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| irrigation issues | 2/27/2008 | Matt Welch |
Q: How many rainbird popup heads can i put on one zone? My front lawn I am using rotary popups and ...
A: This is a very common question with a complex answer. The number of heads depends on your water ...
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| Sprinkler systems use with private well | 2/26/2008 | Matt Welch |
Q: Is it appropriate to have an underground sprinkler system installed if my house, and thus the ...
A: sorry for not replying sooner, I'm on vacation and the Internet service isn't too good here. I live ...
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| Back pressure from well water pump | 2/26/2008 | Matt Welch |
Q: good morning. I live in miami florida and i have a flotec pump connect to a well. the pressure is ...
A: Sorry I haven't replied sooner, I've been on vacation. You should be capable of running 18-24 ...
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| Well help | 2/25/2008 | Matt Welch |
Q: I have a 1 1/2"-2" steel pipe sticking out of the ground next to my house. The previous owners ...
A: It is probably a shallow well. The first thing I would do is remove the cap and check for water. A ...
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| Back pressure from well water pump | 2/25/2008 | Matt Welch |
Q: good morning. I live in miami florida and i have a flotec pump connect to a well. the pressure is ...
A: My first question would be: Is 50PSI too much for you application? Probably not. Rotor sprinklers ...
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| Rainbird Valve not turning on | 2/25/2008 | Matt Welch |
Q: Matt. Last year I had 4 new rainbird valves installed. They are Rainbird 100DV-F valves. I went to ...
A: The "F" indicates flow-control. It is used the regulate the flow/ pressure of the sprinklers. In the ...
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| Ridell 1 | 2/21/2008 | Matt Welch |
Q: Is solenoid bad? Water flows if bleed screw backs off. Water flows if solenoid is backed off. ...
A: The only possibility I can see at this point is the exhaust port under the solenoid is plugged. ...
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| Ridell 1" valve | 2/18/2008 | Matt Welch |
Q: Is solenoid bad? Water flows if bleed screw backs off. Water flows if solenoid is backed off. ...
A: It appears the valve won't close after an electrical activation. If the plunger inside the solenoid ...
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| flotech irrigation system | 2/17/2008 | Jeff Wooten |
Q: I have a 4 zone flotech irrigation system. Installed new pump. Tends to skip the last zone,and ...
A: Try a couple of things. First try to reset the controller by disconnecting the power completely for ...
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| Sprinklers not getting any water | 2/11/2008 | Matt Welch |
Q: My neighbor is having work done in the bathrooms and had to turn the water off. When the water was ...
A: Yes, I think you've found the problem. Sometimes when plumbing is changed in a home the scale inside ...
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| Sprinklers not getting any water | 2/10/2008 | Matt Welch |
Q: My neighbor is having work done in the bathrooms and had to turn the water off. When the water was ...
A: It appears, yesterday you established the water was getting out of the home to the hose connection. ...
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| Sprinklers not getting any water | 2/10/2008 | Matt Welch |
Q: My neighbor is having work done in the bathrooms and had to turn the water off. When the water was ...
A: I need a little more info. What kind of work was being preformed in the bathroom? If it was ...
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| drip irrigation | 2/6/2008 | Jeff Wooten |
Q: I'd like to install a drip irrigation system in our flower beds. The problem is that we live in San ...
A: You will probably have some problems with hard water, but there are things that you can do to ...
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| Check valve | 1/24/2008 | Jeff Wooten |
Q: I have a system with shallow well for sprinkling only. Keep loosing the prime. It takes about 5 ...
A: A check valve, or foot valve, is a valve that is on the downstream side of your pump, (usually at ...
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| no water thru the valve | 1/18/2008 | Jeff Wooten |
Q: I have had my irrigation off for 2 months I turned them on yesterday and all 8 of them are making a ...
A: First, make sure the water supply to the valves is open all the way. You may not have enough flow ...
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| Irrigation Water Pumps | 1/12/2008 | Jeff Wooten |
Q: I have a flotec water pump, the system works fine under manual mode. However, when no in operation ...
A: You need first to check all of the electrical connections that involve the pump, the pump start ...
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| Pump Start Relay | 1/9/2008 | Jeff Wooten |
Q: I have an old Rainbird electromechanical sprinkler system timer. Other than having to replace the ...
A: Try checking all the electrical connections for the relay, especially the 120V connections. If you ...
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| multi zone problem | 12/21/2007 | Jeff Wooten |
Q: several zones on at same time, all weak pressure, have bled valve body and still same
A: I would suspect that the problem is more likely with the controller or the wiring rather than the ...
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| shut-off valve | 12/10/2007 | Jeff Wooten |
Q: I bought a home and have no idea where the shut-off valve is to my sprinkler system. I have looked ...
A: Sometimes they have been installed near the irrigation valves. Look for a gate valve or something ...
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| water bubbling up from valve box | 12/7/2007 | Jeff Wooten |
Q: when i turn on the station for the backyard i can see water bubbling up from the valve box. i dug ...
A: You need to thouroughly expose the leak by digging and clearing all the soil around it, so you can ...
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| irrigation avocados | 11/30/2007 | Jeff Wooten |
Q: we have to cut water by 30% starting next mo. we changed all our sprinklers to 17gph and our ...
