Re: lawn sprinkler control unit repair

["BruceR" <brNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Glad to have helped.

From: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.
>>
>> 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