Everbilt EBYH06NL User guide

Everbilt
Brand
Everbilt
Model
EBYH06NL
Type
User guide

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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.
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844-251-7446,orvisithomedepot.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844-251-7446.
ADJUSTMENT TIPS
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