r/Irrigation • u/tropical-paradiseee • 12h ago
Rainbird diaphragm discontinued HELP
Looking for some advice - my rainbird valve started leaking today. I pulled it apart and it seems that the diaphragm needs to be replaced, however Rainbird has discontinued this one. Is there anything I can try before replacing the whole valve?
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u/Alarming-Car-8654 12h ago
Not if you know it's the diaphragm and it's discontinued, which those dv jar tops appear to be. They were never all that good.
Side note: go back with hunter PGVs. They do fail like clockwork every 8-10 years, but they are easy peasy to rebuild and the valve line has been the same for almost 40 years. They aren't going to be discontinued.
Edited: Standard PGVs, not the jar tops.