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1. Derek Butt

   

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   7/24/2015 12:07 PM

   I have to valves that fill my irrigation pond. right now they are set up as stations with a 2 hour run because there is no switch built in to nimbus. The problem im having is the vavles are shutting down every 2 hours for about 5 minutes. Is there anyway to set these to run continously through out the day without them shutting down every 2 hours. The thing is they cannot come on till the bottom pump station gets done watering front 9. Any one know how to set these up to run without shutting down and coming on every 2 or 4 hours.

   
   
   
   
2. Melvin Waldron

   

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   7/26/2015 2:07 PM

   At one of our other courses we have our lake fills set to run during the day all day, as far as I know they do not shut down until about 8 PM before water would begin. It doesn't start until sometime after 6 AM after watering is complete. There are at least 2 lake fills, don't know if they do what yours does but separately so the pumps keep running or not. I will try to find out how theirs is set up. They seem secretive about it, not sure if they want to keep that stuff to themselves or they don't know enough about it.
   
   I do know according to them, the pumps only produce about 800-900 gpm, yet with a 75 and 65 along with a 25 hp jockey (or might be 79 and 60) they aren't pushing the water they should I also have a set to run with just greens at about 600-700 gpm, and normally there is some delay as heads turn on, but they claim when all those heads come on, it sucks the wet well dry and low pressures. I have the same Rain Bird computer here, two 75 hp VFD's with either a 3 or 5 hp maintenance pump and don't have the issues they do, and my station is older.
   
   Mel

   
   Melvin H. Waldron III, CGCS, Horton Smith Golf Course, City of Springfield/Greene County MO
   
   
3. Andy Jorgensen

   

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   7/26/2015 4:07 PM

   Derek Butt said: I have to valves that fill my irrigation pond. right now they are set up as stations with a 2 hour run because there is no switch built in to nimbus. The problem im having is the vavles are shutting down every 2 hours for about 5 minutes. Is there anyway to set these to run continously through out the day without them shutting down every 2 hours. The thing is they cannot come on till the bottom pump station gets done watering front 9. Any one know how to set these up to run without shutting down and coming on every 2 or 4 hours.

   
   
   
   You can change the solenoid to a 120volt and put them on a timer. You can also go one step further and put a float switch in the circuit so they only come on when the lake needs water.

   
   
   
   
4. Dennis Cook

   

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   10/14/2015 6:10 PM

   You should be able to set the valve time up to 300 minutes.

   
   
   
   
5. Corey Eastwood

   

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   10/16/2015 11:10 AM

   I never had a problem with the lake fills on Nimbus. Ran them after all else was off. Start at 8 or 9 in morning. If you want to run more time why not set Repeats.

   
   Corey Eastwood CGCS, Stockton Golf & CC, Retired