Manhattan Owner INCREASES water pressure with NEW Tap & Water Main
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- Опубликовано: 10 янв 2022
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Just a safety tip from an old timer......before you cut that existing plumbing inside, put a jumper cable on the line on the meter side of the cut , connect the other end to the new copper or the old service until you make the actual connection. Since many old buildings have their electric grounded to the water line, if a short is present, u,could have 110 or 220 energizing that old service.....the results aren't favorable when you grab both ends to hook it up!!!!!!! In 40 years I've seen it happen!!!!!
That would sure wake you up....
@@DynamicSeq actually it would put you to ‘sleep’… As Rocky would say “permanently!”
Yes! Safety First!
And that same thing (water lines used as ground) is true with many houses across the country.
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That safety tip is called experience guys time served great advice
How many times did you get lit up not using a jumper ground !
These are the men that keep the world turning. I respect the hard work and the quality.
Pretty much all workers keep the world turning, your local optometrist, doctors, nurses, farmers.......
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exactly, so it's almost like all workers are critical. Our issue is with billionaires, not each other. Imagine being mad at elite doctors and lawyers and not billionaires like gates trump and musk@@stewatparkpark2933
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Man you may be the owner but your manager explaining everything and doing all the work is a master of his trade.
Nice work fella. Give that man a raise
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WOW, been a doing plumbing for 30 years NEVER SAW 2 INCH soft! ...These guys are the real deal!
K copper !
Big money for 2" copper, ive seen booster pumps installed instead of doing this
@@jaydrains2247keeping real work alive state & Government work.
I saw few times on air pressure lines.
Well when the house is worth many millions, that's the kind of pipe they get haha
Fascinating seeing the historical foundations of these brownstones.
Nice job, in the UK no more Led or copper, we use MDPE plastic pipes for main water and gas, cheaper, easier and will last longer 👍🏼
Yeah that's good, but this is NYC, infested with rats, they would chew through all that plastic shit with no regrets!
it’s because in nyc we have a lot of rats that can chew thro plastic. But i think UK has rats too so i’m not sure why
@noi8017 I've seen many cases where rodent eaten electrical wiring isulation, but never with pipes, not sure why
@noi8017 and yeah plenty of rats in the UK, but still a bit less than in France 😁
That's a real job, mad respect for these guys
Respect back to you!
Definitely a monster job, dude said hacksaw and i thought he was referring to a battery powered hackzall/sawzall. Balls of steel, arms of iron
@@HarrisWaterandSewer with African workers a 2 day job is going to take a week
Maybe 2 weeks
2" type k is it's own animal. Nice job on the connection. You learn quick that the extra length is your friend. Get it bent before you cut it to length and then cut off the extras for the copper gods. 2" feeding a 3/4 " meter LOL.
Agree, 2" pipe is completely different than anything smaller in size. You really have to know how to handle a 2" copper pipe- something only experience can teach!
Right. Lol
I don’t like the flair idea but it’s good
i think 5/8 is hard to with..can't imagine 2. Every time the copper bends..it work hardens and gets harder to bend the next time.
God bless the copper God's share!!!!! Beer money!!!
Great coverage of the job. Mad props for plumbers and all tradesmen and woman! The true heroes of our world and the ones who keep the world moving.
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Damn 2" copper coil. I know that shit is hard to pull through and have the radius to bend to where you want it to be. Real professional men with skills on the job. Keep up the good work !
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i don;t know why they went with copper just to put it underground. Use cheap HDPE black pipe. It's more flexible and harder to break,
In college for engineering. I don't even know how I ended up here but it was enjoyable watching the level of attention to detail.
The algorithm knows you have a whole life of watching tradesmen on RUclips ahead of you!
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I like how mike says "you understand me" 😂 i can bet he says rhat SEVERAL times a day 😂😂😂
Several times a minute 😆😆😆
I did Sewer & water for many years. I've never seen a service line like that, holy crap.
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I work for the local water company, 14k customers. This is very common in multi housing units as well as commercial and industrial.
Man you've got some great people working for you.
From a plumber in the uk - stumbled Accross this video…cool to see 2” copper! Your staff are top people!
Thank you 🙏🔥🙏
Cool to see copper. I would have assumed a plastic pipes would be the standard today for all buried pipes.
NYC code = copper!
@@HarrisWaterandSewer any reason other than unions?
Most places still use copper for service lines as PEX gets damaged too easily from rocks and other debris; With that being said, though, HDPE piping is becoming more common, albeit not the standard
@@jeffreyeaton5214 seems like some things in USA are a bit slow to follow the latest trends. Over here in northern europe (Scandinavia to be exact), the municipal waterlines are mainly PE-pipes and have been so for years.
