later….

[@rodpreston100]

Built in rubber gasket around the inside

[@GeeTheBuilder]

@ what would we do without rubber 🤷‍♂️ Cheers

[@ajc7166]

Done a few of these under pressure tees on gas here in UK, much the same but smaller excavation though.

[@rodpreston100]

@@ajc7166 we make wide ditches so we don’t need a trench box, and for safety, we want to go home at the end of the day🍻🍻

[@Master-ls2op]

@@rodpreston100 sir sir sir you just want me out of the job..... if i walked on this in real life you would have 20 inspectors trying to find out why i had a heart attack. half of them would cry and the rest would question reality and or have heart attacks them self.

[@rodpreston100]

@@Master-ls2op I think I had a stroke reading this haha

[@azmrblack]

This is why I have great respect for you guys in Utilities - it's not only hard work, but bleaching the pipe, etc. - you're thinking of your fellow man. Question though - even though they are pumping it (force main?), for an ENTIRE complex it's supposed to go thru that 2 inch pipe? I'm assuming a grinder pump setup or something, but for that many people still...

[@somerandomguy8564]

I was thinking the exact same thing. Our private house has a 6-inch main drain pipe that goes to the connection in the street. Don't see how a 2-inch pipe could support the volume of water required to be moved for an apartment complex, even if they are using a grinder pump to break down solid waste.

[@LydonThorpe]

@@somerandomguy8564 I had this exact same thought. The size of the water pipe compared to the sewer pipe is very different. One thought I had is that maybe with a sump in the apartment building a smaller pipe is fine. The sump collects the water when someone flushes and then it slowly drains out via the smaller pipe that's constantly flowing. So instead of a large pipe with intemittent flow you use a small pipe that has a constant flow. My other thought is maybe the water supply pipe is over spec'd compared to the waste piping as its used for fire suppression as well. In the event of a fire they need the large pipe's capacity for the sprinklers, but in normal everyday use the water requirements of the building only require a 2 inch pipe.

[@rodpreston100]

@LydonThorpe said before, not my concern what happens, not our line , it’s on them

[@nickmastrantone109]

Greeting from Australia.I install Fire Sprinklers. Where do I get a compound wrench like that, its brilliant!!!

[@rodpreston100]

Google REED Through bolt swivel wrench , should pop up , I think Amazon even has them

[@BartlettTFD]

Very interesting to watch and educational 👍👍

[@Honda-wing5811]

Very interesting what are those knockoff blue bolts for is that for centering the pipe? And that your sewer line that thing looks like it's tiny.

[@rodpreston100]

@@Honda-wing5811 blue bolts snap off at a certain torque, it pushes in wedges that grip the pipe to keep it from pulling apart , yup it’s on a grinder pump force main cause the building is below our main sewer , I asked the same question as well , not us , contractors

[@motor2of7]

What was that little line you drilled into the manhole? That didn’t look big enough to be the actual sewer line for that whole apartment building.

[@jack43068]

Dumbest shit i seen

[@GeeTheBuilder]

That’s why I asked too That small diameter white pipe is for all the pumped sewage from that new building. ??

[@uzlonewolf]

@@GeeTheBuilder 8" line going in, 2" line coming out! 🤣

[@rodpreston100]

A grinder pump and a two inch forced sewer main is allowed, but yes , it’s a little small in my opinion, I would have used 3 inch at least , but it’s not ours so , it is what it is

[@rodpreston100]

www.google.com/gasearch?q=can%20i%20use%20a%20grinder%20pump%20and%20a%202%20inch%20sewer%20force%20main%20in%20an%20apartment&source=sh/x/gs/m2/5#vhid=zephyr:0&vssid=atritem-

[@df446]

I'm more offended you started work before daylight. "I'm sleepin' here‼"

[@rodpreston100]

🍻🤣😂🙂

[@Jeddco66]

did a lot of these 45yrs ago lol things haven't changed that much. now water lines in our area are plastic.

