Broken Irrigation Wire?

[Spur08 384]

So I was digging a short line to lay some flex pipe from a down spout. I ended up running into some irrigation wires and am wondering if I really screwed something up. As a note, I do have a pool so I'm sure the pool guys reworked my irrigation. Do I just tie the 2 together? Any chance they're just 2 loose wires? See below

[deadshank 24654]

Go to Home Depot.  Get these and some electrical tape.  Most likely low-voltage.  Turn your irrigation system off and unplug the brain at the wall outlet.  You can do it. If it doesn't work, call a pro.

 

 

[Spur08 384]

Go to Home Depot.  Get these and some electrical tape.  Most likely low-voltage.  Turn your irrigation system off and unplug the brain at the wall outlet.  You can do it. If it doesn't work, call a pro.

 
 

Just so I understand correctly, tie the red and white wires at 5 o clock (in pic) together?

[deadshank 24654]

3 minutes ago, Spur08 said:

5 minutes ago, deadshank said:

Go to Home Depot.  Get these and some electrical tape.  Most likely low-voltage.  Turn your irrigation system off and unplug the brain at the wall outlet.  You can do it. If it doesn't work, call a pro.

 
 

Just so I understand correctly, tie the red and white wires at 5 o clock (in pic) together?

It  appears those are  the two you cut (no smart ass intended).  I would say yes, put the red and the white together.  There are better armchair electricians than me on this board.  Some  are possibly degreed EEs that don't know jack but they could draw you a diagram  (maybe) and stall your project out for months.

[deadshank 24654]

Please post audio and video of you wife telling you that you're gonna blow up the neighborhood and she should have listened to her mother about you.

[Spur08 384]

Well I just ran every zone without them tied together and they work. I'm going to just flag the spot and keep on trucking

[Kennythetiger 9586]

The pipe I gave your mom last night wasn’t flexible. 

[JerrysJheriCurl 977]

Sometimes when they cap whole zones and/or valves (I am assuming when they put in the pool), they cut the wires and leave it in the ground. I know... lazy... but it happens. If that’s the case it’s just “leftovers.” No hay problema. 

Make sure when you run the zones that each head pops up and is running. 

[Upgrayedd 5862]

Did you strip the ends after you uncovered?

[MonkeyDoughnut 10765]

6 hours ago, Upgrayedd said:

Did you strip the ends after you uncovered?

This was my question as well. If you didn't chances are these are just loose wires.

[Dr Fear 1286]

Can you look through that dirt and any dirt you moved and see if you can find the twist connector that may have come loose?  That it almost certainly low voltage unless you have powered lights/whatever around there.  You could check every sprinkler zone and make sure they are working.  I would probably reconnect with a twist connector, tape to secure and then grab a beer.

[Spur08 384]

I've got to travel behind enemy lines today (OKC) but will be back at it tomorrow evening. Will report back with findings. I did not find a twist connect and did not strip the wires. I wasn't sure if they just hand twisted them together or not. I'm assuming not. It just seemed odd that out of 5000 sq feet of yard space, I find a spot of an extraneous connection

[deadshank 24654]

Cut the blue wire with the white stripe. NOT, I repeat NOT the black wire with the yellow stripe. 

[Gil Bang 26182]

Irrigation wires are low-voltage.  Those wires are not. 

That's AC power dude.  

[Paco 1953]

Irrigation wires are low-voltage.  Those wires are not. 
That's AC power dude.  

Those are irrigation wires. Probably for a zone that wasn't used. If all your zones come on don't worry about it. Red wires are for individual zone valves and the white is the common, so they won't be tied together except where they terminate at a valve.

Also, do not use regular wire nuts underground. You have to use the blue ones that have waterproof jizz packed inside.

[After irth 1245]

10 hours ago, Spur08 said:

I've got to travel behind enemy lines today (OKC) but will be back at it tomorrow evening. Will report back with findings. I did not find a twist connect and did not strip the wires. I wasn't sure if they just hand twisted them together or not. I'm assuming not. It just seemed odd that out of 5000 sq feet of yard space, I find a spot of an extraneous connection

Shit, you wouldn’t believe some of the stuff buried in my back yard. 

[Okie State 3888]

I unburied a rat's nest of wires some dumbfuck rigged together on my system. Took me forever to figure out what went where and which zones they controlled. Not sure why it's so difficult to just do things correctly.