Last week we discovered a leak just outside our pump house, to our surprise it was more than just a leak. Our pump house has a steel pipe that comes out of the pump, angels down, and attaches to a 12" PVC mainline for the irrigation system (Z pipe). When we dug up the junction between the steel and the PVC we found a hole lot of corrosion. So much corrosion that we were able to easily stick a screwdriver into the steel pipe. We are lucky that Landscapes Unlimited, the company that owns the Broadlands, is one of the best irrigation companies in the business, and that they were working in town at Columbine Country Club. LUI came up and made our pump house repair look very easy, even though it was a very big job.
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| screwdriver in 1/4" thick 12" steel pipe |
Once we were able to get the steel pipe out of the ground we found a couple of holes, and multiple areas that were very close to becoming holes.
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| hole in steel Z pipe |
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| pitting in Z pipe |
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| grove in pipe |
LUI decided to replace the entire steel pipe with a section of HDPE(high-density polyethylene) pipe. HDPE pipe is beginning to replace PVC in the irrigation world due to its versatility, strength, and ease of use.
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| New HDPE pipe installed |
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| view of flange on new HDPE pipe |
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| HDPE pipe running out of pump house into thrust block |
We were able to pressure up the pump house yesterday morning and begin to water the course again. I would like to thank everyone involved from Landscapes Unlimited and my crew for working together and making our 'major' problem look like a small problem.
The steel pipe in your pump house badly needed a replacement. It’s good that that they were able to replace it with HDPE (high-density polyethylene) pipe right away. This kind of pipe is absolutely good because it is more durable and safer to use compared to steel or PVC.
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