Questions tagged [irrigation]
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Irrigation PVC pipes broken - how to fix properly?
I have discovered that two of my irrigation system pipes were broken when an internet cable was being installed. They stayed like this for some time, including when the irrigation system was working - ...
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Rainbird emitters not emitting water
Im adding a drip system to my backyard garden and plants. I’m adding rainbird emitters, both half gallon per hour and one gallon per hour. When I turn on the water though, no water is emitted through ...
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Does Size of Pipe from Water Meter to House Affect Water Pressure?
Our irrigation guy said our builder's plumber installed a 1 1/4" pipe from the water meter to our house. He said he had never seen anything but a 3/4" or 1" pipe run from the water ...
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lawn irrigation valve box filling up with water
I noticed an irrigation control box filling up with water even when the sprinklers and gate valve were off. In order to trace the leak I removed approx 4 inches of dirt to reveal the fittings. I ...
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Is there a benefit of running a 1in pipe off a 3/4 pipe for irrigation
I have a 3/4 in. pex water line coming out of my meter to my house. I would like "T" that line and run a 1 in. pipe (or larger) off it. My question is, will I see an increase in flow in the ...
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Control irrigation pump
I'm converting my irrigation system from a physical timer with physical valves to electronic control with solenoid valves.
Previously the pump would turn on automatically by the physical timer, which ...
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How can I stop a barbed coupler from leaking?
This seems to be a common issue (drip line barbed couplers leaking) and I can't find any answers about this online. I'm wondering how others have fixed leaks in the fittings that are supposed to just ...
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Is it possible for a drip irrigation pressure regulator to do its job without dripping or spraying water?
We have high pressure at our house and I'm trying to have a drip irrigation setup with low flow. The pressure regulator has a pretty decent stream of water coming out from the relief hole when the ...
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Need advice making a self-watering moss pole for plant [closed]
Wasn't quiet sure where to post this, but I am helping my wife make a Moss pole for her plants. The purpose of the moss pole is so that the roots of the climbing plants attach to it and grow bigger (I ...
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Backflow prevention fixture on my sprinkler system has started leaking -- is teflon tape the appropriate fix?
The backflow valve on my irrigation system has developed a minor leak at the threads I am pointing to. It's outside and not super fast, so not super urgent, but I would like to get it fixed eventually....
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Low sprinkler pressure - sudden onset
I have five sprinkler zones. Zones two through five are working well. Zone one pressure is so low that the heads don't even pop up. They trickle and flood the immediate area (a few square feet) but ...
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How to prevent plant irrigation drainage from dripping into my downstairs neighbor's window?
We live in the second floor in this building:
When we water our plants, the water drips into the window of our neighbor in the first floor, and she does not like it at all. We want to keep watering ...
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Preventing the pump from sucking air when the tank is empty
I have a pump connected to a water tank.
The city water fills the tank through a (mechanical) float valve (to prevent overfill).
And the pump's inlet is connected to both the tank's outlet, and also ...
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Irrigation Zone Off When Should Be On, On When Should Be Off
I have been replacing irrigation lines, switching from buried black poly lines to buried PVC pipes.
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When I open Zone 1 (for sprinklers), the nothing happens. When I open Zones 2-5, then Zone 1 ...
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Troubleshooting sprinkler system pressure
Just moved into a new house and am trying to figure out the sprinkler system. The house was built in the 60's and it appears (Found the manual for the pump) the irrigation system was installed then as ...
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Backflow preventer spewing water
I have a lf009mq2t watts backflow preventer which starts spewing water from its center nozzle anytime any of my three irrigation lines stops running (or if I run a hose while its valve is off). I can ...
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How do I find a leak in a buried pipe?
There is a large amount of pipe of mixed materials buried on my two-hectare hobby farm by the previous owner. I do not know exactly how much or of what kind. Recently, a large leak appeared as ...
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How to set up a basic single-zone irrigation system
I am thinking of installing a very basic irrigation system (one zone) to water the area but I do not know where to start.
Below is a basic diagram of the area I want to water. I want the irrigation ...
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Options for adding an additional valve to irrigation system
I currently have this setup:
In the diagrams below the green circles are individual valve boxes (why would they have used 3 boxes instead of 1 here?), the black lines are 1" plastic irrigation ...
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Lawn irrigation system with shallow well supplied water is slow to start spraying at sprinklers
My property has a lawn irrigation system that is supplied by a shallow well. It has worked satisfactorily for the last 4 years that I've owned the property. Recently the pump lost prime and I had no ...
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Swimming pool as water barrel for irrigation
I have a 60 year old concrete swimming pool still in good condition but not used as a pool for 20 years. It is now a nature pool good for fireflies, bats, toads, ducks, etc. The original chain link ...
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Can non-"Lead Free" fixtures be downstream of potable water?
I have an "outdoor" water line that splits from the main line. This line feeds an outdoor sink that is technically drinking water but not used very often. It also feeds an outdoor shower. ...
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Sanity check on DIY drainage repair
Background: I have zero plumbing experience, hence the sanity check. Everything I describe here is brand new to me.
My house is in a hilly area in Silicon Valley. All of the houses in this ...
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Identify coupling for irrigation winterization
I want to winterize my irrigation system myself, but I don't recognize the coupling I need to buy to attach to an air-compressor.
This valve is between the cutoff valve and the back flow valve, and ...
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How do I easily separate unglued PVC pipe from joints?
I've been retrofitting an existing PVC irrigation system around my house. Part of that work requires that I work in shallow holes adding T joints and elbows in places where there were none before. In ...
