CONTROL VALVE WILL NOT SHUT OFF COMPLETELY

QuestionON ONE STATION THE SPRINKLERS ARE FROM 6FT HIGHER THAN THE CONTROL VALVES ON THE FURTHEST AWAY TO 3 FT ON THE CLOSEST, WHEN THE VAVLE SHUTS OFF THE SPRINKLERS DRAIN BACK AND RUN OUT THE LOWEST ONE, THATS OK

Hardie HR-6100

QuestionI cant get water to 1 of 6 zones. I have current at all zones of controller as well as at the suspect valves. Solenoid has been replaced but no change. Could there still be a problem with the controller desp

Toro Vision 1 zone stays on

QuestionI have one zone one my Toro Vision 1 Sprinkler system that will not cycle off ... it stays on constantly. In order to shut it down, I have to turn the water main off. All other zones work fine. Thanks in adv

zones come on at the same time sometimes

QuestionJim, Sometimes my zones will come on at the same time? 1 is set for off 2 is set for 10 min howver, 1 and 2 are coming on at the same time. Even if I run 2 on manual 1 goes on. nothing has been changed at

Richdel SR-1 starter relay

QuestionMy booster pump never runs or kicks on.Could it be the relay and or battery is no longer any good or does it not kick on because the village I live in increased the water pressure? AnswerHey Norm, I hope th

Hardie Irrigation system

QuestionWe bought our house last fall with this system in place. Looks to be original when the house was built 13 years ago. The system is 446PRI. A few days ago a zone when active, unknown to me, and ran overnight.

hunter sprinklers

QuestionI have a hunter sprinkler system . I recently replaces a supply line to the system ( it was broke) now I have a valve that will not turn off. it was also the start of the system for the year. what gives took

Toro Vision I Controller F2 Fuse

QuestionThis controller has worked fine until just recently. The F2 fuse (1/2 amp, control circuit) blows every time I plug the controller into the wall receptacle. As best as I can tell, all voltages an

sprinkler timer

QuestionI have a slimdial 6 zone timer. 2 zones kicked on at the same time, I turned the timer off and the one that wasnt suppose to be on stayed on so I had to turn the water main off in order for it to stop. I unh

Rainbird controller problems

QuestionI was able to get a rainbird ism6 controller to operate the pump by running jumper wires from the 24v input. Do I have to replace the controller for a permanent fix? I could not see how to get the cover off

Toro Vision 1 Sprinkler Controller

QuestionJim, I have a Vision 1 controller and no display. I checked both the top and bottom fuses, both blown. I replaced the bottom 1A fuse that was fine. I went to replace the top 0.5A fuse and

HARDIE/ TOTAL CONTROLLER/PARTS

Question HAVE 115 V TO TRANSFORMER...ZERO OUT / SUSPECT SURGE.. PANEL LIGHT UP FOR STATION INFO....THINK IT IS OK ..JUST REPLACE TRANSFORMER? CLASS 2 57LEIB24167 AnswerHey Earl, I hope this helps. Yes this transfor

Toro system wont run

QuestionQUESTION: I moved into a house with an existing Toro sprinkler system. I had a company start it up the last two years and usually it works fine. Every so often, the controller would turn on, but now wa

irritrol rain dial problem

QuestionDear Jim, We have the Irritrol Rain Dial RD-1200. It was installed August of 2006. I feel we are quite adept at programming it. We usually use program A with days and times for each valve and the

Richdel 446PR controller error message

QuestionIm getting a FUSE error message on my Richdel 446PR controller. It happens on every one of the 6 zones that I try. Can you help? Thanks! AnswerHey Ron, I hope this helps. When the controll

Rainbird DVF Valve not shutting off

QuestionI have several Rainbird DVF valves in a system and they will not shut off unless I manually close them. I installed a system last year that uses rain water from my roof collected in storage tanks. It works w

anti-siphon valve

QuestionQUESTION: I have a Rainbird 3/4 anti-siphon valve. Its about a year old. It leaks all the time at the cap assembly. I opened it up and cleaned the gasket and tightened the cap, but it still

three stations at once

QuestionGreetings, Out of the blue I now have stations 3,4,and 5 of a six station ORBIT system all coming on when 3 is on. I have checked all wiring,(cleaned and recapped), checked controller for new batteries

toro el-6+ problem

QuestionI have a 15 year old system that shows that the power is on yet no zones work. I did notice that a kiddie pool had been left over one of the heads. AnswerHey Mike, I hope this helps. The pool wo

ADDING RAIN SENSOR TO EXISTING UNIT

QuestionHello Jim, I will try to keeep this short.I have a 6 zone sprinkler system controlled by a Imperial Valet Timer 24V.This system was installed in 1988 and still works fine.I would like to add a ORBIT 57071 Wi