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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Rain dial rd-1200 | 2/3/2012 | Guillermo Reyes |
| Q: I replaced a 10yr old rd-1200 with a new one, now that change out is complete it does not run its ... A: Time Flashing means a power outage and you have no battery or a weak one. OF1 means you have a short ... | ||
| RD-900 | 1/31/2012 | Robert Diersing |
| Q: My RD-900 LCD display is crazy.. when i go to start a cycle in any mode the display goes crazy with ... A: Glad you contacted tech support for the product since they would know more about the electrical ... | ||
| RD-900 | 1/29/2012 | Robert Diersing |
| Q: My RD-900 LCD display is crazy.. when i go to start a cycle in any mode the display goes crazy with ... A: Charles, Sounds like you have done everything for the most part. Sorry my friend but I think its ... | ||
| Hardie indoor and outdoor controller | 1/27/2012 | Jim Schaefer |
| Q: We have a James Haradie Irrigation Rain Dial 6, 9 & 12 station indoor & outdoor controller. The ... A: Hey M.L., the switch you are talking about has probably had the contacts worn off, and is not making ... | ||
| multi irrigation valves | 1/14/2012 | Guillermo Reyes |
| Q: We have just changed our lawn sprinklers to a low flow type which need to be run for a longer period ... A: You should not run more than two solenoids at a time, this will drops the pressure. You can add ... | ||
| raindial 600 | 12/31/2011 | Jim Schaefer |
| Q: no stations work on auto. when i press manual. zones 1.2.3.individually come on for 4 seconds then ... A: Hey Martin, sorry this took so long, I've been away. Yes you need a new controller. Just so you ... | ||
| Hunter pro c problem | 12/28/2011 | Jim Schaefer |
| Q: Although there is no error message on our hunter pro c nothing works. The screen is exactly as it ... A: Hey Gwen, sorry this took so long, I've been away. It sounds like you have turned off the main water ... | ||
| GPM needed to connect to city meter | 12/28/2011 | Guillermo Reyes |
| Q: A HOA's water is shared with the city of SSF. A city meter was recently installed in SSF and the ... A: Really you gave to little information. I assume you are meaning a water connection for the HOA ... | ||
| Hardie RJC-FOUR | 12/25/2011 | Jim Schaefer |
| Q: Would you know anywhere I might be able to get an old RJC-FOUR controller? Back in 1986 I was ... A: Hey Rich, sorry this took so long, I've been away for x-mas. Try calling "Sprinkler World" of ... | ||
| Toro TMC 2012 Series | 11/28/2011 | Jim Schaefer |
| Q: I am having a problem with a Toro TMC Controller. The unit is about 4 years old and it was working ... A: Hey Rick, what you want to check, is that the unit is receiving 24 volts from the transformer. Take ... | ||
| Water pooling removal solutions? | 11/24/2011 | Jim Schaefer |
| Q: have a question i'm hoping you as an expert can help me with. during flood conditions (1+ inch rain ... A: Hey Richard, you're on the right path. I would suggest digging the hole a little deeper, maybe 3 ... | ||
| Rainbird timmer | 11/20/2011 | Jim Schaefer |
| Q: I installed a four station Hunter timer box and set all the water times,days to water ect... The ... A: Hey Ryan, I would suspect that you have programmed in a second start time for 6:00am. What ... | ||
| rain sensor | 11/17/2011 | Guillermo Reyes |
| Q: enb switch 1 switch 2 no or oc ? sensor don't seem to be working ANSWER: Hi Tim With the power to ... A: The timer model 53767 is not compatible with the wireless rain sensor 53854, because the rain sensor ... | ||
| rain sensor | 11/12/2011 | Guillermo Reyes |
| Q: enb switch 1 switch 2 no or oc ? sensor don't seem to be working A: With the power to the controller disconnected. The connections should be as follows: Sw 1 = ENB SW ... | ||
| winterizing through the controller | 11/4/2011 | Robert Diersing |
