one of the other reasons for LID is not just to "clean" the rainwater but retain the water for a time before being allowed to hit a city's stormwater system, which if LA is like any other big city, has been at capacity for years and will easily be overwhelmed in some rainfall scenarios. Where I live, LID is used to ensure that water doesn't leave a building lot, instead it is retained and allowed to slowly infiltrate into the soil/substrate/aquifer onsite...it's never supposed to hit the stormwater system.
That's interesting, and a great point. Reducing load on LA's storm drain system is another angle I hadn't considered. Because my building is the entire property with not much free space, there is basically no way for the water to get all the way into the ground, so I guess the method we are using is the closest we can get.
it also helps slow the water cycle, rather than all the water immediately hitting the storm system and straight to the ocean, it can re-enter the already starved for water ecosystem
Although ours is because we recieve too much rain. We have combined sewers here. If we get over 1/4 inch of rain in 24 hours it overflows. Pumping piss shit and debris into our rivers. Joy.
This guy can have two channels One for driving cars and the other for breaking down modern day construction projects. The way he explains everything is SO intriguing!
gtalover139 and it's right at the lowest part of the basement, protected from floodwater by that tiny drain. 70gpm is nice for a little storm, but what about a potential flood?
Matty Anderson I thought the same thing at first but then remembered new construction has to pass strict regulations for those types of situations. Generally the municipality decides what that means. For LA a 100-year flood= XX gallons per minute per square mile or whatever and his lot covers XYZ square feet so they can figure out the "maximum" amount he needs to be responsible for. Now if it exceeds that, yeah....problems.
I've done sprinkler design in MD for the last 5 years. It seems like as far as layout and demand go everything's normal enough with your building, but it's super interesting to hear about all the eco-friendly steps you have to take! Keep these videos coming, I love seeing this construction stuff.
Dealing with zoning in that state looks like an actual nightmare. I'll never be rich enough to utilize your services, but I'm really enjoying watching all this come together. At the risk of pissing off your editor, feel free to extend the length of these walkthroughs. A lot of great engineering going on here!
Seriously? Are these regulations Cali specific or LA specific? Like would you have to worry about scrubbing the rain water before running it off into the street covered in grease, oil, and trash, in let's say Charlotte, NC? I highly doubt this but maybe.
Because of how rarely it rains here, the cost of building a storage tank on the roof (as well as the weight reinforcement of the roof itself), the filtration system, and integration with the standard plumbing system would be extraordinarily expensive compared to how much actual water came from it. In a very rainy climate I could see that working though.
I think it has something to do with the storm drains in LA being at capacity so it delays the amount of time it takes for the rain to reach the storm drains.
Super proud of you bro. That’s so awesome that you have invested your life to being close to amazing cars and amazing car people. I also really respect the fact that you are so involved in the construction of your project. I think it speaks very highly of your work ethic and character. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for doing these videos Matt, thoroughly enjoy them. As a mechanical engineer married to an architect, love this sort of stuff. Also love the commentary and pointing out the ridiculous regulations and requirements we have to deal with in the built environment, so silly some times!
Some may think these videos mundane, or even nerdy, but I find them fascinating! I'm looking forward to the rest of the series! I hope you do a video on cost breakdown and income projections!
I love these construction vlogs. You don't realise just how convoluted and ridiculous bureaucracy can be until you try and build something in a commercial zone.
Hey man just wanted to say as someone who was an Ironworker I really enjoyed your last video it’s really cool to have someone like you explain a lot of the process i hope other people can really appreciate this video thanks for this
Farah's so good at describing and being enthusiastic about this stuff. Would love to see him as a presenter on some type of 'how stuff works' style gig, checking out big budget large scale engineering project stuff on TV or whatever.
As a residential developer here in L.A., Matt has barely touched the surface of how ludicrous many of the building codes are. Some make sense but most are way, way over the top. Extra expenses to the developers always gets passed on to the consumer.
