Wire

Damaged Irrigation Wiring

A station that used to run and now does nothing, while the valve does not hum, is often the wire. Edging crews, deck footings, and rodents all cut the common or the station leg.

The swap test

At the controller we move the dead station’s wire onto a terminal that works. If the valve then opens, the clock is fine and the wire or the solenoid is not. A toner or a careful excavation finds the break. We splice with connectors made for wet soil, not a twist of electrical tape.

The common is shared

If every station died at once, suspect the common wire, the transformer, or the controller, in that order. Call 346-642-6161 and say whether one station or all of them went quiet after the digging.

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Request service

If water is running right now, call 346-642-6161. The form is not an overnight emergency line.