sprinklers quit working, low house water pressure too!

QuestionThis is a weird one, and not the obvious broken sprinkler question, so bear with me as I try to explain this issue which is driving me crazy. We bought this home new three years ago, and watched it built

PVC saddle T

QuestionYou mentioned in one of your answers saddle Ts. I have not had any success in the local sources (Yellow pages, HD, Lowes, Irrigation suppliers, etc.) in finding any. I do need 3 for 2 inch schedule 40

How to direct the water from the sump pump?

Question 1. Is it illegal to direct the water (from sump pump) into main sewage line? (I/m in NJ) 2. It would be nice to use this water for the lawn or shrubs, but I dont know of a good way to distribute the water i

poor pump pressure

QuestionWe bought a house in western colorado with an existing, old, poorly maintained in-ground irrigation system. Pressures have been too low for complete coverage, and the lawn is baking in places. Th

Thumping sounds from pipes during irrigation

QuestionThanks for your reply! No, it is not under warranty - it was installed by the builder (former model home) and is several years old. Zone 1 has 5 pop-up heads; zone 5 also has 5 heads (all are non-rotar

no water from well

QuestionThanks again. So you think it is getting plenty of power to do what he needs to on the 20 amp? What is a foot valve? Is there a way to test the check valve? Water is definitely not passing

Valve Irrigation Box Drainage Issue

QuestionHi, I live in San Jose, California. I recently had my backyard landscaped with plants, sod and an irrigation system (drip and sprinklers). The sod was recently set down and the landscapers have

Drilling a shallow well from scratch

QuestionI live in North Florida and the ground is very soft and sandy. The water table is about 16-20 feet down and I am considering doing a shallow well to maybe a depth of 40 feet or so for a lawn sprinkler

Sprinkler - Water pressue & flow

QuestionThe sprinklers were already installed when I purchased my house. In my backyard there is a series of 4 electronic controlled water valves. When I manually open valves 1 & 3, water flows to the sprinklers and

irrigation motor

QuestionI have a 1.5hp irrigation pump running 6 heads and everything works - except - I am running the motor from a 3500 watt generator and the motor runs fine for about 30 minutes, then it over heats and the capac

Add on to existing Zone

QuestionI currently have 3 zones controlling the water to my lawn. I would like to add on to Zone 2 and know how to do the plumbing and where I want to connect into the existing 1/2 inch pipe which has curre

irrigation from a shallow well

QuestionWhen my house was built, my well for the house only pumps 3.5 gpm. I was told there was no water elsewhere on the property. We found a shallow well (in sand) that is 8 feet down, but only about 7

PVC pipe came loose at well pump-plumber blames stuck zone valve

QuestionGot more info for you: 1) The system has an electronic timer control system. There is NO pressure switch/tank. Plumber proposed adding that to prevent future problems. He also proposed exte

Large Lawn irrigation system recommendation

QuestionJames, From your past answer you clearly know the irrigation topic and products well. Can you make a recommendation for a large lawn (7200sqft front yard + 1800sqft back yard both rectangular)sprinkle

no subject

QuestionI live in st louis mo. When my system is turned off, main water supply pipe is banging back and forth.At same time the manifold is releasing water in a pulse.This does not stop untill water supply line valve

Replacment Parts

QuestionIs there a source for replacment internal parts for an old Hardie Rain Jet 3/4 in-line valve? The top plate has broken where solinoid screws in and obviously leaks. Hate to go through dig-up and

Shallow well pumping sand

QuestionI had a shallow well jetted in last year around March. They left with a 2 PVC pipe with a PVC point at the bottom, near 28 down. I was left to install the pump, but was unable to obtain prime on

Well Not Working

QuestionWe live on the east coast of Florida and have had a severe drought for several months. We live in a subdivision with city water and all have wells for irrigation. Several weeks ago we realized our irrigation

Water well pumps

QuestionHi,I am from Kansas. I just had a well drilled. It is 70 feet deep,has a five inch casing and water level is about 14 feet down. I want to use this well to irrigate gardens,add water to the pond,and etc. Wil

water drainage

QuestionI live in Davison, Michigan and we just built a new house. We have a pond behind our house and all of the neighbors houses beside us. Our back yard slopes down to the pond. The problem i