Installing the Main Service water line into my Neighbor's House (Part 1)
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- I am installing the main service water line into my Neighbor's house. I have to install about 175ft of 1" PVC pipe through tree roots and cross the driveway. I am here in Georgia and the frost line is only like two feet. So we don't have to bury water line so deep. But That is the deepest I could get it anyway. Thank for watching.
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One tip wrap the teflon tape clockwise with the threads facing you so when you screw it in the tape doesn't unwind and peel off.
My father was a master plumber and many years of experience. A tip on PVC glue: he said to be sure to prime the edge on the end of the pipe also, as well as the flare inside the female end. This can help especially with pressure fittings, as you push it in that edge can also provide a little bit more seal to the connection.
I like to do a criss cross sanding as well which I'm sure might be unnecessary but I was told that it helps. No problem yet.
@@della9837 I also do the same along with after I cut it and debur it then sand it.
Great job, very professional, simple instructions everyone can understand, and the right way to do it. this was very helpful.
Thanks
This was so helpful for me. I'm a 60 year old lady about to lay 1100 feet of pipe....so really helpful. I'm still trying to find out how to connect from the main to make a split off to a FF faucett and then to run the rest of the line in another direction.
hi Jade! I am a 65+ year old lady and just layed 65 ft of pvc to have water in my front yard. Haven't made that connection either, but when I do, I am installing a water hydrant and loosing the water faucet that can freeze every year. It's a journey, for sure. I have no clue, but so far, it is coming along!
I was taught to prime and glue both the pipe and fitting. Also when using an mip to the main water service I’d recommend sh80 and when putting teflon go clockwise and add a little pipe dope as well. Use a level for fittings other than couplings.
Helpful tip for you...Wind your Teflon tape at the meter adapter connection clockwise and not counter-clockwise like you did in this video.
I was saying that myself
Gay
Thank you sir for taking the time out of your day to make this video
It is some much easier to use the PVC when it's PVC coming out from the house and you have to tap into PVC. Plus I have not work with poly pipe much. I'm not a plumper. I'm a jack of all trades and the master of none.
The black poly is super easy to work with. A hose barb and clamp is really all that's needed. It's more flexible, no joints to clean and glue, and available in long lengths.
you kicked some butt, big job to take on yourself...Props nice work
I'm the Jane of all trades, master of some
Excellent video!!!
Great video! Nice of you to help out a neighbor!
I like that you have a valve on the outlet side of the street meter/service. My experience with the city side of the meter is their valve leaks, even when it was new. After putting up with it for years, I added a valve on my side of the meter. None I can isolate & drain when it gets freezing and I’m gone.
Great DIY video, just a suggestion. Primer your pipe and pipe ends of the pipe, the reason cutters you are using to cut your pipe has dust and oils primer inside of all your fittings. Removes all dirt and oils from the fittings. Great video
You have taught me and I am going to put my on water line in. Thank you
I know you can handle it. Good luck.
Brother, you laid some Pipe lol
Thanks for posting. Keep it up. I am installing a supply line in 2 weeks.
Just Doing It I hope the video helps and thanks for watching.
Very nice video my brother....very good explained. Now i can do my water line myself
TRABAJOS DE HVAC EN USA It’s not that bad of a job once’s the trench is dug. I know you can handle it.
Thanks for this video brother! I'm low income atm, and we're struggling to get water ourselves. Plumbers wanted over 6,000!
Great job. I've got a leak to locate and fix myself. Thanks for sharing! On to part 2.
This video is the closest thing to what i,m doing running a new water line from meter to my house by passing tree roots that that put a hole in my old water line ,using three quarter 40 pvc.
Very hard worker. Lot of plumbing steps and procedures not followed. I would have dealt with driveway differently. There may be a chance of a leak developing if water pressure surges. I will follow up on part 2.
I just roll on there bout 2,3 times. But rolls bout 6,7. Lol. Good stuff.
