soggy ground

QuestionJosh, I have an inground Hunter irrigation system that is approximately 15 years old. The whole system is properly winterized and turned back on in the late spring. There is one area of my yard t

sprinkler issue

QuestionHi Jim, I am a new home owner and am having trouble this my sprinkler system. I can not seem to be able to shut off the system. I have a Rainbird controller and the timer is programmed correctly.

Hunter Ind EC Controller

QuestionJim every time I program this controller I only want station 2 to have a start time and a run time yet after programming to check all ok I go back to start time and gues what no program 2 it has jumped to pr

Rain Bird esp 6tm

QuestionDigital display says PR OFF. The circuit works, just wondering what this means? Thanks AnswerHey Helen, when the display shows you PR OFF this means that either there is no 110 volt power to th

leaky solenoid valve

QuestionGday. I live in South Australia , Australia. I have a six station Hydro rain pop up sprinkler system which i am unsure of its age. we bought the house 3 years ago and now i would like to fix it up and

sprinklers in slope

QuestionHi We just redid our backyard due to installation of a pool We live on a hill and therefore have a slope on our side yard that is about 6 feet wide with a retaining wall. Part of our slope

Pump draws from 2 sources - what solenoid vavles do I need

QuestionHi Jim, my irrigation pump is supplied from a tank (0 to 2 metres above the pump) and a pond (1.5 metres below the pump. These two separate sources are controlled by solenoid valves - one for the tank supply

Total Control Failing to Close Program

Question Product View A previous owner in my home in Melbourne Australia installed this Hardie Total Control irrigation system ?it抯 been great, however of late I have had to modify programs to respond to local counc

Frozen Backflow preventer

QuestionAfter a recent freeze and thaw, I noticed that water was free flowing through the vent on my backflow preventer. I have removed for visual inspection but have not found anything wrong with the internal

Hunter Controller No Display

QuestionFollowing a power outage in the neighborhood, there is now no display on my Hunter XC irrigation controller. I flipped the breaker off and back on, but still no display. Only one year old... Is there a

All Modes Working Incorrectly

QuestionJim I have an IRRITROL RD 900 EXT controller that is not working in manual or semi-auto modes and works but causes each solenoid to chatter in automatic mode. The output from the transformer is 24v ac

Richdel 476PRi Controller

QuestionHi Jim, The above controller is acting like everything is fine, but none of the 6 channels are coming on. The display shows each channel coming on and counting down..but water is not flowing to any channel.

Blowing out system

QuestionJim I installed a sprinkling system two years ago. I did everything my self i have six zones and it works great did everything my self even the backflow. My question is do you think a can blow the syst

rainbird rc-1260Bi

QuestionI have 8 zones active on the 12 zone cycle wheel. 7 of the zones activate when the wheel moves to the designated zone. on #8 zone, nothing happens but times out and then goes to the rest position. could this

Water problems

QuestionQUESTION: Jeff, I hope to keep this as brief as possible. We built our home 12 years ago. At the time, we were worried because the lot looked low in comparison to the neighbor to the north of us. We are the

rainjet valves

QuestionI have a system that is using 3/4 rainjet classic valves. I have been told this company doesnt exist any more. Can i still get these,i have one that is leaking a lot !, or are Rainbird products interchangeab

Hunter EC contoller off and pump runs

QuestionQUESTION: Hi there. I have a Hunter EC controller hooked up to a wellpoint/pump with 2 stations. I used to use the pump manually (at the mains) without the controller but have now decided to use it. I have a

RainBird Valve/Solenoid Question

QuestionGood Afternoon Jeff.... OK, I have a situation that is currently stumping me. Heres the equipment I have first: (1# RainBird ESP Controller #2) PGA 1.5 valves (of which I have four [4] zones). What is happen

standing water after new installation

QuestionI just had a sprinkler system installed last week and it was winterized and shut down after I was instructed on how to use the control panel. There is a section of my yard that has had standing water puddles

air in irrigation system

QuestionQUESTION: I put in a new 1-1/4 PVC sand well point. Installed a 1 HP pump, it pumps good (30 psi) with the garden hose wide open (no nozzle on hose). Ran it this way for 1/2 hr, good steady press