@@Tully3674 as other people have stated, there are very valid reasons for rainwater retention and filtering procedures that are also present in other cities
Don't worry about keeping them short, Matt. The longer and more involved these videos are, the better. I'm watching the first one and I'm already learning a whole lot! :D
Having gone through building a house, I can't help but be curious what commercial construction costs are like. As you're talking my mind is rattling off consultant, designer, contractor and inspector fees... before even considering material cost.
I’m all for cleaning the water but dumping it back to the street to get dirty again is like a slap in your face! This building is a great example of awesome engineering
Coming from a background in commercial real estate, I can only see the obscene amount of funds tied up here.Especially in California! Bravo Matt for investing well, finding solid contractors, and making this happen. Massive project that could have easily gone sideways.
This is all so interesting. It's crazy all the regulations you have to deal with for something so 'simple'. It's rad how stoked you are about the whole thing, it's gonna be such a huge success man! Nice work!
"The offices, the members' lounge, the studio" . . . Ahhh ok - looking forward to the inaugural podcast from the new digs!! BTW, as someone who works for a municipality with a role in enforcing code compliance, I would give Matt an A+ in explaining the standards in LA, their purpose, and how this build meets them.
Love this content. Not only is it really interesting to see everything that goes into a project like this, it's just awesome to see you so excited and involved. Hope to see a lot more.
7:14 The Raised planter is actually used to retain rainwater in heavy downpours and slowly release the water into the street drainage to reduce chances of flooding, not necessarily to "clean" the water. loving these videos BTW, Im an Architectural Tech so right up my street!
Super interesting to see. Here where I live (northern europe) it is mandatory to drain new storage type buildings with oil/water seperators whether or not it would be used for washing or just plain storage. Looking forward for the next episode!
I don't know exactly what I learned, but I LEARNED A LOT! thanks matt. If I had a million dollar car and lived in LA I would reserve a slot right now. Loving these videos.
You should consider putting up some plaques describing some of the systems. Like on the side walk so passerbys feel good about water in the sidewalk. Might be a cool thing when customers walk by a floor drain or water pipe and know there investments are taken care of.
Love the content Matt. I've been a fan since your other channel. But this building series has my interest as much as your car stuff. I'm a huge fan of architecture so this fills this need nicely
Thanks for sharing Matt. I'm really excited to see the progress of this building. As a Swede, cleaning rain water is something I thought was the least of Californias worries ☔😄
Filtering rain water seems crazy to a layperson but us civil engineers have been dealing with it for a while (about 15 years in metro Atlanta). The new big push is to actually infiltrate the run-off instead of letting it run into the street. If I had to guess your system may do the same and just overflow from large rain events is what runs into the street.
I like how Matthew has an interest in all of the MEP systems and structural elements of his development. Not something you often see from a developer. However, the commentary about the sprinkler system around the 11 minute mark is not understanding a number of the foundational principles of fire protection engineering. With regards to the sprinkler system commentary, not sure I agree with what he's saying. 6" service sounds fine and is typical, but 3000 GPM (gallons per minute)? What does that mean exactly? Such a value would have to be tied to a corresponding pressure (i.e. 3000 GPM @65 psi, or in car terms, 400 hp @ 6000 rpm, not just 400 hp). That would be talking about hydraulic demand, much more so than a hydrant flow test result........but in either case an unrealistic # for discussion unless it's a theoretically derived flow at say 20 psi (and even so, that's not how an engineer or sprinkler designer would describe the system to his customer). Could the system have a capacity of 3000 gallons filling the pipes? For a large system, maybe. Not sure if this is a wet system or dry (SoCal probably never gets below 40 degrees Fahrenheit, so maybe wet). It's important to know the water capacity of a dry system so as to be able to design it to fill quickly in a fire scenario; 750 GPM is a threshold that requires a quick opening device, and could this system be 4 times that threshold? Maybe, maybe not, but not a relevant