inground sprinklers dont go on

QuestionI had my sprinklers winterized and now when i try to turn them on for the summer nothing happens. i turned on the water inside the house, the clock shows the rain drop as if the water is on but nothing

Lawn Sprinkler system

QuestionQUESTION: We bought a home with a Lawn Genie sprinkler system....were not sure exactly what we need to get it going.....were not sure if there is a preventer valve on the outside of the home...there is a pip

Nelson valve

QuestionQUESTION: I have small lawn system with four Nelson valves running separate zones. One of the zones will not shut off. I have opened the valve and replaced the top half along with solenoid.  

Toro Vision 1, can I add a rain sensor?

QuestionCan I add a rain sensor to a Toro Vision 1 series? Where do I attach the wire to the inside box? Any other way to have the sensor know that that it has rained over a 1/4 and not turn on? A

Sprinklers stopped working

QuestionI have Hardie Irrigation unit. It was working fine until now. The display is OK, but it looks like the signal either does not get sent by control unit or is not received by control valve. What could be

First time installer.

QuestionQUESTION: My first time installing a irrigation system and have been doing as much reading and asking around as possible. The back-back of my yard is 94 and to my deck is 85 feet, right to my house is 100 fe

Watering Times

QuestionHi. I have a Hardie 9 station controller. Im set up on Programn B, have set for 1 watering time every second day (6:00AM)but Im getting a second watering prior to 6:00AM (not sure what time it comes on

start up

QuestionLast fall a pro winterized my Toro system. He is not the most dependable so I want to start it up myself. After closing two exhaust valves on the backflow preventer I opened the main water valve slowly

110psi reduction fo sch40 pvc 1 1/4

Questionhi jeff, my well is pumping 100-110 psi to my sch40 pvc 1 1/4. id like to bring this down to 40-50 psi. what is the best device to accomplish this? brass water regulator? pvc water regulator? some devi

Rainbird ESP-6 Outdoor Controller

QuestionI have a Rainbird ESP-6 Outdoor Controller that is hard wired in place. A couple weeks back, I noticed the system was not operating any of the valves. I checked the power on the terminal strip an

Rain Jet Sprinkler

QuestionHi, I tried to start up my rain jet sprinkler system this morning, and I got an error on the controller (its a RJC 4 controller). I followed the directions to program it, but when it would hit the aut

Rainbird RC-&A Controller

QuestionLooking to replace the motor for the time clock (not the zone cycle) on a Rainbird RC-7A. I read a Q&A here that said they were still available. Distributor tells me theyre not. Can you poi

RainJet

QuestionWe have a RainJet Sprinkler system (7/8 pipe and fittings and cannot find replacement parts, i.e. pipe, O rings, brass expander inserts, tees, etc. The packages we kept say that RainJet is a division o

Home sprinkler system

QuestionWe have purchased a home that has sprinkler heads installed in the yard. The previous home owners did not leave any information. There is no control box located any where inside or outside of the

James Hardie Rain Dial p/n 670301

QuestionI have a very old, but great controller, however I dont know how to change the timer from every day to 2 or 3 times a week. Are there instructions on-line? AnswerHey Kathleen, I hope this helps. Hardi

HR 6100 control panel (ser# NB24)

QuestionQUESTION: how do i get a wiring diagram for this four station controller. my father has one that the wiring at the valves was torn loose and i need to rewire the valves to the controller so that he can

Irrigation system will not turn on from the controller

QuestionHello! Our sprinkler system will not turn on by the controller. We went and replaced that thinking that is what the problem was, but still nothing. WE can go to the main water valve and turn the water

hardie rain dial sprinkler controller

QuestionWe recently shut off the controller because of a lot of rain. Now that we turned it back on it will not turn on the sprinklers...not by setting the run or the manual buttons. Only can get them

Rainbird ESP 6si - skipping zone 1

QuestionHello! I usually use the manual function to water because of the frequency of rain here. But I noticed that when I hit the manual/start button, it skips zone 1 and begins with zone 2. I really dont know anyt

Sprinkler timer does not change zone

QuestionI have a Rain Bird system with a timer that can no longer changes from one zone to the next after each set time. However if I manually move the dial to the beginning of the desired zone, the dial can m