In Hot water with the Wife | Off-Grid Abandoned Airport Restoration

[@npete55]

I’m so happy Buster has a new family.😀

[@mrs.herb-o-matic7443]

We love him so much! ❤

[@braveworld2707]

Yeah and *more* Buster. Putting a Cat Flap so he can get into a safe place when the cougars visit would be good. You know what those old ladies and cats are like......they'll steal him!! 🤦‍♂🤦‍♂

[@David_Blong]

Great to see another episode and it’s beautiful you giving buster the love he deserves ❤❤

[@sjrr124]

I just wanted to drop you a note to say thank you for your content. I have been struggling with a few things in my life and your videos always bring me some laughter and that brightens my day! Thank you!

[@Joey951100]

Hey, you're gonna get there and be okay. Hope that you had a nice day today :)

[@sjrr124]

@@Joey951100 Thanks!

[@mrs.herb-o-matic7443]

@sjrr124 I’m happy we could brighten your day! I know things will get easier for you soon ✨

[@sjrr124]

@@mrs.herb-o-matic7443 Thank you!

[@magic.marmot]

I'm rather enjoying this journey that you've undertaken. Thank you for sharing your wife... I mean life with us.

[@RichieRouge206]

Doesn't matter how mundane the task or day, you guys are so much fun. You are a refreshing and very welcome dose of humour and normality. Don't stop! I think the next project should be move the wings lying around the yard and add some kerb appeal

[@tracyfisher858]

Kylie - You should have your own channel, we love you so much. You are funny, smart, lovely, patient and full of great ideas. Herb - Things don't seem to be changing much around there but we do enjoy the few laughs the land provides.

[@phoschnizzle826]

Yay! Herb and Kayleigh and Buster are back!

[@phillipdean9879]

Great video Herb! Your wife is a very patient lady! Busters starting to become a lovely pet, he’ll be sleeping on ya bed before ya know it! 🇦🇺🍺🍺

[@Opigoink]

Just looking at the video and seeing all the loose debris that could be picked up and piled somewhere,; how much nicer the property would look. Been watching when the property was bought and certainly can see Rome wasn't built in a day so looking forward to see it in it's glory. keep up the good work, love watching the story unfold.

[@davenz000]

Think of all the goodies the land provides, there's probably a gold brick behind one of them.

[@Thesecret101-te1lm]

TBH it seems like a better idea to leave all junk until at least one of the outbuildings are renovated to a more usable state, so that there is a place to stor everything laying around outdoors that isn't totally junk.

[@roderickdunn3464]

I agree. Trash everywhere just makes cover for pests. Rodents will take up residence, and snakes will move in to feast on the rodents, in addition the rodents will destroy the wiring iñ your buildings and vehicles.

[@petermiddo]

I hear you, Herb. I washed some of my wife's "delicates" with some clothes I wore changing the oil in a car..... I'm also banned from washing machine use at Club Middo, as well.

[@doonhamer252]

We had our own washer and dryer for my bush gear. Drill slime , was the worst, . Then I had a daub of black mastic for sealing blueskin membrane on my jeans.. Wife come home from work and I'm deep cleaning washer dryer with xylene.. not happy she was.. Got home from work next day and a brand new washer dryer set was sitting in the garage ...

[@williamdegnan4718]

@petermiddo Well played, sir. I'm not allowed to vacuum because it's too technical. 😉

[@SabbaticusRex]

For some reason my great grandpa was passionate about washing dirty drawers and _constantly_ complained about dirty knickers . Very strange . He got so angry about it !

[@doonhamer252]

@@petermiddo it's a right of passage in marriage..

[@immortaltyger1569]

Kylie - I'm glad that you are high maintenance, now Herb has to give you credit for your generous good nature so you put up with him. In fact, I'm beginning to think that Herb is the one who is high maintenance.

[@davenz000]

No doubt 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@patriciahazeltine9986]

Oh that cactus fruit looks so ripe and sweet!!

[@anthonygeiss3708]

You have done a great job of not disturbing anything.

