Blowing out sprinklers with pancake compressor
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- Опубліковано 13 жов 2021
- Blow out your sprinklers using a Pancake Compressor.
It takes more time but it works well :)
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Great video , good explanation , you guys are lucky , here in Canada its around 80to 120 for some irrigation team to blow it out , I have been closing and opening the system here for easily 8 years now ,
Thank you. I knew how to do it but I needed some reassurance because I have an almost identical system. Appreciate it 👍
Pay someone $30 bucks? In 2019 they were all charging around $95. As of last year the pros all want around $200! Thanks for the video.
Maybe where you are... Still $30 here even for the "pros" doing it. Based on your pricing it sounds like you have a mansion, so you may need to pay more for that which makes sense.
My HOA has a guy come out and go house to house once a year. $20 per house.
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$85 here through everyone
Nice video. Thank you!
Home depot and Lowes both sell the blowout valve kit in the lawn sprinkler section
Great video, your wife was making the same comments and asking the same questions I was thinking. So thank you Ma’ am.
That was a wonderfully informative video! Thanks for posting.
I'm wondering, rather than physically opening and closing each valve, couldn't you use your controller to open and close each valve?
yes
Hi all, is 80 psi too much for the irrigation lines? I was told do 40 psi to avoid damaging lines. Thanks.
40 psi is sufficient, and safer
I was just charged $85 for 5-6 legs. I think next fall, i'm doing it myself.
I’ve done this for many years and don’t exceed 40 psi, which is more than enough pressure to clear the lines.
How long does this take you? And how long do you think it would take you if you had a larger compressor (e.g. 15gal)? Trying to decide between a 6gal pancake compressor or a larger one...
The larger the tank the better because you will have more volume. That is the only difference between the pros blowing out your lines and DIY blowing out of your lines. Its all the same pressure setting between 60 & 80 psi. Pros have more volume going through the system which makes it faster. DIYers usually don't have high volume so it takes 45 minutes to an hour for a 4 zone blow out.
vista point?
Do it right. Rent a large tow behind compressor.
What does "right" entail? Getting the job done? Because in that case you would be an idiot for renting one when it is so cheap to have others do it. It would cost you double or triple that to rent one. At the end of the day the pancake does it fine.
Have you done the Rain Bird WiFi video yet?
I have not done that video yet I need to get to it at some point :)
But in all honesty once I set it up... I did not use it
It was simpler to just use the rainbird controller
Question after i blow out each zone.
Should I leave the valves open?
Yes
That is a test port and not where you want to hook air up. PSI is meaningless when blowing out sprinklers, you want to worry about CFM, hooking up there chokes your potential cfm before you even get started.
Thanks for the info ur video would be perfect except for 5he voice in the background I have enough with my wife asking and saying some the same Dumb stuff thanks for the info but I had to say something my man much live and respect your very informative but ...
Hey camera lady, zip it.
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This is all wrong
Could you share what was wrong with this approach? Thanks.
@@DanMcKelvey not suppose to blow compressed air through the backflow prevention valve. potential to damage... not the worst thing in the world, replacing the inside parts of the valve can be pricey.
Its best to install an isolated blowout valve after the backflow valve.