topic at the 30,000 foot level discussion. Total quantity of sprinkler heads does not affect water demand ("I have 90 heads in the basement alone"); they will only go off one at a time as necessitated by the fire nearby; a building can have 90 heads or 9000 heads and the size of the design area will likely be the same. You can only design for one fire in the building at a time, not the entire building engulfed at once. Normally when talking about sprinkler systems you talk about a hydraulic demand for a design area (most likely 1,500 square feet for ordinary hazard here), and a combined sprinkler & hose stream demand. There's just no conceivable need for 3,000 GPM for a concrete structure storing cars, nor is it likely to receive that kind of water flow for a non industrial facility, from a 6" municipal main. You would certainly need a much larger main to allow that type of flow. I've never personally witnessed a flow test putting out more than 1500 - 1700 GPM, which is a lot of water in itself, let alone 3000. If we assume NFPA 13 Ordinary Hazard Group 2 here (generous), 0.2 gpm/sq ft * 1500 sq ft = 300 gpm (and let's assume a healthy 20% overage), so 360 gpm, which we'll round up to a clean 400 gpm. Now add a hose stream of 250 gpm, and that's 650 gpm. Pressure is required hard to ballpark by comparison, but let's assume a very generous 70 psi. 70 psi @ 650 gpm demand.....where's the 3000? As for needing a fire pump, that is more an issue of being low on pressure (psi) than flow (gpm). Pumps boost pressure but do not create additional (you would use a large water storage tank for that purpose). For this type of building, the pump would most likely be needed once you get to certain heights because gravity pressure cannot be reduced via larger piping (you lose 0.433 psi per foot of elevation, i.e. about 43 psi at 100 feet). Lastly if the facility doesn't need a generator otherwise, the fire pump itself can be a diesel. No need to have an electric pump and a diesel generator unless that's what you want. As a licensed engineer, you always worry about factual accuracy in meetings, presentations, etc....then you see this spitballing of stuff and it makes you shake your head.
Matt, i was who pointed out the ramp drain situation, now having seen the actual drain, man call me stubborn but i think that is too small a drain for that ramp. I really hope it does work out for you. But that same speed that water gains in the ramp will carry it away from the slope to the drain. Fluids don't like to change direction. If the water can pass over a drain at the bottom of a ramp, the drain is too small. Nature has a fondness of flipping a finger and kick in the butt designs deemed as "sufficient". Good video man, very nice project !!
I work maintenance, keep some regular(relatively) checks that ducting doesn't become a shit show from poor cleaning. Its often ignored and the water vapours from the wash bay will accelerate the festering.
*slaps roof of building
"This baby can pump and drain SO much water."
vtr0104 only thing this fat fuck is doing is slapping his meat.
15 minutes? Too short! I will watch all the parts, it's very interesting.
noidea listen to his podcast with the contractor. It’s so good
I’ve seen enough spy movies to know those ducts need to have lasers. Lots and lots of lasers 😂
Nah, just John Mcclane and a lighter.
kudos Matt, behind the scenes content like this, aside from being interesting for the casual viewer, will be awesome for future customers 👍🏻
one of the other reasons for LID is not just to "clean" the rainwater but retain the water for a time before being allowed to hit a city's stormwater system, which if LA is like any other big city, has been at capacity for years and will easily be overwhelmed in some rainfall scenarios. Where I live, LID is used to ensure that water doesn't leave a building lot, instead it is retained and allowed to slowly infiltrate into the soil/substrate/aquifer onsite...it's never supposed to hit the stormwater system.
That's interesting, and a great point. Reducing load on LA's storm drain system is another angle I hadn't considered. Because my building is the entire property with not much free space, there is basically no way for the water to get all the way into the ground, so I guess the method we are using is the closest we can get.
it also helps slow the water cycle, rather than all the water immediately hitting the storm system and straight to the ocean, it can re-enter the already starved for water ecosystem
Correct. That’s the same thing they are doing here in Pittsburgh. Green Infrastructure aka rain gardens and bioswales are pretty sick
Although ours is because we recieve too much rain. We have combined sewers here. If we get over 1/4 inch of rain in 24 hours it overflows. Pumping piss shit and debris into our rivers. Joy.