[@1974UTuber]

OMG! I got so excited at the end. I thought the chain was gonna pull upna door to an underground bunker. I miss the bunker

[@stephenreese5921]

I’m a pilot, an aircraft mechanic, etc. (I’ve been an active person in my life) and I love your videos! Please continue to share your journey with those of us who appreciate your humor. BTW your wife is beautiful and obviously a loyal partner to brave creating your dream home away from the idiots.

[@MrJest2]

I really despise Phoenix... we only go down there if we have to. Up here in the high desert it's so much more comfortable and a lot less idiots. 😋

[@stephenreese5921]

@ I agree wholeheartedly. The drivers and kids who voted for our governor and senators are brain dead morons and our heat down south of Phoenix is not pleasant. If it weren’t for the abysmal politics in California, my family and the local people were I live, I’d be miserable. As long as the people who run California stay in California we should be safe here.

[@carbongrip2108]

Get a circuit tracer, it's like the GFCI Outlet tester you have but includes a wand you wave over the breakers till you find the correct one for that outlet.

[@barry99705]

he has one. It was sitting on the table in the kitchen. 🤣

[@Thesecret101-te1lm]

Budget option: Use either a cheap AM transmitter, or a device that creates lots of AM interference, connect it to one prong of an unknown outlet (the device has to be battery powered) and just use an AM radio to listen for the signal/interference. I bet that half of the outlets in the house are just connected in parallell and are intended to be used with the "don't use" type of wire with two plugs, with a generator. Run the generator when running larger loads, and it would also charge the batteries via the outlet near the floor under the all-in-one inverter/solar charger/mains charger thingie (that obviously is way newer than the rest of the system). Or since all mains power comes from the inverter, just turn off the inverter, check that there isn't any voltage on any outlets (check for DC too, seems like some nutcase used AC mains connectors for DC solar panels near the inverter-charger thingie?). Then just tone which wire goes where. P.S. the type of tester actually used in the video isn't considered reliable for actually ensuring that no mains is present when working on something. Also: The smaller panel might be a solar panel combiner box?

[@davenz000]

@@barry99705 Doing the "wrong" thing in videos drives engagement. The man is not stupid.

[@cryptowolf-zf3fs]

Buster will protect against bad bunnies like the one in Monty Pythons Holy Grail. The Killer Bunny!

[@user-ee2dq4vs3q]

The chomping in the cactus, is a desert tortoise. They love to chomp on those! They also get water from eating the cactus. Very cool!

[@jeremiefaucher-goulet3365]

Who knew that 36 minutes of washing a blanket could be so entertaining :XD

[@MoreAboutStuff]

I cannot commend you guys enough for taking on this level of project. Keep up the good work.

[@pops618]

Lovin the vid as usual !... Made my day . May we have more please. ?!?!?

[@allanxxxxxxxx]

I think I would get someone in to check all of the electric wiring PS - Keep wifey happy if she can have a fully working washing machine

[@DesertEagleDutch]

Good. Buster is in the video 🐈 I will watch and tolerate the rest of the video showing his servants and their shenanigans. Hail to the King 😼🙌

[@JohnKenIRB233]

YES, another battery tour! Any progress on putting some fans/vents in the battery shed? Thx for bringing us along. 😊😊😊 John Ken

[@Thesecret101-te1lm]

Without anything that can cause a spark there isn't much need for a fan/ventilation though? Also unless the fan is brushless (electronic drive and/or three phase power) it could be the source of a spark.

[@ajd1975]

that chain is either: a lid to a septic system or an underground bunker, just as well you guys have experience with those!😅🤣

[@davenz000]

Well a septic tank IS a bunker.

[@ajd1975]

@@davenz000 yes, very true, however, if I needed to use a bunker for whatever reason, I'd like to be sure I was getting into the correct one😂 getting into the wrong one would make a bad day even worse🤣

[@braveworld2707]

The chain is a tiedown anchor for the aircraft the former owner ran out of the airstrip. You don't want your expensive flying machines to get blown away or overturned by the frequent boobies that Mr H pervs at..

[@LoneStarMillennial]

You always have at *least* one LOL moment per video that catches me off guard. Today's was "no need to relisten" -- actually there were more, such as Kylie saying yes she never lets you use the washer, but that one made me laugh loudest.

[@LoneStarMillennial]

"Or both. Just get it over with."

