Question
I have a hunter pro c irrigation controller running 3 zones. It's only 5 years old and has never given me any trouble. The other day, after a seriously intense monsoon thunderstorm, I noticed that the access panel (door) was open on the controller. I went to close it but noticed that the screen was blank. I tried pushing different buttons, turning the controller on and off, etc. Nothing. Blank screen. Since then, the irrigation has not come on at all. Any (hopefully cheap and simple) ideas as to what it could be? Thanks so much for your time!

Answer
Hey Scott, try taking the battery out, then disconnect the power for about 1 minute. Then with the battery still out of the controller, try turning the power back on, and see if you get a display. If it still doesn't work, let it sit for a couple days with the power off, and then try it after a couple days. If it still doesn't work, then it is probably no good. Hunter does not make a very good controller, if you got 5 years, that is pretty good. If you need to replace it, use either a "Rainbird" ESP series controller, or a "Irri-trol" Rain-dial controller. good luck and have a great day.