fyi we put those blanks in the outlet of the meter so u guys can pressure test from the tee without diassembling the meter just take the plug off hook up ur air test at 15 lbs.. the blank will stop any backfeed from entering the socalgas side
@aaronbaraiya3692 in California polyethylene is widely used. Scotchcoate galvanized is also used but the only one that doesn't rot over time is polyethylene
@jeffreyplumber1975 yes u can press type m. Old type m gets really thin over time so you gotta be careful. Sometimes it's too thin and the fitting will seep
Great job I never saw that disc plug on the gas meter union befor Ive found internal plugs inside the gas pipe on customer side I think So Ca gas company had installed it through the plug on the tee with socket and extention . I guess they got a few tricks
not applicable in this situation but a big problem when you do a permitted remodel you now own their entire gas and electrical system and all its shortcomings
@davidbrinkmeyer5850 all code approved and inspected. I mean how else do you do it? Scotch coate? Black iron and spend 30 minutes wrapping it?? No one here uses that. Plastic under ground and metal above ground. That's how southern California gas company pipes all their stuff in.
@@pershingplumbing9007 standard practice . I like how you did it! I wouldnt want metal underground it would be more worm but only way I would trust metal is galvinized under ground contained inside pvc or a abs sleeve.. labor intensive i mean not that bad 2 90s and a 1o ft piec in the middle those sweeps and stablock couplings are expensive . but get in blow it out and leave and leave knowing youll never get called back on it
@@pershingplumbing9007 I wasn’t criticizing you. I just marvel how things are differently done in California. The only You-Tube plumber I see on-line that does everything as I used to do is HydroNYC. The guy w/the Puerto Rican accent. Everything thing he does is No-Hub cast iron. Like I did. Water lines are all sweated copper. Or brass to copper. How I used to do repairs.
Every time I called him to help me he was texting on his phone I don’t think he’s going to make it, I hate hollering two or three times just to get his attention
Everything is not new with his installs though he reuses existing materials. Didn’t you see the corroded exhaust fittings in the first one? Out door so probably not a big deal anyway but definitely was time to replace. Also no roof jack at the termination point so that first one is gonna get rained on
My guess is right at 2 grand a piece . I think he does good changed the important stuff I carry a few adj 90s and vent pipe but If I dont need it dont change it . same with the straps
Cardinal RULE of plumbing codes ANYWHERE, valves to be, & I quote: “readily accessible”. Your new gas cock is buried behind the heater like the old one was. Nigerian engineered install - all of it. Sad. But you say your installs are code compliant in California. Sick shit.
That is how we make money, there are no way 2 w/h go out at the same time, even tho those are old, got to make money somehow, if its 2 new w/h then it 2 new w/h it is.
@thewaterheaterfactory he wanted them replaced regardless before that happened. Hes renting out the back and front house and heaters are old. One in the back or front already crapped the bed
@@pershingplumbing9007 I enjoy your videos with the exception of the parts that are skipped over bc you film with your phone and you just can't do it. Maybe consider wearing a GoPro on your head so that we don't miss anything?? Just a suggestion...
@balamala2647 the problem is actually the videos being 20 or 30 minutes. They take a long time to export from the editing software and a long time to upload. I try to encapsulate the job in a shorter video and show interesting tips or tricks or issues we have to deal with
