fyton2v
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Hi all. Happy I found this forum... because I have small problem that seems more confusing to solve than it should be.
I had a messy water main break a few feet away from the meter. At the time, I discovered that it was pretty damn hard to turn the handle on that ball valve. I needed to use a small sledge hammer to get it closed. Now that I'm dry, I can see that the fittings around the ball valve don't allow for an easy service. Since I need to replace the valve anyway, I was thinking I should add a union in there somewhere. That's a 2" brass nipple connecting to a 2" ball valve. The house side of the valve is a PVC reducer to a 1.5" sch 40 PVC pipe. Static pressure is 120ish PSI.
So, I could use some advice. If you had to replace the valve and fittings, and you wanted to: a) make it both reliable and easier to service... and b) reduce the service to 1.5" ... what fittings would you prefer?
Would it be OK to replace the 2" nipple in the middle of the photo with a 2" to 1.5" hex bushing reducer? From there, a short 1.5" nipple to a 1.5" ball valve. On the house side of the ball valve, another nipple to allow for union, like this one. At the union, i'd transition it back to PVC. The gist is, I need to get the 2" service feed to 1.5", and have a valve in there, and I need to do it in a way that won't have me digging in the mud for several more years. Thanks!
Appreciate it!
I had a messy water main break a few feet away from the meter. At the time, I discovered that it was pretty damn hard to turn the handle on that ball valve. I needed to use a small sledge hammer to get it closed. Now that I'm dry, I can see that the fittings around the ball valve don't allow for an easy service. Since I need to replace the valve anyway, I was thinking I should add a union in there somewhere. That's a 2" brass nipple connecting to a 2" ball valve. The house side of the valve is a PVC reducer to a 1.5" sch 40 PVC pipe. Static pressure is 120ish PSI.
So, I could use some advice. If you had to replace the valve and fittings, and you wanted to: a) make it both reliable and easier to service... and b) reduce the service to 1.5" ... what fittings would you prefer?
Would it be OK to replace the 2" nipple in the middle of the photo with a 2" to 1.5" hex bushing reducer? From there, a short 1.5" nipple to a 1.5" ball valve. On the house side of the ball valve, another nipple to allow for union, like this one. At the union, i'd transition it back to PVC. The gist is, I need to get the 2" service feed to 1.5", and have a valve in there, and I need to do it in a way that won't have me digging in the mud for several more years. Thanks!
Appreciate it!
