oil line upgrade to meet new insurace laws

[@gyver471]

I love how Steve while he is working tells us about his mistakes and what not to do. Like when he mentions don’t ever hit it with a hammer you’ll break the nipple off like he did. Goes to show true and honest tradesmen.

[@Losttoanyreason]

Great work as always and I loved that you saved the turtle. That was sweet.

[@dr.leonardhofstadter5866]

Nice job with lineing the copper pipeing along the base of the wall, i would did same thing. Gives it the clean installation look, i think since you have the right tools. It definitely makes the job easier, that what you want to do, go in with a plan and you got the tools. nock out the job in less time, the oil burners keep you busy Steve.

[@hardingirizarrym.]

As always-a professional at work, keep the videos coming, next level, gundy.

[@jamesshanks2614]

Back when the EPA first started their contaminated soil campaign the only authorized contaminated waste dump was Bangor, Maine and it cost you $700 a ton to dump it. When the owners of Continental Paving in Hudson, New Hampshire discovered the price for contaminated soil they experimented with their drum asphalt plant and after adding a second from which was entirely a dry drum called the EPA for a test. EPA showed up and people literally from all over the world showed up to observe the test. EPA brought up a Mobil laboratory to test all samples. The piled up 1000 tons of sand normally used for asphalt production in a large circle with a depression in the middle the brought up a gas tanker filled with 12000 gallons of gasoline and pumped it all into the center of the sand pile then soaked it al up by using large front end loaders to absorb all the gasoline. EPA took several samples and confirmed heavy petroleum contamination. Continental then fired up the drum plant and started feeding the contaminated sand into the plant. The burner on the plant burns number two oil and after starting the feed of the sand had to cut back the burner feed down to 4% to avoid overheating the drums. As the sand came out of the plant EPA techs scooped it up in buckets to test for contamination and found only traces of petroleum left in the sand and pronounced it clean and the process as approved by the EPA to clean contaminated soil. They had just over 2800 people from all over the world observe. Continental built a contaminated soil building to keep it out of the rain. And made hot mix by day and ran contaminated soil by night but their the company that found a way to clean contaminated soil. Most hot mix drum plants now have a contaminated soil building as now you can use contaminated soil after screening in a hot mix plant to make new hot asphalt. Now you just pile up your contaminated soil and call in a contractor who brings in a single drum plant originally designed to make hot asphalt mix and now use it to decontaminate soil. When they have finished you can use the soil anywhere.

[@James-zy8vk]

Yreah, take contaminated soil subject it to intense heat and contaminate the atmosphere with the resulting fumes and charge contractors and homeowners thousands of dollars to "remediate" the soil. BREATH HEAVY MY SUBJECTS!! Government Criminality!

[@jefferygrady3181]

There are all kinds of crackpot laws where ever you go! Here in Maryland it's illegal to have an oil tank in your basement! But if it's already there you are grandfathered in! Not so many laws when it comes to gas and alot of houses are blowing up to! Sometimes it will take out an entire block! Great job Steven!

[@Yodumeee]

Any guess who has the bigger lobbyist? Gas companies.

[@bradford216]

Good job Steve! He prob had you do the job because you brought it to his attention and his other guy never said a word. Wouldn't be surprised if he has you start doing his cleanings soon.

[@WeatherNut27]

Great video. Awesome info on the new laws! Wonder if CT has same laws. "Flaring tool"...learned about a new tool. Nice job there. Good man saving that turtle!!

[@aircooledtx]

Howdy, Steve , you a working man again with line install.. Nice Job.. Glad you stop for baby/snapper..

[@bmoraski]

Nice. Didnt know about the perimeter drain. Steve's workin again yall !

[@hawksite]

I had a line in the floor and it corroded and leaked - lost 200 gal - had to have the basement floor dug up and soil excavated. Ended up costing 6K. If you have an underground line, and it is not encased in plastic/rubber or sleeved, run a new line above floor.

