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No valve changes but I did add an irrigation system with automated valves at the same time I put in the replacement 600XL PRV to replace a Watts of questionable functionality (it was blowing by/off/making noise). The irrigation system is protected by an RPZ for what is worth. And to @fitter30 I...

Thank you. Should I replace with a PRV that does not have the check valve in your opinion? I'm not sure how to assess the speed the PRV closes on different PRV units? I bought the Zurn Wilkins 600xl because it was a higher grade unit (higher flow rate and is all bronze body). I live by salt...

I have a water line that is approximately 7500 feet long from the meter to my property. The meter is a 1.5" service. My line is 2" and is a mixture of 5400 ft HDPE, a small bit of sch 40, and about 2000ft sch 80 PVC at different points. Pressure at the meter is about 100 PSI. Over the 7500...

I did measure OD on the sch 80 pipe just as a sanity check. It is definitely sch 80 and normal OD. The fit issue stemmed from 2 things: 1) I had cut it with a set of PVC cutters and that seemed to make too sharp of an edge. I chamfered it lightly at the edge. 2) The remainder of the stub...

I have a line repair 7 ft down in a vault. The outgoing pipe is what appears to be gray sch 80 2”. I need to couple it to a 2” schedule 40 pipe that is the incoming line. Previously there was some galvanized pipe and valves between the two types of pvc pipe. The sch40 to galv used a bronze...

Thank you for the tip on the strainer too. I am going to check that on each unit while looking for a gauge tap.

Thank you Sergio. I am going to measure output on the PRVs and see.

Appreciate the earlier feedback on the pressure tank. Yes, using a pressure and friction calculator that calculates pressure drop (and factoring in my slope) to get pipe size says it should be at least 2" SDR9 PE the whole way to hit 41 GPM. I'm just wondering if running 2" for the last 800 ft...

They are just the bell type brass PRVs that are 1.5" - I don't see a great way to put a gauge on them.

I have an existing 8800 ft long 1.5" water line coming off a 1.5" meter with a gradual elevation drop of 480 ft. The county says the meter provides 100GPM and 120 PSI at the top of the hill. I calculated the elevation drop adds roughly ~203 PSI extra. The first 8000 ft of line is 1.5" SDR9 PE...

Is venting a toilet with a reducing Y before the first long turn 90 as show in the diagram legal in Seattle, King County, WA? Or would it fall into the "wet vent" category since the 2" part of the Wye could technically get debris etc in a backup? The vent I would be hooking into is a 2" vent...