OLD OIL TANK REPLACEMENT IN CELLER HOUSE

[@TheBeer4me]

School’s really should show these videos to high school students give them another option. Great videos

[@walterschilling4512]

Been 20 years since my last dual tank install, I really needed a refreshing course and Steve your the MAN!Thanks !

[@jamesjl334]

You truly are a master of your trade. I used to deliver oil tanks and boilers for a supply house in North Eastern Connecticut. It wasn't uncommon for me to see 3 to 5 guys on a job installing an oil tank or boiler, but here you are doing it your self. The heaviest boiler I ever pulled out of a basement weighed in at 1000 pounds at the scrap yard. I've also pulled 330 gallon vert tanks out of basements with just one other guy. Down here in North East CT, we have some of the shittiest basements you can imagine. I've gone through houses, into flooded basements, down icy hills, mud septic fields you name it. But i really admire you for doing this on your own. I'm now fortunate enough to work counter sales, though I do occasionally fill in for drivers on deliveries. I really wish you the best of luck Steven. I wish I could learn the trade from an individual like you. I used to work on boats, but i feel like i missed my calling and should've gone the plumbing/HVAC route.

[@KG-yn9qi]

Good job taking care of family! That's what my wife and I did this last month. We traveled to my wife's mothers home. 1st I went three + weeks ago. I spent 4 days 10-12 hrs. Each day replaced the kitchen sink faucets, replaced all plumbing under sink. Did the same in bathroom sink. Toilet and shower. Repaired/fixed 3 electric shorts,replaced five outlets, rewired kitchen lights to LED from florescent. Fixed the stove exhaust fan hood and cleaned, and had to clean the entire kitchen and rebuilt shelves,for food due to mice problem (very gross) she's 86 years old with no one to help her! lives 5.5 hrs away from us and will not move! Home is a old miner cabin. From late 1800's 2nd trip 2 weeks later, wife went to help take her to Dr. Appointments and clean house. Here's the kicker! After wife came home she got sick then gave to me she tested positive with covid!!!! She 10 days in, I'm 8 days in . But her mom is okay??? Go figure! Helping family WOW!

[@johnnelson-miles1137]

Very clear directions on the do’s and the don’t.. great video… great demonstration on how to use the different tools!

[@shanebist]

Wow, that’s a 3 man job where I work. Keep kickin ass Steve!

[@stevenlavimoniere]

i was done buy 2.30 =everything packed up in truck

[@johnkrim8377]

shanebist , If that's a 3 man job , how many people do you need to rough in a 2 1/2 bath , kit, laundry room and oil heat job ???👷🏻

[@joeg9920]

Don't take any chances, use some ear protection when cutting that tank up Steve , that noise will definitely damage your hearing down the road.

[@JohnnyCab]

What did you say?

[@petero2693]

What I cant hear ya

[@sircampbell1249]

if your going deaf....

[@nick_the_greek77]

You know it's Steve Lav's sister when in a 30 minute video, there isn't a single "good enough for this neighborhood" comment.

[@linuxkernel4.199]

or when his GPS is not on.. turn left onto... in xxx meters :P

[@nick_the_greek77]

@@linuxkernel4.199 you are right! I didn't even notice that.

[@robs1852]

Steve doesn't use metric system

[@linuxkernel4.199]

@@robs1852 lol it's habit for me because I'm in Canada 😜

[@nickwaterhouse4039]

God dam i forgot how loud those transfer pumps are. My new favorite channel to watch.

[@atticussmeg8489]

Should have extended the vent to the end of the deck next to the fill. Per NFPA 34 (oil code) the vent must be in sight of the fill- obviously under a deck you can't see it and the delivery driver may not be able to hear the whistle while filling. I worked for a company where there was a spill that occurred in a similar circumstance. Whistle was bad or driver couldn't hear due to the truck PTO running and tank was overfilled- began spitting up through the venting under the deck. Had to call in the EPA for that one.

[@jason-ge5nr]

I like the videos where you are not being 'bird dogged' by the customer. I like that tech tip with threading in a nipple to see how far you are off and in what direction.

[@paulmccutchen7781]

I like the "old school" work you do. I have been out of the business for some time now. I enjoy watching the repairs on the oil furnaces and boiler. We don't see many of them here in Georgia.

