Im a plumber in northern Virginia. I stumbled across your channel and I’ve been hooked. This NYC plumbing is crazy bro. I learn so much by watching these videos. Nice work !
I'm a steamfitter in NYC. Only suggestion I have after soldering is not to put the wet rag on too quickly because you risk cooling the joint too quickly and causing the solder joint to Crack or seperate and potentially having a leak in the near future. Wrap the wet rag around valves and dope/tape joints that are too close. Also if you use a dry rag about 1-2 mins after the joints are done it will clean the joint and then you won't need to use the scotch Brite after. The more Flux that gets caught on the rag the better it will clean. Keep up the clean copper work looks great.
Plumber from Texas here... ive heard that advice all the time but ive been cooling down my fittings with a damp rag for 19 years now and never once has that caused an issue... only time ive had a pisser is once or twice and both because i didnt clean my pipe properly or a defect in the fitting
@alicepooper8562 total bullshit to someone who has never seen it happen. When it does happen then we will see who is talking bullshit. Best of luck. And BTW I don't think I'm better then a plumber so I guess you are insecure in your plumbing.
Great Advice ! Im a Plumber and work along pipefitters steamfitters in our mechanical company . Its better to be safe then sorry . I also never use flux to make my joints pretty just wipe with a rag and the rest is history .
I've never had an issue with the cooling.. but if I have a dirty fitting I'll Flux it and heat it enough to get the paste flowing and give it a good wipe instead of scotch bright.. other guys in my company love their scotch bright
I'm a commercial boiler technician. I retrofit these in all the time. I'm glad to see you soldering the joints when you can. It's a lost trade nowadays. I would recommend using 2" dielectric unions and non ferros nipples on the taps and valves closer to isolate the tank if another problem occurs in the future. Nice work!
I am a weekend warrior and I have always enjoyed soldering copper pipes - it's just something I learned watching my dad around the house as a kid. The only thing I hate soldering is valves because I am always afraid the gaskets will melt.
I’m a retired Plumber in Australia and in relation to cooling the job following soldering. A bloke I worked with cooled the copper and brass flanges on a job and every brass flange cracked causing leaks. It was a 3” copper fire service, only difference was here in Aus we silver solder (braze) a job of that size. Very rarely do you see what we call “soft soldered” joints here and it’s prohibited on natural gas pipe work. Great videos mate 👍😊
I realize you’re a plumber not an insulator but look into a dexter boning knife it will make your cuts easy. Also, John mansville makes fittings for these situations. 2 1/8 x 1 insulation takes #10 fittings. These are called zeston fittings. Really enjoy your channel just thought I’d give some advice on the insulation side as I do mechanical insulation.
you clearly must suck at your job, if you think this was good workmanship. first off, he runs a risk of shocking the hot solder joint when applying a cold wet rag on the pipe. that can shock and crack the solder joint. after sanding copper, is should never be touched with a dirty hamd or glooves. you run a risk of solder not sticking to the copper because of dirty hand or glooves on the pipe.
The old one probably failed because noone checks the sacrificial anode (cathode protection?) and so it all rotted away. Also, allowing copper and steel to come into contact is a recipe for disaster. But i'm not a plumber and have never been. 🤷🏻♂️
Why not 2 smaller tanks piped in parallel? I have a building I take care of and that’s how they have it (I do commercial/industrial hvac). Also turbo torches work better imo on larger piping
Check it.... years ago we had a air handler / chilled water unit that was 4 " to tall to get past the structural concrete beams to get into the building. Mind you this airhandlee was the size of a mid sized RV. The concrete floor which was 4" thick was removed in the mechanical room . We dug the floor down a bit and rolled the unt in on 1/2 " steel plate and 1/2 black iron pipe. Then pulled it up on a ramp into the rest of the building on the existing floor. The new floor was poured and we rolled it into position. Good times....good times Engineer approved submittals He didnt do his homework, they paid.... Great content brother!!! Ps ... not bad at all in the cristmas package wrapping!!!
