Installing Propane Tank- 500 gallon Propane tank and Poly gas line- Home-Flex Poly Gas Line kit

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  • @Quincygrn
    @Quincygrn 2 місяці тому +10

    Let me first say, i think you did a wonderful job with the installation with little to no experience. I've been a service technician in the lp gas buisness for years. A few pointers for those looking to do there own installation. Half inch line is more then enough to run 99% of most house holds. Soft rubber risers are definitely a better option if you can buy them. Avoid putting any connection's together under the ground. If your installing under an area that will be driven over, use pvc to run the line through. And never run your tracer wire directly on the gas line. Add 4 to 6 inches of dirt, then run your tracer line on top of the dirt. Thank you making videos. I really enjoy your content.

    • @breakheartorchard4761
      @breakheartorchard4761  2 місяці тому +1

      Thank you. Always good to have experienced advice added to the conversation. When I was trying to figure this all out, it was hard to find the information

  • @dannyshort1413
    @dannyshort1413 Рік тому +22

    Channel locks are directional just like a pipe wrench. One direction the grip gets tighter the harder you pull the handle 😊

  • @caseyarmstrong7064
    @caseyarmstrong7064 Рік тому +11

    Just remember, weather your tightening or loosening, the channel locks need to be in two different directions. One facing you, and facing away from you. Good luck

  • @mlm7598
    @mlm7598 Рік тому +1

    Closer and closer to be sure. So happy for your successes and things are getting scratched off that list. Before you know it, it will all come together and you can enjoy sitting in the living room and looking out at those gorgeous views! Time's coming soon for that to be the ritual.........when spring comes and days are longer weather is nicer and all..........wow.....I'm excited. Love to watch the videos and love watching the progress even when at times you have set backs it's still Forward March! God bless and I pray Lauren is doing well. What a beautiful place to renew and heal. Blessings to you all!

  • @AnxiousIRL
    @AnxiousIRL Рік тому +6

    5:04 needed slow mo and sad violin music for the doogie. XD
    Also, at 14:40, I think the blue-handled pliers are facing the wrong way. They're designed to leverage and grip a certain way - the way you were using the orange-handled ones.

  • @hunterthegatherer2293
    @hunterthegatherer2293 3 місяці тому +1

    Glad to see you didnt cut out the simple mistakes. Makes it more relatable lol seems like a down to earth guy i could get along with.

    • @breakheartorchard4761
      @breakheartorchard4761  3 місяці тому +1

      Thank you. I include most of my mistakes because they often have something to learn from. And everyone is gonna have struggles on a DIY project.

    • @marksmadhousemetaphysicalm2938
      @marksmadhousemetaphysicalm2938 3 місяці тому

      No matter how experienced you are, everyone makes them…I went through electrical technician training…it’s a hobby of mine…I’m an emergency nurse practitioner…and also an amateur extra class radio operator but I make errors … I’m most careful in my occupation…of course…but I know I make mistakes in everything I do…all humans make them…but I think we learn more from our errors…🤷‍♂️

  • @lloydwilliams8715
    @lloydwilliams8715 Рік тому +3

    Good afternoon Break Heart family,. Hopefully you are having a great weekend. One more step closer

  • @suenorton873
    @suenorton873 Рік тому +2

    The tank looks a hell of a lot better now,😊,, David when you were working on the last end n sitting down you looked as if you were hurting, yes? Hi to Jefanna n Lauren... Have a good week all

    • @breakheartorchard4761
      @breakheartorchard4761  Рік тому +1

      Sue, I agree it looks better. That look was probably just my “resting ‘B’ face”.

  • @johndeerefarmer4483
    @johndeerefarmer4483 Рік тому +2

    good way to break or crack those connectors is to use large Channel locks like that. As soon as the nut meets the end of the thread stop turning AND you can usually go all of the way just by hand.

  • @setholson6550
    @setholson6550 Рік тому +1

    The build is looking great. Hope your daughter is having better days. Susan

  • @paulc7549
    @paulc7549 Рік тому +3

    when you use slip joint plyers the fix jaw is on top like when you tighten the last fitting on the gas line. if you use them the other way your fighting the plyers. not like when you cut the line and did it again.

  • @MrJramirex
    @MrJramirex Рік тому +4

    Nice to see they have those kind of compression couplings for gas now. I remember using some massive and expensive push to connect couplings with that kind of pipe. The cut had to be perfect, we had to ream the inside and outside, measure and mark the outside to make sure the pipe actually bottomed out. We couldn't reuse them, so everything had to be perfect.

    • @nspro931
      @nspro931 Рік тому +1

      Those connectors are cheap and flimsy. We tried them once, went back to the push connect ones. Never again.

