Fixing Your Febco 765-1 PVB

[@isellcomfort]

Hahaha, Houston snow storm got me too.

[@Tobbzy04]

Me too! Lmao that’s why am here. Had to fix my puppet and bonnet. All bursted

[@welspider]

Same here Houston freeze 😡

[@rayword2794]

That’s why I’m here too lol

[@jsolo357]

@@Tobbzy04 same here. Where did you find the repair kit

[@acastillo30483]

Same 😂

[@csApollo11]

This most useful, on-point video I've ever seen on KZbin! Thanks from Houston, liked, and subscribed!

[@anuronmandal960]

Thank you so much for including how to remove the bonnet when it’s stuck. This was superior to so many other videos I tried.

[@marksquires5022]

This is one of those rare times in my life that I was able to make a repair with no problems. This video was a big help.

[@eri0225]

We just repaired our's all on our own thanks to your video. This was a tremendous help.

[@efsander]

Great video. Thanks. Cold weather got several of us.

[@andyreed800]

Received mine today from your company and thanks to your video, a 5 minute fix and $100 minimum savings...thanks so much from thawed out Houston.

[@michaelbiddle831]

Probably the best DIY video ever! Great Job!

[@tpwebster]

No joke, thank you. Mine broke last week due to a 2 day freeze that just came in, and I hadn't owned one of these systems before. This is the most clear video around, and you've now got a customer for life, because you've saved me from a mountain of anxiety.

[@nitajordan6201]

This just happened today but thanks it was on sale also!! Thank you so much saved me from an expensive Plumming bill

[@maharaja16]

where did you get the part . Also , send me the part no. Thanks !

[@nitajordan6201]

@@maharaja16 what is the number on the outside of yours is it 765-1?

[@maharaja16]

@@nitajordan6201 yes FEBCO 1" 765-1

[@Jam7141]

This video needs to explain at the end that once you turn the water on, it will look like the repair has not worked for a minute until the water pressure causes the poppet to fuse to the bonnet. Another video explained this to me after I thought I had failed at fixing the unit. Water will flood out of the unit for a bit, and you should turn on the water supply and allow this to occur before putting the bell back on.

[@SarahNissen]

This happened to me, too.

[@Satisfaction345]

Thank you for your post.... I thought I installed it incorrectly as water was still flowing out of the unit when I open the valve... good I saw your post above and that solved my worries.... almost called a plumber.....

[@whitslack]

This video is extremely clear and helpful! Thank you so much.

[@LPGamble]

For those having trouble keeping the Cone spring down, There is a ledge that is shaped like a C. Make sure the metal retainer prongs are facing up, push one side under the ledge. Spin the retainer till the other side will go under the C ledge and spin a bit more till both sides are under the ledge.

[@jasperedog9026]

Just did mine and saved myself a bundle - Thanks !

[@kmcpickl]

Thank you for your informative video. My son just had his go bad with no experience regarding these valves. A real lifesaver.

[@cpachen680]

Who else is from Texas watching this video?

[@mrodieman99]

Oklahoma here...

[@hermanjr47]

Me

[@beryllhansen3224]

After I put new piece in & turned on water BIG LEAK. HOW DO I know check valve below is not broken. I cant get metal plate out of below C ring

[@gsftom]

I am in Texas and I am adding a valve with bleeder below ground to my PVB so that I can drain ALL water from the system down to ground level. Drained like u are supposed to last time and the input side of the pvb still froze (bc that’s how it is designed to work). I am improving on the regular crappy design.

[@applemai4]

#metoo

[@shaarif14]

Very nice and detailed video. You saved my lots of money....Thanks

[@patribtr]

Thank you for your clear and slow explanation. Very helpful!!!

[@michaelmattson3515]

Groovy. I love this company. They have helped me out with a few replacement sprinkler heads & a new controller.