I can always trust a plumber, electrician, mechanic etc that is confident in their words and has a solid reputation within their customers. Tell me what you gonna do and why, and most likely I'll be okay with it and move forward, no time to waste. Good job 👍
I've been watching your videos for a long time now, I was searching for a video on hydronic heating systems and when I begin to spell hydronic hydroNYC popped up, not to mention I smoke hella hydro so was curious,I began watching your vids and I don't regret it,your funny as shit broski, I've been plumbing for over 15 years,I also do HVAC ,masonry, and welding ECT... I have tons of content but never have the time to edit and post it, do u have any suggestions
Heat rises so heat from the bottom or away from the joint and by capillary reaction, the solder will pull itself towards the heat. But flux needs to be applied uniformly for it to work.
get your copper lines, measure said copper lines, make your cuts, deburr everything, sand cloth the tips, flux them, put together, apply heat, solder, profit
The insulation looks good. I have some photos of a friends work in the city where i live. he did 5" copper to RO systems to a boiler. Theres not a wrinkle in the insulation. They have to make something other than paper to back that foil.
The walls were put up after the old tank was installed. We had a similar problem with our building's central chiller when it failed. Ended up having to excavate to get it replaced. A whole summer went by and it wasn't fixed. Someting to do with having to shore up the foundation to accomodate new chiller. Condo board meetings that year were interesting. Next spring we had to rent a temporary chiller that was the size of a big sea can, while waiting for them to fix the original chiller.
You should stop soldering at these sizes. The tolerance of the pipes and fittings are too large here that's why the solder is distributed unevenly. Therefore corrosion occurs in the connections.
Iam a plumber and not an insulater. But I found these pre-made insulation elbows.. so all u donis put straight peices of insulation up to fitting and then the elbow cover peice .. have them in 45s to
@@jackmyhre8759 if water freezes in 30 min and it freezes in an hour and 30 with insulation, does insulation matter? Water still freezes. I say that environmental adjustment matters more to prevent more than insulation
You know buddy You wound up having the age old problem You can't fit a round object in a square hole. So that round tank wasn't going through that square door. But you finally got it more power to you buddy
I’m not a plumber, but I can feel your pain! I sell musical instruments. One time I was delivering a giant ass timpani to a customer. $2,500 unit, and that’s a cheap one. Muther wouldn’t fit through the customer’s front door. Manufacturer wouldn’t take it back. Had to eat it. Took me years to unload that thing!
Told you you had good Karma. You were smart enough to consult an Engineer. 150 return not bad better than a big loss and a tank your not using. your and your guys one bad ass plumber. I felt the stress when you said they might not take it back. Wtf do you do then.
Isnt there a miter box jig you could use for the insulating cuts? Man its hard to come by 2” copper for my hobby needs, most industrial needs here seem to use 1 1/2”. 2 inch is the minimum, 3 or 4 would be even better by for building still towers
Why don't they keep a spare water tank in there then? If I was doing a project like that, I'd order a spare and keep it in the area in case they have to throw the first one out.
Yes fun with HWTs your lucky that it was possible to get it into the mechanical rm without the use of a crane or remodelling the doors and walls good work there 👍👍👍👍🇨🇦
Do you not need a dielectric break going into that tank? As for the insulation, there’s nothing I hate more than fiberglass insulation. At least you get to use 1/2” wall so it’s a little easier. We use 1” wall. I think we lose money not hiring someone to do it. If it’s a little fine but we’ll do whole buildings and it looks like shit compared to professional insulation guys
I never cool the pipes manually. I let them cool naturally and do other tasks in the meantime, whether that is getting another part of the job done or cleaning my work area. Cheers!
When connecting to water tanks should you use brass nipple for that separation or dielectric unions not copper to cast iron tanks. I think you’re asking for a faster corrosion situation, possibly.
In NYC they have a B side to the local 1 that primarily does maintenance. Pays less, but most of the time your indoors not freezing ur ass off in a building with no exterior. Unless you need to do work on a water tower or something
As a DIY who fixes one thing , breaks five others here's what I've done. I'd use GOOOP or JB Weld Water Weld to seal up any cracks and prayed it would hold for five years. Anytime something is too big but coming thru. Cutting thru a wall is easier than a doorway.
Brother your videos are amazing. Im from a small 3000 person area, couldnt imagine what its like working in such massive historical places. Makes me wanna learn this shit to do my own haha but i got the brains of an ex-tiler so, maybe not anytime soon. Keep up the good work broski!