I like the green roof ideas, as it can aid in cooling and heating, but this is another way to do it also.
This guy can have two channels
One for driving cars and the other for breaking down modern day construction projects. The way he explains everything is SO intriguing!
Its interesting to see what it takes to build a car storage facility
Allen Saunders well not just any facility, an actual good one
**in LA a lot of other places don't require some of the environmental stuff
Let's talk about the electrical. You're teasing me with that big switch gear in the background.
Looks like 2k amps probably
Maybe a transfer switch if he has a generator
Haha
gtalover139 and it's right at the lowest part of the basement, protected from floodwater by that tiny drain. 70gpm is nice for a little storm, but what about a potential flood?
Matty Anderson I thought the same thing at first but then remembered new construction has to pass strict regulations for those types of situations. Generally the municipality decides what that means. For LA a 100-year flood= XX gallons per minute per square mile or whatever and his lot covers XYZ square feet so they can figure out the "maximum" amount he needs to be responsible for. Now if it exceeds that, yeah....problems.
I've done sprinkler design in MD for the last 5 years. It seems like as far as layout and demand go everything's normal enough with your building, but it's super interesting to hear about all the eco-friendly steps you have to take! Keep these videos coming, I love seeing this construction stuff.
That it does.
I'm also a spk. Designer and I'm really surprised they used mechanical tees.
Do an electrical walk through it will blow people’s minds how much goes into it.
1:16 I see a lot of restrictions. You should straight pipe your roof Matt
Dealing with zoning in that state looks like an actual nightmare. I'll never be rich enough to utilize your services, but I'm really enjoying watching all this come together.
At the risk of pissing off your editor, feel free to extend the length of these walkthroughs. A lot of great engineering going on here!
Matt, can you please do a burnout in the basement to show off your building exhaust system?
Ryan Tulloch nooo it’ll ruin the beautiful concert work
Clean the rainwater?? California, you are nuts. Would make more sense to me to store rainwater and use it to flush toilets and wash hands.
Seriously? Are these regulations Cali specific or LA specific? Like would you have to worry about scrubbing the rain water before running it off into the street covered in grease, oil, and trash, in let's say Charlotte, NC? I highly doubt this but maybe.
LOL It not just Cali we do it here in OKC. It's not plants but a rock bed 3ft deep. Not everyone does it but its coming.
Because of how rarely it rains here, the cost of building a storage tank on the roof (as well as the weight reinforcement of the roof itself), the filtration system, and integration with the standard plumbing system would be extraordinarily expensive compared to how much actual water came from it. In a very rainy climate I could see that working though.
cleans just means remove it through infiltration or filters to remove trash the size of a cigarette butt. shit is real out here in Cali
I think it has something to do with the storm drains in LA being at capacity so it delays the amount of time it takes for the rain to reach the storm drains.
I respect the hell out of the fact that Matt knows the details of his build. Not just what they did but why they did it. Props on that
I’ve been waiting for the next part. It’s so interesting to follow, keep it up!
Matt Farah talking about his construction is truly the best stuff I’ve ever seen or heard.
Super proud of you bro. That’s so awesome that you have invested your life to being close to amazing cars and amazing car people. I also really respect the fact that you are so involved in the construction of your project. I think it speaks very highly of your work ethic and character. Thank you for sharing!
I'm a civil engineer in LA. You got it all mostly correct. Kudos for being curious about building design.
Thanks for doing these videos Matt, thoroughly enjoy them. As a mechanical engineer married to an architect, love this sort of stuff. Also love the commentary and pointing out the ridiculous regulations and requirements we have to deal with in the built environment, so silly some times!
Some may think these videos mundane, or even nerdy, but I find them fascinating! I'm looking forward to the rest of the series! I hope you do a video on cost breakdown and income projections!
I love these construction vlogs. You don't realise just how convoluted and ridiculous bureaucracy can be until you try and build something in a commercial zone.