Should have run the pipe through a chase under the driveway. Like a 12' piece of 1 1/2" PVC. Okay. Use primer on fitting sockets and pipe. Put glue on fittings and pipe. The primer cleans and softens the material. Primer can be purple or clear. Either is fine. Hold up. Not so much tape! Three turns is fine. Actually, tape(or dope) is not a sealant. It's a lubricant. Also, when putting on tape you must go clockwise as you're looking at the end. If you wind it windershins, the end of the tape balls up when you thread in the fitting. The enemy of all threads is dirt. Dirt causes friction. Friction causes heat and heat makes it so you can't thread to the proper depth. Then.. it leaks.If there's ever going to be a leak on that service, my money's on the male adapter at the meter. It'll crack at the threads.
pvc pipe here in pa can not be used and pipe must be down 3' so it dont freeze. but water line should be black well pipe comes in rolls would have been one conetion at house and on at street pvc joints will leak after a few years when under ground .
No. PVC is fairly impervious underground. They allow polyethylene where you live. It has its drawbacks. Actually, PEX is polyethylene. (cross linked) Probably the unions that object to PVC. That's why it's not code.
mine has been down since 1989 and has never leaked. Use proper preparation and you'll be fine
thank you for your very informative video. it was very helpful;learned a lot about it !
Glad it was helpful!
I run spools of 100' to 200' of PEX, so that reduces connections.
you can't bury pex in my country (canada)
@@top0nic And probably "shouldn't" even where legal in the USA.
Great job, so helpful for my new project.
Great video. Thank you!
bunch not nit pickers on here. Great job!
The following things should be done differently:
Use a pvc cutter. Prevents debris or burrs in line.
Primer and glue on BOTH ends of connections. Push in and quarter turn only.
Keep dirt out of ends of pipe. Cap until ready to glue.
Do not lay pipe back in the leaves after priming.
Teflon application clockwise, with clean hands please. Then smooth it out over the threads before applying.
Making more work by cutting cement. Just dig trench on both sides and tunnel under with garden hose adapter.
What is the garden hose adapter - it creates a tunnel? Do you have a link? It is a fitting for a hose that uses water to create the tunnel?
@@nofurtherwest3474 he’s just talking crazy sh*t. Must be off his meds...
@@boblobby8650 wrong again
@@boblobby8650you can tunnel using a hose adapter it’s easier and don’t have to deal with concrete/asphalt.
Missed that primer on the coupling.
never saw a device like that before. so cool like giant chainsaw!
You wrapped the teflon tape the wrong direction around the plastic threads.
I noticed that right off too. I wonder if it is leaking already :-)
Ed Janssen always clock wise👍🏾👌🏿💪🏿
First thing I noticed too. It will leak.
That whole job is going to leak
Couple choo or tree times or twenty tree times...love it!
I would have used 1 in poly sdr 7 pipe good for 250 psi. You need larger dia for that long a run. Also put pipe inside 2 in. Schedule 80 pvc when going under driveway for protection. Way too many joints.
Use 20' and less connections and chances for leaks. Plus the 20' has bell ends on them no couplings needed!
20’ PVC is hard to transport for most people though
@@BlueTx68F100 yes thats true, but u can also bend it around
Mighty fine work sir saved thousands of dollars there
Thanks
If the forearms don’t give it away, I’ll tell you now ….. this dude turns wrenches all day long. Lol.
1/4 turn when gluing.
Too late now, but...Be warned! The expansion of PVC pipe @ a 10 degree temp change is 0.36" per 100 ft. Too far w/o an offset could pull PVC fittings apart.
How do you create an offset?
Heat blanket for pvc
@@imagrasshopper9510 4 90 degree elbows. So if the pipe does expand or contract it can flex
@@TheNimshew wow that is a most helpful tip! And easy to do!
Ur Teflon is on the wrong way bro 😂😂😂 I’m so worried about the house you did all the best though
Man you should always put eyes on any utility that you will be crossing. Especially gas..
You are helping your neighbor, saying we and us but he's nowhere to be seen!
Bill Hennen Will he did pay me a little money.
@@michaelyoucanfixthat Well I would have at least brought you a beer! ;) Nice video thanks for the ideas I got.
@@michaelyoucanfixthat Can I pay you to do mine up in Ellenwood GA?
