| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| Drain covers | 8/3/2006 | Jeff Wooten |
Q: Should drain covers be removable in order to faciliate cleaning out natural debris from the drain ...
A: Yes, the drain covers need to be removable becuse the drains need regular maintenance to keep them ...
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| Shallow irrigation well | 8/2/2006 | James Grote |
Q: I have a shallow well used to run my lawn sprinklers. The watter flow from the well is adequate ...
A: Jacques, Sounds like you're doomed to me, unless you can some how come up with an automatic flush ...
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| Shallow irrigation well | 8/2/2006 | Jeff Wooten |
Q: I have a shallow well used to run my lawn sprinklers. The watter flow from the well is adequate ...
A: The problem seems to be that you have debris/sand in the well. The only permanent solution that I ...
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| Toro EL-6 .. can't get it to automate | 8/1/2006 | James Grote |
Q: I just bought a home this last week that has a Tor EL-6+ and have followed the instructions to a ...
A: Johnny, Unless there is an irrigation junkyard around you are probably looking at buying a new ...
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| Water Hammer Near Backflow Device | 7/31/2006 | James Grote |
Q: I live in Rapid City, SD. I bought a new house last fall that came with the front lawn sprinkler ...
A: Matt, the backflow is doing what it is supposed to do. Water is trying to back up into the drinking ...
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| Loss of Prime during Automatic sprinkler system startup | 7/30/2006 | James Grote |
Q: Recently our irrigation system experiences sporadic loss of prime during automatic start-up in the ...
A: Chuck, pressure tank would be nice as far as the pump short cycling, but I think it may be short ...
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| Tempermental Irrigation System Auto Start up | 7/30/2006 | Jeff Wooten |
Q: Recently our irrigation system experiences sporatic loss of prime during automatic start-up in the ...
A: Sorry about the delay, I had to be out of town for a few days and had no access to a computer. Your ...
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| Number of Heads and valves | 7/30/2006 | James Grote |
Q: Hey Jim, you are great. Sorry to bother you...again. Hopefully this is an easy one (of course they ...
A: Wil l, it depends on the water pressure and the flow. so with good (and I mean 70+ psi and 15+ gpm) ...
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| Sprinker valves submerged | 7/28/2006 | James Grote |
Q: We hired a landscaper and he installed our new sprinkler valves right where the land is grated to ...
A: It will not harm the valves to be under water. the wire connections should be waterproofed and that ...
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| No pressure to sprinklers | 7/26/2006 | James Grote |
Q: I have a simple four zone 3/4" in-line sprinkler system. The sprinklers have been working fine ...
A: Jennifer, If you flushed the lines and got a lot of rock you may have rocks and debri at the ...
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| check valve | 7/20/2006 | James Grote |
Q: St Augustine FL The pump is used for watering the yard. I have 2 faucets (front and back yard. ...
A: Ok, Bill(if that is your real name) Kidding. Yes after reading your question while not under the ...
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| no water pressure in sprinkler system | 7/20/2006 | James Grote |
Q: I live in North Texas and I recently had one of my stations stay on past the time specified. I ...
A: LG, It's 102 here and that's hot. OK, if you don't see the meter spinning that eliminates the big ...
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| no water pressure in sprinkler system | 7/19/2006 | James Grote |
Q: I live in North Texas and I recently had one of my stations stay on past the time specified. I ...
A: L.G. what did the service guy do when this happened?? I would have to say look for a leak, before ...
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| check valve | 7/19/2006 | James Grote |
Q: I have a shallow well/pump. I went to turn sprinklers on when I noticed the pump was running ...
A: Bill, It could be that, yes. I would need to know how the pump is set up to say what else it might ...
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| Water Hammer( I think) | 7/18/2006 | James Grote |
Q: My situation is very similar to the one on your website. When my system changes zones the pipes ...
A: Jake, OK, I love a challenge and you gave me some vital info but perhaps not enough. What kind ...
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| Irrigation - Hunter heads | 7/17/2006 | James Grote |
Q: I have a hunter irrigation system in my southern Oregon yard. I believe it was installed with PGP ...
A: Donna, I'm aware of the problem Hunter had with the heads spouting water. The cap/seal was the ...
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| Help - Select pump and pressure tank | 7/17/2006 | James Grote |
Q: House on lake with old irrigation pump house that is 5ft above water and 10ft from the lake. The ...
A: Eric, I kind of gave you a quicky answer last time and I'm glad you got back. I'm swamped at ...
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| Creek Overflow | 7/15/2006 | James Grote |
Q: I have an occasional problem with overflow from a creek that runs through my yard. So far I have ...
A: David, I hate to say but I don,t know exactly what these things are called, but the one thing I ...
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| Lake sprinkler pump constantly needs priming | 7/14/2006 | James Grote |
Q: I have a 2hp Welbilt pump attached to my 4 station sprinker system. The run from the pump to the ...
A: Barry, Sounds very much like it has to be a leak on the suction line. And you have alot of suction ...
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| water drainage | 7/13/2006 | James Grote |
Q: I live in Davison, Michigan and we just built a new house. We have a pond behind our house and all ...
A: Steph, I wish you could send drawings on this site, so I need to think about what you are telling ...
