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Part of our irrigation system has a series of Rainbird 1800 spray heads that throw water across a sidewalk to hit some shrubs. The shrubs do get watered and I adjusted the AP heads so there is a direct spry but I there is a fair amount hitting the sidewalk. If I simply replace them with another...

I have a couple of hunter rotor heads that I cannot get the adjusting tool to catch the adjusting screw so I can change the spray distance. Any ideas on how else to turn it or what other options I have?

I am going to sweat copper pipe for the first time. I desoldered the damaged fitting today and wanted to attach the new fitting tomorrow. Can I use steel wool to clean the fitting and the pipe or do I need to get an emery cloth and pipe brush? I've read different things on the interent and don't...

i have a high efficiency ac system. Condensate drains down to a pump and is pumped out. The pipe from the ac unit to the pump is now backing up. There is a cleanout into which I have inserted a tube to siphon the water out.But how to clean this line out to fix it?

I have a wilkins pvb repair for sale .Never used. Can we advertise stuff for sale on this forum. If so Iwill post price,picture and model number info.

Here are two pictures that better explain my situation with the exposed rotor head. One shows the exposed head and the other shows the supply line. You experts toss around all kinds of terms about the supply line which I don't understand so I thought the picture would best explain the...

Last year I replaced the PVB on my system. While messing around with the system I damaged some of the threads on the supply line female fitting. The male fitting would tighten in only with joint compound. Over the winter I noticed the pvc line was disconnected from the female fitting and the "t"...

Last fall I replaced the PVB but before that bought a repair kit which I want to sell. Are we allow to advertise stuff for sale on this forum?

Last fall I replaced all of the Hunter rotor heads on my system. Despite filling the dirt back in, some of the heads remain exposed above the ground. Attaching them to the supply line was straightforward and I can tell that they are perpendicular to the supply line.The most obvious one is about...

When I was earlier replacing my PVB I fiddled with the copper supply pipe coming out of the house. The installers had some sort of soft white material to seal between it and the siding. It's not a caulk;can someone tell me this stuff is? Thanks

I have a 16 year old high efficiency central air where the evaporator condensate feeds into a pump to be removed. This week for the second time in abput 4 months the pvc line coming out of the evaporator clogged. There is a cleanout where I ran a brush through to clean it and it fixed the...

I have some hunter pgp rotors leaking. Dug around them and each one is spraying water out sideways;looks like it's between the riser assembly and the shrub head base. What is the secret to unscrewing these things? Am I correct in thinking the screen is probably clogged?

Finally got my PVB breaker replaced along with the necessary PVC fittings.Thanks to those who walked me through diagnosing and fixing the problem. I was wondering given that the PVB is brass does it have any appreciable salvage value I could get at a local salvage yard? Wondered what the pros...

When I posted the question about the female copper fitting leaking on the supply line to the pressure vacuum breaker I left out some relevant info. The leak is very slow;I guess about 1 drop a minute but it is definitely leaking. When I was removing the old female pvc fitting I put a small nick...

Ok Another issue with me replacing my pressure vacuum breaker .There is a very small leak in the copper female fitting in the supply line out of the house. When I was messing with the old PVC line the original male PVC fitting broke off in the copper female fitting. In removing it I managed to...

Thanks to the help of many on this site I replaced my wilkins vacuum pressure breaker.Had both ball valves closed and when I turned it on for the first time water sprayed out of both test cocks. I opened the inlet shut off valve first before the outlet shutoff valve.So why is water coming out...

Am making progress with replacing vacuum pressure breaker. I have not yet glued the pvc pipe coming out of the breaker;wanted to make sure there were no leaks first. Well I discovered that the male fitting going into the intake valve is not tight enough. I thought I had it and this being my...

Hi.I'm the one with the broken Wilkins Vacuum pressure breaker. I have a new unit and pvc pipe and various fittings. This is my first time working with PVC pipe.How long do I need to let the primer and cement dry before turn on the water to the system?

Thanks for all the help thus far. I will replace the vaccum pressure breaker. I do know how to saw the PVC pipe to remove the damaged unit but could use advice on where I should glue the new PVC pipe required for the replacement. I'm assuming I should go ahead and cut the existing connections in...

I posted a picture of the leaking vacuum pressure breaker on the thread labeled vacuum pressure breaker part 2. Could someone look at it and advise me on what to do. I think as someone mentioned the breaker body is probably warped. I could use advice on what PVC fittings to buy to connec the new...