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Troubleshooting  

and Maintenance Guide for 

Residential Automatic Valves 

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Страница 1: ...1 Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide for Residential Automatic Valves...

Страница 2: ...s turned on either by hand or in response to an electronic signal from the controller all the sprinklers piped to that particular valve go on In most cases there are several valves located together ca...

Страница 3: ...imple to hook up to a controller for automatic watering They are best suited to plans where there is not more than a slight rise in elevation and fairly clean source water Caution This valve is design...

Страница 4: ...well ditch or other dirty water source sand and other debris should be filtered from the line through a filter with a 100 mesh screen If water sup ply is also used as a drinking water source a separat...

Страница 5: ...ide the house In freezing climates your next step will be to install a manual drain valve so that the water can be drained from the pipes between the zone valves and the shut off valve Install Schedul...

Страница 6: ...ound valves and pipes have been installed Important Be sure to flush the line coming up to the valves before installing the valves Tip If using a manifold for underground valves partially assembling t...

Страница 7: ...work with Rain Bird controllers and other controllers that have a power output sufficient to activate the valve Your Rain Bird valve offers some simple features you should be familiar with Note Some...

Страница 8: ...e the diaphragm and the force of the water pushing up under neath the diaphragm opens the valve When the solenoid is de energized the plunger moves down closing the small port Water flowing through a...

Страница 9: ...out see if the valve will work manually On some models you will need to turn the solenoid 1 4 turn counterclockwise On other models turn the screw in the center of the bonnet water should spray out o...

Страница 10: ...er system When water flow is stopped check steps B through D for trouble shooting procedure 3 Valve won t turn off with controller B Solenoid burned out or plunger clogged Check solenoid as in 2 C Che...

Страница 11: ...iping through the lowest head on the line The longer the piping and the low er the slope of the pipe the longer this will take Stop watering on the soggy zone for two days Check the lowest head on the...

Страница 12: ...line before valves to reduce pressure B Valve closing opening mechanism worn Replace diaphragm with model number appropriate for your valve Re fer to the last page for replacement parts or call our Te...

Страница 13: ...d 6 Rinse dirt off if necessary or use a wire to gently dislodge dirt from the bleed port 7 Install new diaphragm if necessary Do not forget to replace the spring Some new replacement diaphragms are a...

Страница 14: ...21074603 HV HVF 236307 231900 Replacement Parts Rain Bird Corporation 6991 East Southpoint Rd Bldg 1 Tucson AZ 85756 Questions In the USA or Canada call Rain Bird toll free Technical Support at 1 800...

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