Water / Effluents / Fiber - Single trench // E133

[@seaflower1520]

Thank you for showing and explaining how run the big machine and also lay pipe and still keep it as coiled. Your the first homesteader I have seen that actual roll out coil plastic pipe with ease and not get kicked. I appreciate when you explain how to do things. Keep it up.

[@WalnutsandWineberries]

Thanks, I figured it was worth the time to handle it with care instead of yanking on it with a huge machine. That stuff wasn't cheap. Next time, I would try to unroll it first and let it rest in the sun for a few hours.

[@rickmelcher1351]

Jon & Meg, I hope you are both well and continuing to make progress! I really love your presentations and look forward to each one; however, what does it say about your viewers if the are so interested in the next video that they go back and review the previous episode? Please try to provide other updates even if they are shorter. Good luck, good health and God bless you all. Rick

[@ddterrill1]

Once again I am in AWE of your determination and abilities! I am really in AWE of the green Rambo head band🤣Great to see Meg and the girls.

[@walkingthruyourdata-6019]

Nice excavator! Enjoyed the tutorial. Lots of work to do. Enjoy your channel!

[@alanreid856]

I know that it was a LOT of hard work! I really enjoyed this video and appreciate the extra work that went into showing it to us. The excavator controls demo was an added bonus. Keep up the great work!

[@jobcacka1330]

Looks good. I would recommend "permanently" marking the connections above ground. It could save a bunch of hand digging in years to come.

[@rogerdudra178]

Greetings from the BIG SKY. Tricky install.

[@Scotty-kc1co]

at 43.50 the real entertaiment begins, thats what youre subscribers like to see ! greetz from the netherlands, europe.

[@rogerdudra178]

Greetings from the BIG SKY.

[@Frank-bh3cm]

Herculean effort! You should be proud of yourself. Well done mate.

[@WalnutsandWineberries]

💪

[@jangiesler4374]

bravo! You continue to amaze me with your ingenuity. The laying of tubing was cumbersome but efficient. Good to see Meg for a bit and you are right-on about making it fun while doing the tedium! I also loved the cabin tutorial that gives me an appreciation of how you maneuver everything to accomplish each task. Love it all! Missed seeing Claire.

[@rogerdudra178]

A good installation from what I can see.

[@VowellVentures]

Great video, KZbin helps one feel like they aren't going crazy when they are talking to themselves while working alone on projects!!! "I'm not crazy.. I'm making content!" LOL Admittedly.. it still feels a bit weird talking to a camera, even more so when other people are around. You guys are fun to watch and make me want to be on our land full time, keep up the good work.. real dreams aren't bought.. they're built!

[@robinpearson4583]

Jon, Further traffic. Considering the length and fall in your waste water. pipe, it might be as well to reinforce the chemically bonded joints to save any possible bursts. Regards Robin....

[@cesel3182]

That spot where two dog butts are heading away from the camera as you are in skid steer is priceless how about using that for your closing so cute

[@normp.3657]

John, I love your videos, but i am undecided as to whether i enjoy watching you do your thing, or watching you fix that which you break! You are just a regular guy doing great things! Love it!

[@rogerdudra178]

I would do the same thing at this time myself here in the BIG SKY with those check valves. We seem to have a few hills around here. Everything Canadian is good here.

[@powrguy1696]

Great video. One of the best explanations of mini-excavator controls, too. That boulder-infested install is amazing, and some monster sized gems were luckily able to be moved. Your videos really show the realistic work, and are very informative, for those who might utilize some of the improvisations on trenching and cable installs. Well done, Sir.

[@donweeks5290]

GREAT CLIP AND AS USUAL WE LEARNED FROM YALL. THANKS FOR SHARING.

[@MichaelBrookes-c9o]

Wow what a good job done. That looks like very hard work.

[@nookworm1]

I watched the entire segment in one sitting and glad you were able to get it done. i know it first takes setting up your camera as well. Carry on! Lots of hard labor going into this project.