| Q: I have a Nelson controller, and after I hooked up the compressor and tried to open the zones through ... A: Is this on a commercial building? You mentioned that the controller flashed a symbol indicating no ... | ||
| Hardie RD-600 Controller | 11/3/2011 | Robert Diersing |
| Q: Had a short power outage while we were gone several days.I unplugger controller and replaced battery ... A: Power surges are the number one cause for failure. If you are unable to program after it has been ... | ||
| Rain Dial Programming P/N 781001 (James Hardie Irrigation) | 10/23/2011 | Jim Schaefer |
| Q: Not able to set the Current TIME & DAY using "+" or "-". I set the Program Selector Switch to ... A: Hey Crystal, Normally if the valve is not working from the controller, it is either the wire is not ... | ||
| Lawn Irrigation - Toro Vision | 10/19/2011 | Jim Schaefer |
| Q: We have a 21+ year old Toro Vision control system for our lawn and garden sprinklers. It continues ... A: Hey Bob, it will be at the bottom of the controller, behind the bottom panel, in the right corner. ... | ||
| Lawn Irrigation - Toro Vision | 10/17/2011 | Jim Schaefer |
| Q: We have a 21+ year old Toro Vision control system for our lawn and garden sprinklers. It continues ... A: Hey Bob, this controller has a default setting if the power goes out, and sets the system to run on ... | ||
| Richdel 446 pri hybrid | 10/17/2011 | Jim Schaefer |
| Q: I got a Richdel 445(21 yrs.old) that I rarely use..only on trips. I recently tested it out..I got 2 ... A: Hey Dennis, normally I would tell you the diaphram is bad and needs to be replaced, but if the ... | ||
| Rainbird ESP with voltage to all zones when turned on | 10/6/2011 | Jim Schaefer |
| Q: I have a Rainbird ESP 18 zone unit. When I turn on 1 zone, voltage is applied to all of the zones ... A: Hey Jay, it is probably either the controller, or you have crossed wires. To tell, simply take off ... | ||
| Sprinkler system timer | 10/4/2011 | Jim Schaefer |
| Q: My sprinkler system has a Richdel control unit that is now about 20 years old. It still keeps ... A: Hey Larry, Richdel is no longer around and the controller is non repairable. I would suggest ... | ||
| Hardie Rain Dial p/n 670301 | 9/28/2011 | Jim Schaefer |
| Q: My old system (which you've helped me with before) works very well but yesterday after finishing ... A: Hey Kathleen, valve #1 needs to be checked out. Normally when a valve sticks on, it is either the ... | ||
| rainjet sprinkler system | 9/25/2011 | Jim Schaefer |
| Q: We bought our house five years ago and because we could not figure out how to set the system on ... A: Hey Annemarie, the best thing to do, is to get a manual for this controller, and then you can figure ... | ||
| irritrol kwikdial | 9/11/2011 | Robert Diersing |
| Q: I have an Irritrol Kwikdial unit that has run very well for seven years. It is now blinking the ... A: Make sure your program is still saved in the controller and that for whatever reason the timer ... | ||
| RE: BATTERY OPERATED TIMER FOR WATER HOSE VS. ELECTRONIC+VALVES | 9/7/2011 | Robert Diersing |
| Q: RE: BATTERY OPERATED TIMER FOR WATER HOSE VS. ELECTRONIC+VALVES Dear Robert Diersing: There are ... A: my advice would be to install a traditional manifold and timer if the application is long term and a ... | ||
| RE: BATTERY OPERATED TIMER FOR WATER HOSE VS. ELECTRONIC+VALVES | 9/7/2011 | Guillermo Reyes |
| Q: RE: BATTERY OPERATED TIMER FOR WATER HOSE VS. ELECTRONIC+VALVES Dear Guillermo Reyes: There are ... A: You can use battery timers connected to the hose bib. This is fine for small areas and mainly for ... | ||
| Irritrol Kwik Dial KD 6 Erratic Controls | 9/4/2011 | Jim Schaefer |
| Q: I have an Irritrol Kwik Dial KD 6 at my rental house. When I go to try to set the system up, e.g. ... A: Hey John, you're on the right track. First of all, normally if the water is turned off to the ... | ||
