I'm trying to figure out the sprinklers in the house I just moved in to. I programmed the controller with no issues after finding the manual online. (Esp-tm) it appears to be working... it cycles through the programs exactly as described in the manuals.

The problem, is the sprinklers don't come on when it cycles. I went outside and found the valve was set to "off," so I turned it to "on," and the sprinklers came on but still don't seem to be controlled by the timer (they run continuously regardless of what it says on the timer).

There's got to be something I'm missing... a switch or something to make the timer take over. All the wires seem to be connected properly. I tried the rainbird website with no luck.