[thelegges]

Originally Posted by sjmoore

Turned off the water at irrigation meter, leak stopped. Call placed to several repairmen. Thanks for all replys.

OP has found the solution, and placed calls to repair. Problem solved

[villagetinker]

Originally Posted by BrianL99

You're welcome to come over and look at my WHITE Irrigation Pipes, anytime you'd like.

Originally Posted by BrianL99

PINK pipe, is "furniture grade" pipe, and typically used for "decorative" purposes. It is not a standard color for irrigation or anything else.

PVC or Polyethylene both have "color codes" and should only be used for their designated purpose.

Anyone who uses the phrase "in all of The Villages ....", needs to get some more experience in TV. Things change all the time. Construction, materials, restrictions, etc.

There are some locations in TV that use POTABLE water for irrigation, and I ASSUME that they would use the WHITE pipes since this is potable water. The other possibility is that a previous owner used the wrong pipes for repairs or changes to the system.

[MSchad]

Originally Posted by BrianL99

You're welcome to come over and look at my WHITE Irrigation Pipes, anytime you'd like.

PINK pipe, is "furniture grade" pipe, and typically used for "decorative" purposes. It is not a standard color for irrigation or anything else.

PVC or Polyethylene both have "color codes" and should only be used for their designated purpose.

Anyone who uses the phrase "in all of The Villages ....", needs to get some more experience in TV. Things change all the time. Construction, materials, restrictions, etc.

Purple/pink pipe is used by the villages for recycled non-potable irrigation water.

[La lamy]

Originally Posted by defrey12

Pink PVC is used for all irrigation in TV...white is used for potable water.

Nope. My irrigation pipes are white. But obviously some homes have pink irrigation pipes.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by La lamy

Nope. My irrigation pipes are white. But obviously some homes have pink irrigation pipes.

From AI:

"In Florida, pipes carrying reclaimed, recycled, or other non-potable water for irrigation are required to be purple. The purple color standard is a critical safety measure to prevent accidental cross-connections with the potable (drinking) water supply.

Florida's purple pipe identification rules:
Color coding: All non-potable distribution piping must be purple. The Florida Building Code specifies that the color purple (Pantone 522C) shall be used to identify reclaimed, rain, and gray water distribution systems."

I have seen contractors install an irrigation system filter aboveground using white pipe. This may be a violation of the Florida code.

[jrref]

Originally Posted by MSchad

Purple/pink pipe is used by the villages for recycled non-potable irrigation water.

Correct. If you have white irrigation pipes then you either are up North and have pottable water for irrigation or somewhere along the line your irrigation system was changed and the plumber or irrigation person used white PVC.

The only reason for the pink PVC is to indicate non-pottable water so a plumber, irrigation person or anyone else doesn't mix them up.

Either way, I've seen a few homes where the irrigation joints failed over time because when they build these homes, sometimes they rush and mess up the joints.

If they fail you will definetly notice it.

[JPSmoke]

Originally Posted by sjmoore

I discovered a wet area in my side yard. Started digging and found two side byside pink pipes about 3/4 inch dripping water. Can anyone tell me anything about them or who I should call?
Thank you

I was in my side yard yesterday and was also walking in a soggy area. It was right near where the dripper for my interiorAC unit drains. Look for that pipe if it is nearby, all you have to do is fix your hole in the lawn.