Will Lawn Seed Fix A Patchy Lawn?
So you’ve got a bare area in your lawn and you’re thinking of revitalising it with lawn seed? What you need to find out before doing anything is why the bare area happened in the first place. Otherwise chances are
One Solenoid Stuck On
A common problem is for one station to remain on while the system goes thru its cycle. Almost invariably this is due to the solenoid on that station being faulty and being stuck open. Depending on what type of solenoid
Lost Water Pressure?
Over this summer I have come across two incidences of faulty water meters in the Quinns Rocks area. On both occasions the home owners had lost water pressure to their sprinklers and had no easy explanation. After checking for
Why Are My Sprinklers Just Dribbling?
I went to look at a job this week where the sprinklers were working, but barely so. Each station would dribble a small amount of water, but there was nowhere near enough to run the system. What was going on?…
My Controller Looks Like Its Working But Nothing is Coming on
So you set your controller running and everything looks right on the digital panel, but there is no water?… What’s going on?… Well if you are running your retic off the mains then its most likely that there is a
Irrigation and Turf Installation in Carramar
This was last week The client had started the work, dug out some of the old reticulation and was hoping to dig out the old turf and replace with Sir Walter buffalo. Then he decided to call us and this
Warranties on Control Boxes
So your control box has stopped working? Chances are it will be covered by warranty as most have two years of factory warranty and if a product simply fails we will replace it at no cost to you. However sometimes
Shared Bores and Strange Problems in Yanchep
This week I had an early morning phone call from a regular client who lives at the top of our street. ‘Andrew – my retic is on and it won’t go off. I’ve turned the controller off but it
Add a Station Incompatible with Controller?
I’ve been using ‘Add a stations’ for a while now as they are great for turning one power wire into two and solving the problem of having to run a new cable. This week I arrived at a job in
My Retic Won’t Shut Off
For people with Hunter X Core Controllers this is one of the most common issues and it arises because the controller is incorrectly programmed. What happens is the system comes on at 5.00am (or whenever you have set it for)
