controller and solenoids

Questionrainbird QUESTION: hello! 1, is the attached wiring diagram correct for two valves 2. across which points should i measure voltage or ohms to ensure that the wiring system including solenoids are OK

IRRITROL 476PR

Question1FUS CODE GIVEN, 9V BATTERY DEPLETES IN A COUPLE OF DAYS, WHEN THIS HAPPENS SYSTEM STOPS WORKING AnswerHey Guido, More than likely, you have a bad solenoid on one of the valves. When the controller flashes

Precipitation Rain Delay

QuestionHi Jim, Thanks for your past and continued effort for answering my questions. I checked weather.com and it is going to rain today from 3pm(70% chance) to 11pm(40% chance). That is 8 hours of rain! Where (an

rainbird esp-6

QuestionJames, I have made some progress now it is the electrical part 1. The two red hot wires and one common white wire coming from outside 110 volts have no power i have used a multimeter and taken t

Water Master 57161, 6 station controller

QuestionThe controller has been running great but now when running on Auto or Manual the programmed valve turns on for a few seconds then turns off and keeps repeating every minute or so. The power pack voltag

RD-900

QuestionJim, My James Hardie RD900 works for all but 3 stations perfectly..... AND, it works for All stations every now and then. I replaced it, Ive replaced the 9 volt back up. Ive giggled wires . Ive disconnected

Program cycling every hour

QuestionI have a hardie rain dial installed in 1991. I have my set up three days a week for ten minutes at 3am. When I turn my system to run an A appears next to the valve one time and it counts down the ten minutes

Rainbird ESP-6 unit. Off position still turns on

QuestionThank you in advance for helping! My Rainbird works fine, except the only way I can turn the unit off (to skip a day during rainy times) is to set the percentage % setting to zero. Otherwise, if

Rain Jet RJC-6 controller

QuestionI have a RainJet RJC-6-1 timer I have had for many years. I have to push on the inside cover to make contact. I probably need to replace it with a RJC 66 but they do not mention the model with a

Hardie RD1200 trouble shooting

QuestionI have a Hardie RD 1200 system. For some reason the read out on the controller is stuck with a read out of: OHF No programming can take place and no watering is taking place. I have tried resetting e

Rain Sensor Connections

QuestionHi Jim, You helped me out once before and I hope you will do so again. The last time you explained how to hook up my Toro Wireless Rain Sensor, Model 53770 to my Hunter SRC Plus 9 Station controller. Well, m

Irritrol kwikdial 6 station outdoor

QuestionHi My controller is showing INT on the screen and has reverted to a daily water schedule. Ive changed the settings to off on the non-desired days but the INT message remains. Can you tell me what the proble

Hardie HR-6100 control panel--dead?

QuestionMy Hardie HR-6100 is probably over 10 years old. When our sprinklers did not come on, I looked at the controller panel and noticed that the time display was off though it was in Run mode. I shifted in

Replacing Rainbird RC 7Bi

QuestionHi Jim, I have verified that the newer Rainbird SST Smart Series controller will replace the older RC 7Bi controller. Im concerned about how to wire the SST correctly when installing it. Do you have any ad

Sprinkler Controller Keeps Valves On After Power Recycle

QuestionDear Mr. Schaefer, I have a sprinkler system at home with James Hardies Rain Dial(P/N 781001, Rev.A# controller. There were a couple of incidents recently that all valves were turned on and the water kept r

Nelson SmartZone EZ

QuestionI bought a home with a 5 zone outdoor sprinkler system with a Nelson SmartZone EZ controller. The controller is dead. AC in is ok but no indication of function. Tried reset, power down, battery change and no

Lawn Genie Controller Model L71209P

QuestionAfter reconnecting my sprinkler systems controller this spring, Lawn Genie Model L71209P, no sprinkler zone works except on manual, but all zones (7 in total) will work on manual only. The controllers screen

Toro Irrigation System Partial Failure

Question Irrigation box control box Hi, I have a Toro six zone irrigation system that feeds off a small lake. After the system was de-winterized, I immediately had a problem with 3 zones. I

One Zone Dead, One Zone Too Alive

QuestionHi Jim, I have a 6 zone Toro system. Zone 3 will run from the second the pump comes on until the second the pump turns off. As the system moves from zone to zone, zone 3 will keep running. &nb

Irritrol MC-30 Plus wont turn on automatically

QuestionHi - I can start my program cycles manually but when I set the dial to autorun, the programs wont initiate on their own. Day and time are correct, I dont think any programs overlap, I dont know what el