My house is 60 years old. Sprinkler system is newer, but not sure how new. It is the discontinued brand with non-standard sizes. Rainbird? Rainguard?
Checked out the Guardshack. I don't need to make my front yard look like a city park.
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My house is 60 years old. Sprinkler system is newer, but not sure how new. It is the discontinued brand with non-standard sizes. Rainbird? Rainguard?
Checked out the Guardshack. I don't need to make my front yard look like a city park.
Yep, 1.5" is really unusual for a residential system. I wonder if that line is so large because it's a direct tap & you have a separate metered line to the house. Do you turn off the irrigation from inside after the meter or do you have two independent shut offs, with one in the house before the meter with maybe a curb stop for the irri-line?
Suppose I'm just speculating as I don't have enough info from the two photos alone. Kinda interesting though. It's not necessary for your repair but would you post a photo of your manifold & valves? Just curious.
There is a main shut off at the street for the entire house. In the picture, the thick gray pipe is the access to shut off the irrigation.
The rest of the house hose bibs are 3/4" like one would suspect.
Thornton Building Department confirmed that the backflow preventer needs to remain 12" above grade. At this point, it's just a quick PVC pipe repair, since there is nothing wrong with the preventer itself. I called DBC and they said to bring it in to find a match. I'll do that, but unless there is a reason to upgrade to a new one, I'm not sure that I will upgrade at all, especially if this one is rebuildable. It usually seeps for the first few days every year when I turn on the valve, but other than that, I've had no problems. I think I'll just build the well and insulate the whole thing and through a flower pot on top. If I feel real crazy I'll put a roof on the well with a solar panel to power some decorative accent yard lighting or something.
Depending on the model, you can buy a bonnet & poppet kit from Febco online (local -probably HD, Ace,True etc., definitely at Horizon or CPS wholesale) and replace the internal parts. But before you spend $ you could try to reseat & grease the orings under the bell & this should remedy the leak. Use the same directions as a replacement while servicing the parts you have as long as they are undamaged & serviceable. Try to find a manufacturer video because its likely the best source for the correct procedure, even if it's not the same model. Removing the works can be a little tricky & there is a spring under pressure.
It's just a lose poppet inside. I just ponied up for a current and up to code model. Now I can blow it out if I ever wanted to.
Yep :)
New one is a lot bigger. The extra size of the new valve means that the pipes are crooked now. As long as it doesn't leak, I don't really care. It's going to get covered up anyway. As suggested in here, at Home Depot, and at DBC Irrigation, I installed with some unions so I can take the entire affair off if I need to.
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Too pretty to cover up!Quote:
Originally Posted by Irving
Yes it is.
Can appreciate the patina on the old one too.