Sprinkler System Not Working

Generally if you have a zone that s not turning on you have an electrical problem.

Sprinkler system not working. If the valve did not turn on any of the sprinklers the water to the valves is still off. An in ground lawn sprinkler system consists of several key components. For these four different problems we provide four different. An irrigation system should work perfectly for many seasons without any trouble.

Make sure the zone wires are firmly attached to the terminals in the controller the transformer is plugged in and the circuit breaker at the main panel is on. How lawn sprinkler systems work. Here are four main problems that could cause your controller to stop working. Is the controller station output 24vac 28vac.

The straightforward design of most sprinkler systems makes troubleshooting operational issues easy. 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. While they may look like everything should be working properly your timer could actually be the source of your sprinkler system s problems. 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.

Your watering system is divided into a series of zones. Over time the sprinkler system can break or suffer from issues. Here are four of the most common issues with your sprinkler system s timer and how to fix. However every sprinkler system eventually malfunctions.

The water sprinkler controller stops working. If the valve opens and sprinklers turn on your valve is working and you ll need to check the controller and field wiring. Timing computers are not immune from issues and figuring out what s going on with them is sometimes tricky. Luckily changing a single part usually returns the system to full working condition.

Certain reasons cause the sprinkler controller to stop working including failing to keep time not turning in the manual mode dial not turning. Find the irrigation isolation valve and open it. In the typical system a water supply pipe from the main water source first passes into a valve box set at ground level where it is divided into individual underground irrigation zones each controlled by its own zone valve.