@@maikeydii Just regular PE pipe? If that's the case, I'm glad we're "slow to follow the latest trends" - PE pipe breaks easy with rocks, so does Pex. HDPE is a type of PE pipe, but we are adopting it - you gotta remember, the USA is *MANY* times bigger than all of the Scandinavian nations combined and as such, things take time.
Franklin is the man! a real craftsman at the trade
He is genuinely the man when it comes to Plumbjng. And a good person as well! 25+ years with our company and we are grateful to have him!
Getting Permit, getting inspectors in line and happy; hardest part of the job!
Agree 😎😎😎
If you could only do a 1.5" tap, whats the use of giving 2" service? You're not getting the right pressur no, since its being throttled by the tap?
I think it is because in the city pipe the pressure is too high for the house this down-cycles the pressure somehow. Still a lot more than in the house before.
I love this, thanks for bringing this to us.
Thank you !!
Holy crap there has to be 1000 ways to get more pressure without needing a 2" copper line.
Impressive work
2-3 baths running at the same time and you need bigger than 3/4”
Great video. I love when people thoroughly explain things which was done by asking good questions and getting good explanations of the thought process that goes into things. I am now a subscriber.
Thank you! We really appreciate the support !
The Fix/Upgrade was really well done.
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My favorite video love the length !
Thanks Jorge! More to follow shortly!!!
I am watching this and all I am thinking is. You guys still use copper for mainline water? Here in the Netherlands we all use highgrade PVC/PE for mainlines and once inside the house it is either copper or multilayer-flexible (brandexample: BonFix, Uponor) piping.
This is really interesting to see the differences.
NYC code 🤓
Awesome job! Very skilled guys! Love you
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A master of his craft ! Nice to see!
These gentlemen know how to do a job correctly! Thanks for the video.
Thanks for the support! Where did you find our video?
@@HarrisWaterandSewer just by chance, your video popped up under my plumbing search. I’m in North Carolina and a licensed plumber. I enjoy seeing how things are accomplished in NY. Thank you again for sharing.
@@mcroley591 very cool!
Good footage on this one!
Thanks Matt, appreciate the feedback. Feedback is always helpful!
Great work! You know plumbing
👌 Thank you my good sir
What a great crew!...
It was interesting.
Where I live, it is forbidden to lay copper pipe directly in the ground.
It corrodes in acidic soil.
Plastic can be installed faster and cheaper, and it does not react to environmental damage either.
I was wondering the same thing unless it’s code in NYC🤷🏼♂️
You are correct !
@@tpatcher63 why do you guys post these stupid ass comment seriously, its done with this in NEW YORK be cause its CODE for THEM. where YOU live will obviously have different codes for different reason. hell just a couple cities over will have different codes for various reasons. you guys know this bs already
depends on soil. That's why you back fill it with sand for the first 8-12 inches. The copper will last forever in sand.
@@educatedrock It must be like that in the desert :)
On the other hand, we have acidic areas, and even if you fill it with sand, sooner or later the acidic water will leak out and corrode the copper.
Therefore, our standards do not allow this.
If there is a broken pipe because of this, the insurance company will not pay because the installation was unprofessional.
PE cables are easier to work with and are more durable and less chemically sensitive than copper.
I would definitely have installed it here.
I found this interesting. Thx for sharing this video. I know nothing about this type of work, but it appears to me they knew exactly what to do, and they made sure it was done right. Good work was done on that day.
Thank you 🙏🙏🙏
Watch da style ya, Tuff work Tuff work Yu done know, zeen!. Bigup my 3 African Parries Buddhas zeen!
Memba mi tell yu right here, Loud up di ting maad!
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Amazing quality work right here.
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Holy upgrade - nice work!
Thanks!
Meanwhile the plumbers in Europe - copper pipe as a connection to the main pipe, no thermo insolation, only one valve at the entrance to the building, using teflon tape 😱 :D
Indeed, it's like watching a pre-WW2 time machine show.
It's horrible
This is a nice start up channel. As a casual viewer, I'd like to know a0 the cost of this upgrade. b) why someone would suddenly need 7X the water flow capacity that they had yesterday.
Appreciate the feedback! We will certainly work on this !
Maybe a one unit brownstone is being converted to three units, plus sprinklers, more bathrooms, laundry rooms, etc. It does seem excessive, especially since tap from main is at 1 1/2”.
Changing from lead to copper service line
As a plumber in Arizona working on custom homes, I've installed up to 2.5 inch mains on residential houses.
