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**DaFace** · 10-20-2014, 09:19 AM

After shutting off and blowing out my sprinkler system this weekend, the main valve where I shut off all water to the system appears to be leaking just a bit. There's a drain on the valve that I use to blow back into the house (from the outside) to make sure it's fully drained in the winter. Pics here and here.

It's leaking out of the drain - not around the handle or at either end - so I'm assuming that the valve itself is the problem. It's not leaking much - only about a half cup of water per day (though more could conceivably be hanging out in the pipes rather than draining out I suppose). The only sort of adjustment I can find is a nut that is used to attach the handle, but it doesn't seem to have any effect on the valve.

Is there something I'm missing on how to fix this, or am I basically just stuck having to replace the whole thing?

10-20-2014, 09:19 AM	Topic Starter
DaFace Kind of a mod Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Donkey Land Casino cash: $1666899	Any plumbers around here? After shutting off and blowing out my sprinkler system this weekend, the main valve where I shut off all water to the system appears to be leaking just a bit. There's a drain on the valve that I use to blow back into the house (from the outside) to make sure it's fully drained in the winter. Pics here and here. It's leaking out of the drain - not around the handle or at either end - so I'm assuming that the valve itself is the problem. It's not leaking much - only about a half cup of water per day (though more could conceivably be hanging out in the pipes rather than draining out I suppose). The only sort of adjustment I can find is a nut that is used to attach the handle, but it doesn't seem to have any effect on the valve. Is there something I'm missing on how to fix this, or am I basically just stuck having to replace the whole thing?
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