[@angelsteiner6756]

What a great job guys!! So exciting to watch the development happen!

[@TimBeverly]

WOW, great thinking on running all 3 lines together as you go up the mountain.

[@supersee61]

A great video Jon, good to see Meg.

[@Nena84734]

Wow, nice work John, I can hardly believe you did all that, what a monster job!

[@bethwalker6519]

John, you are a BEAST! We've been following you and are so excited to see what y'all are up to next. Thanks for sharing this video of laying the pipe. The control explanation for the excavator was awesome. Thanks for all you do 💕

[@chrisbartlett6022]

You give Autumn the difficult job and keep the easy stuff to yourself. Bet you are happy you dug the trench down hill instead of up 🙂Hope you are all OK after all that pulling and pushing. Hope it was easier than it looked, somehow I dont think so. Think it would have broken me by now, even in my youth. Bet my Dad could have managed it though, he was my SuperHero.

[@jrygh8380]

Quite an undertaking. Well done.

[@Robert-gn7qm]

Great job and so nice to see Meg in it as well. Was just think will you have problems when the sewage has to go over a rise will it get frozen in the low spots. And is the white pipe thick enough for the added pressure going up the mountain . Certain you will have looked into this just interest and that all is good. Never been in an excavator so loved that part of the blog. Thanks again from your Aussie mate. Robert 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@rogerdudra178]

Cute tail. Laughter is a good medicine for building in my house. Adios. I've been wondering about you easterners building. All looks well. Good.

[@Fergz90]

Love you work ethic! Keep it up! Great to see Meg again, and wonderful team spirit.. Might be worthwhile adding marker posts at the check valve locations, as well as the sewer line joins. (separate indicators of each) just in case

[@kenz-e9o]

wow another step towards the housebuilding :) ps on the plastic ties,(holding the roll together ) if you find were their melted together, just flip to the underside of it , there is usually about a half inch tab that was not melted and that you pull to release the band.

[@TheBcrug]

Doesn't a job Like that require at least four other shovel leaners to which you? Great job John and thank Meg for the cameo!

[@kestersansnom8184]

Well done John, or as we say in the UK, "Good effort" ... You have every right to feel pleased with yourself; A good example of 'working smarter, not harder' ... Definately double up on the clips for the 2 inch pipe joints and perhaps consider using the pipe adhesive as well (belt & braces) ? Bravo, bravo 😎

[@sfn4702]

Yes, afterwork de-programming! 😊

[@kevinholland4156]

We always used tomato juice for skunk spray whether man or beast.

[@ralphsullender2474]

Great video That is quite the trench project.

[@WalnutsandWineberries]

Glad it's almost over.

[@leonkaczor2405]

Great video!!!

[@BRI33NOR]

Whilst you were struggling with the big boulder my shoulders were tensing along with you every time, anyone else feel that ?

[@johntolley1111]

Are you going to put some sort of markers to show where your joints are located for future reference

[@garyreed2144]

I might use heat shrink on all my connections underground, even that stainless steel is only last so long!

[@robinpearson4583]

Jon, Before you backfill. check that the WiFi cable is still all in one piece, and that both pipe are watertight. Prevention is better than cure. That's all I'm suggesting Regards and Good Luck Robin.

[@robertwazniak9495]

The check valves won’t hold back 1800 feet of water. The length doesn’t matter. It’s the elevation that it holds back. So they are sharing the 200 feet of water equivalent. The good thing about having 5 is you have a lot of redundancy and it should last forever. I know you want to be “off grid” but a couple of wires (since you already have the trench open) would give you minimal power for things like charging batteries on extended grey days.

[@WalnutsandWineberries]

I was concerned about the force required to push through all five. I guess I could upgrade the well pump to a stronger one if need be, but that would require a larger pipe ID. Also, yes I agree about the electric backup line, but it gets really expensive running lines that long. You can always crank the gas generator and plug it into the AC input if you're desperate I figured.

