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The Risks of Running Multiple Irrigation Valves at Once

January 6, 2017 By Matt Sorenson

water conservation south austinYou may be tempted to keep two valves on at the same time or run two irrigation valves simultaneously. And while it’s possible to do this, the risk of creating future problems or eventually damaging your irrigation system is high.

Before you even think about running multiple irrigation valves, you need to make sure that you have a sufficient water supply for both valves to run at once. If you do, you’ll probably still need to make some adjustments on your sprinklers because the water pressure will be less when two valves are operating.

Be aware that choosing to irrigate in this way puts water pipes at risk of premature failure due to the high velocity of water required to run two valves. You’ll know you have a problem if you hear a thump when the valves close and the pipes reverberate from that noise. It’s possible to reduce or eliminate this “water hammer” effect by closing the valves separately, one at a time.

Even if you don’t hear any thumping, your pipes may still wear out because of high water velocity. You can figure out whether this will be a problem by doing the following:

1.  Look at the top of  each sprinkler and write down the brand, model and nozzle size you see.

2.  Find the water use (also known as GPM value) for that sprinkler nozzle at the sprinkler company’s website. If you can’t locate it on your own, you may need to call the company for that information.

3.  Add the GPM values for all the sprinklers that are running at the same time when two valves are in use.  The result will tell you the amount of water  the valves need when running together.

4.  Find the size and type of water pipe that leads to the valves.

Once you have all this information, you can calculate the velocity of flow in the pipe using this handy online friction loss calculator.

South Austin Irrigation can help you determine the best, most cost efficient way for you to operate your sprinkler system. When you need advice, replacement parts or repair, our experts are here for you.  Contact us today!

Call South Austin Irrigation at (512) 534-7449 to find out more.
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About Matt Sorenson

Originally a Wyoming native, Matt moved to Austin, TX after graduating with a Bachelors of Science from Kansas State. He spent several years working for a couple of large landscaping firms before starting up South Austin Irrigation. "Starting my own company has been the hardest, most challenging, and honestly, the scariest thing I've ever done. I love what I do and I'll do it for as long as people want me to help them with their irrigation systems."

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13:52 08 Oct 17
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Matt with South Austin Irrigation has been my go-to irrigation company for many changes we've made to our yard over the last 4 years. We've done extensive rock work throughout the front and back yards (which required major irrigation changes); converted an entire zone of our irrigation system to a low-pressure drip irrigation system for my 1000 sq ft "in-ground" garden, plus a recent drainage project to top it off. My experiences with South Austin Irrigation have always been good - Matt is professional and punctual, and has always known what to do to solve the issues I've thrown at him. I was using other companies before I found him, so I can say that his rates are very competitive as well. Matt is a good communicator and doesn't mind taking time to explain the reasons for doing something one way or another, and then letting you make an informed decision about how you want to handle it. Of course, if you'd rather just stay out of it and let him make the decisions (I'm too curious for that!), he's more than capable of doing that as well.read more
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