[@rodpreston100]

Same here 🍻😁☮️

[@sc0tte1-416]

So that's just like a much bigger version of the ones you use to hook up the little lines that go to your refrigerator then I guess 🤔

[@dalewier9735]

The comment made me smile but the "emo-gee" made me laugh out loud. Thank you

[@mead6754]

Hey mate what type of spanner is that your using to tighten the bolts? looks a good piece of kit

[@rodpreston100]

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[@jasperkelly6705]

Do you guys pave it over after you guys done with each job or does another crew do that but love the videos and your right stop complaining it's motivation lol

[@rodpreston100]

Yup our transportation crew does any curb gutter sidewalk and road we take , and fix it 🍻😁

[@cordelolsen3950]

Man your guys weather up there seems way better then here in Cape Breton nothing but rain and great videos keep them coming

[@rodpreston100]

@@cordelolsen3950 getting lucky, it’s been overcast and raining here as well, hence the 2 videos a week lately 🍻🍻

[@cordelolsen3950]

@@rodpreston100 going on 15 days of rain here and no end in site I see Halifax and areas really could use some rain

[@glennmcgurrin8397]

I assume most of the 8 inch is for fire flow, otherwise I can't see how the 2 inch would be enough and I'd expect you would have capacity issues on the 12 inch main adding that much demand. I guess a lot of commenters are not familiar with the size of pipes going into sprinkler systems vs. the rest of larger structures.

[@josephludwig1126]

I Love blue Collar work

[@Flea-Flicker]

Hi, I am new here. I have a friend who does similar work, my hat's off guys, Im in my 60s now and can't do this kind of heavy work. May I ask, about how many days this all covered, first just the video here, then the whole from arrival to leaving. You make things looks so easy. I thought I was going to see a video with a 20 foot column of water at high pressure but you put that thing in like tapping a water line for a fridge ice maker.

[@rodpreston100]

@@Flea-Flicker I think it only took about 9 hrs or so , 👍🏼🍻thanks for the support !!! 😁

[@MegaMarclar]

I love how in construction, there seems to be a minimum requirement of at least 3 guys standing around doing nothing. Probably making 50$/hr, just standing there... No wonder the county has such high waste.

[@rodpreston100]

@@MegaMarclar you sir , are a moron!! Hahaha my god you sound like a baby hahaha 😂🤣🖕🏼🖕🏼

[@rodpreston100]

@@MegaMarclar next time you see your towns water/sewer department working, walk up to them and say exactly what you typed out on my channel, instead of being a keyboard warrior princess, and I don’t mean driving by with your window up and doors locked, walk right up and say it , then come back here and tell me how that went

[@bobw222]

Interesting how those hot taps work. That looked like a pretty tiny sewer line for that big an apartment building.

[@polsdofer960]

When you use a lift station and force main the line can be smaller then a gravity flow pipe with solids. The pit would have been sized to hold certain ammount then be pumped out multiple times a day. Dont have to worry about soilds becaue the pump will grind it up. Example would bd a station have two 8" gravity lines coming in and use one 4" force main be pumped 1000' feet away and up about 40' to a lagoon. Got to calculatr how much waster water is expected, how much to store, how fast needs to be pumped out, where is is going, ect.

[@rodpreston100]

@@polsdofer960 🍻🍻👍🏼

[@davideggleston4793]

I'm surprised if you are drilling while its hot, that doesn't contaminate the water with pipe shavings?

[@rodpreston100]

@@davideggleston4793 gotta flush the line after 🍻

[@WetCoaster]

That's about 75-90!! Nice video.

[@Nightsweeper]

Surprise you didn’t use a torque wrench for those T-bolts after the impact. I usually did them about 80lbs. I like how now the retainer bolts just snap off when torque. Great video .

[@garywade1938]

Hi What the makers name of the red handled wrench you are using , we do the same job as you guys across the pond , roll on the good weather , winter sucks with the mud .

[@rodpreston100]

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[@BVN-TEXAS]

For that force main sewer into the manhole ,what size line is that. It seems like it’s kinda small but I can’t tell from here lol.

[@rodpreston100]

Two inch on grinder pumps

[@rodpreston100]

Sorry about the audio not lining up with the video , don’t know what happened lol 🍻🍻

[@albertbusscher4270]

ASs an old plumber I would have thought that you would have put washers between the valve and the coupling, so as not to i interfere with the steel. Greetings from Australia

[@rodpreston100]

@@albertbusscher4270 the front of the the tapping sleeve has a rubber gasket 🍻🍻

[@gravelydon7072]

@@rodpreston100 I wondered if it did. Otherwise it would have been done with one that fit into the bolted gap area.

[@patrickrush9069]

As a commercial diver for 30 years I’ve installed a lot of Hot Taps on oil & gas pipelines up to 30” in diameter. Are there any seals on that sleeve? How does it seal against the pipeline?

[@rodpreston100]

@@patrickrush9069 gasket built into the sleeve ,

[@teslafreak]

What kind of wrench is that you are using around 8 minutes in to tighten those bolts? Never seen one with than angle on it.

[@rodpreston100]

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[@bobolabonskijr]

USA blue book has them through bolt ratchet wrench adjustable handle 1-1/16"x 1-1/4" $191.00

[@teslafreak]

@bobolabonskijr I will check that out, thanks!