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Can you run too big of a water pipe from the main?
I am putting in new irrigation and supply lines for my remodeled backyard and I've done my homework on water pipe sizing, but I'm left wondering if I'm installing too big of a pipe onto the main. The ...
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Can I eliminate irrigation vacuum breaker after installing upstream RPZ?
I have an atmospheric vacuum breaker on the feed from my meter to my lawn irrigation system. I am going to install a water-powered backup sump pump in the basement. (This uses city water pressure ...
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Pigtail Line Side of GFCI
Is it O.K. to put a pigtail on the line side of an outdoor GFCI to power an irrigation pump (via relay)? The outlet would be used for the irrigation controller and misc. outdoor electrical items.
The ...
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How to manually turn on irrigation sprinklers
I recently moved into a new home & the previous owners didn't particularly maintain it. Among the things that are in disrepair, only a fraction of the irrigation system works. The popup sprinklers ...
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Water leak at outside copper-PVC pipe connection
The water supply to the irrigation system includes a connection between copper and PVC pipes, located a few inches above the ground. The PVC pipe connected to the copper pipe (blue in the picture) ...
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How to properly install irrigation system/garden faucet
I want to install an above ground irrigation system for our flowers (large flower farm). The part I am having trouble with is how to properly connect to the main water supply without having backflow. ...
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How do you recommend connecting polyethylene tubing to soaker hose?
To build a drip irrigation system for raised beds, I connected a polyethylene tube (carrying water to the plant beds) to soaker hose (used on the beds themselves). The PE tubing is 0.6 inches inside ...
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Why doesn't my sprinkler system work after making a repair splice in the wire? [closed]
I hit my sprinkler wire with a shovel while digging a trench for Termidor (for the exterminator). The cable is completely worn so that I can't read anything on it except that it's 18/5 Type CL2. It ...
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Does hose bib affect Backflow Preventer/Pressure Vacuum Breaker?
I have a Pressure Vacuum Breaker (PVB) that I've installed that is 12" above the highest point of sprinklers, as recommended by install guides.
I'd like to add a hose bib downstream of the PVB. ...
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Do I need to winterize black polyethylene sprinkler pipe?
A gentleman at the sprinkler supply store told me black polyethylene sprinkler pipe doesn't need to be protected from freezing; that it can handle the expansion. I'm looking for a second opinion on ...
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GFCI won’t turn on
I’m replacing the 1pole breaker at the main panel with a GFCI. This feeds a boat house (underground) that has sub panel with two breakers, one for an irrigation pump the other for lights and a ...
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Can I connect a water hose to an irrigation system?
I am planing to install water lines as you can see in the picture. Right now I I have a water hose that runs along the house, I am referring to the segment that goes along the wall between the patio ...
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How do I set the Rain Bird ST-8 2.0 to work with an indexing valve
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Timer: Rain Bird ST-8 2.0
Indexing Valve: K Rain 4000 4 zone
I recently had a new irrigation timer installed, the unit I purchased required the use of a pump relay due to the voltage ...
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Using 1.25" SCH 40 PVC pipe to protect hose for irrigation
I'm setting up a simple irrigation system on my farm to deliver water to my fruit trees. What I want to do is to run a hose (a simple garden hose) through 1.25" schedule 40 PVC pipe to protect ...
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Irrigation system code
I'm doing research on what I want for my irrigation system and I have the following two questions:
The City of Denver requires that the PVB be 12" from the wall as documented here. What's the ...
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Sprinkler Zone Drops in Pressure
I have a situation I've never seen previously. I have a zone of sprayheads (popups) that should have sufficient pressure, based on testing of the system GPM (15gpm) and the requirements of the six ...
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Can you use wirsbo/uponor/expansion pex for underground sprinklers?
I cant find much information around this online, it appears that its possible.
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How inaccurate and in which direction will a vertically mounted flow meter be?
I use several Netafim flow meters and I use them successfully without complaint. However, it has come to my attention that they cannot be used in a vertical orientation. I have two questions about ...
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Sprinkler zone and valve identification issue
My sprinkler system has 4 zones that go to 4 valves. 1 goes to the front and 2-3 go to the back. All sprinklers are activated with these 3. However, zone 4 also activates its valve and I hear the ...
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Rooftop garden irrigation: Some plumbing questions
I have several medium-sized planters on the roof of my building that need to be watered when I'm away. I have access to a standard garden faucet, but there is a "walkway" of sorts between ...
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Water Meter Suggestion for someone on well water? [closed]
I am installing an underground waterline for irrigation by tapping into the home water line. Since I have well water I don't have a water meter. However, I would like to install a simple but ...
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Found Well in Backyard -- How to install pump?
In my backyard there is this well, I think, that has water in it.
As you can see, there is a well casing and then a pipe in between. I have no idea how to install a pump and such, and am not sure ...
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Pressure Tank Size for a Variable Speed Submersible Pump
Information seems vague or non-existent from pump manufacturers. I need to know what size pressure tank is required for my setup, and all I'm getting is "doesn't need much" or "x ...
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Most efficient garden irrigation for rainbird kit?
I am using Rainbird brand irrigation kit to water my garden and am trying to find the optimal layout for the sprayers. The kit i bought connects from a standard garden hose to the 1/4" hose that ...
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Simple Home irrigation (pop-ups and drip) - valve box required?
I'm in the process of learning / planning a simple home irrigation system.
I have a small lawn (<30m2) where I plan to install two small pop-up sprinklers. Additionally I have flower beds (<10 ...
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