Don't let any flames get in your tank... Could end badly..

Those concrete lids usually have a 6 inch coupler poured in to accept 6 inch pvc. The caps are reasonably priced but you need a short piece of 6" pipe to go in the coupler first. Bad part is you might have to buy a 10 ft' stick of 6" to get that little piece....
You also have the option of getting a solid cover from your tank supplier.. Might be cheaper and since your riser is above ground there is really no need for an inspection pipe...

So no to the turbo heater?

A spark with methane gas could cause a large kaboom.

They make a blow molded ( mushroom) lid for that style tank riser. No need for cement .

Hotsy brand pressure washer would thaw that it in less time then it takes to transport it ! Been way easier to rent one when it was above freezing .

Do you boil your traps? If so take the same tub or another one bring water to a boil. Pour it down the clean outs and put cap back on. Heat will stay in and thaw them. Might have to pour couple tubs but it will thaw it

I would neck your heater down and just use it in the inspection pipes that you can see are frozen. Once they are thawed and caps installed you should be good to go. Heating tank would take a lot longer to thaw laterals. You could also put 5 gal buckets over clean outs and tank opening for extra insulation.

You guys trying to blow him up LOL....

Last I checked hot water wasn't explosive.....

Hey just hook water hose to your hot water heater drain and stick it down the clean out. Yeah that will do it LOL

You got them turds flowing again yet ?

Im going to do that

Sure seem to be

It's pert near 300' back to the tank

I put the Turbo heater back in the Garage...I didn't like the methane Talk, but thanks for telling me.


I capped Every now and the Tank is all water, no ice like before and The level is Way down.

You've got a way with being discreet.......will have to give me some pointers sometime.....

I would guess the tank has not filled to the over flow yet. You may be able to see a line inside the tank where the normal level is. My tank has a baffle to keep solids out of the out flow pipe, I had it plug once between the baffle and out flow pipe. I pumped the tank and the plug dropped and when it filled back up it was working again. The guys talking about dumping a tub of water in have a 15 inch frost line. MN and ND have a 80-100 inch frost line depending on where. What works in the south may not work in the north.

Typically in the sod if there is snow there wont be much frost. Get a year without snow cover 18 inches of frost is not only possible it's probable.

We bury our water mains 8 ft deep in the roads and they will sometimes freeze. While working it's nothing to dig up a three foot deep gas main that is in the grassy boulevard that's encased in frost.

There is two feet of ice on the big lake right now and there will be three in another month, possibly more.

Subzero highs are in the forecast for the next four days and then single digits to teens for highs the rest of the month.

MJM, your last line says it all, the weather we have coming up would be a natural disaster in much of the southern half of the US.

I’d move Lol

Nah, it keeps the riff raff down.

I'd complain but it's colder up north.

He's the original Eminem- if he thinks it he says it

You won’t know if the laterals are thawed until the tank fills up and starts feeding the laterals. I think it would be easier to make sure they are thawed out now rather than waiting till more water is being added to them.

Just put your ear to the ground , and follow along