Damn broski!!! After 24 years of plumbing in California. I watch you for a few weeks and realize I ain’t it!! I don’t have to deal with any of the madness you do out there!!!! NYC has it rough baby! Much respect!!!
Living in Belgium have recently discovered your channel, you're amazing friend, i like the way you handle difficulties, in the past i worked for almost ten years as a plumber and Hvac technician, i loved my job but i was tired the distances, now i work as technician solving electrical and mechanical problems in a water purrifying instalation. Keep up the good work, subd!
Best creator on youtube right now. Clear, consise, mixed in with your wit. Its refreshing to watch a pro grow and learn. I love your humbleness as well. Bravo sir! Love your videos! Keep it up, wishing you and your business well.
I’m an architect, difference between architects and plumbers, we don’t complain, we just provide solutions and move on, nothing worse then being on a job site with grown men just constantly complaining, ohh the electrician did this, the hvac guy did that, my work is flawless, the site guys are dumb etc etc etc. just all day…….
Used to work as a structural steel detailer. The amount of times I've looked at an architects drawing and shook my head was countless. Way to many would just pull numbers out of nowhere causing weeks of back and forth. You tell them their measurements are wrong, that they have to change steel sizes to handle certain spans or loads and they would send back more bad numbers and overly complicated designs instead of stepping up a beam size. I remember one job where the architect designed this crazy set of stairs but a support column was supposed to run through the space. He showed the footing and had a proper call out for the the steel but the column didn't show back up until the 2nd or 3rd floor. When my boss called to ask what was going on and if it was an oversight the guy said, "No, I didn't want the column to interfere with the stairs"......excuse me? So the solution is a magic column that dissappears for like 2 floors and ignores gravity, engineering, the laws of physics, nature and man? Jesus remembering this instantly brings back the urge to bite my nails.
That's why civil engineers are often the best choice for architects. Architects who go to school for it are just the artsy farts type who don't know shit.
Another great video. I can’t believe a high end apartment building like that in Manhattan didn’t have a service entrance for contractors. I mean the last thing a wealthy old lady needs to see is a plumber’s but crack, Just kidding bro! All the best to you!
i worked in a building where the tank like this went bad....T&P valves kept leaking and i told management it needed new bladder and we need a licensed plumber as this was big system...i could have done it but they didnt pay me nearly enough for that type stuff....anyway they told me to plug the valves to stop the leak...i refused and they threatened to write me up for insubordination lol...i left 3 weeks later for greener pastures....
I’ve actually changed the bladder on tanks like this a couple of times …. They always take two months or more to get. The last one I did was just after COVID it was like 5 months delivery 😂. I was always told 2 psi under the pressure of the system as well. Anyway great job it’s always interesting changing out big pieces. Have lifted 100 gallon gas tanks up long flights of stairs to building penthouse mechanical rooms on many occasions it always a party🎉 keep up the awesome videos!
I absolutely love these giant tank jobs! I'll be pulling out a discontinued 100 gallon water heater tomorrow. It's always fun moving heavy stuff feels amazing to git er dun
I have four of these where I work except they are eight feet tall and about 14 feet in diameter. It’s for a industrial food processing plant. We change the bladders and have to use a forklift and a hoist and four guys. Charge to 12 psi. Once a week we use a wrench to tap it to check its functionality.
I like how you explain why you do things the way you do. Good shit bro, I used to be a junk removal guy so I know moving awkward and super heavy shit like that is a mission and a half 🤣
I’m going to be replacing one of those tomorrow morning at my work. The bladder has cracks in it and we have to recharge it every couple of weeks. Next weekend my project will be making a smoker/bbq.
I’ve got that exact same expansion tank in my office. Installed in 2009, and still working fine. How long do you see these typically last? I’m tempted to start searching for a bladder to put on the shelf.
Oh THANK God the second tank was 5 lbs. lighter. If it was just as heavy, it woulda caused mass destruction!! Hoping all is well Bud, Dirty Jersey out!!!
The beauty of this tread, would have to be that its a must. The customers asking for qoutes isnt "window " shopping. When they ask you for pricing its because they have to pay. Nice work broskey
The reason why the MER is on the second or higher floor here in NYC is because building location is close to the water and to avoid flood basement. the new construction after the super storm Sandy few years ago a lot of new construction they’re bringing the MER even in the roof.
