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Question The man that installed my Irrigation system has since left the business.
A question arose about the way he plumbed the connection to the meter.
The meter is a standard meter here in Huntsville, AL. I am told that there is plenty pressure from the county side of the meter. I live in the county and have a Septic Tank.
. The Irrigation system is a Hunter with PGP heads they are set with 5 gal per minutes red dispenser inserts. There are 4 Zones: Zone 1; 7 pop up spray heads-zone 2; 7 PGP pop up heads- zone 3; 8 PGP pop Up heads- zone 4; 9 PGP pop up heads.
He connected the Irrigation system downstream from the household connection meaning they both are connected to one pipe after the water pressure regulator, which is set to 60 lb. The water pressure regulator is first connection after the meter itself. “ Meter----water pressure regulator-----Y connection-- household----/ irrigation system.”
Is this the most effected way of connecting an Irrigation System? I have low pressure in the system and it does not do an effective watering, compared to my neighbors.
Any info is appreciated!!
Thanking you in advance!!
Ted
Answer Ted,
An irrigation system should ALWAYS be teed off the main water line and
separately valved for servicing.
This allows maximum pressure to feed whatever green area layout you
may have.
The main problem here is that your former plumber has reduced the
pressure substantially so that any water feature, irrigation layout
you have is seriously compromised.
You will need to relocate the tie-in ahead of the house pressure
regulator to get the desired pressure you need to run this system.
