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valve ?
Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 7:02 pm
by th3p0p0
ia this the rite sprinkler valve?
http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/sto ... reNum=8125
its a 3/4" lawn gene sprinkler valve but i cant tell if it has a gide rod or not.
Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 7:05 pm
by VH_man
to be honest, having a guide rod makes no difference. its possible to make a sprinkler valve pneumaticaly modified when the sprinkler valve has a gude rod. just put the blowgun off to the side so it never hits the rod..... and yes, i believe that valve has a guide rod.
Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 7:07 pm
by homedepotpro
i have that valve and it does have a guide rod but like VH said you can still mod it
Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 7:13 pm
by th3p0p0
will having a guide rod change the power any? thanks for the fast reply.
and home depto pro didyou mod yours?
Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 7:17 pm
by VH_man
no, not really, it (should) have the same amount of power.... if it doesnt meet your needs keep it anyway, modified sprinklers come in handy for piston guns.
Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 7:22 pm
by ShowNoMercy
Why not just use it unmodded? gasp
Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 7:25 pm
by turbohacker
Hey, ive modded a valve by removing the guide rod, it was a a valve like this[/img]
Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 7:26 pm
by th3p0p0
you can take it out? i thought that wold brake the valve??
Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 7:33 pm
by Flying_Salt
No, the guide rod (I think) helps with the moving parts inside the valve in thier moving up and down.
Yes, that valve will do fine. Some people like to bend the guide rod into an "L" shape to get it out of the way.
Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 7:36 pm
by th3p0p0
ok then im going to order it off their site
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 1:04 pm
by th3p0p0
well i ordered the valve and we screwed up the order and we ordered two and i get to keep them both WooT? WooT?
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 2:42 pm
by pyromaniac
Flying_Salt wrote:No, the guide rod (I think) helps with the moving parts inside the valve in thier moving up and down.
Yes, that valve will do fine. Some people like to bend the guide rod into an "L" shape to get it out of the way.
so you know takeing the guide rod out makes it not alighn properly. there for it wont seal. i took the guide rod out of mine it stoped workign after 3 shots.
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 11:39 pm
by th3p0p0
ok then i wont do that but i can bend it all i want rite with out it bracken?
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 12:01 am
by pyromaniac
th3p0p0 wrote:ok then i wont do that but i can bend it all i want rite with out it bracken?
no by bending it you still make the phram set wrong.
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 12:07 am
by rednecktatertosser
get an orbit watermaster 3/4" inline valve. they have no guide rod.