Nice video, one thing I would do in addition is after installing the up pipe on the city water side turn the water on and blast any remaining debris out of the pipe. Good job. Thanks for taking us on the journey with you...
@westbygodtbone Жыл бұрын
Going to replace mine today. Thanks for the tips. And I enjoyed the humor along the way. Good job.
@DIYBRY Жыл бұрын
I appreciate it. Thanks for watching!
@shoaibchaudhry964 Жыл бұрын
Loved your video, and sense of humor... Thank you for sharing... I have to change mine tomorrow due to low sprinkler pressure in all zones. Plumber estimates ranged from 800-1200..... so after watching this video, I have mustered up the courage to give it a shot :-) Only issue is mine is underground so a little confined on space... but thank you for giving me the courage 🙂
@DIYBRY Жыл бұрын
I am glad to hear it! I hope all goes well for you.
@rigobertofigueroa59926 ай бұрын
love your video the way to show all the steps, you make it look easy
@DIYBRY6 ай бұрын
Glad to hear it. Thanks for watching. If you wouldn’t mind, please like and subscribe!
@kennethgrant73852 ай бұрын
This is an incredible/detailed video. You made it look simple, probably won't be, but it's worth the try.
@DIYBRY2 ай бұрын
Glad to hear it. It’s easy with good wrenches :)
@paulbarnum11184 ай бұрын
Nice job! Mine cracked in the same place. One of the best DIY videos I’ve seen.
@DIYBRY4 ай бұрын
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@livelovecode2 ай бұрын
Great video. I have the exact backflow preventer. Going to do this today.
@DIYBRY2 ай бұрын
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@jdmb0321 күн бұрын
I have the Wilkins 420, replaced the parts kit, $75 and two cock valves, $30. The entire unit can be purchased for $210 on Amazon. Crazy how much they charge for the parts. I would replace the entire unit but don't want to deal with the hassle.
@DIYBRY16 күн бұрын
Hoping it all worked out for you. Thanks for watching.
@harishkorada-gr6ml2 ай бұрын
Well done and nicely explained. Thank you.
@DIYBRY2 ай бұрын
Glad you help! Hopefully well enough done to earn a new subscriber? 😎
@waltr6241 Жыл бұрын
It would be a wise move to do some maintenance and not wait until it does not work. . I would use a sch 80 plastic pipe and fittings to replace the metal pipe. Or sch 40
@DIYBRY Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your suggestions for the community.
@shoaibchaudhry964 Жыл бұрын
Not a good idea if it is outside, and temperature falls below 0 degrees C or 32 degrees F.
@richvorp66862 ай бұрын
Thanks for making the video. With the frozen union I would have taken a Sawzall at the galvanized elbow on the city side of the water supply and replaced the elbow with the back flow unit. I found Superzilla works much better on rusted threads than WD-40 and probably would have loosened the Union, but I would have replaced everything like you did anyway. Thanks
@DIYBRY2 ай бұрын
Thanks for your inputs for the community here. I’ll check out superzilla.
@ScottZielske3 ай бұрын
Great video!! Well done and very helpful!!
@DIYBRY3 ай бұрын
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@artgivinghope3 ай бұрын
Thank you! Solved a mystery for me!
@DIYBRY3 ай бұрын
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@nathancarter19714 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video. It was very helpful.
@DIYBRY4 ай бұрын
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@jaganr4850 Жыл бұрын
very good DIY video. Appreciate your efforts
@DIYBRY Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@ScottsSuccessStuff4 ай бұрын
Well done man! Thanks Loved the TWSS comment 😂
@DIYBRY4 ай бұрын
I appreciate it! Thanks for watching. If you have not yet, consider subscribing. There is twss in many of my video. Kind of hard to DIY without it “coming up”. 😂
@rockyshin1385 Жыл бұрын
👍👍✌️✌️👌👌👏👏 "I wish you are my neighbor"!!
