Sprinkler Valve Question

Orpackrat · Tue Mar 20, 2007 5:07 am

There is probably a simple reason but I do not get why there are air nozzles or other types of nozzles connected to the sprinkler valve? I thought you need an electrical switch to operate them.

Mr.Russ · Tue Mar 20, 2007 5:13 am

you connect the nipple(nozzle) into it, and run a blowgun out of it. this is actuating it using air(releasing air and equalising it) and then it will open. same thing the solenoid does.

This may not be true, i dont know everything about sprinkler valves

zeigs spud · Tue Mar 20, 2007 5:18 am

no it is true, the solenoid is just slower. all the extra stuff like a solenoid you will wana seal up.

deusXmachina · Tue Mar 20, 2007 8:28 pm

What you are talking about is modded sprinkler valve. The solenoid is an air valve all it does is leak air in order to actuate the diaphragm. What a blow gun or other valve does is dump a huge chunk of air rather than an 1/8" hole. I have a valve in testing that is a 3" piston actuated by a modded 1" sprinkler valve actuated by an electric soleniod 3/4"

. The idea is you want the valve to open ASAP, and the larger the air flow, the better

http://www.spudfiles.com/spud_wiki/inde ... dification

Orpackrat · Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:02 pm

deusXmachina wrote:What you are talking about is modded sprinkler valve. The solenoid is an air valve all it does is leak air in order to actuate the diaphragm. What a blow gun or other valve does is dump a huge chunk of air rather than an 1/8" hole. I have a valve in testing that is a 3" piston actuated by a modded 1" sprinkler valve actuated by an electric soleniod 3/4" . The idea is you want the valve to open ASAP, and the larger the air flow, the better

http://www.spudfiles.com/spud_wiki/inde ... dification

Thanks, that makes perfect sence :thumbup: