iScaper Rating Last week when I was mowing my lawn I noticed water coming out of one my valve boxes in the back yard. After a bit of troubleshooting I found that the manifold had a crack in a threaded coupling. The manifold had was built with PVC fittings and had no unions so that… Continue reading Action Sprinkler Manifolds
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Understanding the ESP timer’s program selector switch
With 3 programs, 4 start times available per program, and advanced watering cycles, it’s easy to see why programming a Rain Bird ESP timer can be a daunting process. I’ve been getting many questions lately about the use of the program selector switch on the Rain Bird ESP timer. There is a common misunderstanding that… Continue reading Understanding the ESP timer’s program selector switch
Rain Bird ESP Timer Custom Cycle
The Custom Cycle on a Rain Bird ESP timer waters on the days of the week that you select. Here are the instructions for programming the the Rain Bird ESP Series timer on the Custom Cycle. Note: The numbers in this list correspond to the graphics on the left. 1. Select the program you want.… Continue reading Rain Bird ESP Timer Custom Cycle
Rain Bird ESP Timer Set Watering Cycle
iScaper Rating Each program on the Rain Bird ESP series timer can run in one of four watering cycles: CUSTOM waters on the day of the week you select. ODD waters only on odd-numbered day of the month. EVEN waters only on even-numbered days of the month. CYCLIC water on a selected daily interval. For example:… Continue reading Rain Bird ESP Timer Set Watering Cycle
Rain Bird ESP Timer Troubleshooting: Alarm LED Is Lit
Possible cause: Shorted Station – A short circuit in the solenoid or valve wiring has disabled the station. The display will show “# Err,” where # is the valve number at fault. Identify and repair the fault in the circuit.Seasonal Adjust is at 0% – The seasonal adjust % value has been set to zero.… Continue reading Rain Bird ESP Timer Troubleshooting: Alarm LED Is Lit
Seasonal Adjust feature on a lawn sprinkler timer
The seasonal adjust feature on a lawn sprinkler timer lets you increase or decrease the run times of all sprinkler stations on the timer by a percentage from 0 to 200 percent in one step. This feature allows you to cut back watering during cool periods of the year or increase watering during dry, hot… Continue reading Seasonal Adjust feature on a lawn sprinkler timer