Off Grid Water Heater Installation

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

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[@healthy-drinks]

I miss seeing Mr. Martin eating spicy food

[@mskippi]

I actually hired a guy to install an on demand water heater. The house looks so good, I know you’re happy as it gets closer to complete.

[@donnavickery9623]

Fantastic job putting in the hot water heater and the gas lines. The house is looking great !!!

[@flyingping]

Julie use old pillow case to dust fan blades. Spray inside of case with a touch of end dust. Place over a blade and use both hands to clamp around blade and slide slowly off of blade. Repeat for each blade. Finally, turn inside out and shake dust off ( outside) and then wash pillow case for next use.....

[@rhondahuller4468]

Y’all’s house is getting almost to move in time. You’ve done an awesome job.

[@brianperry4754]

Love Julie's confidence but admire Martin's realistic outlook. Of course there will be leaks, Marty even thinks so.

[@brianperry4754]

One leak at a flare...easy peasy to fix.BOOM!

[@davebeachy6902]

Good job on the water heater! I couldn't tell if the timber you laid on the ground is pressure treated, but if not, it will rot very quickly. You could also use a 12"x12" paver for each stringer.

[@RJ-er3gv]

Good choice. I have installed hundreds of instantaniuos water heaters and a service flush once a year with a professional cleaner not vinager with keep you problem free for many years. I use to use a small drill pump from Amazon on my cordless drill with a plastic bucket and two laundry hoses. From experience I never liked using flex gas lines on LP. Propane is pumped many times with oil filled pumps and the gas carries small particles of that oil and it can collect in the ribs and dips of the lines. There should be a drip tee at each appliance to collect such oil. Bare minimum a drip tee at the reg entering the house to collect the oil. Also a three elbow swivel on the gas line where the reg enters the house in areas of ground freezing. The gas line can heave from frost and push that line up and break it off, a swivel prevents that.

[@markholmes1346]

You guys can do anything, great job on the water heater install! Your so close to being done on the inside! Woo hoo! ✌🏼❤️🙏🏼

[@RodKnockersGarage]

I recommend not having a smoke detector right above the kitchen because when Marty decides to make some food the smoke detector will always be going off.

[@dorothyallen3614]

House looks lovely and y’all are going to need a vacation when the wedding is over! Great job family ❤

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

I like your thinking.

[@annettepilgrim9626]

NO LEAKS. FEALING VERY POSITIVE TOO.

[@786otto]

Not sure if you did but this pipe needs to be grounded in case house gets hit by lightning.

[@cmc7106]

Yes, by code needs to be grounded.

[@martinocko9]

personally i would have went with a heat pump tank water heater, they are low power and can be ran off grid then automate it to only run during the solar production

[@ChickinNChips]

plus you have propane inside your house so many issues would worry about gas leaks explosions poising by gas bad idea Heat pump as above on solar

[@stewartgorley2523]

Put a little bit of cocking behind the metal rings that hold them against the wall firmly

[@monicapttrsn]

I think no leaks. You two are very talented.

[@marithaswanepoel5257]

Well done on the gas. The house is beautiful. So much progress.

[@tracyzabelle]

Praying fur no leaks

[@dankelley9361]

Hard work, common sense along with undeniable spirit is the key to success in your ambitious build!

[@SandraVanLankvelt]

LOVE the sign how darling!!! WOW Hot Water...yipppeeeee. Great JOB on install and LOVE the STAIRS. Things are coming together nicely. God is Blessing you ALL. Thank you for this video.

[@loucinci3922]

So busy. Many projects checked off. Looks great. Doing fantastic. Thanks for sharing

[@mariedriskell8752]

No leakx.. You've come soooooo far from Tent City...I'm so happy 4 yall!!

[@manueltrujillo8645]

Most homes need a sediment trap on the gas supply line feeding the water heater and furnace (sideways T with the supply coming in the side, water heater on the top and a small capped section going down)

[@irawardmusic]

Awesome! You ouse looks like it was designed by a man of God :). I can just see you having praying meetings in the living room and people getting saved! Praise God!

[@LilYeshua]

Perkins builder brothers usually pour a little footer for the front porch stair landing

[@douglaswinze699]

Greetings from Hutchinson Kansas Johnson family

[@thegranmama]

Those days look terrific. What a great job yous all did getting that water heater set up. Thanks again for a great video

[@go_on_life]

So stoked that you got the sign!! Love your videos guys!!