In NYC the water pipes in buildings I lived in were always clogged up with corrosion and more, Ive seen a 2" water line in the building I lived in, reduced inside to about 1/2" space water had to squeeze through, the pipe had built up crud inside like cholesterol over decades.
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Touché! 🙏🙏🙏🙏
much respect to my West Indian brothers, true professionals
How can I purchase one of the Harris hard hats, already have a sweatshirt lol now need the red hard hat!!!! By the way I wear the sweatshirt every day, swear to god hahaha!!! Love this Company, only the best materials and work. Everyone should take a lesson from them, done the rite way every time. Let me know where I can obtain the hard hat please….. great work Harris!
Hi Matt- Glad to hear you are enjoying the hoodie! And thank you for the kind words! At this time we actually do not have any hard hats but should have a new shipment in next month. Please feel free to check back!!
great video i did this for a liven in the 90s put in water and sewer main its not hard have to do it a pix but its hard work your tighter at the end of the day
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Did a few jobs with you guys when I worked for TAVELLA PLUMBING
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Listen when our island brothers and sisters say you understand me , understand the job is done correct lol much love ❤️ keep up the great work
LOL- Agreed Scott!
2:02 I like when they say that too.
The worker sounds more informed than the owner.
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On this side of things, that's typical. Owners are rich dorks.
It what theyre getting paid for
Nice vid folks, very enjoyable.
Glad you enjoyed it
Cool to see water & sewer going in up there!!
Down here we do things a little different for sure!
Keep it up guys!!🤙🤟😎
Thanks 👍
Need a sleeve through through the foundation!
In NYC this is actually not required on replacement of existing pipes. Where are you located?
Delaware. Extra protection for minimal cost… usually a scrap piece of pipe. Protects the copper from corrosion and expansion contracting wear.
@@knuteeriksen7612 Love it! Appreciate the follow and support! Thank you!
Geez, ny state requires it. It's just a piece of 3 inch pvc.
Out here in SF we have to install a 20 mill plastic sleeve along entire length of copper tubing to protect from aggressive soil.
They make it seem like no big deal. I have a hard time connecting the line on my toilet without it leaking. 😁
This is what 30+ years in the business and with our company looks like!
Great job to the guys.
Thank you!
I like how by 2 minutes in the black dude running the show there relaxed enough to start talking with his natural accent.
Sorry for my lack of knowledge but why is copper used instead of a polyethylene pipe?
NYC plumbing code requirement
Why did you use 2” when you reduce it down to 3/4” inside?
Great question! In NYC the fixture count determines the size of water main and tap that is required to be installed from the street.
@@HarrisWaterandSewer I should’ve guessed. I’m a Water Superintendent in Ohio and it’s determined by the customer. If they go too small they have to retap the main.
We do 1” Minimum.
This is 100% the case! @@waterwastewaterguy4750
Cool stuff to watch.
Lots of smart techniques to make it not so back-breaking work.
Share !
Always put an incoming water filter for grit and sediment. All the valves, faucets, and toilet valves will last much longer.
New York City is the center of the civilized world. There is no grit or sediment in our water.
owner of the building probably doesn’t care to spend the money, just tired of fixing leaky pipes and complaints about weak pressure
Зачем медь? Неужели пластиковая труба в 2" будет стоить дороже?
Fascinating!! Nice job sir! One question: bare copper pipe in the ground - doesn't it need some protection?
NYC code = copper! K copper to be exact !
@@HarrisWaterandSewer Thanks! I learnt something 😀
This guy is a great boss.
Couldn't agree more!
Me being a master plumber for quite a few years, watching this guy work, raised my eyebrow a couple of times and not for good or favorable reasons! One of the most important things is, why is there not a curb stop on top of that city water supply pipe to shut that line off to the building in case of a problem for whatever reason?! I would never have it like that, and I would be surprised if it passed inspection. I don’t think the pressure gets increased but maybe the volume capacity got increased because now you’re talking about a bigger diameter line which does not do anything for pressure, but it does increase volume/quantity. If that guy had the intellect and experience, he could’ve put the elbow with the valve on somewhat loosely so once the line in the pit got connected to the valve, which should also have been a curb stop valve, then he once that became rigid, then he should’ve gone into the basement and done the connection one time instead of having to loosen it up and readjusted a second time. That’s just the way I work stuff that I see in this video a bunch of other things just doesn’t make good sense at all and I get a kick out of these comment people who say “good job“ and they really don’t know what they’re talking about or seeing. But that’s the way people are, they make comments about what they don’t know about. Fortunately, for me, I do have the brains and the experience so I can make an observation or two about what I saw in this video. In conclusion/summary, I can say that I am quite disappointed… Why would you put a 2 inch line on where it’s only an inch and a half coming out of the pipe that creates aeration and Eddie currents in the pipe because you were expanding. You can decrease in size okay but increasing like that just doesn’t make sense. They wasted the money on the 2 inch copper K instead of using inch and a half and on the gooseneck adapter people in the apartment are going to complain about their water “spitting” all the time. ☹️🧐🤔🤨👎
Edward H. - “Integrity, plumbing, septic and drain“ out of the Clinton, CT area. “Doing the job right the first time for 37 years!“
Thanks for the comment ! For good to bad, this is all city code !
