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| leaky solenoid valve | 11/15/2009 | Jim Schaefer |
Q: Gday. I live in South Australia , Australia. I have a six station Hydro rain pop up sprinkler system ...
A: Hey James, I hope this helps. Yes you can buy just the diaphram (rubber piece) for the valve. You ...
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| Rain Bird esp 6tm | 11/12/2009 | Jim Schaefer |
Q: Digital display says PR OFF. The circuit works, just wondering what this means? Thanks
A: Hey Helen, when the display shows you PR OFF this means that either there is no 110 volt power to ...
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| Hunter Ind EC Controller | 11/11/2009 | Jim Schaefer |
Q: Jim every time I program this controller I only want station 2 to have a start time and a run time ...
A: Hey Paul, I'm sorry but I'm a little confused about you question. When you are talking about ...
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| sprinkler issue | 11/11/2009 | Jim Schaefer |
Q: I am a new home owner and am having trouble this my sprinkler system. I can not seem to be able to ...
A: Hey Dove, I hope this helps. Your problem is not in the controller, but in one of your automatic ...
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| hi i am still awaiting the kind of pump | 11/9/2009 | Josh Imel |
Q: i have a three acre piece of farm land, slope, on which i plant all kinds of vegetables. besides the ...
A: I apologize as this is the first time I have heard from you since last week. Give me just a day or ...
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| soggy ground | 11/8/2009 | Josh Imel |
Q: Josh, I have an inground Hunter irrigation system that is approximately 15 years old. The whole ...
A: GREAT DESCRIPTION THANK YOU! THIS CAN BE CAUSED BY SEVERAL THINGS (1) POOR DRAINAGE OF THE SOIL ...
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| Orbit Water Master Model 57606 | 11/7/2009 | Jim Schaefer |
Q: Moved into home with above time clock but no instructions. I have only the need for 2 stations; #1 ...
A: Hey Paulie, Ihope this helps. First thing to do is under the #1 slide switch, set the A,B,C switch ...
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| sprinkler timer zone goes off | 11/7/2009 | Josh Imel |
Q: I have a Rainbird sprinkler controller. I was running each zone manually and when I got to the last ...
A: FIRST OF ALL TRY THIS SITE OUT WHEN YOU HAVE A MINUTE - ITS AN INTERACTIVE TUTORIAL FOR YOUR ...
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| Hunter Pro C | 11/4/2009 | Josh Imel |
Q: My LCD screen is only partially "printing". Makes it impossible to program or use. Any experience ...
A: I HAVE NO IDEA REGARDING THE RIBBON CABLE. I RECOMMEND CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER FOR SOMETHING ...
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| Hunter Pro C | 11/4/2009 | Jim Schaefer |
Q: My LCD screen is only partially "printing". Makes it impossible to program etc. Any experience with ...
A: Hey Denis, my only suggestion would be take out the battery, and power off the controller for about ...
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| Rain Bird Controller | 11/1/2009 | Jim Schaefer |
Q: Can I replace my ESP 6TM myself, or should I hire a professional? I think I need a new controller ...
A: Hey Judy, it sounds like maybe you have a short in the system. Do any of the stations work? Try to ...
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| i need an advise | 11/1/2009 | Josh Imel |
Q: i have a three acre piece of farm land, slope, on which i plant all kinds of vegetables. besides the ...
A: I WOULD NEED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT YOUR WATER SOURCE BEFORE CONTINUING AS THIS IS A COMPLEX QUESTION. ...
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| Rain Bird Controller | 11/1/2009 | Jim Schaefer |
Q: Can I replace my ESP 6TM myself, or should I hire a professional? I think I need a new controller ...
A: Hey Judy, I hope this helps. It is not very hard to replace this controller. The main thing, is that ...
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| 1 station not running | 11/1/2009 | Jim Schaefer |
Q: Last summer all stations where working fine. This summer 1 station will not run. I have changed the ...
A: Hey Kathy, I hope this helps. It sounds like you need to replace the diaphram in the valve. This is ...
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| RD 900 FUS | 10/31/2009 | Jim Schaefer |
Q: I noticed my lawn was dry and checked the RD 900 panel; it reports FUS and shows all circuits (1-5). ...
A: Hey Tony, I hope this helps. More than likely, you have a common field wire that is shorting out on ...
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| electrical problem | 10/29/2009 | Josh Imel |
Q: I have a 24 zone clock. Zone 19, which controls 2 houses, sometimes comes on by itself and does not ...
A: ZONES STICK ON FOR 2 MAIN REASONS (1) THERE IS DEBRIS IN THE VALVE CAUSING THE DIAPHRAGM TO STAY ...
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| pump motor? | 10/26/2009 | Josh Imel |
Q: We recently purchased a home in SW Florida. The sprinkler system was working fine when purchased. ...
A: it is entirely possible and makes sense. what type of pump do you have? submersible? above ground? ...
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| Lawn Genie LD-4 will not accept any input | 10/25/2009 | Josh Imel |
Q: After a recent power outage our LD-4 Lawn Genie valve controller shows OFF in the display window. ...
A: sounds like it needs to be reset. unplug from the wall, remove the backup battery, and wait at least ...
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| Sprinkling system | 10/24/2009 | Josh Imel |
Q: Zone 1 is not working after being off for about two months, the rest of the zones are working. We ...
A: sounds like the internal workings of the valve may need to be replaced. this would involve ...
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| EC Series Hunter control | 10/24/2009 | Josh Imel |
Q: My Control reads "NO". Will not do program or run. I have unplug it. Replaced backup battery and ...
