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Monday, July 8th 2013, 2:10pm

Author: dstroebel

Meltdown: 1 Sprinkler gushing; Valve box flooded; 1 Zone stays on; Box does not turn system off

Quoted from "Wet_Boots" Hydro-Rain is old stuff. You might be seeing the end of its service life, and should seriously consider new valves, if the old ones are Hydro-Rain brand. I was told by a local irrigation store by me that I need to replace my valves and get a new control box.

Sunday, July 7th 2013, 6:54pm

Author: dstroebel

Meltdown: 1 Sprinkler gushing; Valve box flooded; 1 Zone stays on; Box does not turn system off

Hi, I inherited my sprinkler system two years ago when we bought our house. I used the system once last year and it worked fine. This year I noticed water gushing around one sprinkler. Research told me it was not a broken sprinkler, but something more. Today I ran the system fully through all 6 zones. When zone 3 came on, zone 2 would not shut off. It stayed on to the end while all the zones finished. I have a very old Hydro-Rain box controlling the system. The system would not turn off when I u...