Very well made and edited video. Excellent repair demo!
@pschlentz68856 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for your common sense approach to this repair! I can't thank you enough for your experience, your confidence and being an all around nice man! God bless you and yours!
@frankk.94099 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for posting this video. I was able to fix a hydrant at the barn I volunteer at using the info you provided at the 13:30 mark.
@DirtFarmerJay9 ай бұрын
Glad it helped!
@StoneKathryn9 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for doing this video! We bought a Woodford Y34 for our farm hydrant because our old one wouldn't stop dripping no matter what we tried. I'm so glad to see that the new hydrant we installed can be repaired from the top. Ours is a bury 6' so we don't want to dig down that deep again! There was no way to fix the old hydrant! I'm even more sure that the hydrant we picked is the one we need!
@DirtFarmerJay9 ай бұрын
That is awesome! Our Woodford is a great unit and we think you'll have the same experience. Best, DFJ
@user-de5hb7jp6u2 ай бұрын
Thank you for "hearing" bout shuting off the water b4 working on it
@DirtFarmerJayАй бұрын
You bet
@slimwantedman669411 ай бұрын
Good morning from Southeast South Dakota
@DirtFarmerJay11 ай бұрын
Morning!
@benjaminrazo58696 ай бұрын
Thank you just want I needed 🙏
@davidpavely45399 ай бұрын
Woodford hydrants are the best
@DirtFarmerJay9 ай бұрын
David, I agree with you. They are the standard that others are measured against. Best, DFJ
@tomhorrigan576911 ай бұрын
Dumb question. Where do you turn the water off?? In a house you have a valve but this is outside? Would like to add an external water source to my lake homes existing well. For if/when SHTF scenario or lose electricity. Thanks. Luv your channel!
@DirtFarmerJay8 ай бұрын
Tom, I'm sorry I didn't get to this until now. I'm not sure where it would be on your property, but a typical layout is that there is a main shut off inside the house. If the house has a basement, it's typically there, somewhere near the utility room. As for the outside, I've seen it in a sprinkler/utility box somewhere near the front door, as it is where irrigation systems are plumbed and wired to. Since you've written this 2 months ago, have you had any success in locating your lines? Thanks for the kind comment as well. Best, DFJ
@tomhorrigan57698 ай бұрын
@@DirtFarmerJay Thanks for responding. My main shutoff is in the basement utility room. I’m trying to see if/where I could place a hand well pump in case electricity goes out. Would I need a separate well or can I tie into my existing well? Guessing a new well would be needed. Great channel. How long have you been doing this? Great topics with clear simple directions!! Love the channel!!
@pschlentz68856 ай бұрын
Agreed Tom, Dirt Farmer is my new Go To Guy! @@tomhorrigan5769
@daftnord49576 ай бұрын
When we have the plunger out and it's dirty, does it work to turn the water on for a few seconds to help clean it out
@DirtFarmerJay6 ай бұрын
Yes, you can do that. It will just make the area around the hydrant muddy unless you have gravel or bark to work on. And, you'll need only a few seconds. Best, DFJ
@daftnord49576 ай бұрын
@DirtFarmerJay I did that before I put the new plunger back in, cause the old one was covered in rust bits. Didn't want that junk to be left down there and ruin the new one
@soldierofapathy14 ай бұрын
Will the adjustment made at the end of the video help if the snap is adjusted too tight and is making it extremely difficult to open and close? It’s summertime and the farm we just bought requires a lot of force to open and close and I am suspecting that the linkage for the snap is adjusted way too tight
@DirtFarmerJay4 ай бұрын
Yes it will. You'll need to experiment a bit, but when properly adjusted, the snap is pretty easy to accomplish and is easier on the hydrant components. Let me know how it turns out! Best, DFJ
@johnwalters74158 ай бұрын
What would cause the water to just let a small stream come out when open
@DirtFarmerJay8 ай бұрын
I suspect your handle is set to not open the valve enough when you put the valve in the upright position. Is this something new, or has the hydrant been "misbehaving" for some time? You need to position the lifter rod a bit higher in the handle so when you lift the handle, the plunger at the end of the rod down in the valve body opens more and lets a full stream of water flow. Let me know how this turns out for you! Best, DFJ
@pjanders876 ай бұрын
If you dont pull the plunger/rod out do you still need to shut the water off? I only need to replace the head.
@DirtFarmerJay6 ай бұрын
Yes, you'll need to turn off the water. As soon as the tension is released on the connecting rod to the valve body, you'll have quite a geyser. Best, DFJ
@user-gt7on9co4g8 ай бұрын
Can this model be used in reverse ? … ie., as a way to periodically feed water into the system by attaching a garden hose from an outside faucet to the hydrant outlet, when finished detaching the hose , shut off the hydrant, and outside faucet …Does it have a backflow preventer?
@DirtFarmerJay8 ай бұрын
I don't know. It doesn't have a backflow preventer, but you could add one. I don't see why you couldn't, it doesn't depend on the direction of the flow of the water to operate correctly. I hope this helps!
@robjones87332 ай бұрын
Before y'all start working on these things, make sure you got a couple of BIG pipe wrenches. I'm off to H freight and spend 50 more bucks on this primitive piece of junk. I'm used to dealing with ball valves 😉
@DirtFarmerJay2 ай бұрын
LOL!
@johngallati81645 ай бұрын
DOES THIS SUCK WATER OUT OF THE GROUND?
@DirtFarmerJay4 ай бұрын
Nope, this is connected to the water system but the lines to it are buried below the frost line so that the hydrant has access to unfrozen water even with the temps above ground are below freezing. Make sense? Best, DFJ