I have a new customer that has been having solenoids go out on him. 4 in the last 9 mos. since installation. Installer will not return phone calls.
Hunter system. SRV valves. Cable used appears to be phone or communications cable. Blue or green casing with very small wires inside.
Suspecting the cable to be the problem, I checked for 24v outside. It is running about 26v. Cable is buried for about 30 feet out of the building.
When checking for resistance, can I take off the valve wire at the controller and read through the solenoid or does it need to be isolated completely? I get a reading of 6 on the 10X scale with the solenoid still in the circuit. Checking between zone wire and common. If 6 is a good number, there would be high current going to the solenoid if my figuring is correct.
Thanks in advance for the update and assist.
John
Hunter system. SRV valves. Cable used appears to be phone or communications cable. Blue or green casing with very small wires inside.
Suspecting the cable to be the problem, I checked for 24v outside. It is running about 26v. Cable is buried for about 30 feet out of the building.
When checking for resistance, can I take off the valve wire at the controller and read through the solenoid or does it need to be isolated completely? I get a reading of 6 on the 10X scale with the solenoid still in the circuit. Checking between zone wire and common. If 6 is a good number, there would be high current going to the solenoid if my figuring is correct.
Thanks in advance for the update and assist.
John