| Hardie master valve fault | 8/31/2011 | Guillermo Reyes |
| Q: I have a Hardie TC12b control box for my irrigation system. I have a relay and a pump in the system ... A: The control box should send between 24 VAC to 28VAC to the pump start relay. Make sure you have the ... | ||
| sand in spray heads | 8/25/2011 | Robert Diersing |
| Q: i have a property at the beach in jax fl i have a 13 zone system fed from a deep well with a filter ... A: I was just checking to see if the sand could have been getting into the line when a zone was ... | ||
| sand in spray heads | 8/24/2011 | Jim Schaefer |
| Q: i have a property with a 13 zone system fed from a deep well with a filter installed on it. i have 1 ... A: Hey Scott, I don't know what kind of heads you have, but I'm going to assume they are a "spray" type ... | ||
| Fix or replace Hardie RD-1200 sprinkler contoller/timer | 8/23/2011 | Robert Diersing |
| Q: I just got an auto reply from you saying you had previously answered the question from me. I have ... A: So I understand, when programming the controller you for example only see times with PM and the PM ... | ||
| Irritrol rd-900 blinking display | 8/21/2011 | Jim Schaefer |
| Q: I tried to manually turn on a zone and the display switched to OFF and began blinking. I looked this ... A: Hey Tray, these controllers have a tendency to have this issue after a few years. There is one part ... | ||
| relay switch | 8/17/2011 | Jim Schaefer |
| Q: i have a sprinkler system that i have installed on a lake. have 7 zones with hunter controller. ... A: Hey David, the relay does not need its own common wire. It sounds like the relay switch might be ... | ||
| OP ERR / IC ERR on Hunter Pro-C | 8/8/2011 | Jim Schaefer |
| Q: My system is 5 yrs old and was working OK, but now gives either an OP ERR or IC ERR message ... A: Hey Linda, usually if the display says P Err, it means there is a short in either the pump start ... | ||
| rainbird rc-7bi | 8/7/2011 | Jim Schaefer |
| Q: Last night the power died in the middle of our watering cycle. When the power came back on the ... A: Hey Dominik, it sounds like either the fuse is blown, or check your outlet to make sure the 110 volt ... | ||
| hardie control box L71209P | 8/7/2011 | Jim Schaefer |
| Q: The zone 4 on my sprinkler system doesn't turn on and the display on the box says " 4 FUS " whenever ... A: Hey Aaron, more than likely, "FUS" means the internal fuse (automatic reset) has tripped. What this ... | ||
| hardie irrigation "total controller" | 8/5/2011 | Robert Diersing |
| Q: I have had to replace my lawn sprinkler controller by Hardie Irrigation twice due to storm activity ... A: First of all I am sorry to hear what has happened. If you know you are going to have a storm and ... | ||
| Rain Bird esp-1 sprinkler timer | 8/2/2011 | Jim Schaefer |
| Q: The only zone that works on the timer is zone 6. have any idea how get zones 1-5 to work on the ... A: Hey Dave, I would suspect that the wiring is either not hooked up properly, or the wire is cut ... | ||
| Rain Bird ESP-1 | 8/2/2011 | Robert Diersing |
| Q: The only zone that works on the timer is zone 6. have any idea how get zones 1-5 to work on the ... A: Please provide the following information. Is the system brand new? If not how old is the system ... | ||
Irrigation
Answers by Expert:
Jim Schaefer
Top Expert on this page
Expertise
Any question regarding sprinking systems,installation,repair, and trouble shooting.
Experience
I have been installing and repairing sprinkling systems since I was 15 years old. Have owned my own sprinkler system contracting business for over 26 years. It is basically the only job I've ever done, except for being a paper boy when I was young.
Education/Credentials
High School diploma and 3 years college credits.
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