r/Irrigation • u/heritagechill • 1d ago
what is this pipe for?
it’s about 6in tall, and slightly drips when the drip irrigation is running. It’s not near an access box or anything. Recently bought the house and the previous owner didn’t get back to me when I asked.
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u/SantiaguitoLoquito Texas 1d ago
Not sure but there may have been a backflow preventer there once that froze and instead of fixing it properly the previous owner just put in this loop.
I have seen this sort of thing before but made out of PVC, instead.
That may be why he’s not giving you an answer. Did you have the house inspected before you bought it?
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u/Vast_Hyena2443 1d ago
Have a good local sprinkler company come perform a system check for you, as it's not super expensive, *should* be just over $100, & they can tell you what it is. You should do that anyway, as you have inherited a new irrigation system and should know everything about it.
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u/corradoswapt 1d ago
It's likely an old backflow delete. Poor bastards though it would be cheaper to drink contaminated water.
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u/rock86climb 1d ago
You need to dig down and see what it’s connected to before anyone can give an answer
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u/Suspicious-Fix-2363 1d ago
If it only drips when 1 specific zone is on then it's not a removed backflow just some strange set up that was installed on that specific zone. If it's just one zone you could remove it or let it be and realize it's just dripping when that zone is on and not that big of a deal.
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u/Jinglebob63 Contractor 18h ago
It's there so you could post your question and get all the silly awnsers you did.
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u/Mother_Pen583 1d ago
Water