Rainbird Conundrum

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shawnpst

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Posts: 5

Saturday, June 30th 2012, 2:49pm

Rainbird Conundrum

Only two stations work - 6 & 7. I've plugged the field wires for stations 6 & 7 into the other stations at the controller and stations 6 and 7 will work. These are closest stations to the controller. I plug the field wires for stations 1 thru 5 & 8 into the receptor for station 6 and nothing comes on. I've run a wire from controller station 1 to the field bundle, bypassing the existing field wire for station 1. Nothing comes on. The field wire for Station 6 is bundled with the others in the field, so I think the ground is good that far. Any ideas?

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Wet_Boots

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Location: Metro NYC

Saturday, June 30th 2012, 5:35pm

What are the results of your resistance tests of the zone wiring, that you made at the controller? You do have a multimeter, right?

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mrfixit

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Saturday, June 30th 2012, 5:48pm

Is the water turned on to the valves that don't work?
Since the valves are farther away from the controller than the valves that work it could easily be the ground wire. Check all the connections. Even at the valves that work.
Do any digging recently?

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shawnpst

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Saturday, June 30th 2012, 7:03pm

Wet boots, have a multiple-meter but not sure I'm using it correctly. What readings should I expect?

Mr. Fixit, not lately. In the boxes I've opened, all the wires seem connected. I tried wiring around the ground (with ajump wire from the box) but then nothing worked.