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My front yard area has a valve on a 2" pipe.

I have automated the backyard just fine (it has 1" valves).

The valve in the front is a straight through design:

XX
---- -----
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(XX is the valve)

This is not PVC, but rather Brass I believe. So my questions are:

1) does anyone recommend a certain brand? I was thinking of this:
http://www.lawnh2o.com/irritrol/irritrol_valves.htm
Irritrol 217B 2" Angle/Globe Valve----------------$79.99
or
Irritrol 700-2 2" Globe Valve w/ FC

2) will there be any problem putting a PVC valve assembly inline with the existing pipes?

I dont want to spend $200 for a brass valve.
Thanks for your help.

the XX was supposed to be over the gap. it got reformated.

so like so:


______XX______
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