Here we go again boys! Let's fix this up. I'll post after pics in a while lol

I've got a wet patch in my backyard that's pooling some water. My main water meter shows about 1.5-2.5 gallons/hour flow even when everything's been shut off.

I suspect it's either a leaking irrigation valve or some sort of break in the main irrigation water line.

I'm no expert or even close to knowing how these things work.

I just want to know a little ahead before I call someone to come out to fix it.

If it's some sort of break in the main irrigation water line, I would be seeing more than just 1.5-2.5 gal/hr flow, right?

Does this mean it's more likely a leaking valve? I'm so confused.

Water shutoff pictured here. There is the main ball valve for shutting it off and the drain spigot on the side there.

Today I had my sprinklers winterized. I had the shutoff valve in the off position and the drain spigot open. Underneath the drain spigot was a small paint tray which I keep there for whenever I open it up to capture whatever water might trickle out.

Normally I don't see any water in here after winterization, but today, shortly after the sprinkler company blew out my sprinklers, we saw that the paint tray under the spigot was filled with water. It also looked like some water may have splashed to other parts of the room. It almost looks like the spigot shot water out while they were winterizing, not a super crazy amount but nothing I've seen before, or at least I don't think so.

Is this normal or is there something I should get checked out here? And if the latter, is that a plumber job or a job for an irrigation pro?

Thanks!

Hi there, I have a 16mx10m garden in the UK and was planning on getting the sprinklers below. I was going to connect this via a hosepipe to a outdoor water tap.

a) do I need to worry about backflow and if so, what do I need to do?

b) Do i need to consider draining water in winter?

Thanks in advance

Items considering to purchase:

SLW2 – includes 25m of 20mm pipe, tap connector, 2 pop-up sprinklers with interchangeable nozzles, 2 swing joints, adjustable key for pop-up and compression fittings.

Hunter 2-Zone Bluetooth Tap Timer – BTT-201 connect to tap

Hey everyone,

Ever since I had an irrigation system installed last month, I hear this violent banging noise for a few seconds when my irrigation system kicks on (only with my first zone). It sounds like it's banging a pipe in my garage near my water heater. Zones 2-4 run flawlessly without any loud banging. Has anyone experienced this and know a fix? I obviously want to fix it as it's both very irritating to listen to and stresses me out hoping my pipes don't burst. TIA!

UPDATE:

I may have solved the issue with a quick re-wire. I switch my zone 1 (5 heads) with zone 2 (low flow flower bed) in the wiring. Ran a quick test and no banging. Will observe the next couple days when the scheduled watering happens.

I'm driving myself bats. I've been super lucky as I haven't blown out my system for a few years now without damage. I think I'm pushing my luck as winters here can be well below zero for days or weeks at a time. Sadly, I've got old man brain and cant remember how I did it in the past.

I've got a well soley for irrigation use, so no backflow issues. I've fashioned a hookup to connect to my compressor and can isolate the well from the valves. I'm attempting to blow out the zones one by one with limited success. I've been futzing around for so long I can't remember the proper positions of the valve operations when I started a few hours ago.

What position should the solenoid valve and the bleeder valve be when blowing out a zone? And what position should they be returned to for normal summertime operation?

Hey Guys -

I'm curious to see if there's a way we can leverage our current irrigation system to help with a new astroturf area I'm putting in.

Our family lives on a .75 acre lot which was developed about 10 years ago and has a Rainbird irrigation system with 9 zones and works very well. We have 3 dogs and in trying to keep the back yard clean, have designated a ~10 square area beside the house for them to potty in. Right now that area is bare ground but will soon be putting in astroturf.

The area currently has 2 irrigation sprinklers which are part of a zone we have in the back plus an NDS 420C Pop-Up Drainage Emitter about a foot away. I'm capping the 2 sprinklers for now.

Questions

1. If I were to replace the pop-up cover of the drain (red arrow) with a grate cover, would it be sufficient to nightly wash off the astroturf into it?
2. What would be the best way (if possible) to leverage the existing sprinklers (yellow arrows) to potentially wash off the astroturf nightly instead of using a hose? The two that are there now are Hunter Pro-Spray bodies with MP1000 heads with up to 40psi (according to AI). Just get more powerful sprayers I guess and ensure there's slope to drain it properly?
3. There are a couple of irrigation valve boxes (?) (blue arrows) in the area as well. I assume I just need to keep them accessible?

Note: Even though it would be awesome to find an automated solution, we are planning to take care of the "solids" ourselves.

Any ideas, thoughts, or concerns would be appreciated - Thanks!