    • @kmisercola7180
      @kmisercola7180 11 місяців тому

      I know every state is different and technology is changing but last I knew no compression fitting for gas lines

    • @nilsrbenjamin
      @nilsrbenjamin 27 днів тому

      In my opinion the old style push to connect couplings are much safer and reliable. Also making the connections at the end of the lines, not underground. As mentioned in the comments above, you never want to put a connection underground. Also hoping that somebody pressure tests that line before use.

  • @kathyk9519
    @kathyk9519 Рік тому +1

    The patio blocks look good. Lots of hard work going on. Pretty soon you'll be cooking!

    • @breakheartorchard4761
      @breakheartorchard4761  Рік тому +1

      Can't wait! Gonna use the same pavers for my grill area also.

    • @kathyk9519
      @kathyk9519 Рік тому

      That will be great seeing that. Lots of work, but so worth it all.

  • @canuckyank82
    @canuckyank82 Рік тому +4

    Looks like a good, safe set up. At Christmas it was -50°C at both of my sisters' homes. The propane gelled and would not flow. They create a snow cave along the entire base of the tank. Then they hook up an incandescent trouble light and put it under the tank. It provides just enough heat to get the propane flowing again!

    • @breakheartorchard4761
      @breakheartorchard4761  Рік тому +2

      Thankfully, we don’t get that cold around here.

    • @aron6998
      @aron6998 Рік тому +5

      Well small correction, I don’t mean to be “that” guy but propane doesn’t gel however at ambient temperatures below -44° is stays in liquid state and will not create vapor which is why propane replaced butane many years ago because butane doesn’t vaporize below approximately 33°, anyways just wanted to extend some knowledge have a good day

    • @Quincygrn
      @Quincygrn 2 місяці тому

      Propane does have moisture in it and when it gets cold , that moisture freezes in the line and can cause a blockage. All propane companies are supposed to provide a drum of methanol at all reload sites so the when transports show up to fill the bulk tanks , they can add a half gallon or so every time they unload. Methanol can also be added directly into a customer's tank if you have the equipment to do so. Just a FYI

  • @laruedouglas7972
    @laruedouglas7972 Рік тому +2

    Well at least you have it set to hook up.

  • @TheReal1953
    @TheReal1953 Рік тому +3

    6 PSI test on your pipe/risers for 24 hrs to ensure you have a tight system and pleases the inspector...lol.

  • @michaelmcclellan7442
    @michaelmcclellan7442 Рік тому +6

    Great Job. Don't know if You mentioned it but its important to Locate the Propane Tank where its accessible for the Company that will be Filling it up. This is important especially during the winter or when the Lands are Soggy. Good Idea having the Tank Hopefully within 50' of a Driveway. Its also a Good Idea to Lay 2" of Sand Under and Around the Underground pipe, to avoid sharp stones or rocks from Puncturing the plastic Pipe

  • @GottaLoveGoats
    @GottaLoveGoats Місяць тому

    Excellent! I have been in the need to trench stage for embarrassingly too long. Need to rent a trencher!

  • @bnewton5922
    @bnewton5922 Рік тому +1

    That poly piping is great to work with. Congrats on getting the line. Install one step closer to having gas in the house. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe.

  • @mikejarvis7701
    @mikejarvis7701 Рік тому

    You are doing great this is a thing you only have to do a couple times. Our propane company hooks up tank and they own the tank.

    • @breakheartorchard4761
      @breakheartorchard4761  Рік тому

      It used to be that way around here. But now they charge more for connecting their rental tank than I paid to buy my own. And the rental is steep

  • @jerryg2073
    @jerryg2073 11 місяців тому

    Love your dog doing the inspection - LOL

  • @68Jaguar420G
    @68Jaguar420G Рік тому +3

    I've always thought that the best installation for a big propane tank is to bury it. Helps protect from overpressurization in the summer and hides the eyesore. I understand the economics and effort saving of what you have done, but I'm a bit surprised Jefanna had allowed the surface location. Nevertheless, glad to see milestones being crossed off for you two.

    • @jefannavital2187
      @jefannavital2187 Рік тому +1

      We had a talk about it for sure. We did pros and cons. His pros won. Watch me hide it a bit. Well as much as I can. I get my beautiful gas stove on the inside.

    • @j.a.7721
      @j.a.7721 Рік тому

      I don't think there's much of a price difference for above and underground tank.
      Benefits of an underground tank are. They can be installed 10ft away from the house , and 10ft away from property line.
      You always have to consider, in the winter months with 4ft of snow. What's easiest to get from the road.

