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I bought my Rainbird 5004pc spray heads from Sprinkler Warehouse but I was short one and picked up another locally. The one I got locally has a rubber washer held on with a push on metal washer on the bottom of the inner workings. (slides up and down with the inner workings) When I picked it up I said I don't think mine have this rubber washer and the guy said it should. I should have asked him what it did. Maybe it stops any gravity water flow when the pop up is down? Any ideas? Do I need them?...
Okay Wet Boots I'll do that. Thanks.
I got the first circuit completed today. I turned the water pressure on and opened the little bleeder screw on the first valve and after a little air bled out the sprinkers came on. Never did try turning the solenoid out. Tomorrow I'll get the wiring hooked up but I needed to run one circuit first to figure the best nozzle before I installed the other 45 nozzles. As for the flow control I just left it full open. Not sure when I would need less than full flow.
Thanks that's exactly what I need to know. I'm just installing my system and I haven't got all the wiring hooked up yet and I want to turn each circuit on manually to experiment with different spray tips and get stuff aimed right. It's amazing how much info I found on these valves on the Hunter site and it doesn't tell these simple things.
Hunter PGV-101JT-MB jar top valves. The Hunter site has all kinds of info on the specifications, features and benefits of the valve but they don't have an actual picture of the valve and the adjustments that says this is for this and this is for that. I have two adjustments on this valve. I assume the bigger knob in the middle is the flow control. What way do you turn it? Can I assume clockwise is off and ccw opens it up/increases the flow? There is also a smaller screw knob. The bleeder? What e...
Planning out my system and I assume that full runs of wires are smarter than making connections underground and all connections should be in the valve boxes. What's the best way to do the wire connections? Do the connections need to be waterproofed somehow? I was thinking of coating the connections with dielectric grease or maybe silicone caulk inside the wire nuts. Is this okay or is there a better method?
Well I went ahead and bought a 1 1/4" Febco PVB assembly as well as a Febco strainer. I figure they're worth the added expense for the peace of mind I guess. A bit surprised when they arrived both sporty lovely stickers that state they are constructed with materials that may cause cancer. Great.
We use poly pipe around here because of winter freeze. I'm going to use those Murray clamps that use a crimping tool to tighten, (as opposed to the screw clamps you tighten with a srewdriver). Anyway, someone told me I should double clamp, ie. use 6 clamps on a tee, not three. Wise advice or overkill?
I'm choosing the valves for my system. Is the Hunter PGV-101JT-MB a good choice? Will they work well on a 3 valve manifold? Are they physically larger than other valves, it's hard to tell in the pictures.
1 1/4" poly main feed line. Hunter PGV-101JT-MB valves (1"mpt x 1" barb outlet) Can I build a 3 valve manifold (and how) or does it just add up to the price of a premade manifold?
I've found that Hunter are made in the USA and Rainbird in mexico so neither is subject to Canadian duties because of the N.America free trade agreement.
I have 1 1/4" poly pipe coming in from my submersible pump (pressure tested 40-60psi as the pump cycles). I have a large yard approx 190 x 150 with water supply in one corner. I figure I may as well take advantage of the large pipe and run a 1 1/4" poly main feed down the center of the yard (the long way) and branch off of it with pairs of valves going to 9 zones x 5 Rainbird 5004fc's. I figure that way I won't get pressure/flow loss way at the end. The price goes WAY up if I go to a 1 1/4" back...
I moved this to the Miscellaneous forum.
I'm slowly getting everything figured out but I'm still not sure how to connect the Sprinkler (Rainbird 5004) to the 1" poly pipe. Swing Joint? Funny pipe? ?Part numbers? I'm using all poly pipe because that's what everyone uses around here. Is there a diagram of the various methods somewhere so I can see what parts I need? Also today at Home Depot I saw 3 different grades of 1" poly pipe, utility (cheapest), white stripe "standard", and red stripe (most expensive). Which one is recommended. I n...
Will, I'm in the same boat being in Canada as well. If the product is manufactured in Mexico or the USA there is no duty because of free trade agreements. I'm assuming Rainbird stuff is made in the US but I don't know for sure. Anyone reading this could you check on a cardbard box of Rainbird stuff and see where it's manufactured?? There should be some kind of markings as it's required by law.
Or should I make my own swing joints? and whats the proper way (off of 1" poly).
Or wait a second... maybe I should just get a STPi-900
Puting together my purchase list. My large yard will be all Rainbird 4" 5000 series sprinklers. Some will be in the middle and need full circle and some will be on the property line (180deg) with some in the corners (90 deg). Should I just buy the 5004PC for all of them? They are adjustable from full to part circle right? Or should I buy some 5004FC for full circle and some 5004PC for part circles?
Can I put two ESP-SM3 expansion modules onto a Rainbird STPi-44 controller? I need 9 zones. I think I can but the Sprinkler Wharehouse on line catologue doesn't have the expansion modules on the same page as this controller.
I'm in the planning stages of my system and trying to figure out my whole order for Sprinkler Wharehouse. I'm in a cold climate. I'm going to be using Rainbird 5004PC 4" sprinklers and my feed and zone lines are going to be all 1" Poly pipe. I'd like to hook up each sprinkler using a Hunter swing pipe, A. for convenience and B. so there's some give when I drive over with my lawn tractor. Can someone tell me what tee and end fittings I need for the 1" poly pipe where the sprinklers go and which H...
