Last week in the middle of # 1 fairway a six-inch gate valve decided to start leaking. Why an installer decided the middle of the fairway, dead in the landing area, was a great location for this valve is another conversation in itself. Due to the poor quality of the original valves, the area was not able to be isolated and the entire golf course system had to be drained for the repair.
After the area was excavated, the valve and a section of pipe was removed and replaced with a new valve and bolt coupler.
The excavation started on Wednesday morning, installation occurred on Thursday, and clean-up of the area took place on Friday. Grass will be laid back on Tuesday.
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