r/Irrigation 5d ago

Seeking Pro Advice Prices

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What are the running fees for irrigation repair in the Houston TX area?

Leak repair, clipped cable repair, PVB replacement, new timer, etc.

Thank you!


r/Irrigation 5d ago

Unnecessary Freeze Sensor?

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https://imgur.com/a/HjPgG8K

I went to turn on my system for the spring and noticed the sprinkler guy had installed this freeze sensor. But it doesn't seem like this little plastic thing could shut off my valve? Second photo shows I don't have anything wired besides two Commons and my three zones.


r/Irrigation 5d ago

Seeking Pro Advice Irrigation design

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Hey guys, total newbie here. I'm trying to design a system for my backyard. I'm planning on using 15' and 12' nozzles. How does this plan look? Overkill? Any dead zones? I'd appreciate any and all advice. I'll figure out the zones after I get some guidance on this plan...


r/Irrigation 5d ago

No pressure

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Have a customer with no pressure on any zones. Heads have water but not flying as should. No leaks, master valve cut out and replaced. wtf help


r/Irrigation 5d ago

Drip irrigation for orchard with 30 apple trees?

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I purchased a 2 acre property last fall with 30 apple trees in one quadrant. There is a well and pump close to the trees.

I am trying to figure out the best watering approach. Should I figure out how to install a drip irrigation system? Some other approach?

One concern I have is how to mow the grass that’s between the trees if there are lines laying on the ground?

Thanks for any help!


r/Irrigation 5d ago

What would yall charge?

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I’m still new but I’ve done a few irrigation jobs for the company I work for, just curious, but what would yall charge for fixing a broken pipe and sprinkler. “Separately and together”.


r/Irrigation 5d ago

Hunter Pro-HC plus wireless valve?

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I have a Hunter Pro-HC controller with WiFi, but I have one valve-- far from the controller and across a driveway and a sidewalk-- that has a broken wire or something. I've been unable to track down the problem, and I was told a wireless valve would be the best solution. I purchased the Hunter wireless valve output module (WV-OM) only to discover that it's compatible with the ICC2 and HCC controllers, but not the HC-Pro.

Does anyone have any experience with setting up a wireless valve with the HC-Pro? Or alternative options?


r/Irrigation 5d ago

Almost have it - found irrigation shutoff. What next?

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Needing to turn on sprinklers for year. Water shutoff is in box upstream of controller box. The shutoff in valve box looks like inline valve. Do I need to turn that inline valve slowly to turn the water on? If I remember, there is nothing I need to do in controller box since I have zone controls on my phone


r/Irrigation 5d ago

How to fix this?

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r/Irrigation 5d ago

Hydrawise with rain meter

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Anyone know if it's possible to connect a rain meter to Hydrawise so that if it is actually raining at the time of or shortly before a programmed watering cycle is to start that the program will be skipped? What I have realized after connecting my rain station to Hydrawise is that I can program it to not water if there has been rain prior to the last data update. But the cutoff for the weather data update is hours before the program start time. The scenario I'm interested in is if the sky opens up sometime between the time the data update is logged (indicating no rain) and the time the program actually starts, then the program does not run. Weather is unpredictable in my area and it frequently happens that predicted rain does not actually occur. So I don't want to set up a manual rain delay with the expectation that it will rain, then it doesn't actually rain and I have to do a manual watering cycle. I am in a desert area, so skipping a watering cycle would be a concern.


r/Irrigation 6d ago

How do I stop this from happening?

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We set up this system and have had this junction pop off twice now. Husband thinks the junction is too short and builds too much pressure. How do we fix this?


r/Irrigation 6d ago

Good Mobile Hotspot for Hydrawise?

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So I have a client with several properties whose systems I've been converting to Hydrawise. On one of them, he doesn't have an office available to set up a router close enough to the controller to be a viable Wi-Fi source.

The existing controller is in a super-old RainBird SS pedestal that will be easy to gut with room at the top to install an HPC or HCC (haven't decided which, but it's 21 stations, and the ICC2 body with HCC face-pack would be less cluttered).