@DIYBRY Жыл бұрын
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@tashajackson18186 ай бұрын
Great video! Thank you DIY-Bry. Only one of my pressure relief valves is dripping even in the closed position. Trying to figure out if I can replace just that part only.
@DIYBRY6 ай бұрын
Guess it depends on which piece. I had a hard time finding pieces for the pressure relief valve. Just went with a whole new one.
@tashajackson18186 ай бұрын
@@DIYBRY Thanks for the reply. I appreciate it!!!
@VahidSheydaei-dr6gnАй бұрын
Awesome video
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@nouhem19 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tips. I am going to replace mine soon.
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@silviacorona82122 ай бұрын
Good jab
@TonyMontana-103Wvttz Жыл бұрын
Also one this I would have done differently is with the Teflon tape put past for a better seal!💯👍 other than that, you went crazy my brudda! Foreal
@DIYBRY Жыл бұрын
I’m really liking pipe dope! Just used it for replacing my water heater gas line (stay tuned for new video to come)!
@salvatorecolatrella54429 ай бұрын
great job details super helpful
@DIYBRY9 ай бұрын
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@TonyMontana-103Wvttz Жыл бұрын
Brother awesome content
@joe10713 ай бұрын
Thank you for this video. Wondering how the valve was placed after winterizing your backflow preventer that failed. Looks like the crack is right above the valve, suggesting you winterized, closed the valve and some water condensed or collected on top of the closed valve, freeze expand and crack etc, you know the rest. Whenever my system gets winterized they leave the valves at a 45 degree between open and closed and maybe that prevents the cracking above the valve? Anyway, just some thoughts to prevent future cracks
@joe10713 ай бұрын
Another look, and the crack is right at the ball valve? So possibly water trapped in ball valve in closed position froze and cracked pipe?
@DIYBRY3 ай бұрын
They were left at 45, but those are beyond the area the crack formed.
@joe10713 ай бұрын
Sweet. I like your garden bed edging. Did you install that?
@felixsantana172 ай бұрын
That’s wild, you had to shut off the city water coming into your house from the street. My sprinkler system connects to the water supply in my house. So all I have to do is shut the water off in my home in the basement. Further to that we have a valve installed in my garage just prior to exiting my home so I can specifically shut off the water to the sprinkler system without turning off the water to my house.. Also, our entire sprinkler system is made out of PVC piping as opposed to steel piping. Stinks that you had to go through all of that to change the valve. I have found that they fail every five or six years, regardless of proper winterizing. But because of the way our system is designed it’s a 15 minute job at most. You did an awesome job documenting and placing this online online! This is most definitely a DIY job especially especially after watching your video!
@DIYBRY2 ай бұрын
@@felixsantana17 I am ok with having everything sprinkler related outside of my home. It’s less things in my home that could result in a water leak. If your entire system is PVC, I’m assuming then you live in a place that does not have harsh winters?
@armandomadrigal97936 ай бұрын
left and right thread does exist , but only on gas, you can get a left and right nipple with a similar coupling , but only for gas
@DIYBRY6 ай бұрын
Yes, I figured that out. Thanks for the information for the community.
@jdmb0321 күн бұрын
8:00 Use two adjustable wrenchs going in opposite directions.
@DIYBRY20 күн бұрын
@@jdmb03 didn’t have two that were big enough. Still would not have helped. I could not undo it when I tried putting it into my vice grip.
@yiqinglan90095 ай бұрын
Very informative thanks 👍
@DIYBRY5 ай бұрын
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@keithblanco26163 ай бұрын
I tried to do mine yesterday but i could not get the valve off due to the issue you had with the infinity threads. gotta figure that out as mine has no wiggle room.
@DIYBRY3 ай бұрын
Do you have a union piece?
@CaptCutlass11 ай бұрын
The backflow valve / preventer does not get its water supply from the city, it's from the house which is where your drinking water is. So it prevents water from coming back from possible contamination in the sprinkler system to your house water AKA drinking water not the city water.
