About Tony Serwatuk - CID CIC CLIA Expertise All residential and commercial irrigation queries, including hydraulics, troubleshooting, proper design and installation techniques, and SMART water technologies.
Experience Currently the principal of HydroSense Irrigation Design & Consulting. Irrigation contractor for seven years and recently established a consultancy firm in Toronto Ontario CANADA (http://www.hydrosense.ca).
Education/Credentials Irrigation Association Certified Irrigation Contractor, Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor, and Certified Irrigation Designer - Commercial designation. College graduate - Class of '88.
Expert: Tony Serwatuk - CID CIC CLIA Date: 6/30/2008 Subject: orbit green thumb sprinkler timer model # 27155
Question my timer is working batteries are new but it doesnt open so the water can flow. whats up
Answer Hi Mary Ann
Check the programming on the timer to ensure it's set up to water according to your schedule and make sure the current time is set correctly. The interval dial on the left tells the timer when to open the internal valve. For example, the "Daily" setting means every day watering and the 4th setting means that the valve will open every 4th day.
The "Set Start" setting is the time of day that the valve will open.
The dial on the right indicates how long the valve should remain open after the Start Time is reached. For example, the "On" setting is a manual feature which opens the valve automatically, on demand, and the additional settings indicate the length of time the valve remains open after it reaches the "Set Start" time you program in to the timer.
If nothing works, you may have a "dud" and should return it to the retailer for an exchange.
