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Home lawn sprinkler control advice please
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| John Doe 2005-07-24, 9:05 pm |
| Hi all,
Just moved into a new home... we've got a sprinkler system for the
lawn/flower beds but there are problems with the system. I've gotten
several opinions from sprinkler companies in town and they're telling me I
need a new control unit. Being a computer geek, I'd love to hook it up to
my rig and automate the crap out of it. I've done some searching on the net
but am overwhelmed by all the options. I'm great with computers, but not so
handy with the handyman stuff. Any advice on how to set things up?
Thanks in advance for the assist!!
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| Most use WGL Rain controllers
http://tech-home.com/other-devices-...23_149_152.html
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"John Doe" <me@you.com> wrote in message
news:XyXDe.5900$El3.2651@fe10.lga...
> Hi all,
> Just moved into a new home... we've got a sprinkler system for the
> lawn/flower beds but there are problems with the system. I've gotten
> several opinions from sprinkler companies in town and they're telling me I
> need a new control unit. Being a computer geek, I'd love to hook it up to
> my rig and automate the crap out of it. I've done some searching on the
> net
> but am overwhelmed by all the options. I'm great with computers, but not
> so
> handy with the handyman stuff. Any advice on how to set things up?
> Thanks in advance for the assist!!
>
>
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| On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 21:00:39 -0400, "John Doe" <me@you.com> wrote:
=>Hi all,
=>Just moved into a new home... we've got a sprinkler system...
Zone valves, which feed water to the various heads in zones, are
solenoid operated. The ones I had were 24V ac.
Interface your byte bin via relays or triacs to the low-voltage ac
system. I would suggest opto-isolation if possible.
Cheers
Terry--WB4FXD
Edenton, NC
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