irrigation sprinkler valve

QuestionIn the past I have replaced the solenoid and diagraphms whenever the sprinklers would not turn off or on. Tonight when My timer was set for my sprinklers to turn on (they worked last night) I noticed o

irrigation controllers

QuestionWe have an Irritrol HR 6100. Im attempting to set it up for this season, and after Ive programmed it and move the switch to run I get an error code of 2A flashing. Can you please tell me what this means? Wha

system wont turn on

QuestionI cannot get the system to turn on automatically or manually. If I go outside I can turn it on by opening the valve all else fails. The rain sensor is turned off. Thank you, Chris AnswerHey Chris, if you ca

hardie timmer

Questionhello this week i opened up he unit and wanted to let the water run through the line but when i did that the water just kept on coming out of the zone 1 spouts. i went to the control panel and and the

Irrigation system lightning strike

QuestionI believe my controller was struck by lightning. How would I know for sure before buying a new controller, and two, is there a way to test the valves to know if they were affected? AnswerHey Art, best way t

Rainbird - controller okay, but sprinklers wont come on

QuestionQUESTION: Heres the problem: I have done every setting/test/suggestion with my controller (ESP MODULAR) including replacing the backplane. I get no errors on the controller, but the sprinklers will not come

Control box issue?

Question timer I have a Richdel 446PRi control box. It must be about 16 years old, which I think is pretty good usage! We just had our sprinklers turned on 2 weeks ago and the system was working fine (all zones fire

arena watering system

QuestionQUESTION: Our saddle club wants to install an arena watering system for an arena 150 x 250. They want 4 sprinkler heads on each side of arena (8 total). The purpose of the system is to water the arena during

zone not shutting off completely to allow next zone

QuestionMy problem is different than the ones that I keep finding when I search for problems with zones not shutting off. My zone 5 does not shut off completely for zone 6 to start, and so zone 6 just dribbles

Sprinkler Err message

QuestionHi Jim, I have a Hunter SRC 600i and when I plugged in the AC power an ERR message came up and has for days. Today I doublechecked all the wires and when i plugged it back in, i decided to take out the fuse,

Hunter XC Controller adding 2nd Valve

QuestionThe Hunter XC Controller was installed by the builder and it was wired to one valve. There are 6 wires between the controller and valves. I added a second valve and attached a second color to the

Rainbird skipping zone

QuestionI have a Rainbird ESP controller with four modules set up. Zones 1 (4 valves), 3 (3 valves), and 4 (2 valves), all run-no problems. Zone 2 (3 valves) will not come on. When testing, error m

sprinkler pump and zones

QuestionHello, Im new to the sprinkler system word. My mother passed and Im now taking care of her house. The 220v 1.5 hp centurion pump has gone bad. I replaced the capacitor about a year ago and

Hardie 6100 home system

QuestionQUESTION: Me again, The rocker on my system isnt working. Any suggestions? ANSWER: Patty, The switch towards, the bottom of the controller in the middle that handles: ON, PROGRAM, OFF does not

Rain Dial Sprinkler system Issue

QuestionHello Robert Thanks in advance for answering my question. I have a Irritrol/Rain Dial System with 8 zones in use. It is a 10 year old system and was working all this time without any issues. Lately, it is a

manual shutoff?

QuestionQUESTION: I turned the system on for the summer and tested it thru the manual button. Now I cant turn it off, except by shutting off the valve at the house. How do I clear the manual setting so it can run a

Kwikdial Irritrol KD6 keeps resetting to 4pm

QuestionWe recently had a power surge in our garage and our sprinkler controller box at first had a flashing fuse sign and also the battery symbol was flashing. I reset the entire box and it works once it gets charg

Richdel 446pr controler

QuestionI need to know what it means when 1 fus appears on the controller and the system stops working, if I press the pause-semiauto button it starts working do not every station. Number 1 station in particu

Hunter Pro-C

QuestionI mistakenly entered start times for all 5 zones when only the initial start time is required. As a result the controller repeats the watering cycle. How do I remove the four additional start times? Thank yo

hardie 9 station control system

QuestionMy problem is that all my zones go off fine, at the proper times, but when it should turn off for the day they just run through again, so i have to manually turn it off. I wouldnt bother you with this, but i