Oct 31, 2011 · I am preparing to winterize my daughter's sprinkler system. It has been done by a professional in the past and she lives near Kansas City. The backflow preventer is mounted a foot …

Oct 13, 2012 · Hello, I just purchased a new house with a irrigation system. I climbed under the house into the crawlspace and found a Wilkins 975XL back flow preventer. There appears to be a main …

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Oct 24, 2002 · Had two seperate proposals on residential irrigation systems. One recommended placing the backflow preventer under my house crawl space. (ease of winterizing and freeze up prevention). …

May 16, 2004 · Over the last few years, I've had a sprinkler service both winterize *and* turn on the system in the spring - this year I want to at least turn the system on myself, since I think I ought to be …

Nov 13, 2003 · hey, The backflow you want before your sprinkler valves. So i guess they would install your tanks run up a pipe, put in the backflow and in the sprinkg you would tap off of that. As far as …

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Jun 11, 2013 · Also, what do you think about the "Wilkins WKZW3-8-1F 8 in. Backflow Winterizer Valve 1 in. FPT Outlet" Seems pretty expensive, but handy to have installed? I read you shouldn't blow air …

Sep 1, 2008 · To make things simplier in the long run for winterization I was thinking about installing the backflow so it can be removed. Any advise on what unions are needed to do this and how they work?

Apr 23, 2012 · I currently have a PVB backflow preventer, but I am looking to install a fertilizer injection tank so it seems I need to go the route of RPZ. I had one plumber install the PVB which worked well, …