Check out electric stair climbers, it's like an electric hand truck. You can likely rent one (they aren't cheap to buy) and they have a 12v battery and motor to climb big heavy stuff up stairs. Used to use them to move 400-600 lb copy machines up stairs by myself and used it to move a gun safe once as well. Save your back broski 🤙
+50 yrs ago Joe (the Master title mechanic I apprentice under) would lend me out as a teenager to his plumber friends. Armed with several sized sledge and heavy hammers and 5 gal buckets they would turn me loose on a cast iron boiler the brake it up and get it upstairs to ground level for disposal. No gloves, no mask... I'm completely surprised I don't have horns. Coal, oil.....
Plumber from north california , here we have foot valves pulling water from rivers into 2500 gallon tanks , then a pump with a bladder tank to send pressurized water to the home , i was always taught to set the psi on the bladder tank 2 psi below the cut off on the pump , so if its 50 psi at pump , 48 psi at bladder tank , is this wrong ? Love the content broski
Im out of ohio and thats how we do it on wells if its a 4inch pump. If its a 2inch pump( we call it a grunt pump) we do 5 psi below the cut off switch.
Good videos Broski, but to move big things you need the right tools and equipment to haul that pressure tank, because in that buildings they move and remove refrigerators, and more appliances too. I worked 20 years in NY city doing plumbing and electrical work and I know what are you talking about.
Haha man, i work in new construction doing mostly apartment buildings. They NEVER put service doors in. Hell, the mechanical room in my current building is so crammed the future service plumber won't even be able to get a hot water tank out without cutting it in half. Then good luck getting the new one in without dissassembling the water and heating pipes off the boilers! Engineers NEVER plan ahead. That's why in my opinion you should have to have at least SOME actual hands on experience in the trades before you're certified to design anything. School alone doesn't cut it.
I enjoy watching your videos to see how its done jobbing in N.Y. you get to do some interesting stuff. Recommended to fill expansion vessels with nitrogen as prevents moisture build up and eventually rust on the dry side of the bladder. Also the "dope" on the union 🤦most went on the threads 😅. Andy London U.K
I precharge those tanks with air pressure equal to that of static water pressure. Bladder is not stretched when static and moves only during expansion. Most tanks are not sufficiently precharged. Never had one fail when doing it that way. Expansion tanks are not needed if you do not have a pressure regulator on the incoming, check valve anywhere, or backflow preventer.
Ah yes a water logged pressure tank . One of the heavy joys of the well service. And oh course it's a closet. Why would anyone make it easy to service... I cut the top off one time shop vac the water out.
Great video. Couple of comments: 1) A system with an expansion tank is likely to be engineered, especially if it's part of building HVAC. The drawings will spec the size/capacity of the expansion tank as well as the pre-charge pressure... so basically, the engineer decides. Sometimes the pre-charge pressure doesn't follow the rules of thumb. 2) When putting any sort of sealant on a pipe union (you should never have to), and it's a copper or brass union, try to avoid getting any sealant on the flat part where the nut bears against one side of the union when the threads draw it tight. Depending on what sealant you use, it might reduce the coefficient of friction there and now you have a "bolted" joint where you get way more rotation for the same amount of torque, which means excessive tension in the nut and possible damage.
High end building no mech room at the top because that’s where the big bucks live so the design was 2nd floor but the design without a service elevator or entrance is really stupid but hey we got bigger donkeys running the country great job 👍👍👍🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Is that tank used for potable water? I would have expected a stainless tank for domestic water. I usually see these on closed loop systems (hot water or chilled water).
Man I service multi-million dollar unit buildings regularly and spot glaring abnormalities constantly (bad concrete floor grading, cracked foundations, improper drainage pipe diameter, etc). 95% of the time, these builds are all lipstick on a pig.
It's funny because me and my partner always put dope on the union's Even though you don't have to just Force of habit. I really enjoy watching your videos comma And keep up the professional work
What's interesting is who ever installed it had put no drain cock. Would recommend drain and top gas charge every 12 months in the UK we use Nitrogen as it's less corrosive
$15 mill. Per unit ? I know broski was already in the van before the phone call was even over 😂
😂😂😂
You know your company does a good job when a place like that trusts you to do a tricky job
Upscale properties are often as cheap on the payout as crack dens, and bring 1000x the headache.
Damn broski!!! After 24 years of plumbing in California. I watch you for a few weeks and realize I ain’t it!! I don’t have to deal with any of the madness you do out there!!!! NYC has it rough baby! Much respect!!!
My plumbing speeded up just from watching your vids ....and not because you play them at x2. Inspiration.
