[rogerk]

Don't make this over complicated. Call the Warranty Dept they will tell you about the colors used in your neighborhood when the irrigation system was installed. It probably has changed with the changing codes. To my knowledge, the color of the pipe does not affect the type of glue you use, but I don't know legally about the color of pipe you use to replace the damaged section.

[Graspher]

Originally Posted by bob47

Flex PVC is a perfectly good solution, 1/2" or 3/4" whichever is required. The same material you probably have at every elbow that rises up to a sprinkler head. PVC pipe cement glues it just as securely as rigid PVC pipe.

Yes, I have seen those...many of them!

[Graspher]

Originally Posted by Joelack99

Nice project. I’d highly recommend you switch to a smart irrigation controller if you haven’t. We love the Rachio which updates schedules based on weather and is also available with a leak detector.

Agree and luckily, the previous owner upgraded to a smart controller a year before he departed. It's a wonderful option.

[Graspher]

Originally Posted by clgmann@yahoo.com

You surly love green grass! 👍

Hehehe...well...it's financially painful to be addicted to green grass! We have a small front yard and large back yard. I try to keep the front looking good during the grow season. The back - I'm just keeping it alive.

The grass has a lot of problems but that's another huge project on the list post irrigation.

[Graspher]

Originally Posted by Calisport

I had a soggy planter area that no one could figure out what was wrong until I dug deeper and found the pink pipe also with 2 gash marks in a new home. The builder sent out people to fix it so was lucky. There must be a lot of careless installation with landscape plumbing.

At this point - I'm not surprised by that. It's an unfortunate situation that lands in the homeowner's pocket...on a monthly basis.

One of my neighbors enjoys perusing thru the public water consumption records and routinely mentions that many within our village are consuming 60,000 gallons and up of irrigation per month. That's just insane. He theorizes that these folks never look at their bill and/or just don't care. He's probably correct.

Part of my project includes gathering the GPM for each nozzle/each zone. Doing the math then running the zone and recording the before and after gallons listed on the meter. It won't tie 100% but it should be close enough. If it's way off then I'll assume I have an underground leak. At that point I'll call in a true professional top shelf leak hunter. At least I'll be able to tell that person which zone has the problem.

That zone data coupled with run schedules will yield a total gallons of usage per billing cycle (minus rain stops and duration changes) that I'll compare to each month's recorded billed gallons.

I have a master plan cause I can't stomach passively hemorrhaging money on a monthly basis!! Unknown leaks can end up costing lots of money!

[Graspher]

Originally Posted by DaleDivine

Make sure there are no stones, rocks or other debris touching the pipes.
I had to replace a section that was resting on a rock about the size of a baseball.
It eventually wore a hole in it.
Good luck with your endeavor..

How true and thanks.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Graspher

Interesting - will check that out. Thanks!

Don’t know how much knowledge you have? If you know how to glue pvc the ignore the below?

You should need the primer and glue. Plus cut old pipe straight, and de-bur the inside of the cut ends.

Access Denied


Plenty of utube video’s on this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9QnUg9fn48

[Graspher]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

Don’t know how much knowledge you have? If you know how to glue pvc the ignore the below?

You should need the primer and glue. Plus cut old pipe straight, and de-bur the inside of the cut ends.

Access Denied


Plenty of utube video’s on this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9QnUg9fn48

Thanks for that!!

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Graspher

Thanks for that!!

I had to fix rupture in my irrigation main feed line when fiber optic contractor cut through it while I was not home. The flex pipe worked great for me.

[Graspher]

I did see that flex pvc in the store...but I decided to not go that direction. 1) its a fixed length 2) I just can't seem to get past "mixing" mediums in a place that's below the surface. That's just me but I'm a bit of freak that way. I'll even be using just purchased glue despite having an open can or two from previous projects. Could well be that the glue I just bought is older than the cans I already have!!!!!!!!

[Graspher]

For the detectives out there....

[Graspher]

That's 2 feet below the surface. I'm thinking the white pipe was dropped at a later point as it is sitting a few inches above the pink/grey pipes. Had the white been laid with the other 2 it would be almost touching. My only guess is someone opening a trench for the white pipe ended up hitting the pink pipe with the tip of a pick axe or some other type of tool.

Myself and previous owners have been hemorrhaging money...

[Teena Q]

Originally Posted by Rheinl271

Pink pipes are used for reclaimed water. Treated water but not drinkable.

Do the outside water spigots supply drinkable water or reclaimed water? and how can you tell?

Tina

[Graspher]

Originally Posted by Teena Q

Do the outside water spigots supply drinkable water or reclaimed water? and how can you tell?

Tina

I can only answer that with respect to my own home - so not a blanket answer.

All of my outside spigots run off the house water - potable water. None from reclaimed.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Teena Q

Do the outside water spigots supply drinkable water or reclaimed water? and how can you tell?

Tina

I would suspect two separate systems? But I don’t have reclaimed water. I would think there are two separate meters with cutoffs You could try shutting off the main feed to irrigation, then turn on the outside spigots. Then do the same with main water supply to house.