Installation Guide

Sprinkler wire consists of one white (common) and 4 or 6 colored strands.The sprinkler wire
n
eeds to have at least one more wire strand than the number of valves being installed.
Wiring the Valves
Using wire nuts and grease caps, connect the wires
as shown:
• Connect one wire from each valve to the white
(common) sprinkler wire.
• Connect the 2nd wire from each valve to
a separate color wire.
Tip: Orbit’s
®
Pre-Assembled Manifold with Snap-Wire
™
Connection makes wiring valves easy. Just plug in the valve
jack into the water-tight Snap-Wire
™
housing and insert
sprinkler wire into the other side. No confusing wiring or
messy grease caps (see page 22 for more info).
Run Sprinkler Wires to Timer
Most often you can use an existing sprinkler pipe trench to run your sprinkler wire. In areas
of frequent digging, a conduit pipe is used to protect the wire.
Wiring
Your Sprinkler
Timer
• Unplug your timer from the power source (if hard wired
turn off appropriate breaker switch or remove fuse).
• Connect each colored sprinkler wire to a separate
numbered terminal (on the timer).
• Connect the white (common) wire to the common
terminal on the timer.
• Restore power to your timer.
• To test proper wiring, manually run each station
from the timer
.
Bef
ore Burying Trenches:
1. Check all fittings, heads and valves for leaks.
2.Adjust sprinkler height to proper level.
3.Adjust each head for proper spray pattern and spray distance. (Use your drawings
as a reference.)
4.
Cover manifolds with an Orbit
®
valve bo
x.
Installation
Sprinkler System Layout & Installation Guide
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Common Wire From Valves
Common Wire
Wire from Valve 1
Valve 1 Valve 2
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ire from Valve 2
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CONNECTING SPRINKLER WIRE
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BURYING SPRINKLER PIPE AND VALVES
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