What size compressor needed to clear lines

15 years ago

We have two homes that have lawn irrigation systems. In house one almost all zones drain out the bottom the furthest downhill from the valve.

In house two the lawn if very flat, and there are 10 zones. I assume I may need more power.

I see the units are rated as PSI, size of storage tank, and horsepower.

Can anyone make a suggestion ?

Don

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lehua49
15 years ago
Hi Don747,

I googled "blow out an irrigation system" and got this link.

http://www.hunterindustries.com/Resources/Technical_Bulletins/winterization.html

It was very informative. 80 Cubic feet per minute and no more than 80 psi. These units can be rented as well. Oh yeah wear eye protection it says in case you launch a sprinkler head or something. Actually, I have never had to winterize a system so good luck. Aloha.
mooseme
15 years ago
I use a 26 gallon compressor with NO more than 100 PSI. It takes me about 30 mins to blowout a 6 zone system. You will have to wait for the pressure to rebuild between zones.
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