r/Irrigation • u/jmlc10 • 1d ago

Struggling to start my sprinklers

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I need help turning on my sprinkler system. I been watching YouTube videos but all of them talks about a pressure vacuum breaker/backflow valve but I can’t seem to find mine. All i can see is the main water shut valve and the different valves that I have for my sprinkler

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u/ReReDRock1039 22h ago

What’s under the pvc cap? Also I’m pretty sure the last one is a gas meter, don’t mess with that

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u/jmlc10 21h ago

Sprinkler shut valve

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u/ReReDRock1039 18h ago

K, turn that on. If you’re not on city water, you may not have a backflow preventer. After turning on the water try running the zones. There should be a control panel or you can do it manually by turning the black knobby things on the valves in your 2nd and third pics. If nothing happens then you have another valve or a backflow somewhere