I'll tell ya what! When a man finds him a good wife, that doesn't mind believing in a shared dream, he has found a good thing! she works just as hard you do, and for a project like this, That's exactly what it takes to accomplish it! Thanks for sharing, I'm a new subscriber and I'm looking forward to you next vid....✌👍👍👍
I am building a garage with three containers. So far, no crane just one pneumatic jack to move all of them into place. Yesterday we got all three lined/leveled on the blocks and today we bolt them together. I appreciate your vids as a relaxing moment during my own build.
Bless your heart, I cannot work in the heat like that anymore...my heart just goes out to you both for your brave, unwavering spirits to endure such a hardships for your dream.
If you want hot water to flow via heat convention from lower tank to upper tank your going to need to install one more line, this line is from bottom of both tanks with a check value on upper tank bottom at drain connection, direction of flow from upper tank to lower tank. This will allow to draw water from upper tank only.
We boughand old 1950 house that needed the water reran. We used pex with the clamp together style fittings. Only had one problem in 9 years. No matter how we wrapped our pex the rats still chewed thru, in one plce only, enuff to make a spray hole. Luckily it sprayed onto the floor and we heard it. We left plenty extra line incase we had to do things like that. We are soo glad we did this. We instintly know if its hot water or cold water leaking. No busted pipes, no brittle a d braking!
@@TheFalconJetDriver Yea, it's bad in most places in SW... Here in southwest Arizona it's only been below 100F for 3 DAYS since June 1... 18 days over 115F... LOWEST temp for August at night was only 86F... Only 3.36" rain here since January 1! The 'monsoon' last week just missed us and rain stopped about 15 miles east of here. Flooding in Phoenix with less than 1" in 2 hours. It's so dry and so much concrete and asphalt there rain just runs off like water on a dry sponge. We didn't get a drop of rain 90 miles west and could see stars here.
Hi guys and if you're worried about the lines leaking. At the collection points you run the system through a pressure test using your air compressor good luck it looks great.
Take the main water line out of the wall where it enters the structure. Put it on the inside and build a manifold system with a 3/4"cold and 3/4"hot. Get a bag of 3/4×1/2 pex tees. You will need some 3/4tees to tie in around water heater. On the 3/4×1/2tees install pex cutoff valves on the 1/2"side. Now count up your hot and cold fixtures throughout house. Run a 1/2" pipe directly to each faucet,toilet etc staying away from exterior walls. Now you have a pressure and volume balanced system. If you can take a shower and someone else flushes a toilet somewhere else in the house. Person in shower wont freeze to death. What kind of heat source do you plan on using to keep the inside warm? What part of the country are you in as far as how cold your winters are? You just ran your hot&cold trunk pipes thru the exterior walls???even pex will freeze and split. I know you did not ask any for advice but I hope this helps you and others. Plumbing a house is actually complicated. I did it for 23 years but had to give it up because of knee problems so I got out of it while I was still young enough for my body to heal. By the way run your sanitary (drains) first. Then you will know where to run the water lines.
I think you two will make an awesome set of parents just from the way you guys are with bear. Because any one that treats a pet like you guys will be even better with the baby and congratulations mom and dad. Have watched every video you have on RUclips. Great job
On your next build please consider installing all the plumbing drain pipe first. The normal procedure for new construction is to install the drain pipe first, then the supply lines, then the electrical wiring. Work from the largest and most rigid components to the smallest and most flexible. Then the smaller stuff and can be bent around the larger stuff whenever necessary. It would also make sense to consider a home run system -- with only 1/2 inch PEX -- and no connectors inside the walls or ceiling whatsoever. The smaller the pipe, the faster the already-cooled water can be purged from the hot water lines, and the sooner your fixtures will receive hot water when they haven't been used for a while. Another good option might be to run the PEX from each fixture straight up the wall and into the ceiling, then straight down to the manifold. This gives you shorter runs and helps to avoid most of the tight bends you encountered.
Why wouldn't they use the void above the ceiling to place the pipes. Not only would there be less work, they are less likely to be damaged as who nails into a ceiling not to mention that many 90 degree bends will cause a huge drop in pressure at the end of the run. Edit. running pipes/electrical over the ceiling means you can drop the pipe/cable vertically to your outlet, meaning there is easy reference in future where pipes/wires are located in walls.
You guys should get a small 12 V water pump that hooks to a garden hose so you can run it off a battery and just pump water wherever you need it for making your concrete or future gardening FYI
Florida is one of the few places you don't want copper or metal plumbing anywhere as it corrodes terribly; iron vent pipes look like they were recovered from the Titanic as they peel apart and block ventilation. During our remodel we used PVC for venting and the pex system for delivery exclusively. To avoid having to navigate 90 degree turns in the studs we instead opted to dig a trench outdoors 18" deep and bring the pex to the bathrooms and kitchen from the outside. Made installation very quick and eliminated the need for wall guards and drilling.
I built a solar hot water heater using a old hot water heater, but with a small circulating pump. The the pump was controlled by a thermostat that had a remote bulb on the solar hot water heater. When the temperature in the solar hot water heater reached 110 degrees it would turn the pump on. Circulating the water through the hot water heater.When the temperature drop in the solar water heater, the pump would turn off. Because the hot water heater was insulated. it would retain its heat. This worked very well in the summer months. I could actually shut the water heater off.
If I may make a suggestion!!!!..please put nail plates over the pex where it runs through the studs so you avoid possible leaks when you put up the drywall or whatever you plan to cover the walls with!