[@The.LifeStyler]

Fantastic!! After the Texas Freeze my Febco 765-1 broke. I forgot to winterize. Sprinkler guy came out and said no pipes were broken, just the top portion. I watched him get parts and replace what is described in the video. I FORGOT TO ASK HIM THE PRICE UP FRONT. He quoted a whopping $232. I said what!! He go angry and said well if you don't like what the price is, I will reverse what I just did and take my parts off. I watched him take the parts in reverse of how he put them on. He left. I did a search on Amazon and found this part (1" Bonnet Poppet Assem Backflow Preventer Repair Kit Febco 765). After the part came in, I went on KZbin and stumbled across your video. I followed the directions, went to the sprinkler box and turn on the system. IT WORKED!! YES! AND I ONLY PAIDED $51.97

[@dwarflord2k3]

Jeez, you robbed that guy of his knowledge and his time. First time I lost my pilot in the furnace I called the oil co and they sent a tech. He bled the line and fired it up in 2 minutes. Charged 125. Now, I deserved to pay for not doing any research and for the lesson/1on1 training. I got what I asked for after not doing what I could. Here I am researching to not get myself in that situation and here you are bragging about getting your cake and eating it too. You didn't beat the system, you jerked some guy around who drove to your house, stole the solution, created a ruckus, and you both had a bad day because of it. Look at the damn thing and use your brain before calling service folk!! It has part numbers and shit on it for a reason, and if it's leaking water, it's pretty damn obvious when you're looking for root cause!!

[@dandmirrigation9979]

@@dwarflord2k3 totally agree

[@MohammadArif-wq6ul]

I am going to buy today plumber told me hundred dollars of valve and almost 150 for repairs/replace almost 250 to three hundreds.in lowes only 32 dollars for the kit.Thank you so much for very informative video 👍🙏😁

[@CT77]

"that just means we did not properly winterize this particular piece of equipment" okay ouch that stung... What's up H Town!

[@gunsmoke6230]

A chickens ass when it eats

[@Drumahrox]

Thanks! Replaced two weeks ago but is still leaking will check out lower valve and great video!

[@SprinklerWarehouse]

Hello, if have a 1'' please review the following Repair Part: www.sprinklerwarehouse.com/febco-pvb-check-assembly-kit-1-in-1-1-4-in-fe905-052 Video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZ3Lm6KLr9Z8edk

[@moswitch1]

Hi Alfred, small world brother. Remember playing ball at Jerry's. Thanks for this video as it helped me out a lot.

[@alejandromchurin116]

Thank you for the step by step explanatory video for this repair. It was a the winter freeze of 2021 here in Texas that gave way. I’m sure the system was not winterized ready. Now I know how to prepare next winter as well.

[@mr1chernandez]

Great video , explanation was well done. saved me a call to a plumber. Thank you for the FYI video

[@katherineandrie3926]

"designed to fail" at 3:50. Hahaha. Great video, very clear instructions for the repair of a product that is designed to fail.

[@alfredoalequin]

Yes, the fact that it is design to fail is a blessing. Actually, it means that the removable part fails before the fixed part depressuring the system and protecting the body. If the internal assembly does not fail under extreme conditions, the body will bust complicating everything and making the job more expensive.

[@clayryan3536x]

This information was very helpful. Within an hour of viewing I was able to make my system function. Thank you.

[@jermysoapy]

Great high quality video! Well presented information!

[@curioso4589]

Excellent video and easy to follow instructions. Thank you for sharing information.

[@mikep9759]

very good detail video explanation, I will be working on it tomorrow Thanks,

[@leefamilytx]

Just what I needed - thank you! Going to your store tomorrow to pick up parts from Amanda.

[@Saresh1978]

Very helpful video and easy to follow. I repaired mine with no issues

[@gsaleen5644]

Houston what's up! This video was awesome!

[@junkymailhai2074]

Hello from H-Town. This was amazing! Now off to Amazon to order the parts.

[@kurtheitman552]

Thanks. You also added information about the check valve below all of the other stuff. That's where my problem was. Other DIY videos didn't cover this so they were incomplete.

[@jgdudash]

Great!!! Repair was exactly as presented... 5 minute fix, thanks!

[@jimmydao3525]

Thanks for making this video and I just complete repair on my own!

[@funken079]

Thanks your video helped with the repair to my 765-3/4 bonnet.

[@SprinklerWarehouse]

Glad it helped!

[@dawn0972]

Excellent video very detailed and helpful. Thank you

[@chilleffect]

Well here we are. Houston 2022.

[@brandyray51]

thanks from Texas were not use to this hard freeze or dam snow!now i can fix it and my wife gonna think i actually know something for O.N.C.E.!!

[@pauldrake536]

Thanks for posting the video. Saved me a good chunk of money!!

[@Bansuriyan]

Very nicely guiding,I will try to do it myself. Thank you very much for your nice instructions.

[@kevinmckethan1506]

Thank you for your expertise!