[@bjpowell2921]

Yeah we dont have a lot of boilers and fuel oil over in Louisiana either. But i do find it interesting;; im curious too what exactly the fuel or what it consists of!!! In that video it sure did look just like off-road diesel fuel we use in the tractors & heavy equipment.. It may have more oil base too it..

[@imaramblins]

I've never seen black pipe threaded before. Cool video Steve. I love the variety of your jobs.

[@hrajotte]

I had to replace my oil tank recently, starting to ooze around the weld like that one. Probably the original tank from the 1950's, made by JL Clemmey in Mansfield, MA. Homeowners should inspect their tank regularly, a leak can be very costly if oil gets into the ground.

[@greggaieck4808]

Steven lavimonier I like your utube videos are awesome 👍👍👍👍😎😎👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@johntilson2535]

A thirty minute Steve Lav video! Awesome!

[@davidkirby3667]

Its nice to see a clean basement. Looks like you could eat of the floor.

[@mikeg3888]

I could watch this stuff all day. Love when Steve gets the pipe machine out.

[@greggaieck4808]

Steven lavimonier I like when you say yee haw that's cool 👍👍👍😎😎👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😎😎👍👍😎👍

[@markbogacz7341]

Good job steve. When I change a tank, I pump from top of tank with a stationary pipe, keeping 3" off bottom, to keep pump clean and clean oil back into tank. Also when tank empty top it up on end. Cut in half 30" by 42" diamond. So when your cutting the sludge drops down into lower half, top half is clean. Don't use a combo gauge. I like a separate King OEM guage ,separate vent alarm. Steve your not afraid of hard work. Best.

[@SimplyJack3]

Have had 2 old tanks sitting in the basement for at least 30 years. Just left them there when switched to natural gas. Looks easy to cut them up and take them out, if I only knew how get the sludge disposed of.

[@ranger178]

some areas have a toxic waste day to get rid of old chemicals you could call town or county but don't tell them you are removing your own tank they would probably want permits and inspections.

[@derekmc9580]

Your the man Steve. Old school knowledge is different than what youtube and google provides lol.

[@loyang8878]

Great.job ,,my house is needing a new tank also,,this gives me a good idea on how its done

[@themekanik3107]

I have seen more then a few comments regarding why not use natural gas or electric instead of oil. In New England where I am, the terrain is quite rocky and and wet. this makes installing underground services of any kind expensive per mile. Propane and electric cost are also quite high in cost, so oil and wood is still common in many areas. Other factors are strict regulation, NIMBY and lack of current main line infrastructure.

[@greggaieck4808]

Steven lavimonier that's good you like your Job that's awesome 👍👍👍👍😎😎👍👍👍👍😎😎👍👍

[@davidnicolas8019]

Steve do you run the old oil through a filter before pouring it back into the new tank? Is there a filter in your pump?

[@victorbenson1766]

Got lots of tips. I need to replace my oil tank. Vid really helped!!! THANKS!

[@egold1006]

I installed a Beckett sonic fuel gauge on my tank 5 years ago, seemed my mechanical one failed to work correctly after being 7 years old. Great to never having to go to the basement to read the oil level.

[@aaronzayden3765]

instablaster

[@michaelraduazzo6146]

Great work as always. Just a tip: When i have to empty into multiple barrels i use a jumper house. Short piece of tubing goes from one barrel to another.Alows me to empty into one barrel and not have to move the main hose or shut the pump.

[@kylebass4635]

Great professional job as always Steve. That actually looks like high sulfur oil there.

[@Dominick_Calvitto.]

Great Video Lav Learning A'lot from Your Video's Keep up The Great Work Brother.

[@J-Colt]

You make that job look easy and it's not! Thanks for video Steven!

[@TheBeer4me]

What a clean cellar! Good video

[@richards5843]

You make the best videos all work a no bull like other videos!

[@christopherkeith600]

Can you use the old Steel piping? Will they come apart?

[@semajd5995]

Hey could you recommend a good pump to do the pump out?

[@buddygrant1367]

excellent tutorial, thanks

[@dennismcnamara6377]

If that’s a Granby tank, don’t they recommend a 2” fill and vent?

[@davidkirby3667]

I ran out of recent videos so I'm now viewing older ones. You've hooked me Steve during COVID

[@peteraitken6494]

Class job Steve the things we do for family wouldn't have it any other way your a good man take care mate 👍👍👌🔧🔧

[@docholiday1034]

Try the torch blades if you get a chance...use them here in my fab shop. Best i have used so far.