It's NY what do you expect. Love the rounding of the pipe with a hammer. You would think a company that does this for a living would have a re-rounding tool 😂 Amateur hour!
Bernoulli's principle: basely people switch high pressure with high volume all the time.
First, you have it wrong about the pressure. It will increase cause at the end it goes from 2 inch to 1 inch. Doing that increases pressure. But keep acting like a know it all... also if you listened he said by city code they can't go bigger than a 1 inch 1/2 tap. But keep acting like you know all codes. People say good job cause he did a good job. Just cause he didn't do it your way doesn't mean it wasn't good. But hey keep up the disrespect towards others working. Do everyone a favor and stfu
There is a turn of at the water main. He turn the Corp on with a crescent wrench @ 17:45
Great job. the owner now will pay for 2" water main instead 1"
Yes sir! This is the responsibility of the property owner
@@HarrisWaterandSewer Thank you for your reply, hard-working guys.
@@786otto Thanks for participating in our videos/comments! It is much appreciated !!!
people got new york spending money
@@ks7612 In a case like this the owner has no choice! It’s unfortunate in some cases but water main issues must get resolved
That was truly fascinating
We are glad you enjoyed!! Where are you from?
@@HarrisWaterandSewer oklahoma
Nice! Respect....@@omantoodle2437
5/8 inch lead on the inlet side of the meter . I had 39 yrs. with the water meter dept. here in Richmond ,VA. & every house before 1930 had lead on the inlet & outlet of the meters at the curb line
You didn't increase the pressure, you increased the volume.
Correct! Volume and pressure ! Sounds like you have experience 😎
Less friction with a bigger pipe ! More presssure with the same flow.
Install a pressure gauge on both lines. Then tell me what you read. @@BLOCKsignallingUK
40 years a Master Plumber and RSES HVAC TECH Specializing in hydronic heating systems. You guys did a great job, 2 inch is a bear. We use to have to hammer flare that tube then anneal the flare so it would seal. I dont miss that kind of work at all. Recently I watched a company hydradig a sewer line that was in a very congested area. That was quite interesting.@@HarrisWaterandSewer
Pressure is pressure however volume chases the pressure to sustain it. No curb valve?
You should never tap the main on the top always on the opposite side of the main from where it’s going to. It’s a better swing joint and less of a chance of another excavator grabbing it and breaking it
Believe it or not, the city actually requires it to be installed on the top. They actually drill in the tap once we have the excavation prepared
In CT we have to put it on the opposite side
@@HarrisWaterandSewer thank you for your response
@@Dean5073smart !
Unfortunately, you have to do what the code of the town requires, not what is actually the best thing to do.
He's making well sure he's understood
Hahahahah
Is that grease or sealant stuff used is it safe to leave behind ? I assume this pipe work if for all taps including what people use for drinking and cooking.
Yes sir, all is safe!
man criminals will dig that copper up wow that would have cost a penny or 2
Did you see how much concrete they had to get through?
All in a days work!!
Why not installing a plastic pipe directly, faster cheaper and it will not corroded
When dealing with sub surface plumbing, the plumbing code in NYC requires copper pipe when installing 2” or smaller. When installing 3” or larger, they allow for ductile iron- no other options!
@@HarrisWaterandSewer okay thanks for the update, they use very old code. I use 2&3 inch plastic pipe very often and it makes my work so easy.
@@peterevenhuis2663 where are you located ?
@@HarrisWaterandSewer , Greece the country In Europe.
@@peterevenhuis2663 Cheers!
Cupper? We are using PEHD 110mm (4.33") pipes for water in new pleaces for small houses in Poland . For single house is 40mm (1.57mm). all shapes are connecting using electric resistance welding
I wish I was half as good at anything as these guys are at this.
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the music is super annoying, was not able to follow the conversation.
We will fix that asap!
