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CaliforniaChief · 04-23-2018, 08:21 PM

Not sure how many of you will know what I'm talking about, but I'll do my best to describe it. With temps in the 80's and 90's, it's time to get our evaporative/swamp cooler up and running.

I'm having issues getting water to the cooler. Kind of.

So I've had it hooked up for years running a water line off of the sprinkler valves using a t-valve. Never had an issue with it, just open the t-valve to send water to the cooler, close it in the winter.

Today, I went to open the t-valve, and no water. The only way I could get water through that line was by opening up the solenoid (twisting it counter-clockwise). That got water moving, but it also turned on the sprinklers. I can't seem to get water to the swamp cooler without turning on the sprinklers. Am I missing something obvious?

04-23-2018, 08:21 PM	Topic Starter
CaliforniaChief #RIPAce Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: So Cal Casino cash: $12382899	Evaporative Cooler Question Not sure how many of you will know what I'm talking about, but I'll do my best to describe it. With temps in the 80's and 90's, it's time to get our evaporative/swamp cooler up and running. I'm having issues getting water to the cooler. Kind of. So I've had it hooked up for years running a water line off of the sprinkler valves using a t-valve. Never had an issue with it, just open the t-valve to send water to the cooler, close it in the winter. Today, I went to open the t-valve, and no water. The only way I could get water through that line was by opening up the solenoid (twisting it counter-clockwise). That got water moving, but it also turned on the sprinklers. I can't seem to get water to the swamp cooler without turning on the sprinklers. Am I missing something obvious?
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