[@sqike001ton]

Happened to my grandad years ago lost a whole tank cost him a roll of copper line some fittings and a new tank of oil

[@kennethquintana8301]

absolutely phenomenal Steve I learned a lot from you and stuff that I really don't ever get to work on but on the next tubing change how you do can you show us how you do the bend are you using like to hilmor tube bender like I use on air conditioning and what kind of switch for you you can start using the real one hilmor one thanks again Steve keep up the good work

[@waynekelleher3659]

What is the theory behind the service loops in the oil line we don't do that in the UK is it just for flexibility when working on it

[@Spector_NS5_RD]

"ship the contaminated soil to New Jersey." makes sense, lol. good video steve. i like how you took the time to move the turtle out of the road. i do the same thing. i found as i've gotten older, i find myself moving salamanders and worms when i'm digging top soil to level a condenser pad, lol. i have respect for all life. i know, it's cheesy but that's me!

[@rocketrider1405]

Right ! And have a look at the video where the Canadian geese are crossing the road.

[@MrPaul1f]

Great job Steve, that's was a fair old run of pipe!

[@James-zy8vk]

Could you have run the lines across the ceiling? I'm understanding that is the latest thing, run elevated lines.

[@James-zy8vk]

@@doublewide420 In my case I opted to replace my lines and run them along the ceiling. That increased my lift by approximately one foot to about six feet total before the horizontal run and concluding with a downward drop of approximately seven feet. Tank was underground outside. Am now going to replace tank with one of the new European style galvanized with poly liner 30 yr warranty, indoor tanks as required by law in my area, you can no longer sell a home with a buried oil tank and some insurance companies will not insure the premises, rock and a hard place. The new tank will be rectangular on a skid on the basement floor increasing the possible maximum lift to 7.5 feet, I have recently installed a tiger loop for the convenience of filter change. Is it your opinion that I will need to relocate the lines back to the floor level where they were originally? I believe that would change the lift and fall to around 5 feet.

[@Darryl603]

Do you have to pull a vacuum and recover what was left in the line under the concrete?

[@poppypiesdad1]

i was just going to ask that

[@SmittySmithsonite]

I don't think that's a requirement, surprisingly enough, in this state.

[@Darryl603]

There was 90ft under the ground there, so I thought I'd ask...Thanks

[@Powlashvac]

Nice video Steven. I love seeing things getting worked on that I do not get to put my hands on down here.

[@RJG772]

Good job Buttercup....

[@j.a.7721]

I'm no professional, here in nj the new tanks or installation are from top of the tank and the line goes above alone into the burner

[@TheAnigai]

So whats the service loops for? Something to do with bleeding?

[@blackmanops3749]

Does the concrete corrode the copper? What's the purpose of the loops in the line?

[@russm1757]

Steve, what did you call that drill type flaring tool ? Russ

[@vernonjones3613]

Good video Steve glad to see your still busy

[@bbm8873417]

Looking Good! Nice job Steve

[@krisjcleveland]

Steve, I love watching your common sense videos. If a tank is not leaking, how do you know it's bad and needs to be changed?

[@willcollier2663]

Hi Steve, loving the videos mate. Keep up the good work.

[@SmittySmithsonite]

Man, Steve you've got the eyes of an eagle! No way in hell I'd have seen that tiny thing in the road! I'd have flattened that little guy and never even knew it happened. LOL Judging from the pond in the guy's yard, I figured the cellar was gonna be huge. 85' of oil line! HOLY CRAPPER! I could go around my basement 2.5 times with that, HAHAHA!

[@mictreful]

yep you touch the job and things go south it`s yours

[@IWANASLAPTHAT]

Man your clean off, do like your videos, great work bud

[@bmkolb]

Insurance companies doesn’t make laws, they can ask codes to be changed. Best to walk away if you work on it you own it without tagging it.

[@ScottDowneywoundedbear]

Here the line has to be completely coloured orange. The tanks have to be changed every 10 years for outside tanks and 15 inside tanks. They also use the car filter type oil filters. Do not comply, no insurance. I say the hell with all that, changed to natural gas, $10K for a damn boiler, not including hooking up the pipes to the house system. I put the manifold in and all the rest.

[@tptm100]

What state is this that you are talking about?

[@brad25ism]

So they make you get new equipment oil safety valve and new line so you don't have a leak then you pay insurance for the exact situation you spent money preventing, sounds like the easiest money an insurance company ever made.

[@Superduty_59]

That customer has a back up generator. At 29:04 there is Kohler ATS (automatic transfer switch). Probably a20RESA Kohler.

