has anyone modded this?

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Tue Jul 25, 2006 2:41 am

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Tue Jul 25, 2006 4:18 am

i tried it and it works great!
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Tue Jul 25, 2006 5:12 am

nope i dont think iv modded when of them.
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Tue Jul 25, 2006 3:03 pm

Because it makes a cool trigger like valve, and ball valves are tooo hard to turn.
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Tue Jul 25, 2006 3:06 pm

yea i know that i meant that valve in particular, the one in the picture
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Tue Jul 25, 2006 3:21 pm

Atlantis wrote:Because it makes a cool trigger like valve, and ball valves are tooo hard to turn.
Are you dumb or are you just stupid?It is not for look's,it is because it works alot better that way. Ball valves open too low,resulting in loss of power.
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Tue Jul 25, 2006 3:42 pm

He's saying the blowgun makes for a cool trigger, not that it looks good.
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Tue Jul 25, 2006 4:08 pm

I have that same valve in my basement. I recall it having a spring. Id have to open it up again to be sure, but I think the placement of everything makes it really hard to tap into it.
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Tue Jul 25, 2006 4:12 pm

could you just drill out the tiny hole the selonoid covers big enough to tap it 1/4 inch?
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Wed Jul 26, 2006 3:35 am

wait valves with springs are bad?

about my other question i have noticed alot of people using that particular sprinkler valve (im not talking about the blow gun) is there any reason why so many people seem to be using them?
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Wed Jul 26, 2006 3:47 am

1- I meant to say guide rod... There bad cause it screws up your vent placement.

2- The Lawn Genie? Thats because its cheap, and like the most common, duh! lol
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Wed Jul 26, 2006 3:53 am

Almost all valves have springs and springs aren't necessarily bad. A spring might slow your valve opening slightly, but on the other hand it might help seal your diaphram. I recommend taking it out, if helps Great! if not just put it back in.

I'm not 100% sure why people choose those valves more often then not, maybe it's because they're easy to find and provide pretty good flow.

Personally I prefer 90 degree valves over in-line valves. They provide better flow, but they are sometimes harder to find.
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Wed Jul 26, 2006 5:13 pm

No you morons, the Orbit Watermaster, he's asking why we always use the Orbit. :x

We use it because it is readily available, tried and true, does not use a guide rod, and it's pretty lookin.
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Wed Jul 26, 2006 5:18 pm

I have one of those modded, all I did was pull out the guide rod, bent a L into the top part of it and placed it back into the diaphram hole. Works fine.
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Wed Jul 26, 2006 5:20 pm

Its easy to find easy to mod and there is a tutorial to do so also there is no guide rod. Oh and the spring is to thik so i buy these raly thin springs that work great and shut off the valve when i want to.
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