manifold service

[londonrain]

I had the pleasure of working on one of my systems I installed in 2000..
I manifold 99% of my residential jobs for this exact reason. A 205 with a blown out diaphragm and the repair was a dream.
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Blown out diaghragm
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Valve on the far right needed the screws tightened down, so I tightened all six valve screws on the tops...
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[FIMCO-MEISTER]

London we use the Dewalt folding power screwdriver on that valve and get a long phillips or hex head extension. I set the ratchet at 7 when tightening and give the last 1/2 turn with a screwdriver. A trick which I learned from a Toro rep is to use a screwdriver and go backwards slowly until you feel the screw drop and that way you don't cut new threads. Repairing that valve in a six inch box can be dicey sometimes.

[Wet_Boots]

Valve on the far right needed the screws tightened down, so I tightened all six valve screws on the tops...Or maybe all eight screws on the valve tops? Loose screws were a gripe with the Richdel design, especially on the antisyphon version. Not that they were incompetently manufactured, but the flat diaphragm didn't give a lot of room for error. I am a bit surprised that particular valve failure still occurs.

[londonrain]

Or maybe all eight screws on the valve tops? Loose screws were a gripe with the Richdel design, especially on the antisyphon version. Not that they were incompetently manufactured, but the flat diaphragm didn't give a lot of room for error. I am a bit surprised that particular valve failure still occurs.yes all 8 screws on all six valves

[Dirty Water]

Both you and Hayes wrap coils of wire. Is this some sort of superstitious thing or does it actually protect from lightening or badgers (http://www.badgerbadgerbadger.com)?

[Dirty Water]

Oh, and boots could have fit at least 8 more valves into those boxes.

[Wet_Boots]

Boxes? As in plural?
http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/9775/sixvalvemanifoldor2.jpg

[Dirty Water]

You and I are probably the only people who took Dura's nesting ability serious.

Though the only time I've nested a 90 into a tee was when retrofitting an old manifold.