The extra rubber gasket you found is for the bottom side of the ball valve. You can see it leaking when you open the valve. Also if the ball joint is too hard to move, you can "untighten" the ball inside by adjusting the inner ring of the valve.
Your right I just had a look it felt as though it was on but i didn't actually look it had come off. I never adjusted them because the adjustment is on the wrong side and didn't really want to take it off.
You're a brave man changing a valve like that without being able to block the water source first. If I tried to do it that way I likely would have ended up draining the pond. Well done. Fish, as usual, look amazing. Cheers.
I had a similar issue when purging the 4” bottom drain, the whole ball valve came away in my hands, it had not been welded in place & only friction had been keeping it in place. To replace the valve I had to inflate a rubber stopper through the open valve then dry & apply pipe weld adhesive….this time it worked perfectly
Big brass things springs to mind. Good job done as always .Great video to start the year off (problems) lol . How last years fry getting on we all missed the updates on those last year 👍
When you use your grips make it so the smaller of the handle goes the direction you are turning, it will tighten the grip rather than you having to squeeze the handles.
Good job! and ballsy to do do it live... Kudos 👍👌 😄 when doing a 'snatch' smear some silicone sealant on the valve side O ring seat and let the O ring set overnight, and the water pressure won't blow it off as easy. That job was nearly as good as a mate of mine when he did a snatch with an 8" valve on a fire hydrant main at an army base... ...created a new river 5 ft deep and 10 ft wide lol...🤣
Thats taking a purge of the bottom drain to the limit🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 I remember having to change a ball valve on one of my mid water returns a few years back, in order to do that I found a golf ball with a bit of rubber glove around inside the pond it was just the right size for my 2" return, your ball valve replacement made some really good entertainment Adam, best wishes, Tony😀
Happy New Year Adam & family, good to have a video from you. Glad you got it sorted, I have had to bite the bullet and do the same once before....hahaha. Why did you not take your socks off?🤔
Well done Adam your a brave man doing that but the ball valves have 2 o rings either side the top ones in cos you made sure of that the other o ring you found will be from the bottom of the valve 👍
Happy new year mate , when you said what you we're about to do I paused the vid made a brew and got it on the big Tv and sat back and enjoyed , well done mate stayed so calm I think I was more nervous than you 🥴
Happy new year Adam. I had to get in my pond and remove the bottom drain cover and put a screw in stopper in there to change mine. Wish I knew about the car mat option as I would have opted for that instead 😁 Cheers.
Sod that adam.😂 I've got a slightly dodgy valve on my bottom drain line aswell, typical that it's the only one out of about 15, it had to be on the bottom drain line lol not looking forward to changing it.
Can I just ask something? Where is ground level. Is your basement below ground level and the drain is emptied via a pump. I’m just confused as to why the walls don’t seep water (ground water, not pond water, of course) Or is the basement floor at ground level and the pond is raised
The floor of the room is ground level. The basement floor is 7ft below ground level. The water table is 10ft below ground level thats why the basement is usually dry unless it rains really bad it can get a bit of water in but its pumped out.
The extra rubber gasket you found is for the bottom side of the ball valve. You can see it leaking when you open the valve. Also if the ball joint is too hard to move, you can "untighten" the ball inside by adjusting the inner ring of the valve.
Your right I just had a look it felt as though it was on but i didn't actually look it had come off.
I never adjusted them because the adjustment is on the wrong side and didn't really want to take it off.
Great update mate & glad to see you back on here In 2023 looking forward to seeing more 👍
Jesus christ how you remained calm there is beyond me, soon as I see water coming out of pipes I start losing it 😂
I had visions of you losing your socks with that pressure. Bigger balls than me Adam, good on ya!
You're a brave man changing a valve like that without being able to block the water source first. If I tried to do it that way I likely would have ended up draining the pond. Well done. Fish, as usual, look amazing. Cheers.
enjoyed the video, just added another small koi pond, looking forward to seeing the next
Good to see your videos again mate 🐟👍🐟
I had a similar issue when purging the 4” bottom drain, the whole ball valve came away in my hands, it had not been welded in place & only friction had been keeping it in place. To replace the valve I had to inflate a rubber stopper through the open valve then dry & apply pipe weld adhesive….this time it worked perfectly
Well done, Ive never had much look with those inflatable rubber stoppers.