Make it a habit to never shit on yourself. Humility is great, but dont cross the thin line into self limiting beliefs because the reality and truth of the matter is that you can and will do anything you believe you can and will do. Simple as that. If you know what day trading is, you may know that 90% of traders lose 90% of their account within 90 days and even more than that fail and never make it, and after 10 years of trying and failing, after losing close to $40K, and having multiple moments of “im just not cut out for this”, I finally did it… I am now a consistently profitable day trader, and this is all while the entirety of society and family told me it is gambling, made fun of me, told me I’m ridiculous and should just do something else with my time… now when the conversation at the dinner table switches to me, everyone is suddenly excited and smiling while asking me how I am doing, what success I have gotten, and coming to me every week to ask me whether they should buy or sell X asset on the market for Y price… and guess what… most of my success ultimately relied on one thing: my belief that I was not only capable of becoming what I wanted but knowing that I ultimately would achieve it no matter how hard I had to try or how long it took, and so on. Point being, believe in yourself, and the universe will believe in you, just don’t expect it to tell you that until after you’re successful because on the contrary, naysayers and everyone around will always supposedly know better which isn’t the case at all.
No. And I’d you’re wondering why he isn’t using it. He’s explained before that he prefers to solder because he believes it’s more permanent and professional looking. Though he had nothing against Propress and will use it when the situation requires it.
Aren't you supposed to use a dielectric metal going into the ferrous storage tank like brass or dielectric nipple? Or is the threaded bung hole dielectric? I'm curious.
Love your channel, I worked as a maintenance guy in California,NYC and now Philadelphia! Thanks for sharing your adventures!.. I can appreciate what you’ve done !
@@lostandfound6501 yes, weather was nice, cost of living and pay sucked CA was the easiest…because it was the newest construction. NY threw me for a loop, what I saw there was over a hundred year+ old buildings, Manhattan had those steam systems that scared the crap out of me !because the shut off valves wouldn’t work or would leak, sounding like a subway train was coming at you when they blew😱, money sucked, because they always wanted me to do it cheaper. Philadelphia is one of the best places I found in a long time, if you get in a good company or by yourself in a good location, you can do good here. Stress level definitely dropped here. try not to be afraid of change, there’s an adjustment you have to make, but the experience you gain makes you so valuable.
This reminds me so much of doing plumbing stuff with my pops back in the 90s. Running into hurdles that you never would have foreseen, pushing on, saying "well, fuck..." and then overcoming the issue anyway. Good video, chief. Makes me wanna do some soldering now.
Always check dimensions and if they fit through entrances. Would’ve been able to finish that Friday, save $150 for that return, and keep some 🌳 money for yourself, rather than for your engineer. 🤨 good work, as always, though!
I’m not a pro or an engineer but I love your channel. Your work is logical, pristine and each and every time I watch your videos I learn something new. Keep up the beautiful work👍
@hydronyc For reference if you want to improve the wrap installation in the future hold the material on the outside overlapping and mark where the overlap is on both sides draw a line between the 2 marks it will tell you precisely what the angles are to make tighter fits quickly and without the measurement equipment how perfect the cuts are from there just depend on your skill I also like to leave material like that a touch long it wrinkles it a bit but I’d rather full coverage with wrinkles than gaps those gaps cost the client money
You are responsible for checking the dimensions on any unit that your order to install. You are the typical contractor, then because you are passing the blame to someone else. If you end up in court, the judge will ask for documents and numbers. The judge will base the base a legal judgement on documents and numbers. Period!
When I was a helper and did insulation it always boggled my mind that people actually made careers of just insulating pope and fire proofing- i did that shit for fun 😂
I've had that here in las vegas in one of the local casinos off the strip. They had a 50gal electric 208vac in the ceiling. Well it leaked and I'm looking and they would have had to remove drop ceiling, electrical and ac ducts. They built everything around the heater.
Good job i do jobs like this my self. Good wrk guys! Love your videos by the way. And the insulation job use did was good but if you cut the angles right in the insulation it will butt right up to it with out cutting that middle extra piece of insulation non the less its insulated great job!
e·lec·trol·y·sis Also known as galvanic corrosion, electrolysis happens when two dissimilar metals are directly connected causing the lesser of the two metals to corrode. For the process to occur, the two metals have to also come into contact with a conductive electrolyte, like water, broski
be glad you werent a contractor during the diy boom of the 90's & early 2000's. so many of my jobs were getting contracted to come out & fix what some bolognahead did with his wife on the weekend. then they are grumpy because they dont understand why they have to pay me $100 to show up, and another $500 for the work. after explaining the fact they did 80% of a job wrong ISNT a help a thousand times, i was glad i aged out of the job. ✌
I'm not.a fan ofthe facg is all you use is Chanel lock adjustable pliers. Really. In Wisconsin if you use those and ruin a flirting your shit. !!!!! How about a smooth jaw wrench when called for. A pipe wrench when needed. And for God sakes always have a hold.back !!!! Broski!!!
