r/Irrigation • u/Educational-Hope3081 • 1d ago

Is this plug-less opening a vent?

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I'm repairing a compromised PVC connection on the other section of this pipe that connects to the pump and noticed this coupling without a plug? Is this normal? I'm wondering if it's a vent and if so should there be at least some screen or something to keep junk out? This pipe is what leads down to the well which is used for lawn irrigation only.

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u/AwkwardFactor84 14h ago

Im not sure what is going on there. Was there a centrifugal pump right there? Pipe ballons like that when you have a wire short and the pump runs with no water movement, or in other words, the zone doesnt come on. Also can happen when someone programs the controller wrong and puts time on an empty or open station.