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Understand the Project and Valve Function

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Plumbing fail on the farm! Backwards? You decide

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What happens here

The video opens with the host, 'Stoney Ridge Farmer,' and a guest, 'That Fix It Guy' (a professional plumber), introducing the project: installing a swing check valve as part of a larger off-grid solar water system. The system pumps water from a well, powered by solar panels, up to a 1500-gallon water tank on a hilltop. The primary purpose of the swing check valve is to prevent backflow of water from the elevated tank, which would constantly push pressure back onto the wellhead. The guest demonstrates the internal mechanism of the brass swing check valve, showing how a hinged brass disc allows water to flow in one direction but closes to prevent flow in the opposite direction.

Goal: This step introduces the project, the off-grid solar water system, and the purpose of the swing check valve. It explains how the valve prevents backflow from a water storage tank located at a higher elevation back into the well, thus protecting the pump and ensuring consistent water supply.

Tools and materials

  • Brass Swing Check Valve

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hey there folks this is josh stoneyridge farmer welcome back to another awesome day here on the stoney ridge farm we've got one of these to install if you know what this is post a comment down there so today i've got a good friend here that's working with me this is brian otherwise known as thatfixitguy on youtube and facebook he is a plumber that i was stationed with in the air force and we were both military guys i was an electrician we worked in the same shop he was a plumber and now he still works as a plumber and he's got an awesome channel to teach you guys how to do little plumbing tips and tricks like we're going to do today so today is going to be a quick stoney ridge quick tips video we are installing a swing check valve on our well right here and we're doing that for backflow prevention we'll show you all this real quick be sure you jump in subscribe the channel click that little like button all that stuff uh so you guys can catch more of this we're building an entire water system for the stoney ridge farm there's a water massive water system massive there's a water tank over here and we're gonna go through the whole design of everything we'll do a comprehensive video at the end of this so you guys can understand how we're building our off-grid solar water system for the farm here on the stoney ridge in the foothills of the blue ridge mountains of north carolina thanks for being here bro of course bro heck yeah we've already we've already been out working this morning it's fun man let's have some fun guys i'm a pretty competent dude when it comes to most things however it sure is nice to have a professional plumber here to help me out with all this so let's explain exactly what we're going to do here and then we're going to go over to the wellhead and install this critter it's a really simple process so i've got pipe from this whale head this is a solar well from lorentz solar we come out of the wellhead we go this way and we go that way and we're leading up to a water tank there's a 1 500 gallon water tank up there on the top of the hill what we have to do is prevent backflow so this well is not set on a pressure switch it's actually set on the level of water inside the water tower and this is the highest point on the farm that will feed every cattle water here on the farm which is really really cool very efficient system the well pump only has to pump from here to right over there perfect we'll save our pump and we'll get a whole lot done now…

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