Everything looks good except for the 45's on your insulation. You had a big joint wide open at the 2"--90... use your pvc handsaw to make your cuts ✂️... it will turn out alot better
God, i remember we had to install a bigger tank for a hospital ON THE ROOF. We had to get in fronm the 1st floor all the way to the roof, we used this special dolly that helps climb stairs that weighed 300 pounds by itself PLUS the 300 ish pound heater 💀😭
Had a similar experience at home... Just a couple inches, though... I dont understand why manufacturers don't know that water heaters are frequently installed in "closets", and when you make them bigger homeowners gotta call the carpenter to make the hole bigger... Then you got the "duct kit" (heat pump) which *also* appears designed not to fit.
Im a plumber in northern Virginia. I stumbled across your channel and I’ve been hooked. This NYC plumbing is crazy bro. I learn so much by watching these videos. Nice work !
Nova gang 💪
Yeah we deal with some ancient ginormous plumbing in here! I can definitely relate to broskis videos
New Jersey has a lot of shit plumbing as well
Ontario level one gang🇨🇦🇺🇦
NYC plumbing is out of control
I'm a steamfitter in NYC. Only suggestion I have after soldering is not to put the wet rag on too quickly because you risk cooling the joint too quickly and causing the solder joint to Crack or seperate and potentially having a leak in the near future. Wrap the wet rag around valves and dope/tape joints that are too close. Also if you use a dry rag about 1-2 mins after the joints are done it will clean the joint and then you won't need to use the scotch Brite after. The more Flux that gets caught on the rag the better it will clean. Keep up the clean copper work looks great.
Plumber from Texas here... ive heard that advice all the time but ive been cooling down my fittings with a damp rag for 19 years now and never once has that caused an issue... only time ive had a pisser is once or twice and both because i didnt clean my pipe properly or a defect in the fitting
Total bullshit on the cooling solder joints to quickly coming from a pipe fitter like they know better than plumbers
@alicepooper8562 total bullshit to someone who has never seen it happen. When it does happen then we will see who is talking bullshit. Best of luck. And BTW I don't think I'm better then a plumber so I guess you are insecure in your plumbing.
Great Advice ! Im a Plumber and work along pipefitters steamfitters in our mechanical company . Its better to be safe then sorry . I also never use flux to make my joints pretty just wipe with a rag and the rest is history .
I've never had an issue with the cooling.. but if I have a dirty fitting I'll Flux it and heat it enough to get the paste flowing and give it a good wipe instead of scotch bright.. other guys in my company love their scotch bright
"...welcome to Friday's bullshit."
That made me LOL.
Lol
I'm a commercial boiler technician. I retrofit these in all the time. I'm glad to see you soldering the joints when you can. It's a lost trade nowadays. I would recommend using 2" dielectric unions and non ferros nipples on the taps and valves closer to isolate the tank if another problem occurs in the future. Nice work!
Dielectric unions are soooo underestimated IMO
I am a weekend warrior and I have always enjoyed soldering copper pipes - it's just something I learned watching my dad around the house as a kid. The only thing I hate soldering is valves because I am always afraid the gaskets will melt.
@Christoph-sd3zi I've never melted a seal and I've overheated quite a few
I’m a retired Plumber in Australia and in relation to cooling the job following soldering. A bloke I worked with cooled the copper and brass flanges on a job and every brass flange cracked causing leaks. It was a 3” copper fire service, only difference was here in Aus we silver solder (braze) a job of that size. Very rarely do you see what we call “soft soldered” joints here and it’s prohibited on natural gas pipe work.
Great videos mate 👍😊
Luv your vids, I've done hvac/plumbing all my life, but not in the big city , u guys get into sum chit
Thank you bro. Yeah it can get wild out here lol
Of course the hot water tank fails after 15 y probably not a single sacrificial anode change in that time. They should be maintained every 2 y.
When he described that unit I thought he was talking about my ex
😂😂
I realize you’re a plumber not an insulator but look into a dexter boning knife it will make your cuts easy. Also, John mansville makes fittings for these situations. 2 1/8 x 1 insulation takes #10 fittings. These are called zeston fittings. Really enjoy your channel just thought I’d give some advice on the insulation side as I do mechanical insulation.
