Lawn Genie sprinkler valve

[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

[CS]

You just sent a link with a whole bunch of sprinklers. Which one in perticular?

[Benny]

yes, you can mod a sprinkler valve wothout flow control.

[huse_spud]

My real concern was whether or not this lawn genie brand has guide rods in them.

[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.

[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?

[Dirigo]

im in the same boat

[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.

[carlbelcher]

You can mod a valve with flow control just fine, I've done it!

[Dirigo]

how do you get the diphragm to stay back inafter the mod?

[SpudStuff]

wtf do you mean

[Dirigo]

it was glued in from the factory, what do i use to glue it back

[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.

[Dirigo]

i thought it was glued in, it felt kinda hard to remove

[carlbelcher]

It was just pressed in, no glue.