I've never done plumbing work before, so I copied this design to connect a PVB to a line I branched out of my house for a sprinkler system. So far it appears to be working. Thanks for making this.
Nice installation Steven!! I'm glad the humidity dropped off over the last three days. It maybe good for your business, but it taxes the hell out of our 700 ton chillers and cooling towers at the hospital! We ran around like rats yesterday trying to keep the A/C running. Kinda wish I had the day off and was in Momma's air conditioned basement with a Michelob Ultra!!
Beautiful plumbing I laughed when you screwed the poly adapter in for the sprinkler guy 😉 I would unscrew that and run copper below ground to either a pvc manifold or a master valve/hydrometer setup been doing commercial irrigation for years and talk about a job lol under appreciated in the plumbing trade, but I can knock out some pipe
Hello I’m redoing my home plumbing and wondering why not put these valves inside the mechanical room instead of on the exterior do you see anything wrong with that set up? Also looking to set up a compressor on a switch hooked up to System for easy winterizing
I agree Steve the lead free brass fittings and ball valves are a pain in the ass ... need a lot more heat to get that silica hot which makes for a joint not so easynon the eye ... you can cool the fitting down slightly and hit it with some flux to clean that brownish tinge off or can flux bath it if your outside or good ventilated area
Finally someone who takes their work and video recording seriously! Good go to bro! Good clean work on a job well done. My only question is: Does your local code require that type of backflow preventer? Some cities require a double check valve setup so that's why I asked.
Just saw this video while exploring . Didnt watch it cause I know how to install these but could see the finished job on the screen and was impressed ny how clean of a job you did. So just stopping in the comments to say damn good work man. Very clean
I have an old copper irrigation system. what's the best and easiest way to rise the heads to the current grass level? The current heads don't even seem to be solder on the pipe.
I have a cheap rain bird one that hooks into my house bibb the pop up style. The problem that I'm having is my flow rate is really low. Like 5gpm. I can't really run the system to its full potential. I can increase the psi at my regular but I'm already as the limit to where it gets unsafe for my house pex pipes and the end of the line fixture. I see my main line is about 2 inches and then it breaks down into 1inch that had a T for my fire sprinkle and house lines like kitchen and bathrooms. I can see my front and back house Bibbs are about 1/2inch. I feel like i need to recipe those lines to a thicket size like 3/4 or even an 1inch to have better and more flow. My bsmt is unfinished so a repipe wouldn't be too bad. In a perfect world i know i should be catching my water from the main service line before it comes to the house but i would assume that would be pretty expensive to go a full multi zone system
andya1166 that lead free brass it does not solder like the older stuff . i guess your not out in the field working so your clewless .probley living down in mama basement
Is it ok if the water line from the backflow to the irrigation manifold is above ground? Where im planning to install mine out back my patio is cement so I'll have to run it maybe 10 feet near the foundation of the house until I get to the side of the lawn then go in ground to manifold box. Thinking PVC should be ok with unions so I'm able to unscrew should there be any issues.
Hey question, the original line from the main was 1 inch, what did you increase it to? Did you increase the house side only or house and sprinkler line?
You make things look like art.... very nice install Steve. Question for u, Have you ever heard about devil horns for the torch? If so what's your input? Keep up the great work
Comfort Air Heating & Cooling LLC that might be ok for brassing silfoss but not for a soft solder torch . i believe zack talyn875 has one and uses it ask him
Do you need a license for that in denver.. im starting to do an irrigation buisness in denver and im license in houston and we use nothing but pvc down here to tap in the meter..
Woah steves worth triple the money with super speed soldering! Really stupid question I have to ask... What difference is the 1-1/4" going to make if the line coming to the house from the street is 1" anyway?
Truckguy900 Truckguy900 size of water main does not come into affect when sizing {water main piping in house }. your right a bigger water main come in would be better .
Hi Steve, I like your videos and had 2 questions how do you calculate the load when adding a new sprinkler line? Also do you use a damp or dry rag to clean after soldering? Thank you!
I have a serious problem, when I turn on the water in my house, sink, shower, flush toilet, ect, the water pressure drops very low and pipes in my basement starts making very loud banging noises. Do you have any idea what the problem is?
Nice work. I guess you had your coffee before you started. Where do you get the hanger that you used on the irrigation side of the vac breaker? I keep looking for those but can't find them out west in Portland. Do you test you're own devices or do you have to test back flow devices out there?
steve if you keep working at that pace , you can do all the plumbing jobs in the entire state of Massachusetts,,,,,, slow it down save some work for the other guys
Sachi WI you have to side the house piping for fixture unit load the water service would be better if it was 1" but thats not reallity .beleive me there is plenty flow of water on street side of meter ,,,
steven lavimoniere I'm sure there is most people water really early in the morning - I was just checking to see if I was right - it was more a question than a statement :o)
probley went through a freeze did you winterize it last year ??? you might be able to get a rebuild kit for it and fix it .get the modle and serial number and get a rebuild kit for it .you have to blow them out with compressed air for winter months all zones should be done that way to prevent freeze ups and problems
I know what you mean, most all guys uSE that cheap utility black pipe, its very thin wall and not meant to be buried, they should be using the red strip well line, but they don't unless you boot there ass and make them take out what they started installing, when I was heavy into landscaping, I would sub that part of the job to the guys that do that day in and day out, I told them no black utility pipe, use the red strip well pipe, I went to check on my guys and they were there doing the install, lucky they were Only 1/3rd wit the pipe in, I made them rip it out, and use what I told them to use, that utility pipe just from ground shitting it kinks and cracks, you don't want PVC HERE WITH OUR -40 TO -50 WINTERS, IT BRAKES UP WITH GROUND SHIFT AT -40. HE HAS ME PUZZED TOO WHY HE WENT TO 1-1/4 COPPER UP FROM 1 INCH. WHEN THE SUPPLY TO THE METER COMEING UP THOUGH THE FLOOR IS ONLY 3/4 INCH, IT NOT GOING TO INCRESE THE FLOW, BUT WILL GIVE A BIT OF A HEADER FOR LITTLE STORAGE, SORT OF SAME WAY WE DO IN FLOOR HEATING, THE MAIN HEADER IS 1-1/4" THE PEX FEES TO IT IS 1 INCH PEX. AND EACH LOOP IN THE FLOOR IS 1/2 INCH PEX, JUST SO NOTHING STARVES, THAT 1/4 INCH DONT SOUND MUCH, BUT IT REALLY ADDS A LOT MORE WATER FOR THE SPLITS, SAME THING WHEN I RUFE IN A HOUSE I USE ALL 1" MAIN RUNS AND TEE OFF TO 3/4 TO EACH APLIANCE, CITY WATER IS ONLY 3/4 FEED UNLESS YOUR A COMERCAL BUILDING then your feed with 2" to 6", well feeds are 1 ' to 1-1/4. my well is all 1-1/4 right to the pt
why switch to 1.25 for that little bit. its only 1'" feeding the house. then you went back to 3/4" for the irrigation? why not just tap into the original 1" pipe with a 1" tee and go from there. alot of extra added that does nothing to better the flow. you actually decreased the flow and made it louder when the irrigation is running by going smaller. why not use pex. faster, less bends, sweats less and quieter.
I didn't have to google your name to know you live within 10 miles of me. (F.R.). Keep your phone handy - I may be calling you to un-f' what I'm about to try in my basement....
