What is a valve in irrigation?
Irrigation Control Valves: These are the valves that turn on and off the sprinklers, they also may be used for drip irrigation systems. Other names sometime used for them are irrigation valve, sprinkler valve, solenoid valve, and lawn valve. Sometimes they are incorrectly called Garden Valves.
Where are the irrigation valves in a house?
Note where the wires enter the ground from the main controller, and visualize the path of the wire. A common irrigation valve location is near the corners of the house or main building, and/or just downstream of the backflow preventer. In most areas it is illegal to install underground irrigation valves without an approved backflow preventer.
Where is the gate valve on a sprinkler system?
Most automatic sprinkler systems are set up with two types of valves. A brass “gate valve” or “ball valve” is usually located right after the “tee” where the sprinkler system cuts off from the main source of water to the house.
What does the main shutoff valve on an irrigation system do?
Gate valves require multiple revolutions to turn them on and off. The main shutoff valve on an irrigation system allows you to open it for water to flow according to pre-set timers on the control panel.
What are the components of an irrigation system?
The basic components of a lawn irrigation system include the irrigation controller, pipes, irrigation heads, and the irrigation or sprinkler system valves. Irrigation valves control the flow of water to the irrigation system. Each valve is responsible for one area, or zone, of the lawn irrigation system.
Where are the valves located on a lawn irrigation system?
In newer lawn irrigation systems, the valves should be installed in valve boxes set into the earth. Often these are easily visible. In small yards, there is often a single valve box located near where the irrigation pipes enter the ground from the water source.
Most automatic sprinkler systems are set up with two types of valves. A brass “gate valve” or “ball valve” is usually located right after the “tee” where the sprinkler system cuts off from the main source of water to the house.
The basic components of a lawn irrigation system include the irrigation controller, pipes, irrigation heads, and the irrigation or sprinkler system valves. Irrigation valves control the flow of water to the irrigation system. Each valve is responsible for one area, or zone, of the lawn irrigation system.
Gate valves require multiple revolutions to turn them on and off. The main shutoff valve on an irrigation system allows you to open it for water to flow according to pre-set timers on the control panel.