Guy’s you all are awesome at what y’all are doing.I’m listening too so many people trying too give pointers but there not doing this new venture of homes.They know what they are doing just stay tune for their next video that’s all.I told my wife that we are doing this with a little help from a few amigos.
@@colstace2560 it matters because insects and critters will tunnel thru insulation. It will be a matter of months before there is an infestation inside the wall if he doesnt plug it up. Using only insulation is a no no...unless u just like challenges and redoing work.
I have been meaning to ask this. What did you do before starting this new life to get all the skills you have? Solar, metal working, carpentry, welding, roofing & gutters and now plumbing! What next all the electrical? Just curious.
Most Americans (at least the ones I know) have all of these skills either learned from their fathers, or grandfathers, books, internet or friends in the trade. It is wonderful to see them employed like this.
Where we live, there are no trades except for heating/cooling. Skills are passed down from Father to Son, work experience, shared experience by helping out friends & friends helping you. You pick up a varied skill set. But basically you have passable knowledge being a "Jack-of-all-trades, but a Master of none."
Careful with the rings that hold the plastic plumbing. When those corrode and break,m the pipes become lose due to water pressure, then the water damage is hidden until major damage has been done.
They are stainless crimp rings. Not gonna corrode. Even if they weren't, if they are getting wet enough to cause corrosion indoors, they have bigger problems.
Recommend you install a shutoff manifold for your individual runs. That way if you have a leak somewhere (ever) you can shut off just that run. Also did you consider putting the water heater outside in a cabinet to save you some inside room? I was thinking you could make one out of your sheet metal from you container cut outs. And lastly install a run for and outside shower - you will love it! xoxo looking good!
Always drill 1-3/8ths holes and use pipe isolators or as we in the trade call them A-hole plugs. When you install pex in a tight hole it will fail. Piping supports: general guidelines • Uponor recommends using plastic or metal piping supports designed for use with plastic piping. • Do not use supports that will damage the piping. Inspect metal supports for sharp edges. • Allow for the linear expansion rate of Uponor AquaPEX piping - approximately 1.1" (27.9 mm) per 10°F (5.6°C) temperature change for every 100 ft. of piping. - When installing piping runs, thermal expansion calls for an extra ⅛" to 3 ⁄16" of longitudinal clearance per foot of run. Do not allow piping to dip excessively between supports. Do not pull piping tight during installation.
@@Foche_T._Schitt If that were the case all plumbing would be outside of the walls. Where your comment applies is on King/jack studs at windows/openings where drain lines need to go, I.E. a kitchen sink below a window.
@@black88lx They have made mistakes but they have pretty much corrected them so what is "half assed"? They have done very well for a couple of rookies. Can't you just be happy for them and root them on instead of being a peckerhead.
You two are fun to watch and you are doing a good job.....Note: Raise rebar in all concrete to middle of depth...2" off bottom is good rule. PEX is here to stay and I love it.....Keep up the good work and Enjoy....
You might want to install metal plates on the studs where your water line runs through. To prevent nails poking the lines when you hang drywall or when you hang pictures and etc in future.
Just curious why you don't put the concrete mixer at the area you are pouring and just dump from the mixer directly into form for the slab you're pouring?
I highly recommend using uponor pex A vs what you have. Much higher quality tubing and connectors. Probably too late now but at the very least I would not use those crimp rings. Get the compression rings that have no tab on them as they are less likely to loosen and fail.
Aww your tummy makes me miss all the anticipation and excitement. Congratulations! I predict a Boy child named Scott. I see Daddy hugging his little toddler head as he stands by his Papa.
Maybe even if you took photos you would know where the pipes are (and the electricity)...believe me - you don't remember after a few years!! All the best - you are doing wonderfully
@@augustreil Cement dust can be hard to remove if it draws moisture then dries. They didn't have any running water to wash it off before it dried. I had a new car (black!) I went to a cement plant to repair a motor and I parked out away from the building. Cement dust in the air settled on the car over night and the dew gave it moisture. When I drove home the next morning, the dust and dew dried and I couldn't remove it. Took quite a bit of work to get it off the windows. Repainted the car. The only other reason might be that they don't want the mixer crowding the work area.
We had a saying that would drive the bosses nuts.... and they went ballistic when some of the guys had T shirts made. [Company Name] "We do it right, Because we do it twice!"
@@onecrazywheel it was a boat works back east... Boss was owners son and didn't know jack about boat building but it's supposed to float. Few liked being there and when we got fired for the shirts it qualified us for unemployment!.... lol
I can’t wait to see what you do in the baby’s room! Your an amazing couple, God knew what he was doing. It’s really amazing that 2 ppl built this home 🏡 I’m constantly in awe of y’all . Everything is going great x your right we’re your supposed to be! I can’t wait til it rains 🌧🌧🌧🌧 🐶♥️ bear stop working so hard!
That's absolutely correct. I had to replace a section of pex under my house this summer because the sun shining through the vent in the foundation had dried out the pipe until it basically exploded. It was incredibly brittle. The new section has insulation protecting it from the sun now.
Hmm. I may need to hang a barrier between the vent and the pipe somewhere, to block the sun without restricting the vent. I've always been suspicious of that huge ball of fire in the sky.
Absolutely wrong with Pex A (uponor and proPex fittings) i build 60-storey buildings with it, exposed to sun for months before walls are closed. No problem at all, even the manufacturer says it's Ok ! don't buy cheap pex.
