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I have a problem which requires automated valve control — too many times a sprinkler failure has led to days of leaks before being noticed, so 1) I don’t want

by zaroth 6y ago

I have a problem which requires automated valve control — too many times a sprinkler failure has led to days of leaks before being noticed, so 1) I don’t want the water feed to the irrigation on when the sprinklers are not supposed to be running, and 2) I want a daily report on how many gallons went out that pipe to detect if something has changed. The issue I’m running into is all the motorized ball valves or solenoids for 3/4” water pipes seam to be total junk. Any suggestion for sourcing a decent motorized valve?

madaxe_again 6y ago
For the one I have set up now, it’s just a standard valve on 1.25” tubing and I’ve hooked a cheap rotary solenoid up in place of the handle. Belt and braces but works reliably. Flow meters I can’t yet comment on - haven’t yet played around with anything - although it’s easy enough to take lps data and integrate that in grafana or whatever for reporting - I’m currently doing so for our PV system, watts in and out etc.