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When You Break the Tap off the Water Meter

brighton September 22, 2019 What's Going on There? No Comments

Have you ever found a water meter that either won’t turn on or off? Like the tap is just stuck? This week it happened again – about the third time in 11 years but I knew what to expect. The

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Does it Matter if I Use Cheap Sprinklers?

brighton September 11, 2019August 14, 2019 General No Comments

Not if you don’t mind changing them every 6-12 months. You can get really cheap budget sprinklers for $1-5, but as with everything in life, you get what you pay for. We only use Toro sprinkler bodies which have excellent

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Why is My Water Pressure So Poor?

brighton September 9, 2019August 11, 2019 General, Installing, nozzles, Products No Comments

If you have exceptionally bad retic flow and pressure then it could be that you have a restrictor fitted to your water meter. This can limit the flow to 9l/min and mean that it’s very difficult to get an efficient

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What If Reticulation Breaks Under Concrete?

brighton September 8, 2019August 11, 2019 Ideas, Never Seen That One Before, What's Going on There? No Comments

We fix it! Yeah it can be tricky and occasionally you need to cut the concrete, but where possible we try to reach under and make a connection. Here’s one I did recently. The poly retic has come apart about

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Why Does My Retic Keep Running?

brighton September 7, 2019August 14, 2019 What's Going on There? No Comments

This is a common question. And the answer is usually very simple. Generally speaking this happens when more than one start time is set. Unless there is a watering exemption in place you are only allowed to water once a

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Time to Turn Your Reticulation Back On!

brighton September 4, 2019September 4, 2019 General, What's Going on There? No Comments

It’s pretty miserable outside today but Sunday and Monday are looking very nice! Call us to ensure you’re retic is working well and set correctly.

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Should Sprinklers Run For 10 Minutes?

brighton September 3, 2019August 11, 2019 General, What's Going on There? No Comments

A common misconception is that retic should run for 10 minutes. NOT SO! You are allowed to apply 10mls of water on your watering day. This is where the confusion comes from. 10ml not 10min! So different nozzles require different

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Reticulation Installation in Jindalee

brighton September 3, 2019 Installations, Installing, What's Going on There? No Comments

Today’s job was to install a backyard system for a client in Jindalee. There was no retic in the place at all so we began with the sprinklers plumber, then the master valve and just one station solenoid to serve

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Will a New Battery Fix My Reticulation?

brighton August 30, 2019August 11, 2019 Controllers, Installations, Local Knowledge, solenoids, What's Going on There?, wiring No Comments

Nope… If your reticulation isn’t working then changing the battery will just be $9 down the drain. The battery is not responsible for the operation of the sprinklers. It simply helps to retain the settings when the power goes off.

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Locating and Replacing a Faulty Solenoid in Alkimos

brighton August 30, 2019 solenoids No Comments

If you see water running down your street like this from the sprinkler at the bottom of the hill then it means you have at least one leaky solenoid. The next step is to locate the correct solenoid and change

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