A friend has what I think is a damaged sandpoint screen and as a result his pump is sucking sand out of the ground. This isn’t that big of deal, normally the well cleans the sand out quickly and stops… but his isn’t. This is the prototype of an idea for a pressurized sand trap that he can place in front of his filter to catch the majority of the sediment and hopefully stop plugging sprinkler heads.

PVC round compact ball valve

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The Mansfield flush valve is a unique style. The valve seal is part of the overflow pipe. To repair a leaking toilet, you must take off the refill tube, unscrew the top cap and remove the overflow pipe. You can now get to the valve seal. By pulling at the seal from the side, you can pull it out of the body of the flush valve. To put in a new seal, you need to position it into the top groove on the flush valve.

The Mansfield 210 and 211 flush valve can have a chain attached to the bottom of the overflow tube or the handle passing through the plastic loop on the top of the tower. Both styles use the same rubber seal.