Winterizing City Water Inlet Question
I've never done anything with that and have been lucky so far. I didn't know until recently anything needed to be done. But in checking a list of winterizing steps it said to turn off the pump after...
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You can forget it if you want and it will probably be ok. However me I wouldn't dare.
If you got the system pressurized and stick a screwdriver in there with enough force to dislodge the one way valve that water and stuff will initially shoot out of there like a cannon. If you want to do the valve release thing, go inside or use the outdoor shower to depressurize, release the valve in the inlet and then stand clear while holding the ball valve in and have someone turn on the pump.
I got tired of all that and made an adapter to go from the outdoor shower to the city water inlet. I simply turn on the outdoor shower and let it put the pink stuff in the city water tube.
BTW I know a guy that broke his city water inlet valve first time out of the chute. :S
If you got the system pressurized and stick a screwdriver in there with enough force to dislodge the one way valve that water and stuff will initially shoot out of there like a cannon. If you want to do the valve release thing, go inside or use the outdoor shower to depressurize, release the valve in the inlet and then stand clear while holding the ball valve in and have someone turn on the pump.
I got tired of all that and made an adapter to go from the outdoor shower to the city water inlet. I simply turn on the outdoor shower and let it put the pink stuff in the city water tube.
BTW I know a guy that broke his city water inlet valve first time out of the chute. :S