    • @nilsrbenjamin
      @nilsrbenjamin 27 днів тому

      Yea especially when you have an excavator. Under ground tanks are the safest and smartest way to go.

  • @BonnieHaley
    @BonnieHaley Рік тому +4

    Hello 👋 I love y'all's video's and your home 🏡 is looking so good

  • @hesperiafred
    @hesperiafred 5 місяців тому

    Thanks, looks like a cold day

  • @josefreck1103
    @josefreck1103 Рік тому +1

    Super Arbeit 👍👋🤗😊🇩🇪🇩🇪🙂

  • @johnoswald6192
    @johnoswald6192 Рік тому +3

    Nice job! Thanks for the instructions. Always better to see it done before trying it at home. 😅 Glad I found your video.

  • @aron6998
    @aron6998 Рік тому +1

    I do wish that these compression fittings were allowed in my state but Louisiana just has to be difficult lol

  • @pdzh
    @pdzh Місяць тому

    I am a propane installer and delivery driver, we inspect our own work, so we dont wait for inspectors, lol

  • @milt7348
    @milt7348 Рік тому +1

    Stay safe.

  • @thepitpatrol
    @thepitpatrol Рік тому

    Thank you. This is just the information I needed.

    • @breakheartorchard4761
      @breakheartorchard4761  Рік тому

      I am glad it helped. I had trouble getting information when I was preparing to set mine up and wanted to help share what I learned.

    • @thepitpatrol
      @thepitpatrol Рік тому

      @@breakheartorchard4761 I appreciate y'all. New subscriber.

  • @aa999xyz
    @aa999xyz Рік тому +2

    looking sharp especially with the patio blocks

  • @donf3739
    @donf3739 Рік тому +1

    According to the charts, you should be good for about 2.5 million BTUH with that 3/4" (ID) line. 1/2" ID would handle about half of that, which is way more than any house would need. My guess is, maybe you paid the minor difference in price for the extra durability? BTW, I am a big fan of overkill.

    • @breakheartorchard4761
      @breakheartorchard4761  Рік тому +2

      The cost, when buying as a kit was almost the same. It just makes sense to have a bigger supply if ever needed.

    • @donf3739
      @donf3739 Рік тому +1

      @@breakheartorchard4761 I agree. Nothing wrong with overkill, especially when it's that inexpensive.

  • @dunep6465
    @dunep6465 Рік тому

    Nice looking job. And most of the time you're having trouble with the channel locks its because you're running them backwards. Look at the head teeth and you'll see the direction you have to place the head to turn it the way you want. The reinforcing (other set) you place the opposite way and you'll be fine. Once you've stopped to think about it that'll make sense to you.

  • @reliableenergysolutionsmir6813
    @reliableenergysolutionsmir6813 12 днів тому +1

    your tracer wire should not come in contact with the gas line. Also minimum burial depth is 12" not 24". can't hurt going 24 though. bed with sand.

    • @breakheartorchard4761
      @breakheartorchard4761  12 днів тому

      24 because we drive tractor and excavator all around the property when the work demands it. Sand would have been better.

  • @ericbroussard4310
    @ericbroussard4310 Рік тому +2

    Hello, good work for a propane tank👍. Good day for you

  • @mariowickel456
    @mariowickel456 Рік тому +4

    Learning new technical terms like "Hunker Down"

  • @paulwall5706
    @paulwall5706 Рік тому +4

    👍👍

  • @GradyElla
    @GradyElla Рік тому

    "Daisy" is beautiful! We get by with a three point Woods Backhoe for most of the stuff we need to do around our property but we could sure use a "Daisy" for pulling root balls and stumps and breaking trails into the woods. I'm envious. Where did you get the 24" depth number? Is that a code thing or did you just come up with that as being "deep enough?" And you're right about the cost. Sweat equity definitely pays on this one if you can do it. They charge a fortune to do an installation like what you are doing here.

    • @breakheartorchard4761
      @breakheartorchard4761  Рік тому

      2015 virginia fuel gas code stipulates 12 inch depth. Propane101 website says 12-18 inches depending on vehicle traffic. Inwant to drive equipment over it without worry. Also thenpoly line kit had a tag on the risers at 2 feet saying that was the burial depth. www.propane101.com/lpgasserviceline.htm
      Daisy has enabled us to do many things that would be nearly impossible without her. Like anyone who is on a farm or homestead, we would find a way but sometimes, if its possible, bigger is better.

