Residential & Commercial Irrigation Across Southeast Michigan
Sprinkler valves, valve boxes, manifolds, solenoids, diaphragms, flow controls, master valves, wiring, and complete valve replacements.
26 published guides
Learn how trapped water cracks rigid PVC manifolds and why proper winterization reduces spring leaks and emergency repairs.
A detailed guide to the field wiring and controller faults that can imitate failed valves, cause multiple zones to run, or prevent a sprinkler station from activating.
Learn when an isolated valve repair is reasonable and when multiple failures, dirt contamination, cracked fittings, poor wiring, box layout, or warranty concerns justify a complete manifold rebuild.
A detailed homeowner and technician guide to separating solenoid, diaphragm, wiring, controller, and valve-body failures—and deciding between a gut swap, complete valve replacement, or full manifold rebuild.
A detailed guide to diagnosing water inside a sprinkler valve box and deciding whether the cause is rainfall, a seeping valve, cracked manifold, mainline leak, fitting failure, or poor soil drainage.
A detailed homeowner and technician guide to replacing a residential sprinkler valve while protecting the mainline from dirt, rebuilding the plumbing correctly, and verifying electrical and hydraulic operation.
Learn why a sprinkler zone may stay on continuously and what valve, wiring, and controller problems should be checked.
A detailed guide to how residential irrigation valves open and close, how the station and common wires work, and how electrical, hydraulic, and plumbing failures affect one sprinkler zone.
Learn why one irrigation zone may not activate and how to separate a bad solenoid from wiring, timer, and valve problems.
Learn how a residential sprinkler manifold is built, how many valves fit in common boxes, and why larger systems should be split across multiple boxes.
A detailed field guide to the 1-inch Hunter PGV configuration Hunter HydroTech prefers for residential sprinkler valve replacement and complete manifold rebuilding.
Learn which residential sprinkler valves Hunter HydroTech installs, which valve is preferred, and when an existing Rain Bird or Irritrol valve may be serviced instead.