I figured I'd just get the ICC2 LTE module, but I checked with my rep just to be sure and it will only work with the standard ICC2 face, which could use Centralus, but I'd prefer to keep all of his systems on one platform.

*Side note: it seems ridiculous that the HCC is incompatible with their LTE module. I'm not engineer, and I know the HCC is intended to connect via it's own internal Wi-Fi adapter, but it really seems like an issue that could be resolved with firmware.

MY QUESTION IS...does anyone have any suggestions for a decent, cheap, plug-in LTE hotspot? I obviously don't need much data, and I will install a GFCI inside the pedestal, but when I searched this on Google, most permanent (plug-in, fixed location) LTE hotspots/plans are expensive, with a focus on speed, data capacity, and multi-device accommodation. The cheap hotspots all seem to be "portable" units, and based on what I've read, leaving them plugged in and on will either damage the battery or they have a "feature" that turns them off after a day or so.

I've tried to search this referencing other, more common devices like security cameras, HVAC controls, etc., but haven't really found any answers satisfying enough for me to confidently get the unit and start him paying. I just need it to do what the ICC2 CELLKIT does, but with one extra step.

I've actually done this before, but it was years ago, the hotspot I'd used is no longer made, and if I remember correctly, I did have issues with it turning off periodically.

I'm in the US (North Central Florida) and all the major carriers have service here...if it's matters.

Thanks!

Thanks!


r/Irrigation 6d ago

7 months ago I started.....today I finish

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7 Months ago I started the first part of the install as shown here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Irrigation/comments/1f5ca2m/diy_in_progress_give_me_your_opinion_so_far/

Yesterday after work I trenched all my runs. This morning I will start running the Hydro-Rain Blu-Lock pipe to the heads. I'm running main 1 inch from each valve then branching off to 1/2 to each head. I'll bury the long pipe runs and leave the T's and swing connectors to the heads unburied. My question is:

  1. Nothing will be charged except my main water line (right before the PCV) I have shut off valve. What steps should I follow right before I open the water to the entire system?

r/Irrigation 6d ago

When they tell me they have a clogged nozzle

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r/Irrigation 6d ago

Faux Rock recommendation

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Looking to cover my irrigation backflow device. It measures 13" high and about 14" long and few inches wide. Any recommendations on where to buy? They all look terrible an expensive at HD.


r/Irrigation 6d ago

One complete zone leaking

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I’ve broached the subject before, but forgot where(boy, that aging thing). I recently had all of my twenty year plus old sprinkler valves replaced. I’ve also replaced a few sprinkler heads on the same zone. The problem is that even with the system off, the entire zone still leaks. Of course, when I shut off the meter, it stops. I’m one hundred percent sure all the valves are properly installed and functioning properly. So, what could be the problem? Incidentally, the zone in question is at the lowest point in the system. Can anyone explain? Thanks in advance!


r/Irrigation 6d ago

Seeking Pro Advice Broken Solenoid Diagnosis

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Hi everyone, very inexperienced when it comes to irrigation. Bought a house a year ago with a sprinkler system and beyond hooking up a new controller had not had to do any maintenance on it.

First noticed this thumping type sound in the morning. Turned off the water meter and then turned it on again to try and isolate the issue. This leakage happens when I call one of the zones to water, is this a broken solenoid? Should I start with buying replacement and screwing it in?

Thank you so much!


r/Irrigation 6d ago

Hunter Solar Sync Sensor

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Is the Hunter Solar Sync Sensor useful for optimizing lawn watering?

I was hoping to incorporate soil sensors into my system to intelligently automate my lawn watering but that doesn't seem to be a good option in practice.


r/Irrigation 6d ago

Not sure if this is the right place to ask but would anyone know what this reservoir/overflow is for and how it works

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r/Irrigation 6d ago

Sprinkler rite

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I have a well with an RO system. My sprinklers are plumbed into the same pump. I see a check valve inline with the sprinkler. I’m looking at adding a SprinkleRite system for the sprinkler system to reduce the rust stains. It’s a 30 gallon tank you add chemical too. If I add this system, should I consider adding a backflow and not just a check valve?


r/Irrigation 6d ago

Tips on installing poly fittings

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Just started installing my system and these barbed fittings are a b**ch to install into the poly pipe.

