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Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 6:46 pm
by huse_spud
A-98 wrote:yes ...if you ever want to mod it DO NOT go with the rainbird....i modded one and i leaks like nothing else
This guy knows whats he's talking about ive had bad experiences with rainbirds too. Do most home depots carry orbit watermasters without flow control? I wonder if Ace Hardware has anything?
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 8:00 am
by frogy
RainBirds the best brand I've used.... I am currently making MY first pneumatic, but I've modded valves for people I know and Rain Birds always have the best feedback
If you get the right Rain Bird (the kind Joel sells\sold) they work wonders....
Most Watermasters are a nightmare to mod... the 3/4'' in the tutorial is one that is very very good, but the others have the solenoid hole and the middle and/or flow-controls and are much harder to mod
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 2:16 pm
by beebs111
joel sells orbit 1" watermasters, which are 1000x better than the rainbirds
Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 4:01 pm
by A-98
yes i rather agree with Rasta_Coty im not in english class so no-one should give a crap about my capitilazation. also i use periods, commas and other punctuation marks so atleast you can understand me.
i kinda prefer to not type in caps
Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 4:08 pm
by huse_spud
whats the best way to modify a 1" rainbird? through the external bleed hole or the side?
Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 3:35 pm
by A-98
i got my rainbird at ace...its the only type they carry but i find that they are very hard to mod
Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 4:01 pm
by )DEMON(
http://www.hunterindustries.com/Product ... intro.html
These sprinkler valves take 5 min to modify, they are similar to mine but the bleed valve on mine is on the side,leaving the top clear. I have a hunter.
Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 5:21 pm
by frogy
That's what I was think about the whole time Beebs... somehow I confused the Rain Birds and Watermasters...
The Watermasters have a flat top if you get the right kind and are EXTREMELY easy to mod, I believe the model numbers of the good 1" ones are 57100 or something, don't get the 57111, they're much harded to mod
Get a Orbit Watermaster 1" INLINE with REVERSE Flow
Here's a link
http://www.orbitonline.com/index.cfm?fa ... ductid=201
Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 5:31 pm
by A-98
huse-spud: the way i modded it iwas through the blled hole...i dont know how you would do it from the side....though i say just dont mod them