OpenSprinkler Forums Hardware Questions OpenSprinkler Rainbird DV-100 valves and OpenSprinkler

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  • #75084

    wayneoutthere
    Participant

    Hello
    I was just about to order opensprinkler unit but wasn’t sure which one to get.
    The valves that will be installed on our property are apparently “Rainbird DV-100′. Probably these: https://www.rainbird.com/products/dvdvf-series

    I ‘think’ the DC powered OpenSprinkler should be ok but I wanted to be sure

    Thanks very much

    #75091

    Ray
    Keymaster

    Yes both AC-powered and DC-powered OpenSprinkler should work with this valve.

    #75092

    wayneoutthere
    Participant

    awesome, thanks! Looking forward to become an opensprinkler fan-boy 🙂

    #79270

    zim
    Participant

    I have the DVF100 : https://www.rainbird.com/products/dvdvf-series

    Specs at the website say: 24 VAC 50/60Hz (cycles per second) solenoid power requirement: 0.450A inrush current, 0.25A holding current

    Which version did you go with?

    If both AC and DC work, is one “better” ? (DC appears to be slightly cheaper)

    thanks!

    #79272

    wayneoutthere
    Participant

    I went with the ones in my link above which looks like the same link as yours.

    My experience has been FANTASTIC by the way. I have not yet had time to blog it but I plan to write up a quick blog about how Open Sprinker is awesome. It’s both simple (if you want) or very robust (if you want).

    Great work team! An epic open source story here.

    #79717

    Tony Stuck
    Participant

    Just chiming in here: I have over 70 of the DV-100s deployed on my farm, connected via two OS3.0 AC controllers (and expansion boards). ~60 of them have been in operation for over a year and have been flawless (all manifolds/values are in underground boxes in the field). Recently finished installing another 15 in my high tunnel on a second controller (manifold/valves mounted above ground), and have been great so far!

    I found that SprinklerWarehouse had the cheapest unit price, FWIW: https://www.sprinklerwarehouse.com/rain-bird-dv-inline-valve-1-in-fpt-100-dv-npt

    #79719

    Ray
    Keymaster

    That’s good to know. Thanks for sharing!

    #79819

    zim
    Participant

    I finally installed my OS3.0 DC-powered to replace an Orbit 57592 (12-station model, 5 in use).

    Only thing that gave me pause is that the Orbit didn’t have a rain sensor input, apparently they may have wired that in to the common bundle (hidden behind a drywall by a previous owner).

    So for now I have disabled the mechanical rain sensor, connected the 5x DVF wires to #1-5 and all appears to be working. Next is to start playing with the different rain algorithms which might(?) render a mechanical rain sense as meaningless anyway… along those lines, other than searching forum posts, is there a detailed FAQ to explain Zimmerman vs. ETO vs. ….. (even better with examples). Personally I don’t trust forecasts (they consistently seem to mis-predict rain for us).. but I would be perfectly content in reducing watering b/c the “back-cast” knows it rained last night….

    #79823

    Ray
    Keymaster

    It’s relatively common to wire a rain sensor in series / inline on the COM wire. A typical rain sensor is normally closed, and it opens / breaks circuit when rain is detected. So when it’s put in series on the COM wire, it will break the circuit when rain is detected.

    #79892

    zim
    Participant

    Makes sense. Based on that explanation, the wiring for the rain sensor may be closer to the sensor vs. the controller… another project for a different weekend. (for now, I connected as-is.. and that is good enough to make it work 🙂 .. but long term I want to remove the physical rain sensor and start using the online logic)

    Also wanted to document for the sake of other potential users that OS3DC was a drop-in replacement for the Orbit 57592. Swap was very easy, biggest puzzle was realizing the rain sensor wasn’t directly connected to a pin on the Orbit, and finding the pinout for the 12-station version (most search results pointed to a different version)

    thanks!
    Mike

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