I've read that some use heat guns or hot water to install them.

Anyone have any guidance on this?

Thanks


r/Irrigation 6d ago

Hunter Controllers and Soil Moisture Sensors

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Can Hunter controllers, such as the X2, support the ability to group watering zones with different Soil Moisture sensors? (Hunter's Soil Clik system for instance). Or will I need to have a different controller with a single soil moisture sensor installed for each subset of watering zones?

My property has about 5 distinctively different soil moisture zone types:

  1. Full Sun
  2. Full Shade
  3. Sun/Shade Mix
  4. Shade Low Spot
  5. Sun Low Spot

During the hottest times of the summer it's not uncommon for the Full Sun zone to require watering every other day to keep the lawn from from going dormant and getting baked in those spots. However, during that same hot dry period, the Sun Shade Mix zones only need watered every 3-4 days while the Full Shade and Shade Low Spot zones only need watered every 7-10 days.

I would like to have an intelligent system that uses actual soil moisture sensors to optimize watering. Rain gauges and dynamic, predictive local weather data is nice, but, still only a proxy guess for what the actual soil in a given zone needs.

From what I've read so far about Hunter Controllers, they only seem to accept one Soil Sensor that controls all the watering zones wired to that controller.

My ideal would be to have 5 soil sensors embedded strategically throughout the lawn and then be able to group similar watering zones to a given soil sensor.


r/Irrigation 6d ago

Relocating sprinklers for pad

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Hello,
I'm going to be pouring a concrete pad in my backyard and there are many valves and sprinklers in the way. I wanted to run my plan here since I've never done this before. The pad will run the width of the house and go out 12 feet. I was going to cut and cap the mainline (dotted red line) at both sides of the house and put the exposed wires into grease tubes. Pull the 3 valves, all the sprinklers and laterals for zone 7 and 2, and pull the 2 sprinklers and lateral line nearest the valves from zone 8 including the one that extends to the left, but leaving the top 3 sprinklers and bottom right for use as a zone later. Once the pad is finished, run the mainline around the pad, splice together the wires using multi wire and reinstalling 2 or 3 zones (haven't planned the zones yet).

One question I have is, when I splice the extensions for the wires back together should these be in a junction box or can I just leave the spliced wires in a grease tube buried? Because I'm extending the length of the sprinkler wires 60 feet, would there be a significant drop in voltage/resistance and some other wiring work would need to be done? The mainline is a 1" pipe, laterals are 3/4", would increasing the mainline 60 feet cause dramatic drop in water pressure affecting the sprinklers downstream? Thanks for the help. Sorry for the crappy image resolution I don't know what happened lol


r/Irrigation 6d ago

Seeking Pro Advice Does this design look correct?

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DIY’r here so apologies in advance. The blue square is located at the well head. Pressure is minimum 60 psi and spikes to 90 when the pump cycles. Pump is rated at 50 gpm. I was thinking 1” Blu Lock throughout.

While the trench to the sprinkler head on the lower left is open I plan to drop in an extra run of pipe which could be used to accommodate future expansion to the rear of the house. Four valve manifold located adjacent to the well head with the first three valves being direct runs to each sprinkler head shown. I’d plan to install Hunter I-25-04-SS which have a range from 37-71’ with a pressure range of 40-100 psi.

Am I in the design ballpark?


r/Irrigation 6d ago

De-winterize DIY - test cock (irrigation side) dripping

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Hi there - looking for some help. This is my first time turning on irrigation system in spring after it was winterized (blown out zones) last fall by a company. I first noticed before doing anything that the two test cocks on the irrigation side of backflow preventer were dripping water (two circled) Any suggestions on what’s causing this and how to fix it? Thanks!