{"id":1535,"date":"2013-03-20T16:12:20","date_gmt":"2013-03-20T08:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/?p=1535"},"modified":"2013-03-26T19:03:37","modified_gmt":"2013-03-26T11:03:37","slug":"sprinkler-on-the-blink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/20\/sprinkler-on-the-blink\/","title":{"rendered":"Sprinkler on the blink"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/20130312-024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1454\" alt=\"20130312 024\" src=\"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/20130312-024-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/20130312-024-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/20130312-024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The sprinkler looked nothing like this when I turned it on this morning, the water was barely trickling out. \u00a0My immediate thought was that we had lost pressure at the pump again, so I went down to the dam to check. \u00a0The pressure was fine, so I checked the foot valve which had a few barnacles, but was still clear.<\/p>\n<p>I went back up, and pulled the hose off the tap and saw the pressure there was fine, so decided the sprinkler must be blocked.<\/p>\n<p>When I got close I could hear some hissing, so knew there was some restriction. \u00a0 It wasn&#8217;t the sprinkler, the o-ring washer in the shut-off<a href=\"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/2013-03-26-17.55.58.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1603\" alt=\"2013-03-26 17.55.58\" src=\"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/2013-03-26-17.55.58-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/2013-03-26-17.55.58-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/2013-03-26-17.55.58.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> valve in the hose connector had come loose and was stopping it from being fully released. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I fitted a new connector without a valve, as even in its open position, it will still restrict some flow. \u00a0Lesson for the future, check the end first before going to the dam.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/2013-03-26-17.57.00.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1602\" alt=\"2013-03-26 17.57.00\" src=\"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/2013-03-26-17.57.00-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" 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