วีดีโอ

If i want to do mostly my own work, running lines and heads, who do I call to get a line tapped into the main? A plummer, or an irrigation person?

Could you help me with a question? I just installed a 6 zone Orbit controller but I only have 5 zones to my system. I have wires to the 5 zones but the 6th is not connected. My system is hooked up to a GCFI receptacle and whenever the system gets to the 6th zone it trips the GCFI. Can I just put a jump wire from 5 to 6 to prevent the tripping? Thanks for your time.

Fantastic video!

Excellent video!

So I have 11 zones in my system. My system runs off of a shallow well with a 2 Hp pump. System comes on fine with timer and works great until it reaches zone # 8. At that point pressure drops dramatically in zone #8 and only a small stream comes from one or two of that zones heads. I then go to my well pump and crack the threaded bleeder on top of the impeller housing. air bubbles will then come out and within a minute or two zone #8 will pressurize and come to life. The system will then finish off the remaining watering cycle without a hitch. Next day this same problem will repeat. What might I check in my system? Thanks

Good video , very well explanation of how it works , thank you .

Is there any way to find where sprinkler lines exist under my lawn without digging? I need to rototill some areas and would rather get the lines moved before I tear them into little pieces with heavy equipment.

My sprinklers are pumping water out of ground it does. Ot have cut of thing you’re saying

Clear and concise, wonderful!

Yard plumbing so called online resources seem to be incapable of explaining what you think would be their bread and butter. 20+ sites either explain how water gets to and flows thru the house or focus only on irrigation. They seem to be completely baffled in combining the two. Many state that the water from the water mains goes straight to the hot water heater or some other device. Why do they, in these instances, absolutely ignore the irrigation system. I can only assume they are being purposefully unhelpful, are simply lying or are incapable of adding together 1 + 2. since they work with this everyday system as a career, it seems impossible to ignore one or the other without some ulterior purpose. You are the only one to point out that the main T's off to irrigation and to house. Thank you , I thought I would drown in incompetence. Imagine a cooking site that can explain how to make the sauce and simply tells you to cook the pasta separate; absolutely incapable of explaining that the pasta must be boiled.....in water. It's frustrating that they post their incompetent drivel causing info pollution that one must wade through their useless or misleading advice victim of comprehensive communication skills so awful one can only conclude that they are deceitful or nefarious in some way. I just wish you could have defined the pipe names and sizes. Specifically the supply line to the T or supply to irrigation. And possibly how to repair a leak in the threads connecting the main to the irrigation input. I don't see a T branch off to the house but thanks to you, i know it's there. If i push on the threads of the input to the irrigation system, the leak stops, right where the mushroom/ hex sided 'head' threads over the input/source pipe. Wish my lexicon was better. But I am seeking knowledge, not polluting searches with useless hubris. Thanks

Do these products work with Rachio 2 controllers?

What if tech told me it’s the solenoid without testing resistance. So by recommendations, I replaced the solenoid. With new one on, same issue. No sprinklers on zone 4. Resistance all 4 areas perfect, voltage perfect. No water on zone 4 yet% Any Idea?

Amazing demonstration

Thank you so much for this video. So helpful. However I have one question...zone 1-4 are wired by the same wire spool. Zones 2-4 work but Im getting an open on zone 1 and solenoid is good. Doesnt make sense that zone 1 would have a cut wire and not the others since they are in the same strand. Any ideas?

This is the best video I've seen on how to repair a value! THANK YOU!! Exceptionally well done!!

What if the valves are 100’ away and I’m trying to determine the common wire that’s connected to timer?

Is 16 AWG "marine wire" good for sprinklers? Wasn't sure if all 16 AWG wire are created equal. Thank you!

Amazing work-thank you so much

Great job!

I really appreciate the time you took to explain all of this. I'm currently having an issue that I'm fairly certain is a broken wire (which is odd since there's been no digging or manipulating of any kind). Luckily this is only a short run from the pro-c and the valve box, so I'm going to run a temporary above ground as a test. At the valve box I'm getting around 20 ohms (I'm assuming that's just coming from the solenoid). But at the controller I get nothing. At the controller I'm getting about 26VAC, but nothing at the valve box. Seems like a bogus wire to me. Thanks again!!!

