I think he was trying to make a duplicate of the original orbit multi valve manifold. In the original they are this close and IF im not mistaken (dont quote me on it) i believe its also a one piece meaning if something breaks, gatta replace the whole manifold. But wouldn’t be a bad idea to leave about 2in in between each T just incase you need to replace something you’ll still have two inches to add a new T and but glue it all up
They sell pre molded manifolds in 2, 3, and so on. You can also add on to them. Saves a lot of time and if you need to change a valve later you just unscrew it at the union and screw another one in. Check your local nursery sprinkler shop. Not going to find them at a big box store other then orbit.
States properly, prime & glue, however, he does not prime. I know the rain and shine does not technically need priming however, still is a good idea for lines under pressure.
I've been doing sprinkler pretty much all my life I'm 22 now started when I was 10 changing sprinkler heads. I rarely put primer only when I have inspection. Just glue on pvc will not bust if you leave it to dry for a bit.
@@jerseyshoredrainagesolutions not knocking at all, I mean hey if it doesn’t leak that’s great. But definitely should use schedule 80, purple primer, gray heavy bodied glue, add longer nipples between the valves and tee fittings (at least), blue Teflon is usually thicker than white Teflon - use white Teflon it is less stress on the connections. Judging from the blue Teflon, the guy was a plumber. I’ve worked with a plumber doing irrigation, let’s just say he had his ideas and I had mine 🙄
They do have those types of timers. But you would also need the lines up to connect to them. And depending on how many zones you have and pressure… they may not work efficiently
Pleases don't do this as a professional for 39 years. Manifold ING is all great for ease but if 1 of your mainline tees break, it's a nightmare to repair. Better of locating valve in the center of the zone, system will also work better without the friction loss
The language in this video is slightly misleading cause there is unknown false information by the creator. Says "once its togther thats it" "replace the entire manifold" this is the unknown false information. Heating the pvc at the connection will allow the tubing to be removed and if done right (again very easy) you will not damage the connections and be able to reused everything besides the pvc tubing.
the pressure from your house will blow these apart?? 😂😂😂 valves can handle 150 psi what kind of pressure does this man have inside his house. too many idiots with courage to be posting online.
Really shitty way of doing it. You can buy manifolds for probably less than you spent on fittings and glue. The advantage of the manifolds is they have tube nuts that are free to rotate. So you can easily unscrew the solenoid.
