Help with valve?
One of my sprinkler lines only works when I manually open the valve. It's an irritrol valve, 205 I believe. A repair person told me the solenoid was bad, so I replaced it. The irrigation store also tested the old one and determined it was not working.
I installed the new one, but still the valve would not open when I turned the station 3 on at the controller. The valve would click and buzz, but no water would flow.
The solenoid definitely opens as it should. I switched the solenoid on line 4 to the non-functioning line 3, and still the valve on line 3 would not open. The new soleoid worked on line 4, which suggests that the soleoid is not the problem.
So, what should I do now? The valve has screws holding on the top, but I haven't opened it because I'm not sure what to look for. I'm definitely a novice at this stuff. I really don't want to replace the entire valve, so I'm hoping there is something else I can try.
To review--Line 3 works manually, but not with the soleoid. The solenoid works on another line, but not on line 3. There is a constant buzzing when the solenoid is on, but no water comes through the valve.
Help!
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