[@carolinanumber1830]

Im am thinking about a new tank. With working on this in a basement and with open trash barrels..what about lingering odor upstairs. Thanks Steve!!

[@joshuabest100]

Get yourself some chisel tips for the sds if your sds drill allows hammer and no spin

[@keno5262]

did you need to purge the tank with CO2 or anything befor eyou started to cut it? Im about to cut mine and just am weary about sparks and residual oil although I know its not combustable liek that....

[@stevebrickley3295]

$86/hour wish I could see that in the SF Bay Area. Lucky all of you to gain decades of experience at that cost.

[@CharlesM-dp4xe]

Too bad we don't live in NewBedford any more. I would've came and got that tank. Those things make wonderful BBQ grills and smokers.

[@OkayAhhgain]

I’ll definitely be using that pro tech tip.

[@jpaul4595]

Nice video, how heavy is the new tank? How did you get it in basement?

[@scottk0623]

I got to do 2” fill & vent in Connecticut, nice job. If I used a trash can it would split, lol

[@sirhc07]

Is that code statewide?? In mass I've always gone 1 1/4 fill and vent with roth they want 1 1/2

[@williamirvine9546]

Maybe a dumb question, but why not reuse the ventilation and fill pipe?

[@Demy26]

Tanks a lot

[@theoldbigmoose]

That basement looked pretty tidy. Was wondering how much clean up you do of spilled oil on the painted floor? Wipe down with towels? Spread speedi dri? Use a chemical cleaner? How do the homeowners take to the smell of the spilled oil?

[@joeylawn36111]

Just wiping it up on that floor - no soaking in

[@redfountainpete2417]

Awesome pipe cutter skills.i enjoy the videos.thanks for the journey

[@adamliny15]

Why did you have to remove the feeding pipes? Is that necessary for the fittings?

[@charliehill3062]

Save on your disposal cost. Let that black oil sit in the 5 gal buckets for a month or so, pour it off the top slowly until you get to the gunk, pump the oil through a filter and use it.

[@davewilson6859]

Thanks for the tip on lining of joints I'll use that

[@moeselec]

You came to this job well prepared. 😊👍

[@kagnewmp12]

This is exactly what I need done. When can you get to Northern Michigan?

[@tpcdude]

Wonderful old school job. love to see the pipe threader in action.

[@FLATBUSHPLAY]

Cut my teeth on a Rigid 300. Don't care what they say about this new push lock crap. There's no way it would last 50 years like threaded schedule 40.

[@freebird7328]

That is a hell of lot a work, you the man Steve.

[@RobertCiampa9112]

You need to wear ear protection. Not the "Safety Police" Just trying to inform people before they develop Tinnitus. Believe me, you don't want it NO cure constant ringing in the ears.

[@lugoismad]

I worked around jet engines the first few years of my career. I thought I was fine not wearing ear plugs when I was outside for just a few minutes to walk to my car. Nope. Suffering from higher pitched hearing loss. I can hear mens voices just fine, but I have a lot of trouble with womens voices.

[@1951davey]

Best remedy to reduce or eliminate Tinnitus is Ginko Biloba. Really works for me. Ruined hearing on farm around loud equipment, chainsaws and shop welding.

[@RCALivingStereo]

Why pull out the old pipe from the wall? That seemed fine to me?

[@jmitchell8164]

Exactly what I was wondering.

[@charlesmurphy1510]

Might as well while the tank is out so you don’t have to do it later. I would want mine replaced.

[@jesterof84]

from what I have seen oil tanks are plumbed from the inside out with as few connection as possible no removable unions so you eather have to cut the pipe of tank and add a union with gasket or take all the pip off starting from the outside working you way in and I don't see many pipe unions on oil fills to the point where I don't think they are code in my area (MAssshole) maybe they are used sparingly 🤔

[@osmankjr7150]

cuz he like doing extra work for no reason

[@ntsecrets]

That’s some real skill there

[@johnkrim8377]

ntsecrets , That's a U.A. trained plumber.👷🏻

[@danlociceroify]

Great video! What fitting did you use on the bottom of the tank? I know its not brass. Thank you.

[@ranger178]

black iron street reducing ell from 1/2 to 3/8 size for more strength.

[@sdavidjohnson44]

Question if the house does not have a hatchway how do you get the new oil tank in?

[@mainiac430]

Thats alot of hard work, you are the man!