Your soldered copper pipes look absolutely beautiful when they're completed bro. Just saying
Just watched all your videos, I’m a commercial/industrial HVAC tech but love watching other trades, love your style please keep ‘em coming
Same here 🙌🏼
you clearly must suck at your job, if you think this was good workmanship. first off, he runs a risk of shocking the hot solder joint when applying a cold wet rag on the pipe. that can shock and crack the solder joint.
after sanding copper, is should never be touched with a dirty hamd or glooves. you run a risk of solder not sticking to the copper because of dirty hand or glooves on the pipe.
Thank you 🙏🏼 will definitely do 🫡
Thank you 🙏🏼🫡
Honesty is the best policy...❤
The old one probably failed because noone checks the sacrificial anode (cathode protection?) and so it all rotted away. Also, allowing copper and steel to come into contact is a recipe for disaster.
But i'm not a plumber and have never been. 🤷🏻♂️
This is true. They make dielectric fitting when going from iron to copper or brass.
I was told not to wipe the solder joints with a wet rag because it causes micro fractures in the solder
Give it a minute or so and it will be fine
Do it straight away then you would have problems
As a General rule shorting the time of any presses will weaken it will it cause a failure here probably not but it’s alway better to take your time
Unhhunhhhhhhh
That’s like me saying I was told not to whipe my ass with toilet paper cause it’s gna irritate my ass cheeks😂
Why not 2 smaller tanks piped in parallel? I have a building I take care of and that’s how they have it (I do commercial/industrial hvac). Also turbo torches work better imo on larger piping
Almost double the insulation and time.
1 was enough according to the engineer
I turbo torch anything bigger than 1”. I was actually surprised how easy he made soldering 2” look with the map gas torch
Check it.... years ago we had a air handler / chilled water unit that was 4 " to tall to get past the structural concrete beams to get into the building. Mind you this airhandlee was the size of a mid sized RV.
The concrete floor which was 4" thick was removed in the mechanical room . We dug the floor down a bit and rolled the unt in on 1/2 " steel plate and 1/2 black iron pipe.
Then pulled it up on a ramp into the rest of the building on the existing floor.
The new floor was poured and we rolled it into position.
Good times....good times
Engineer approved submittals
He didnt do his homework, they paid....
Great content brother!!!
Ps ... not bad at all in the cristmas package wrapping!!!
Damn that sounds like a mission but it was handled. Loll thanks
What would’ve not passed code btw?
I can always trust a plumber, electrician, mechanic etc that is confident in their words and has a solid reputation within their customers. Tell me what you gonna do and why, and most likely I'll be okay with it and move forward, no time to waste. Good job 👍
They make premade vinyl 90s and 45s to clean up the corners. Otherwise looks good.
Yeah i got those and installed them on Monday lol
That was Monday's bullshit lmao
I've been watching your videos for a long time now, I was searching for a video on hydronic heating systems and when I begin to spell hydronic hydroNYC popped up, not to mention I smoke hella hydro so was curious,I began watching your vids and I don't regret it,your funny as shit broski, I've been plumbing for over 15 years,I also do HVAC ,masonry, and welding ECT... I have tons of content but never have the time to edit and post it, do u have any suggestions
In my opinion, your insulation on the pipes came out good. I know it can be a real b*tch to install because I've done it. All the best bro!
Thanks bro. It could have been better lol
Man i love this mf he sound like hes high on the job but gets it done anyways i fkin love you broskie
That new of a building and that big of a supply room and theres no in floor gantry crane above or at least the cutout for one?
Can you show how you solder 2” in real time, I need to learn that
Heat rises so heat from the bottom or away from the joint and by capillary reaction, the solder will pull itself towards the heat. But flux needs to be applied uniformly for it to work.
get your copper lines, measure said copper lines, make your cuts, deburr everything, sand cloth the tips, flux them, put together, apply heat, solder, profit
Yes sure i got you
Been plumbing 40 plus years now. Nice work there broski
Other than that, nice clean work
Got called back to replace a boiler once, thinking didn't I just put that in, I did 12 years before, hmm how time flies lol
Thank you
Loll it definitely does
I been shooting everything Like im filming for shorts too haha
Loll
Nice one, you need a longer knife for the lagging bro and Polyethylene is also easier to use
Yes truee
The insulation looks good. I have some photos of a friends work in the city where i live. he did 5" copper to RO systems to a boiler. Theres not a wrinkle in the insulation. They have to make something other than paper to back that foil.
That also make covers for the 90's elbows tees etc that make the insulation job come out good
Please tell me you cleaned the flux and solder drops off the floor?