Supa Trending Daily no, we use 20ft lenghts... rolls are a pain in the ass to install. We pay a lot, that's for sure, but heh, everything is quoted that way and sold with a good 30% margin on 10 millions$$ contracts !
Haven't seen one of your vids in a while, nice progress on the house. You guys remind me of me and my wife, we bought a total fixer-up and did all the work ourselves and we work well together, just like you guys. Also, Congrats on the baby. God bless!
Love what you are doing, but wouldn't be simpler to just put the mixer beside the form and pore the concrete straight in with out using the wheel barrow.
@@wilburfinnigan2142, So true, seems people get offended from constructive criticism ? Jessy from Pure Living For Life is a great example of never listening to anyone, cause, ya know, is a genius, lol. If someone has a better way, I'm all ears !!
Guys, please please please make sure that you put metal plates over all of your plumbing before you drywall! Any plumbing that goes through your wall studs is vulnerable for screw or nail strikes!!!! I made that mistake 1 time before and paid dearly for it😭😭😭😭😭!!!! I would also consider some method of insulating (weather and time of year depending) or adding a low temp heater coil or heat source from your solar panel system to the outside tanks (all of them) to avoid freezing! Take the lowest temp of your areas record low temp over 100 years of records if they exist that far back, that will guide you). Not sure exactly where you guys are region wise though. Your mission in life for a home is something I've been dreaming of for quite some time and I check for new videos all the time!!!! You guys are a power couple! Keep up the great work! Your friend KK from PA!
You can get snap connectors too. Mostly used in mobile homes, but so is PEX. The advantage is the PEX snaps inside of the connectors, instead of narrowing the water flow by using elbows that fit inside the PEX.
My next door neighbors daughter delivered a girl a while back. They hadn’t picked a name out, on the day she delivered her she came out kicking & screaming she was mad as sin. So they named her Madison.
With everything going on in the world watching your guys videos just makes me feel better about my day brings a smile to my face. I’m a contractor I build for a living generally I don’t like these kind of channels but I love your channel yesterday I had the electricians framers and concrete guys all watching your videos at lunch it was hilarious.!!
@Mike will The link you provided has nothing to do with PEX but rather the difference between yellow and red brass fittings. Yellow brass will have dezincification problems depending on your water source. There's nothing wrong with pex so long as you know wtf you're doing. They are making mistakes unrelated to you link.
@Mike will You do realize it says "defective" and also specifies NIBCO. Nowhere does it say any other manufacturer had produced defective PEX Tubing, Fittings, or Clamps. It doesn't say PEX as a whole is defective. There are other manufacturers of PEX and there are three classes of PEX Tubing. I use PEX A, I never seen it fail. Others use PEX B, which takes some skill. Consumers tend to use the cheapest, PEX C. I wouldn't ever recommend PEX C. Your blanket statement is hyperbolic fear-mongering bullsht.
@Mike will Behaving like a raging loony is not going to convince me, *ever.* I only skimmed your links because you're an a$$ that REALLY isn't worth my time. You are incapable of seeing things RATIONALLY. (See I can emphasize words to sound like a jack4ss too.) Copper plumbing also fails and manufactures are sued all the time for what is often improper installations, not defects. I don't put much weight into lawsuits because there's always an ambulance chaser looking for a pay day. www.supplyht.com/articles/85246-california-groups-support-pex-lawsuit _Church said that _*_copper pipe fails after a time in some California communities because of aggressive soil and water._*_ These communities have approved the use of PEX in their local codes "because they need it. They ought to have a choice."_ *_State plumbers' unions, under the auspices of the California Pipe Trades Council, have opposed the use of PEX because it costs less and is less expensive to install than copper piping,_*_ according to CCAH. In a typical new home, the cost difference can be as much as $500 per house._ I highly doubt you've worked with copper because no non-union plumber would be this emphatically opposed to pex unless their head was shoved far up their posterior. I know a plumber with many years of experience and pex has allowed him to make *repairs* to homes with *failed copper piping* without having to open everything up or impossibly contort himself to torch a fitting he can't fully see. I've worked with copper and PEX A and there is no way in hell I would ever chose soldering everything over pushing an expanded pipe and collar over a fitting.
@Mike will, What's failing exactly ? Is it the elbows, clamps, tubing ? Rookie here and don't want to screw up a bathroom I was planning on tackling. Thanks.
You guys brighten my day every time you post, love that the bump is getting air time now, can you send some rain down under, we’re about to order a water delivery for the 3rd time in 6 years, you won’t be sorry you put in w tanks💖💪🏼
Harbor Freight sells a12 volt transfer pump with garden hose ends. I use mine to pump out of a creek when camping. I have had MANY tanks of creek water in my camp trailer. I never use the water tank for drinking anyway. Camp trailer water tank is for showers and toilet only.
Always put your PEX in the floor trusses or attic and use a home run system with a manifold Always use nail plates on everything and never exceed your bend radius for the size pipe you’re using!! On my fourth design and build with PEX for water supply and radiant floor. Good luck and have fun!!
@@nathanking3242 ...I've just seen the comment so many times......and this time I responded. And for their sake a :) might have been nice. And it wasn't you of course, butt jerks(and yes they were butt jerks) have made high school level cracks about the young lady, that also irked me. It's the dad in me, what can I say. I stand or sit corrected. Hope you have a good day or night, depending on which part of the world you are from.
You guys should put some metal strapping over all the studs you have pex so that when you hang your drywall or what ever wall material that you don't drill a hole in your pex.
