Sprinkler heads seeping

QuestionWhen i turn on any sprinkler station, the station #1 sprinkler heads start seeping water out the tops of the sprinkler heads. This continues even after i turn the system off. This leaves pu

Only 1 zone works at a time

QuestionJust bought a house with a Rain Dial RD 600 so Im pretty new to this. I can get each zone to come on manually, my problem comes up once I set a program. Once the program starts, only the first z

Hardie irrigation system Model TC-9B

QuestionI have the above system.. It has multiple programs available that you configure (a-d) I have the system set on A, and it goes through the cycle fine, but then immediately starts again. It is set

James Hardie Hr 6100

QuestionWe have no power to our unit. I replaced the fuse and made sure we have power to it and it wont come on. What should we do? AnswerSteve, It appears your transformer is bad. They are available on the Interne

James Hardie Rain Dial RD-600 Control Box

QuestionI recently installed new valves and lines to my sprinkler system using a James Hardie Rain Dial (RD-600) control box. The system was tested and the 5 zones were in working order using the manual function. Th

Hardie 15 stage controller

QuestionMatt, My Total Control?Series 15 stage Hardie is 10 years old. Lately Ive had a problem with the first three stations all coming on at once and they remain on throughout the watering cycle. Even when one sta

Tapping Noise in Sprinkler System

QuestionQUESTION: When my sprinklers go on I hear a tapping noise in the water line. What causes this and can it be fixed? Thanks. ANSWER: John, Sometimes it is water hammer which is the bang your hear when

Rotors

QuestionHow many rotors can go on one zone. I have 40 psi 3/4 inch feed pipe. AnswerRob, Sorry for such a long delay of answering, Its been busy in the irrigation biz lately. With the pressure you have you can only

lake strainer and check value

QuestionQUESTION: When cleaning my lake strainer, I dropped it in the water. So far I cant find it. Where can I buy just a strainer, or do I need the whole check value? I havent been able to find that either.

watermaster 57114 wont shut off

QuestionMy Watermaster 57114 system was on all day while I was at work. I came home at 8:00 PM to find the street flooded and the system still on. The only way I could stop it was to turn the main water

Toro Hydraulic conversion to electric

QuestionI have an old Toro Custom Eight sprinker control. It doesnt move through the zones, so Im considering installilng an electric timer. Will I have to replace the entire sprinkler system? AnswerDuf

sprinklers cycling on/off

QuestionI have a Hunter sprinkler system with 10 zones. Recently zone 2, and now zone 5 also cycle on and off during their time of cycle. Got any suggestions? Thanks in advance. Mike AnswerMichael, What model of co

Hardi RD-600

QuestionI have changed the diophrams and celenoids on the two valves to my back yard now niether of them will work when I turn the stations on. The display will flash OFF. Im sure I re-wired them correctly? AnswerR

Popup Rotating Sprinkler

QuestionI have a popup 180 degree rotating sprinkler hear that that makes one 180 pass in 15 minutes. The area covered by this sprinkler head is not looking good. My questions are is this a normal speed,

Problem with HHA 11272

QuestionMy Hardie HHA 11272 has been working flawlessly for many, many year. About a week ago it just stopped. It displays everything correctly, but no valves open (just like if it detected water in the

Hammering Noise When Each Zone is Activated

QuestionI have a Hardi RD-600 Controller and 6 Hardi Solinoid Control Valves. When irrigation is turned on manual or auto innitially the system hammers when valves open. It appears this happens across th

Control Box

QuestionQUESTION: I am ready to turn my sprinkler off for the season but for some reason I cannot get the control box to open. Ive attempted to look & see if maybe a key that fell off but cant remember anythin

Hunter Pro-C error message

QuestionQUESTION: I have a Hunter Pro-C sprinkler system controller (about 6 years old). When I manually turn on to water the Zone 3 (of the sprinkler system) I get the message Err, then the controller starts to cou

Repairs made to pipes, valves no longer respond

QuestionI have a rainbird esp controller that has worked fine since installation a year ago. I have 6 zones, and recently I discovered a large water puddle underneath them. I dug up the area around th

sprinklers remain on, even with system unplugged (HELP!)

QuestionI have a Hardie Irrigation Sprinkler System -- HR 6100. The system turned on by itself today and Ive tried everything to turn it off - switching to off button and even unplugging the system from the wall. &