Lol yes of course
It's a dirty boiler room in nyc I think those drips on the floor are the least problems they have there😂😂😂
150 wasn’t too bad for that hiccup 😂😂😂
Bro bro, get insulation knife. 🤘🏻🤘🏻
If I was you I would ditch that mapp gas and get yourself an acetylene setup it'll save you a lot of time soldering
Lol i have the tank actually lol
@@hydronyc it's all good plumb on brother
The walls were put up after the old tank was installed. We had a similar problem with our building's central chiller when it failed. Ended up having to excavate to get it replaced. A whole summer went by and it wasn't fixed. Someting to do with having to shore up the foundation to accomodate new chiller. Condo board meetings that year were interesting. Next spring we had to rent a temporary chiller that was the size of a big sea can, while waiting for them to fix the original chiller.
Great job brother. You do damn good work. And Keeping it real
Thank you 🙏🏼
Wow after watching a few of this guys videos I didn't think he knew how to solder, he's always using rubber boots and clamps
Lol
Nice looking joints!
You should stop soldering at these sizes. The tolerance of the pipes and fittings are too large here that's why the solder is distributed unevenly. Therefore corrosion occurs in the connections.
Iam a plumber and not an insulater. But I found these pre-made insulation elbows.. so all u donis put straight peices of insulation up to fitting and then the elbow cover peice .. have them in 45s to
My plumber says that insulation doesn't matter. I say that adjusting the environment matters
What makes him say that?
It definitely matters lol
@@jackmyhre8759 if water freezes in 30 min and it freezes in an hour and 30 with insulation, does insulation matter? Water still freezes.
I say that environmental adjustment matters more to prevent more than insulation
@@hydronyc it matters if you want income
You know buddy You wound up having the age old problem You can't fit a round object in a square hole. So that round tank wasn't going through that square door. But you finally got it more power to you buddy
Lol thanks
I've been in the union for about 26 years.... It would be a good idea to check your work for leaks before you insulate.... GREAT JOB.... TAKE CARE....
Yo whats up Shqipe?! Make the money!
I’m not a plumber, but I can feel your pain! I sell musical instruments. One time I was delivering a giant ass timpani to a customer. $2,500 unit, and that’s a cheap one. Muther wouldn’t fit through the customer’s front door. Manufacturer wouldn’t take it back. Had to eat it. Took me years to unload that thing!
For cutting the insulation it's 45° for 90°'s and 22.5° for 45°'s.
Told you you had good Karma. You were smart enough to consult an Engineer. 150 return not bad better than a big loss and a tank your not using. your and your guys one bad ass plumber. I felt the stress when you said they might not take it back. Wtf do you do then.
Thank you 🙏🏼 yeah the 150 was not that bad. If they didn’t take it back i would never get to sell/install probably lol
Isnt there a miter box jig you could use for the insulating cuts?
Man its hard to come by 2” copper for my hobby needs, most industrial needs here seem to use 1 1/2”.
2 inch is the minimum, 3 or 4 would be even better by for building still towers
Bigger pipes are usually found at pipe supply houses but you may need an account first.
Im not sure
In newzealand Broski we use hemp instead ptfe and silos the copper .
In America they smoke the hemp!
Nice job . I bet the old tank was placed prior to the door frame.
Thanks. Yeah probably
Why don't they keep a spare water tank in there then? If I was doing a project like that, I'd order a spare and keep it in the area in case they have to throw the first one out.
Man it’s like watching an artist when you solder! It’s nice to see some clean solder joints in this pro press era we’re in.
Hey bro you can only do what you can do... I think you're a very good plumber ... You would make a million bucks here in Texas
I usually get the architects to provide a 4'-0" mechanical room door for that reason.
Yes fun with HWTs your lucky that it was possible to get it into the mechanical rm without the use of a crane or remodelling the doors and walls good work there 👍👍👍👍🇨🇦
Yeah thank god lol
Next time make the opening bigger LOL
Do you not need a dielectric break going into that tank? As for the insulation, there’s nothing I hate more than fiberglass insulation. At least you get to use 1/2” wall so it’s a little easier. We use 1” wall. I think we lose money not hiring someone to do it. If it’s a little fine but we’ll do whole buildings and it looks like shit compared to professional insulation guys
I never cool the pipes manually. I let them cool naturally and do other tasks in the meantime, whether that is getting another part of the job done or cleaning my work area. Cheers!
