Time settings on watering system keep changing

QuestionHi Jim, I have a Rainbird irrigation system, which is eight years old. My house is located in the desert area of California. This is not our permanent residence, so we are not always there. The system is 6 z

Irrigation system wont come on

QuestionHello, Just moved into a house with previously installed Hunter XC system; I cannot get my system to turn on. When I manually try to turn it on, I know that Im getting water up to the ends but it seems like

Extend existing drip system

QuestionHi Jim: I need to extend an existing residential drip system to the back yard and Im wondering if this is simple enough to tackle myself. The current system services the front yard and is a single sta

ESP SAT rainbird controller

QuestionWhat is the power consumption for the rain bird controller ESP SAT? AnswerInput required: 117 VAC ?10%, 60Hz (International models: 230 VAC?10%, 50Hz) Output 26.5 VAC, 2.5A Station load capacity: Up to two

hunter ec settings how

QuestionCan you please explain how I can set a Hunter EC 4 wag irragation AnswerHey Milly, what you need is a manual. I would not know what to tell you, unless I know exactly how you want it set. Go to www.coastwat

K-Rain Hydrotek not turning on

QuestionHi Guillermo. Please bear with me as I will try my very best to explain the trouble Im having. I have a k-Rain Hydrotek 2514 controller for my 6 year old home. Ive had the worst luck with my system. The most

Toro Controller

QuestionHi Jim: I have a Toro Vision II series controller that works just fine, except one zone wont activate the spray heads. I cant get that one zone to operate. Thing is, that particular terminal reads about 24V

Hunter ICC controller - setting time for another station

QuestionI have had my Hunter ICC system for many years and have previously had no reason to add watering stations. I have now installed another watering station and when I try set the time for that station (20 minut

Rain dial 600

QuestionDisplay shows 16F Will not reset or work in manual mode. AnswerHey Joseph, I would suggest taking the battery out of the panel, and then disconnect the power for about one minute. And then with

hardie hr6100 hydro rain 6 station 2 programs,

QuestionI need the door to the controller it got damaged, where could I buy one? AnswerHey Vic, Hardie has been bought out by Irri-trol, and the 6100 has not been made for about 10 years or so. The only company tha

RC-7A rainbird system with a section not switching off

QuestionI have a rainbird RC-7A with a current problem. Im having difficult in fixing the problem. The first section will start when I turn on the main water supply. When the system is turned to Auto the sect

irrigation controller

QuestionI have an irritrol rd-600 that works fine except it only outputs 15 vac to each station. The transformer outputs 24 vac. I have attached other transformers with the same results...any suggestions? Replaced 9

One station runs while any other station is running simultaneously

QuestionI have a RainMaster 18E irrigation controller. There are a couple of issues and we are trying to determine if its the controller or another issue. First, station 16 opens and runs while any of th

rain dial setting times, cant tell which is correct

QuestionHello I have lived in my house about 8 years, I think it was built 4 years prior to that, so the Rain Dial system may be 12 years old. My problem is that when I go to set the minutes for each station,

Electric Valves

QuestionI moved into a house with an existing drip mist system that works fine along with the sprinkler system. I do have two electric valves whose solenoid wires(Rainjet 811) have been chewed up by the previous res

Rain Dial RD-600 Flashing

QuestionHi Jim, I have a Rain Dial RD-600 which I have not used in about a year. upon resetting everything and putting in the necessary inputs I have not been able to use on time, semi-automatic or on manual. Ever

Rainbird ESP6 irrigation system

QuestionWe just bought a 14 year old house in the Florida Keys that has a Rainbird ESP6 watering system. It has been working fine, coming on the days it should, but just up an quit. The panel is lit up w

EZ 1 timer

QuestionHi I do have a timer by EZ 1 for last twenty years and working great , but last two days stopped working for electrical reason, the screen it shows no changes about the time, date and so on. I would like to

Station overflow

QuestionMy Hunter i-Core controller is indicating a station overflow. What could be the problem? Where do I start to remedy this? AnswerHey Lisa, the controller you have is very sophisticated, you will need a

RainBird RC-1260Bi Controller

QuestionMy mother has a RainBird RC-1260Bi that does not work any longer, the clock does not run. I have seen newer, digital Rainbird controllers in stores that also run the valves on 24VAC. Can I replace her RC-126