Hey Y"all,
We built a house on an acerage a few years ago. We have a 3 gpm well that pumps into a cistern and then we pump the water from the cistern with a Grunfos on-demand pump.
The sill cocks I bought were from Home Depot and are Quartermaster 1/4 turn with some sort of anti-syphon/vacuum breaker on them. They slobber water whenever a hose is attached and we are using a spray nozzle or something that calls for water and then stops. I'm wondering if this is the way they are supposed to work, and if so, what other system can I go to as I don't want water slobbering out of my sill cocks. I have two in the garage and they constantly make a mess when we use them.
I am also preparing to install an irrigation system, can I use a check valve to prevent backflow?
Many thanks,
Terry
We built a house on an acerage a few years ago. We have a 3 gpm well that pumps into a cistern and then we pump the water from the cistern with a Grunfos on-demand pump.
The sill cocks I bought were from Home Depot and are Quartermaster 1/4 turn with some sort of anti-syphon/vacuum breaker on them. They slobber water whenever a hose is attached and we are using a spray nozzle or something that calls for water and then stops. I'm wondering if this is the way they are supposed to work, and if so, what other system can I go to as I don't want water slobbering out of my sill cocks. I have two in the garage and they constantly make a mess when we use them.
I am also preparing to install an irrigation system, can I use a check valve to prevent backflow?
Many thanks,
Terry