[@JoeBlow-vx5po]

You can wash with cold water too, Buster is the exact same color as the sand = perfect desert camo. 🐈

[@StraightLineCycles]

Herb o matic, not to be confused with herb o manual

[@davenz000]

Only when the wife is ill.

[@raymondperez2972]

You wasn’t getting her a Beer! That made my Day!!!!!💪💪💪💪💪💪💪

[@johnthayre8088]

You remind me of wife and me when We Were Younger first got married Dixie taking the mickey out one another and enjoying life but now things are changed still with a but love watching your program just makes me happy so happy to watch someone a couple enjoying life where I would love to do things like what you is Tuesday morning here in England and it's 10 past eight in the morning carry on airport in love watching you to take them out one another it's so funny and you can't well absolutely adorable😅

[@scottfoster2487]

Get a circuit breaker detective from Hatbour freight and start tracing the wiring. You toook make a great couple . This place is full of mysteries.

[@NorthernChev]

The chain leads to an emergency pressure release door in the tunnel between this property and your bomb shelter toilet.

[@lemagreengreen]

Always great to see a new video from the ranch

[@ronaldwarren5220]

What a project you have there.

[@RebelAngelkiller62]

You should move Buster's food closer and closer to the house. Then one day put it inside the house and Buster will start to spend more time in the house which would be much safer for him.

[@davidc4764]

The only good thing about Mondays is HERB-O-MATIC!

[@brentjon]

Mondays ?

[@davidc4764]

@@brentjon I'm not sure what you are confused about. They drop their new vids on Mondays.

[@josephking6515]

@@davidc4764 Ah, that's why it's Tuesday in the rest of the world that doesn't think the Sun orbits their country.

[@davidc4764]

@@josephking6515 It's an American channel so we're going to go by our time. The fragility over this is really something to behold.

[@davidc4764]

@@josephking6515 It's an American channel. Adapt.

[@doonhamer252]

buster has fostered you pair , not the other way around ..

[@betsymcintyre2701]

Long time no see! 😊 Missed you all😢

[@stuartperry3761]

Keep on living the dream!

[@ArmouryTerrain]

That chain is obviously attached to an underground bunker, like in Terminator 2. I also urge you to cut the greenery around the house as it is where little mice can be found, and the snakes that eat them.

[@thisolesignguy2733]

That crescent wrench is left handed. If you buy a right handed one, the markings just say "righty tighty - lefty loosely" and "other side"

[@davenz000]

To add to the confusion you also have to account for whether you're using one in the northern or southern hemisphere where it's the reverse.

[@TonyWilson-h6i]

The snake catcher is only a waste if it doesn’t give you peace of mind for the next time lol🇬🇧😊

[@MeltedElf]

I've had the same situation with those Klein testers. Damn thing stopped beeping, I was 15 feet up a ladder trying to replace a motion light, and the sober alcoholics who wired this house put all the exterior fixtures on random circuits. Had to use two testers and it took like 20 minutes just to get the right breaker.

[@athenarocar]

You haven't lived until your well pressure tank blows apart at 3 am... Then you spend the next 12 hours finding parts to replace everything because you know it's a sunday on a major holiday weekend. Not to mention the impossible task of finding cpvc, giving up, and deciding to replumb the house to pex... and yes a lot of sharkbite fittings. I will never forget the sound, and it comes in at the top of my list of noises you never want to hear again. Air rushing past water at 120+ psi is not cool. The pressure valve worked until it couldn't relieve pressure fast enough, then the bladder blew in the tank, and finally, the tank cracked. I was able to turn off the power to the well, but the damage was done. Water all over the finished basement. I believe it was the pressure switch that failed, so the pump stayed on. Once I turned the power off, the gyser stopped.

[@Thesecret101-te1lm]

Turn it off if it blows in the night, start the next day with cobbling up a garden hose to the well pump, and fill your bath tub as a temporary water reservoir...

[@pintobeans2973]

That solar dryer is the best. A real money saver.

[@dualkilleryoutube5688]

oh thank god for the upload, was starting to wonder if The Hills have Eyes people had come and taken you guys

[@MrJest2]

I reluctantly bought a new washer/drier set, because our old one only lasted 10 years... and they are impossible to find parts for (that particular brand). Wound up spending almost 3k on the stupid things, but they had the highest rated quality and were generally quite repair-able. We shall see over time...

