Water Saving Device Update
We did get to play with the water saving device a little yesterday. We did have some debris clog up around the ball when flushing out the system. Normally we flush through the swing joints before putting on the heads and I installed the device in my threaded tee or 90 before the swing joint so it can lay in the ditch.
I then cleaned out the device and then tested and it worked perfectly! As soon as the head is removed the flow of water stopped! I think that we will just need to flush out the system somehow prior to device installation. The thing is that my swing joints usually aim the water out of the ditch (my threaded fittings are installed with the threaded part sideways, not vertical because of the use of swing joints.)
I think on city & reclaim water there shouldn’t be any problems. I could see some issues with certain kinds of well water that has a lot of debris. Also, the well water here has a lot of iron content and will eventually corrode the spring, but I’d say it should last at least 5 years. I install foot-valves on deep wells with jet pumps that have a similar type spring. This foot valve sits in the water near the bottom of the well and the springs do tend to break down, but many last 5 to even 10 years and some longer.
We will post for more info soon…
Scott Young
http://www.autolawnsprinklers.com
