here is the setup trying to help my pop out
3/4HP Goulds model C6470164 (pump is 20 yrs old) lake pump plugged into outlet 10 feet from shoreline 115 line run from outside outlet to a 30 amp circuit which is on the main electrical panel for house
Coming directly off the pump has a 4 valve spicket like this http://www.berryhilldrip.com/images/62032FauPic.jpg in which 3/4 inch polyethylene tubing is connected. He primarily only uses 2 of the four lines. First line has the "stake in ground sprinklers" coming off the tubing for watering the lawn covers the lawn great... (poormans irrigation but works for his setup)
2nd line is for watering a garden bed
The most efficent way @ the moment is he walks down into the basement to turn on the circuit which turns on the pump (not very pratical)
Question is:
Is their such a thing as a pump start relay with a timer built in timer? This way it would simply turn on the pump and only 1 valve is open (single zone) which waters the lawn based on a schedule. In my limitied reading it sounds like most pump start relays are connected to a irrigation controller. However its sounds like a controller is neccessary when you have multiple zones (valves)? If we wanted to keep this really basic as to simply control 1 zone (have one valve open)....Does such a pump start relay exist with a built in timer exist?
He does not have a pressure tank or pressure switch etc..The only way it turns on is if we turn on the breaker..Simply put I want to know if we can automate turning it on (once a day) at a specific time.
Any other suggestions are welcome
thanks in advance
3/4HP Goulds model C6470164 (pump is 20 yrs old) lake pump plugged into outlet 10 feet from shoreline 115 line run from outside outlet to a 30 amp circuit which is on the main electrical panel for house
Coming directly off the pump has a 4 valve spicket like this http://www.berryhilldrip.com/images/62032FauPic.jpg in which 3/4 inch polyethylene tubing is connected. He primarily only uses 2 of the four lines. First line has the "stake in ground sprinklers" coming off the tubing for watering the lawn covers the lawn great... (poormans irrigation but works for his setup)
2nd line is for watering a garden bed
The most efficent way @ the moment is he walks down into the basement to turn on the circuit which turns on the pump (not very pratical)
Question is:
Is their such a thing as a pump start relay with a timer built in timer? This way it would simply turn on the pump and only 1 valve is open (single zone) which waters the lawn based on a schedule. In my limitied reading it sounds like most pump start relays are connected to a irrigation controller. However its sounds like a controller is neccessary when you have multiple zones (valves)? If we wanted to keep this really basic as to simply control 1 zone (have one valve open)....Does such a pump start relay exist with a built in timer exist?
He does not have a pressure tank or pressure switch etc..The only way it turns on is if we turn on the breaker..Simply put I want to know if we can automate turning it on (once a day) at a specific time.
Any other suggestions are welcome
thanks in advance