@Repent and believe in Jesus Christ ok
@RepentandbelieveinJesusChrist ok
When connecting to water tanks should you use brass nipple for that separation or dielectric unions not copper to cast iron tanks. I think you’re asking for a faster corrosion situation, possibly.
Love your clips, but no swearing please.
soldering 2" and above is always fun
Yeah lol definitely
Turn water on before insulation just saying broski otherwise 1000%
Lmaoo youre right. Thanks
What’s up my Albanian brother, great video.
Thank you
The bullshit on fridays thing is real. It happens to me every Friday
I need a shirt that says "Broski and Broskets"
Soon lol 🙏🏼
Why no union for maintenance or service ?
In NYC they have a B side to the local 1 that primarily does maintenance. Pays less, but most of the time your indoors not freezing ur ass off in a building with no exterior. Unless you need to do work on a water tower or something
@@tomr1107He meant a Union fitting to disconnect the tank lines
@@myronsmith2114 bingo
No need its copper lol
Hi from UK
2"/50mm copper ain't cheap 😢
Restocking charges are a bummer 😢
Least there's more work out of it 😊
Practice on cutting insulation lol
Lmaoo
As a DIY who fixes one thing , breaks five others here's what I've done. I'd use GOOOP or JB Weld Water Weld to seal up any cracks and prayed it would hold for five years. Anytime something is too big but coming thru. Cutting thru a wall is easier than a doorway.
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Brother your videos are amazing. Im from a small 3000 person area, couldnt imagine what its like working in such massive historical places. Makes me wanna learn this shit to do my own haha but i got the brains of an ex-tiler so, maybe not anytime soon.
Keep up the good work broski!
Make it a habit to never shit on yourself. Humility is great, but dont cross the thin line into self limiting beliefs because the reality and truth of the matter is that you can and will do anything you believe you can and will do. Simple as that. If you know what day trading is, you may know that 90% of traders lose 90% of their account within 90 days and even more than that fail and never make it, and after 10 years of trying and failing, after losing close to $40K, and having multiple moments of “im just not cut out for this”, I finally did it… I am now a consistently profitable day trader, and this is all while the entirety of society and family told me it is gambling, made fun of me, told me I’m ridiculous and should just do something else with my time… now when the conversation at the dinner table switches to me, everyone is suddenly excited and smiling while asking me how I am doing, what success I have gotten, and coming to me every week to ask me whether they should buy or sell X asset on the market for Y price… and guess what… most of my success ultimately relied on one thing: my belief that I was not only capable of becoming what I wanted but knowing that I ultimately would achieve it no matter how hard I had to try or how long it took, and so on. Point being, believe in yourself, and the universe will believe in you, just don’t expect it to tell you that until after you’re successful because on the contrary, naysayers and everyone around will always supposedly know better which isn’t the case at all.
Came out good
The way you rubbed that copper pipe with the towel. 😂😂😂
It's a abrasive, like steel wool. It polishes the copper.
Those hands look to soft and delicate for a plumber. You have to scrape your knuckles on the ground
😂😂 i use gloves a lot lol
@@hydronyc You must walk around with a bottle of baby lotion
copper mip threaded into a steel boiler. need di electric unions and brasss nipples.
Lol 😂
How much did you charge them?
I dont like to disclose prices here bro sorry
IS PROPRESS BANNED IN NYC ??
Nope.
No. And I’d you’re wondering why he isn’t using it. He’s explained before that he prefers to solder because he believes it’s more permanent and professional looking. Though he had nothing against Propress and will use it when the situation requires it.
No its not but soldering is usually preferred by buildings
@@hydronyc THANK YOU PAPA I’ve been asking for a bit I was mad confused 😂😂 GREAT CONTENT
Aren't you supposed to use a dielectric metal going into the ferrous storage tank like brass or dielectric nipple? Or is the threaded bung hole dielectric? I'm curious.
Your work is really clean and I enjoy seeing how New York high rise plumbing is done.
Love your channel, I worked as a maintenance guy in California,NYC and now Philadelphia!
Thanks for sharing your adventures!.. I can appreciate what you’ve done !
Is cali the easiest of the three cause of the weather?
@@lostandfound6501 yes, weather was nice, cost of living and pay sucked
CA was the easiest…because it was the newest construction.
NY threw me for a loop, what I saw there was over a hundred year+ old buildings, Manhattan had those steam systems that scared the crap out of me !because the shut off valves wouldn’t work or would leak, sounding like a subway train was coming at you when they blew😱, money sucked, because they always wanted me to do it cheaper.
