Question:

leaking sprinkler valve?

One of my valves leaks a small amount of water through the valve and into the water line. why would it leak and what do i have to do to fix it. the valve is a rain jet valve. i would like to fix it without having to remove it from the valve box. inside the valve box there are 8 valves and they are glued in and i dont want to have to remove all of the valves and box.

Answer:

Sounds okorder ), and so sometimes its almost easier to replace the whole thing. The rain jet valves definitely aren't the best quality either, so if I were you I'd get a better one just to make sure it is going to work for a long time.
It depends on the type of leak. I recently had a leak (mea culpa four-pronged fork) and I was able to fix it by mounting an original hose clamp around it. If it is big you can use more than one hose clamp and perhaps a sheet of rubber or a part of the original hose in combination.

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