A customer asked me if I could repair his 10 year old sprinkler system that had sprung a leak. He thought I could just cut out the split female connector, buy some PVC couplings and done. The couplings don't look like standard PVC. I would need a couple tees but the 90 degree connection is not...
My lawn spray company told me I needed to replace my Hunter PGP 4" rotors because they were leaking. Indeed, there was water trickling down the side of the riser section on several of the rotors. I went ahead and replaced all seven since they were 8 years old. When adjusting the new PGP rotors to...
I have an old Pro-line Hydro-Saver Automatic Irrigation Controller. Recently while running it switches to a "System Trouble" indication on the panel and beeps until I press any button on the panel to clear it. The controller is at least 13yrs old. I would like to know what my options are for a...
My contractor is putting in my french drain but the pipe does not have holes on the bottom, only on the top and the sides.. Is it correct? Will that be effective in carrying water away or should I have him redo the pipe? thanks
I want to insert a PVC tee fitting into an existing underground 1/2" CL 200 pipe in my sprinkler system. I cannot move the existing pipe apart to insert the tee. I know I could use a slip repair coupling along with the tee, but a landscaper once told me he routinely inserts fittings into existing...
The other day my basement got very wet, ruined the carpet and padding in the finished area. The unfinished area, bathroom and HVAC room still bone dry. The water is definitely coming up through the floor in a few spots (hydrostatic pressure). There are no visible cracks and only one spot where...
Greetings, I'm a DIYer looking at replacing my aging cast-iron (post-meter) residential supply line. Currently, there's a PVC tee inline between the meter and start of the iron pipe feeding an adjacent irrigation manifold cluster. I'm planning on re-plumbing the house supply with 1" soft copper...
New member and first post.. Looking for a commercial grade controller with at least 5 independent programs, more would be better. I've had no luck searching the Web for one. Currently using a Hunter ICC with 3 modules that was installed on a new well-supplied system of 16 turf zones, 5...
I have a 7 foot hill that rises up behind my house. I will be landscaping it soon and I'd like to add sprinklers. I already have an irrigation system for my front yard and would like to tap into it. Can I use my existing backflow preventer which is essentially at the bottom of the hill? Or do I...
Well, well. I had no idea Mr Love had an irrigation forum too :) I had 6 Hunter spray sprinklers on one station. An installer added two more. I was concerned from the beginning that he would need to split that station into two. He didn't but should have. When I called him with pressure...
I have a Hunter ICC system. It has not been activated in over two years. While trying to map out the sprinkler system, turning each station on for 3 minutes and sticking flags in the grass, the first two stations would not turn off when I set the main switch to OFF. I have unplugged the...
Hello, I've been a lurker on here for a little while, and decided it was time to register and just throw my question out there. I sure can't figure it out on my own, and figure the kind pros on here might take a stab at it! Thanks so much in advance, if you do. I really appreciate the amazing...
hello well i brought a manifold with 3 - 1" inline jar top valves orbit. i have hookup manifold to water supply line with 30lbs pressure. i have 2 valves leaking around the top pc. that the solenoid screws into. i have tight every pc as tight as i can and still leaking. plus the 2 valves...
Hi- One of the anti-siphon valves for my system seems to be leaking. If I shut off the water to the irrigation system altogether then the leak stops, but as soon as I turn it back on I get a slow trickle coming out of the anti-siphon part of the valve continuously. This is a basic Orbit 3/4...
My installer did not use hose clamps when fitting black 1/2" polypipe with a torch to the nylon tees and elbows when re-designing part of the sytem after a home addition. Other zones that had previously been installed with 1" black polypipe have hose clamps at each fitting. I have noticed that a...
I have a 1500 gallon water tank 200 feet up the hill (@ 25 feet) in my back yard I am installing an orchard and garden, as well as additional lines for emergencies for fire protection here in northern california I am not sure how to calculate the pressure from the tank and how many heads I...
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