Water Source PPYH-4 User guide

1/8 in.

DRAINAGE

PIPE

WATER

SUPPLY

•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

120

PSI

MAX

120

PSI

MAX

FROST

LINE

1/2 inch

gravel

backfill

•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

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 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

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 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

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 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800-346-7611orvisitwww.watersourceusa.comforhelpfulvideos.

INSTALLATION TIPS

BRASS ROD

PACKING NUT

SQUARE SET SCREW

Approx. 5.5 in. or 60°

ADJUSTMENT IF LEAKING WHILE CLOSED (HANDLE DOWN)

LEAKING MAY BE NOTICED FROM SPIGOT OR THE GROUND MAY BE SATURATED

1.Turnthewatersupplyoffanddrainallpressurebyraisingandloweringthehandle.

2.Hydranthandlemustbeintheclosedposition,loosensquaresetscrew.

3.Openhydranthandleapproximately5.5in.or60°fromtheclosedposition.

 Tightenthesquaresetscrewandclosehydranthandle.DONOTOVERADJUSToryourisk

 damagingthebrassrodorplungeratthebottomofthehydrant.

4.Verifyhydrantisnolongerleaking.

 a)Turnwatersupplyon.

 b)Raisehydranthandletooperate,thenclosehydrantandallowtodrain.

 c)Placeyourhandoverthespigot.Youwillfeelavacuumthatshowsthewaterisdraining.

  Ifyoudonotfeelavacuum,thehydrantisstillleaking.Repeatsteps1-4untilleakisno

  longerpresent.

Ifthehydrantisstillleakingafterafewadjustments,thehydrantcouldrequireanewplunger.Itis

alsopossiblethattheweepholeisblockedbydirtordebris,preventingdrainage.Thiscanhappen

ifthehydrantisnotburiedingravel.Trytocreatebackpressurebyopeningandclosinghydrant

whilekinkinghosetocleartheblockage.

ADJUSTMENT IF LEAKING WHILE OPEN (HANDLE UP)

LEAKING MAY BE NOTICED AROUND PACKING NUT

1.Withhoseandsprayerattached,raisehandletoopenhydrant.

2.Withacrescentwrench,turnpackingnut1/2turnclockwiseuntilleakstops.

NOTE:Ifhydrantisstillleakingafteradjustmentshavebeenmade,thehydrantcouldrequirenew

O-rings.Donotovertighten,oryoumaydamagetheO-rings.

HAVE QUESTIONS? NEED TO ORDER PARTS?

Refertoinstructionmanual,call800-346-7611,orvisitwww.watersourceusa.com

NO NEED TO DIG

Yardhydrantsrequirenodiggingtorepairleaksordamagedparts.Theyareeasilyrepairable

abovegroundwithjustafewsimplesteps.Ifyouhavequestionsbeforerepairingordigging,

pleasecall800-346-7611.

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