[@perstaffanlundgren]

How is the last cast iron pressure pipe section keept in place / stopped from wandring out ? the other stuff was bolted, the last bit just pushed on. Also when the driller pusch trough into the main how is the pipe fileings and the core plug drilled out prevented from going into the mainline ?

[@rodpreston100]

The contractors end they hook up , the water pressure and the core drill hold the coupon, hydrant gets flushed

[@perstaffanlundgren]

@rodpreston100 ok so the pipe is held by friction in the fill and kept pressed up against the first piece by the stuff pipes the building contractor put in?

[@rodpreston100]

@perstaffanlundgren main valve is off till they hook up to their water system

[@perstaffanlundgren]

@@rodpreston100 I get that otherwise there would be some water coming out I guess

[@rodpreston100]

@ yup , the valve is open while he taps the main, he pulls out his bit far enuff to close the valve until the contractors finish hooking up their end , hence a live tap (hot tap)

[@lathamarea1437]

what's the p.s.i of a 12 inch line..? what's the diameter of the core drill bit.?

[@joe24681012141618202]

So no gasket or o ring? Just the bolts pressing the blue plate against the main?

[@rodpreston100]

Gasket is on the front of the tapping sleeve , all it needs 😁🍻

[@richc357]

No Gasket?

[@tomhoffner513]

Looks like a mega lug,,we've used them to repair water main breaks,,

[@metaspencer]

cool to see! good stuff man

[@The_Engineer_Guy]

Hey, just found your channel. Enjoyed the Video. Had just one question. Why didn't you used washers on the flange?

[@rodpreston100]

T bolts won’t sit in the slots , don’t need them with that sleeve

[@moose64]

That small white pipe is the shitter pipe for the whole building?

[@rodpreston100]

@@moose64 yup with grinder pumps ,

[@moose64]

@@rodpreston100 Ahhh...so the macerator is before the white pipe. Thanks.

[@tonynacelewicz4588]

How does the piece of the pipe get removed after drilling? Is there a magnet or something that holds it? Also, are those bolts stainless? What does that zinc rod do? How do the sections of pipe fit together? Are they screwed into each other?

[@rodpreston100]

@@tonynacelewicz4588 pilot bit , no stainless just approved underground bolts , takes corrosion away from other metal , bell and spigot

[@JeffRynne]

What kind of water pressure you dealing with there..

[@rodpreston100]

@@JeffRynne pressure around town is mostly between 100-110 reduced down to 50-60 psi with the prvs, right there where we were is probably around 80 psi , I’d have to look at the map 😁🍻

[@imeryalbmert8874]

What tool are you using to tight the bolts

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[@glennmcgurrin8397]

What was the white tube wired to the valve?

[@rodpreston100]

@@glennmcgurrin8397 sacrificial anode , it will supposedly take the corrosion instead of the valve 🍻

[@jeremyhippy7499]

lol not afeneded at all subscribed right away love it lol

[@jimmycake7143]

Not sure if they had the anode wire placed Clockwise under the nut head to stay tight.

[@GeeTheBuilder]

I don’t think he was sure it was still attached after the gravel went in…. 😱😱😱

[@vincentwesolowski459]

That little 2” line is going to handle all of the sewage from those houses?

[@rodpreston100]

@@vincentwesolowski459 I don’t know lol not on us, contractors engineer wanted it , we just hooked into our manhole

[@bsm2001yt]

So where do the metal shavings go during the drilling process?

[@rodpreston100]

Out the upstream hydrant, and in the contractors new sprinkler line , witch 🧙 they have to pressure test and super chlorinate their end ,

[@fpskywalker]

I need that anode for my water heater lol

[@rodpreston100]

Water heater would last forever lol!! 🍻🍻

[@myk55501]

Hey, We never get ok to use a 2 inch line for sewer 8 inch min. Pump or no pump.

[@rodpreston100]

I really don’t care what people think lol it’s their line not ours that’s on them 🤣😁👍🏼🍻

[@johnsondarian5062]

Where do you get your fluorescent coveralls...

[@rodpreston100]

@@johnsondarian5062 they are wearwell garments

[@terryburgess8222]

Most of these people never worked construction. I was an electrician for 30 years. Trust me I was called and I’ve called people a lot worse things than that in the morning. It’s all and fun people. That’s never worked the trades. Don’t understand it. Enjoy your show. Thanks.

[@rodpreston100]

🍻🍻👍🏼

[@ryancoates4054]

Is the hot tap permanent?