[@bradcrompton9055]

It's gotta be a terminator 2 style gun bunker! I'm excited....

[@solgudman1439]

❤ great couple funny stuff and looking at your ranch you have decades of content ahead of you😂

[@Baggyarsediver]

Your property is primarily an airfield so I would say the chain to the ground is used to anchor aircraft in high winds.

[@moparwoman2355]

It's called enzymes on the eggs which protects it. If you don't wash them you can put them in a basket on the table for weeks.

[@Timothy-NH]

In that little breaker box to the right of the regular breaker box, I noticed that there is a piece of Romex outer jacket around just the hots. That is a way electricians often label stuff. Check what's written on them. You need to change out the emergency pipe you out on the water heater, PVC is not designed for that kind of heat, it needs to be copper.

[@toymaster5464]

Well howdy! It's been alittle while since the last video about the starlink. Well, it's back to watching what you posted so thanks for the video!

[@Betsy-q7k]

I went to buy the pinkish womens shirt but only the black one available? You guys are great!! Love yalls humor!!

[@carlthor91]

You keep teasing us, with the grader shots. Any idea, when you are going to tackle getting it going??? Best wishes from the far North.

[@kapekodbob]

again, you guys make my day !

[@Unknown1880]

I was thinking about te roofing sheets which are mounted from top to bottom. Its actually really smart.... It does not rain for months but there is always a lot of wind. Now it can't get under de roofing sheets😆

[@doonhamer252]

we get 1/2 hr or so every week or so , I see a patiant tolerant wife putting up with the entertaining shenanigans.. I bet the rest of the time minus 30 mins or so in private, he gets it in the ear ..

[@braveworld2707]

I bet you are sooooo wrong on multiple levels. Wait until the big reveal is well......revealed.

[@rover1102]

And make a house cat out of buster.. he deserves a better life after having been abandoned by the last owner.

[@davenz000]

Maybe FOR buster rather than out of. The cat lamp can wait a few years.

[@lynnevans6990]

I bought a Buster t-shirt!

[@Jim-fe2xz]

I had a relative of blue jay's called a scrub jay that would come to where I was working outside & watch me. I got some unsalted peanuts & made friends with her. Eventually she would fly over and land on my finger to get her peanut. I never saw her eat a nut - just hid them & come back for more. I hoped she would bring her babies so I could befriend them too but that never happened. Haven't seen her for a year so probably gone now. They are fun little friends. Every time I look at my house, shake my head and wonder why the guy before me did what he did I watch your videos and feel better! LOL! So you have cooling, hot water, electricity. Maybe heat but I haven't caught it if so. You are golden! Time to relax!

[@FixitFrank]

You guys are f*cking cool. I dont really have more to add but I Want to help the algorithm.

[@mmaiorano3]

Sadly, there’s only one way to deal with the coyotes and protect Buster…I’d recommend a suppressor so you can get more than one each foray. I’m actually shocked that cat has made it this long, he is a savage to survive out there alone all the time.

[@GrandsonofKong]

I tell you Buster is the same as Newt from "Aliens"...continues to survive when "they mostly come out at night...mostly" Buster has to have a Kitty Bunker someplace where he hangs out at night.

[@JohnSmith-ms6hy]

It's a nice that you got your dish washer and clothes washer in the thumbnail.

[@davidgraemesmith1980]

Dishwasher and microwave technician lol

[@brentjon]

woho your back ya i've missed you guys

[@joseywales7525]

Yes sir, you performed the teflon tape in the correct orientation according to most calculations in the northern hemisphere. righty is tighty

[@BarrettGreg]

well well i was just complaining we are having to suffer another week with out Herb O matic and the internet provided...

[@davenz000]

You checked behind your router too and found it?

[@steveburkett4769]

I was just watching you light that water heater, after going outside to turn on the propane. May I suggest you ditch that old water heater, in favor of a much more efficient tankless model. Not only is it smaller , it only heats the water as needed (doesn't store it) so it only uses gas when needed. I've used them for over 20yrs. and would never go back to a tank-type!