@@jamesooten3659 Or use pex B at a minimum. They also have pex exposed to UV light outside. Big no no. I suspect he's not going to keep it a minimum of 16-18 inches from the hot water tank either...
@@augustreil I prefer PEX A. It doesn't take clamps, it takes a collar and an expansion tool which has a higher initial cost. PEX B is cheaper to get into but you need a gauge to check your rings and offset. The clamping tool has to be kept adjusted and is awkward to work with, impossible in tight spaces. PEX C clamps can relax and loosen with any movement over time. The type of water source you have can be a determining factor for which type you want to use as well. Some cities have chlorine spikes in their water treatment. PEX B has a higher resistance to chlorination. www.pexuniverse.com/types-of-pex-tubing
You should keep your lines tight against the studs. The one wall where you angled your lines can be punctured if you hang a picture or anything else in that area of the wall. Learned this from experience with electrical.
You two are living the happiest time of your life. I can tell by the frequency of your laughter!
Getting that RUclips money. You'd be happy too lol free land from grampa. N hard work to accomplish a goal.
That'll change. Give em 10 years
I'll tell ya what! When a man finds him a good wife, that doesn't mind believing in a shared dream, he has found a good thing! she works just as hard you do, and for a project like this, That's exactly what it takes to accomplish it! Thanks for sharing, I'm a new subscriber and I'm looking forward to you next vid....✌👍👍👍
Amen brother. 😀
I can't wait to see your home as a finished product....happy for you about the baby on the way.
I am building a garage with three containers. So far, no crane just one pneumatic jack to move all of them into place. Yesterday we got all three lined/leveled on the blocks and today we bolt them together. I appreciate your vids as a relaxing moment during my own build.
I've been watching your videos or a year now. I truly love how you two work together. It's very heartwarming. Thanks for sharing your lives with us.
Bless your heart, I cannot work in the heat like that anymore...my heart just goes out to you both for your brave, unwavering spirits to endure such a hardships for your dream.
I hope you'll finish the house before baby come. Yay, I'm happy for you. Love from Slovenia
If you want hot water to flow via heat convention from lower tank to upper tank your going to need to install one more line, this line is from bottom of both tanks with a check value on upper tank bottom at drain connection, direction of flow from upper tank to lower tank. This will allow to draw water from upper tank only.
Yay Rain!!! Can’t wait to see how this all works. I’m so excited.
I said the same thing at the end. YAAY, RAIN!!"
Lol does he smell that bad in the heat that you sit far apart to eat your popsicle? Lol just teasing
We boughand old 1950 house that needed the water reran. We used pex with the clamp together style fittings. Only had one problem in 9 years. No matter how we wrapped our pex the rats still chewed thru, in one plce only, enuff to make a spray hole.
Luckily it sprayed onto the floor and we heard it. We left plenty extra line incase we had to do things like that. We are soo glad we did this. We instintly know if its hot water or cold water leaking. No busted pipes, no brittle a d braking!
Yay! I'm in Houston, an as soon as we got that storm in, the first thing I told my wife was I can't wait to see Life Uncontained water catch!😂😂
What strom you talking about, I'm in Dallas
we got some rain yesterday it was soo nice
SA is still dry as a bone.
I’m in Waco and we missed the rain😌
Dry as bone here in Abilene, TX. Lakes are in good shape though.
@@TheFalconJetDriver Yea, it's bad in most places in SW... Here in southwest Arizona it's only been below 100F for 3 DAYS since June 1... 18 days over 115F... LOWEST temp for August at night was only 86F...
Only 3.36" rain here since January 1!
The 'monsoon' last week just missed us and rain stopped about 15 miles east of here. Flooding in Phoenix with less than 1" in 2 hours. It's so dry and so much concrete and asphalt there rain just runs off like water on a dry sponge. We didn't get a drop of rain 90 miles west and could see stars here.
Pro tip: tape the end of a pex line when pulling through studs. Keeps the wood shavings out of the pipe.
Thanks Eric for the tip I’m taking all the notes I can.
I love that baby bump! Great videos thanks for sharing your life with us keep the videos coming thanks!
Hi guys and if you're worried about the lines leaking. At the collection points you run the system through a pressure test using your air compressor good luck it looks great.
You guys are amazing. To take something bare bones and make it your own is incredible. Love watching you guys. Keep up the hard but good work
Take the main water line out of the wall where it enters the structure. Put it on the inside and build a manifold system with a 3/4"cold and 3/4"hot. Get a bag of 3/4×1/2 pex tees. You will need some 3/4tees to tie in around water heater. On the 3/4×1/2tees install pex cutoff valves on the 1/2"side. Now count up your hot and cold fixtures throughout house. Run a 1/2" pipe directly to each faucet,toilet etc staying away from exterior walls. Now you have a pressure and volume balanced system. If you can take a shower and someone else flushes a toilet somewhere else in the house. Person in shower wont freeze to death.
What kind of heat source do you plan on using to keep the inside warm?
What part of the country are you in as far as how cold your winters are?
You just ran your hot&cold trunk pipes thru the exterior walls???even pex will freeze and split.
I know you did not ask any for advice but I hope this helps you and others. Plumbing a house is actually complicated. I did it for 23 years but had to give it up because of knee problems so I got out of it while I was still young enough for my body to heal.
By the way run your sanitary (drains) first. Then you will know where to run the water lines.
