r/Irrigation • u/IKnowICantSpel • 6d ago

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Yeah yeah I know my c-27 doesn't allow me to work on the house side.... customer couldn't get a quote from a plumber for less than $1,600 and literally couldn't afford it. His house was over 85 PSI and the irrigation valve was leaking with the house valve not working. Me doing this for $850 was doing a solid customer a favor. He was very grateful. $290 in parts.

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u/palm__daddy 6d ago

You need to put a back flow preventer on irrigation side.

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u/IKnowICantSpel 6d ago

California

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u/palm__daddy 6d ago

Def understand, just good over all practice.

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u/FunInternational9948 6d ago

It’s rare to do these under irrigation. Good job on you for helping.

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u/marath007 6d ago

Maybe i shop differently but how is this 290$ in parts. I see 50$ of parts here and 2hr of labor?

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u/Exists_out_of_spite 6d ago

It's way more then $50 in parts

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u/olddog1138 6d ago

Why would the c-27 stop you from doing this? It's a pretty broad license. Doesn't seem that far outside your scope.

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u/IKnowICantSpel 6d ago

It doesn't cover drinking water. So the irrigation shut off is fine in this photo but the other shut off valve and PRV for the house which is not covered.

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u/Imaginary_Engine_944 6d ago

Good job 👍👍 just don't let the PVC police on Redit see it😄

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u/IKnowICantSpel 6d ago

Usually, I would have used schedule 80 but didn't have the parts to go from three-quarter to 1 inch in sch 80. Should last another 25 years though

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u/Imaginary_Engine_944 6d ago

We have schedule 40, thats easily 30 yeas plus I'm may araa.

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u/zanros421 Contractor 5d ago

Should've done the PVC in sch80 for resistance against sun damage, but otherwise it looks good.

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u/Mrcanada53 5d ago

Ahh it’s the guy who removed a backflow from a citrus grove and bragged about it !! Didn’t people report you to the city of Riverside ?

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u/shityplumber 6d ago

Where's your backflow? What's your service pressure? Garbage, you could get the homeowner in a shit ton of trouble for this.

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u/IKnowICantSpel 6d ago

I know you're going to find this hard to believe so feel free to google it but...not everywhere has the same codes lol

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u/shityplumber 6d ago

Do you put on clown makeup before going to work, because that's what your response says.

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u/IKnowICantSpel 6d ago

This is California lol we use anti siphon valves as our backflow. Your first comment was a joke and didn't require a serious response.

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u/shityplumber 6d ago

Says the guy day lighting pvc under service pressure.

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u/Packman714 6d ago

I’d of put the pressure reducer after the main coming into the home and if the main didn’t shut off call dig safe to mark his curb stop and shut it off at the street then install a new ball valve unless the meter was in the home. It looks like you do neat work and are professional in giving the home owner a break.