Questions tagged [yard-hydrant]
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Yard hydrant on top of well?
Well with pitless adapter. Cold climate. Water lines installed at 8 feet below grade.
Right now to irrigate my orchard, the water goes from the well, 200 feet to the house via 1" line, then 200 feet back out via 3/4" line, then 1500 feet via 1.5"…
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How can I loosen a frost hydrant collar nut frozen due to corrosion?
My frost hydrant was stuck shut so I took out the assembly to diagnose. It was easy to see that the lever assembly lost grip on the rod it reciprocates because the rod got caked to the collar nut that it should be sliding in while the nut remains…
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Wall hydrant can't handle back pressure, sprays 4 spokes when opened
The house and faucet are 11 years old, never had trouble.
Also: I never closed the lines during winter, as I understand that those round cylinders on top mean they can handle expanding ice?
When I open the faucet, and there is back-pressure, for…
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Does a pressure switch need to be rated for a well pump motor size?
I recently replaced my well pump because I was told by technician it was bad. I replaced with a 3hp sitting at 360’ underground. We also replace control box, 86 gallon pressure tank and 40/60 pressure switch. Now that this is all done our pressure…
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Installing a yard hydrant from home water line, do I need a backflow preventer or vacuum breaker?
I'm installing a yard hydrant off my house water line (well water). The hydrant will sometimes be used for garden drip irrigation and so will be open for days or weeks at a time. The drip system itself has a plastic vacuum breaker that runs inline…
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How do I fix a leaky hydrant?
Having a problem with the release valve leaking like crazy when the hydrant is turned on. A plumber replaced the release valve a couple times and still have this issue. What can you recommend?
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Hose bib below grade, yard hydrants
Does UPC 2015 allow hose connections below grade (e.g. in an underground valve box)? Is a regular vacuum breaker sufficient in this situation or is a double check valve needed (typical for sprinklers)?
603.5.17 Potable Water Outlets And Valves.…
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