I think you two will make an awesome set of parents just from the way you guys are with bear. Because any one that treats a pet like you guys will be even better with the baby and congratulations mom and dad. Have watched every video you have on RUclips. Great job
Hey, they treated Mr. Bull-Humungo-Head great too! Kenz made him a sammich, Spencer ate half of it...
You guys are Awesome!
I love you guys and also it’s coming along nicely.I was laughing so hard when bear was chasing him around the box 🤣😂🤣😂
This is a great couple and the production quality of these videos is outstanding! I have watched them all thus far and enjoyed every one of them.
I wish I could have had someone in my life with ambition and ingenuity .I love this kind of thing
Or you could just be ambitious. My mom built all the wood trim in her house from scratch. Custom grooving and stain. No help from any men.
Me too!
On your next build please consider installing all the plumbing drain pipe first. The normal procedure for new construction is to install the drain pipe first, then the supply lines, then the electrical wiring. Work from the largest and most rigid components to the smallest and most flexible. Then the smaller stuff and can be bent around the larger stuff whenever necessary. It would also make sense to consider a home run system -- with only 1/2 inch PEX -- and no connectors inside the walls or ceiling whatsoever. The smaller the pipe, the faster the already-cooled water can be purged from the hot water lines, and the sooner your fixtures will receive hot water when they haven't been used for a while. Another good option might be to run the PEX from each fixture straight up the wall and into the ceiling, then straight down to the manifold. This gives you shorter runs and helps to avoid most of the tight bends you encountered.
Be sure to use stud guards where you ran the pex through the studs. They will prevent you from drilling through the pex when hanging the drywall.
Nail plates
@@timidater4803 my thought exactly
Do the same for electrical...
Why wouldn't they use the void above the ceiling to place the pipes. Not only would there be less work, they are less likely to be damaged as who nails into a ceiling not to mention that many 90 degree bends will cause a huge drop in pressure at the end of the run.
Edit. running pipes/electrical over the ceiling means you can drop the pipe/cable vertically to your outlet, meaning there is easy reference in future where pipes/wires are located in walls.
Keep the water system under pressure while sheet rocking. If you hit the line you’ll know it.
Looking better all the time
You guys should get a small 12 V water pump that hooks to a garden hose so you can run it off a battery and just pump water wherever you need it for making your concrete or future gardening FYI
Thank you for sharing your journey. Can't wait to meet the little bit in a few months. Congratulations, you guys will be awesome parents.
Great Video! Hope the family is doing great! You guys make that easy. Wishing Y'all a Happy Labor Day weekend!
Florida is one of the few places you don't want copper or metal plumbing anywhere as it corrodes terribly; iron vent pipes look like they were recovered from the Titanic as they peel apart and block ventilation. During our remodel we used PVC for venting and the pex system for delivery exclusively. To avoid having to navigate 90 degree turns in the studs we instead opted to dig a trench outdoors 18" deep and bring the pex to the bathrooms and kitchen from the outside. Made installation very quick and eliminated the need for wall guards and drilling.
House is looking pretty awesome... thanks for sharing with everyone!
My lord I just love you kids! Thank you for being a part of my life. This baby is going to be so blessed with such great parents! 😆 💕
Oh honey you are just beautiful pregnant! Best times of my life! I loved being pregnant swollen feet, morning sickness and all! 😂
Make sure you install Nail plates on all of your studs so you don't run a screw into your waterlines when you install drywall. 👍
I'm watching this 8 months later and thinking the same thing lol
The only person that doesn’t make a mistake doesn’t do anything. Ya’ll are making headway and making your dream come true. ❤️🙏
Super video as usual. Congrats for over 200,000 subscribers. Congrats on the baby too.
You two are an inspiration for working each day in the high temperatures. Yes, an outdoor shower will be refreshing before you enter your home.
Great job guys. Can't help thinking about all those pond bugs entombed in your concrete forever 😂
I built a solar hot water heater using a old hot water heater, but with a small circulating pump. The the pump was controlled by a thermostat that had a remote bulb on the solar hot water heater. When the temperature in the solar hot water heater reached 110 degrees it would turn the pump on. Circulating the water through the hot water heater.When the temperature drop in the solar water heater, the pump would turn off. Because the hot water heater was insulated. it would retain its heat. This worked very well in the summer months. I could actually shut the water heater off.
Always a Pleasure to watch
Wish the four of you the Best 🙏✌🏻
Your commitment to this project and these videos is truly impressive. Thank you for putting these out!
You may want to put in an expansion tank on system as the solar heater will need a place to go when heated. Love your videos keep up the good work.
If I may make a suggestion!!!!..please put nail plates over the pex where it runs through the studs so you avoid possible leaks when you put up the drywall or whatever you plan to cover the walls with!
great suggestion
Love u guys, congrats on the baby!! Hope u get the house done in time for the baby.
Guy’s you all are awesome at what y’all are doing.I’m listening too so many people trying too give pointers but there not doing this new venture of homes.They know what they are doing just stay tune for their next video that’s all.I told my wife that we are doing this with a little help from a few amigos.
You used a hole saw, take the plug out of the saw blade & put it back in the hole. 😁😁😁
Amen, someone with some smarts!
@@colstace2560 it matters because insects and critters will tunnel thru insulation. It will be a matter of months before there is an infestation inside the wall if he doesnt plug it up. Using only insulation is a no no...unless u just like challenges and redoing work.
I hope you both have a safe holiday
I have been meaning to ask this. What did you do before starting this new life to get all the skills you have? Solar, metal working, carpentry, welding, roofing & gutters and now plumbing! What next all the electrical? Just curious.