Hey man just wanted to say as someone who was an Ironworker I really enjoyed your last video it’s really cool to have someone like you explain a lot of the process i hope other people can really appreciate this video thanks for this
Farah's so good at describing and being enthusiastic about this stuff.
Would love to see him as a presenter on some type of 'how stuff works' style gig, checking out big budget large scale engineering project stuff on TV or whatever.
As a residential developer here in L.A., Matt has barely touched the surface of how ludicrous many of the building codes are. Some make sense but most are way, way over the top. Extra expenses to the developers always gets passed on to the consumer.
Tully3674 many building codes are in place directly because of people that died in a building disaster.
@@Patrick94GSR No kidding!! But the rain water filtering is a good example of the liberals in local government going overboard.
@@Tully3674 FILTERED RAIN WATER TO WASH THE HOMELESS SHIT DOWN THE LA RIVER
@@Tully3674 as other people have stated, there are very valid reasons for rainwater retention and filtering procedures that are also present in other cities
stuff like this makes LA expensive
I loooove how passionate you are about this project. The excitement in your voice with every part of this building project is amazing to listen too!
Don't worry about keeping them short, Matt. The longer and more involved these videos are, the better. I'm watching the first one and I'm already learning a whole lot! :D
Dude start a one take series of construction sites this shits awesome.
Love how excited you are to share this. True passion!
Having gone through building a house, I can't help but be curious what commercial construction costs are like. As you're talking my mind is rattling off consultant, designer, contractor and inspector fees... before even considering material cost.
I’m all for cleaning the water but dumping it back to the street to get dirty again is like a slap in your face! This building is a great example of awesome engineering
Coming from a background in commercial real estate, I can only see the obscene amount of funds tied up here.Especially in California! Bravo Matt for investing well, finding solid contractors, and making this happen. Massive project that could have easily gone sideways.
Thanks!
I work in construction as my day job. I give Matt major props. He knows his stuff.
no he doesnt
Watching construction is my new thing! 😍
These need to be double the length and have 10 more parts to the series! Really enjoying these!
Dude, that was a really "watered down" explanation! ....loved every minute of it! This facility is going to be awesome!
I love your excitement and everything. This is truly your baby and its exciting to see someone so successful.
Yes keep these coming, once I start watching I can’t stop. Thank Matt!
These are actually super interesting. Love hearing Matt talk about construction and shit, so soothing
Dude, I have been watching for you for so long! It is SOOOO cool to see you doing this, cars everywhere love you. You are a true institution!
Keep this up Matt. This is badass.
This is all so interesting. It's crazy all the regulations you have to deal with for something so 'simple'. It's rad how stoked you are about the whole thing, it's gonna be such a huge success man! Nice work!
Can you do a separate, more detailed video on just the fire hydrant?
Love these! Awesome seeing you work smarter not harder on finding solutions! I’ll watch as many of these as you put up even if they’re 30min long
Sick garage! Thanks for cleaning our rainwater, Matt.
As an engineering student, I find this content extremely fascinating! Keep up the good work, looking forward to part three!
"The offices, the members' lounge, the studio" . . .
Ahhh ok - looking forward to the inaugural podcast from the new digs!!
BTW, as someone who works for a municipality with a role in enforcing code compliance, I would give Matt an A+ in explaining the standards in LA, their purpose, and how this build meets them.
Love Matt’s fascination of concrete
Drove by the garage during my vaca to LA. Looking good so far Matt. Good luck to you once its open.
I have zero interest in car storage, concrete, lighting, ramps, water, air ...... but when it's Matt talking about it, I'm glued to my computer!!
When this is complete, I will definitely stop by and check out this amazing car storage.
Love this content. Not only is it really interesting to see everything that goes into a project like this, it's just awesome to see you so excited and involved. Hope to see a lot more.
So crazy. Before all that are was built, I was doing work in the old hanger.
Matt, I'm really pleased for you. Recently married and a business on the way. Congratulations.
“permitted wash bays”
“we can wash cars legally, with water, crazy”
7:14 The Raised planter is actually used to retain rainwater in heavy downpours and slowly release the water into the street drainage to reduce chances of flooding, not necessarily to "clean" the water. loving these videos BTW, Im an Architectural Tech so right up my street!
