So the home I bought a few years ago has a sprinkler system and it works great, first time I've had one, very handy.
I made sure I sort of went through and identified all the major components and access points just for my own knowledge.
So anyway there are these little circular plastic boxes buried in the back yard and I think that's where a lot of the control stuff for the sprinklers is buried, it looks like there's a valve thing in there and there are a few wires tied together with caps (two pairs of red and white ones).
So we've had a ton of rain the past few days and I was out in the yard and noticed the little plastic in ground bucket thing was filled to the brim with water. I'm assuming this happens regularly any time we get heavy rain.
Seeing the wires underwater got met o thinking, how exactly does all this work? Electricity and water are usually two things not supposed to mix. The wires are capped together quite well, but it's obviously not water proof and the entire thing is submerged.
I was just confused how this setup worked.
I made sure I sort of went through and identified all the major components and access points just for my own knowledge.
So anyway there are these little circular plastic boxes buried in the back yard and I think that's where a lot of the control stuff for the sprinklers is buried, it looks like there's a valve thing in there and there are a few wires tied together with caps (two pairs of red and white ones).
So we've had a ton of rain the past few days and I was out in the yard and noticed the little plastic in ground bucket thing was filled to the brim with water. I'm assuming this happens regularly any time we get heavy rain.
Seeing the wires underwater got met o thinking, how exactly does all this work? Electricity and water are usually two things not supposed to mix. The wires are capped together quite well, but it's obviously not water proof and the entire thing is submerged.
I was just confused how this setup worked.
