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pressure loss on sprinkler line

14 years ago

I need some thoughts on why one line of my sprinkler system seems to have lost pressure. All the other lines work just fine. The possibility of a crack in the underground pipe was my first thought....opinions please?

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all_wet
14 years ago
Broken pipe/fitting or a valve that has failed so that it doesn't fully open.
Beeone
14 years ago
Could also be some kind of contamination in the line that is partially plugging it or the sprinklers. Clogged screens in the sprinklers would be the easiest to fix, so you might check that before getting into any digging unless you have a wet spot indicating a leak.

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