Paul Blakely
New Member
Thanks to much assistance on this board almost a year ago, especially to Wayne Whitney. I'm about ready to move into our new house. I've held off filling the waterlines until now, tho I did do an air pressure test on the lines maybe 8 months ago and it looked good prior to installing the bathroom and kitchen fixtures.
I began filling the waterlines yesterday and immediately ran into a couple of problems. I opened the valve from the city to my system. Shortly after it started filling, I heard a clunk and it stopped filling. That's when I realized I had installed the sharkbite PRV upside down. Later I saw that there was water around the expansion tank.
My questions:
1. If I remove the PRV, and reinstall it in the correct orientation, will that solve the problem of the city inflow stopping?
2. Have I damaged either the PRV or the expansion tank by trying to fill the system with the PRV installed upside down?
3. I have several shutoffs throughout the system. Is it recommended to fill the system in sections? or to fill the cold water lines before proceeding to open the hot water lines?
4. I've removed most of the faucet aerators to flush the system of any possible debris in the dry lines before re-inserting them after the system is filled. Are there any other tips or procedures I should follow in activating all the lines?
5. Should I disconnect the refrigerator line to flush it before reconnecting it?
Thanks for any assistance to get me over this final hurdle.
I began filling the waterlines yesterday and immediately ran into a couple of problems. I opened the valve from the city to my system. Shortly after it started filling, I heard a clunk and it stopped filling. That's when I realized I had installed the sharkbite PRV upside down. Later I saw that there was water around the expansion tank.
My questions:
1. If I remove the PRV, and reinstall it in the correct orientation, will that solve the problem of the city inflow stopping?
2. Have I damaged either the PRV or the expansion tank by trying to fill the system with the PRV installed upside down?
3. I have several shutoffs throughout the system. Is it recommended to fill the system in sections? or to fill the cold water lines before proceeding to open the hot water lines?
4. I've removed most of the faucet aerators to flush the system of any possible debris in the dry lines before re-inserting them after the system is filled. Are there any other tips or procedures I should follow in activating all the lines?
5. Should I disconnect the refrigerator line to flush it before reconnecting it?
Thanks for any assistance to get me over this final hurdle.