Irrigation Control
An automated irrigation system controls when your garden is watered, and how much water it gets. Whether it’s pop ups or a drip system, automation means hands-free, efficient and convenient watering.
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The controller tells the system what to. When and how much water to give your garden, and to what zones.
The manifold has 2, 3 or 4 outlets, and acts as the middle man between your water source and the irrigation system.
The solenoid valves act like doors, letting water flow into the system.
To connect your system you’ll need directors, irrigation cable, nipple fittings, thread tape and clamps.
Solenoid valves act like gates that control the flow of water into your system. A coil magnetises and pulls open a rubber diaphragm letting water pass through. You’ll need a director to connect to the poly pipe, and a nipple to connect to the manifold.
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Each valve connects to the controller via two wires, known as the common and active wires.
To connect the valves to your controller, follow these three steps:
1. Working from the solenoid valve end, select either of the two leads coming out of the solenoid coil and connect the active wire to it. Repeat this for all valves.
2. Connect the remaining lead from each solenoid coil to the common wire.
3. Loop the common wire from one coil to the next.
Manifolds are not designed to be mounted vertically from garden taps. Do not connect the manifold to your garden tap.
Connect the manifold to the off-take with PVC pipe. The pipe pressure rating must meet local regulations.
Where fitted, the flow control handle on the solenoid valve is used to adjust the pressure available to the watering device. To adjust operating pressure, firstly turn the flow control handle clockwise as far as it will go. At the controller, turn the valve on using the manual valve on feature. Turn the flow control handle counter clock-wise until the watering device is operating correctly.
Repeat this step for each valve fitted with flow control.
Use a director fitting, available in 13mm, 19mm and 25mm sizes to connect your solenoid to your poly pipe. Screw in the director and insert poly pipe to barbed end and secure with a Loc-sure™ clamp for a watertight connection.
Use 19mm or 25mm poly pipe for pop up systems and 13mm for drip systems
Bringing automation to home irrigation systems for lawn, this programmed valve waters one area or zone at a time as you see fit.
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These keep everything in place, connecting your poly pipe and poly fittings. Made from steel, they're ideal for underground irrigation such as pop-ups.
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Used to connect the solenoid valves to your 19mm poly pipe, the male director is made from UV-stabilised material and is easily secured with Loc-Sure clamps.
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Used to connect the solenoid valves to your 25mm poly pipe, the male director is made from UV-stabilised material and is easily secured with Loc-Sure clamps.
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The valve box houses the solenoid valves and manifold to protect your automation system from weather, pets and kids. It's made to last, with a snap-lock lid and durable construction.
View product>Use this tool to create a shopping list for your fully water automation system.
At this stage, you need to decide what water source you will be running your irrigation system from. With fully automated systems, we recommend connection to your mains water. Learn more below.
