I have almost watched all of your videos, thank you so much. I’m a total newbie, as you might tell from my question. Q: would there ever be a situation or property that’s lite commercial or residential where more than 80 PSI would be normal? Where I’m from there are some property’s that sit on 2 acres+ and I believe they’re using city water. Would 80 PSI still be about the max as a general rule of thumb? If not, do you use the number of zones on a system to judge how much is too much?
I've seen many areas that have far more than 80 psi at the supply. But I wouldn't think that on a 2 acre property, you'd need more than 80 psi. I suppose it depends on the actual pipe lengths. Sometimes on larger properties or properties with zones with elevation rise, you might need more pressure in the main line to supply those far-away or elevated zones. It doesn't matter the number of zones since only one zone is running at a time. It's really a calculation of the friction loss through the pipe run from source to last head, plus the loss through valve and fittings.
Hey I’m in Greenville too!!! Thank you for this informative video. I have a leak in my front yard so I need to shut off the water. I do not have a backflow valve so I will need to shut it off using the pressure regulator. I’ll be good as long as I turn it to the left correct? When I reopen it how do I know what pressure is good? Thanks again
Kali, please forgive me for answering your comment so late. I hope you got someone to take care of the leak. Generally, a pressure regulating valve won't shut the water all the way off.
@@Proirrigationtraining I asked a landscaper who works on irrigation systems to fix the leak I found, install a master valve and a backflow valve. It’s ok thank you for responding!!!
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I have almost watched all of your videos, thank you so much.
I’m a total newbie, as you might tell from my question.
Q: would there ever be a situation or property that’s lite commercial or residential where more than 80 PSI would be normal? Where I’m from there are some property’s that sit on 2 acres+ and I believe they’re using city water. Would 80 PSI still be about the max as a general rule of thumb?
If not, do you use the number of zones on a system to judge how much is too much?
I've seen many areas that have far more than 80 psi at the supply. But I wouldn't think that on a 2 acre property, you'd need more than 80 psi. I suppose it depends on the actual pipe lengths. Sometimes on larger properties or properties with zones with elevation rise, you might need more pressure in the main line to supply those far-away or elevated zones. It doesn't matter the number of zones since only one zone is running at a time. It's really a calculation of the friction loss through the pipe run from source to last head, plus the loss through valve and fittings.
Hey I’m in Greenville too!!! Thank you for this informative video. I have a leak in my front yard so I need to shut off the water. I do not have a backflow valve so I will need to shut it off using the pressure regulator. I’ll be good as long as I turn it to the left correct? When I reopen it how do I know what pressure is good? Thanks again
Kali, please forgive me for answering your comment so late. I hope you got someone to take care of the leak. Generally, a pressure regulating valve won't shut the water all the way off.
@@Proirrigationtraining I asked a landscaper who works on irrigation systems to fix the leak I found, install a master valve and a backflow valve. It’s ok thank you for responding!!!