Zone not functioning fully

QuestionMy zone 1 out of 6 has little pressure and the pump cycles on and off at 2-4 second intervals on this zone. All other zones work fine. I found the zone and turned the big knob fully open and it w

Sprinklers Pulsate

QuestionHello, Been having issues with coverage with my sprinkler system, some of the heads didnt have good pressure so when my old pump died a 1.5 Sta-Rite, I replaced it with a 2 horse Sta-Rite thinking I would ge

Irrigation Pump/Valve

QuestionI am at wits end with the irrigation system. It is an outdoor Rain Dial Model RD-600 (not sure). The manual I have is for RD-600, RD-900 and RD-1200. The timer flashes when the set time to start

Hardie Irrigation Model RD-600

QuestionI have 4 stations. All 4 stopped at same time. Changed valves on all 4 but only 2 (front) are working. The two (back) have a clicking sound but wont sprinkle water. Changed solinoids,

flotec pump has very low output

QuestionLast summer we installed a 1.5 sprinkling pump and sank a point. Because it was outdoors we drained the pump and disconnected the plastic suction line at the check valve. We open the checkvalve to drain the

rainbird controller fuse blows

QuestionI have an ESP-8 whose fuse blows when the system attempts to start. The pump runs fine if I manually operate the main valve (RainBird 100-DV) . I have isolated the problem to occurring when only the main val

sprinklers dont run as long as they should

QuestionMy Rainbird sprinklers shut off after four minutes, no matter how long they are programmed to run. When one zone turns on, 4 starts blinking in the display and it counts down to zero, at which time that zo

Retaining wall irrigation

QuestionIm building a retaining wall out of huge sandstone, stacked flat on each other. The wall is about 55 long and 4 tall. Do I need to put some type of draining pipes or tubing along with gravel to ensure

Installing a control valve for a 4 foot high flower bed

QuestionI have a raised flower bed that has all of the sprinkler heads installed and ready to irrigate but this control valve has never worked. It was installed prior to my purchasing my home and I do not know

Zone 1 wont shut off

QuestionI have a sprinkler system and I am having an issue with Zone 1 not shutting off. I have 4 zones and zone 1 runs with all of them. This issue only occurs if zone 1 runs longer than 5 minutes. &nbs

Irrigation system filter

QuestionQUESTION: First, thank-you for the service! My sprinkler system makes me sad on a regular basis. My question is would it be possible, and if so, worth while putting a filter in my system? I have a 3 zone (9,

irrigation pump running hot

QuestionI have a 1/2 hp Sta-rite shallow jet pump(220v).Elevation head is 20. Static pr=57, design pr=39, pumps 20gpm at the pump discharge. Running hot, shuts off after +- 20 min. Pulling 14.8 to 15.6 amps dep on l

noisy clicking valves_RainDial 600 _low volts ?

QuestionMr. Welch, I apologize in advance for the lengthy email, but wanted to give you all the information I could. I noticed this problem after seeing some weeping at one of the Valve #1 sprinker heads at the lowe

irrigation solenoid

QuestionHello Mat Can you kindly direct me where can I buy solenoid JH 811 (this seems to be an old model) I have couple of solenoids which are stuck and the zones are constantly open. also I would appreciate info

Hydrotek 4000 issues

QuestionQUESTION: When my irrigation system runs, I get water running out of holes around the sides of the housing. It looks like they are designed for this purpose. It looks like a lot of water. A

Hardie Adjustments

QuestionQUESTION: I have one valve that rotates and I need it to stay stationary and Im not sure how to do it? Can you help? ANSWER: Hi Kim I dont understand your issue so Ill need a little clarification ple

Water source

QuestionI turned on the water sprinkler system last week, everything worked fine until I noticed water bubbling out of the ground, I dug down to irrigation PVC and saw two PVC pipes, and water was coming out of end

HR 6200

QuestionI own an old HR6200. Where can I buy the replacement fuse holder for this controller. Mine, is completely stripped. Thanks, KS. AnswerHi Kevin The Hardie controller you refer to has long been discontinued.

Sprinkler system in Wisconsin

QuestionQUESTION: Hi Matt, I am researching the options to install a sprinkler system for my home. I live in Wisconsin and would like to know the pros-cons of the auto-drain install Vs the type that needs to be win

Rotor Sprinkler Leak?

QuestionMatt, I had to replace a RainBird rotor sprinkler (5000 Series) due to a broken cover. I replaced it last night, screwed on the new sprinkler, and started it up to check for leaks. Once the syste