[@210doc9]

I gave up trying to find any iteration of febco 765-1 backflow, repair parts, bonnet, poppet etc on your webstore. Maybe put a direct link to this specific part under the video. My unit sits at an angle due to foundation backfill settling. If I find the little guides broken on the lower valve, I’m going to conclude water isn’t fully draining during winterization and will add removing the valve and covering the opening when I winterize. I have replaced a bonnet before, but your video was a good refresher. Thank you!

[@jorgeespinoza3428]

Houston here, had to wait for the part to be available!! But it took me a few seconds to change it, such a great video!! Thanks man!!🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊😁😁👍🏼👍🏼🌹🌹🌹

[@antoniofalcon2129]

Where did you find the Kit!?

[@texassquids]

Exactly the information I was looking for. Thanks

[@everymp]

Learning so I can replace mine. Thank you.

[@roblewis66]

Before installing the bonnet, run your finger around the edge where the O-ring will sit. In mine (from Febco), there was an apparent ridge where the two sides of the injection molding came together. When the O-ring is squeezed against this ridge, it created a pinhole leak that squirted out the edge of the valve when the water was turned back on. I fixed it with a small piece of fine grit sandpaper. I sanded the ridge smooth where the two sides of the bonnet came together - on both sides of the bonnet. I greased the area where the O-ring sits and reinstalled the bonnet. No leak!

[@yampablue7192]

Thank you for this tip, I had the same issue

[@erikgroberts]

Thank you very much for providing this! It was very helpful!

[@mauriceayissi3186]

Very easy to understand instructions

[@Qphaysia]

Can't even find those repair parts anywhere. You're lucky you found it at home depot. Looked at walmart, lowes, amazon, etc - all require shipping and won't be here until end of Feb or Mar. So I'm still without water bc that sprinkler Febco part is tied to my main line. I'm caught in Snovid 2021 also, but in Sugar Land

[@franciscochacon5105]

I just bought my repair kit at Ace hardware FYI

[@michaelh7770]

There should be Valves that you can turn off before and after the PVB, just as shown in the video, without disrupting your main home water supply. Are you saying those valves are missing, or when you turn them off, it also turns off water to the rest of your house?

[@kevinkeirn9150]

Great video, nailed it! Install went hassle free and fine thanks to your tips.

[@SprinklerWarehouse]

Glad it helped

[@L30_037]

Just what I needed and I'm ordering from you guys. Thanks!

[@L30_037]

Looks like you guys no longer carry it. Thanks for the video, however! Headed to my local store, now.

[@andy-pd4eh]

thanks from TX

[@csApollo11]

Same here. My dumb ass drained the thing but closed it back up...

[@50mtb44]

Excellent instructions with visual. Thanks.

[@drjohnny8237]

Add me to the list of Houston freeze casualties. Just now getting around to fixing it. I don't have this model but hopefully similar concept. Been here 17 years and my winterization has always been wrapping towels and blankets around it. Was out of town when big freeze hit so wasn't there to do anything else to prevent freezing.

[@SarahNissen]

Thank you! I figured out that this was the problem because of your very clear video.

[@davidfegel8469]

Outstanding video

[@ejazahmed04]

your video looks very help full. I will to do my self. I couldn't the BVF anywhere in Houston area. everybody is out of stock

[@davidkeller2427]

I have the same result as you. I found the Febco 765-1 repair kit at the following website. www.homeplumbing.com/ . Reasonable price and will ship in 1 to 2 days from purchase

[@rockchalkbach]

Exactly the info I needed! Thanks!

[@MohammadArif-wq6ul]

Wonderful I learned a lot from you.

[@tschanen]

Very helpful... Thank you for posting this!

[@dougpeters1625]

Outstanding video! Thanks!

[@annofone]

Thank you for the video!!!

[@don8801]

I purchased this entire thing brand new from Lowe’s installed it into the pipeline at my clients house and discovered that the retainer the spring and the check valve have been removed and those are the items that are not included in a repair kit and where am I supposed to get those from. You mentioned in the video no big deal we can pick up another spring. But from where? Overall the video is great because I was able to see the items that belong inside of this device and the install instructions do not mention anything about the internal parts so at least now I know what I need to get and I appreciate the video for that.

[@virginiaschultz3384]

I installed the new febco complete system, not the repair kit. The problem I have is that it s leaking water from the upper brassy big cap. Help please.

[@jimmyburks4345]

Well done video! Thanks much!

