Four inches of snow on the ground this morning and well I should probably winterize my sprinkler system. So far I've got the control panel set to OFF and I've quarter turned the main sprinkler shutoff valve to OFF as well. So I've got questions on the next two steps.
Setting the back flow things to the correct winter position is the first part that I'm not sure about. I'm going to turn the big arm thing (1. in picture) 45 degrees clockwise and try to do the same with the other one (2. in picture) that is all busted up.
I'm not sure how to tell when or if the little valves (3. in picture) are in the right winter position. Any ideas?
Do you see anything that I might be missing or that I am doing wrong?
Setting the valves to the right winter pos
ition is the next step. Here I've seen instructions stating to turn the bleed screw counter-clockwise to flush the valve. I've also read that the solenoid needs to be in the open position in winter. Should I do both A and C or just A or just C?Also do I need to open the solenoid and sponge out any water?
Lastly if you would like to make mention of any other steps that I didn't mention that you think I should complete. Should I insulate the main shut off valve and the control boxes? Thanks!
