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Replacing Your Water Supply Line
How
To Replace Your Water Supply Line
Steve Okelberry
· PVC / Pipe
If you are considering
doing repairs on your main water supply line, it is important to contact your homeowners’
association or water supplier, as many areas require you to obtain special
permits before doing any work on your main water line.
The main water supply line
provides all the water to your house, including drinking water, so it is
crucial to keep dirt out while you are working on it.
Once you complete the
project, make sure you turn on all of your water faucets for several minutes in
order to flush out all debris.
Use the diagram to
identify the different parts of your water supply line, including the
corporation stop, which is the boundary between your supply line and the water
supplier’s line.
If the pipe needing
repairs is not on your side of the corporation stop, contact your water
supplier and have them provide the repairs.
A) Water Main Line
B) Service Line AKA
“Gooseneck”
C) Corporation Stop
D) Supply Pipe
How Should You Add A
Second Pipe Or Replace The Original?
If your water meter is
installed right next to the corporation stop, or you don’t have a water meter:
· You can tap into the existing water supply pipe right
after the water meter. Then install a new larger size pipe. The pipe leading to
the sprinkler system would be the “new” supply line, using the revised gpm from
the table below. The existing line and flow to the house would remain
unchanged. Only the sprinkler system would be affected.
· OR you can tap into the existing supply pipe right after
the corporation stop/water meter and install a new second pipe to the house
parallel to it. About a foot out from the house, connect the new pipe back into
the old, smaller pipe leading into the house. This creates two supply pipes
side-by-side to the house, with water flowing through both. This method can
sometimes create problems, therefore, it is not recommended by most
professionals.
· OR remove the existing water supply pipe between the
corporation stop/water meter and the house and replace it completely with a
new, larger pipe. About a foot out from the house connect the new pipe to the
old, smaller pipe leading to the house like the method above. This is the most
common method used.
Water Meter Size
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New Replacement Pipe Size
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Maximum Available GPM when a new supply pipe is
installed
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Using new SCH 40 PVC supply pipe
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Using new PE (SDR-7) supply pipe
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Using new Type L copper supply pipe
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Using new PEX supply pipe
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5/8″
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1″
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15 GPM
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15 GPM
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15 GPM
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15 GPM
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3/4″
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1″
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17 GPM
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17 GPM
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17 GPM
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17 GPM
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3/4″
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1 1/4″
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20 GPM
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20 GPM
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20 GPM
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1″
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1 1/4″
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33 GPM
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32 GPM
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27 GPM
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Steve Okelberry had a
vision. Having spent time in the trenches (literally), Steve knew what
irrigation contractors and homeowners needed. And it wasn’t available. Premium
prices for low-quality sprinkler materials wasn’t cutting it. Not by a long
shot. So in his garage, Steve started Sprinkler Warehouse. Committed to
providing exceptional value, amazing customer service and premium products,
Steve filled the desperate previously unaddressed need in the irrigation supply
industry.
Through building relationships
with his customers, meeting the needs of homeowners and contractors alike, and
through an unrelenting commitment to quality, Sprinkler Warehouse has grown
into a multi-million dollar company. Sprinkler Warehouse is now the largest
online retailer of sprinkler supplies in the nation and still growing. Not
content to rest in the huge success of his company, Steve Okelberry continues
to refine and innovate, bringing his customers the cutting edge in both
irrigation and customer service. No, he hasn't forgotten his roots or the
reason he began this business. It boils down to this: Best Prices, Best
Customer Service, Best Products, bar none!
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