Questions tagged [irrigation]
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What is this part near the entry point to my irrigation system
Here is the overall view of the valve access box: The valve is turned off because the pipe directly after the valve has come loose from the valve. I'd like to repair this, but I'm not sure what the ...
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What size transformer do I need to power a ¾" 24VAC solenoid valve?
I am trying to automate the irrigation and I read that buying a 24 VAC solenoid valve normally closed would be the best. 12V ones being less reliable due to heat and the big-AC ones clearly not ...
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Effects of changing pipe size on a water pressure regulator?
I am a biologist and am planning a research experiment. I need to control the water pressure into a drip irrigation system. The water supply is at ~60 psi through a 3/4 pipe. The irrigation emitter I ...
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Backflow Preventer / Vacuum Breaker that doesn't spray water everywhere?
I water my garden on a timer with an small irrigation system. Last year towards the end of the season, any time the water pressure changed inside the house, everything by the spigot was soaked with ...
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How to seal small leak in buried irrigation system
I have 800 feet of buried 1 1/2 inch black poly irrigation line. It is fed from a well and feeds 8 frost free spigots. The well has a variable speed pump and I recently noticed that it was running ...
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How can I test if a PVC irrigation pipe is in use?
While digging in the yard I came across 2 PVC pipes. I broke one of them. I then ran the irrigation and discovered that (luckily) the one that I broke is old and no longer in use. The other I don't ...
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What is the purpose of ABS pipe in an irrigation manifold
I need to replace a failed electric valve in my drip irrigation manifold. The pipes leading to each valve are 3/4" PVC, but they in turn are enclosed in what looks like black ABS pipe, at least 1/...
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Hunter PGV diaphragms tearing
I have a 5-zone irrigation system with 1" Hunter PGV valves. This year, I have replaced the diaphragms twice in the same two zones after 10 years of trouble-free operation. All four of broken ...
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Why would capping one sprinkler zone cause my toilets to whistle?
Ever since they capped one of the sprinkler zones in an area that no longer needs watering, two of my toilets start whistling when the sprinklers are running and only stop when I flush them. How can ...
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Problem With Sprinkler Backflow Device
I recently moved into a new house. I was trying to test out the sprinkler system. I turned on the sprinkler valve in the utility room. I also turned on the valve on the backflow device (I think - ...
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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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running sprinkler wire over ground
I have a question about sprinkler wiring. The sprinkler timer is located on the front wall of my house (this was done by the previous owner) and I should run a wire from there to a sprinkler valve ...
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Repair sprinkler pipe
What is the best way to repair a pvc T joint that connects two 1 inch pipes and has a threaded half inch T extension, which has been stripped? I can't attach the sprinkler head to it without it ...
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Do i need a backflow preventer for drip irrigation system
A gardener just installed a drip irrigation system in my backyard. He didn't installed the back-flow preventer. When I asked him why, he told me for drip irrigation you don't need the back-flow ...
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What is the easiest way to cut a 2 inch groove in concrete?
I have a 5 foot wide concrete side-walk running next to my house. I want to cut a 2 inch groove from the wall to the yard in order to run a PVC irrigation pipe from the faucet on the wall to the trees....
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Extending Length of Air Conditioning Drain Pipe
I live in a multi apartment building. All the neighbors has AC.
Many AC's has condensation drainage pipes which descent into the common garden and are cut at about two meters above ground. Others are ...
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How do I run PEX to exterior plumbing?
I am replacing some failed galvanized water pipe indoors. Two of the existing galvanized pipes poke straight through the exterior wall of the house, right above the foundation, and have hose bibs ...
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Valve to select higher pressure water source
I'm trying to build an irrigation system which runs off city water supply and pumped water from a rainwater storage tank.
To keep it simple, the idea is to have the sprinkler timer open a valve from ...
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How to *Lower* an Underground Pop-Up Impact Sprinkler Head
I have replaced a broken Orbit Satellite Sprinkler head with an Orbit Satellite II sprinkler head.
In their wisdom, Orbit has made the Satellite II about a half to a full inch longer than its ...
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What fails in a centrifugal pump when it runs dry?
A 3/4 HP 10 GPM shallow well pump for irrigation ran dry for a couple hours due to a technical failure where a feeding valve mounted at the pump inlet blew out of its hole. All the water being pumped ...
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How can I fix a leaking sprinkler valve?
My sprinkler valve leaks water as soon it shuts off. By checking online and going to Home Depot first I installed new inside parts, that didn't solve the problem. then I was told that I had to replace ...
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Rain Bird ESP-6 Sprinkler controller buttons no longer functioning—do I need a new controller?
I am trying to manually cycle through my sprinkler zones with my Rain Bird ESP-6 controller (from 1996), but the membrane button to manually cycle the zones does not work. In fact, none of the 4 ...
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Should I use Teflon tape or pipe dope when connecting PVC to metal?
