Alaska Homestead Adventures Cont. Water Leaks!
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- Back at the cabin and day one of setting up gets wet!!
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Timestamps!
0:00 Intro + Thanks!
0:36 Generator fired up!
2:29 Start of water project
3:55 Catch up with Kenney
6:03 New valve installation
9:42 Testing water pump!
10:50 “The little Honda that could!”
12:40 LED lights + garage tour
14:10 Explanation of supply hose
17:06 Reinstalling supply hose
18:40 “Here we go!”
20:44 Waiting for leak
22:43 “Good news! Bad news!”
23:48 Found the leak!
24:29 Ripping out drywall
26:54 Found the pipe
28:07 Fired up pump to see leak
28:44 “Ta-da!”
31:24 Quick story time
32:43 Installing new pex pipe
34:40 Testing new pipe!
36:20 “Toilet’s full folks!”
37:00 Testing water throughout the house!
40:22 Checking downstairs
43:40 Recap and running of water
Thanks 👍
You all are very likable. Not putting on a show. Just being yourselves and showing us your adventure. Great attitude about everything too.
I agree!!! I think that a lot of people would have been grumbling about notably the challenge of the leak but not these folks!
You are so funny. So happy for you! Love that you get so excited. I have to laugh with you!!! 😊😊😊
Good job good job 🎉🎉🎉
Probably not going to win any cinematic video awards but your excitement over water pipes fixed and flowing water was palpable. After years of DIY projects especially involving water I could feel both your apprehension and joy!! Loved it!!! Keep up the videos!!
😂 thanks for watching. We're working on our filming skills!
"We'll figure it out.". His answer to everything. Gotta love it!!
Now I understand why the previous owner just upped and left. Elderly woman alone would not have been able to do all this on her own. Well done on the progress. Excited to see how you fix all of this.
I was talking to my hubby the other day about owner leaving everything.. I thinking that I heard she was in her 80s? But even at my age of 67 yr, I sure could relate to someone doing that.. especially if there wasn't anyone, like kids or other able bodied group that could do the packing and heavy lifting. Better to go to a warmer climate and start fresh.
@@creinicke1000 I just based it on the photos on the dresser. The lady in the pictures did not look like she was still in her prime. And I agree. I'm in my 50's and it doesn't seem very easy to live in that environment and still keep on top of everything that can go wrong.
The stairs😱🫣
@@Anne-MetteJorgensen Exactly!
There was a walker in the bedroom, which explains the non-slip matting in the kitchen.
No one will ever understand the joy of running and hot water like someone who's chased it thru the walls. You and your son did a great job!
Funny how sometimes we take things for granted! So much fun to get back to the basics and learn everything from square one
To find your leak pressurize it with air and follow the hissing sound. Then tee it off with a air pressure gauge and if it holds GTG. Enjoy the mysteries of an abandoned house.
Thanks for the tip! Greatly appreciated
The stairs freak me out
Yeah, no outer edge railing!
Hopefully it’s been said but that pipe you capped should be your low point drain so that you can drain the system of water so put a ball value so you can open and close it easily
I tapped in to say just this - it's to drain the system when you leave so the pipes don't freeze and burst.
After sitting for two years you gotta expect to do some maintenance but you are getting there.
After 2 videos this is going to be a great Alaska channel. Good luck to you!
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Whew, I was chewing my nails watching you guys trying to find the leak! So glad it wasnt more serious!!! You've got water, YAY!!! 😀👍
This is the second time I watched your videos about your new house. I love to watch people with challenges and you’re getting in there and getting it done. I love watching that. Thank you for sharing. ❤️
Thanks for following along!
You should order double of everything as far as parts go in case it goes again, so you have a spare so the household can keep running until you can get another!
I've learned this in just having a sump pump. They always go out on a holiday weekend and in the middle of the night!! Thanks for sharing your new life's venture with us!
I love your laughter at each successful fix.
I love it that you are both so excited and happy that things work. Just remove and clean every faucet head to get the rust and gunk out of them.
