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That sprinkler valve I put off fixing flooded half my lawn last Saturday
I had a leaky Hunter valve in the back for months, kept telling myself I'd get to it. Finally popped during the night a week ago after that rain we had. Water was pooling by the fence, about 3 inches deep in a 10 foot patch. Tore it out Sunday morning and replaced the whole solenoid assembly for like $15 at Lowe's, but I had to dig through clay for an hour. Anyone else deal with these old Orbit valves from the 90s that just refuse to seal?
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walker.andrew9d ago
kept telling myself I'd get to it" - yep that was me with a Rain Bird valve last spring. The nylon threads on the bonnet were stripped from the factory and it would weep no matter what I did. I ended up just replacing the whole valve body, quick fix but I should have done it months earlier. Did you check if the old solenoid was actually worn out or just caked with debris?
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walker.robert7d ago
Tossed the old one without even testing it. Figured it was cheaper to just swap in a new one than to keep fighting with it. Sometimes you just gotta cut your losses.
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noahpark8d ago
Ha yeah that's always the gamble, is it actually broken or just full of gunk? I probably should've cleaned it first but I was already mad at it by that point.
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