A: It would be similar to Fresno, but not exactly the same. Follow this link to CIMIS, the ...
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| irrigation avocados | 11/29/2007 | Jeff Wooten |
Q: we have to cut water by 30% starting next mo. we changed all our sprinklers to 17gph and our ...
A: The best measure of how much water you need to apply is by the evaportanpoation (eT) rate. For my ...
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| Irrigation system | 11/24/2007 | Jeff Wooten |
Q: I have a Irritrol MC-42 Plus Hardie Irrigation System. The other day we had an one hour brown out ...
A: If you have a reset button, push and hold it for 10 seconds. this should clear the problem. If ...
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| Drip Irrigation Valve | 11/10/2007 | Jeff Wooten |
Q: Two of my irrigation valve "squeal" when they are activated. Any ideas of what causes this? I ...
A: There could be a couple of reasons. One is that the valve needs to have the flow adjusted. Do this ...
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| TORO EL-6+ one of the zone is always one | 11/4/2007 | Jeff Wooten |
Q: My house has a 5 zone irrigation system: TORO EL-6+ recently when I turn on any zone, water from ...
A: It is probably a problem with the circuit board on the controller. Try cleaning it by blowing the ...
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| winterizing irrigation system | 11/2/2007 | Jeff Wooten |
Q: We recently moved into a home that has the irrigation system fed from the lake. We have no idea how ...
A: I assume you live in a cold winter area. First, turn off the controller. Then turn off all the ...
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| Irrigation Pump | 10/12/2007 | Jeff Wooten |
Q: When one of my zones is running the pump turns off and on the entire running time. All the other ...
A: The pump is cycling because it build up its maximum pressure, then waits until it is low again to ...
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| cracked pvc pipe | 10/6/2007 | Jeff Wooten |
Q: i have a 2" pipe in the crawl space connecting to a Y on a 4" pipe. this takes the water into the ...
A: There is an epoxy putty that I have used for such situations before. You need to make sure that the ...
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| sprinkler system. | 10/4/2007 | Jeff Wooten |
Q: I have an outdoor sprinkler system, obviously on a timer as well, winter is coming, i want to shut ...
A: You need to locate the timer and turn it off. Then you have to find the shut-off valve that will ...
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| control valve not working | 10/4/2007 | Jeff Wooten |
Q: Had two bad zones on my sprinker system. Instead of replacing the entire controller, I just ...
A: I think what you refer to as a controller is what I call a valve. The valve that isn't working ...
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| pump & pressures | 9/25/2007 | Jeff Wooten |
Q: My pump for irriagation is at about 400 ft. The water table is about 200ft over the pump. I am ...
A: It hard to say without knowing the particulars of your system. If your pressure is fluctuating that ...
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| Drip System over waters | 9/24/2007 | Jeff Wooten |
Q: Last year I had a Landscaper install a drip system in my flower beds around the perimeter of my back ...
A: 1) Install the pressure regulator near the valve. 2) The anti siphon valve is a backflow preventer, ...
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| Richdel connection to water supply | 9/22/2007 | Jeff Wooten |
Q: I have recently moved into a house with a Richdel electronic watering system. The actual irrigation ...
A: The Richdel is the controller that electronically turns on and off the valves that should be located ...
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| Leaky sprinkler heads | 9/19/2007 | Jeff Wooten |
Q: I have two or three areas in my yard that are wet all the time like the valve is leaking thru - do I ...
A: You can replace it or rebuild it, but I would suggest replacing it. Its not that much more ...
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| One zone is not working | 9/19/2007 | Jeff Wooten |
Q: One of our zones is not operating, my husband removed the grass that grew over the sprinkler heads ...
A: Could be a couple of things. I would suspect that since some work was done around the sprinkler ...
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| Hardie HR 6200 irrigation system - one stationdoesn't work | 9/15/2007 | Jeff Wooten |
Q: I have a Hardie Irrigation HR 6200 irrigation system with 5 stations on a timer. When station 1 ...
A: If the water is flowing but nothing coming out of the sprinklers, check for a leak in the sprinkler ...
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| french drains/infiltration trench | 9/14/2007 | Jeff Wooten |
Q: We have a house that was built in the 1980s. It has a wood foundation - plywood below ground, no ...
A: Im sorry, but I dont think I can help you with this. Putting in drains is a tricky matter, ...
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| control valve | 9/14/2007 | Jeff Wooten |
Q: My sprinklers in my back yard wont turn on when they are programmed but will turn on manually.My ...
A: Sounds like it may be a wiring problem. Check the wire connections at the timer, make sure that the ...
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| Shallow Well problems | 9/13/2007 | Jeff Wooten |
Q: I need help. I wanted a well so I went to Lowes and bought a 1 1/4 x 36 well tip and approximately ...
A: You may want to take the suction line out of the well and make sure that it is clear. Also, ...
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| Hydrotek valve skipping zones | 9/11/2007 | Jeff Wooten |
Q: I have a deep well feeding a Hydrotek 4000 6-zone system. When I turn off the pump for a few ...
A: You probably have a jet pump that works by pushing water down to make a suction. There should be a ...
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