If you know where your master valve is, I would manually turn that on (bleeder valve) and turn on a zone (Rachio) to see if that zone works. If not, try turn both off, turn zone on (Rachio) and open that zone valve (bleeder), If that does not work, turn both off and manually open both valves (bleeder). Remember to turn both off when done. Any other valves that could be closed?
@Carmen I’m curious about the wire nut in the middle with the two white wires? Do you know anything about it. If the white wire from the wireless rain sensor was connect to the two white wires in the wire nut, then I would connect the two wires in the wire nut to Rachio C terminals.
Also, as you mentioned the other part of the wireless rain sensor is missing, is there a wired rain sensor in-line on the common wire anywhere.
The bottom Rachio picture shows a brown wire in the right common terminal, it didn’t see it connected to in the first Rainbird picture.
Good point @DLane, I did not catch that. I saw the yellow loop wire on the Rainbird for the SENS and now see nothing hooked to COM.
Thank you Thomas. I will look for the valve, I am sorry to ask, but, how it looks like? I know where is the master valve for the house
Hi DLane, I suppose it is a neutral wire. It was not connected to the Bird-rain so I left it like that. And the brown cable at the right was connected to “COM” at the Bird-Rain.
About the question: is there a wired rain sensor in-line on the common wire anywhere.
I really don’t know. The only thing I know is that when I change the roof a couple of years ago they remove a sensor and never put it back.
@Carmen I would connect the white wires to the Rachio C terminal. If the brown wire went to the wireless controller, then I would disconnect it. Then give it a try.
Big thank you! It is working now!!!
@Carmen - you’re welcome. The white wires are the common wires running to the zones. The rain sensor was completing the circuit to the common when it was dry via one of the brown wires. Not a standard configuration.
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