Thank you so much !!!! I learned so much and it works great now!!!!!

The power at the wall wasn’t switched on…

Is the main shutoff valve to the house separate from the irrigation system?

Thank you! Really helpful

That is crazy that you built this set up just to show random strangers on the internet how to fix their sprinkler system. We appreciate it. My issue is I have 5 zones. Zone 5 which is the nearest to my controller works. Zone 4 wasn’t working because of a broken common wire. I fixed that and zone 4 works but zones 3, 2, 1 don’t work. I realize now that I need to buy a multimeter and at least I have an understanding of what the common wire is. Something is happening between zones 4 and 3 that is causing the rest of the zones to not work. This gives me a starting point. Thanks.

That swing joint just blew my mind! I literally said outloud OH MY GOSH! Lol I thought I’d seen everything for adjusting height of a sprinkler. Just replaced about a dozen. I wish I knew someone to share this with! lol

I’m my goodness I could literally cry! I have spent hours and hours trying to figure this out AND someone cut my “white” and I had idea how to fix! Now I see why nothing o past a certain zone will work and I just need to figure out how to fix the cut wire. A worker cut my 1” blue pen pipe and the wire. The pipe has a red wire sorta of under it but almost too close to cut the pipe. I have dug out the area but can’t find a good answer for repairing pipe as I think I have to remove about an inch or little more and the couplings are so short! I found a barbed coupling but my hands are weak and these are so hard for me to push in. The other coupling is one of those that goes on the outside, slips on and stays because of the tiny metal teeth inside the rim. But I’m not sure I have enough pipe to reach once I remove an inch. And now I’m off to see what other videos you have because you are the best “teacher” I have found after weeks of searching! Thank you for taking time to make these videos. By the way I’m in Texas as well, little town just outside of Austin.

Great explanation with the different types of valves. One of my zones stopped working and I determined it is indeed the valve malfunctioning. I will be replacing the guts this week. Thanks for this great vid!

Great.

I have re-wired my sprinkler system (took over the parents' old house) and put in the Orbits 6 zone. When we turned the circuit breaker back on, the Orbits popped and smoked..... Now nothing turns on, no pump, no water. Yes, I connected the appropriate wires to the correct places. Any suggestions?

This was one of the best educational videos on this topic. Thank you for making this available!

Why am I getting only 23+/- volts. The solenoid won’t start with less than 24v. Randomly it will work. When working it’s always above 24v B-hyve controller. New.

How do I manually run through zones on my imperial valet controller?

Excellent video though many years ago!

thank you for sharing this information.

Is this a Rachio specific video?

What does it mean if when you check the common wire and dedicated wire and the reading is way below 20?

Thx 👍

I am getting a error on my controller that says Check Valve 2. Valve 2 is zone 2. If i turn the valve to the on position then the sprinklers comes on and they work. But they won't turn off unless I manually close the valve. I am think it's the solenoid and I will try to replace just that this weekend and see how it goes.

What is the brand of the first one ......the one you said is no longer available....That you have all together tied up with the plumbing??? Of course...that is the one I have!!!

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.

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