@DIYBRY11 ай бұрын
Perhaps where you live, the water enters your house before going out to your irrigation system. That is not the case for me. From the same water source from the city, right at the street, it splits into two lines. One goes to the house, the other to the irrigation system. For anything to get into the house, it would first have to meet the city line.
@tylerselby2405 ай бұрын
Wow
@jimalcott7602 ай бұрын
Do you have two water meters…? The reason I ask is that in the state of Ma water charges are different for water that has to be treated, rather than water that is used for lawns…
@mrpajamapants0014 ай бұрын
How has the new backflow preventer performed for you? Thinking of getting the same item in amazon.
@DIYBRY4 ай бұрын
So far, it has preformed well. No complaints here. This is the one I got: amzn.to/442O9a0
@prawnstar92134 ай бұрын
The wiggle isn’t a huge problem.. don’t worry.. and then make backflow covers if you live in places with snow. It prevents corrosion
@DIYBRY4 ай бұрын
Thanks for the information.
@warden414 ай бұрын
Could you not rotate the fittings on the valve so shutoff handles were facing away?
@DIYBRY4 ай бұрын
The back flow preventer comes pre-assembled and leak free. In order for the value handles to be on the other side, you would be to tighten or loosen the value, which could cause issue with damage to the threads or leaking. Would probably be better to redo the under ground connections, so you can spin the whole thing around, but that too will have an effect on the water pressure. In my situation, I could shorted the line from the city and Lengthen the irrigation side line, which would move the whole apparatus away from the foundation.
@FixItWithMe3 ай бұрын
When do u need to use pipe dope vs just teflon tape? Also, do u put both pipe dope and teflon?
@DIYBRY3 ай бұрын
You can use both. I would say start with Teflon tape. If you can’t get a good seal, then try both. The pipe dope is pretty wicked, but can be effective.
@MN-sn3tp4 ай бұрын
My broke the same way! What could have been the case? i did winterize it too. Same brand i belive, marerial. Brass.
@DIYBRY4 ай бұрын
Guessing yours sits in the direct sunlight and yours gets wet from your sprinklers?
@_backflowjoe4 ай бұрын
Water was still in the ball when it was closed and then left in that closed position during the winter season. Next time you winterize the system make sure to position all of the ball valves at half open / half closed. That will allow the water that was trapped in the ball to drain out so it can't freeze and crack the side of the valve.
@Son_of_Aragorn7 ай бұрын
Is there a difference between a 1 1/4 inch versus a 1 inch backflow preventer? My 1 inch busted due to the cold and needs to be replaced. Plumbing Co. that came out said we should consider upgrading to a 1 1/4 inch Febco. Would that really be an upgrade to our sprinkler system? The difference in cost is staggering (1 inch is around $135.....1 1/4 inch is around $800!). Thank you.
@DIYBRY7 ай бұрын
That would be referring to the size of pipe it is connecting to. If you had a 1”, stick with that same size.
@Son_of_Aragorn7 ай бұрын
@@DIYBRY Oh I see. Have you notice a big difference in cost with a 1-1/4 inch backflow preventer versus a 1 inch? I saw the 1" assemblies for around $135.......the 1-1/4" was around $800!
@DIYBRY7 ай бұрын
@@Son_of_Aragorn Don’t need to bother with that if you existing is 1”. Go with 1”
@Son_of_Aragorn7 ай бұрын
@@DIYBRY Thank you!!!!
@real-edperez3 ай бұрын
Why didn't you get Brass pipe instead of Galvanized. Brass would have lasted longer.
@DIYBRY3 ай бұрын
Was just replacing what was there, but thank you for the information for the community.
@schebynonya87895 ай бұрын
You should have just opened the union and disassembled it in reverse....
