OT: who is at fault?

[mistysue]

I would let the tent guys fix the sprinkler if they want to. Honestly, that other contractor is ripping you off. There is no reason to run that whole line other than they can make more profit if they do.

The tent guy is completely right in objecting to paying a huge bill for somebody else to do the work if they can do it for $10 and you will never know the difference.

 

[rumrunnergirl]

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[sbell111]

My understanding was that the PP was saying she should do it herself because of the permit fee.

No. Mostly we were saying that a permit shouldn't be required for such a small repair to a sprinkler line.

The fact is, sprinkler lines break all the time. Typically, the damage is to the line that goes up to the spray head, but the repair is exactly the same either way. One should not need to pull a permit for such a common and simple repair and one should not be subject to huge costs and large damage to the yard for such a small repair.

 

[kwhite1022]

Well I sure learned alot from reading this thread!!

1 - glad Im poor

2 - never move into a gated community! Not likely anyways (see point 1)

3 - how to fix an underground sprinkler...which my brother just had installed so that information may be useful someday!

4 - I should send my neighbors thank you notes, we help each other, watch out for each others kids, and actually like and respect each other.

OP...I hope it all works out in the end. FWIW, the work your having done sounds like it will look amazing when finished.

 

[here757]

Repairing this sprinkler pipe really is a joe shmoe/homeowner type of job. It is incredibly easy, very difficult to screw up, and results in a line that is just as good (and long lasting) as original.

All you do is dig a hole around the bad spot. You then cut out the bad spot. The length of the cut is any distance longer than the compressed fitting and shorter than the extended fitting. Make sure that the cut ends are reasonably clean and dry and put the fitting on without cement to make sure that it is going to fit fine. Remove the fitting. You then smear primer around the outside of the cut pipe ends and inside of the fitting ends. You are not trying to be pretty (the repair will be underground, after all), just smear it on with the brush included in the can's lidgetting good coverage. Let the primer dry for a minute or so. Next do the same smearage with the PVC cement and replace the fitting on both ends of the pipe, giving it a quarter turn as you do so. Hold the fitting for a minute or so until the cement has dried.

The PVC cement is actually a solvent that causes the two pieces of PVC to be welded together. By maintaining good coverage (by smearing it on with the brush) and good contact (by giving it a twist and holding it in place for a minute), you will fuse the pieces together ensuring a repair that will outlive the rest of the system.

Before you fill the hole, pressurize the system (turn the water on). No leak means that you did it right. If it leaks, then you didn't follow my directions. Cut out the repair and try again.

u know that.. but how do u know that the OP does??
some people cant do this type of thing at all..

 

[wmharley]

Repairing this sprinkler pipe really is a joe shmoe/homeowner type of job. It is incredibly easy, very difficult to screw up, and results in a line that is just as good (and long lasting) as original.

All you do is dig a hole around the bad spot. You then cut out the bad spot. The length of the cut is any distance longer than the compressed fitting and shorter than the extended fitting. Make sure that the cut ends are reasonably clean and dry and put the fitting on without cement to make sure that it is going to fit fine. Remove the fitting. You then smear primer around the outside of the cut pipe ends and inside of the fitting ends. You are not trying to be pretty (the repair will be underground, after all), just smear it on with the brush included in the can's lidgetting good coverage. Let the primer dry for a minute or so. Next do the same smearage with the PVC cement and replace the fitting on both ends of the pipe, giving it a quarter turn as you do so. Hold the fitting for a minute or so until the cement has dried.

The PVC cement is actually a solvent that causes the two pieces of PVC to be welded together. By maintaining good coverage (by smearing it on with the brush) and good contact (by giving it a twist and holding it in place for a minute), you will fuse the pieces together ensuring a repair that will outlive the rest of the system.

Before you fill the hole, pressurize the system (turn the water on). No leak means that you did it right. If it leaks, then you didn't follow my directions. Cut out the repair and try again.

you should also remove the popup head on the nearest sprinkler to allow any dirt that got in to flush out too.

 

[sbell111]

you should also remove the popup head on the nearest sprinkler to allow any dirt that got in to flush out too.

Good point.

u know that.. but how do u know that the OP does??
some people cant do this type of thing at all..

What does it matter what the OP does?

 

[here757]

Good point.

What does it matter what the OP does?

cuz ur implying that she can fix it herself..

 

[southbarringtonjen]

The sprinkler system is fixed. It only need 1 of the 2 permits. It was fixed for the 35 foot run. This wasn't a simple break. The spike for the tent is huge, broke the line and "dragged" it half a foot. As this line was a new zone transition, with some sensors installed at the junction, they wanted to see if the shifted did any further damage. The cost includes re-sodding and the cost to come and water it daily using their truck water for the next 2 weeks as needed. It took 2 guys about 3 hours and a trenching machine, so there is no way I would have been able to do that myself.

 

[disneybound31]

The sprinkler system is fixed. It only need 1 of the 2 permits. It was fixed for the 35 foot run. This wasn't a simple break. The spike for the tent is huge, broke the line and "dragged" it half a foot. As this line was a new zone transition, with some sensors installed at the junction, they wanted to see if the shifted did any further damage. The cost includes re-sodding and the cost to come and water it daily using their truck water for the next 2 weeks as needed. It took 2 guys about 3 hours and a trenching machine, so there is no way I would have been able to do that myself.

Who has decided to pay for that fix and have your neighbors weighed in at all? An apology? Anything?