[@alreadynuked]

The house is looking amazing

[@abidine762]

❤You are a wonderful family. kisses

[@chipprice1174]

you all are doing an awesome job! One day, when it's all finished(no time soon I am sure), you can sit back and enjoy it all. I do however think you will always think of something else to do, to build, to improve on, and for me, that's just dandy, I really enjoy watching you build and create! Keep Smiling!

[@douglascampbell7006]

Great episode, lots accomplished! Gas is challenging and satisfying both when it works! Keep up the great videos.

[@russellwatters5891]

I'm still not sure why you're nervous about drilling a hole in the floors...lol 😂😅 Awesome install with the water heater and stair treds! Love ya'll ❤️

[@martinmiller7623]

Love the sound effects. No leak lol boom…..

[@lizregan1949]

Great work as always. No leaks ❤❤

[@erin-sl3up]

Your house looks great! I love watching you guys build... God Bless ❤❤

[@robertmcknight4472]

Think you're going to want that light over the kitchen island to make it more useful at night with meal prep, entertaining & doing any reading or paperwork, etc. Btw, love the on-demand hot water system!

[@logan979]

something to consider for blocking your firewood. Take your tractor with grapple grab one end of the log maybe 3' or so lift to a comfortable height measure desired length and cut near where you are stacking it.

[@ttv_aphla9241]

Say y’all doing a great job

[@danielwalker1717]

Had same unit in my last home I loved it only could not get remote for shower to work .

[@juanitafoster9834]

The stairs are beautiful.

[@lauraquigley6403]

How nice to see Sarah! Thanks for all your great videos!🙏🙏🙏Blessing’s

[@christinastewart9830]

WOW! The house is looking great! Love the stairs! Good job on the water heater. Yeah, hot water/hot showers! God bless!.😊❤

[@fatcatdan65]

Looking Awesome

[@johnquinn5104]

there should be hand railings on each side of those new steps

[@alysiachristensen5475]

Great job!!!

[@jknorene9527]

We have a Rheem HWH and the temp would go up and down as you were in the shower. Had for 10 yrs and we findly replaced it.

[@mickeyloveminnie1729]

This is the first time I enjoy watching your video really champ!

[@straight_to_finish]

Looks good, except you technically need a drip leg on the gas connection (where you found the leak). Use a tee connection, run your flex pipe in on the horizontal connection, and the drip pipe in the bottom vertical connection. Google gas supply “drip leg”.

[@Jeff-vt8kn]

The " Happy Glue " 😂

[@jeffreylocke8808]

Martin you need to put concrete under the last board of your stairs. Wood should never touch the ground.

[@waynec3121]

You guys are Awesome

[@donaldbienski1401]

Retired master plumber,from Texas, nothing wrong with running gas flex, but I prefer running black iron pipe through the attic, and my down drops, and flex pipe on fixtures, ,also should run a drip leg,- tee standing up, going to each fixture, on l.p. to help catch moister, and any trash in the lines,, so as not to clog up fixtures, and really should test system with about 5 lbs. Air pressure, for your leak test, but good job

[@timf6916]

Wow, you got it down.

[@kevinlander2646]

Do you need a expansion take by water heater

[@adesolaomolade8934]

Good work 🎉🎉🎉

[@scottensley9964]

So with the imminent wedding, when will you be putting up the siding?

[@brucebourget2nd286]

Enjoyed yourr video seen a lot of things I didn't think of. Looks really good great planning seems like you've done this before. You make it look easy

[@josecarlosteixeiraschirmer5302]

You always make it look sooooo easy.. But, I know how hard it is and how much money it takes... God bless you family and thanks for all I have learned from you.

[@stewartgorley2523]

You guys could get the extra firewood to an elderly couple in your neighborhood

[@bryanmoss9015]

Marty, have you set your winter angle solar panels to summer yet? Also your smoke alarm is too close in your kitchen. False alarms. Should be 10' away horizontally if I remember right. There is a sheet in the box that tells you where to install them.

[@willwipf7030]

You going love the on demand water heater,

[@clarencewiles963]

Getting ready for the wedding and it’s looking good 😊

[@KianoBkl]

Nice❤❤❤

[@dougmacrae9535]

No bubble no trouble😁😁

[@JG-iq2qv]

Make sure you use a “big blue” filter on the supply side if no other filters are used.

