Questions tagged [sprinkler-system]
Automated grounds watering (irrigation) systems that use heads to spray water over an area -- these are usually used with grass lawns or other turfed areas.
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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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What to do with sprinkler pipe under spiral staircase foundation?
I am planning on adding a spiral staircase to my roof, but after preparing the hole for the concrete foundation, I noticed there is this sprinkler pipe 12 inches under the ground which would be ...
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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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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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Leaking sprinkler system area top of valve?
I noticed a small leak of water when I turned on the sprinkler system this year. The leak seems to be coming from the top of the pressure vacuum breaker. Note this is not the exact picture of what I ...
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How do I "un-winterize" my sprinkler system?
I just moved into a house in which the sprinkler system has been winterized. I want to get it going again, but I'm not sure what to do about these four valves here.
The previous owner told me that I ...
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How can I tell where my inground sprinkler hoses are?
I'm going to be building a deck next week in my backyard! I'm very excited for the project, but I'm concerned about one thing: digging the foundation holes. I have an inground sprinkler system, and I'...
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How do I connect an air compressor to blow out my sprinkler lines?
I want to blow out my sprinkler lines before the freezing weather gets here (I am in NJ). I have an air compressor that I can borrow but how do I attach the air compressor line to the sprinkler ...
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Which should be first, pressure reducer or backflow preventer?
Question pretty much says it all. I'm installing a sprinkler system in the yard, and discovered the pressure is too high (valves were leaking when on, and kick when turned on/off). I can see ...
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How Can I fix a broken hose?
My wife and I recently bought a house, and we discovered there were buried hoses near all of our hose nozzles. We turned them on and to our surprise they were tied to sprinkler heads throughout the ...
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Can you use an Orbit Sprinkler Timer with Rainbird Valve
My house has Rainbird valves and I am thinking about buying an Orbit Timer/Controller. Can you use a Rainbird valve with the Orbit Controller.
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How do I extract a snapped off PVC nipple?
I have a 3/4" PVC sprinkler system, and one of the nipples has snapped off inside the 1/2" threaded fitting. I have a nipple extractor which has worked very well in the past but I guess this time I ...
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How do I turn off this sprinkler valve?
We just purchased our home this summer, so I've never gone through the process of turning off the sprinklers for the winter (we're in Utah, so hard freezes are possible). The stop-and-waste valve is ...
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Why would a sprinkler Air Valve leak after winterization?
I had someone come over my house and winterize the sprinklers. He explained to me what he did: He said he closed the main valve to the sprinkler system, hooked up a compressor and blew out all the ...
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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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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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How do I cap off / remove a single sprinkler head?
I have a corner in my yard that is getting too much water from the sprinkler system. The grass is drowning and moss is growing because it's constantly wet. The adjacent zone seems to throw enough ...
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Can anyone give a valid argument against running sprinkler wire in 1/2" pvc water line? [closed]
Most sprinkler systems directly bury the wire next to the water line. So, this is a big upgrade from that. The main purpose is to protect the wire from being cut if someone digs there.
Why not use 1/...
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What am I missing when blowing out water from my sprinkler system?
I am trying to blow out my sprinkler lines and I put together an adapter to connect the air compressor to the faucet pictured below. The air compressor was charged to 140PSI, and then I turned on a ...
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How can I get my stuck sprinkler heads to go down after watering?
I have an automatic water sprinkling system in my lawn. After it runs, some of the heads are still stuck in the up position. I will attach some photos. What can I do to ensure these heads go down ...
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How do I seal a crack in flex pipe for a lawn sprinkler system?
I have an underground rubber hose with an one inch crack in it. I am hoping I could just seal it, but I don't know what to use and I don't want to make it worse.
Is it worth trying to seal it or are ...
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How do I fix a sprinkler valve that leaks instead of popping up the sprinkler heads?
When this particular valve (Champion Classic 3/4" As Max PSI 150 466 Max Temp 110o) turns on, a lot of water starts coming out of the the bottom part of the valve which I've highlighted in the image. ...
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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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Rainbird valve going on randomly
I have an underground sprinkler system. A few days ago a valve got stuck "on" with a loudly buzzing solenoid. I replaced the entire valve with a new one and wired it in, tested, and all was well:
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How do I winterize this sprinkler system
I am trying winterize my landscaping sprinklers. I just moved into my new house and find out this plumbing layout is quite different, I hooked up my 100psi air compressor and tried to blow them out ...
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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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Lawn sprinkler stays on
My lawn sprinkler system has 4 zones and I noticed that one zone is staying on all the time. Even if I set the timer controller to off position, that valve stays on. If I unplug the controller, the ...