@@reggieglover5 Sorry, but I don't have time for that type work in this heat. I don't do this kind of work for a living and the work I do has me super busy. Sorry again.
Nice one Michael !
Jimmie Cantstandyabitz Thanks again!
Is this for irrigation? If not, shouldn’t it be below the frost line?
Thank you
You are welcome 🙏
Teflon tape should go onto the threads clockwise.
A lot of people are using PEX for this application but you have to keep it covered so it isn’t exposed to sunlight.
I’m not a plumber so I use what the people want me to use. I have only seen PEX used indoors. I know the black pipe but is that PEX?
@@michaelyoucanfixthat black pipe is ABS
Thanks Michael for the video i just bought some land and im about to put a house on it and im doing all the work myself so this video vary helpful
chaddfurrjdm01 Thanks for the good comment.
Im tryin to do same i heard contractors are expensive
The black poly pipe is a lot simpler and less connections
Thank you for this video, i have to get water from my well up to my RV which is about 100ft or so and they gave me a quote of $2,000 i said wow!, so i thought I'd attempt to do it myself, why does it cost so much to run water line anyway?
I don’t know what between you RV and your well but that price sounds high. I guess if you look at things like the trencher is $300. That price should be more around $900 or so. If you do it yourself. You don’t have to worry about it.
@@michaelyoucanfixthat they quoted me $3000 for water and $2500 for sewer. Both around 600'. Can you give me any tips hooking a mobile home up to main meter approx 600' from home to meter?
@@oilfieldman1209 my video is the cheapest way of doing any water line. If you don’t feel you can do it, you can. Just get to a trencher and cut you a trench and glue the pvc pipes together and be done. Going 600’ you want at less a 1 1/4” pipe to to carry the water pressure that far and reduce it at the meter and at the RV. Or trench the hole and glue the pipes and have to plumber to do the connection. My RV at my hunting camp. I have the water line ran to a Spicket and a water hose coming from that to my RV. I don’t have a special connection for my RV. And the sewer is connected to the sewer pipe with the flex sewer pipe from the RV to 3” sewer pipe. I don’t know if you try to hook up permanently or codes. But here is my email michael-welch@comcast.net. If you want to I can seen you a picture of my connection. It super simple. But I think you can do it ether way. It will save you $5000.
@@michaelyoucanfixthat man I truly appreciate the quick reply, and all the help! It's not very often in these days people help each other. I feel now like I may be able to tackle it. Video was perfect in my situation as there is 2 spots that I'll have to run the line over existing pipe line. (I'll have to contact them beforehand). I believe they run 3' deep, but in any case, I'll be working with them whilst going over them. I'm in Texas, on unrestricted land, however, I'm using city water since I'm right on the side of city/ county line. Only rule is I have to use licensed plumber to connect pipe, all other things I can do myself (trench work, lay pipe out, pick up the pipe and supplies, etc.)
Michael, what state are you in.? That line doesn’t look deep?
Nate Hess I’m in Georgia and have you ever try to run anything in the woods? I was lucky to get that deep....
I think minimum is 3’. Line must be below freeze level
@@thebasshunter Im trying to learn but same time reading comments in California the deep we got to follow the code. but thanks for sharing learning from you and comments
It will take some time but leaks may start showing up at connections. Unfortunately several necessary steps were missed or did incorrectly. Good job though.
I want to learn how to do water main repair
There are many different ways you could come out of the water main. PVC, copper, pecks pipe. I did this the cheapest way my neighbor wanted and PVC is easier to work with. In my opinion. But copper would last longer. It just depends on how much money you want to send.
I like this video. I think you wrapped the teflon tape in the wrong direction.
Thank you kind black gentleman! Your video was much helpful.
Thanks Steven
Hey bass hunter just curious why you didn't use like 2500 psi blue poly pipe. That's what I used up here in pa to run h20 line to my barn. Also up here when we have the trench dig we usually run a second pipe in the trench. Just in case one fails you have a second one in place in the hole and dont have to redig it to run a new line. We simply dig the ends of the trench and just hook up the second line. Just food for thought. Plus we are over 4 feet deep frost line and usually we bury it 6 feet to be safe from freezing.
