Lightning Strike Help

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GrassMan77
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Lightning Strike Help

Post by GrassMan77 » September 14th, 2020, 5:32 pm

After lightning struck I have a lot of continual leaking (when pump is turned on) from multiple heads. Should I focus on replacing heads (maybe damaged by steam) or trying to find valves and checking/replacing them? Or something else?

I greatly appreciate any help you can provide.

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ken-n-nancy
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Re: Lightning Strike Help

Post by ken-n-nancy » September 14th, 2020, 9:21 pm

If you have simultaneous leaks from different heads in a zone, the problem is almost surely with the valve for that zone. It is unlikely that heads would have been damaged in a lightning strike (as the heads have no electric parts), but quite likely that the valve solenoid could have been damaged.

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