1" sprinkler valve

[Cole]

I am looking to buy a 1" sprinkler valve. I am trying to create a mad caddy/zooka style cannon. None of the stores around my area seem to have one so if you have any spares please let me know. By the way I have paypal.

[saladtossser]

go on ebay or something, search around

[Cole]

<a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... WDVW">Long Link</a> This one would work right? Would I be able to mod it using the guide in the how to section? I would think so but that big black thing at the top seems like it would prevent it from being moded (not the solenoid.)

[Cole]

Ok after some searching I now realize I just need to make a hole on the side. Can someone show me a pnuematicaly accuated cpf-100 rainbird 1" sprinkler valve?

[iamthewalrus]

i tink u should try and find a valve that doesnt have flow control, that will make modding easier

[Cole]

Damn no more good cheap 1" sprinkler valves on ebay. Anyone know of any stores that sell sprinkler valves?

[spudshot]

hm, not really, check the phone book it should be fairly easy to mod, i'd say just take out the flow controll, and tap the hole there

[Cole]

<a href="http://www.acehardware.com/product/inde ... arch">Long Linky 1</a>
<a href="http://www.acehardware.com/product/inde ... arch">Long Linky 2</a>
What about these 2? which one would be easier to mod? The toro looks like it has a guide rod, but I dont know what that is so I dont really know. The reason they are both from ace is because there is an ace near where i live.

[iamthewalrus]

the rain bird is the one u want from thoughs two. it should be easy to mod, just put the mod hole on the side of the manual bleed valve instead of right on top, or maybe u could take out the manual valve and put the blow gun in its place.

[Cole]

I guess I will buy the rainbird tommorow if they have it and figure it out. Thanks for all the help.

[Cole]

Does the blowgun on a modded sprinkler valve have to be hooked up to an air source?

[drac]

Nope, you fill through the chamber.

[Cole]

Yeah I just thought that the blowgun would have to have air running through it to open the sprinkler valve. Guess not, thanks for the help.

[drac]

No problem. You want to exhaust the pilot through a blowgun, not fill it, because it won't fire. ALthough I've never thought of it, could you fill a sprinkler valve through the pilot, similar to a QEV?

[spudshot]

you could, though you would need to do it REALLY slowly because otherwise you might tear the phragm, or it owuld vibrate and air would just go out the barrel