Controller Box Locations (red)
and
Water Shut-off Valve Locations (blue)
Manors at Central Park
Sprinkler System Settings
Controller Box Locations (red)
and
Water Shut-off Valve Locations (blue)
Click on a link below to view
the detailed settings for all the station zones
on that controller (there is no Controller No. 3).
Controller No. 1 - controls all station zones in the area bounded by the Central Park North private drive, W. Broadway, Lexington S. and Lexington W. The street address location of this controller is 6788 Lexington S. The water shut-off valve for the station zones on this controller is located due west of this controller in the southern-most beige water meter box near Lexington West. Controllers No. 1 and 2 share the same water meter, therefore they have been programmed to operate only one at a time so that a good working water pressure is maintained. The first station zone on Controller No. 1 begins watering at 11:00 PM and the last zone usually finishes at 8:50 AM. When needed, a second watering cycle begins at 11:00 AM and ends around 3:10 PM.
Controller No. 2 - controls all station zones in the Central Park North median from Lexington W. to E. Broadway, the two islands in W. Broadway at Central Park N. and the east side of W. Broadway between Central Park N. and the Kensington property. The street address location of this controller is 6788 Lexington S. The water shut-off valve for the station zones on this controller is located due west of this controller in the southern-most beige water meter box near Lexington West. Controllers No. 1 and 2 share the same water meter, therefore they have been programmed to operate only one at a time so that a good working water pressure is maintained. The first station zone on Controller No. 2 begins watering at 7:30 PM and the last zone finishes at 11:00 PM.
Controller No. 4 - controls all station zones in the area bounded by Regent, Lexington S. and Lexington W. The street address location of this controller is 50003 Regent. The water shut-off valve for the station zones on this controller is located due south of this controller in the beige water meter box near Lexington South. The first station zone on Controller No. 4 begins watering at 1:00 AM and the last zone usually finishes at 5:20 AM. When needed, a second watering cycle begins at 1:00 PM and ends around 4:20 PM.
Controller No. 5 - controls all station zones in the area bounded by Watling, Lexington S., Regent and Lexington N. The street address location of this controller is 50065 Watling. The water shut-off valve for the station zones on this controller is located due south of this controller in the beige water meter box near Lexington South. The first station zone on Controller No. 5 begins watering at 1:00 AM and the last zone usually finishes at 3:10 AM. When needed, a second watering cycle begins at 1:00 PM and ends around 3:00 PM.
Controller No. 6 - controls all station zones in the area bounded by Lexington N., Lexington E., Lexington S. and Watling. The street address location of this controller is 50069 Lexington East. The water shut-off valve for the station zones on this controller is located due south of this controller in the beige water meter box near Lexington South. The first station zone on Controller No. 6 begins watering at 11:00 PM and the last zone usually finishes at 4:50 AM. When needed, a second watering cycle begins at 11:00 AM and ends around 3:30 PM.
Controller No. 7 - controls all station zones in the area east of Lexington E., north of Lexington S. and west of W. Broadway. The street address location of this controller is 50150 Lexington East. The water shut-off valve for the station zones on this controller is located due south of this controller in the beige water meter box near Lexington South. The first station zone on Controller No. 7 begins watering at 11:00 PM and the last zone usually finishes at 6:10 AM. When needed, a second watering cycle begins at 11:00 AM and ends around 3:30 PM.
Controller No. 8 - controls all station zones in the areas west and north of Lexington W., Regent and Lexington N. (from 49831 Lexington West all the way to 6829 Lexington North). The street address location of this controller is 6661 Lexington North. The water shut-off valve for the station zones on this controller is located southwest of this controller in the beige water meter box near the corner of Lexington N. and Regent. The first station zone on Controller No. 8 begins watering at 9:30 PM and the last zone usually finishes at 7:30 AM. When needed, a second watering cycle begins at 9:30 AM and ends around 3:15 PM.
Controller No. 9 - controls fifteen station zones (map) along the berm from behind 49233 West Central Park (Meadows sub) northward to behind 6657 Lexington North (Manors condos). This controller is located behind the condo at 50023 Lexington West. These zones are watered by the irrigation well located behind 50167 Lexington West. The water shut-off valves for the station zones on this controller is located on the output piping directly above the well casing.
The finish times given above are based on a Seasonal Adjustment setting of 100%. This control panel setting can be manually increased or decreased by up to 50% in the case of a prolonged dry or wet spell and will automatically change the length of the station watering times without having to manually re-program the controller.
Controllers No. 1-8 are equipped with a wireless rain sensor that is mounted high on the side of a nearby building. Once the rain sensor gets wet, it signals the controller to shut down a program that is in progress and prevents any more programs from starting until the sensor has dried out and reset itself.
All of the controllers are kept locked to prevent tampering and only our sprinkler contractor and myself have keys to the controllers. If you have a need to keep the sprinklers in your vicinity from temporarily coming on, please contact me and I will be glad to adjust the controller program and/or the sprinkler heads for you.
If you see a broken sprinkler head, please call me and I can replace it using stock I have on hand. If you cannot reach me and the situation is causing a waste of water, please go to the appropriate water meter box (they are only locked during the winter months) and turn either valve lever handle 90 degrees to the OFF position. Then leave me a message on my answering machine and I will attend to it as soon as possible.
Irrigation well
Theirrigation well was drilled and
put into service on July 12, 2008 to replace the municipal water
supply previously used to water the berm. The well is 113 feet
deep and uses a 50 GPM submersible pump to provide water to
fifteen sprinkler station zones on the elevated berm that buffers
the Meadows and Manors developments from the former Visteon plant
property. The well pump gets its electrical supply from the DTE
meter that is mounted adjacent to Controller No. 8. The station
zones along the berm were originally operated using buried,
battery-operated valve controllers. On July 10, 2012, the
individual battery-operated controllers were replaced by
Controller No. 9 that draws its electricity from the DTE meter
mounted on same rack, which is located behind 50023 Lexington
West.
The fifteen station zones supplied by the well contain a total of
157 rotary sprinkler heads. Some of the zones have considerably
fewer heads than others and must be paired to operate
simultaneously with another zone. The pairing attempts to match
the total water flow from the zones with the output flow rating
of the well pump. This avoids frequent on/off cycling of the pump
which can cause overheating and reduced pump life.
Two additional station zones along the easterly-most portion of the berm along the north side of the Manors property (Nos. 26 & 27) originally used buried, battery-operated valve controllers. On July 10, 2012, the individual battery-operated controllers were removed and the valves for these zones were connected to Controller No. 8. These two zones draw their water from the municipal water supply at the corner of Regent and Lexington North, as do all of the other zones on Controller No. 8.
Click here to view a diagram of the locations of all zones on the berm. Click here to view the operational settings for the zones on the berm.
Mike Grobbel
586-726-0317
Last Updated: Aug. 14, 2012