[@cndream1]

You ought to try those carbide tooth Diablo blades for the Sawzall. Impressively awesome. Talk about cut like it was butter

[@randyadams958]

or "like it was buddah"

[@JohnnyCab]

The Extreme blades are excellent

[@bugattivi7110]

Milwaukee trust me when I say Milwaukee carbide blades are monsters literally cut down massive amounts of cast iron and steel with just one blade change amazinggggggg

[@cyoungso]

Amazed how many still run oil in the East.

[@imaramblins]

That's what I was thinking. I'm in the Midwest, and while a lot of people used to have oil furnaces (myself included growing up), the infrastructure for natural gas has been in place here in large part since the 50's. I guess the East just didn't put it in then??? Heating oil, and its profits tied to Unions and the Mob too much perhaps, as well as big companies??? Maybe someday I'll look into it.

[@MrThumper1440]

If you’re rural, or like me live far enough off of the main road. Gas companies don’t want to run the lines. Guess they figure there’s not enough money to be made from 1 or 2 homes. Funny thing is, I can see the city of Pittsburgh from my home! Oil heat used to be cheap....not anymore.

[@ingermicheletrawick4503]

Great video. How much does this cost?

[@mr.cheez-its1732]

I miss cutting and threading pipe. I did it for 43 years when I worked for Ace Hardware.

[@lucash1980]

I was always told to back off the taps and dies a few times to clear the chips, so why did Steve run them hard right to the end? (sounds like it was just screaming, even with the oil)

[@johnkrim8377]

lucash1980 , You don't have to back off when cutting threads with a machine, with good dies and enough oil you can cut without backing off . You only have to back off when threading by hand or if you have worn dies that cut hard, it makes it a lot easier ( I know I cut a lot of threads by hand ) . When I started out as an apprentice the first place I worked out of high school we did the plumbing for any new Atlantic gas stations that were being built in our area. Our boss had a pipe machine in the shop but he wouldn't let the mechanics take it to the job , only so that me and the other apprentice learned to cut by hand. The screaming from a machine is the torque of the motor and some from the gears turning the head. 👷🏻 55 year retired plumber.

[@lucash1980]

@@johnkrim8377 Thank you for your reply! My dad gave me his uncle's old plumbers tripods (bench?) with vices and some dies. Everything is either cast iron or solid steel and weighs a ton...which makes me think how much of a BEAST my great uncle must have been to lug that stuff around. I'll have to give some manual cutting a try to honour him because soldering 1/4" copper and crimping pex seems like child's play in comparison to threading 2" steel.

[@nilolee2426]

I missed the phrase “Good enough for this neighborhood “

[@jeffcoolhd]

Steve you should have had a chisel on that rotary hammer drill it would have went much faster. And do yourself a favor run by Home Depot pick up some Diablo carbide tipped Sawzall blades. These two items would have made the job go easier and faster. Peace brother and Molly

[@johnwaby4321]

Nice job 👍👍👍

[@kingpinballer242]

3:11 POV: you watchin a goodfella work on his Oil Tank

[@royheinrich123]

Got to take care of family.... Family first... Great job Steve

[@ciscokid2444]

Nice work Steve you are a great brother!

[@jameshattub351]

Big $$$ Buck Job

[@peterpulpitpounder]

Good work, hard work, professional work, etc. But make sure you use some ear protection! :)

[@redhathat]

Can u use magazine press for oil pipes?

[@josephh.7808]

you do nice work.

[@danwittels5542]

Nice job! Are you required to repipe it or is it just a good idea?

[@robertp7209]

The replacement tank fittings are not likely in the same place and height exactly, as before. If modifications are needed, just avoid it to start from the new positions and measure out from there. And steel pipe is cheap, relatively speaking.

[@danwittels5542]

@@robertp7209 makes sense.

[@robertbegley6858]

Flex seal could fix that old tank. You seen the commercials. It even works under water.

[@sirhc07]

Once a tank shows signs of leaking its time to replace

[@fourhillsfarm]

Or maybe gorilla tape.

[@bossmantrucker656]

Nice 👍 this was a very interesting job cool 😎✌️

[@ptyptypty3]

great VIDFEO.. I have a Tank like that in my Basement, But it hasn't been used since the early 60's. I have Gas now.. How did you get the NEW TANK downstairs?..

[@michaelmclaughlin8474]

As usual nice clean job, people don’t realize how important that is, until someone does a ‘shit show mama’...!!!