Philadelphia is one of the best places I found in a long time, if you get in a good company or by yourself in a good location, you can do good here. Stress level definitely dropped here.
try not to be afraid of change, there’s an adjustment you have to make, but the experience you gain makes you so valuable.
@@lostandfound6501fk no! I live in LA nothing is easy out here. It ain’t all sun shine and shit. Fk this heat! Born and bread 323
Clean joints 👍🏾👊🏿💯
Thanks
Water quality broski
This reminds me so much of doing plumbing stuff with my pops back in the 90s. Running into hurdles that you never would have foreseen, pushing on, saying "well, fuck..." and then overcoming the issue anyway.
Good video, chief. Makes me wanna do some soldering now.
Great job 👏🏽 my guy nice and clean, but why you didn’t you put unions on your pipes
Thanks. Doesn’t need with copper i think
Insulation doesn't have to look pretty, just functional.
Lol
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Always check dimensions and if they fit through entrances. Would’ve been able to finish that Friday, save $150 for that return, and keep some 🌳 money for yourself, rather than for your engineer. 🤨 good work, as always, though!
Excellent video!
I’m not a pro or an engineer but I love your channel. Your work is logical, pristine and each and every time I watch your videos I learn something new. Keep up the beautiful work👍
@hydronyc For reference if you want to improve the wrap installation in the future hold the material on the outside overlapping and mark where the overlap is on both sides draw a line between the 2 marks it will tell you precisely what the angles are to make tighter fits quickly and without the measurement equipment how perfect the cuts are from there just depend on your skill
I also like to leave material like that a touch long it wrinkles it a bit but I’d rather full coverage with wrinkles than gaps those gaps cost the client money
Your videos are the shit broski how long u been a plumber?
Thanks. 10 years now
You are responsible for checking the dimensions on any unit that your order to install. You are the typical contractor, then because you are passing the blame to someone else. If you end up in court, the judge will ask for documents and numbers. The judge will base the base a legal judgement on documents and numbers. Period!
When I was a helper and did insulation it always boggled my mind that people actually made careers of just insulating pope and fire proofing- i did that shit for fun 😂
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I've had that here in las vegas in one of the local casinos off the strip. They had a 50gal electric 208vac in the ceiling. Well it leaked and I'm looking and they would have had to remove drop ceiling, electrical and ac ducts. They built everything around the heater.
Good job i do jobs like this my self. Good wrk guys! Love your videos by the way. And the insulation job use did was good but if you cut the angles right in the insulation it will butt right up to it with out cutting that middle extra piece of insulation non the less its insulated great job!
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I hate the fiberglass insulation. I just get the fitting with tacks. The less cuts that have to be made is better for me
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Also known as galvanic corrosion, electrolysis happens when two dissimilar metals are directly connected causing the lesser of the two metals to corrode. For the process to occur, the two metals have to also come into contact with a conductive electrolyte, like water, broski
be glad you werent a contractor during the diy boom of the 90's & early 2000's. so many of my jobs were getting contracted to come out & fix what some bolognahead did with his wife on the weekend. then they are grumpy because they dont understand why they have to pay me $100 to show up, and another $500 for the work. after explaining the fact they did 80% of a job wrong ISNT a help a thousand times, i was glad i aged out of the job. ✌
Pretty good insulation job, for a plumber. Ever consider HVAC for a side hustle?
I'm not.a fan ofthe facg is all you use is Chanel lock adjustable pliers. Really. In Wisconsin if you use those and ruin a flirting your shit. !!!!! How about a smooth jaw wrench when called for. A pipe wrench when needed. And for God sakes always have a hold.back !!!! Broski!!!
Everything looks good except for the 45's on your insulation. You had a big joint wide open at the 2"--90... use your pvc handsaw to make your cuts ✂️... it will turn out alot better
30 year union plumber here. Love your videos Broski!! Great work but no comment on the insulation. I feel your pain.
God, i remember we had to install a bigger tank for a hospital ON THE ROOF. We had to get in fronm the 1st floor all the way to the roof, we used this special dolly that helps climb stairs that weighed 300 pounds by itself PLUS the 300 ish pound heater 💀😭
Had a similar experience at home... Just a couple inches, though... I dont understand why manufacturers don't know that water heaters are frequently installed in "closets", and when you make them bigger homeowners gotta call the carpenter to make the hole bigger...
Then you got the "duct kit" (heat pump) which *also* appears designed not to fit.
You had to hire an engineer to do basic elementary calculations? I hope you’re joking…..