08 gravity 3 upgrade

[jmvotto]

Mike, I may have an extra one .

[mmandley]

Yea realy? Shoot me a Pm =) i want one just havn't realy focused on it with all the other work im doing.

[kaneboats]

HEY! Don't hijack my mod thread!. Oh, it's not my thread is it? Oh well. Enjoy!

[kaneboats]

I think I found the part that would replace the manifold and allow a second water inlet (Newty got this at his local HD). Orbit changed the size of all their unions and connections and stuff and my Lowes is carrying the new stuff. According to one seller on ebay the old stuff was actually made by Dura and isn't available anymore from Orbit -- or at least they aren't "making" it anymore. Here's a link to a seller that has it:

http://www.sprinklerwarehouse.com/30.../301-010-3.htm

[kaneboats]

Daze suggested upgrading to the newer 1" valves and 1" lines all the way to speed up fill times. That's a great idea but will have to wait a little while. With that setup and 2 Rule pumps running the fill times should be acceptable if not quite blazing.

[jmvotto]

Pat, thats what the lady at orbit said as well. they do have inventory of older parts but they are not making them anymore.

good to know that dura is the same make .

[mmandley]

Are you saying your going to hook a Rule pump to both sides of that manifold? Double the water flow threw it?

I would consider going 1inch but i just bought all the new elbows and fitting for my new bags as 3/4th. Might need to talk with WM to see if i can exchange it hummm...

[kaneboats]

Here's what I've been working on. Not done yet but added a tee to be able to use a second Rule pump-- this is Newty's plan, not mine, but I think it will work great. I also wanted a manifold that would let me leave the water strainer alone. So I put the second inlet right next to the water strainer when I built my manifold. Here's some pix:

[mmandley]

In your second pic the 2 90 elbows are the pump inlets right?

[jmvotto]

does the strainer get both inlets?