• Here is a list of owner's manuals for programing instructions.
• Noisy pipes? Water hammer is caused by water traveling through piping at more than 5 feet per second (a design maximum). This causes an impact on a closing valve that sends shock waves through your system. Those shock waves can stress the piping and cause fractures over time. A well designed system would keep the water flow below 5 feet per second, failing that; a presssure regulator, slow closing valves and a water hammer arrestor may help. Water hammer can also break pipes.
  
• Brown areas in your lawn? Your sprinklers may be giving poor coverage due to low water pressure caused by a blockage in the system or low municipal water pressure. Finding the cause of the low water pressure or installing "rotator" heads may help.
• Lawn care: see this report on how to take care of your lawn.
  
• Leaks? Freeze damage is a comon cause of leaks due to water remaining in the system over the winter. Water hammer can also break pipes.
  
• How long should you water? Use Rainbird's Sprinkler timer Run Time Calculator.  It considers variables such as: plant type, plant density, sun exposure, climate zone, slope, soil type and sprinkler type. (Use an American zip code, I use 98320 (Blaine WA), and adjust the days of the week in accordance with sprinkling regulations). For drip irrigation: Lanscape Drip Zone Calculator.
• For more information on irrigation: IrrigationTutorials.com
• For lawn sprinkling regulations for Metro Vancouver and watering advice
• Free irrigation assessment: https://vancouver.ca/home-property-development/is-your-irrigation-system-working-as-it-should.aspx
• Landscape lighting: Let me repair or renovate your existing system. Some lights don't work? All of your lights stopped working and you need it fixed ASAP? Need a specialty fixture replaced? Adding lights to your existing system? Not getting the same quality light you once did?
  

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