Mr504319 I was not the one paying for it so that was the cheapest route.
@@thebasshunter ok just curious
I need that trencher.
skorpyo33 You can rent them at the rental store. That where I got that one.
You wrapped the teflon in the wrong direction.
You beat me to it.
So many lols
Why not use 1 large roll of pipe
You have to buy different tool when you are work the plastic pipe and this was not for me and this is what my neighbor asked for.
@@michaelyoucanfixthat 10-fo
The further you go out from the point where you connect the water with the line you go to a smaller line?
Rob Bee No, you want to use a bigger line until you reach the house to carry the pressure. Then when it hits the pressure regulator in the house. You can go smaller. And no I didn’t use primer. If I was in a wet, muddy situation I would have used primer.
You put your Teflon tape on backwards
Shallow!
Did you need a permit for that? Just asking because I have a similar project.
No permit was needed. You just need to call before you dig people. So they can locate any Utilities going to the house.
@@michaelyoucanfixthat thanks for the response. So you only need a permit to connect to the city main water line? If it's your land and home, you can add another water line?
@@TPD_Dogos No, you call the water department and order a water main at your location. They come and install the water main. Then it’s up to you to get the water line ran to your house or wherever you are connecting to. That is how they do it in Georgia. You can hire a plumber or do it yourself. The water main can be expensive.
@@michaelyoucanfixthat yeah I have about 250 ft from the street to where I want to put my home. That'll be really expensive huh?
@@TPD_Dogos yes, with PVC you can do it yourself and save the money you would be paying a contractor. A lot of people do not like PVC pipe but it easy to put in and it is easy to fix. At my house I had to run my water line about 450ft to the road behind my house because the City did not have a main water line going down the road I live on. I had to go through the woods to my my connection to my meter. It’s been working fine for 13 years. I have fix it about 3 times at the meter by the street but not through the woods. PVC is your cheapest option.
And ur Teflon tape is on wrong
I heard you say the neighbors had the water company relocate the meter in front of the house where it should have been. Is that required installation for the water company to do that, or common sense?
Yes, the water company is the only one that can tap in the the main water line coming do the road. Anything after the water main is the home owner responsibility to get connected to the house. That is how it is here in GA where I live.
@@michaelyoucanfixthat Is the water meter box required to be on the homeowner's property?
@@jackrawlings5290 no, it can be on a right away. A right away is land that goes between two properties that other people can be used to run utilities. But it can not be on your neighbors land without there permission.
you could went underneath without cutting the road
I'm buying land and was wondering how it all works
You should be good. Water lines are not that tuff. I hope the video helps.
What kind of PVC was that?
It was just regular PVC. It was not thin wall PVC and I don’t think it was scheduled 40 ether.
if you do not prime ALL pipe that comes in contact with the glue, you will have a glue failure... which means digging up your pipe, again...
Why not use poly pipe instead of PVC?
Joseph Davis , hey Joseph i have to do the same thing on my house my question is poly pipe is my best option and what size? I have to run obout 300 ft
Poly is always better only two fittings on at the house and the other at the well or city water And 3/4 is what we run or 1 inch and you can get a roll that’s 300 feet
@@a.samora5998 At least 1", if not bigger. Polyethylene is good for expansion, contraction but hard to work with in larger diameters. Price? shrug. I suspect Poly is more expensive in larger sizes. Poly pipe is thinner walled and softer.
To many connection signs for future leaks💦💧
My connection doesnt hv a meter on it. Im gonna hv to pay alot for that right? From the city
You have to have a meter. How would the city know how much water you used? You have to have a way to turn off the water going to your house or RV?
@michaelyoucanfixthat i hv a connection in front of home, but did not see a meter, prolly cause there was never a line to the house.
@@skorpyo331 Ok, you have to have a meter to tap into the city water line or maybe the house is on a well. If the house is on well water then you can tap into the line coming from the well but if your county has city water going down your road you will need to call them and they will set you a meter by the road and you will have to run the water line to your RV.
