Re: OT: Inline sprinkler valves, can they be tilted?

Jim Thompson wrote:
On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:30:29 -0700, Jim Thompson
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On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:12:54 -0700, Joerg
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Jim Thompson wrote:
On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:58:33 -0700, Joerg
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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.


Does that SEER number really make such a big difference? I mean, a compressor is a compressor. What could be improved other than a little more insulation?

Really linear variable frequency control would be nice but I doubt we'll see that in this power range for residential grade stuff anytime soon. But we use our A/C so little, it won't matter anyhow.


...Jim Thompson

I have also been known to pipe up to the attic, go across the house
and down the other side (76' instead of 180' ;-)


Here it would be 30' right now versus 60' plus if I re-route. Plus backhoe, some dynamite, pick axe, tons of sweat. I did re-route one under the other side of the house where the valve is now properly outside on a manifold together with others. Same for the hose bib location to wash cars although chances are they'll prohibit that quite soon on account of a water shortage.

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