Simple Guide to Irrigation Repairs | Ask This Old House

[@RockyRaccoon34]

With those blue couplings he has from the big box store, you dont have to heat the pipe. Those couplings have helical ribs, so you can turn the coupling and it will pull itself onto the pipe. Thats why they also have little handles on them

[@Silky_boi]

Granted I’m in California, but I’ve never seen that type of tubing here for irrigation. Typically out here we use PVC pipe and UV rated vinyl tubing for drip systems.

[@mitchdenner9743]

We use pvc here on the east coast too.

[@SalvadorSTMZ]

My house has white PVC but they used thin one that looked like the black tube in the video. I have had to replace some.

[@mitchdenner9743]

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[@gradywray5391]

We use sch 40 pvc and poly pipe for all of our sprinkler and drip systems here in Central Valley CA.

[@danicastillo7743]

I do use all of them together depending on where I’m placing the irrigation, how much water is needed, and still sometimes need to water with a hose too (209 kinda hot sometimes), I try to avoid drip systems bc it’s not effective for my requirements here but I use drip system in another location 5000 miles away and for starting crops. Irrigation is always a custom made and designed system, it’s not the same watering next to a vernal pool than next to a lake, neither the sun in the desert and the sun in England,

[@Kirmo13]

I love every one of Richard's appearances

[@Skammerd]

The stakes for the Christmas lawn ornaments have gotten me a few times. Often, you don't even need a patch pipe. The hole/cut is small enough to cut out and connect the two ends with the insert and clamps and call it a day.

[@ej45rpm]

I caught that moment when Kevin questioned the pressure in the piping. What Rich should’ve explained: the water will always be going to a sprinkler, so the pressure won’t be max in the pipes.

[@gradywray5391]

Exactly. Often times pressure in irrigation systems is actually much higher than in the house. 80-120 psi. We then step it down from there to 30-60psi for sprinklers or drip irrigation.

[@kenmore01]

I have always seen PVC pipe and it always has high pressure. The mocking of a sprinkler is wrong, in fact, they need more pressure than most things in your house. This looks more like drip irrigation, but they never clarified that point. Of course for drip, you would reduce the pressure; but for "normal" irrigation, you would have high pressure or a dead lawn.

[@jnesper7]

Agreed. In a rotor or spray body zone, you’ll usually need a minimum of 30psi, and anything between the valves and source will often be holding that pressure constantly.

[@chuckmccracken4100]

I use PVC all the time for sprinklers in Arizona

[@LaFox23]

Spray heads need around 40 psi to preform properly. Usually in the irrigation mainlines it’s at city mains pressure which can be 60-120 psi. Definitely don’t say they are at a lower pressure than the house.

[@patrickbrady5903]

I don’t have an irrigation system, but I’ll learn how to fix it if I ever get one

[@aaronbaraiya3692]

Yes

[@bobjoye4195]

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[@esproducciones1443]

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[@bernadetteculmer5875]

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[@rheticus6673]

Poly isn't that prevalent and most systems run at 35 to 45 psi at the heads

[@01aharley]

How about a sprinkler system that has different zones but one head continues no matter what zone is going? It’s not the diaphragm, could it be the valve in the box? Who knows who cares is where I’m at

[@gradywray5391]

If you have a constant leak from a sprinkler head, could be a few things. First if you don’t have check valve sprinklers, the lowest sprinkler on the zone will always drain out all the excess water in the system. Second, either diaphragm is not seating properly or is broken. Third, could be a faulty solenoid that’s not closing all the way. If none of that explains it, just replace the valve.

[@evanstedman7405]

Yeah you might use a heat gun or a torch during the installation of the complete irrigation system but for one or two repairs at a time the best way to make the poly malleable enough to get the fitting into the pipe is to use a container (small enough to easily hold by hand but big enough to easily get the pipe ends in) filled with hot (not boiling) water and allow the pipe to absorb the heat. That will make the poly soft enough. This also works with garden hose material if you need to repair those.

[@ryanhessler8966]

I'd have already torched it and installed it by time you filled something with hot water....great idea if you don't have a torch or heat gun, but certainly not easier

[@johns5127]

I’d have already fixed that and buried it without ever…in my life…using either a torch or some hot water. How about you use a hammer to make thr fittings “malleable”. Why would either of you comment on a video instructing people on how to do something when it’s obvious neither of you have any idea what you’re talking about? Go back to work at home in your basement

[@Nite20fly]

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[@ryanhessler8966]

Gotta say, once again a how to video with very little how to. This was more explanation on how the systems are setup than how to repair.

[@kurtkennedy5051]

Agreed, the title didn't match the content.

[@xBRVTALx]

Why even make this video? Almost zero information.

[@vapeurdepisse]

This guy is really acting like a fool

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[@jeffdooley9724]

There is so much wrong with this video. I'm an irrigation professional.

[@Dino_Buk]

Explain it.

[@chrisreschke4697]

Also a professional irrigation tech and I agree with Jeff. Who carries a heat gun??? Also mainline irrigation systems in my area are subjected to 100-110 psi all the time. They are connected BEFORE the house pressure reducer and run on city pressure, which can be very high.

[@some0ne8]

@@Dino_Buk Do you ask your accountant to explain the tax code to you? Your dentist how to pull teeth? It's years of professional experience that you can't just type in a quick comment. I mean I get it, they have to keep their TV bit brief, but fixing a damaged poly line in the ground isn't as simple as cutting it and putting a coupler in (well, for me as a pro, it is, because I do it a hundred times a season). Anyway, you do what you do best, I'll do what I do best. Maybe we'll hire each other.

[@jimsackerman]

​@@some0ne8 If my dentist replied on a video about pulling teeth, on a platform that we can use for sharing knowledge, then yes - I would expect my dentist to explain what was done incorrectly and why it would be better left to a professional. I had a hole in my sprinkler line and performed a similar fix. It has held up well for 2 seasons, but if there is something I could have done differently it would be nice to know.

[@mr.g937]

​@@some0ne8 if someone posts a comment on KZbin, then yes the onus is on them to explain it. Otherwise shut up

[@ricksampson6780]

Richard is overweight.

[@zunedog31]

Rick has no manners.

[@scottrobertson5639]

The most important thing anyone with irrigation needs to know is never tell the truth when you call to have it fixed, have 7 leaks? Just tell them you need a nozzle! That way the worker get over scheduled and dies from a stress induced heart attack! You can probably save money that way!

[@brian-nz3jg]

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