not watering after installation

Sangjin Lee
Updated at 2018-12-15 18:56:48 UTC
Topic: Troubleshooting

I installed two Netro Sprites to replace the previous controllers. The installation itself went fine, and I was able to verify that the first one waters the zones fine.


However, the second one does not water any zones. All the status indicators are fine, I hear the water getting turned on, and everything but no watering. What could be wrong? The wiring seems pretty simple. One common wire, 4 zone wires, and the power. All the wires are securely in. What are the ways to troubleshoot this?


Thanks in advance!

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Sangjin Lee
2018-12-15 22:03:15 UTC  
I checked the resistance of all the wires and they are within the range (~ 30 ohms). The power transformer also checks out, showing about ~ 28 VAC. Since none of the zones is working while they were with the previous controller, it leads me to suspect that the problem lies with the Sprite controller. I hear the clicking sound at the solenoid when I turn on a zone. Maybe not enough current is delivered to the solenoid? How can I check for that?