Hunter sprinkler turns on manually but not automatically. Common Sprinkler Problems Part 2 – Trouble with Zones, Valves and Pipes

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If not, the wiring needs to be repaired or replaced. FAQs , Troubleshooting. Rate this Article:. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy. Because, if the time remains inaccurate, then all the settings of the system will work in the wrong way. Done resetting the time? Now, as per your planned watering schedule, set the starting time. Have you not made a schedule for watering yet? This is very essential, as watering plants cannot simply be randomly timed. Already have a planned schedule? Okay, then now just adjust the planned time.

Use the arrow buttons like you just did while resetting the time, to switch between your first start times as in, morning and second start times as in, evening. Okay now, this is a step you really need to do carefully, keeping the factors of season, location, station and so on into account. Setting the run time indicates the amount of time your sprinkler will remain on before it automatically shuts off.

Set it wisely as per your plan and location. You can set different run times for each station your sprinkler is located. The run time should differ with the change of season. Like, for spring and fall 10 to 13 minutes of run time should be enough.

Whereas, you would have to set the run time quite more than that in summer, like about 12 to 17 minutes. Many times, you might have to adjust your run time by monitoring the nature or behavior of your lawn. You know how to set the run time right?

Nothing to sweat on! You definitely will not water your lawn every day. Will you? Hence, you surely need to set the watering days. You guessed it right! To adjust like every other time, you have to use the arrows. Here, you will be using the arrow to switch between days. You will notice a drop icon after you push the arrow which indicates a watering day. Again, there is also a drop with a dashed out circle through it, which is for non-watering days. Also, like every time, set the watering days as per your planned schedule.

Below are a few possible causes to the watering cycle not starting:. If everything here appears to be normal, please use the following article for the next step in troubleshooting: No Zones Running. Was this article helpful? Yes No. Check the controller operation After you have verified that the controller is programmed correctly, check to make sure the controller is operating correctly.

Attempt to run the station manually from the controller. Make sure any weather sensors connected to the controller are not active or overriding at the controller. Test the voltage output for the station with a voltmeter Volts AC. Step 3. Check for Rain Sensor operation Is there a rain sensor wired into the controller? Check the water supply Is the main irrigation water supply open? If you have a master valve, turn the solenoid on the master valve, then turn the solenoid on the zone valve.

 

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Maybe someone, unknown to you, turned the master water value off to the system. Post by livesoft » Thu May 05, pm Check the small fuses on the inside of the control box. The clock can work, but I think it is on a separate fuse from the valves. This signature message sponsored by sscritic: Learn to fish. Post by sscritic » Thu May 05, pm Did you manually open one of the valves? If the valves work water flows , then the problem is in the controller or the connections from the controller to the valves.

Post by rwwoods » Fri May 06, am My friend's system stoped because of a bad valve blowing the fuse. Check the fuse and replace if necessary. If it blows again, you may have a bad coil on one of the valves. At the valve box, check the resistance of each coil to find the bad one. Post by redarmymembe » Fri May 06, am I suspect the main valve. Do you know how to manually open that? Post by retcaveman » Fri May 06, am Just a thought If you have a rain sensor to override your program setting when there has been rain and it has been raining, you won't be able to get the system to run.

This has happened to me a couple of times with ours. I go to turn it on and nothing. If you have a rain sensor, you can turn it off It should restart automatically as per the programmed schedule. Good luck. How do I manually open the main valve? Thanks again for the suggestions! Post by soaring » Fri May 06, pm RMO87 wrote: No rain sensor and as far as I can tell from reading the owner's manual, there is no fuse.

Post by sscritic » Fri May 06, pm The individual valves could be underground, but in many systems they are raised above the level of the ground as part of the anti-syphon system keeping water from your lawn going back into your drinking water in the house. Post by retcaveman » Fri May 06, pm The main control unit should be in your garage. Make sure it is turned "on. Then each of your zones should have a control. They are spread out around your lawn and should be mostly level with the ground and visible.

There should be a valve with some wires in there. Just grab the valve a round plastic thing and turn it counter clockwise. If water is getting to it from the house, the heads in zone 1 should pop and start working if you open the valve far enough. Re rain sensor, they are usually attached to a rain gutter. It will probably be near the garage with the control box. Has it rained lately? Let us know. Post by sscritic » Fri May 06, pm Does anyone else see the humor in this?

We are all walking around his yard and garden and the outside of his house and inside his garage looking for water lines, main valves, sprinkler valves, etc from cyberspace, while he is inside looking at his computer and waiting for us to tell him what exactly? Post by livesoft » Fri May 06, pm Now you know how customer support folks on a phone feel.

I suppose the future is that you take your phone's video camera and walk outside while streaming the video to a customer support person. Of course, then you need instructions on how to use your phone's video first and how to stream it to someone on the internet.

Post by BigD53 » Fri May 06, pm What happen to the old fashioned way of using a hose and hand-watering your yard? No fuses, no broken sprinkler heads, no control boxes, no computers, no electrical mess, no pipes to worry about. I've been dragging a hose around for the past 56 years.

I get a little exercise, some fresh air, some sunshine, a bit of smog, some nice traffic noise, and I can exchange nasty greetings with the gang members walking by. It's all good. Post by sscritic » Fri May 06, pm BigD53 wrote: I get a little exercise, some fresh air, some sunshine, a bit of smog, some nice traffic noise, and I can exchange nasty greetings with the gang members walking by. Post by livesoft » Fri May 06, pm BigD53 wrote: What happen to the old fashioned way of using a hose and hand-watering your yard?

I've seen your massive sprinkler systems at Dodger Stadium in use. Post by earlyout » Fri May 06, pm It was working okay. I'll also assume you did not have a plumber working on your main water system.

The controller seems to be working based on the display. Check the controller programming. Step 2. Check the controller operation.

Attempt to run the station manually from the controller. Make sure any weather sensors connected to the controller are not active or overiding at the controller. Test the voltage output for the station with a voltmeter. If the controller is an SRC, check the fuse and replace if necessary. Turning the solenoid will turn the valve on manually. Turn the solenoid clockwise until snug to turn off the valve. If the valve will not turn on manually, check the water supply to the valve.

If the valve will turn on manually, test the solenoid operation. The solenoid Ohms resistance should be approximately between 25 and 35 Ohms. FAQs , Troubleshooting. Rate this Article:.