Zone has zero run time
A controller can skip a zone if the run time is set to zero minutes.
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A sprinkler system skipping a zone can be a programming issue, a wiring problem, a bad solenoid, or a controller setting that prevents the zone from running.
A sprinkler system usually skips a zone because that zone has no run time, is not assigned to the active program, has a bad solenoid, has a cut wire, or is being interrupted by a controller setting. If the skipped zone works manually, the problem is likely programming. If it does not work manually, test the wire, solenoid, and valve.
A controller can skip a zone if the run time is set to zero minutes.
The zone may be programmed under A, B, or C while a different program is scheduled to run.
A cut zone wire, bad common wire, or failed solenoid can make the controller appear to skip the zone.
Rain delay, sensor input, seasonal adjustment, or smart watering settings can affect watering schedules.
The fastest test is manual operation. If the zone runs manually from the controller, review program start times and run times. If it does not run manually, check electrical output and valve operation.
After controller replacement, spring startup, or service work, skipped zones are often caused by programming rather than broken parts.
The station may have zero run time, be in the wrong program, or have an electrical fault.
Usually sensors stop the whole system, but controller settings can make schedules confusing.
That usually means a programming or schedule issue.
That points to wiring, solenoid, valve, or controller output trouble.
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