    • @grady9752
      @grady9752 Рік тому

      @@breakheartorchard4761 Thanks. We have Superior Plus currently as our supplier. They're sending someone out next week to do a site inspection but on the phone, they already told me local code here is 18" One more scrape of the bucket and I get 24". Will be running poly line just like yours. Only question I really have for the guy next week is whether he wants a base layer of CR2 or fine crusher run in the trench first. Probably wouldn't make much difference at that depth and I am trying to keep the cost under control.

  • @OldMajor
    @OldMajor Рік тому +1

    LOL... I have never worked on a project that a couple of "Ducks" did not show up! Be careful with rocks against the plastic line!

  • @gillyb333
    @gillyb333 Рік тому +1

    wow I THOUGHT THE GAS qas on already. ! I learn something every day xxx

  • @mickshy
    @mickshy Рік тому +2

    Hi guys one over and one under so that you push against each other

    • @mickshy
      @mickshy Рік тому

      Just to explain the wrench only holds one way so if you hold it in your right hand with tho opening pointing down it will grip itself with little pressure if you push down the harder you grip it the tighter it holds , but if you try to pull up holding it like that it will slip and you try to squeeze it harder . So when you use two of them hold them like you hold your gardening shears both openings pointing down one to hold and one to tighten or loosen. I hope that helps

  • @mehmet284
    @mehmet284 Рік тому +2

    impressive work

  • @ascott6804
    @ascott6804 Місяць тому

    Thumb the direction.
    The small jaw leads the rotation. You dont have lots of psi there but i think you got it snug. Lol

  • @EdsonSantos-ff7qu
    @EdsonSantos-ff7qu Рік тому

    What about purging air from the propane tank? inerting the tank before adding the propane, how did you do that?

    • @breakheartorchard4761
      @breakheartorchard4761  Рік тому

      If anything like that needs to be done, it was done by the propane delivery service

  • @davidj.leavitt249
    @davidj.leavitt249 Рік тому +1

    Pipe wrenches and channel lock pliers go in opposite directions. The mouth openings, jaws, however you want to say it.

  • @evelyngoodshot-segovia4978
    @evelyngoodshot-segovia4978 11 місяців тому

    What size pipe did you use? And can you get the equipment necessary at Home Depot? I have to travel to America to get it. I live in rural Mexico.

  • @dennydewaal137
    @dennydewaal137 Рік тому

    Question.. does that Agracultural Lyme, works the same as sand whit dry cement

    • @breakheartorchard4761
      @breakheartorchard4761  Рік тому

      I really dont know.

    • @dennydewaal137
      @dennydewaal137 Рік тому

      @@breakheartorchard4761 i mean, does it harden

    • @breakheartorchard4761
      @breakheartorchard4761  Рік тому

      If you are talking about mixing lime with Portland cement to make concrete… lime is added to increase workability. I don’t know the ratios. I don’t think it makes a replacement for sand. As for using it as a base and putting powdered cement above to fill the cracks… bqsicly a “dry pour”. I doubt it would make a difference

    • @dennydewaal137
      @dennydewaal137 Рік тому

      @@breakheartorchard4761 that’s what I meant.. I tilted my garden like that .. mixed some dry Portland true the sand so it doesn’t sink no more.. in Holland we do it The dutch way .. I heard you say agricultural lime
      🫲😑🫱 BIDIBIDI ,that’s a first time I heard that on .. thanks for the feedback

  • @Th3Sloan
    @Th3Sloan Рік тому

    What line of line did you run from the first stage regulator on the tank to the riser?

    • @breakheartorchard4761
      @breakheartorchard4761  Рік тому

      I am doing that probably this weekend. I will be using 1/2 inch ID copper. Type L coil.

  • @tracker1ify
    @tracker1ify 14 днів тому

    Each their own but all that for propane tank you're not building a skyscraper.. we could set 10 for the time it took you to set one

  • @DocFixit32
    @DocFixit32 8 місяців тому

    Depending on your state, the depth for a tank to home propane line is 18" if you will be driving over it (and we like to sleeve ours) and 12" in a non-traffic area. In our state and according to the NFPA you must be a certified propane technician to do this installation. If your insurance company finds out they will likely drop you.

    • @breakheartorchard4761
      @breakheartorchard4761  8 місяців тому

      No. They wont drop me. They knew that I was the builder and wrote my builders risk policy as well.
      And no you are not required to be certified to do your own. In every phase of the build I followed international building code, state building code and county building code. Everything was tested and inspected.

  • @charger7022
    @charger7022 Рік тому

    Man I wanted to see the completed installation. Does that video exist?

