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Install Swing Check Valve and Unions (with Correction)

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Plumbing fail on the farm! Backwards? You decide

What happens here

With primer and cement applied, the PVC pipe sections are joined. When connecting, it is crucial to push the pipe firmly into the fitting and give it a slight twist to spread the cement evenly, then hold it in place for a few moments to allow it to set. The brass swing check valve, along with its attached unions, is then connected into the main pipe. The hosts humorously realize they initially installed the swing check valve upside down. This is quickly identified by observing the arrow indicating water flow direction on the valve. They demonstrate how easily the unions allow for disassembly to correct such an error. The valve is then reinstalled in the correct orientation, with the arrow pointing upwards towards the water tank. The unions are tightened to ensure a secure, leak-free system.

Goal: The swing check valve and unions are installed into the cut PVC pipe section. An initial error of installing the valve upside down is identified and corrected, demonstrating careful attention to detail for proper water flow.

Tools and materials

  • Brass Swing Check Valve
  • Plastic Unions
  • Pliers/Wrench
  • Oatey Purple Primer Oatey

What they say

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and then we'll use that blue that blue glue whenever we install make sure you twist push it in give a little twist and hold it for a minute and always expect a nice big mess it'd be better to use rubber gloves while i'm doing this so we don't expose ourselves to the glue you see the direction of that arrow that's the direction of water flow as i look at this a little bit more i may be installing this thing upside down let me go back up to the wellhead and take a look absolutely we're installing it upside down this is funny guys very simple to fix all i do is take those two unions out and flip it over now i'm holding this in place guys we lost all audio on the whole video this is so this is our interaction was the funniest part of the video we lost it all

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