Most Americans (at least the ones I know) have all of these skills either learned from their fathers, or grandfathers, books, internet or friends in the trade. It is wonderful to see them employed like this.
Where we live, there are no trades except for heating/cooling. Skills are passed down from Father to Son, work experience, shared experience by helping out friends & friends helping you. You pick up a varied skill set. But basically you have passable knowledge being a "Jack-of-all-trades, but a Master of none."
In an earlier vid they explained he is a mechanic and she was a waitress.
Careful with the rings that hold the plastic plumbing. When those corrode and break,m the pipes become lose due to water pressure, then the water damage is hidden until major damage has been done.
They are stainless crimp rings. Not gonna corrode. Even if they weren't, if they are getting wet enough to cause corrosion indoors, they have bigger problems.
Recommend you install a shutoff manifold for your individual runs. That way if you have a leak somewhere (ever) you can shut off just that run. Also did you consider putting the water heater outside in a cabinet to save you some inside room? I was thinking you could make one out of your sheet metal from you container cut outs. And lastly install a run for and outside shower - you will love it! xoxo looking good!
super advice, thanks
Kudos to you. I am a retired custom home builder. Too many times we watched relationships take a nose dive over this process. Love is Groot.
I would set the concrete mixer , and pour directly to the forms
I hope your family hits 1 mil subs soon. best of luck!!!!
Congratulation for the baby .I am from Algeria.🤰👣🎉🎊
I knew she was PG a little while back. Her hooters were getting pretty big.
Great,best of luck
Always drill 1-3/8ths holes and use pipe isolators or as we in the trade call them A-hole plugs. When you install pex in a tight hole it will fail. Piping supports:
general guidelines
• Uponor recommends using plastic
or metal piping supports designed
for use with plastic piping.
• Do not use supports that will damage
the piping. Inspect metal supports
for sharp edges.
• Allow for the linear expansion rate
of Uponor AquaPEX piping -
approximately 1.1" (27.9 mm) per
10°F (5.6°C) temperature change
for every 100 ft. of piping.
- When installing piping runs,
thermal expansion calls for an
extra ⅛" to 3
⁄16" of longitudinal
clearance per foot of run. Do not
allow piping to dip excessively
between supports. Do not pull
piping tight during installation.
Keeping in mind on load bearing walls you can't exceed 1/3 the width of the wood, centered.
@@Foche_T._Schitt If that were the case all plumbing would be outside of the walls. Where your comment applies is on King/jack studs at windows/openings where drain lines need to go, I.E. a kitchen sink below a window.
They’re halfassed everything thus far. Let them keep going lol.
@@black88lx They have made mistakes but they have pretty much corrected them so what is "half assed"? They have done very well for a couple of rookies. Can't you just be happy for them and root them on instead of being a peckerhead.
@@tk1882 He was trying to be funny I think
You two are fun to watch and you are doing a good job.....Note: Raise rebar in all concrete to middle of depth...2" off bottom is good rule. PEX is here to stay and I love it.....Keep up the good work and Enjoy....
You might want to install metal plates on the studs where your water line runs through.
To prevent nails poking the lines when you hang drywall or when you hang pictures and etc in future.
@K.M.V S
Thats good! Should be code everywhere...
I almost watched April Wilkerson video, then I see that your video .nice 👌👌👌👌👌You are building a beautiful home . I am from India🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
Just curious why you don't put the concrete mixer at the area you are pouring and just dump from the mixer directly into form for the slab you're pouring?
LES MORRISON lol that would make too much sense. Why not do it the hard way?
I have one of these mixers. Strattling the mixer over the form corner does work but it's very messy. The poor tends spill over the sides of the form.
I highly recommend using uponor pex A vs what you have. Much higher quality tubing and connectors. Probably too late now but at the very least I would not use those crimp rings. Get the compression rings that have no tab on them as they are less likely to loosen and fail.
You would think that bull is related to the St. Bernard's the way they slobber!
Aww your tummy makes me miss all the anticipation and excitement. Congratulations! I predict a Boy child named Scott. I see Daddy hugging his little toddler head as he stands by his Papa.
Maybe even if you took photos you would know where the pipes are (and the electricity)...believe me - you don't remember after a few years!! All the best - you are doing wonderfully
That view you guys have never gets old !! Love your place.
When you do the wall-board, you should paint red and blue stripes where the pipes are.
Oh you guys are getting plumbing ready glad to see you are getting some rain cant wait for next week vid ...doing my happy dance😎
This might be a stupid question but why don’t you guys move the mixer next to the slab so you don’t have to use the wheel barrel ?
They didn't want the cement dust on the house or on the windows.
@@workonitm8, You're kidding right ?
@@augustreil
Cement dust can be hard to remove if it draws moisture then dries. They didn't have any running water to wash it off before it dried.
I had a new car (black!) I went to a cement plant to repair a motor and I parked out away from the building. Cement dust in the air settled on the car over night and the dew gave it moisture. When I drove home the next morning, the dust and dew dried and I couldn't remove it. Took quite a bit of work to get it off the windows. Repainted the car.
The only other reason might be that they don't want the mixer crowding the work area.
@@workonitm8, Yeah, that would not be good, thanks.
mark all your connection in case you have a leak, and hope you don't, you two are doing a fantastic job.
Just take the plug and put some glue on it and put it back in, that's an easy fix.
Un couple charmant agréable de vous voir heureux 😘🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷
praying for you guys during this big storm....I hope it will reveal any issues you might need to fix in the event of storms in the future....be safe
When you are all done pouring concrete, that mixer would make a great washing machine.