@michaelyoucanfixthat yes, n im sure its gonna be 1000s involved too for that turn on. Until I actually get a hold of someone on the phone to explain. Meanwhile im renting a new softener.
I'm a little scared for you how deep is your Frost level
Here in the southeast, it's rare for that to be a problem. Few people insulate their water lines in their crawl space.
What size PVC is that
That was 1” PVC
wut choo got gloves on for?...………………………………..
Utilities so lazy they couldn't rake back a few leaves to mark THE GROUND..!!??
Pvc release s a chemical its only use for sprinklers here in california
so wont pass inspection which one we should used in California Dj Rulaz Raul. if you dont mind sharing info
what part of georgia am doing the same job right now
I'm on the west side of Atlanta.
I'm guessing this is in Georgia and he only buried this water line a foot down...can anyone guess what will happen when it gets below 32 degrees?
In Georgia, it does not stay cold long enough to freeze the ground. The ground is one of the best insulators there is.
Or you could just use pex
You will be replacing that again as it will be leaking all over.
Brah why did you not use Pex 😂
I have a similar problem like your neighbor and my leak is very hard to find. I watched both part 1 and 2. You did a fantastic job. Will the city or county allow the meter to be moved by just putting in a request. Or is there more to it??? How can I hire you to fix my leak. I think I’m also in your area, hopefully just south of the airport.
Ecr LB Why do you think you have a leak? Is it because you got a high water bill or can you see the water running and the water is not on? The city will move the water but the are going to charge you big. My neighbor pay $1200 to get his relocated.. I live in Douglasville GA west of six flags area. I can look at your problem but I’m not a license plumber. Just a side job handyman. But if you are ok with that. Here is my email michael-welch@comcast.net you can send me a email about what is going on with your problem.
Make sure no water is running. Then, look at the meter face. There's a large dial and , usually a small blue or red gear looking thing If that little triangle is turning.. at all, you have a leak. Check toilets first! Sometimes the BCV will leak very slowly and you can't hear it until you take the lid off and stick your ear to it. If it sounds like it's leaking, it may be the BCV or the flapper. Put food coloring in the tank and let it sit for a few minutes. If dye shows in the bowl without flushing.. it's the flapper. If the leak is in the service, you can be sure it's somewhere(usually) where there's a transition. Like at the house or meter or outside garden valve or sprinkler valve.
@@TheNimshew or all those pvç couplings
@@mikecole2023 ?
@@mikecole2023 Ah! I see what you're getting at. Well, PVC is pretty fool proof. As long as there's no water to compromise the glue, the coverage is adequate and the glue is allowed to dry before turning on the water, there's not much chance that a leak will develop in ANY glued fitting
I couldn't find any more of this type pvc locally, so ended up ordering a 100' of 1" inch Upinor PEX pipe to finnish my line, & branch off lines
That Pex will be quicker to install and be durable that the pvc. Great Choice!
Use pex
Michael, if this water is a supply line and will be used for drinking water, you did not mentionthat you must use CPVC and not PVC. Also need to use cleaner to join the CPVC.
CPVC is only needed in hot water applications
Cpvc sucks
Schedule 40 is fine for water supply line. I would also put thrust blocks at every fitting. To ensure no unexpected line bursting or leaking
Why he make this look so easy someone quoted me 25K chile
That is a lot for that! That should not cost no more than $1000 to $1500 at the max. You need to look around for a cheaper price.
Why not use roll pipe ?!
It was the cheapest way to do it and it was not my house.
call a plumber
Bro 9:10 say what
I also noticed he put the thread tape on backwards lmfao. Makes us professional handymen look like unknowledgeable fakes and it pisses me off. Why didn't you just use pex or poly being they are so freaking cheap and simple!
Also, where is part 2 please
Here is part 2 th-cam.com/video/KBZctfYjXmU/w-d-xo.html
U don’t primer ur cuppling
hope that is cpvc and not just pvc...
Why the hell would you use cPVC for a water line off the meter? That water is cold.
What you need to start a buisness like this?
This kind of is more like work. I would not like doing this type work everyday.
Great video!