Great video!! Thanks for the help! Very informative and explanation of everything is very simple 👍🏽

Thank you. Very good video.

Excellent

Trade secrets given away for free. Nice….. good for you. Your not young. I hope you have a pile of money socked away. Cuz your taking money away from everyone. That has worked hard to learn this.

Thank you for this excellent training video. You have covered multiple problems and explained trouble shooting steps. I loved the model you used as well to help explain your method.

at 2:50 on the controller 1 zone is ON? if I want measure the Ohms I open the 1 zone on the controller?

I can't find mine.

I have a wire that was chewed into by gophers. I can see that where it’s chewed, the wire is completely corroded. I cut a section of wire, about 1 foot of wire, but I see the wire is still green one both ends of the cut further along the wire path. Can that wire still be repaired? Or if a wire is corroded, is that wire just not good at all anymore?

Awesome teacher. Very well thought out and prepped.

Great video! Simple, clear, to the point explanation and nice demo setup! Thanks!

My home don’t have the shut off valve like that .I have to shut off main water one

Much thanks! We were able to turn off the water and stop the leakage. We think a couple of pipes in our system may have broken in the freeze we had a few weeks back. We just needed to get the water leaks stopped so we can figure out the next step. Appreciate this video greatly!!

Having a problem whit one my pump is not turning on changed the relays but still not working had a mv short high voltage light but all i hear is mv humming?

Good video

As always, very helpful information, thank you for taking the time to make the video and sharing it!

I’ve got a 4 zone system the previous home owner put in, with 2 extra colored wires not connected at the control box or to any valve. The solenoids are like 250’ from the controller box. Will this work to test the continuity of the unused wires as I’d like to use them to add zones, and not damage anything while testing ? If I unplug the power to the control box from the wall, take the two colored unused wires and touch a 9v battery lead to each wire. Then at the solenoid 250’ away test the voltage of the 2 unused colored wires with my multimeter connected to each wire. Will this work as a continuity test? If any voltage shows up, it shows the wires have no breaks. And if anything is connected to those wires it shouldn’t damage it right bc it’s only 9v, right? Thanks for any help on this.

Best explanation ever ,Thank you!

Question... If the valve does not have another valve next to it for me to tie into can I still use this product? Thanks for the videos.

How to connect x-core outdoor to the electricity?

Turn the Multimeter OHM 200? After that going to measure?

It looks like your drip system valve and filter are in backwards

Awesome, echoing what's been said prior, this video is very clear; thank you. It's been 5 years but... what if you have a pump start relay between the water-pump and the sprinkler timer? I have a 6-Zone Rain Bird system that's connected to a relay, there's power going to the relay from the breaker, and the Rain Bird system is also powered, all the wiring running to and from both units look good, but I cant' get the water-pump to turn on. Where or what else should I be looking for?

I have well water and the valves always leak. Looks like I need a sand screen and maybe some kind of magnesium decalcification rod or some thing.

Wow…..you are the most handsome irrigation man I’ve ever seen! 🔥❤️🔥❤️

Ohms

Multimeter

Outstanding video and explanation. Very well planned, thought out and informative. Thank you

Can it accurately tell where a short is? Or just faults? As usually pretty good with the armada locators to find faults, been struggling to find a buried valve box with a short for a while as with the locator is taking me through the whole common, and its a kilometer long sports field complex

maybe someone can help me. I dont know much about wiring. I suspect my issue is with the common wire. When i connect the common wire while the sprinklers are on from the controller it will work. but when i turn off the sprinklers system and turn it back on it wont work. I am dealing with this issue over and over again.any idea what it could be

Outstanding, professional, and most importantly, spoke in layman's terms, easy to comprehend. I was wondering, can you provide if feasible, Information on how to relocate irrigation water Lines if a concrete slab was to be poured, but homeowner preferes to relocate the water Lines instead of capping the spinkler heads. Then maybe another time, another video on how to relocate the valves when these are scattered throughout the yard. Thank you and may the Lord richly Bless you.