Old Valve Setup
I want to apologize for the lack of posts lately. I upgraded my computer which caused problems with WordPress – when I updated WordPress to make it compatible with my new computer it didn’t work with some of my 3rd party widgets and froze up the site! Anyway, everything is fixed now and I have a BUNCH of posts I need to catch up on!
Recently we had the opportunity to re-do an incomprehensibly complicated irrigation valve system. Above is the old setup. We used the old supply pipe and the old lines going out to the lawn and drip system but replaced everything in between! We took out something like 50 elbows – can you guess why they didn’t have any pressure at their sprinkler heads?
New Valve Setup
The new system worked well! the clock ended up being bad, some wires were cut, and some lines had too many heads. We replaced the clock, wires, and put in some heads that are more efficient with water use, and the system worked like a charm!
A very big improvement! I am glad you got things fixed with your computer!
Hi, I just came across this post. Awesome job. I have a question I hope you can answer. Long story short, does my backflow preventer (which looks just like the one you installed) have to be installed above the hose bib/spigot in order for it to do it’s job? Everything I’ve read says the backflow needs to be installed minimum 12 inches above everything.
Nate, good question! I can’t say for sure! I do know that I see backflows installed all the time below plumbing in the houses, and the hose bib would be a part of that system. I think you’d be ok, but the safest thing would be to talk to a plumber, or irrigation supply house. Thank you! Paul