Wow there’s so much going into this. So incredible the attention to detail in incorporating what you want and what the gvt wants. What a hassle omg
These videos about your building are fascinating.
I like how real you are about the construction , and calling out all the BS.
I love watching building videos! This one is a huge project and expensive, probably meets or exceeds city codes.👍🏻
Super interesting to see. Here where I live (northern europe) it is mandatory to drain new storage type buildings with oil/water seperators whether or not it would be used for washing or just plain storage. Looking forward for the next episode!
Interesting cool videos. Went back and watched the first one. I enjoy stuff like this.
As a Civil Engineer in California and a car enthusiast, just wanted to say these videos are right up my alley! Thanks Matt!
After watching the first two parts to this, I'm so glad i dont work in California. (I work for a civil engineering firm in Pennsylvania)
Such a cool series. Matt's enthusiasm is infectious!
I don't know exactly what I learned, but I LEARNED A LOT! thanks matt. If I had a million dollar car and lived in LA I would reserve a slot right now. Loving these videos.
seems like a cool project to be a part of, I've worked on plenty of car related jobs, but this one is still pretty unique
You should consider putting up some plaques describing some of the systems. Like on the side walk so passerbys feel good about water in the sidewalk. Might be a cool thing when customers walk by a floor drain or water pipe and know there investments are taken care of.
Love the content Matt. I've been a fan since your other channel. But this building series has my interest as much as your car stuff. I'm a huge fan of architecture so this fills this need nicely
Keep it coming!! Looking great!
Can't get enough of these tours.. excellent job on detail! Cheers
I am glad you are putting these out.
These are awesome video. I love the logistics of construction projects and what makes a building work.
Hunks of duct
Now that's technical.
All the best!
Evan
Thanks for sharing Matt. I'm really excited to see the progress of this building. As a Swede, cleaning rain water is something I thought was the least of Californias worries ☔😄
Nice branded content, and peek behind the new project.
Senior Civil Engi student. I love these videos!
Love the updates. I would so watch a "Matt does construction site breakdowns" series or show
Filtering rain water seems crazy to a layperson but us civil engineers have been dealing with it for a while (about 15 years in metro Atlanta). The new big push is to actually infiltrate the run-off instead of letting it run into the street. If I had to guess your system may do the same and just overflow from large rain events is what runs into the street.
Why do you have the floor sloping towards the switchgear? If it was to ever flood could it not short out the panel boards?
Cant imagine the amount of maintenance this place is going to require, would love to know the expected ROI date!
Beach&BoardFan it’s essentially never, I guarantee it. This is coming from a Commerical Real Estate Broker in NJ.
This place will never make a profit. That is guaranteed.
@@CCFerrariF1 Than whats the point?
@@beachboardfan9544 boys need a cool storage place
Matt should host a discovery how it's made type show, would 100% watch.
This is way more fascinating than I thought it would be
I like how Matthew has an interest in all of the MEP systems and structural elements of his development. Not something you often see from a developer.
However, the commentary about the sprinkler system around the 11 minute mark is not understanding a number of the foundational principles of fire protection engineering.
With regards to the sprinkler system commentary, not sure I agree with what he's saying. 6" service sounds fine and is typical, but 3000 GPM (gallons per minute)? What does that mean exactly? Such a value would have to be tied to a corresponding pressure (i.e. 3000 GPM @65 psi, or in car terms, 400 hp @ 6000 rpm, not just 400 hp). That would be talking about hydraulic demand, much more so than a hydrant flow test result........but in either case an unrealistic # for discussion unless it's a theoretically derived flow at say 20 psi (and even so, that's not how an engineer or sprinkler designer would describe the system to his customer).