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| Water well pumps | 7/13/2006 | James Grote |
Q: I am from Kansas. I just had a well drilled. It is 70 feet deep,has a five inch casing and water ...
A: The well contractor will take care of that. You will need a submersible and one that will supply at ...
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| Well Not Working | 7/12/2006 | James Grote |
Q: We live on the east coast of Florida and have had a severe drought for several months. We live in a ...
A: Don wells do run dry, but the well company would be more familiar with the water table in your ...
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| Irrigation | 7/12/2006 | James Grote |
Q: I have 3 zones. 1 with spray heads and 2 with rotary heads. My yard is mostly sunny, turf with ...
A: Jim try 15 minutes on the spray and keep the rotors at 30 minutes and keep an eye on things and ...
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| Irrigation | 7/10/2006 | James Grote |
Q: I live in Massachusetts. I had an irrigation system intalled last year. Generally speaking, how ...
A: jim, It depends on sun and shade, and the types of heads. generally,There are two types of ...
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| Shallow well pumping sand | 7/8/2006 | Jeff Wooten |
Q: I had a shallow well jetted in last year around March. They left with a 2" PVC pipe with a PVC ...
A: A couple of suggestions. If you are consistantly pumping sand, your suction line may be too low. ...
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| backyard irrigation | 7/5/2006 | James Grote |
Q: I have a small backyard 15ft wide and 30ft long. Whenever it rains it becomes a swamp. Usually ...
A: Holly, You are talking about putting in a gravel sump. Whether or not it will work depends on how ...
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| underground sprinklers | 7/5/2006 | Jeff Wooten |
Q: the pop ups in one of 4 sections in a complete watering cycle either 1) continue to water when the ...
A: It sounds like you have a valve that is sticking open. This is a pretty commmon problem, and ...
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| PVC pipe came loose at well pump-plumber blames stuck zone valve | 7/5/2006 | James Grote |
Q: Got more info for you: 1) The system has an electronic timer control system. There is NO pressure ...
A: Matthew, If there was a zone that did not come on, then the pump was probably pumping and the ...
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| Replacment Parts | 7/4/2006 | Jeff Wooten |
Q: Is there a source for replacment internal parts for an old Hardie Rain Jet 3/4" in-line valve? The ...
A: It can be tough to find parts for this age of equipment, but it can be done. Depending on where you ...
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| no subject | 7/3/2006 | James Grote |
Q: I live in st louis mo. When my system is turned off, main water supply pipe is banging back and ...
A: Hey dirtbag, I live in Saint Louis, too. Sounds like an old valve is closing too quickly, ...
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| Large Lawn irrigation system recommendation | 6/30/2006 | James Grote |
Q: James, From your past answer you clearly know the irrigation topic and products well. Can you make ...
A: Will, It sounds like your yard should be an easy one to do. I wish I would get a square flat yard ...
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| Irrigation pump | 6/30/2006 | James Grote |
Q: I'm looking to replace an irrigation pump that was installed about 8 years. The pump was purchase ...
A: Harry, Meyers pumps merged with Sta-rite I believe, so that leaves them out. Goulds is probably a ...
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| PVC pipe came loose at well pump-plumber blames stuck zone valve | 6/30/2006 | James Grote |
Q: I just moved into a house with an irrigation system using a basement well as water source. The ...
A: Mathew, I'm sorry but the stuck zone would not have anything at to do with the connection coming ...
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| Irrigation | 6/28/2006 | Jeff Wooten |
Q: I have a irragation well and pump. My pump operates fine, however, it sometimes loses pressure and ...
A: I apologize for the delay in answering, but I have been in the hospital for emergency knee surgery. ...
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| irrigation from a shallow well | 6/25/2006 | James Grote |
Q: When my house was built, my well for the house only pumps 3.5 gpm. I was told there was no water ...
A: To water the lawn with that would be almost impossible. The beds are possible if you use drip or ...
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| Add on to existing Zone | 6/24/2006 | James Grote |
Q: I currently have 3 zones controlling the water to my lawn. I would like to add on to Zone 2 and ...
A: Nick, you dont have 12 heads hooked up to a 1/2' pipe. i cant see that. You may have found a pipe ...
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| irrigation motor | 6/24/2006 | James Grote |
Q: I have a 1.5hp irrigation pump running 6 heads and everything works - except - I am running the ...
A: The problem is the number of heads / the size of the pump. Not the power source. you are trippimg ...
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| Sprinkler - Water pressue & flow | 6/22/2006 | James Grote |
Q: The sprinklers were already installed when I purchased my house. In my backyard there is a series of ...
A: david, Could be several things. Do the valves have a knob on top that controls flow, it may be ...
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| Thumping sounds from pipes during irrigation | 6/21/2006 | James Grote |
Q: No, it is not under warranty - it was installed by the builder (former model home) and is several ...
A: Liisa, OK we're making progress. But I need to know the brand of valve that are in the box. You have ...
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| Drilling a shallow well from scratch | 6/21/2006 | James Grote |
Q: I live in North Florida and the ground is very soft and sandy. The water table is about 16-20 feet ...
A: Jim, I would not attempt to drill my own well and I can't advise you to do so. I am sorry, but O ...
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