Burying a Class I Oil Separator Outside My Garage

Video Description

*English subtitle available* 00:00 Intro: What I’m About to Do 01:04 Digging Up the Pipe Coming Out of the Garage 05:07 Excavating the Oil Separator Pit 10:22 Geotextile & Leveling the Base 14:41 Setting the Tank & Initial Backfill 19:43 Trip to the Gravel Pit , Self-Loading 22:03 Backfilling with Drainage Gravel 26:22 Second Load from the Gravel Pit 27:38 Why Drainage Gravel? (Explained) 30:13 Filling Water Tank to fill Oil Separator 31:52 Connecting the Garage Drain to the Tank 37:23 How a Class 1 Oil Separator / Interceptor Works 40:18 Fitting the Top Pipe on the Tank 42:01 Parts Run: Couplers and Kebab Pizza 43:28 Securing Pipe to Tank & Backfilling the Trench 56:37 Update: What I’ll Do Next 58:11 Timelapse: Moving Dirt 59:12 Skid Steer Trouble: Both Tracks Off — Reinstalling 1:04:24 Trenching for Future Soakaway (Stone Pit) & Backfill 1:13:04 Change of Plans: Roof Drainage Connection 1:13:22 Installing a Combination Manhole (Separator + Roof Drain) 1:19:05 Backfilling with Soil & Gravel 1:22:45 Preparing the Surface for Separator Insulation 1:24:19 Laying & Cutting Insulation Around the Separator 1:25:55 Securing Insulation (Geotextile + Gravel) 1:27:10 Installing the Oil Separator Manhole 1:28:34 Installing Oil Separator Sensors for Alarm 1:32:17 Fitting Manhole Cover & Lid Insulation 1:34:16 Installing the Separator Alarm in the Garage 1:38:07 Testing the Separator Sensors 1:39:11 Wrap-Up: The Installation 1:40:57 Cost Breakdown: Oil Separator & All Required Parts 1:43:35 Testing Garage Drainage so everything works.