[@gorak9000]

Tankless on hard well water is no bueno - tankless water heaters are a nightmare unless you have really good water

[@steveburkett4769]

@@gorak9000 We have hard water here in Ohio, as well. I installed a water softener before the water heater, for that reason. The water heater has worked flawlessly since it was installed.

[@REDNECKHUNTER75]

I'm guessing the chain is attached to the concrete lid of the underground bunker. Hope you still have your elevator!

[@markanderson3201]

btw. When it comes to lighting the hot water tank you forgot to remove the inner cover after removing the outer cover. You will find it is much easier to light the pilot light and that you have a clear view of the pilot light gizmo as well. ( see the label on the cover inside) also don't forget to put both covers back on. interesting show looking forward to the progress. and remember you live in earthquake country, strap the thing to the wall and put it on an attached platform. Kind of dangerous the way you have it. and lastly the P&T valve drains to the exterior cuze they do go bad and drip a lot.

[@rover1102]

Those circuits could possibly be like on green acres.. you can total a 4.. so a 2 and a 2 or a 1 and a 3.. lol. You do need an electrician out there. They have ping gadgets to find out what goes where. They can also check if anything is obviously unsafe. That washing machine has a middle agitator. They don't make them anymore. That's an awesome washing machine. It's better and will still last longer than anything new and if it ever breaks is definitely worth repairing! Seriously. The new ones are crummy.

[@rover1102]

But I might consider putting in a new hot water tank.. get something that you know the history and age on..

[@TonyWilson-h6i]

Now you have an inch/mm wrench all you need now is a lb/kilo hammer and a c/f soldering iron😊🇬🇧

[@howiefeltersnatcher]

You need to get to work you have a tractor with the front end loader and a flat bed trailer you bought a truck that can haul stuff start loading that junk and haul it off. You have so much to do and we’re seeing very little progress. I don’t know if you don’t spend much time there, but get to work one weekend you should be able to make a lot of progress just cleaning up the outside of the house

[@carlwest859]

I know what you mean, my heart doctor asked me what gets my blood pressure up, and I replied: Herb o matic. Doctor said that figures. He's seen a lot of Herb o matic stress and all we can do is endure it. Patience my fellow sufferer.

[@gorak9000]

@@carlwest859 Wow, the levels of snark in that comment are truly unprecedented! People didn't even know numbers could go that high!

[@MartinWilsey]

Solar dryer! So Eco friendly!! The land provides!

[@davenz000]

Surprised the washing line wasn't "discovered" hidden behind a pallet. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@JohnR-q8y]

As a former appliance repairman I can tell you that old GE/Hotpoint washer isn't a forever washer. There OK machines. I won't get into all the failures that can render it not worth repairing. About the only things I can think of that fail on them that are cheap and user friendly are the water pump, the water valve, the timer knob, the temperature selector, and possibly the water level switch. Oh and one other thing is there's a plastic piece under the agitator that sometimes wears out. Everything else is harder to diagnose and either extremely difficult to replace, unavailable or to expensive. There are also several iterations of that washer so lots of differences between them. The old direct drive whirlpool washers were as closest to a forever machine as you could get. They were, and still are the most user friendly and cheapest to keep running washer ever made. The engineers for whatever reason seemed like they wanted to make them easy to repair.

[@Betsy-q7k]

I went to buy the pinkish womens shirt but only the black one available? You guys are great!! Love yalls humor!! I found it The land will provide! LoL

[@ka9szx]

I would have flushed that water heater out before using it. In reality you should invest in a solar water heating system with a tank as you can use it even for providing hot water and heat for your home. Till then, when you get to trusting your gas situation, try this experiment. I usually leave my water heater (propane) on pilot or vacation mode and let the pilot warm the tank. I will take my shower and then will do the laundry but let the water heater recover over the next day or so. If you run baths or use a lot of hot water then this may not be ideal. The key is that you save gas by not using the burner to get a fast recovery or maintaining a very hot temperature. But when I need hot water, I find it plenty hot for me.

[@kevinfisher1632]

love seeing the wife's angry face at end after pulling ya chain man...lol....think its an underground bunker....