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Can I connect two soaker hoses with a normal garden hose in between?
I recently bought this soaker hose kit for a couple of garden beds. In one section of the garden I have two beds with space in between. Is it possible to connect two stretches of soaker hose with a ...
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removing tree roots without stump grinder
I am installing a sprinkler system in my backyard but a thick tree root is crossing a pipe path. This tree was actually removed last year (cut & stump grinding) and the tree roots are the ...
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New Sprinkler Installation - Rototill/Level Before or After? Any other "Pre-Sprinkler" Preparation?
I have a (mostly) dirt and weeds backyard to which I am planning to add sprinkling and new sod next month. However, my locality requires (and I agree since the soil is poor) that I rototill in compost ...
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Hard-Wiring Sprinkler Controller(s) Into Junction Box
So I want to install an irrigation system in my garden. I am starting with one controller but there may be more. I was told, rather than install an in-use outlet, where bugs and spiders etc will hang ...
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All Sprinkler Heads Leaking
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I have been installing a brand new sprinkler system into my yard. I have ran most of the water lines but have a temporary above ground set up right now, as my idea is to adjust their ...
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Missing cap on ceiling sprinkler
I found this sprinkler head in the ceiling of my new place with a cover cap missing - later I found the cap in a drawer.
How would I go about replacing this? Is there a way to attach the original ...
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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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How do I increase the volume of air going into my lawn sprinkler zones to blow out water for the winter?
I have a 13 Gallon tank in my compressor. I can get the pressure up to over 100 PSI, but when I allow air to flow into individual sprinkler zones, the pressure at my manifold reads only about 10-15 ...
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How can I fix broken underground tee for sprinkler?
I have an underground sprinkler system and a t-joint broke and I'm wondering an easy way to fix it.
It is about a foot underground and 3/4" PVC. The ground is a very strong clay that shifts ...
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How does everyone set up sprinkler timer with residential outdoor faucets?
I am trying to set up a timed sprinkler system. Everything mechanically works out. However, I noticed cautions such as the following. If we cannot keep the outdoor faucets on, there seems to be not ...
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Automatic sprinkler valve will not shut off
I have a 3/4 inch inline automatic sprinkler valve that will not shut off, whether it is turned on electrically or by unscrewing the solenoid. It drives a drip line with about 15 heads, so the flow ...
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How should I winterize this sprinkler system?
I typically have a local landscaping place blow out my sprinkler lines for winter, but they went out of business this year so I'm trying to figure out how to do it myself. I've done a lot of YouTube ...
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Why did my febco backflow preventer fail?
I'm working as a handyman for a non-profit, and they have an in-ground irrigation system that has been off for a while because "there was a geyser."
I successfully determined that the geyser was ...
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What is the typical water pressure for a sprinkler system outside a home? [closed]
What is the typical water pressure for a sprinkler system outside a home?
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Brass fitting seized on a nickel-coated pipe
I have an interesting winter problem. The Orbit sprinkler controller, which has a brass screw-on fitting, has seized on its faucet (a zinc or nickel coated recessed stopcock — a winterized outdoor ...
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How do I locate sprinkler heads on a winterized system so contractor doesn't damage them?
I have a contractor that will be doing work in my yard. I would like to locate and mark the sprinkler heads for them so they don't get damaged. How can I do that if my system is already winterized? ...
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Are these sprinkler control valves?
I just bought a 50+ year old house. I only ever grew up with electronic sprinkler controls, and so far I haven't been able to find any sprinkler controls in the new house. However, there are exposed ...
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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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Is it OK to leave an in-ground sprinkler "winterized" all summer?
My parents have an in-ground sprinkler system. It was winterized last fall.
My father passed away and my mother is thinking of just not using it this year.
We're wondering if leaving it "winterized" ...
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Can I cool my south facing wall by spraying it with water?
I've been researching options for cooling a south facing exterior wall on my house. One thing I've been thinking about is what if I just spray the wall with water and let it evaporate?
The wall is ...
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Need Sprinkler Cracked PVC Pipe Repair Suggestions
The issue is this sprinkler was placed in a very bad location. It's next to a large stone and 1 foot away from a 40 foot tall tree.
Over the years, the tree grew on top of the sprinkler pipes. I had ...
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Why is no water coming out of my sprinklers despite the diaphragm valve working?
My sprinkler system has 4 zones. I have been turning them on at the diaphragm valve (looks like this:
1 zone has never worked. When you turn the valve switch on, you can hear the sounds of running ...
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How to install this ball valve
The ball valve for the sprinkler system cracked over the winter. I managed to remove the old one that was broken but can't figure out how to install the brand new one. When I turn it clockwise it ...
