What a great video. Shows how such a small oversight can cause a big problem. Troubleshooting a problem is always the hardest part. Your knowledge of how the system in your house was put together allowed you to solve the problem fairly quickly. Nice job! This is not the only place where not using dielectric unions can cause problems. Plumbing systems using dissimilar metals comes to mind as another. Thanks for posting.
What a beautiful home you have, nice design. Thank you for going through the steps you had to take and explain everything along the way to get your system to pass. Very informative.
I bought a home built by preppers- electric heat pump, 500-gallon oil tank in the basement for backup primary heat, AND a 500 gallon buried propane tank for the rangetop only(!) , The water heater and oven are electric). The house and the tank are both 21 years old. At the rate I'm using propane it will be a hundred years before I need a refill. I had a local propane supply company check it when I moved in three years ago, and thet certified it after replacing a weeping primary pressure regulator... but they did a leak test, not an anode protection test. Should I buy a cathodic protection testing tool kit do I can take my own readings on occasion?
Thanks! The dielectric fitting info and webpage are in the video if you watch it carefully. The anode was the last one from a local company going out of business. I dont think we will ever see that price ever again.
Retired lineman here underground vaults had anode bags, for the same reason, but I called them annoying bags, ALLways in the wrong spot thank you stay safe
All the info you have asked for is in the video at 9:29, including the Home Depot part number, manufacturer part number and the POS fitting type. Please check there.
What a great video. Shows how such a small oversight can cause a big problem. Troubleshooting a problem is always the hardest part. Your knowledge of how the system in your house was put together allowed you to solve the problem fairly quickly. Nice job! This is not the only place where not using dielectric unions can cause problems. Plumbing systems using dissimilar metals comes to mind as another. Thanks for posting.
Glad it was helpful!
Did you repair the scratched coating on the tank before bacfilling?
Oh gosh! I didn't film that part? 3 coats of Flexseal.
What a beautiful home you have, nice design. Thank you for going through the steps you had to take and explain everything along the way to get your system to pass. Very informative.
Thank you so much!
Anode bags over time deteriorate. That’s there job. Be thankful your propane supplier caught it !
Yes they do and it is their job. However, in our dry climate it took over 20 years for it to become half used up.
I bought a home built by preppers- electric heat pump, 500-gallon oil tank in the basement for backup primary heat, AND a 500 gallon buried propane tank for the rangetop only(!) , The water heater and oven are electric). The house and the tank are both 21 years old. At the rate I'm using propane it will be a hundred years before I need a refill. I had a local propane supply company check it when I moved in three years ago, and thet certified it after replacing a weeping primary pressure regulator... but they did a leak test, not an anode protection test. Should I buy a cathodic protection testing tool kit do I can take my own readings on occasion?
I would do the test and make sure the anode is doing it's job. When I was looking, it seemed the copper sulfate probes were affordable online.
Do you remember who your suppliers was for the anode bag and the dielectric fitting? Great video that you produced!
Thanks! The dielectric fitting info and webpage are in the video if you watch it carefully. The anode was the last one from a local company going out of business. I dont think we will ever see that price ever again.
Retired lineman here underground vaults had anode bags, for the same reason, but I called them annoying bags, ALLways in the wrong spot thank you stay safe
I like it. It was "annoying".
Thanks for creating and publishing this video. Excellent.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video Eric! I definitely learned something new.
Awesome! Thank you!
Hello there, Can you tell me what size fittings those are & where you purchased that pigtail line? Thank you for the informative video.
All the info you have asked for is in the video at 9:29, including the Home Depot part number, manufacturer part number and the POS fitting type. Please check there.
@@arizonaeric9598 Thank you very much.
Can you tell me what the age was on your tank?
25 years
Excellent info! Thanks.
Glad it was helpful!