Sprinkler system question

layinwood

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Ok so I've lived in my current home for 2 years. When we first bought the house we knew that the sprinkler system wasn't working. I still don't have it totally working but I can turn on each station by turning each valve on. I have 7 stations. All of the ones in the front work and the fist one in the back works. I have two that are the furthest in back and within 1 foot of each other. Neither of them have any water going to them. I've taken the valve covers off and there's no water in the pipes.

I'm not sure what it's called but there's a main valve to turn the water on to my sprinkler system. I know it works for the front ones and first back but could there possibly be another one of those for my back two. They're both surrounded by concrete from the back alley, driveway, back porch and pool. I'm not losing water anywhere because my water bill isn't any higher than normal when I leave the front valve on so I'm pretty sure a line to them isn't broken.

I'm stuck on this. I probably should just have someone come out but as always I really like doing things on my own.
 

fatdaddycool

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Ok so I've lived in my current home for 2 years. When we first bought the house we knew that the sprinkler system wasn't working. I still don't have it totally working but I can turn on each station by turning each valve on. I have 7 stations. All of the ones in the front work and the fist one in the back works. I have two that are the furthest in back and within 1 foot of each other. Neither of them have any water going to them. I've taken the valve covers off and there's no water in the pipes.

I'm not sure what it's called but there's a main valve to turn the water on to my sprinkler system. I know it works for the front ones and first back but could there possibly be another one of those for my back two. They're both surrounded by concrete from the back alley, driveway, back porch and pool. I'm not losing water anywhere because my water bill isn't any higher than normal when I leave the front valve on so I'm pretty sure a line to them isn't broken.

I'm stuck on this. I probably should just have someone come out but as always I really like doing things on my own.

You probably have a closed extension or transfer valve. If they are within one foot of each they are most likely terminators or extensions. Check your zone controller.

Hope that helps,
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