Irrigation pump motor

QuestionFirst of all I want to say thank you for taking the time to answer this question. What I want to know is the horsepower and RPM of the motor of a 6 irrigation high pressure water pump, at least a general amo

Rainbird Irrigation Problem.

QuestionTony: Congrats on your 100% Referral Rating. We do nor know too much about our Rainbird RC-7Bi irrigation system. Two days ago it quit. We took the Controller to the dealer and they replaced a clutch or some

Pumping from pond

QuestionHELP! I installed a 2hp Berkeley SSHM-2 multi-stage pump. My furthermost head/zone is 325 away with 40 ft. elevation. It is not working properly. The zone will run for a few minutes and the

No water

QuestionHi. I have an existing system, but one of my zones has lost the majority of its pressure or fails to come on at all. I have a Hardie solenoid valve. I have changed solenoids and borrowed one from another zon

multizone sprinkler system

QuestionUntil this year my multizone system worked fine, however a communication company broke two lines resulting in the pump burning out. Pump has been replaced and constantantly runs now. This is how

Blowing fuses

QuestionI have a Toro timer, Flotec pump with relay. When I go to perform a manual start on the system it blows the fuse. I disconnected all 6 zones from the timer still blows fuse. I wired the pump straight to the

Zone Trouble

QuestionI have 6 zones in my yard. One of my zones ( zone 1 in the front of the yard) does not come on. On the control box it shows that its on but none of the heads comes up and no water can be seen. &n

Gould HSJ20 thermal out

QuestionQUESTION: I have an HSJ20 (2 hp, 220V) in operation for 6 years successfully that draws from a shallow lake for our home use and irrigation. This morning, after the sprinklers had run during the night,

Rainbird Controller Not Working

QuestionHi, I was wondering if you could provide some insight into this. I am an absolute newbie and recently found that my Rainbird E-9 Controller seams to be dead. Other than checking the power supply, I am not s

back pressure

QuestionSeveral years ago I purchased a house that had a sprinkler system supplied by a lake. The system worked great last year and this year until recently. What is happening now is after the system cycles through

intermittent operation

QuestionI have a 5-zone residential sprinkler system. All the valves are Orbit Water Master, model # 57020 1?in-line 24 volt solenoid valves. All the valves are identical. The system is controlled by an automatic

controller hardie 16 zone 12 yrs old

QuestionQUESTION: My sprinklers are not working and Im guessing its the controller that needs replacement. I have 14 zones and am wondering what I should replace it with. I was hoping there was some way to replace j

Flotec Pump/Tank connections

QuestionI Just finished the installation of the Flotec Pump Model FP5172, Thank model FP7120 and 3 wire pressure switch. My problem is that the pump does not start automatically. Please if possible help with diagram

Irrigation System Pipe Replacement - Necessary?

Questiond like to know the lifespan of a Nelson irrigation system, namely the pipes. I have a young man who claims to be an irrigation expert who comes out to my house to turn on my system for the season. &nbs

Rainbird ESP-6 only zone 1 works when put into test mode

QuestionWhen I went to the community poolhouse, someone (kids probably) had been playing with the controller. The dials were not where they were supposed to be. Now only zone 1 comes on. When I placed

Hardie Rain Dail RD600

QuestionPower outage for 2 hrs would not restart controller.Screen is all blank.New battery still blank screen. power is on and going into transformer Checked transformerwith new 24 v transformer is ok.Nothing looks

Flow control on sprinkler heads

QuestionI have several sprinkler heads that over spray causing damage as well as wasting water. Is there an easy way to control the flow out of the sprinklers. As a note some of them spray just fine so i

Rain Bird RC-7A Wiring

QuestionHi! The current power cord looks suspect and is probably original so Id like to replace it. Its also an old 2-prong design without a ground. The new 3-wire pigtail has a ground wire. The transformer does not

Water hammering when some sprinkler zones open

QuestionHi Tony, I apologize if this question is long. I just wanted to give as much detail as possible about my sprinkler issue. I have a sprinkler system with six zones. The control valves for zones 1,2 & 3 are c

Replacing Rainbird E-9 Transformer

QuestionHi Tony, Thanks for the answer.I am following up on an earlier question asked on 10-Jun about the Rainbird Controller. You had replied: If theres no power at the 24VAC terminals on the controller, check th