[@rodpreston100]

@@ryancoates4054 yes

[@GeeTheBuilder]

You dont need to torque the bolts at all ?? And that small diameter white pipe was for all the pumped sewage?? (I’m only at 20m in so far)

[@rodpreston100]

@@GeeTheBuilder it may not have been on camera but yes tapping sleeve was torqued, sewer , contractors, none of my businesses lol

[@GeeTheBuilder]

@ thanks for replying. I assumed you’d have to torque etc just wondered. And I can see you’ve already had a shitload of comments about the size of that sewage pipe. Sorry 😂 Just found your channel here in the UK 🇬🇧👍

[@rodpreston100]

@@GeeTheBuilder all good , 😁🍻I’m on the comments side for that one ,, I was questioning it that day , but like I said it was above my pay grade lmao 🍻🍻🍻🍻

[@robbridges7810]

The last piece of pipe. Was it welded on?

[@rodpreston100]

@@robbridges7810 no, bell and spigot, I said hot because it’s a live tap , live wet,, also known as hot in the water industry, nothing to do with welding , lol 😁🍻☮️👍🏼

[@frugive-3824]

Enjoy the longer vids have a good one 🤟🏼

[@rodpreston100]

@@frugive-3824 I try to keep them15-30 min , thanks!!!

[@JD-ce4so]

I don’t understand why your using an anode when you don’t use zinc coated pipe, polywrap or vbio, and blue teflon coated bolts.

[@rodpreston100]

@@JD-ce4so never used one in my life until there ,it’s where I was told to put it , and so there it sits lol 🍻🍻

[@johnj4052]

I'm an electrician myself, and most things not power related on the utility side I have no clue of. With this hot tap, 12" main with 8" tap but is it truly 8" just by looking at the coring drill the gent was using I cant see to see a way where you're able to get the 8" cut scrap out of that opening without getting gut punched by Thor's water jet. Is anyone able to explain how they get the cut out of the tap?

[@rodpreston100]

It stays in the pilot bit and the core drill 🍻😁

[@marknelson2905]

I am retired and remember newbies when the first time they break the nuts off, they get all nervous they did something wrong.

[@Bigmoney1997]

What did you put on the valve

[@rodpreston100]

@@Bigmoney1997a zinc anode ,its supposed to take the corrosion from the valve to the anode , never used one before ,

[@timdeneau5552]

A 2” force main doesn’t seem large enough to handle the sewage from a complex that size.

[@rodpreston100]

You will have to tell that to the contractors engineers, it’s not on us it’s on them 😁🍻

[@timdeneau5552]

@@rodpreston100 your video was very well done. Appreciated the information. That line just really struck me as small. I’ve seen that size used on septic systems for single family homes. Seemed like a municipal lift station would use lager pumps. 🤷‍♂

[@rodpreston100]

@ yup i was just as confused as everyone else lol

[@andreblanchard8315]

I assume they have enough storage to handle peak production times like say Super Bowl half time, so the pump will just need to handle the average flow.

[@marsman716]

who is the guy that does the tap? is it another company that just drills holes or is he with you guys?

[@rodpreston100]

Yup he’s hired out , the town hired him to do the tap

[@Will-sq6cf]

Great video as always

[@rodpreston100]

Cheers!!🍻

[@beverlyroemer5161]

I subscribe because of your intro to each there own 😂🎉😂🎉❤ be safe out there brother ✌🏻

[@rodpreston100]

@@beverlyroemer5161 thank you 🍻🍻😁👍🏼

[@jayjackson4685]

One cohesive unit.

[@rodpreston100]

@@jayjackson4685 appreciate it!!

[@jack43068]

Nice job on the tap but,i dont care if someone engineered that 3” line its still dumb!..and you are rarely allowed to drill up high like that on a manhole and not run it down to the main so it dint splash

[@willw7743]

Interesting process! That sewer line looks pretty small, are pumped lines smaller than a gravity fed one?

[@spblackey]

Yeah that was crazy to me also, but the apartment building is going to have its own holding pit and macerating pumps so it makes sense that when it kicks on it can pump the pit down through that small line.

[@rodpreston100]

I’m just an employee for public works, that was not ours, that was the contractors and owner of the buildings decision . I know ,, I’m curious as well to see how it goes in the next little while,

[@Jonathan_O]

Why is the sewer line so small?

[@smalltownmachineshop6860]

Awesome work

[@rodpreston100]

Thank you!! 😁🍻🍻

[@SpencerRyllSmith]

What was the small pipe to the manhole for?

