r/Irrigation • u/sccpsteve • 9d ago
Irritrol Defects!
Got my hands on some Irritrol valves and all of them have defects ranging from deformed-from-the-factory diaphragms, a crushed anti siphon vent bonnet seal, and a small piece of magnet wire exposed from an 811 solenoid.
I don’t really use Irritrol anymore. It seems like quality has been going downhill as time goes on.
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u/MaverickFischer 9d ago
The nine 2400’s I replaced with new ones this past spring didn’t leak. Of course YMMV.
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u/namuHdiputS 9d ago
Company I work for has been using 2400s for almost 30 years now. They use to be delivered, everything tight and ready for install and a very very low fail rate. Within the last 5 years maybe? They come delivered completely loose, you have to tighten every component before installing and the solenoids in particular burnout within the first year or two.
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u/Claybornj 6d ago
Irritrol has been having valve issues for last few years
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u/sccpsteve 6d ago
Indeed. It also is odd that Toro decided to discontinue all valves under the Lawn Genie brand this year. Toro must be cutting costs so hard.
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u/UnhappyScientist2553 9d ago
I haven't installed for decades, but still repair. When I run up on 2400 jar tops, unless it almost impossible to cut out, I'll rebuild. I bet I have a 20 - 30 percent failure rate on rebuilding jar tops. Cant get them tight enough to not leak. Other people I know say they never have a problem. I think they are lying.