Plumbing question

[DirtyMike]

I do not have a sprinkler system. Nor do I believe there was one in place. Showroom floor house in 1971

 

[tikkalover]

Maybe a previous owner had plans of putting one in and that's as far as he had taken the project before abandoning it? :;:huh

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after seeing the pics, this is quite quizzical

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is the round black thing the sprinkler actuator valve?[/QUOTE]


Water meter reader.

 

[WormWiggler]

Open the yellow handled valve and go look outside.

 

[DirtyMike]

after seeing the pics, this is quite quizzical

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is the round black thing the sprinkler actuator valve?

I have no idea. This is why I'm asking plumbing questions on an outdoors site

 

[guywhofishes]

I see

So it appears that the valve next to the wall controls the flow to your inside - and the valve away from the wall is what controls the mystery fitting outside. With a drain to allow you to evacuate to prevent freezing.

I assume you did what worm asked - and that's how you knew how to label your pics.

Sounds like mystery solved.

 

[DirtyMike]

I shut one off and tested what did and didnt work, then the other.

 

[Obi-Wan]

I do not have a sprinkler system. Nor do I believe there was one in place. Showroom floor house in 1971[/QUOTE

It looks like you are plumbed for lawn sprinklers so now finish the job and put in the rest of the system.

 

[guywhofishes]

ha ha ha

dirtyslacker

 

[DirtyMike]

I do not have a sprinkler system. Nor do I believe there was one in place. Showroom floor house in 1971[/QUOTE

It looks like you are plumbed for lawn sprinklers so now finish the job and put in the rest of the system.

I don't care enough about my lawn to pony up the money. My dogs have worn a track from the back of the garage to the front gate. The front yard gets so burnt that watering 3 times a week doesn't touch it.

 

[Kurtr]

plus if you water you have to mow

 

[guywhofishes]

ha ha

I hear that - sprinkler systems for lawns seems insane - both monetarily and mowing time-wise

I can see putting in a drip system for shrubs/plants around the foundation though

 

[DirtyMike]

plus if you water you have to mow

As my father in law says, "creating more work for yourself."

 

[guywhofishes]

ha ha ha - said the lure painting maniac

 

[DirtyMike]

ha ha ha - said the lure painting maniac

A few hours of quiet time that gives me an excuse to continually buy tackle? Sign me up.

 

[Captain Ahab]

ha ha

I hear that - sprinkler systems for lawns seems insane - both monetarily and mowing time-wise

I can see putting in a drip system for shrubs/plants around the foundation though

I also think why? You spend good money for the system, pay for the water, and add more mowing time. For what? To impress the people that drive by to gawk at others after church?

 

[guywhofishes]

in dry years like this year I'd like to have drip feed for the bushes/trees around the house

but eventually hoses would break/leak, I'd be moving things around and have to dig up and replace hoses, etc. - then all that time/effort savings got pissed away

guess I'll just keep moving the soaker hose around when things get really dry every few years

 

[JayKay]

Like most here, I'd rather go do one million other things, than mow. And I agree with the idea that it's stupid to spend money on a sprinkler system (although, my current house had one when I bought it), spend money on water, spend money on fertilizer, spend money on a trimmer and mower and gas, then spend the time on taking care of the lawn, cut the grass off, and throw it in the garbage.

I get it.

But. And this is a big butt, I like my yard/house to look nice. I also spent a lot of money on the house and I don't want it to look like a Beverly Hillbilly Shithole.

 

[guywhofishes]

here in the RRV it IS good however to keep the soil moist around your foundation so as to keep it from shrinking and changing the support around the walls - basically minimizing the yo-yo effect of the clays swelling when wet and shrinking when dry

I could see a sprinkler turning on once a week would be good for that

here's an interesting read about our unique dilemma

ftp://ftp2.dot.state.mn.us/pub/outbound/SP6002-72/Research_Reports/geologists_perspective_2003.pdf

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interesting factoid - some people who had sprinklers in their back yards on the river contributed to their yard's, and sometimes their basement's, demise

 

[Obi-Wan]

plus if you water you have to mow

I like things green

 

[Kurtr]

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