Re: OT: Inline sprinkler valves, can they be tilted?
- From: Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:30:29 -0700
On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:12:54 -0700, Joerg
<notthisjoergsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Jim Thompson wrote:
On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:58:33 -0700, Joerg
<notthisjoergsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Ok, major booboo this morning. Inline sprinkler valve stuck on open. The
guys who built the house around 1970 placed them under (!) the raised
foundation. Take 1/2hr just to crawl there, scraped and bruised.
It's a 1" industrial brass valve but spare parts almost unobtanium so
I'll chuck it. In order not to have to crawl two more times but only
once I'd have to screw the new one onto the existing threaded nipple.
Murphy says a tight fit (meaning no leak) won't occur exactly when it's
straight up. If I glue in a new nipple I'll have to crawl a 3rd time
just to open the shut-off valve. That's also under the house, what were
they thinking? <banging head on table>
So, all you hobby gardeners, how far out of the perfectly vertical
position can an inline valve be?
(1) Is this a low-voltage valve actually opened and closed by the
water pressure itself?
Yes. The usual diaphragm-solenoid deal.
(2) Why don't you plumb it properly... add pipe and move the valve
where it can be serviced easily?
Not easy in this case. Very tight crawl space, existing discharge side
goes underground, designer house (no right angles...), tons of rocks,
the works. I just want to be done with it soon :-)
Plus next week there's a project. Plumbers often turn down such crawl
jobs. Last time we hired one he got stuck ...
My favorite fix for such situations, as in leaking stuff under a
sidewalk... just cut loose both ends and re-route around the house.
One of my A/C's quit this morning :-( Fortunately it was just low on
Freon-22. Since they are both 14 years old (and only 10 SEER), I'll
probably replace both in the Fall when all the good deals happen
off-season.
...Jim Thompson
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