3. Home Lawn Irrigation System - Sprinkler System Electronics

[@II_James]

Great job on the videos! Thank you for taking the time to record them for the rest of us knuckleheads! This made wiring the pump replay simple and easy. I took notes and made a step-by-step list, and my system is now running perfectly.

[@drapp5752]

Glad to help and thanks for watching...

[@elmerjuarez4979]

Thank you very much now I know I need a pump starter and how to wire it.

[@drapp5752]

Glad I could help

[@batsamd]

I have well fed sprinkler system that isn’t turning on that I’m dealing with right now and this video helps me know how everything is connected, thank you! One problem I have is that I have 5 zones but the only in ground box I know of, which I use to blow out the sprinkler system, has 3 solenoids in it, so somewhere I must have another in ground box that has the other 2 solenoids and I have no idea where that is! 😳

[@drapp5752]

I'm glad this video helped and hopefully you can trace-down where the other box is in your system.

[@spirit4341]

Thank you and excellent job on explaining the wiring process this helped alot

[@drapp5752]

Glad it helped, and the static drawing video I did as well in case anything was unclear. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZSrd5Sfqs-lr5Y

[@gametogether0073]

Super helpful thanks!

[@drapp5752]

Glad you enjoyed it. Have about a dozen covering different facets including one showing parts and pricing that I went through for my project

[@bryanngo1842]

Can I have question: Install pump to relay and then come out 24v and then to master valve Is that need 2 wire to master valve or just only need 1 ?

[@drapp5752]

Take a look at another video showing the wiring setup and it describes what is going on. studio.kzbin.infoCcHFaiujry4/analytics/tab-overview/period-default Power goes from whatever power source coming IN. The power out goes to the actual pump. The 24v for the master switch goes to the low-voltage blue leads as in my relay box. Another video shows the entire connection with simulated power from a batter to a light indicating the power to the actual pump. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpaodYuahJaZpZY let me know if this resolves your questions, or you need more clarification

[@JoeyFL88]

Thanks for this video. I'm a complete newbie it comes to sprinkler systems. My current system is a index valve pump, well water, intermatic timer. I'm trying to replace this with a Rachio 3 ... so your system demonstrated here "looks" to be similar to what I'm trying to do. I have that same Orbitz pump relay start box. If I understand correctly, I'm supposed to have power in to the pump start relay box and power out to the actual pump itself. How do I power the Rachio system? Am I supposed to have a separate set of wires from the Pump Relay box to tap into so I can power up the Rachio?

[@drapp5752]

So, I have 3 videos that go over the wiring. Start with this one which is a simple picture drawing to show how the actual wiring goes kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZSrd5Sfqs-lr5Y This second one actually shows how the wiring functions in the house so you can see the pieces all tied together. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpaodYuahJaZpZY This last one shows the final wiring coming via power from the house to the lake, then up to the pump start relay. THEN, the low-voltage wires come up the second half of the box to complete the operation. Per other comment, I will try to build another video but actually show the different zones actually functional. kzbin.info/www/bejne/moXPd5lvlNp7ZtE If you still have questions, PLEASE, give me a little more detail and I'll try to help you through it as best I can.

[@leifrasmussen3418]

What can I buy for a filter and where can I buy it. I'm just pumping water out of a lake straight to garden hose and basic sprinklers. Not a whole auto irrigation system

[@drapp5752]

I went to online HomeDepot. Did a search on Lake Filter, and the first two items it brought up were what I have. The "Superior Pump" brand for the primary filter with screen-like openings for the water to flow, and second was a mesh bag (like a stocking) that fits over it to prevent even smaller particulate from getting in. Now, this in conjunction with the video I suggested prior at the 2:17 mark, shows that you just need the extra few pieces to size it down from the huge input down to a 1" foot-valve. Then, once at the end of the foot valve (to prevent loss of primed water in the system), you could probably hook up some PVC end that would allow a direct connect to the other end of a garden hose if that is what you are just throwing into the lake as the source. Now, you may not need the full PVC reduction and foot-valve, but at a minimum, some sort of PVC reduction to get to a connectable source such as your garden hose. Please let me know if this helps you out. The parts did have to be special order from home depot as not a common item and was easy enough online delivery direct.

[@robertcarullo4926]

how do you get the black and white wire from the relay to the timer?

[@drapp5752]

The wires all originate from the timer. Did you see my video that goes over the wiring electronics in action? That shows how all the wires work. So, from inside the house, wherever you will mount the timer / zone controller, you will need to punch (drill) a hole through the foundation wall (such as a 1/2" or 3/4" hole that you can feed the multi-wire cable out. Leave only enough slack in the house to handle the mounting position. Then, you have to trench the ground and bury the wire. I found that from the route my pipes were going to feed the irrigation system, I just buried it within that all the way down to my lake-front pump area. At each of the zones that I put the manifolds, I would pre-strip the outer casing of the wire so when final hookup is done, I have the other colors along the path. I can pull out and pig-tail the white wire as that is needed on every zone solenoid. At the end where I hook it up to the main power, I am at the end of the wiring and can connect the black / white. Check my video #8, it specifically shows how I split the outer sheeting of the wire, but let it continue and just tap into the white to continue the rest of the way down. Then if you watch all of #9 video "Home Lawn Irrigation System - All Connected" you can see how I finalize the wiring to the actual power. Anything else, please feel free to comment back and I'll help as best I can.

[@johnkosheluk1041]

Why would you drop the pve from the filter to 1 inch when the pump is 11/2 in plus that is a cheep pump start orbit realy the screws break all the time get a hunter pump start realy comes with a lock

[@drapp5752]

My pump is a 1" inlet and outlet, so dropping the filter down to 1" just makes all the rest of the pipe within the system to 1" throughout. As for using the Orbit Pump-Start-Relay, this is what my research exposed to me. I am in a good community not worried about any need to lock it. It's at the water-front, and if someone needs my power from this low-voltage switch, they have bigger problems. I tried to make my videos for those out there trying to understand the overall context without having to become some master in all the formula mechanics and what pieces are used to do what. So, this is what I found, and accumulated my notes to the summary showing what I bought, from where and what it was used for. If there are other products out there that offer better, and other home-improvement people want to use a better product, good for them. But if someone does not have a clue what the purpose is for a pump-start relay, and I have educated them on such to give that "oh.. now I get it", then I have helped educate someone if they were to do themselves, or have someone to do for them. Being educated can help you from getting ripped-off too.