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form_title= Orbit Sprinkler Valve form_header= Keep your lawn healthy with a sprinkler. Do you need to replace a sprinkler valve?*= () Yes () No How many valves do you need?*= {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, More than 5} How old is your current sprinkler?*= _ [50]
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How do you wire a sprinkler control valve?
In the open position
What causes sprinkler valve chugging?
Static pressure.
When checking a sprinkler system a security officer should do what?
ensure valve is closed
What is a Fire Sprinkler alarm valve?
Some fire sprinkler systems have a valve for testing the water-flow alarm by allowing water to flow to the alarm, or through the alarm-sensing pipe, without activating any sprinklers in the rest of the system.
Why is the lawn sprinkler head leaks water when the main water valve is shut off?
After a main water valve is closed the system's PVC pipes are still full of water and will drain to the lowest sprinkler head until the system is empty.
What is the voltage to a sprinkler valve from the control panel?
Most common North American garden sprinkler systems use 24 volts AC. The control units usually plug into a common 120 volt AC receptacle. Inside the control unit there is a transformer that reduces the voltage from 120 volts to 24 volts AC. If you look on the side of the sprinkler valve coil you will see the voltage and the amperage draw of the coil. It is the amperage draw of the coils that determines the number of sprinkler that should be on one sprinkler branch from the main water manifold. The total amperage of the circuit determines what the size of the wire should be to control the sprinkler coils.
How do you reduce or increase water pressure on a grass sprinkler?
With a pressure booster pump or a Pressure reducing valve
How do you install a sprinkler system?
There are two main methods of sprinkler system installation: open trench and pulled pipe. Open trench typically uses PVC pipe and pulled pipe typically uses poly pipe. Other than the pipe and fittings, the main difference in installation will be that the pulled pipe system requires a hole and saddle tee at the location of each sprinkler head. The steps for installing an automatic sprinkler system using an open trench method are: 1. Start with a good sprinkler system design (try searching "sprinkler system designer" for support options) 2. Make sure that you have all necessary tools, equipment, and permits 3. Have Blue Stakes mark all utilities prior to any digging 4. Install a backflow prevention device according to code 5. Place flags at the location of each sprinkler head 6. Mark and dig all trenches and valve manifold locations 7. Build and install valve manifolds (preassembled valve manifolds can make this easier) 8. Connect mainline pipe from water source connection to valve manifolds 9. Lay lateral line pipe from the valve manifolds to the location of each sprinkler head 10. Install tees and swing assemblies for each sprinkler head and flush lines 11. Connect sprinkler heads to swing assemblies; set head to level with ground 12. Install sprinkler timer/controller and connect sprinkler wire from timer to valve manifolds 13. Install nozzles on sprinkler heads 14. Install valve boxes (as required) and backfill all trenches 15. Run a zone by zone test and adjust nozzle patterns
What is a sprinkler manifold?
A sprinkler or "valve" manifold is the heart of a sprinkler system. The water source (hose faucet, sprinkler main line, etc.) feeds into the manifold and then the valves in the manifold redirect water to different watering areas. Its reason for being is that most water sources have insufficient pressure and flow to water all areas at the same time, so the manifold allows watering to be divided into smaller areas or "zones". A simple way to visualize a sprinkler manifold is as a small letter "m" in which the water source connects into the top of the "m" and then a valve in each of the legs opens and closes to allow water to flow to each zone. Valves in a sprinkler manifold may be controlled either manually or automatically using a sprinkler timer or "controller" which is the brains of an automatic sprinkler system.
Why is my sprinkler system making a hammering noise while the water is running while the house does not and they share the incoming water line but the sprinkler system branches off through a valve?
Obviously, the branch-off for your sprinkler system has a bowwevel or some sort of virus like that.............so.......you should get that checked out.
What's the difference between a wet and dry fire sprinkler system?
The difference is what the pipes normally contain while standing by for a fire.A wet sprinkler system has pressurized water inside the system 24/7 for extinguishing a fire when any sprinkler head gets hot enough to open.A dry sprinkler system has pressurized air or nitrogen inside the piping. This keeps a dry-valve closed, and water out of the system. When a sprinkler fuses (opens), it allows the air to escape; then the dry valve opens and allows water to enter the system. Wherever there is an opened sprinkler, water will flow through it and put out the fire.Dry systems are used in areas where water filled piping could freeze, such as unheated warehouses, freezers, unheated buildings, etc.Additional precautions can also be taken to avoid accidental flooding when a sprinkler head is damaged. For example, a dry-valve controller may wait for a signal from a fire alarm panel before turning on the water.
Should fusible link sprinklers be used in a deluge system?
No, sprinklers in a deluge system are "open"; no valve in the sprinkler, and an automatic valve turns on the water to all open sprinklers when a fire condition is detected.