[@SprinklerWarehouse]

Glad you liked it!

[@dudearino123]

Nice clear video. Thumbs up

[@SKIWOK]

Exactly what I needed !

[@northerncoloradoguitar3594]

Excellent tutorial!!

[@winnepoo9788]

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[@walterrhoads6410]

Thanks for the video!! Helped a lot!!

[@scotthed9944]

Great video. Thanks for doing it.

[@mrparrijamaica]

Work great!!..great tutorial video.

[@HH.M]

Thank you. Excellent instruction.

[@MikkitheMogul1502]

Thanks I did it our first winter freeze on my own ; I called a sprinkler guy this time and he wanted to charge me 325.00shame on him .😂

[@eggmanfryer]

My brain doctor wanted to charge me an arm and a leg for taking a very small blockage out of a vein in my head. Shame on him too.

[@vivitheberrypicker524]

Yeah mine told me I have to change the entire pipe system. 😮 This video and replacement parts said otherwise 😂

[@davewhite2199]

Wow, exactly what I was looking for. Not that I ever wanted to learn about "pressure vacuum breakers," but the dipshits who winterized my sprinklers evidently don't know what they are doing, and the thing came apart, EXACTLY as described in the video. So thanks for helping me out!

[@marinaemond1186]

Very helpful. Thank you!

[@menesesal]

Excellent video, thank you very much

[@loluv1069]

Talked to guys at the sprinkler warehouse they were sending 800 to Houston yesterday

[@applemai4]

Texas 2022

[@j.ohanian3808]

Great video, need help, having trouble taking of the off the bell piece, the nut bolt just spins, can you offer any suggestions to remove? thanks

[@eddieyu1090]

This really helped. I fixed mine in 30 minutes. Thanks.

[@maharaja16]

Thanks buddy ! Great info

[@larryC1070]

The only issue I had with this repair was tightening the bonnet. Too loose and it leaks. Too tight and it crushes the o-ring and leaks. It took me about 10 tries to get it right. O-ring was greased and everything inspected. All looked good. For me the tightness of the bonnet was a pretty sensitive HAND ONLY tighten.

[@michaelmathieu9681]

Great video very clear thank you!

[@jxtdenco6984]

I can't blow out my sprinkler because air is leaking out around the part that's supposed to seal off (pop it I guess) . Do I need to replace those parts?

[@JMBlackNet]

Can you link to the 765 3/4 check valve please?

[@timothyriha9966]

Very helpful! Thanks

[@Ojeramup12]

I need the bonnet/poppet kit. Is it the FE905-212 that sells for $49.95 ?

[@yourmortgageadvisor7684]

followed the instructions. Turned the water back on and water is still coming out of the bonnet. Any ideas?

[@hefk788]

I just got quoted $500 for this. Thanks

[@manuelpradojatar1]

Thanks for your help

[@dealstogo2649]

Excellent video. Thank you so much! Do we need to do anything with the valves to your left with the black caps on them? Thanks.

[@isaacloredo3956]

You can open them during winterization of the unit to bleed the unit out, also leave them open during the winter to have any water left to run out. kzbin.info/www/bejne/noa5e5mQoZWVhtk

[@raul_f_1234]

Mine too. I hope it's just the parts I need not the whole part

[@gwwco1982]

Do you have to turn off the water supply before making this repair?

[@howardverrett2465]

Anyone else here due to the Houston winter storm?!

[@michaelmattson3515]

Yes, I thought the winterizing I did was great but it wasn’t. My wife helped start my new career when she accidentally ran over a couple of heads with the riding mower a few years ago. We could say, Houston we have a problem.

[@whiskers78753]

I am. I shut off the water and had plenty of insulation, but there must have been enough water to fracture the assembly.

[@howardverrett2465]

Thankful for this video. I was able to fix my Febco myself. Hope everyone have the same success.

[@bobbybobby7451]

Thank you

[@SprinklerWarehouse]

You're welcome

[@ayman_and_nada]

I need to replace my febco 765-1 (mine has H9) - what is the H9 for? Every other 765-1 I found had an H3 or H7 on it!

[@truetalk3318]

This is great, mine just broke

[@adammoe605]

hhhh me too here in Houston TX

[@maharaja16]

mine broke too. Can you tell me if you got this part where you got it from and the part no.

[@truetalk3318]

@@maharaja16 check lowes

[@maharaja16]

@@truetalk3318 Lowe's doesn't have it