confused Toro Vision I controller

QuestionMy vintage (1992) sprinkler controller is not following our instructions any more. I even temporarily disconnected it from its power source hoping to get it to reset but that evening after I did that i

need new pump

QuestionHi I need help in choosing right pump for drip irrigation. The present pump is so old all i know is it a F&W bullet pump with big pressure tank under pump. The pump had no problem pumping from po

Evaluating Irrigation Systems

QuestionI am on a subdivision committee to identify and evaluate installing an inground system. Each company we talk to uses different products. Any advise on how to evaluate? Its a 40 building complex, lots of turf

Sprinklers acting strange

QuestionQUESTION: I live in TX and have city water (no well). Although my water pressure is not great, the sprinklers work OK. I starting having problems with my system this weekend (it had been wo

Rainbird EZ! srpinler controller problem

QuestionI have a 20 year old Rainbird EZ1 auto sprinkler controller which worked fine when I shut it off last October. I turned it on today- there is no display at all. I replaced the battery. The voltages coming ou

Wiring Orbit Wireless Rain/Freeze Sensor #57071

QuestionI am attempting to wire in the subject rain sensor into a Rain Bird #ESP-6si Control Panel, which has no terminals for a rain sensor. Can you advise how this sensor can be added? Thanks! AnswerThanks

sprinkler values wont turn on

QuestionI was in the process of relocating three out of five sprinkler zones in the back of my house. After the line and sprinkler heads were reconnected I would test the zone to make sure it had no leaks but when t

gas in water wells

QuestionQUESTION: Hello! i am havind a problem with gas in a irrigation well that was just installed. it is suppose to pump 450gpm at about 85psi . but i seem to be getting only 250-300gpm at 20-30 psi no debris plu

Manual operation of the Rain Bird esp-8tm

QuestionI would like to just set the time for all stations and manually water. I cant seem to figure this out. When I had a Toro controller I could set everytimer to 15-20 minutes or whatever and manually start and

Residential Sprinkler System

QuestionHey Matt: I have a couple of questions... #1 I have a crack (therefore a leak) at the base of a T joint in the pvc piping that leads to a valve. This is the first valve in a series of three. &nbs

orbit green thumb sprinkler timer model # 27155

Questionmy timer is working batteries are new but it doesnt open so the water can flow. whats up AnswerHi Mary Ann Check the programming on the timer to ensure its set up to water according to your schedule and ma

Pump triping breaker.

QuestionMy pump has been working this spring. I have not run it for about 4 weeks. I was testing the system to go on vacation. The system ran for about 40 min. then the breaker triped. Now ev

irrigation system (9 zone Total Control)

QuestionHi Matt. I have my watering system set up to come on every odd day, this is OK. It goes through the first 5 zones OK, but when the 6th zone comes on, #1 zone comes on again at the same time, then

Automatic Sprinklers restarting

QuestionWe have a Rain Bird RC-7A. When we start it up, it works fine. It goes through all the cycles, then stops. After it has finished about 10 mins later it starts back up again. You have to go to the control box

Irrigating narrow strips between pavement

QuestionQUESTION: Hello. We have a number of 4 squares of pavement with 4 and 6 strips of soil between them. The 4 strip of garden bordering this area has irrigation. We want to plant low ground cover in the narro

PSI, GPM why my sprinkler zone isnt working better

QuestionI had a new 1 copper supply installed from the meter. Everything under my house is 3/4 copper. PVC 1 lines to valves; 3/4 PVC to heads. First, my PSI fluctuates between 70 and 100. Shouldny my plumber that i

Rain Bird EFA/G/B

QuestionHi, I have a stout rainbird valve model EFA/G. It is in the ground. Very high quality brass and stainless. When I open the bleed port plus have the station on it will come on. When I turn o

RainBird ISM-6 Zone Faults

QuestionQUESTION: My system: 5-zone system, 2 valves original to the house (Nelson I believe), 3 I added (RainBird) controlled by RainBird ISM-6 controller. Problem: Fault errors (ERR on LC) on random zone(s

Vibrating pipe - one zone only

QuestionGood morning. I have a garden drip system with a Hardie 700 series valve, filter, pressure reducer setup. When this zone comes on, I get a fluttering, vibrating noise all the way back to the copp

Rainbird ESP-6

QuestionMatt-- I keep blowing the fuse when the irrigation system goes to zone 5. Any ideas on what may be wrong? AnswerThanks for your question. It probably means the #5 solenoid is bad. You will need to loc