Seriously, I been plumbing longer than broski and he's better than me lol
Living in Belgium have recently discovered your channel, you're amazing friend, i like the way you handle difficulties, in the past i worked for almost ten years as a plumber and Hvac technician, i loved my job but i was tired the distances, now i work as technician solving electrical and mechanical problems in a water purrifying instalation. Keep up the good work, subd!
Best creator on youtube right now. Clear, consise, mixed in with your wit. Its refreshing to watch a pro grow and learn. I love your humbleness as well. Bravo sir! Love your videos! Keep it up, wishing you and your business well.
Architects never put any thought on how you're going to replace equipment.
That’s so true.
Lol “just get it in there I’ll be retired by the time it needs to be replaced”😂
Should have got footage of y’all bringing it in
I’m an architect, difference between architects and plumbers, we don’t complain, we just provide solutions and move on, nothing worse then being on a job site with grown men just constantly complaining, ohh the electrician did this, the hvac guy did that, my work is flawless, the site guys are dumb etc etc etc. just all day…….
“But this is how it looks on paper.”
Used to work as a structural steel detailer. The amount of times I've looked at an architects drawing and shook my head was countless. Way to many would just pull numbers out of nowhere causing weeks of back and forth. You tell them their measurements are wrong, that they have to change steel sizes to handle certain spans or loads and they would send back more bad numbers and overly complicated designs instead of stepping up a beam size. I remember one job where the architect designed this crazy set of stairs but a support column was supposed to run through the space. He showed the footing and had a proper call out for the the steel but the column didn't show back up until the 2nd or 3rd floor. When my boss called to ask what was going on and if it was an oversight the guy said, "No, I didn't want the column to interfere with the stairs"......excuse me? So the solution is a magic column that dissappears for like 2 floors and ignores gravity, engineering, the laws of physics, nature and man? Jesus remembering this instantly brings back the urge to bite my nails.
That's why civil engineers are often the best choice for architects. Architects who go to school for it are just the artsy farts type who don't know shit.
They are called educated nitwits.
Another great video. I can’t believe a high end apartment building like that in Manhattan didn’t have a service entrance for contractors. I mean the last thing a wealthy old lady needs to see is a plumber’s but crack,
Just kidding bro!
All the best to you!
Even my low end apartment building has a service entrance and service/freight elevator.
I’m happy to hear your stories, I’m not a plumber but but I respect a tradesman that is professional and takes there trade seriously.
i worked in a building where the tank like this went bad....T&P valves kept leaking and i told management it needed new bladder and we need a licensed plumber as this was big system...i could have done it but they didnt pay me nearly enough for that type stuff....anyway they told me to plug the valves to stop the leak...i refused and they threatened to write me up for insubordination lol...i left 3 weeks later for greener pastures....
You're the best King Browski. If I was younger, I'd apprentice for you.
Architects and Engineers should be required to work in the trades as a helper before getting their license
That's a damn fact bro.🤬🤬
I'm a small guy, so I'm always interested in ways of moving heavy stuff... those stair-climbing dollies look pretty cool!
I’ve actually changed the bladder on tanks like this a couple of times …. They always take two months or more to get. The last one I did was just after COVID it was like 5 months delivery 😂. I was always told 2 psi under the pressure of the system as well. Anyway great job it’s always interesting changing out big pieces. Have lifted 100 gallon gas tanks up long flights of stairs to building penthouse mechanical rooms on many occasions it always a party🎉 keep up the awesome videos!
Yeah 5 under. Cause you need that variance.
“Got lucky with the new because it only weighed 395 pounds” 😂 bro that shit had me dead! Much respect from a Chicago plumber.
You have great videos! Plumbing always interests me eventhough I can't do plumbing. Thanks for sharing!
I’m not a plumber, but I do know when quality work is done. I enjoy watching your videos.
I absolutely love these giant tank jobs! I'll be pulling out a discontinued 100 gallon water heater tomorrow. It's always fun moving heavy stuff feels amazing to git er dun
Just cut it up into 2-3 pieces.We did it before.
I have four of these where I work except they are eight feet tall and about 14 feet in diameter. It’s for a industrial food processing plant. We change the bladders and have to use a forklift and a hoist and four guys. Charge to 12 psi. Once a week we use a wrench to tap it to check its functionality.