These type of homestead channels are one of my favorite to watch. This is going to be a fun channel to watch (I subscribed immediately) and I'm really glad I found it and happy I'm here for the beginning. Thank you for filming it. Great Video too.
We are so excited, thanks for watching!
Love how cheerful and positive you are with this adventure. You will make this place a castle!
hooray ❗on finding the water leaks and I hope your upcoming projects will go smoothly‼👌💯
Progress! Good job figuring all that out and fixing the leak.
Pumbing can be tricky. Plumber told me my water tank leaked. No ...split pipe beside tank spraying on tank was leaking. The joy of a 200 yr old house!!!!
Such a wonderful family working together. Making fond memories.
When you turned the water back on to go upstairs, I actually held my breath for a second.lol.little victories. All the best from uk.cheers.
Not bad on the job training.I injoy your first two videos keep up the good work and it looks like a great place to live good luck can't wait till the next video
Frozen pipes from unheated house for two winters? Many ways it would easier to start with a new build but it is what it is. Congratulations on this new adventure!
They're planning to build a new place but have to live here in the meantime.
Thanks guys for sharing and awesome video. Blessings and prayers.
Thank you for inviting us along, looking forward to following. You probably already know but I just have to recommend you do 1 thing, it'll be the only thing I myself would recommend you do, it is:
➡DON"T get caught up in all the "know it all commenters" that will appear as you grow, don't feed them with replies, they will never be happy watching you live your own life.
➡If you start asking for advice on 1 thing it will start a firestorm of people that won't shut up, they will feel the need to advice every video and just ruin your comment section. (Some have already started)
➡Sure you already seen, some will run there trap without even watching the entire video, don't waste your life on them. We got ya.
➡Don't get mad at some of us that might throw a snowball at the ignorant know it all's, we do so because, in realty, they need it.
I feel safe in saying, 90% of us are excited to follow and enjoy your journey with you, the other 10% just won't SHUT UP. We just want you to know you're the driver, we're passengers, and just want you to ignore the know it all's at the back of the bus. Ya, sorry, we brought snowballs on the bus, lol
Best wishes on your new journey. Peace
Yes! Totally agree with every point! It breaks my heart when I see how mean commenters can be to the RUclipsr.
Your point about not responding was excellent!
Yes! Totally agree with every point! It breaks my heart when I see how mean commenters can be to the RUclipsr.
Your point about not responding was excellent!
When you SHEETROCK it back put a SERVICE panel door where SHARKBITE fittings are.
Just in case rubber seals go bad in future. Fix will be super FAST if you have trouble in the FUTURE!
Great job! I LOVE the PEX and SHARKBITE fittings! Beautiful piece of property! A freaking paradise! Enjoy!
Way to go guys even with a couple water leak issues and sheet rock replacement you still have a gold mine in my eyes, your ability to get er done is awesome. Thanks for sharing your story
We had lots of fun thanks for watching!
In the first video they found a 1960 class yearbook from somewhere in Montana so the woman who left had to be at least 77 or 78 years old when she decided that she'd had enough. I don't blame her a bit. Hopefully, she has family and is enjoying the rest of her life in civilization 😁. I grew up dirt poor in Wisconsin and we would have to haul water from the pump house because the pipes going to the house would freeze. We heated with an old wood stove and an oil heater and heated the water once a week for bathing. The worst thing was using a bucket to relieve ourselves. My dad finally got smart and had two separate buckets, one for urine the other with wood chips for the human manure. Oh those were the days my friends...yeah I thought they'd never end😂
They said she was 80 I am 74 and graduated in 68 so I think 80 makes sense. I had to sleep with my younger sister growing up when I left home and got my own bed it was wonderful. Lol
Your sense's of humor are like my whole families....great to watch you and your son
I could never tolerate that loud generator noise. The whole point of being out there is the serenity, the peace and the scenery. Id be switching that out for solar, and a super quiet - quiet as they come, back up generator. Youre dking a good job. Id redo all of those water pipes, redo that entire plumbing system asap.
