Troubleshooting Guide

1/8 in.
DRAINAGE
PIPE
WATER
SUPPLY
3
120
PSI
MAX
120
PSI
MAX
4
FROST
LINE
1/2 inch
gravel
backfill
2
5
1
•Ifinstallinginconcreteorasphalt,use1/8in.draintubing
 onthehydrantweepholetomovewaterawaytoaremote
 drainagearea.
•Brassvalveistapped1/8in.femaleNPT
• WARNING:Maximuminletpressureshouldbenomore

 than120PSI
•Higherwaterpressurecanaccelerateplungerwearor

 preventthehydrantfromclosing
•Digaholeapproximately2ftwidex1ftdeeperthanthe

 burydepth
•To prevent freezing,thebrassvalvemustbeburiedbelow

 theFROSTLINE(consultlocalcodes)
•Itisagoodideatoputabrickorcinderblockunderthe

 hydrant.Thiswillhelpsupportthehydrantandpipewhen
 thegroundsettles
•Foradditionalsupport,youcanburya4x4postinthe

 groundandclamptheyardhydrantpipetotheposttokeep
 thehydrantlevel
•Backlltheholewith1/2in.ormediumsizedgravelto

 helpwithdrainage
•Waterdrainsfromweepholeonthesideofthebrassvalve
•Iffreezingconditionsexist,youmustdetachhosefromspigot

 afteryouarenishedusingtheyardhydrant
•Yardhydrantscanonlydrainwhenthehoseisremoved
•Ifyouareusingavacuumbreaker,youmustremoveitor

 manuallydrainthehydrant
•
Flushthepipinginyourwatersupplybeforeconnectingthe
 hydranttoclearanygravelorotherdebris
•Debrisinthesystemcanpreventthehydrantfromclosingor
 drainingproperly
Donotburyhydrantuntilyouhaveveriedtherearenoleaksandthehydrantisdrainingproperly.
Ifyoudonotknowthefrostlinedepth,contactyourlocalgovernmentagency.Ifthehydrantisnot
drainingproperly,pleasecall844-251-7446orvisithomedepot.comforhelpfulvideos.
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