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It works hard and its wearing parts eventually let by, which shows up as weak heads or zones that never quite come up. A rebuild kit puts those parts back to new without disturbing the plumbing, which is a much smaller job than swapping the valve itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGet the port count right\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaretaker valves come in different port counts and the kits are not interchangeable. This one is the 5 port kit. Count the outlets on your valve before you order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA note on the name\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe system was originally built by Caretaker Systems. 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Water pressure lifts each one, it fires a jet that sweeps debris toward the main drain, then it drops back level with the plaster and the next zone takes its turn. That cycle runs thousands of times over a season, which is why the heads themselves are treated as a replacement item and the plumbing under them is not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpotting a bad head\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA head that has stopped rising to full height, no longer indexes to its next position, or seeps around the collar will leave an obvious unswept patch of floor while the rest of the pool stays clean. Compare it against the other heads in the same zone before you pull it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart numbers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur source lists this head under both 38086 and 4-9-2004. 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