He said we got lucky with the new one weighting in 395 😂🤣😂
Marbles floors in the lobby meanwhile the mechanical room looks like something out of a section 8 building
yep! that's how it goes in all building. haha
No it doesn't. I've been in sec 8 buildings. They look nothing like this
Have the balls to take the risk and you're rewarded. Good job broski
I like how you explain why you do things the way you do. Good shit bro, I used to be a junk removal guy so I know moving awkward and super heavy shit like that is a mission and a half 🤣
Happy Fourth of July broskie🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 stay safe in this tough World! God bless🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Best commentary on RUclips 💯💯😂😂
I’m going to be replacing one of those tomorrow morning at my work. The bladder has cracks in it and we have to recharge it every couple of weeks.
Next weekend my project will be making a smoker/bbq.
I’ve got that exact same expansion tank in my office. Installed in 2009, and still working fine. How long do you see these typically last? I’m tempted to start searching for a bladder to put on the shelf.
i dont understand why people pay 15 million for apartments and in stressful city like new york
Oh THANK God the second tank was 5 lbs. lighter. If it was just as heavy, it woulda caused mass destruction!! Hoping all is well Bud, Dirty Jersey out!!!
We need this guy to start using Knipex Cobra pliers!!! He will love them! I see some struggling with the channel locks that the Knipex will overcome.
The beauty of this tread, would have to be that its a must. The customers asking for qoutes isnt "window " shopping. When they ask you for pricing its because they have to pay. Nice work broskey
Top work broski from Manchester UK
Two words broski. Chain hoists. I do so much commercial plumbing in this city. Only way to get by.
Current tank weight, 400 pounds
New tank weight, 395 pounds
Broski: What a fckng blessing, huh? 💀💀💀💀
That was one big mother fooker broski....
Nice job.... 👍
The reason why the MER is on the second or higher floor here in NYC is because building location is close to the water and to avoid flood basement. the new construction after the super storm Sandy few years ago a lot of new construction they’re bringing the MER even in the roof.
Check out electric stair climbers, it's like an electric hand truck. You can likely rent one (they aren't cheap to buy) and they have a 12v battery and motor to climb big heavy stuff up stairs. Used to use them to move 400-600 lb copy machines up stairs by myself and used it to move a gun safe once as well. Save your back broski 🤙
+50 yrs ago Joe (the Master title mechanic I apprentice under) would lend me out as a teenager to his plumber friends. Armed with several sized sledge and heavy hammers and 5 gal buckets they would turn me loose on a cast iron boiler the brake it up and get it upstairs to ground level for disposal.
No gloves, no mask... I'm completely surprised I don't have horns. Coal, oil.....
I'm really enjoying your vids - I've subscribed. I'm a commercial plumber in the UK.
Friggin’ architects - amirite? Just subscribed!
Dope goes on the back of the Union where the nut presses down and spins. It lubricates it.
Thank the lord and savior for the 5 pound assist! 🙏🏻
I am a elevator mechanic in NYC and its crazy out here. its still the wild west
2:28🇺🇲Hawaii🤙 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
Plumber from north california , here we have foot valves pulling water from rivers into 2500 gallon tanks , then a pump with a bladder tank to send pressurized water to the home , i was always taught to set the psi on the bladder tank 2 psi below the cut off on the pump , so if its 50 psi at pump , 48 psi at bladder tank , is this wrong ? Love the content broski
You are correct
That’s what I was taught also.
Im out of ohio and thats how we do it on wells if its a 4inch pump. If its a 2inch pump( we call it a grunt pump) we do 5 psi below the cut off switch.
I usually just do 5psi to be on the safe side incase guage is off a bit. All it does is decrease the drawdown time slightly
Tank should be placed on suction side of system and charged 2 psi greater than suction pressure. Way I was told.
lol i know nothing about plumbing but love these videos
Good videos Broski, but to move big things you need the right tools and equipment to haul that pressure tank, because in that buildings they move and remove refrigerators, and more appliances too. I worked 20 years in NY city doing plumbing and electrical work and I know what are you talking about.
Haha man, i work in new construction doing mostly apartment buildings. They NEVER put service doors in. Hell, the mechanical room in my current building is so crammed the future service plumber won't even be able to get a hot water tank out without cutting it in half. Then good luck getting the new one in without dissassembling the water and heating pipes off the boilers! Engineers NEVER plan ahead. That's why in my opinion you should have to have at least SOME actual hands on experience in the trades before you're certified to design anything. School alone doesn't cut it.
I enjoy watching your videos to see how its done jobbing in N.Y. you get to do some interesting stuff.
Recommended to fill expansion vessels with nitrogen as prevents moisture build up and eventually rust on the dry side of the bladder.
