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NiborDude · 06-20-2005, 06:55 PM

Like many of my other soakers, a crack in the trigger valve prevented me from using it in the war we had with WaterBridge. This made me very angry because we tied them in that game. For a couple of days I have been putting on glue and had no success in fixing the leak. I left it alone for a couple days in disgust without a new coat of glue. Then, strangely enough today I pumped it a couple times and it works! In fact, I pumped it up around 15 times and I hear no leaks and I saw no leaks. Strange eh?

Ben · 06-21-2005, 12:29 AM

The valve might have needed some more drying time, either for the glue or from the water.

I've also found that when repairing trigger valves with cracks, it's really up to luck if the repair will be successful. Sometimes they work, sometimes they do not. I've only had a 50% success rate myself.

Crashdummy · 07-11-2005, 06:17 PM

I just fixed a my newly acquired cps 2700 and the trigger valve had a crack on it. My epoxy took forever to dry but I think it took so long because either -

A.) Water was slowing the drying process

B.) The epoxy needed the help of sunlight to cure.

I think leaving the soaker it the sun (when curing epoxy) helps a lot.

06-20-2005, 06:55 PM	#1
NiborDude Retired Moderator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Ridgewood, NJ Posts: 682 UserID: 131	Like many of my other soakers, a crack in the trigger valve prevented me from using it in the war we had with WaterBridge. This made me very angry because we tied them in that game. For a couple of days I have been putting on glue and had no success in fixing the leak. I left it alone for a couple days in disgust without a new coat of glue. Then, strangely enough today I pumped it a couple times and it works! In fact, I pumped it up around 15 times and I hear no leaks and I saw no leaks. Strange eh? __________________ <span style='color:EEF2F7'>Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes! -Leonardo Da Vinci

06-21-2005, 12:29 AM	#2
Ben Founder Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: College Park, Maryland Posts: 6,054 UserID: 1	The valve might have needed some more drying time, either for the glue or from the water. I've also found that when repairing trigger valves with cracks, it's really up to luck if the repair will be successful. Sometimes they work, sometimes they do not. I've only had a 50% success rate myself. __________________ email: / Forum rules / Read this page before emailing me. Do not send me a PM or email with a water gun question if someone else could answer the question. Post at the forums. You will get a response from me along with others' views or ideas.

07-11-2005, 06:17 PM	#3
Crashdummy Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Alameda, Ca Posts: 311 UserID: 272	I just fixed a my newly acquired cps 2700 and the trigger valve had a crack on it. My epoxy took forever to dry but I think it took so long because either - A.) Water was slowing the drying process B.) The epoxy needed the help of sunlight to cure. I think leaving the soaker it the sun (when curing epoxy) helps a lot. __________________ http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h2...shdummySig.jpg

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