Burying a Class I Oil Separator Outside My Garage

*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.