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Lawn Genie sprinkler valve
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 9:30 pm
by huse_spud
can i modify a 1" inline lawn genie without flow control?
i want to order one from homedepot.com
http://www.homedepot.com/prel80HDUS/EN_ ... esults.jsp
click on the 1" lawn genie on the 2nd row down and 3rd valve to the right.
tell me what u think
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 11:19 pm
by CS
You just sent a link with a whole bunch of sprinklers. Which one in perticular?
Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 12:08 am
by Benny
yes, you can mod a sprinkler valve wothout flow control.
Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 11:53 am
by huse_spud
My real concern was whether or not this lawn genie brand has guide rods in them.
Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 12:17 pm
by frogy
Ya, I believe all brands other than Rain Bird and Orbit Watermasters have guide rods....
Some Rain Birds and Watersmasters have guid rods also...
You can mod any sprinkler valve that doesn't have a flow control... Sprinkler Valves with guide rods are just not as east because you have to drill to the side of the guide rod, but while still not interfering with the spring.
Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 12:49 pm
by huse_spud
yeah, i saw on spudtech that they have guide rods.
should i use the external bleed feature on a rainbird cp-100 as a pilot hole for modifying? (i think a forum member called drac did that with his pnuematic)
or is it possible to remove or grind away part of the guide rod so i can center the pilot valve?
Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 3:00 pm
by Dirigo
im in the same boat
Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 4:13 pm
by SpudStuff
open the valve, pill out the guide rod with pliers, insert into diaphram hole, bend ends into L shapes, modify the valve as normal.
Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 7:27 pm
by carlbelcher
You can mod a valve with flow control just fine, I've done it!
Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 8:45 pm
by Dirigo
how do you get the diphragm to stay back inafter the mod?
Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 8:52 pm
by SpudStuff
wtf do you mean
Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 8:57 pm
by Dirigo
it was glued in from the factory, what do i use to glue it back
Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 9:09 pm
by Shrimphead
A diaphragm glued in? What brand and model is it? It doesn't seem right because they make them so you can easily replace ripped diaphragms.
Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 9:21 pm
by Dirigo
i thought it was glued in, it felt kinda hard to remove
Posted: Sat Jul 01, 2006 6:21 pm
by carlbelcher
It was just pressed in, no glue.