A: sounds like 1 of 2 things is going on... either the transformer is not putting out the correct ...
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| Effect of Power out on controller | 10/20/2009 | Jim Schaefer |
Q: My sprinkler controller is an Irritrol Rain Dial-1200. I went on vacation for 17 days and when I ...
A: Hey Sabrina, yes the controller would be able to finish the watering cycle. Without knowing how the ...
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| EC HUNTER Irrigatin system | 10/20/2009 | Jim Schaefer |
Q: The system will not turn on automatically or with manual. the message on the screen is a backwards ...
A: Hey Debbie, I hope this helps. First thing to check is to make sure you are getting power to the ...
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| controller doesn't work | 10/20/2009 | Josh Imel |
Q: Had electrical storm . Not sure if transformer is problem alone or controller is also bad. Rainbird ...
A: you will need power to check the operation of the system but until then try using the meter on the ...
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| Effect of Power out on controller | 10/20/2009 | Jim Schaefer |
Q: My sprinkler controller is an Irritrol Rain Dial-1200. I went on vacation for 17 days and when I ...
A: Hey Sabrina, I hope this helps. My question to you would be "how did you get the valve to shut off?" ...
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| $ 700 monthly water bill | 10/20/2009 | Josh Imel |
Q: My sprinkler controller is an Irritrol Rain Dial-1200. I went on vacation for 17 days and when I ...
A: holy Toledo! ouch - let the water company know that you had a malfunction with your equipment - they ...
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| controller doesn't work | 10/19/2009 | Josh Imel |
Q: Had electrical storm . Not sure if transformer is problem alone or controller is also bad. Rainbird ...
A: Dave do you have a volt/ohm meter? if so we can test the transformer and the controller for proper ...
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| Nelson SmartZone EZ 8532 | 10/19/2009 | Jim Schaefer |
Q: The LCD display is working but the symbol indicating "NO A/C POWER" is on & sprinklers won't fire ...
A: Hey Margaret, I hope this helps. If you are getting this display "NO A/C power, the first thing to ...
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| Rainbird Sprinkler System | 10/18/2009 | Jim Schaefer |
Q: A sprinkler system was installed on our hillside a number of years ago (5). It is linked to a Toro ...
A: I hope this helps. Normally when a system is installed, there should be a shut off valve just for ...
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| Sprinkler Pump | 10/17/2009 | Josh Imel |
Q: Josh, Can you help me choose a pump to do the following. In a school located in the Caribbean Island ...
A: I have been to Antigua - had some Mount Gay Rum - took a tour of an underground cavern/mine - and ...
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| Winterizing sprinkler system | 10/13/2009 | Jim Schaefer |
Q: I have a Rainbird sprinkler system with Richdel 711A, 3/4 valves at my house. Can you instruct me ...
A: Hey Roger, without actually seeing how the system was installed (drains, tee for blow out, automatic ...
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| start times and run times | 10/13/2009 | Jim Schaefer |
Q: I recently inherited a Hardie Touch Command XL which is several years old and is used to water an ...
A: Hey Daniel, I hope this helps. What you would need to do is leave your current program (lets say it ...
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| cylinoid ground | 10/12/2009 | Josh Imel |
Q: My husband has been trying to re-wire our hunter pro c solenoid due to my pug chewing off all the ...
A: typically the wire that runs to every valve (called the "common wire") should be white. it leaves ...
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| rainbird sprinkler system won't go on | 10/10/2009 | Jeff Wooten |
Q: Let me try this again, my system says power off. If it unplugged with the battery and fuse in. I ...
A: I'm guessing that you dont have the manual for the controller. Most controllers indicate something ...
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| Hardie Timer | 10/10/2009 | Josh Imel |
Q: I have a 6XX 6 station 5 year old Hardie for my home irrigation The unit seems to work fine - ...
A: try resetting the controller - unplug from the power source and let set for about 5 minutes. plug ...
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| will not go! | 10/10/2009 | Josh Imel |
Q: I installed my reticulation about 18 years ago (I live in Perth Western Australia) and has performed ...
A: what is the exact model of your controller? Hardie RainDial? RainDial Plus? or other? My first ...
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| no pressure | 10/7/2009 | Jeff Wooten |
Q: my sprinkler pump quit working. i replaced with same and now i have no pressure.
A: If the pump is coming on and there is no pressure, it could be that you have an air leak in the ...
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| Sprinkler system running intermittent | 10/7/2009 | Jim Schaefer |
Q: I have an Irritrol Kwikdial irrigation system, it was installed 5 years ago and it was running ...
A: Hey Val, I hope this helps. The battery symbol means the controller is re-charging the internal ...
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| winterizing | 10/6/2009 | Jim Schaefer |
Q: I have a rain bird esp 16 LX plus I have drain the water and the next step is to blow the heads I ...
A: Hey Dave, I hope this helps. Once you get the air compressor hooked up, turn each valve manually at ...
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| Reticulation fault | 10/6/2009 | Josh Imel |
Q: I have a Toro DDC controller. Using six Stations,Number One continues to run in conjuction with 2 3 ...
A: don't buy a controller yet. I will admit that your use of "reticulation" threw me for a moment ...
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| Cavitation or turbulence in PRV valves | 10/6/2009 | Jim Schaefer |
Q: I am installing a Griswold Model 2285 Pressure reducing-surge anticipation valve- in a 4in line. The ...
A: Hey Jim, my first question would be why do you have to raise this pipe? Can't you just get a deeper ...
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