[@rodpreston100]

Apartment is on a septic well, pumped to the manehole

[@user-fu1bh3dt2c]

I found this vid on the sidebar of another vid I was watching and was really glad to find it. But I ended up disappointed. What I really wanted to see was the actual cutter and the slug removed from the pipe, and how it was removed. Most of the other stuff was pretty much common sense and you showed plenty of that but alas no cutter. I may try checking your other stuff to see if you show the cutter and the actual operation start to finish.

[@rodpreston100]

Yes I know , I didn’t want to film the guy to much because he was a private contractor, and I didn’t think he wanted to be on film , I will get the next one !! I believe we will be doing another one soon because right beside where we were they are building more apartments

[@rodpreston100]

If you ever used a hole saw to cut a hole for say a sink tap , it’s just a pilot bit and a core saw , water pressure pushes against the core and stays in the pilot bit and the cutter , I did do a video of what one looks like after we get it out , I believe it’s, Hydrant maintenance pt2

[@cuznjo1]

i just watched your video, i have a question on the water main brake. here in NY, our electrical power in houses has to be grounded to the water main, in your state, is the water main used as a ground. if it is, when you cut out the piece of main pipe than reconnected it back the way it was done many houses now have no grounds. i am curious being a retired electrician. thanks

[@rodpreston100]

@@cuznjo1 most new water maims here are c900 , I honestly couldn’t tell ya lol

[@gorak9000]

the ground is the copper pipe between the house and the main line - it's making continual contact with the ground along the whole run of the pipe. Basically about the same or slightly better than pounding a solid copper ground rod in. If you have plastic pipe, that's obviously not going to work as a ground. Cutting out a section of main pipe isn't going to affect the ground as there's still plenty of contact to the ground

[@cuznjo1]

@@gorak9000 last night i was thinking that running pipe under ground, would act like a ground rod would. but i didn't take the post down, just trying to see what others thought, THANKS

[@MrBgyfz450]

What's up with that sewer line that looks like it was only 2"-3"?

[@rodpreston100]

@@MrBgyfz450 they gotta pump it from a septic to our sewer main, wasn’t my call lol contractors engineers wanted it to be 2 inch

[@slednut894]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@RedneckCowboyFeller]

Yeah, me three. Was scratching my head wondering what the deal was. Only way I could figure that works is if they have a septic, or maybe some kind of mini-processing plant or something in the building's mechanicals. I appreciate the explanation, I would have had that shit stuck in the back of my head for a month bugging me, trying to figure out how the literal shit didn't get stuck, lol.

[@rodpreston100]

@RedneckCowboyFeller yup me too ,, I woulda went 3 inch but I just work here lol🍻👍🏼😁

[@RustyorBroken]

You can call me whatever you want as long as you pull my hair.

[@Jerry_SWMO]

Nice video. So that rather small looking white PVC was the sewer for the entire apartment complex?

[@rodpreston100]

@@Jerry_SWMO no , the apartment sewer is on a well , the 2 inch is where it will pump out of

[@Mr_P_Howells]

does the pilot bit hold onto the plug for the hole saw to pull it out after it's cut? I say bullshit that whole apartment building waste is being pumped thru what looked like a 2" PVC. Your supplying it with 8" of water and removing it with a 2" straw, I understand they are not consuming water all the time but they must have a huge tank to store it and pumping constantly to slowly to bring it down.

[@rodpreston100]

@@Mr_P_Howells yup they have a pump station that will pump it away, the contractors engineer made use use the 2 inch 🍻👍🏼

[@rodpreston100]

@@Mr_P_Howells yes to the whole saw🍻

[@Mr_P_Howells]

@@rodpreston100 Ok I see an engineer that explains it. I spent a lot of time redoing what the engineers and architects had put on the blue prints. I worked for NYS and it was always a fight to get changes made to the bid blueprints. They would ask us to look them over but when we found problems it was already out to bid and they couldn't do anything so would pay parts and labor to change it later. NYS loves to waste money.

[@rodpreston100]

@ I personally would have used at least 3 inch , but I don’t got a white hard hat 😜👍🏼🍻

[@davidsilvera7436]

I'm just a regular joe, but when I saw that little itty bitty white PVC being used as the waste pipe, I was like, nooo waay. My load couldn't even fit through that, much less a whole apartment. 😅😅

[@stevenkaras4562]

Apparently someone forgot the #1 rule of sewers; "* * it runs down hill".

[@rodpreston100]

Really?? Oh no

[@shadowbanned69]

If someone's offended...screw them

[@dennistowne457]

Loved the guy wearing tennis shoes!

[@rodpreston100]

Lmao the gps guy? Steel toe

[@martinbartu]

Great video

[@rodpreston100]

@@martinbartu thanks!!!!!

[@Timewastedonyt]

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