Hello all,
First i'd let to preface my cry for help by saying thanks to all who take time to read this, and please know that i have lurked this website and others attempting to fix my own problem(s) but have had no luck.
4 years ago, i bought a foreclosed home. i have fully remodeled the interior and exterior. now, the only other thing to do is work on the yard. this house has a sprinkler system. last summer, i attempted to get it running without luck. while fiddling with it last summer, the front yard sprinklers were ALWAYS on if the master valve was on. i attempted to cycle through the 3 sprinkler areas with the control panel, but no matter what area was "on" (per the control panel) the front yard was always running. eventually i unplugged the control panel, and the front yard was still long (as long as it had water from the master valve).
spring is here, and i decided to get more ambitious. let me explain the layout of my house really quick:
my front yard is on the north end of the house. i believe this is one sprinkler area. In the front yard is a "control valve box" (has a green lid and is labeled as such). here, there are three valves.
i believe the other two sprinkler areas are the west side of my house, and then the backyard/south side of the house.
so, knowing that that my problem with the front yard always being on was a valve or solenoid, i went to the box in the front yard. i didnt feel like "buying" anything right now, because i was in the troubleshooting stage.
i have troubleshooted by performing a "3 way trade" with all valves and solenoids. no matter what combination i have, the front yard is ALWAYS on.
there IS a fourth valve at the southeast corner of my house, but i am almost 100% positive that this valve just controls a planting area which is a few feet way from this mysterious fourth valve.
SO, wtf? i have no leads, no idea what i can do to test things out now. i guess i could fiddle with the control panel, but that is an issue within it's own, because i have no schematic, and i can't even tell what brand the control panel is.
help