Re: lawn sprinkler control unit repair

["BruceR" <brNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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.

From:pak.ecker@xxxxxxxxxxx
pak.ecker@xxxxxxxxxxx

> 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