Galcon valves manual#
Galcon valves full#

Continue to do this until you hear the valves close. If the valve still doesn’t close, turn it again another half turn. If it doesn’t, turn the handle another half revolutions clockwise.

Galcon valves full#

Turn it one full revolution clockwise and weight for the valve to close. Throttling the valve entails partially closing the flow control knob. If that doesn’t work, you’ll need to throttle valve. If it doesn’t shut, then repeat the process.

Galcon valves manual#

Rotate the manual on/off lever under the solenoid until it’s closed. The valve should come on and sprinklers start to run. At this point, open the manual flow control knob as far as it will go. Go to each valve and rotate the manual on/off lever to the on position. The main water supply should be on but the valves should not be permitting any water to get through. If they do, use the manual flow control on each of the valves to close them. If they do not, you will need to replace the valve with one that has flow control. Check to see if your valves have a flow control adjustment feature on them. It’s possible that your valves may need to be throttled in order for them to automatically close. Unless your valves do not have a flow control, you should be able to release the trapped air.

Go back to the valves and try completely closing and reopening the manual flow control on each one. If manually opening and closing a valve doesn’t help the situation, you can almost always force the air out using the manual flow control on the valves. Sometimes, it may take more than a single try to get the air bubble to come out. If the valve doesn’t respond within a minute or so, repeat the procedure. Go to the individual valves and use the manual open and close control to set the valve open. If the problem stems from trapped air, then the first thing to do is turn on the main water supply. Be aware, though, that you may need to try several of these methods before you hit on the one that works for your system. You can usually resolve the issue by using a few simple techniques. This problem has one of two possible causes: the valve has air trapped in it or doesn’t have enough pressure differential to operate properly. If you’ve winterized your sprinkler system or kept it off for an extended period of time, you may find that your sprinklers will keep running after you turn the timer unit off.

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