[@Bobs-Wrigles5555]

Sorry Herb, but you failed the plumbing session, I challenge you to change the P&T relief valve now that you've glued all of the pipe to the valve.😁

[@doughale1555]

you should make a hot tub out of one of those airplane engine cowls

[@jackjaeger2189]

The silliness continues. Yea

[@simenandrej]

Never clicked a video so fast because of the title 😂😂

[@10p6]

Are you sure this was an Airport, and the runways weren't an escape method lol.

[@destinycaptain247]

Looks like an old Dharma station…

[@bobmcl2008]

A retired plumber told me to toss the teflon and get a can of pipe joint compound. My sink valve leak was fixed. I operate the safety valve and tank drain on the water heater once a year. Rust in the drain water is telling you the tank is failing. And get a good Detroit diesel guy to checkout that grader. (Old Detroits never die.) It's time to fix that road and runways. Aka BobFl/Pa

[@Good_clean_living]

Hey, that rubber hose running by the water heater is an automatic fire suppression system. If the water heater explodes in flames, it melts the hose which blast the water heater with water to put it out!

[@gorak9000]

actually very ingenious! It'll also hose down the solar system and shut all the power off, so you know there's an issue

[@Marco-ip5cw]

congrats on the new baby

[@mrs.herb-o-matic7443]

Not yet but hopefully soon ❤ Sadly, we had just had a loss in this video.

[@Marco-ip5cw]

@@mrs.herb-o-matic7443 awh im sorry

[@tracyfisher858]

Baby? Did they announce a baby?

[@Marco-ip5cw]

@tracyfisher858 read the comments on here

[@tracyfisher858]

@@Marco-ip5cw the comments on here say she is having a baby or she herself announced it?

[@chrisbastow9474]

In Australia we call your cresant wrench a shifter

[@gharr1405]

It would be a great idea to drain/flush out your hot water heater. Love the channel

[@kylegilbertson2401]

Li Time offers the same warranty for their returned batteries as they do for the new ones. I have been happy with mine.

[@FauxQue-yk8dt]

That is the definition of Janky Wiring

[@astroglide9825]

Man its amazing what 1 day and a weed wacker could do and start stacking up all that trash those are great scorpion and snake hideout s

[@rb3425]

Thanks for the battery terminal corrosion situation report!

[@jdjd0711]

Add an expansion tank to your hot water heater system. As the water heater heats there is no place to expand so your popoff value gets used. Also why not spend a couple days cleaning up outside. Lean the building doors up against the building (or re install). With all the stuff laying around it's a mouse and rodent haven. That's a food source for snakes and coyotes. So cleaning up and eliminating the shelter for rodents could solve a couple other issues

[@JohnnySteverson]

Dont pull the mystery chain. It will drain all the sand..... :-P

[@gorak9000]

If you rattle it too much, it will alert the sand worms too

[@FaviousM]

Thought you'd gotten lost while out for milk and cigarettes...

[@Adones09]

You should start a Amazon wish list, so that we can buy you a whiteboard, to keep track and prioritize ALL the projects, like getting electrical/wiring all figured out/sorted, as well as the plumbing and the gas, and the...Edit, also you don't always need hot water to wash, EVERYTHING can be washed with cold water.

[@111elf1]

i cannot. 😢

[@GrandsonofKong]

@@111elf1 Socks and Shirts and Poo-Poo Undies too? 💩💩💩

[@gem7107]

Or at least a p.o.box

[@naikrovek]

whiteboard, lol. I would like to introduce you to "pencil" and "paper".

[@Adones09]

@@naikrovek I'm old school and agree, but remember, he's running a "show" here. The Visuals, the color markers, the shapes on the board that look like a peni... s!

[@gregstandish6439]

Had me worried for a minute there Herb and Wife. No new video in a couple weeks.

[@ygrittesnow1701]

Sorry if I missed it. Did you ever learn where the water was draining from the washer? It went into the wall.

[@davenz000]

Into the new bunker.

[@noelhenderson8095]

Here's a little tip if you ever want to clean a washing machine just throw a few dishwashing tablets in and put it on a wash cycle

[@shawnb8167]

You may want to slip some cat dewormer into buster’s tuna .?? 👍😎😁👌❤