    • @breakheartorchard4761
      @breakheartorchard4761  Рік тому

      connecting the tank to the line? getting propane delivered and connecting the boiler are seperate videos. below is connecting the poly line to the tank and to the house.
      ua-cam.com/video/72NdnXtLHB0/v-deo.htmlsi=CIyPA-3BKEq-_ajQ

    • @charger7022
      @charger7022 Рік тому

      @@breakheartorchard4761 awesome thanks I didn’t see them at first. I immediately went to the next video and it wasn’t there. Maybe UA-cam has the order messed up!! Thanks!!!!!!

    • @breakheartorchard4761
      @breakheartorchard4761  Рік тому

      @@charger7022 order probably is correct. When you are building everything, you jump from job to job. Didnt get that plumbed up for several weeks. Connecting the pigtail and turning on the gas and hot water, didnt happen till after the propane delivery.

  • @Floyd-w2r
    @Floyd-w2r 2 місяці тому

    Nice job , but learn how to use pliers , the blue handle pair is back words on fitting .

  • @Antonio-ti2he
    @Antonio-ti2he Рік тому

    How much was the 500 gallon tank?

  • @dobione
    @dobione 4 місяці тому

    F***ing love it me everyday : )

  • @KellyKelly-qd7my
    @KellyKelly-qd7my Рік тому

    @7:48 "Nice" C-trails 💔

  • @REVNUMANEWBERN
    @REVNUMANEWBERN 6 місяців тому

    Don't think all that excessive leveling is necessary

  • @paid5607
    @paid5607 Рік тому

    It’s 12 inches at least

  • @crutcher2244
    @crutcher2244 Рік тому +1

    Please turn your Chanel locks around!

  • @jcbuckeye
    @jcbuckeye 10 місяців тому

    Gotta call 811 for that electric

  • @jdaz5462
    @jdaz5462 9 місяців тому

    I was impressed until I saw you backfilling with all that sharp gravel directly on the pipe. Sift some dirt first and then put 4 inches of gravel free dirt under the pipe and 4 inches on top. Then throw all the crap in you want.

  • @marksmadhousemetaphysicalm2938
    @marksmadhousemetaphysicalm2938 3 місяці тому

    Not cringing…it’s the same when doing electrical wiring…they give you the worst trouble a) when people watch or b) when it’s freezing or b) it’s cooking you alive outside…alone in perfect conditions, I can completely wire a new breaker box and pass inspection :-D or wire up a home network…if it’s miserable out or I’m trying to teach someone new…forget it…I look like I’ve never seen a screwdriver in my life…

  • @LA-ly9mq
    @LA-ly9mq Рік тому

    The cost for the installation would be more than the tank itself? Bruh, that describes pretty much all plumbing, HVAC and electrical work lmfao. If you go pick up a toilet from home depot for $200, do you actually expect a plumber to come and install it for less than $200? xD

    • @breakheartorchard4761
      @breakheartorchard4761  Рік тому

      $2500 installation if I dig the ditch seemed a bit steep. That would leave me either renting a tank or purchasing one. Rental would cost 600 a year for a 320gallon tank. Purchase would be over $4,000 for a 500 gallon. They control the market and in my area nobody will sell you a tank unless it goes thru an installer. So it would be more like the toilet can only be purchased from the plumber for 400 and installation will be 250. And I actually had a plumber charge $600 to replace a toilet in a rental once. He had to replace the collar on the waste pipe. There are great plumbers and trades people out there and some who are not great

  • @silverdragontaylir8252
    @silverdragontaylir8252 2 місяці тому

    Too far away from house

  • @lizzybarbosa6857
    @lizzybarbosa6857 4 місяці тому

    The music is distracting and totally unnecessary.

  • @colinbrooks6290
    @colinbrooks6290 Рік тому +1

    Lol

  • @j.a.7721
    @j.a.7721 Рік тому

    Thats going to be a shitty pull for the propane delivery guy

  • @fjp4463able
    @fjp4463able 11 місяців тому

    Learn how to use your tools

  • @Revelation22-13
    @Revelation22-13 Рік тому

    Mark 10:24-27
    King James Version
    24 And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!
    25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
    26 And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?
    27 And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible. GODS BLESSINGS OVER YOU.

  • @bigboybuilder
    @bigboybuilder 3 місяці тому

    we are required to place the tank on a cast in place pad not blocks.

  • @johnc1256
    @johnc1256 3 місяці тому

    All your pavers just brought the vegetation that's going to grow through them closer to the tank and left less clearance for maintenance under the tank. Should have just prepared the four leg areas up a bit more and left the rest native and out comes the weed eater a couple times a year. And watching you use those pliers was painful.

    • @breakheartorchard4761
      @breakheartorchard4761  3 місяці тому +1

      I ended up doing a dry pour of concrete overcome erosion problems. And yes. The pliers wore me out.