[@JimfromIndy]

Be sure to ground your gas line, especially because of the stainless steel yellow flexible lines. Only need to be grounded in one place, typically at the house entry point.

[@turnerhayes5303]

Anyone notice the condensation on the White pvc line @14:51 ?

[@alexandersturm1351]

Good job with the gas pipe , but check it also in winter time. Would you please not gut the firewood in that position. It is really bad for your back. Can you elevate these logs more?

[@aussiebloke609]

4:53 Is it just me, or is Seth starting to look like a young Art Garfunkel?

[@longwildernesswalks]

Dang! Seth looks like he's about to start growing a beard! Look out Marty! :) One thing I would suggest you go back and do is put in a union on each of those pipes, that way you can mount and dismount with ease. Just a suggestion. My favorite YT family by far! One additional suggestion, and I know it sucks, but please put a water softener in front of that instant hot water heater. I've serviced these for over 10 years and scale is no joke. Even a small 6-10 cu. ft. softener will do the job and will give you many more years of service from your water heater.

[@kathylane5934]

Reeves. Good brand

[@marthapettengill4042]

You need to get wire to have for a scratch pen and put wire over top, cause if you don't there will be something getting them.

[@bstiger6482]

When are you going to do the siding, or are you leaving it out till past the wedding? Most builders would have done it a long time ago.

[@ynnel55]

So when I asked a plumber to install a on demand water heater, he would only sell and install a gas water heater. He said in wyoming, the water temp coming out of the pipes to be heated is so cold that takes forever to get warm water. It never really gets hot in the winter, customers totally unhappy, so they don't carry them.

[@abidine762]

Hello my dear friends ❤

[@AsaTehang]

Nice❤❤❤❤

[@ayhan8928]

❤❤❤

[@DeanJohnson67]

have had my tankless for 8 years now! works great! natural gas version! I also have well water with 4 stage filter and so far I have done a cleaning every year for an hour cycle using white vinegar and it still heats to >120 in about 30 seconds. Reem says twice a year for hard water and maybe I should but so far its been fine though I have been replacing the filter twice a year

[@michaelmancini4898]

you do need a condensate drain

[@familiewisse832]

When are you going to do the siding......

[@kevinproulx7787]

NO LEAKS!

[@randy2283]

Steps look great but if u were in Louisiana u would have to put up hand railing good to see y'all

[@randy2283]

Insurance company made me put some on my house

[@serenabrownrealtor7345]

Have you decide what type of hand rail you installing for porch stairs

[@dflenn9423]

Yes, leaks.

[@Lollylobacres]

Are you sure those two copper tubes were the same length. The one on the left looked longer, maybe you just needed to switch the tubes. Measure and see, but it would make sense they were different lengths considering they knew the one on the right would need to be longer.

[@heatherburden4281]

Great work. When will the siding happen?

[@duncangough9969]

How can you use PVC on the vent of the unit. Won't it melt?

[@marciathompson1237]

Happy Happy Memorial Day Have A Great Day With Family and Friends 🙏🕊️🌻🌹❤️ I pray 🙏 no leeks. I don't like working with gas.

[@mikekline-fc8ox]

your kitchen cabinets look great where did you get them?

[@mikerieger8964]

19:04 No leaks!

[@codyjlee]

I sure hope no leaks!

[@codyjlee]

P.S. Safety Sally did NOT say that was okay 🤪

[@charlotteconroy9367]

Do you not test with a manometer , here in uk spray is only secondary test 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, enjoy your show .

[@BrianBriCurInTheOC]

PEX - A (Uponor) is a better version than PEX -B

[@Jimmy_Boy]

What was heating the water before the tankless heater? Are you planning to leave that in place and run 2 heaters?

[@MrEagle1010]

well it's like this, if you don't leave a 30' crater, then I say you hooked it up right..lol

[@adamm9642]

Joles is thick in the right places

[@juanamarin7731]

Not leak because your are so smart.

[@wallaceloper637]

I was cutting my so-called lawn. I saw a lump of white dots. It was a newborn fawn so be on the lookout. just saying

[@ehhhhhhhhhh]

Forgive me if you mentioned this at some point, but why not get an electric water heater so that you can power it yourself?