Indexing to Inline Manifold Valves

Getting Started Before You Buy
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@JupiterWanderer - regarding the electrical questions:

  1. Yes the wiring from the junction box should be able to go straight to the Rachio outdoor enclosure connections. I think you may need to have a longer conduit and wire coming from the junction box to the Rachio controller, but that is an easy fix.

  2. For the sprinkler wire, there will be at least 7 wires - 6 zones and one common. So something like this should work:

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Southwire-By-the-Foot-18-7-Black-Solid-UL-Sprinkler-System-Wire-49273699/204724973

If you want to have a master valve that shuts water off to the system when it isn’t running then there would be an additional wire as it will also use the common wire.

  1. It is optional to have a rain sensor with Rachio. That will catch the unforecasted rain shower.

There are a couple of other posts (with pictures) in the community where folks have replaced their indexing valve with manifold sets.

Good luck and welcome to the community.

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