Could the system have a capacity of 3000 gallons filling the pipes? For a large system, maybe. Not sure if this is a wet system or dry (SoCal probably never gets below 40 degrees Fahrenheit, so maybe wet). It's important to know the water capacity of a dry system so as to be able to design it to fill quickly in a fire scenario; 750 GPM is a threshold that requires a quick opening device, and could this system be 4 times that threshold? Maybe, maybe not, but not a relevant topic at the 30,000 foot level discussion.
Total quantity of sprinkler heads does not affect water demand ("I have 90 heads in the basement alone"); they will only go off one at a time as necessitated by the fire nearby; a building can have 90 heads or 9000 heads and the size of the design area will likely be the same. You can only design for one fire in the building at a time, not the entire building engulfed at once.
Normally when talking about sprinkler systems you talk about a hydraulic demand for a design area (most likely 1,500 square feet for ordinary hazard here), and a combined sprinkler & hose stream demand. There's just no conceivable need for 3,000 GPM for a concrete structure storing cars, nor is it likely to receive that kind of water flow for a non industrial facility, from a 6" municipal main. You would certainly need a much larger main to allow that type of flow. I've never personally witnessed a flow test putting out more than 1500 - 1700 GPM, which is a lot of water in itself, let alone 3000.
If we assume NFPA 13 Ordinary Hazard Group 2 here (generous), 0.2 gpm/sq ft * 1500 sq ft = 300 gpm (and let's assume a healthy 20% overage), so 360 gpm, which we'll round up to a clean 400 gpm. Now add a hose stream of 250 gpm, and that's 650 gpm. Pressure is required hard to ballpark by comparison, but let's assume a very generous 70 psi. 70 psi @ 650 gpm demand.....where's the 3000?
As for needing a fire pump, that is more an issue of being low on pressure (psi) than flow (gpm). Pumps boost pressure but do not create additional (you would use a large water storage tank for that purpose). For this type of building, the pump would most likely be needed once you get to certain heights because gravity pressure cannot be reduced via larger piping (you lose 0.433 psi per foot of elevation, i.e. about 43 psi at 100 feet).
Lastly if the facility doesn't need a generator otherwise, the fire pump itself can be a diesel. No need to have an electric pump and a diesel generator unless that's what you want.
As a licensed engineer, you always worry about factual accuracy in meetings, presentations, etc....then you see this spitballing of stuff and it makes you shake your head.
sloaping the floor so the water goes TOWARDS the electrical stuff was a briliant design....
Great stuff matt. Very excited for you.
Wow can’t believe I watched that whole thing and enjoyed it
This is interesting stuff, Matt. I would love to see more, and frankly wouldn’t mind if the videos were longer too!
The logo for Westside collector car storage is fire. I'd wear that on a shirt even if I didn't have a car in storage haha
Love this series! very interesting to see it develop. Can't wait for the next one!
This series is fascinating and very well done Matt. Many more vids please!
I would recommend installing a backup generator for the two sump pumps for when the electricity goes out in a big storm.
We have that
Matt, i was who pointed out the ramp drain situation, now having seen the actual drain, man call me stubborn but i think that is too small a drain for that ramp. I really hope it does work out for you. But that same speed that water gains in the ramp will carry it away from the slope to the drain. Fluids don't like to change direction. If the water can pass over a drain at the bottom of a ramp, the drain is too small.
Nature has a fondness of flipping a finger and kick in the butt designs deemed as "sufficient".
Good video man, very nice project !!
Thanks For paying all Your Permit Fee's. The 35,000 Homeless In L.A appreciate your Clean Water Scrubbing system.
Very interesting, and the reason we watch it because your do things properly! Not halfassing any of your projects, unless intentionally :P
This is so over-engineered and I love it.
This is fascinating. Thanks for making these.
Is Matt Mormon with Obsessed Garage building the wash bay !?
OBSESSED GARAGE
The last video should be a total cost of everything individually. This is, for some reason, very interesting.
This is badass Matt. I love this content
I work maintenance, keep some regular(relatively) checks that ducting doesn't become a shit show from poor cleaning. Its often ignored and the water vapours from the wash bay will accelerate the festering.
he got regular galvo it'll last at least 30 years untouched