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Sprinkler system stopped working.
It fails to keep time your timer dial may not be turning your controller won t turn in the manual mode or the controller fails to operate in the auto mode.
Water supply a control valve distribution lines and sprinkler heads.
Pop the cover off the sprinkler system controller and make sure the wires from the valve for the zone that is not working are firmly attached to the terminals.
As the owner of a rainbird sprinkler system you need to know how to troubleshoot your lawn sprinkler.
Inspect that the wires are attached to the controller s terminal.
Also see that the transformer is plugged in.
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Each has its valve controlling a sprinkler head.
Understanding your sprinkler system.
Find the irrigation isolation valve and open it.
Whether you re locating irrigation valves understanding what wire does what or trying to understand your old controller we re here to lend a hand.
Know that the water system is divided into zones.
Is the controller station output 24vac 28vac.
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We know that sprinkler systems can be a little confusing.
Here are four main problems that could cause your controller to stop working.
If there is a non working zone check for an electrical problem.
If the zone stopped working there might be an issue in the voltage.
The following overview will help you understand what you re working with and become skilled and.
If the valve did not turn on any of the sprinklers the water to the valves is still off.
If the valve opens and sprinklers turn on your valve is working and you ll need to check the controller and field wiring.
It s not a difficult job.
How lawn sprinkler systems work.
An in ground lawn sprinkler system consists of several key components.
For these four different problems we provide four different.
The average sprinkler system is simple in design and generally consists of four components.
The water sprinkler controller stops working.