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Cool adventure, can’t wait to see what happens next!
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Great work! And so much fun to watch you discover and solve/fix..Thanks for bringing us along.
Re: timestamp 5:30 ---> happy go lucky dog alert!! 😄💕Love!!!
Exciting to have working water. You might want to clean the cream in the kitchen faucet. Plus change the filter down stairs.
Good Luck guys I am enjoying watching you guys get the homestead going looking good.
Thanks!
I just moved to a new home also. Being handy is so important when moving to a new home. Good luck on your adventure!! I’m excited to see your journey!
I'm really enjoying watching your channel..... I figured out a great name..... "WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT" Alaskan Adventure.... I hope there are more episodes to watch....2 in and I'm eager for the next one !!!! Thanks 👍 😊
Glad you found the leak and fixed it. Running water and electric 😊
Great job guys and loved the video 😘👍🏻💕💕🙏🏻🙏🏻
I love watching this kind of stuff. Reset button on the bottom of garbage disposal.
Wonderful workshop area! Lots of neat stuff to explore!
I was thoroughly invested in this whole video. I'm in New Zealand, but this would be my dream. I loved how much excitement you both had.
The joy you both shared was priceless. I completely understand. Running water is a god send lol
I hope this channel takes off! I enjoy watching you guys a lot already. Living the dream
Barkeepers friend will get rid of those rust stains.
Looking forward to watching your channel!! ❤ 😊
It's so nice to see how excited and happy you guys are!😊 That's how I go about my life too!❤
Looks like someone in the past did some dodgy DIY. Can't believe how massive hte space is under the house. What's at the top of the ladder outside the bedroom. Also those stairs are scary
When we installed solar we removed the little transformer thingy in the fluerecent light fitting. And then installed just replaced the fluerecent tube with led tubes. No need to change the fitting.
The ballasts?
Thank GOD for y’all ,,,, 💁♀️
This will be so fun to tag along with you. Great job and attitude.
Your excitement was wonderful to watch
I loved your first video and cannot wait for future ones. Your excitement is contagious. Keep it up.
Never so happy to see/hear a toliet filling with water! (Oh…and flush) Well done you two. 🎉🎉 projects, projects, projects. This is gonna be a fun channel to follow!
You were fortunate to find the two leaks. One rupture from two Alaska winters is great! The deceased owner left all kinds of plumbing parts! Awesome. I've had a rupture from one Ohio winter. You two are doing great! 👍👏
This episode makes me think of the quote from the movie Baby Boom: "I just want to turn on the faucet to have water. I DON'T WANT TO KNOW where IT'S COMING FROM!!!"
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Loved what you did with cabin.
Thank you!
Peop,e take hydro and plumping for granted. Raised at a cottage without it for years. Dad went to night school to learn both...Ten years before a phone., good job!!!
Did your wife say I'm not going back until the water is working? I have enjoyed watching this even though I have no desire to do what your doing. It is very interesting to me.
Just joined...And congratulations for your families purchase.Lots of work but vision something beautiful in the end.Its not like the movie back in the day Money Pit with Tom Hanks,when you get settled in have the whole family watch it,funny stuff.Make memories where the old man didn't get to finish it.He put alot of sweat and tears in it.I have been in the trades for 40 plus yrs and pretty broken up and can see his vision.When he laid down at night tired he thought what he got done and when he woke up he thought how much i can do today
.I really feel so very sorry for his wife because that was too much even with town's people helping. Finish it with love and fun family,i will be watching.Bless you all
Great job getting the water running - hope you have a lovely Sunday.
I think that's why they had that play school stuff down in kitchen floor to make it feel warmer to the feet insolation to the floor.
I suspect it was to make the tiled floor anti-slip, as there was a mobility walker in the bedroom.
Enjoy your videos and progress from Tennessee!
