How To Repair A Rain Bird Sprinkler Valve
Does water leak out of the top of your anti-syphon irrigation valve when it is on? See photos below of a typical valve.
Our SCSH homes were originally equipped with 2 Rain Bird irrigation valves. One each for the front end and back yards. Each valve is referred to as a station and they are operated by the irrigation controller/timer, originally installed outside on the garage wall.
If your habitation has the original or similar-kind Rain Bird irrigation valves y'all may find that the large, black cap is leaking water when the valve is on and watering your lawn or other plants. Photograph 1 shows a typical valve; the pencil pointing to the anti-syphon chamber and the blackness cap. Water leaking from this area is a common occurrence. Many times, the fix is simple, economical, and constructive without needing to pay someone to make a plush valve replacement.
Just follow these like shooting fish in a barrel steps. (It may crave a trip to the plumbing store):
- Turn your irrigation controller (timer) to the off position.
- Unscrew the large black, dome-shaped cap on the elevation of the anti-syphon chamber.
- Inside the cap is a big "O" ring or washer. As the washer ages it can permit water to bypass and leak.
- Two steps you can try earlier heading to the plumbing store are:
- If y'all have water-resistant marine grease apply a small amount to both sides of the washer.
- If yous accept plumbers tape wrap it snuggly effectually the threads of the sleeping room in a clockwise direction (photo 2).
(Note: While you have the cap off observe the water level in the inner sleeping room (photo 3). If h2o continuously rises and flows out of the inner sleeping room it is an indication the valve is leaking and may need to be replaced.)
- Replace the cap snuggly onto the sleeping room with manus pressure.
- Turn the controller to manual and start the system watering. If the valve yous just repaired does not come up on accelerate the controller until that valve/station comes on. Observe the anti-syphon valve for a few minutes to confirm whether your repair stopped the leak.
- If water is even so leaking after the in a higher place steps take the cap and washer to a plumbing supply store and so they can ostend the office and sell y'all a new i. Exist certain to plough the controller to the off position while you have the cap off. Smith Pipe and Supply Co. in Indio sells new caps and washers for about $10. The big box hardware stores exercise not typically sell this valve part. You may want to purchase two caps while y'all are in that location!
- When you render dwelling, with your controller still in the off position, install the new cap and washer and restart your system as in Stride 5.
- While a new cap generally stops a leak in this part of the valve assembly, if it fails to do then yous probably need a whole new valve. A new valve of the same make and model will cost virtually $thirty and the labor to remove the quondam i and install the new one could price another $50 or more, depending on the billing rate of your contractor.
Produced by SCSH resident and member of the SCSH Desert Gardeners Order, Corey Unfried, 541-206-1329. Non a licensed contractor but a descent do-information technology-yourselfer always willing to help where he is capable!
Source: https://www.scshca.com/rain-bird-irrigation-valve-repairs-leaking-anti-syphon-cap/
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