iScaper Rating This is a great stop & waste valve. In the 20+ years I have been doing water lines and sprinkler systems, I have never had one of these valves fail. Other valves that I have encountered don’t perform like this valve. They are either extremely hard to turn on and turn off,… Continue reading Mueller Stop & Waste Valve
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Typical Stop & Waste Valve Installation
I thought it would be helpful to see a drawing of a typical stop & waste valve installation. In the area in which I live, the Intermountain West, the drawing you see is typical of how sprinkler systems are installed. There is usually a tee installed into the water line running to the house, and… Continue reading Typical Stop & Waste Valve Installation
Sprinkler Valve Wiring
In automatic sprinkler systems, there is a controller/timer that is usually located in the garage. The timer sends power to individual valves in the yard and tells the valve to turn on and water a specific sprinkler zone. This is all done with low voltage power outputted by the timer. In everything you read it… Continue reading Sprinkler Valve Wiring
Where are my sprinkler valves?
In a recent post I talked about why it is important to know the location of your sprinkler shut off valve(in colder areas of the country it is called a stop & waste valve). Probably next in line of importance would be knowing the location of your sprinkler valves. If a sprinkler system is installed… Continue reading Where are my sprinkler valves?
Anatomy Of A Sprinkler Valve
In this example, I have taken a Rainbird 100DVFUU Union sprinkler valve and disassembled it so that you could see the parts and become familiar with them. I will list each part and give a short description. Solenoid – The solenoid takes power from the timer and opens the valve. When the power from the… Continue reading Anatomy Of A Sprinkler Valve
How to open a sprinkler valve manually
This is a Rain Bird 100DVF sprinkler valve. On this valve like most sprinkler valves, there are usually two ways to open the valve manually. This is useful if you are checking out a sprinkler system because you can open a sprinkler circuit without using the sprinkler timer, especially if the timer happens to be… Continue reading How to open a sprinkler valve manually