irrigation zone control

QuestionThankyou in advance. Hardie HD 15 system, 4 zones, had to dig out root cracked PVC 3 valve area. Now all zones are on continuously even when dthf7doing manual indiv zones. ? dirt in valves after

Irrigation valve not turning off

QuestionThe zone one with my Toro system does not shut off. It is the first to come on in the series as scheduled although it does not shut off on its own. I turn it off at the screw on the manifold and

Weeping heads

QuestionI have a underground sprinkler head that is leaking water continually. Any suggestions? AnswerThis usually means that the valve is not closing all the way, or has damaged components inside. With the w

irrigation timer gone wild!

QuestionWe recently moved into a house with an irrigation system and I must confess my lack of knowledge. The problem is that my Richdel R402 6 zone timer has taken on a mind of its own. It get stuck at one zo

Pressure Tank

QuestionI have a shallow well which runs a 4 zone sprinkler system. I recently replaced the pump with a Flotec 1hp. It seems to pump plenty of water but the sprinkler heads do not seem to be working to their full po

waterpump

Questioninstalled a new waterpump everything seems to be right. it will pump up to 50 psi and hold it until you turn the water on then it will go down to around 15 psi will not get back up to 50 un

Pump keeps tripping breaker

QuestionI have a lawn irrigation pump connected to a fresh water lake at my weekend cottage. The water system works fine, however, once in a while, at start-up, the pump surge would trip the breaker. How can I limit

Best irrigation systems

QuestionDear Jeff, I want to install an irrigation system on my sloping 3/4 acres property. I cant seem to find any information on which system is the best (i.e. Rain Bird, Hunter, TORO, etc.). I am not mechanically

Pump not keeping a prime

QuestionIve read the forum, and cant find something that fits my problem specifically. I have a 1.5 hp pump... it does a great job pumping water out of the lake and onto my lawn of 6 sprinklers. The prob

Automatic Sprinkler Valve wont Turn Off

QuestionNot sure if this makes any sense, but I have a series of 6 standard automatic antisiphon valves on a timer. When I run the lawn cycle, the first valve doesnt shut off when its supposed to, and it stays

psr22 wiring

Questionhave hunter icc controller and psr 22 relay. when i turn station on, relay activates but then receive faulty ground error code on icc. i have removed load and line wiring from psr, and only have

landscape irrigation

QuestionI have a spring under the house. 450K gal/yr min. How to I use this water (10 below ground level) to irrigate my lawns and gardens? I can do the work, I just dont know any formulas or how t

everythings on !

Questionhad to dig out root entwined PVC. Since hooking it back together all zones are all on at the same time regardless of detaching all 4 zone wires at the Hardie controller. I cleaned the valves[4 pr

Lawn Pump not working

QuestionWe have a 17 year old Sta-Rite 1.5 HP lawn pump. It was working fine until a few days ago. The timer is a Intermatic and it still ticking but no water is coming out when we flip it on manually. &

Toro Vs Hunter Sprinklers

QuestionWhich are a better sprinkler head to use? AnswerI would recommend going with Hunter or RainBird over the Toro sprinklers. While the differences are not all that great, in my experience Toro has had so

underground irrigation piping

QuestionI have a small garden and would like to develop a rain basin to collect rain water and through field lines, pvc pipe construct a gravity feed system to water beneath soil surface any suggestions AnswerThere

Sprinkler systems shuts off after 5 minutes

QuestionOur sprinkler system shuts off after 5 minutes...Nothing in the garage will work after it trips....If we wait about 20 minutes and hit the reset button, it will work for another 5 minutes and shuts off..We h

Sprinkler System Water Pressure

Question In one of the zones in my lawn irrigation system only one of the sprinkler heads, out of 7 , is functioning with a normal spray . It appears that the others do not have enough water pressu

Toro Ecxtra

QuestionHi I have a Toro Ecxtra automatic sprinkler system control timer on my small irrigation system in my yard. The issue I am having is with the timer, I have set the sprinklers to go off at about 3 am and

irrigation pump not staying primed

QuestionI have close to the same question as someone else you answered. Pump is 7.5 hp going out to 15 sprinkler heads. We got it going yesterday fine, sucking up water from a pond. There is a valve between the moto