Hi there just watched your first video and enjoyed it.What an amazing place you have!!!Can't wait to see all you do 😊Would love all those old cars!!Thank you for sharing look forward to more videos charting your progress. Best wishes Diane 🇬🇧
You both are so entertaining ....Thank you for sharing
might want to clean or change screens on faucets ....
looking forward to following you guys on your new journey!!
Can't wait to see some beautiful solar panels sucking up the Springtime Sun!
binge watching now as youtube just recommened u guys and wow such a cool channel... cant wait to follow along on this journey!!! so fun!!!
Awesome! Thank you!
Funny how exciting it is to watch you figure things out! A few years ago we had to have our plumbing totally replaced! Not looking forward the next disaster project… the sewer pipes that run under the concrete slab in the living room! That will require a jackhammer! Our house was built in 1951.
Super neat channel, I enjoy it. Can't wait to see what y'all do next.
Hello, congrats on your channel and your homestead is beautiful even before you fix stuff.
Please be careful and wear a mask incase of asbestos in the walls. My father died of mesothelioma and it was a brutal experience for him especially in the last year, so please be careful.
Good luck with the Reno’s I’m enjoying looking at those beautiful mountains.
We are so happy for you and your family! 💦 Blessings dear ones🌱
I am excited for you! Can't wait for the next video.
So excited for y'all...watching your progress with bated breath. We'll be doing something similar in the opposite extreme...the Arizona desert!
Outside railing on stairs
Congrats guys done.
So much laughter. Still in the "honeymoon" stage. LOL
That was not bad at all considering it sat unused for two years.
That was probably the low point in the system and it was drained down prior
Love the videos
2nd video?? I am so excited for what future videos will bring 👌🫶
Glad you got the water fixed.
Bytt alla lampor till LED . Det finns Direkt värmande varmvattenberedare som går på Propan eller gasol .
I'd bet that bin and cap arrangement above the door is to drain the system when it's shut off so the pipes don't burst. Probably need to blast air through it to get everything out and maybe she tried by opening that line but couldn't get all the water out before she left.
Great video, guys. Keep up the good work.
Thanks so much!
The well pump prolly is 220 but each side runs on 110 so it can be ran if wired correctly or only half the pump will work with the 110 which still gives you water but may not be enough for the pressure you want and could cause it to burn out quickly
I enjoyed your video, the anticipation & excitement of it.
If you can find Whink rust stain remover, it works great in removing rust stains.
42:20. That valve is to drain the pipes for winterizing ,,
I’ve seen so many yourmtubevideos about homesteading in alaska by now and its mindbuggling how badly adapted alaskians are to winterclimate. Redundancy, ventilation, heating, insulation, architecture and design are so effing bad it shocks me that people put up with living in that poor standard. Is it mainly poor people that ends up living like this or what? Looking forward to see the new cabin with better systems and maybe some more thought put into easier living. Keep up the good job!
There should be a reset button on your garbage disposal, that could be an easy fix . I wouldn't use it though, your probably have a septic. Just subscribed, my better half told me about your channel, going to enjoy watching your new adventure.
Thanks!
You guys are great! Love the videos - Go Griz!:)
I highly recommend replacing all the the water lines in the house with pex pipe that way you know your water supply lines are good and working properly
Oh my goodness! Was that workshop/ garage/ generator house fully equipped with tools, hoists etc all part of the property purchase? What an absolute treasure trove!
Yes and yes 😊
@@OffGridInAlaska sorry - I am binge watching, catching up, and just got to the explore video where you show what you got. Wow, and wow!
It is the things we all take for granted then don't have get it back and are so greatful. Alaska would be the last place in the US I would want to live, but for those who do good luck. As cold as it is in Alaska and water sitting there for two years pipes are going to bust.
I bet the water pipe above the door are to drain the top floor when you leave the house unheated in wintertime.
Wow... You are in Alaska, you open up a wall and there is not insulation? Geez... You guys are doing great! I have lived without running water and packing water at 8 lbs a gallon is no fun!!! Congrats on getting the water going! 😀