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There are several ways to adjust water pressure on sprinkler systems. First you have to determine if there is a problem with the sprinkler system itself. Things to look for:
1.) make sure that all valves including the main are all the way open.
2.) Inspect the sprinkler heads for clogging. Sediment and debris can also clog your sprinkler heads. Some debris removal may be required.
3.) You make have too many sprinklers operating by one valve. You may need to divide a zone and add another valve to increase water pressure.
4.) If all else fails. You can install a breather intake cap to allow air into your sprinkler system thus increasing GPM (gallon per minute)flow.
5.) one of the biggest mistakes that peopel make is that they undersize the water pipe size to save money. Typically you want to use 3/4" PVC pipe for your main runs and tee into 1/2" PVC for your sprinkler heads.
Good luck. I hope this helps.

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1) Copy following link for general sprinkler-system design, and for identifying brands of sprinkler timers.http://waterheatertimer.org/pdf/Garden-watering.pdfhttp://waterheatertimer.org/Woods-timers-and-manuals.html#sprinkler2) Feb 2012. Add comment and say what you are doing, and what equipment you are installing, and which timer you are going to use. If you need further help, I’m available over the phone at https://www.6ya.com/expert/gene_9f0ef4df2f9897e7

CHECK THE VOLTAGE COMMING FROM THE TIMER TO THE VALVE WHEN THE TIMER IS IN THE ON POSSISTION IF NO VOLTAGE THE TIMER OR IF IT IS LOW VOLTAGE THE TRANSFORMER IS BAD. IF YOU HAVE POWER FROM THE TIMER THE COIL ON THE WATER VALVE HAS GONE BAD

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