SPRINKLER TALK FORUM - You Got Questions, We've Got Answers

This is going to be lengthy!
My zone wasn't getting much pressure, so I checked connections, opened the bleeder valve a little and suddenly pressure picked up. After running for a little while, the valve wouldn't close.

I then closed the bleeder a little and it seemed to close the station properly. Now, I don't get any functionality and have found the zone underwater. I removed the standing water, turned all water off, removed the cover - exposing the diaghram. I turned the diaghram over, resecured and adjusted the bleeder valve such that no water would come out of the bleeder. Now the solenoid didn't sound like it is working - so I lightly tapped it and it makes noise.

The unfortunate part - now no water is coming out of any of the sprinklers. Do I need a new valve? In scanning the forum, can I simply replace the valve and solenoid mechanism only - without having to dig up, cut out the old valve and all of that headache? Any other ideas??

Thanks,


Alamo_dude