Hey guys new to the forum and new to home ownership! Recently my hot water heater went and I installed a new one. Upon testing my system pressure I found it to be 80psi. I left a gauge overnight on my hose bib and found it spiked up to 90 at one point. I checked for a BFP and found one on the sprinkler line only (no sure if one is buried for the domestic water) . So being the first time having sprinklers I was told by the sprinkler company that came to blow my lines out last season that the setup was a bit odd. I have the street line to the meter to a tee, one to the house and another to the bfp then to the sprinklers, all this at the well by the street. Coming into the house I have a shut off valve only.
The two lines coming out the ground I believe is a feed and the other goes to the house.
This line goes to the sprinklers.
My question is should I install a PRV? If so where and at what pressure should it be set to? Also if the PRV goes in the house do I need a BFP since the street pressure is always higher? In what order should this all be installed at. Also as it sits now I dont have a closed domestic system right so no expansion tank needed? Also 80 psi to the sprinklers is high no?
The two lines coming out the ground I believe is a feed and the other goes to the house.
This line goes to the sprinklers.
My question is should I install a PRV? If so where and at what pressure should it be set to? Also if the PRV goes in the house do I need a BFP since the street pressure is always higher? In what order should this all be installed at. Also as it sits now I dont have a closed domestic system right so no expansion tank needed? Also 80 psi to the sprinklers is high no?
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