It may be a fluke..... someday.... for now it works and has worked perfectly, daily for 4 days... and counting... I bet there was a clog that cleared up on it's own or some other coincidence I am not aware of. Nevertheless I tried raising the pressure and it just stops working every time. I agree there may be some reason that the pressure is affecting the operation of the valve. It only happens on one of the 6 valves. By the way Superior recommends 40 - 60 psi on their troubleshooting literature...
Guys. Thank you for your suggestions. None of them worked although it helped me get to the answer. When I adjusted the pressure regulating valve I have on the line, the valve began to work. There was too much pressure on the line. I reduced it to about 40 psi and it started to work just fine. Something that might help others to know. I just happen to have too much pressure and I put in a regulator some time ago. Maybe there was some dirt in the line or some valve hole that unplugged and changed ...
The body has a small hole that the solenoid sits over. It is clear. No obstructions there. Is there something that could be preventing the solenoid from lifting while the system is under pressure. When testing it I can see it will pull the spring loaded plug into the stem. Yet I think it may not be doing so when the water pressure is added to the equation....
The body has a small hole that the solenoid sits over. It is clear. No obstructions there. Is there something that could be preventing the solenoid from lifting while the system is under pressure. When testing it I can see it will pull the spring loaded plug into the stem. Yet I think it may not be doing so when the water pressure is added to the equation....
Have tried 3 new solenoids. They work on all valves but this one.
All but one zone is working correctly. The Superior Brand brass valve will not come on. The solenoid is new and works normally on the valve next to the one that will not come on. The Top of the valve is brand new. I replaced it. The plunger rubber is new. New diaphragm. Here is the problem. The valve will open with the bleeder screw and close with the bleeder screw. The valve has water supply. All of the basics are covered. Again, the controller works when I swap the solenoid to the next valve. ...
