2 controllers 1 master valve

QuestionI have a commercial system. System is pressurized at all times. The system is about 20 years old and mainline breaks are becoming a common occurrence. There are 2 old Rainbird RC1260 controllers on the prope

Toro Super 800 Rotor Key

QuestionJim: Is their a tool other than the Rotor Key that can be used to adjust the water flow on the Toro Super 800 series head. I cannot find a key anywhere online and my local Toro dealer is no help. Thank

Single pop-up sprinkler with extremely low pressure

QuestionHi Jim. I have about six zones set up in my backyard using Rain Bird pop-up spray heads. All the sprinklers in all the zones seem fine with good pressure, except one in one zone. Its the first in the line of

lawn sprinkler well

QuestionQUESTION: How do I put muratic acid in the well It is 35 ft. and only for my sprinkler system? Thank you and hope you can give me some instructions.. ANSWER: I would be happy to help and h

sprinkler controller

QuestionMy Hardie controller only flashes and will not work at all. It keeps the current time and station times, but will not turn on manually. Ive removed and replaced the battery, as well as disconnect, and

Watering

QuestionWe live in upstate NY. The second story of our house extends about three feet beyond the ground floor, creating a virtual dead space along the foundation at the front of the house where no rain ever reaches.

Rainbird 1800 series pop-up spray nozzle

QuestionI have replaced a spray nozzle attachment on a 4 pop up valve and noticed in order to set the spray direction, the nozzle head must be a little loose in order to adjust it as desired. I am just turning the n

back flow preventer

QuestionQUESTION: If my back flow preventer is bad would I get a slight brown water when I first turn on faucets in the house. How could I check this? It seems to be the worse at the height of the season

Hunter System problem

QuestionJosh, I have a Hunter (Pro C) Irrigation System control unit that does not recognized all of the attached zones when turned to the set program start times selection on the dail. There are 10 units conn

Hardie RD 900 inground irrigation system

QuestionFor the past 6 months or so, the clock on our system seems to constantly change itself from p.m. to a.m. I now have to re-set the current time every day as when I look at the time, its changed from a.m

rainbird time clock

QuestionI have a rainbird time clock and the pump will not come on by the clock,it only comes on by an on and off switch. Why? AnswerHey Verne, I hope this helps. For a pump to run off a time clock, it must have a

Is this a gravity drain system

Question Outside Pipes I just bought a house in KS and know I have to winterize the sprinkler system in a couple of months. I believe the existing system on my house is setup to drain without having to pay to

Nelson ez jr 9 station controller

QuestionI have wired the above controller to 6 valves, i have linked one wire on all the solenoids back to the common and then one wire back to each of the stations on the terminal strip. the problem i am having is

valve controller funky

QuestionHave a James Hardie Rain Dial (~15 yrs old). Only one station operates (A) regardless of settings (ie. station B or C should come on but A runs instead). This happens in run program, manual, or semi-auto mod

Leaking Hardie valve

QuestionI have a 1-1/2 Hardie in line sprinkler valve that has a constant slow leak. The leak continues even after closing the manual shut off on the top of the valve. Do I have to replace the whole valve or can I j

control value

QuestionOne of my sprinkle heads station does not work electic,all the wiring is ok.I can work it manualy, by opeing a value next to the sprinkle head. I would appricaited any help . thanks John AnswerS

Toro controller and valves

QuestionQUESTION: 1)I have a Toro EL-6A controller that while I can hear timer working but time does not turn or change. 2)I have 2 zones that will not fully come on w/o pulling up one of the heads fully. However, w

low water pressure at one station

QuestionI have seven stations on my system. station 4 recently has lost water pressure. it still comes on but the flow is greatly reduced. AnswerIf it happened suddenly I feel you may have a break or a blockage. Wa

Hardie control

QuestionI have four zones lawn sprinklers. The controller is 12 zone hardie. The system is set to start at 4.00am but the system never shuts down. The cycle continues to repeat. What could be

Voltage excitation to the lawn solenoids

Questionmy system is about 12 years old. the control box is a RD1200. The solenoid assemblies are 205S. The voltage from the stepdown transformer into the controller terminal is about 24VZC which is correct. None of