Also the "dope" on the union 🤦most went on the threads 😅.
Andy London U.K
2:20 bahaha 😂😂
Alls u had to do was drop hose inside it an suck an siphon it out. I done one like this last week.
Great job as always, my fellow plumber.
Always some good content
Put air Compressor on the shreader valve to drain faster
Good better and best always give options with most of the warranty on the best option 👍👍👍👍💰
Very good....
Good, thanks.
Gutta love Taco, made in Rhode island.
Isn't that just amazing.
Broski, you're the most bad-@$$ and funniest mothafocka plumber out there! Love your videos! Keep up the phenomenal work!
😂💪🏿gotta love the trades get you a nice workout
I hope you charged them extra for the labor...
Holy shit you are a savage broski
Fascinating dude
Take my hat off 2 plumbers in Manhattan
Youll be going 2 war out here. Never seen an wxpansion tank so big
Great video
That was amazing video. Keep up the great video, I have enjoyed them. If you had to change out the bladder, how difficult is it? thx
I precharge those tanks with air pressure equal to that of static water pressure.
Bladder is not stretched when static and moves only during expansion.
Most tanks are not sufficiently precharged.
Never had one fail when doing it that way.
Expansion tanks are not needed if you do not have a pressure regulator on the incoming, check valve anywhere, or backflow preventer.
Ah yes a water logged pressure tank . One of the heavy joys of the well service.
And oh course it's a closet. Why would anyone make it easy to service...
I cut the top off one time shop vac the water out.
Great job broski
No drain valve after the local isolation? How you going to check/charge it for future maintenance.
How you clean or wash the sewer snake after used to prevent it from rust?
Stairs??? Nope!
Clean 🧼
I had to move a 400lb fridge once. It sucked
Flat under dollies, ratchet straps, and a couple 2x10's as ramps for steps or stairs
Lol 😆 with the pipe dope.
New one only weighed 395 pounds. I'm dead 💀💀
B me, make an adaptor for your AC nitrogen tank, make an adaptor for a air hose, use the nitrogen tank to fill flat tires and pressure tanks 😎
If u come to Cali bro, I would hire u in a New York min.😅
Changed one of these horizontal in the ceiling. Not an easy task.
Y’all needed a stair stepper!
yeah that kind of money they should have a separate entrance for this kind of shit
Great video. Couple of comments:
1) A system with an expansion tank is likely to be engineered, especially if it's part of building HVAC. The drawings will spec the size/capacity of the expansion tank as well as the pre-charge pressure... so basically, the engineer decides. Sometimes the pre-charge pressure doesn't follow the rules of thumb.
2) When putting any sort of sealant on a pipe union (you should never have to), and it's a copper or brass union, try to avoid getting any sealant on the flat part where the nut bears against one side of the union when the threads draw it tight. Depending on what sealant you use, it might reduce the coefficient of friction there and now you have a "bolted" joint where you get way more rotation for the same amount of torque, which means excessive tension in the nut and possible damage.
You make 6.5 inches look huge
Say what?
Cool shit man
Please tell me you cut the old one into pieces to move it out instead of the hassle of trying to move it all in one piece
High end building no mech room at the top because that’s where the big bucks live so the design was 2nd floor but the design without a service elevator or entrance is really stupid but hey we got bigger donkeys running the country great job 👍👍👍🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Portrait... that says all a person needs to know.
Is that tank used for potable water? I would have expected a stainless tank for domestic water. I usually see these on closed loop systems (hot water or chilled water).
Man I service multi-million dollar unit buildings regularly and spot glaring abnormalities constantly (bad concrete floor grading, cracked foundations, improper drainage pipe diameter, etc). 95% of the time, these builds are all lipstick on a pig.
Ball breaker, or hernia creator.
Could have replaced with 2 tanks half the size and weight
It's funny because me and my partner always put dope on the union's
Even though you don't have to just Force of habit.
I really enjoy watching your videos comma
And keep up the professional work
Rumor has it… there are several “dopes” in the union!
What's interesting is who ever installed it had put no drain cock. Would recommend drain and top gas charge every 12 months in the UK we use Nitrogen as it's less corrosive
I always wondered how it gets punctured inside...I have 2 of those on one of my sites. I hope I never have to change them
How do you like the Porter Cable pancake? How many gallons is it?
395lb what a blessing 🥵🤣
Isolate and pressure gauge home slice
$25,000 pay day
i was always told 2/3 of the booster pressure.
Rent a stair climbing dolly next time