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Tomorrow is the repair day. Tonight, I put a pressure gauge on the hose bib tonight and got a reading of 85psi. Based on what I'm reading online, that is way to high. What *should* it be? I'm thinking I need a new pressure monitor.

All right... I manned-up and called them. They were very nice. :-) While there is no specific specification they suggested Pressure Monitor > Meter > Other (sprinkler, etc). No requirement for a backflow device. I'm off to Home Depot.

Thanks for the input Caduceus. Currently, the pressure monitor is before the meter. Would it then be advisable to re-assemble as it is and then put the sprinkler line in right after the meter? Honestly, I don't want to go back to the water company unless I absolutely have to. They didn't cite...

Yes, I know and it pretty much scared the hell out of me and pissed me off something fierce and the same time. I am being extremely cooperative and have moved quickly to get this corrected. Thanks for the tip havasu. I'll re-assemble in the order you suggested.

Much to my surprise, the water company called and said they needed to upgrade the water meter. "Sure... no problem", I said. We set up an appointment, they came over, I showed them where the meter was and the first words out of their mouth was, "that's not right". Huh?? Apparently the...