Big brass things springs to mind. Good job done as always .Great video to start the year off (problems) lol . How last years fry getting on we all missed the updates on those last year 👍
When you use your grips make it so the smaller of the handle goes the direction you are turning, it will tighten the grip rather than you having to squeeze the handles.
Good job! and ballsy to do do it live... Kudos 👍👌 😄
when doing a 'snatch' smear some silicone sealant on the valve side O ring seat and let the O ring set overnight,
and the water pressure won't blow it off as easy.
That job was nearly as good as a mate of mine when he did a snatch with an 8" valve on a fire hydrant main at an army base...
...created a new river 5 ft deep and 10 ft wide lol...🤣
Watching you change that valve has given me a bad back,pneumonia and stress all within a short period 😅
Excellent set up - you’re a brave man and you bossed it with so much pressure 👍💪
Morning Adam, I think anyone esle in that situation would of needed a toilet roll afterwards :) topjob as always and happy new year !
Adam, you're crazy! Great tip about the rubber mat over the bottom drain - cheers! Can't wait for your next few videos. Welcome back! 👊
@AdamJulyan #AdamJulyan He might be able to advise on your recent issue???
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Thats taking a purge of the bottom drain to the limit🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 I remember having to change a ball valve on one of my mid water returns a few years back, in order to do that I found a golf ball with a bit of rubber glove around inside the pond it was just the right size for my 2" return, your ball valve replacement made some really good entertainment Adam, best wishes, Tony😀
Job well done
Happy New Year! Good video thanks! 😊
Happy New Year Adam & family, good to have a video from you. Glad you got it sorted, I have had to bite the bullet and do the same once before....hahaha. Why did you not take your socks off?🤔
Thanks, it's a fun job. Every time i go in basement bare foot i end up treading on something sharp I thought socks might help.
Well done Adam your a brave man doing that but the ball valves have 2 o rings either side the top ones in cos you made sure of that the other o ring you found will be from the bottom of the valve 👍
good idea with using the car mat mate, i will keep that in mind if i ever need to change my valves
Happy new year
Good to see ya back, another enjoyable video thanks for sharing, hope you had a great Christmas an new year mate👍
Happy new year mate , when you said what you we're about to do I paused the vid made a brew and got it on the big Tv and sat back and enjoyed , well done mate stayed so calm I think I was more nervous than you 🥴
😂 Thanks it was so pleased it didn't leak the second time.
Good to see you back on the videos Adam , happy new year mate .
Good tip with the rubber mat 👍.
Look forward to the next one 👍
Welcome back Adam! You are certainly a braver man than me doing it live 😂 Well done 👍
Happy new year Adam. I had to get in my pond and remove the bottom drain cover and put a screw in stopper in there to change mine. Wish I knew about the car mat option as I would have opted for that instead 😁 Cheers.
Bloody awesome video mate and hello from Brisbane Australia 🇦🇺
Sod that adam.😂 I've got a slightly dodgy valve on my bottom drain line aswell, typical that it's the only one out of about 15, it had to be on the bottom drain line lol not looking forward to changing it.
Thanks for sharing this 😁 did u fix the bowing in the other pond
When are you doing an update on the fry adam? Almost time for the next batch. 🙂
Wow you got a bit wet there mate but got it done 👍👍💯💯
Well done mate
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Rubber dinghy rapids bro 😂😂
Welcome back!
id thin that extra seal is for the bottom of the ball valve
Can I just ask something? Where is ground level. Is your basement below ground level and the drain is emptied via a pump. I’m just confused as to why the walls don’t seep water (ground water, not pond water, of course) Or is the basement floor at ground level and the pond is raised
The floor of the room is ground level. The basement floor is 7ft below ground level.
The water table is 10ft below ground level thats why the basement is usually dry unless it rains really bad it can get a bit of water in but its pumped out.
I bet that wasn't easy, I bet you wishes you covered that bottom drain but still you managed it. And happy new year to you buddy
Thanks, Yeah i should have done probably just got lucky.
You need gator strap for those unions 🤣
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Wow that's a 2 man job for sure lol
wet socks
Should fit stop tap further back on system