I am in the process of repairing PVC pipe, which was broken due to freezing. I'll be connecting the PVC pipe to a metal check valve. Should I use Teflon tape or pipe dope when connecting PVC to metal?...
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Is there a commodity 3 or 4 way valve that can be electrically controlled?
I live out here in the San Francisco bay area where it doesn't rain in the summer. So I want to make an automated plant watering device.
I already have a water pump intended for solar water heating ...
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How to fix hole in yard with/from burst irrigation pipe?
I had the end cap crack on a 2" irrigation line buried 1-2' underground. It sprayed downwards, clearing away 2' of dirt vertically (3-4' total downward now). I found an area about 3-4' away from this ...
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Almost no pressure in sprinkler system, slight vibration in pipes
I just started setting up the sprinkler systems in a new house that I'm renting. The pressure in one of the systems is almost nonexistent, and the pipes that run to the irrigation system vibrate very ...
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Running irrigation pipes under a large concrete pad
I'm planning on redoing the irrigation system in the back yard and considering extending it to cover the front yard as well. My only problem, the house is completely surrounded by a concrete patio. ...
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Can I route an irrigation main through my basement?
I received estimates on getting an irrigation system installed in my back yard. The majority of the cost is for digging down to the house's line in the front of the house (4 feet deep), splitting the ...
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Why would 2 different sprinkler zones cause pressure at the pump to drop to 0?
Why would 2 out of 3 sprinkler zones cause the pressure reading at the pump to drop to 0? This is a well irrigation system and it is separate from the home's well. The pump is a 3/4 HP, has a flow ...
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Why would a lawn irrigation pipe slope down to nothing and just end?
In my lawn sprinkler system, one of the PVC lines starts off at a normal depth around 6 inches but slopes down and ends up 2 feet down and leads to nothing. The pipe just ends, not even capped off. It ...
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Where is the pressure vacuum breaker typically located in a lawn irrigation system?
Where is the pressure vacuum breaker (or other backflow device) typically installed in a lawn irrigation system? Does it matter, as long as it is before the first sprinkler head? Or does it have to be ...
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What is causing the last two heads in a sprinkler/irrigation system to have no water pressure?
Zone 2 of my irrigation system has 6 pop-up sprinkler heads but the last two do not pop up, nor is there any water coming from them at all. They are completely dry, even in the flex lines they are ...
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I have a broken Rainbird APAS-100 valve, how can I fix it?
I have a Rainbird APAS-100 which has stopped consistently opening when powered.
I've isolated the problem to something in the "AVA-1 Actuator & Piston Assembly" - Rainbird part 145235. However, ...
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Sprinkler system in indoor arena [closed]
I have an indoor arena equipped with 14 water lines & stations for watering the indoor arena floor to keep dust down.
The water lines are 1 inch black pipe. There are 6 sprinklers per truss. ...
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Can 22 AWG Solid Copper carry 24 VAC?
I have this irrigation caddy unit, and it requires 24VAC.
There's a location outside my house with one ethernet cable and another brown cable with four solid copper wires (black, red, yellow, green). ...
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Irrigation sprinkler only comes on for a moment?
I recently had a tree removed, and in the process of grinding the surface roots they broke one of the irrigation lines. I dug out around it and fixed the pipe with a slip fix, but now I'm having an ...
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How can I trace my irrigation system without any sprinkler heads?
I just bought a home in Arizona that came with an irrigation system in the backyard. There are no sprinkler heads so I have no clue where the lines are. How can I get info on where to plant based on ...
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What should I do with exposed wires from a yard irrigation manifold?
We just had a new backyard put in by a contractor with 20+ years of experience. Overall, he did a very nice job, but apparently the Rain Bird timer that came with our house is a new model and it gave ...
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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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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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How can I get low water pressure in sprinkler system fixed?
I have a new house that is still under warranty. Compared to at least two of my neighbors whose houses were built by the same builder and have very similar sprinkler systems, my sprinklers put out ...
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Drilling "misting" pin holes in PVC
I built raised gardens this year and added cheap DIY PVC irrigation. I used a 1/16" drill bit and drilled several holes in 1/2" PVC pipe. The 1/16" drill bit was the smallest I had but the holes ...
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Charging Irrigation System, Can I Do This Myself?
Every spring some company comes out and "charges" our sprinkler system. Can someone explain what this is and whether or not this is something I can do?
It basically seems like they come out, turn on ...
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How can I get my sprinkler / home irrigation system to not ruin my car with water spots? [closed]
I have a sprinkler system (i.e. irrigation system) at home. Occasionally I park my car too close and it gets hit with the water. This causes horrible water spots. I've seen that some do-it-yourself ...
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Draining irrigation system for the winter
What's the best way to drain an outdoor irrigation system, which includes sprinklers and drip irrigation?
I've drained them as well as I could by opening a faucet in the basement (a few feet below ...
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