[@michaelpadovani9566]

Nice job that was a long run for sure

[@JLamond219]

Good Job Steve....

[@harrydickson4575]

Nice job Steve

[@grdnsetr]

steve lav, what do you do with the oil you bleed off. just curious.

[@alittlebitofeverything5090]

@@OleRazzleDazzler He uses it in his coffee because he is a professional.

[@Yodumeee]

If it's bleed and clean toss it back down the fill. If it's gunk dispose of properly

[@photocontrol]

Nice job,next level!

[@dburto13]

Next level Mama! Next level!

[@tptm100]

So like an electric line you have extra line to make new cuts etc.. Imagine having to do more work and material instead just take up the slack.

[@logitech2072]

This may be a building code requirement, but not insurance. Insurance policies dont typically cover any sort of heating oil leaks. Just like your commercial policy excludes it, so do most homeowner's insurance policies. I see a lot of people surprised by this and are left holding the bag on a $100k+ environmental cleanup. The issue is that a homeowner would use the building code as a standard of care to sue you. You should probably consider changing the title of this video to avoid misleading even more people into thinking they're somehow covered by their homeowner's policy.

[@georgesiatos9848]

great work!

[@timbober1]

Admire your kindness to animals

[@joeyf504327]

turtle probably went to the road for its warmth

[@bryan7825]

Oh geez, looks like you used some pan head screws into that concrete. Should have used some small hex head stainless on that, should be impacted and epoxied in as well . Any water and those puppies are gonna rot out in a few years.

[@jamessiveria4483]

steven awesome video i'am going to need your services soon bud . i need a quote r+r 275 gallon tank might well do new lines.

[@kevinlaflamme9691]

Did you ever get a quote for a new oil line

[@jayman1601]

Nice job. What's the purpose of a service loop on each end?

[@robertnogues8345]

What happened to baby the dog seeing u now have miss molly

[@myronsmith2114]

whose bright idea was it to put the tank so fare away from the boiler

[@obesefeline]

Steven, you can thank the Liberals in your state for this foolishness, no more R 22 etc. I'm sure they will blame the oil residue for the death of that rat in the basement, another great job, Steven.

[@axtra92]

Make a tour of your truck

[@cjones4512]

everything in that house looks overbuilt

[@be4stable]

Ship the soil to New Jersey classic

[@davidmarquardt2445]

I timed it, took 1minuet & 6 seconds to suck that line full at 85-90 feet.

[@dannywilkins887]

nice job bud

[@ratm14z]

Mass code wants you to cement that line

[@warrensharp935]

Give it the old Fritz

[@ryansullivan6256]

you dont want to have to pay your lawyer to fight with other lawyers even if you were always right. i have seen this happen, if there is a release of oil and the oil goes anywhere other than out the nozzle someone is getting hit with the bill. you have the right idea, if the system doesnt meet code from the tank cap all the way to until the burned product goes up the flue i wouldnt touch it.

[@myronsmith2114]

Concrete eats copper

[@notajp]

True, that’s the problem they ran into with the early in-floor radiant heat systems. People spent big money to have them installed in their slabs, only to have the copper tubing start leaking after several years. Had to be abandoned and whole new heating system installed for big $. With the oxygen barrier PEX tubing we have now, it’s no problem.

[@stephenhernandez4403]

I don't get it why do you wear gloves???

[@BobbyMac78]

So of those "laws" an "facts" you were speaking on in the intro of the video, some were either false or miss leading. An I kno exactly what state your in an the city you are driving in. An Before the EPA steps in, the DEP will always be there first.

[@neonhomer]

So enlighten us then...

[@BobbyMac78]

@@neonhomer which part bud? You ask. I answer. Very simple.

[@neonhomer]

@@BobbyMac78 You says laws and facts... so let's hear which ones are wrong?

[@roberts5118]

Hey Steve, why do you wear gloves?? Lol

[@chriswoods9414]

do not pick up snapping turtle by the tail hurt the turtle

[@HillbillyRednecking]

Not to sure about running the new line across the floor...

[@macrixen]

Pat Pikulski the lines are protected in plastic so no concrete touches the copper.

[@tptm100]

macrixen I think the line is still in touch with the concrete if there is no coating, so why not use a pex tube of some sort that can withstand other problems.

[@vincentstellato5783]

She's a leaker