So I broke a retic pvc pipe when digging up a bush.
Fixed the pipe and started the retic system.
hmm no pressure.
Oh no must have sand in the system.
after mucking around I realise putting on 1 zone results in water comming out of 3 zones at low pressure (even after disconnecting power to those zones):
Conclusion my solenoids for the 3 zones have sand in them and they're not shutting.:
So now the dilemma - how to find the solenoids. They're buried under the lawn/garden beds somewhere.
I was thinking getting a helper to twitch zone 1 solenoid on and off by touching the power wire on the terminal at the box while I look stupid in front of my neighbours listening for underground clicks.
Do solenoids make much noise?
any other ideas?
Do metal detectors work for this sort of thing?
Any help would be appreciated.
Cheers