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i took it apart and found that the float was not lined up correctly so it was not seating properly. What does this anti-siphon valve do anyway?

So, I purchased a new house this winter and it's time to turn on the sprinklers...hopefully the previous owners blew them out last fall. So, I found the main valve and upon turning it on water spews out of the anti-siphon valve that sticks out of the ground about 5 feet away. I've never had an...