@DIYBRY5 ай бұрын
If you were to watch the whole video, you would know that I was unable to open the union because it was rusted together. turns out it’s good that it happened this way, because I was able to replace all of the rusty parts, and show the viewers how to do it.
@armandomadrigal97936 ай бұрын
you cant replace the shut off , you need that test cock to test the backflow, you should of gotten to big ass pipe wrenches undo it at the union, spin entire valve off
@DIYBRY6 ай бұрын
DIY = Work with what you’ve got. Thanks for the comment and view.
@adobo19764 ай бұрын
Mine doesn't even have a galvanized union bolt. I might have to sweat the pipe.
@DIYBRY4 ай бұрын
🤔
@adobo19764 ай бұрын
@DIY-BRY not a problem. I know how. Just hoping it would unscrew to make it easy
@DIYBRY4 ай бұрын
@@adobo1976 If you feel comfortable, you could add one so it would be easier for you in the future.
@adobo19764 ай бұрын
@DIY-BRY i might but it does a 90 degree into the house just below. I don't think there is room.
@DIYBRY4 ай бұрын
@@adobo1976 Too bad KZfaq does not let you attach images to conversations.
@armandomadrigal97936 ай бұрын
you are so lucky that elbow in the ground didnt break
@DIYBRY6 ай бұрын
Would have just replaced it.
@azermashhood30606 ай бұрын
Incorrect way of opening. Open the union first and rotate tue entire assembly. You were luck you didn’t end up breaking the incoming or outgoing pipes
@DIYBRY6 ай бұрын
Rewatch! Pay attention the second time around. I could not get the union undone. Was rusted shut. Besides, I just replaced the entire assembly.
@rockyshin1385 Жыл бұрын
👍👍👍
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@first2fight5502 ай бұрын
Go UTES......... .
@tubest8kdagreat3 ай бұрын
you didnt need to spend 400 you could have bought anew ball valve you wasted money... this is why you should call a sprinkler tech...and all you needed was 2 wrences to get the union off lol ... always call a sprinkler tech
@DIYBRY3 ай бұрын
I didn’t spend $400. I said thats how much Lowes wanted. I bought a new backflow off Amazon, link in the description. I tied with two wrenches. Even after, I tried to open by putting it in a vice, still was not budging. I sprayed some penetrant and then it did come loose. It was very corroded, would not have wanted to reuse it anyways. I was just going to replace the one value, but the rest of it was pretty weathered too. Now it is all new. Thanks for the view though ;)
@trtsllc82593 ай бұрын
It was seized because you still had pressure because you went backwards when bleeding pressure. I’m not a plumber either, but I’m also not an idiot lol. At least you got the job done.
@DIYBRY3 ай бұрын
Shutting off the water at the irrigation valve by the street, stops the water pressure from the city at that valve. That valve also has a bleed hole (automatic drain) that allows the water to drip out slowly when the water pressure has been turned off. Here is a picture: tinyurl.com/32u9ajc2 So even though there is still water in the line, there is no "pressure" to the back-flow preventer or galvanized union. If you watched my whole video, when I take off the pipe from the elbow piece under ground, there was hardly any water coming out. It is up hill from the city valve and that also illustrates there is no pressure. Even if there was, that would not prevent me from loosening a nut. Union was rusted shut. It is not an uncommon problem with galvanized steel: scotthomeinspection.com/the-problem-with-galvanized-supply-pipes/ Anyways, thanks for the insult...
@TonyMontana-103Wvttz Жыл бұрын
“This is a male, this is a female ! You’re welcome human race” 🫠☠️😂😂😂💜💯
@Mcd51655 ай бұрын
Haha. That was dang funny. We have some confused people in this country of ours.
@thesnapz547 күн бұрын
@@Mcd5165 like that person in the mirror that always stares at you blankly, huh Mcd?
@Mcd51657 күн бұрын
@@thesnapz54 I'm curious, please explain how am I confused...