Re: lawn sprinkler control unit repair

[pak <eckerpw@xxxxxxxxx>]

Just to close this out, I want to thank the comp.home.automation gang
for all your help and patience on walking me through this problem. The
internet community and newsgroups are a great resource and an
underappreciated byproduct of internet technology.

Paul


On Fri, 29 Apr 2005 03:53:45 GMT, "BruceR" <brNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>Sprinkler wire (18ga solid copper) is designed for direct burial but
>conduit is always better. Just use some half inch schedule 40 PVC and
>you'll proabably never have another problem.  The conduit is small
>enough that installation, which doesn't have be too deep, isn't much
>more work than running the plain wire.
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>From:pak.ecker@xxxxxxxxxxx
>pak.ecker@xxxxxxxxxxx
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>> On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 20:17:15 GMT, "BruceR" <brNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> If you put in a new fuse, turn on the controller and turn each zone
>>> on one at a time with NO wiring connected, the fuse will blow when
>>> the shorted zone is selected or even sooner if the short is before
>>> the zone seletion.  New controller is the answer there.
>>
>> Bruce-did this check and all the stations went on and the fuze never
>> blew, so I'd say controler is good.
>>
>> Then did a variation of what Bobby G recommended. I ran a 2 strand
>> bell wire from controler, one station at a time  to the corresponding
>> valve. Then tested. In each case the valve operated and water flowed!
>> So some part or all of the underground cable is bad. So tomorrow off
>> to Home Depot to get a new run of cable and install it. Any
>> suggestions on installing the cable? Will run inside the garage and
>> then an underground run to the vavle box. Current cable is not in
>> conduit or PVC, is that somethng you all recommend?
>>
>> Paul
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