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lightning bolt
Several weeks ago a bolt of lightning hit the backyard and since my controller will not allow me to manually open each individual station to blow them out. I had to manually open each valve at the valve box in the ground. I have a controller with the name james hardie irrigation mobel tbi3696. do you think I need to replace the circuit board? is it available as a part?
the clock will allow me to reset it, so i don't think the entire controller is bad. can you advise me what to do to trouble shoot this problem?
Jim Martin
if it resets then ok ,if it will not replace with a Hunter pro-c
also you might have bad selenoids from the lightning
Nestor's
www.NestorsLandscape.com
Vincent Nestor
Nestor's Sprinklers & Lighting
Alpharetta,Ga.30022
vpn1@bellsouth.net
www.NestorsLandScape.com
www.GeorgiaLighting.net
your timer is fried. buy a new one. i see it all the time. a pro-c is a good choice.
They are right, you would be better off, probably even cheaper, to just buy a new controller than to go hunting for parts for an off brand controller. Thumbs up to the Pro-C as well.
Tony Posey
Ridge Run Landscapes
Lightning is flukey stuff. It is just possible that the strike damaged several (or all) solenoids and/or the wiring, and spared the controller. The wiring should be checked for shorts or open circuits before you declare the timer to be a dead duck. If you live in a heavily lightning prone area, the strictest method to cope is to use hydraulicly controlled valves. A more realistic method is to use an electromechanical controller.
replace with hunter Pro-c and switch out the oud valves for some hunter jar tops while your at it.
Kasper's Landscape & Design Inc.
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