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Residential case study
Wireless irrigation control with easier maintenance access
Irrigation valves bolted inside steel planter boxes more than four metres above ground, and a routine that made every battery change a major job.
The access problem
The valves are bolted inside steel planter boxes more than four metres above ground. Previously, every service or battery change required a tall ladder, removal of the access plates and lowering those plates to the ground before the equipment could be reached.
The installation also had to accommodate privacy and security requirements.
What was done
- Completed the Hunter Wireless Valve Link (WVL) installation.
- Extended the field-unit wiring so routine battery replacement can be done from a more accessible position, without repeating the ladder and access-plate procedure.
- Replaced all clips with stainless steel clips, Smit's standard, to avoid heat-related snapping of plastic clips.
Please note: servicing the valves themselves still requires access to the steel enclosures. The change applies to routine battery replacement.
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