Pipe Pullers
A small army of plumbers installs more than 170,000 feet of iron and copper pipe, and builds the immensely complex system that will bring hot and cold water to more than 3,000 faucets, showers, toilets and appliances. We are with them from their first day on the job, as they nail down precise locations for hundreds of pipes that run inside walls that haven't yet been built. We follow as they assemble a "thousand-piece puzzle of pipe," and tag along with the inspector who has to give his blessing to each piece of this mind-boggling maze. We also follow crews from other trades building parallel systems: sprinkler fitters, methane barrier riggers and "tinknockers" who put together Evo's HVAC (heating/ventilation/air conditioning) ducts.
Interesting Facts
- In total, Evo will have 171,000 lineal feet of pipe.
- Evo's total cold water capacity for its 6,083 fixture units is a maximum flow rate of 800 gallons a minute. The capacity of its hot water system is 3,686 gallons per hour.
- Evo has 5,300 waste and vent drains, with a maximum drainage rate of 700 gallons a minute.
- Evo will have 515 toilets and 907 sinks.
Introduced in this Episode
Tim McCardy
Foreman
Murray Company
McCardy, a 30 year, third generation plumber, and his crew lay down "cans," steel cylinders open at both ends that create holes once concrete is poured.
Filipe Casiana
Foreman
Murray Company
To get water to each of Evo's over 3000 plumbing fixtures, Casiana's crew has to install the correct size pipe to keep the water pressure constant.
Robert Shelley
Finishing Plumber
Murray Company
Shelley, who prefers to go by the name "Sponge Bob," is in charge of the finish plumbing, which includes installing toilets, sinks, faucets, tubs, etc.
