The double check has two large ball valves with handles and four test cocks with slots. Test cocks are tiny ball valves, and all ball valves will trap water when fully open or closed. This trapped water may freeze and crack the brass body. The way to avoid freeze breakage is to leave these […]
Your Test Cocks Are Left Open In The Winter For A Reason. Read More »
“It’s that time of year again.” Yep, sure is. People always say that when they see me blowing out a system. It used to drive me nuts, like “Workin’ hard? Or hardly workin’?” (Don’t ever say this. Ever.) As I’ve gotten older I realize most people are just trying to be friendly, and that I spent my
It’s Time To Winterize! Read More »
Kenny the Kangaroo says, ” I have no idea what you’re talking about. I’m a kangaroo.”[/caption] The following is exerpted from a site called OMG facts https://omgfacts.com/ “In 1517, the Spanish explorers were trying to communicate with the Mayans. They asked for the name of the region, but the Mayans couldn’t understand them. They simply
This post is dedicated to all the “Irrigidiocy” I come across in my day. Someone forgot to remove jumper wire in sensor terminal- I wonder why the rain sensor doesn’t work? UNSERVICABLE VALVEThanks, rookie sprinkler guy. I need to take apart that valve on the left. Any suggestions on how I get my drill or
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WARNING: THE FOLLOWING POST CONTAINS LANGUAGE PROBABLY UNDERSTOOD ONLY BY SPRINKLER GUYS. IN FACT I POSTED THIS MAINLY TO DEMONSTRATE MY NEW METHOD TO CO-WORKERS. YOU’RE WELCOME TO READ ON, BE ADVISED IT MAY BORE YOU TO TEARS. First buid your manifold. Make sure tees sit outside the box. I cut 1″x12″ sc80 nips in
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There are a few ways to fix a poorly functioning zone. We want to check a few things first. I’ve spent hours troubleshooting a low pressure zone only to discover the main water meter at the curb wasn’t open all the way. The last person using the meter opened it enough for household fixtures to
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What the heck is a swing joint? A ballroom of hepcats and zoot suiters? Well for our purposes a swing joint is made of flexible tubing that attaches the sprinkler head to the lateral pipe. It makes moving the head easier and ensuring it’s straight. It also prevents parts from snapping due to foot traffic.
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The sprinklers are running for some reason when they’re not supposed to and you’ve tried everything. You’ve turned off your controller. You’ve unplugged your controller. You’ve ripped the controller off the wall and smashed it with a baseball bat and those sprinklers are still running! You need to go shut off the sprinkler mainline. Just
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Moles are cute furry guys that think no one likes them, so they opt to go eat worms. They are truly nature’s bohemians, “diggin’” stuff and staying “underground”. I think they’re pretty cool; they have two thumbs on each paw. They do, however, like to make my life a little harder by filling up valve
“Why should I care about what ‘precipitation rate’ is?” The short answer is so you can impress all your friends at the next fancy soiree or neighborhood block party as you rattle off the difference between fixed arc pattern sprayheads and gear-drive rotors. Precipitation rate is the amount of water put down by a sprinkler in
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