Do these valves have the same internals? They look very similar but I have never encountered aN ez flow before and they are not stocked locally. I have been asked to service a system that is having trouble with several ez flo valves sticking open. The trouble is that the system is on a private island that I am not sure I can even bring my truck to although they do have a landing craft boat. I want to be as best prepared as possible because running to the supply house is not an option.
Toro EZ flo plus vs irritrol 2400
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Do these valves have the same internals? They look very similar but I have never encountered aN ez flow before and they are not stocked locally. I have been asked to service a system that is having trouble with several ez flo valves sticking open. The trouble is that the system is on a private island that I am not sure I can even bring my truck to although they do have a landing craft boat. I want to be as best prepared as possible because running to the supply house is not an option.
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Interesting... (he says in his best Spock imitation)
I wonder how 'numerically' hard that water is. Obviously that's a rotten place for deposits to build up. Is there a mfr date on that valve? The solenoid would make it at least 20 years old, maybe more than 30 years old, using the date of Hardie buying out Richdel as a benchmark.
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Sorry Boots, this is the best picture I have of the solenoid. I have a date of 2011 for the photo, but heck if I can remember the repair job.
Our local water purveyor shows hardness levels at ranges from 15-20 gpg, but water well systems around here can be much higher.
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Our local water purveyor shows hardness levels at ranges from 15-20 gpg, but water well systems around here can be much higher.
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It isn't new by a long shot. Irritrol products don't show up on retail shelves, but Toro does have a retail presence, so they sell the 2400 they are already manufacturing with a different cover ring and color of plastic, and ir's all good.
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Update: I ordered new toro valves just to be safe and just as boots said they were the same as 2400T. I went out today to do the job and all went well. They had 4 zones sticking open after some well work was done. It seems they disturbed a bunch of rust and sent it down the line to the sprinklers system. Recommended a filter and was back on the boat to the mainland.
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That's a valve that does not love debris in the water, probably because the central tube has more surface area than a pin in a pin-type valve, so more room for jam-ups.
That's so cool . My business owner use to do things like this- take paid ferry rides to go work high end systems from large business owners. . Me now, those type of customers want nothing to do with the businesss/company and everything to do with me which I simply dont have the time.
To me I would be as personably and presentable as possible- Hey I'm off island and I'm working out of the realm of what I consider a standardize process. I'm limited to what can be done. I think it would be important to first review/assess the job and then complete after the work involved is presented to the customer. This may seem silly- but this process applied to everyone prevents situations- oddball or not like this from happening
Miss seeing ya man! I absolutely loved our visit years ago and will always take to heart on your advice! I don't know how many thousands of richdels/2400's I've pulled apart/ mixed together to make a working valve but I have never seen a white richdel, only black!
I would love to see a link or the metrics to learn the acutal hardness of water of you have a link? The Richdel and 2400 newer models- By far in my experience collect the most amount of biological/ organic debris onto the diaphram causing them to stick
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I'm glad to hear that I gave you good advice! Your visit was a lot of fun
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These folks are very aware of how difficult it is to work on their property and I was told in no uncertain terms to make sure that I bill accordingly.
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Back to the island yesterday to start up the system, added a filter and moved a bunch of heads and fixed up the drip. Couldn't take any pictures on the island (had to sign non disclosure). It's a good thing we installed the filter as you can see.
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