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Troubleshooting  

and Maintenance Guide for 

Residential Automatic Valves 

Summary of Contents for ASVF

Page 1: ...1 Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide for Residential Automatic Valves...

Page 2: ...s turned on either by hand or in response to an electronic signal from the controller all the sprinklers piped to that particular valve go on In most cases there are several valves located together ca...

Page 3: ...imple to hook up to a controller for automatic watering They are best suited to plans where there is not more than a slight rise in elevation and fairly clean source water Caution This valve is design...

Page 4: ...well ditch or other dirty water source sand and other debris should be filtered from the line through a filter with a 100 mesh screen If water sup ply is also used as a drinking water source a separat...

Page 5: ...ide the house In freezing climates your next step will be to install a manual drain valve so that the water can be drained from the pipes between the zone valves and the shut off valve Install Schedul...

Page 6: ...ound valves and pipes have been installed Important Be sure to flush the line coming up to the valves before installing the valves Tip If using a manifold for underground valves partially assembling t...

Page 7: ...work with Rain Bird controllers and other controllers that have a power output sufficient to activate the valve Your Rain Bird valve offers some simple features you should be familiar with Note Some...

Page 8: ...e the diaphragm and the force of the water pushing up under neath the diaphragm opens the valve When the solenoid is de energized the plunger moves down closing the small port Water flowing through a...

Page 9: ...out see if the valve will work manually On some models you will need to turn the solenoid 1 4 turn counterclockwise On other models turn the screw in the center of the bonnet water should spray out o...

Page 10: ...er system When water flow is stopped check steps B through D for trouble shooting procedure 3 Valve won t turn off with controller B Solenoid burned out or plunger clogged Check solenoid as in 2 C Che...

Page 11: ...iping through the lowest head on the line The longer the piping and the low er the slope of the pipe the longer this will take Stop watering on the soggy zone for two days Check the lowest head on the...

Page 12: ...line before valves to reduce pressure B Valve closing opening mechanism worn Replace diaphragm with model number appropriate for your valve Re fer to the last page for replacement parts or call our Te...

Page 13: ...d 6 Rinse dirt off if necessary or use a wire to gently dislodge dirt from the bleed port 7 Install new diaphragm if necessary Do not forget to replace the spring Some new replacement diaphragms are a...

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