The Sprinkler Valve

The Sprinkler Valve is an ebook written by Hubb of Spudfiles. It gives very detailed information on a sprinkler valve and several methods of modifications. It also has a trouble shooting guide as well as modifying a blowgun.

What's in this book

This book introduces one to the sprinkler valve, explaining what a sprinkler valve is and how it works. It demonstrates how to wire up a sprinkler valve's solenoid for electronic activation and provides details on the basic modification process that is most commonly used, both with and without a guide rod.

This book also provides two alternative methods for modifying a sprinkler valve. Both methods replace the current diaphragm inside the valve; one with another diaphragm, and the other with a piston. Both methods allow the valve to open further and faster, which increases the performance of the valve, however, the piston modification does this better.

Most people tend to use a blowgun valve to trigger the pilot of a sprinkler valve. This book demonstrates how a blowgun valve can be modified to increase the flow rate, which will also increase the valve's performance.

Sources

The sources are listed in the book, but I'll list them here. Without them, this book would not have been possible.

Spudfiles.com

The Spudgun Technology Center

Orbit Irrigation Products, Inc

Hall Consulting's Gas Gun Design Tool

Husky Tools

RainBird Sprinkler Systems

The Book

This book is in PDF format. The original Spudfiles post is found here, which contains a direct link to download the book.