Why in gods green earth would you put copper underground, what a waste of money, mdpe for underground pipework
We hear ya! This is K copper which is suitable for sub surface work. Here in NYC this is actually the code and the only type of material allowable for pipe 2" and less
Jamaican dude knows his stuff. University of Ja!! 🇯🇲
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Very good vid, question, why no sleeve at the foundation, where the copper comes in? 👍😎👍
This is only required on new construction.
Truthfully, the worst thing you can do on a job is have someone walking around with their Hands in their Pocket asking a Bunch of Questions and ain't Doing SHIT, That includes a Customer or a Boss, if you're Not Helping then stay out of the way. I Don't be all in my Guys Space unless we need Help, They didn't Need You at All. You getting Paid for Nothing, go sit behind your Desk and Read them Code Books so you can act like you know, cause you don't know anything about the Physical Part... SMH
...thank you for taking the time to write this out.
Bit harsh.
So interesting about how you make the connections... A lovely big bit of copper! 2 inch, 56mm!!
But why use copper? Is it a local regulations or just the way you do it there?
A few comments I read about copper corroding over time and different alternatives that would be used , mdpe .
The final connection to the property was tiny in comparison to the feed from the main.
I guess you could just use an accumulator to boost the pressure to the property without having to increase the pipe size from the main.
These guys are really good plumbers.
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These dudes are cool! Good job!
We agree 😬😬😬
Beautiful work. Surprised there’s no curb stop valve in NYC for the city to shutoff water to residences, and that the main shutoff is inside the residence, before the meter, so anyone could technically interfere for free water.
NYC just made it a requirement for residential. anything larger than 2 inches or with a sprinkler system had curb shutoff
In Europe we use PEHD, black and blue for water and yellow and black for gas..
What about that black bushing off the 2" ball valve? All fittings are copper and brass except the bushing. Will it cause Electrolosis in the long run? By the way, I used to deliver your material. Hicks street Plumbing..............................
so you use cuper instead of pvc to continu the electrical earth or why using cuper?
I'm a journeyman industrial instrumentation mechanic in the oil and gas industry in Canada. I've run a lot of stainless tubing and from time to time had to be my own pipefitter, so I can really appreciate the skill and efficiency of these guys. If I had to do a comparable job, I think your guys could get done in an hour what would take me 2 days of flailing around and swearing!
Lol we really appreciate the support! And much respect to you!
great video, great crew! these guys are good at what they do........ who taps the main in the city?
Thank you! We do all the excavating and preparation then the city comes and taps the main
Great video. Cheers!
Thank you 🙏🙏🙏
Interesting to see it being done in 2" soft copper. In the UK we would always do that in plastic (MDPE) with electrofusion joints, then internally only adapt to copper. Not saying what we do is correct and this is wrong, it's just interesting to me because the material cost of 2" soft copper in the UK is much higher than half hard (straight lengths). Of course we use the metric system, so our equivalent in copper is 54mm. With plastic water mains we have 20,25,32,50,63mm mains for domestic dwellings. Hardly anyone uses 50mm and fittings are hard to buy so this would have been done in either 32 or jumped up to 63mm. Fusion jointing is very reliable, I've never had a single one fail and have fitted many hundreds of them.
I'm hearing lots of Caribbean voices...nice!
Facts
Mike on the 2in pipe did you make a new tapping on the big pipe
YES, we did!
Good job they now what there doing!
25+ years experience for frank
the best crew
Facts
Why no plastic sleeve on the 2" copper line to protect it from future corrosion ?
High stress working in Newyork. Question, is there any insulation fitted to these pipes? Even just to protect the pipe from damage? Just wondering, where I'm from, insulation I'd an absolute must.
Pending depth the city will require steel plates above the pipe and insulation around the pipe
21:01 used flared ..or drift fittings in Glasgow serving my time .securex ...they popped in the frost
We use poly pipe for water lines now in Montana.
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Just wondering does putting on insulation on the pipe prevent freezing?
Yes sir !
It is possible to be electrocuted when changing the earth clamp from the old lead pipe to the new copper pipe if there is an electrical problem in the building .
It is possssssible
Water engineer from UK here, Why do you use rolled copper over MDPE or Protecta-Line 63mm piping ? also do you not have to place check valves before new supply feed so there is no chance of contaminating the feed supply, We wouldn't be able to make live the service before certificate of Chlorination is provided.. genuinely interested great video...
NYC code requires copper for all pipe 2” and smaller. 3” and greater is ductile iron
Bajan man sayin “you understand me” no bredda, wi nuh understand 😂😂😂😂
In uk we are using plastic pipes . Plastic is good for the electric safety , so then you don’t need bonding for the pipe and it’s voltage free potential and it’s cheaper than cooper 😊
We see you !!😎