Good idea !!
Good job Mommy and Daddy
We had a saying that would drive the bosses nuts.... and they went ballistic when some of the guys had T shirts made.
[Company Name]
"We do it right,
Because we do it twice!"
At an Electrical Contractor in Orlando some guys would say, "We do it nice, because we do it twice." 👍
@@onecrazywheel it was a boat works back east... Boss was owners son and didn't know jack about boat building but it's supposed to float. Few liked being there and when we got fired for the shirts it qualified us for unemployment!.... lol
@@desertdawg3409 fired? that's bullshit. it was a good idea
doing a great job you 2 and glad to see the mrs showing the baby bump
I already know it’s gonna be great.... love you both...
I can’t wait to see what you do in the baby’s room! Your an amazing couple, God knew what he was doing. It’s really amazing that 2 ppl built this home 🏡 I’m constantly in awe of y’all . Everything is going great x your right we’re your supposed to be! I can’t wait til it rains 🌧🌧🌧🌧 🐶♥️ bear stop working so hard!
STRIKE PLATES! Cannot over-emphasize this enough...same when you run the electric.
@oShane Kasper rip
I can hardly wait for each video. Get to work I want to see more inside stuff.
The Pex coming up into the house needs protecting from the sun.
Protecting from the cold too!
That's absolutely correct. I had to replace a section of pex under my house this summer because the sun shining through the vent in the foundation had dried out the pipe until it basically exploded. It was incredibly brittle. The new section has insulation protecting it from the sun now.
Hmm. I may need to hang a barrier between the vent and the pipe somewhere, to block the sun without restricting the vent. I've always been suspicious of that huge ball of fire in the sky.
Absolutely wrong with Pex A (uponor and proPex fittings)
i build 60-storey buildings with it, exposed to sun for months before walls are closed. No problem at all, even the manufacturer says it's Ok !
don't buy cheap pex.
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no, we use 20ft lenghts... rolls are a pain in the ass to install. We pay a lot, that's for sure, but heh, everything is quoted that way and sold with a good 30% margin on 10 millions$$ contracts !
Haven't seen one of your vids in a while, nice progress on the house. You guys remind me of me and my wife, we bought a total fixer-up and did all the work ourselves and we work well together, just like you guys. Also, Congrats on the baby. God bless!
Love what you are doing, but wouldn't be simpler to just put the mixer beside the form and pore the concrete straight in with out using the wheel barrow.
I saw that too. I made a large concrete base for my 8 eighty watt solar panel support post. The mixer was right there, worked great.
@@wilburfinnigan2142, So true, seems people get offended from constructive criticism ?
Jessy from Pure Living For Life is a great example of never listening to anyone, cause, ya know, is a genius, lol.
If someone has a better way, I'm all ears !!
@@colstace2560, Agree 100% They are a pleasure to watch.
Guys, please please please make sure that you put metal plates over all of your plumbing before you drywall! Any plumbing that goes through your wall studs is vulnerable for screw or nail strikes!!!! I made that mistake 1 time before and paid dearly for it😭😭😭😭😭!!!! I would also consider some method of insulating (weather and time of year depending) or adding a low temp heater coil or heat source from your solar panel system to the outside tanks (all of them) to avoid freezing! Take the lowest temp of your areas record low temp over 100 years of records if they exist that far back, that will guide you). Not sure exactly where you guys are region wise though. Your mission in life for a home is something I've been dreaming of for quite some time and I check for new videos all the time!!!! You guys are a power couple! Keep up the great work! Your friend KK from PA!
So many followers with out any bikini or awful titles, this is an amazing succès and what a nice couple you are.
Best wishes from France.
I know exactly what you mean.....from Illinois, USA!
Good. BEGONE PERVERTS!!
I just love you both. You work together so good. My husband and I worked like that when we where young like you. You r such a pleasure to watch.
There is hardware you can buy to make a "soft" 90 degree turn, without a hard 90 elbow, with PEX.
Can you bend pex with some heat?
You can get snap connectors too. Mostly used in mobile homes, but so is PEX. The advantage is the PEX snaps inside of the connectors, instead of narrowing the water flow by using elbows that fit inside the PEX.
It's like a plastic external brace, and no reduction in water flow with all those fittings which equate to lots of drag.
I have Never used PEX. Hope it works out with no leaks.
My next door neighbors daughter delivered a girl a while back. They hadn’t picked a name out, on the day she delivered her she came out kicking & screaming she was mad as sin. So they named her Madison.
shoulda been Madasin
With everything going on in the world watching your guys videos just makes me feel better about my day brings a smile to my face. I’m a contractor I build for a living generally I don’t like these kind of channels but I love your channel yesterday I had the electricians framers and concrete guys all watching your videos at lunch it was hilarious.!!
They make brackets that hold pex in a 90 degree configuration so it doesn't kink. FYI>
@Mike will
The link you provided has nothing to do with PEX but rather the difference between yellow and red brass fittings. Yellow brass will have dezincification problems depending on your water source.
There's nothing wrong with pex so long as you know wtf you're doing. They are making mistakes unrelated to you link.
@Mike will
You do realize it says "defective" and also specifies NIBCO. Nowhere does it say any other manufacturer had produced defective PEX Tubing, Fittings, or Clamps. It doesn't say PEX as a whole is defective.
