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Wiring the Electronic Controller From "DIY Watering Your Lawn" episode DWYL-105

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Figure A Figure B Figure C Figure D Figure E

The electronic controller is the brain behind the irrigation system. Before beginning the installation, hire a licensed electrician to install a separate fuse box (figure A) on the exterior of the home. This box will be used exclusively for the controller.

• The control wire that was pulled underground from our master control valve is threaded through the conduit attached to the house. Start by stripping each wire's insulation to reveal the colored wires again (figure B). Mount the control box to the side of the house.

  Important Safety Note: Before wiring the control box, make sure all power is turned off.

• Start by stripping each wire's insulation about 1/2 inch from each end. Then, loosen the contact screw labeled "common" and attach the common wire (white) to the contact (figure C). Next, take the brown wire (Zone 1) and screw it onto the contact labeled Zone 1. Do the same thing for the remaining 3 zones (figure D).

  Rain gauge (figure E).

• To test the system, manually turn on each zone to check that there is sufficient water pressure and that there are no leaks and that each sprinkler head is working.

RESOURCES :
Lawn Care for Dummies
Model: 0764550772
Author: Lance Walheim
Hungry Minds, Inc
(January 1998)

Handbook of Water Use and Conservation: Homes, Landscapes, Industries, Businesses, Farms
Model: 1931579075
Author: Amy Vickers
(2001)

To order this title from Amazon.com, click here.

WaterPlow Press
Website: www.waterplowpress.com

Rain Bird Sprinkler Heads and Components
Rain Bird Sprinkler Mfg. Corp.
Website: www.rainbird.com

GUESTS :
Chuck Coddington
Coddington Enterprise
6376 Fairview Road
Hixon, TN 37343
Phone: 423-847-9964
Home Irrigation Specialist