[@peterpulpitpounder]

F A N T A S T I C 😄

[@BrianWood]

I kept thinking those barrels are going to be heavy to carry out of there. Then I remembered its a tank replacement not just removal!

[@wayne1141]

The things we do for our sisters'.

[@lippershey1]

Can you imagine the mess it would make if one of those barrels tipped over?

[@stevenlavimoniere]

there heavy duty barrels ,,very thick ,i trust them or i would not do it

[@waynepytlik9166]

God Steve you brought back memories. I was an oil driver/technician back in NJ in the 70's. Moved to Vegas then Reno NV as a HVAC Tech. in 1992. No heating oil out here,

[@db4239]

I see the Lavoimonieres like Chihuahuas.....great video, thank you and Happy Thanksgiving!

[@chuckquinn8026]

Wow, impressive job Steve!

[@kevinpoore5626]

Just a thought why don't you use the filter before the pump make sure you don't get no junk in your pump just a thought probably the way I would do it if I was in that situation either way you know what you're doing LOL Keep On Keepin On

[@johnkrim8377]

Kevin Poore , I'm sure the pump will pump faster than the oil will come thru the filter.👷🏻

[@greggkuzila7513]

How much did you charge to change that tank we don't use oil in Texas for heating or houses that's why I want to know

[@chrisE815]

For a regular customer anywhere from 1500 dollars to 3 grand depending on what tank and difficulty of installation

[@jefferygrady3181]

Nice job! Alot of work! Your a good man taking care of family members your dad taught you well! Basement oil tanks are illegal in MD but old ones are grandfathered! When the heat pump craze hit here most people got rid of the oil and removed the tanks out of the basement and left the fill pipes in place and many times no one called to stop automatic delivery so hundreds of gallons of oil went into the basement creating a inviromental disaster and basement tanks in new construction were outlawed! I was smarter my heat pump has oil backup for when the temperature drops below 40 degrees! Beats resistentce heat back up with a high electric bill!

[@KenKen-ui4ny]

Jeffery, where I live, gas furnaces and heat pumps are the top competitors for home heating, we do also have some oil furnaces, but they are far few in between compared to up north, and they are usually in older houses, states well above the MD line where Steven works, Oil is still pretty much king of home heating.

[@jefferygrady3181]

@@KenKen-ui4ny oil heat will remain popular up north where it really gets cold because there are more BTUs in oil compared to gas and heat pumps don't work well below 40 degrees! I have a n older house and oil back up for my heat pump was a no brainier because the tank was already there in the basement and the cost here to connect to the gas line is in the thousands of dollars and electric resistance backup would be cost alot to use! Gas and oil backup make sense here in the DC metro area because it can get cold here in the winter but nothing like where Steve lives !

[@KenKen-ui4ny]

@@jefferygrady3181 It's also because of the scarcity of natural gas infrastructure up in some of these most northeastern states, so that leaves propane, oil, and wood as top options, and like you mention, heat pumps are almost impractical in those states, due to the intense winters they see.

[@olgakuchukov6981]

Cold climate heat pumps work just fine down to minus 14*F. I’m in Vermont heating with a heat pump since 2016. The last 2 winters I didn’t even turn on the back up oil furnace and now that the oil tank is dead I won’t be getting a new one. Haven’t had an “intense winter” in years. Those days are over. People using cold climate heat pumps in Maine.

[@kristiankristiansen133]

Thought the seam or supposed to be on the front

[@rahaviggysegev274]

Why not reuse all that galvanized? That's easily 1K in materials just getting chopped up.

[@edcicione]

I usually pump from the top, ill try using the nipple on the bottom the next time. How come you didn't extend the vent out to the end of the deck? It would be easier for the driver to hear it. A 3 lb. Sledge hammer is my go too hammer.

[@Yodumeee]

Better than the ones on the opposite side of the house! They're out there 😡

[@sirhc07]

@@Yodumeee haven't run into that in a long time but they still are out there

[@MoneyFootage]

The part we missed was how you got the new one into the basement. How did you get it down the stirs??

[@joetalley2638]

It's a two man job and you slide it down the steps. Make sure the three openings are facing up and lift the opening on the bottom as it slides down so it does not gouge the step. You could also use a plank if you have one.

[@polarkerr]

I need this done right now, give me a call, I'm mechanically inclined but not crazy enough to venture into this crap hhhh