There are other manufacturers of PEX and there are three classes of PEX Tubing. I use PEX A, I never seen it fail. Others use PEX B, which takes some skill. Consumers tend to use the cheapest, PEX C. I wouldn't ever recommend PEX C. Your blanket statement is hyperbolic fear-mongering bullsht.
@Mike will
Behaving like a raging loony is not going to convince me, *ever.* I only skimmed your links because you're an a$$ that REALLY isn't worth my time. You are incapable of seeing things RATIONALLY. (See I can emphasize words to sound like a jack4ss too.) Copper plumbing also fails and manufactures are sued all the time for what is often improper installations, not defects. I don't put much weight into lawsuits because there's always an ambulance chaser looking for a pay day.
www.supplyht.com/articles/85246-california-groups-support-pex-lawsuit
_Church said that _*_copper pipe fails after a time in some California communities because of aggressive soil and water._*_ These communities have approved the use of PEX in their local codes "because they need it. They ought to have a choice."_
*_State plumbers' unions, under the auspices of the California Pipe Trades Council, have opposed the use of PEX because it costs less and is less expensive to install than copper piping,_*_ according to CCAH. In a typical new home, the cost difference can be as much as $500 per house._
I highly doubt you've worked with copper because no non-union plumber would be this emphatically opposed to pex unless their head was shoved far up their posterior. I know a plumber with many years of experience and pex has allowed him to make *repairs* to homes with *failed copper piping* without having to open everything up or impossibly contort himself to torch a fitting he can't fully see. I've worked with copper and PEX A and there is no way in hell I would ever chose soldering everything over pushing an expanded pipe and collar over a fitting.
@Mike will, What's failing exactly ? Is it the elbows, clamps, tubing ? Rookie here and don't want to screw up a bathroom I was planning on tackling. Thanks.
@Mike will, Thanks, maybe I'll stick to what I know, a little, Copper !
You guys brighten my day every time you post, love that the bump is getting air time now, can you send some rain down under, we’re about to order a water delivery for the 3rd time in 6 years, you won’t be sorry you put in w tanks💖💪🏼
Y'all need a transfer pump for that pond. $75 save you so much time and snakes won't get ya
After that rain the tanks are probably full now.
Harbor Freight sells a12 volt transfer pump with garden hose ends. I use mine to pump out of a creek when camping. I have had MANY tanks of creek water in my camp trailer. I never use the water tank for drinking anyway. Camp trailer water tank is for showers and toilet only.
@@That1ufo I imagine they will not want to waste the good drinking water on mixing concrete
your all welcome to buy them 1.
@@joepaullawncare7222 we kind of are in a way. Our views get them ad revenue.
Always put your PEX in the floor trusses or attic and use a home run system with a manifold Always use nail plates on everything and never exceed your bend radius for the size pipe you’re using!! On my fourth design and build with PEX for water supply and radiant floor. Good luck and have fun!!
Awesome content, Just wish we didn't have to wait a week for the next episode.
But worth the wait to see your progress! Love your dog!...and cows, bull too!
It's free, deal with it. They also have a life.
@@genewilliams617 sorry it's was joke, guess I should've put a smiley face along with my comment, didn't mean to upset you.
@@nathanking3242 ...I've just seen the comment so many times......and this time I responded. And for their sake a :) might have been nice. And it wasn't you of course, butt jerks(and yes they were butt jerks) have made high school level cracks about the young lady, that also irked me. It's the dad in me, what can I say.
I stand or sit corrected. Hope you have a good day or night, depending on which part of the world you are from.
Two loving people,smart dog and curious critters in the land of a warm eden! That baby has been blessed by god!
I believe children conceived between two loving people tend to be less violent as adults.
I can't believe we having a baby 🤗😍
Everyday I spend atleast an hour to watch your videos. Now you can imagine how much I follow u guys. Keep rocking. Lots of love from India, New Delhi.
Not sure where you guys live. But, do you have to worry about your lines freezing next to the metal/outside wall??
Would have been better in the ceiling as much as possible.
Texas
You guys should put some metal strapping over all the studs you have pex so that when you hang your drywall or what ever wall material that you don't drill a hole in your pex.
good advice
Great job except you using plastic fittings on your pex job , switch to brass fittings . Brass fittings don’t crack.
Larry I used to think so till I finished 300 apartments without a problem. Oh that is except for the brass pressure relief valves all froze and broke.
My wife and I has been living in a trailer house. And did use pex around the house. It is amazing and will last longer.
PEX C clamps have a high failure rate. Don't be surprised if you have to open your walls back up...
That's what I said. Access panels are a must.
@@jamesooten3659
Or use pex B at a minimum. They also have pex exposed to UV light outside. Big no no.
I suspect he's not going to keep it a minimum of 16-18 inches from the hot water tank either...
@@Foche_T._Schitt, What is the best clamp for Pex, thanks.
@@augustreil
I prefer PEX A. It doesn't take clamps, it takes a collar and an expansion tool which has a higher initial cost. PEX B is cheaper to get into but you need a gauge to check your rings and offset. The clamping tool has to be kept adjusted and is awkward to work with, impossible in tight spaces. PEX C clamps can relax and loosen with any movement over time.
The type of water source you have can be a determining factor for which type you want to use as well. Some cities have chlorine spikes in their water treatment. PEX B has a higher resistance to chlorination.
www.pexuniverse.com/types-of-pex-tubing
You should keep your lines tight against the studs. The one wall where you angled your lines can be punctured if you hang a picture or anything else in that area of the wall. Learned this from experience with electrical.