[@anthonycampbell4534]

Great job!

[@CarlGolden]

Before you bury the lines I would mark above where the joints are incase you have issues in the future.

[@newsnowriversidesgtrock]

Pex B is the easiest to work with but it restricts the volume more than PEX A. PEX A connectors are full size on the inner diameter and PEX B connectors have a reduced inner diameter size.

[@ryanpalmer6816]

My town requires 4" minimum for sewer, with cleanouts every 100 feet. Good luck.

[@WalnutsandWineberries]

Gravity system standard.

[@rogerdudra178]

I almost stepped on a baby skunk in the tall grass next to the Lavina, Mt. bridge over the Musselshell river and I knew it's mom would be close, so I ran like a rabbit under the bridge, No skunk.

[@normdegehr449]

Pressure of the water is ONLY related to the Total Vertical Rise, NOT the length of pipe! You don't really need more than one check valve. Definitely mark the locations of the 'extra' anti-backflow devices for future reference.

[@peterhoffman2597]

so for the pooch massingill vinager variety blleeave it or not

[@videocruzer]

really smart move on talking to your data provider. I worked in that industry for about a decade and could not tell you how many people did not contact the data provider and paid big money just to have it not work properly when we showed up for the final connection. And then to tell them all you had to do was call before you dig and we would have even delivered the cable and or fiber for free. They drilled it into our heads.. its 20 times easier to maintain an existing customer than it is to make a new one. BTW Clorine is not good to use with Plastic's

[@DannyatH2forLife]

Finally got to your current video and enjoyed every one of them. Fantastic job on laying the pipe. What did you do about the 1 foot deep rock shelf?

[@WalnutsandWineberries]

I went up a little higher and was able to get more depth. It adds a curve to the line but that's better than risking the frost line.

[@guytech7310]

It would have been better to run conduit for the data line. The cheapest I found is to use black poly water line You can run 1.25" for multiple cabling. issue is that fiber termination is a pain. For my property I ran conduit, figured out the length of fiber I needed, than order pre-terminated fiber that can be pulled through condiut. I install 4 pair fiber in case a pair broke or if I need additional pairs.

[@guytech7310]

Not a good idea to bury the check valve underground. If it fails you got to go find it. Check Valves go where the pipe is exposed and can be easily accessed.

[@rogerdudra178]

Having to mute several interior commercials sure fragments your video.

[@kestersansnom8184]

Get an Ad-Blocker ... 😎

[@rogerdudra178]

@@kestersansnom8184 I would, but they are as crooked as most sticks I find.

[@rogerdudra178]

I would expect your solution to the water problem will involve programming computers.

[@carlschiel4754]

I hope you told Autumn she could get out of the trench.

[@rogerdudra178]

My experience with that same kind of pipe had to be seasoned with much levity or we'd have killed each other.

[@RoseTabone]

👍👍👍

[@sidgreatorex5484]

John we’re Meg

[@highway7562]

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[@steventucker2666]

👍👍👍👍👍😎

[@newsnowriversidesgtrock]

Those are not "wires." They are glass fibers.

[@mortenmyhrmoen7592]

🇳🇴👍👍

[@MrAmartin8]

2" Effluent drain ?? I'm no plumber but that seems kinds small . Just asking ...

[@WalnutsandWineberries]

That's the diameter that is forced to my leech field and was installed by a licensed pro.

[@frankgriffin1121]

I thought the same, in my experience, 3 and 1/2 inch is the smallest, but who knows.

[@JohnSawtell]

When I saw three lines one trench on the thumbnail for some reason it reminded me of a pair of females and a drinking vessel. Was this an intended joke?

[@howardmeyers5147]

Then is the vido

[@howardmeyers5147]

When is the next vido

[@rogerdudra178]

I don't care what you say, laying that black pipe is a STRUGGLE. I don't want anything to do with that stuff, again. Even seeing that stuff sends frustration down my spine.

[@ItmeitmeitJB]

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