Irrigation System Gate Valve

Item 864129 model l7034.

Irrigation system gate valve. Sprinkler valves are an integral part of your irrigation system. Lawn irrigation valves valve boxes gate valves. What is an irrigation valve and how does it work. Gate valves are commonly used to permit or prevent the flow of water.

These are as well easy to turn on and off. A gate valve opens by lifting a gate or wedge out of the path of the fluid. They also conveniently connect to your hose spigot making them easy to set up. Each valve is responsible for one area or zone of the lawn irrigation system.

A garden valve is a manual valve that you connect a garden hose to. When utilizing automatic valves wires run from the irrigation controller or timer to each of the valves. These control valves are typically located inside a valve box which may contain four or more valves depending on the system layout. 8535 jackrabbit rd suite a.

They control and regulate the amount of water that each watering zone receives and may be controlled manually or electrically with a timer. For the gate valve you can expect highly pressurized water to reach your sprinklers. Other names sometime used for them are irrigation valve sprinkler valve solenoid valve and lawn valve. Irrigation 998 valves 998 electric irrigation 260 in line valves 190 3 way valves 24 anti siphon 14 automatic actuators 14 pressure regulating valves 1 gate valves 148 ball valves 122 plastic ball valves 82 brass ball valves 23 manual irrigation 112 quick couplers keys 64 manual angle valves 11 manual globe.

As to the automatic sprinkler valve you will find these are controlled electronically and may even follow an on off schedule. Valves control the flow of water to the irrigation system. Lawn genie 0 75 in plastic electric anti siphon irrigation valve. These are the valves that turn on and off the sprinklers they also may be used for drip irrigation systems.

The valves that are included in a lawn and garden irrigation system control water flow to specific zones within the system. Sometimes they are incorrectly called garden valves. Sprinkler valves also can be used to turn off your system in emergencies and prepare the system for winterization.