User Manual

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BaselineInc. 7
WhenplanningthebiSensorlocaon,takeintoaccountvariablessuchassprinkler
paerns,distribuonuniformity,sunexposureandsoiltype,andothersitespecific
characteriscsthatmayaffectwaterholdingcapacityortherateatwhichplantsuse 
water.
ThelocaonofthebiSensor
determineshowfrequentlyyoursprinklersystemis
allowedtowater.IfthebiSensorisplacedinanareathatisweerthanaverage,itwill
causeyoursystemtooperatelessfrequently,possiblycausingdryspots.Ifthe
biSensorisplacedinanareathatreceiveslessthanaverage
water,itwillcausethe
systemtooperatemorefrequently.
Baseline’sRecommendationsforbiSensorPlacement
 PlacethebiSensormidwaybetweentwoheads(thebiSensorshouldonlyreceive
waterfromonezone).
 PlacethebiSensorinanareathatreceivesaveragetoslightlybelowaveragewater.
 Keepawayfromsidewalksanddrivewaystoavoidwaterfromcarwashingorother
factors.
 ThemaximumallowablewiredistancebetweenthebiSensorandtheS100unitis
500feet.
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Step1–ChooseaLocationforthebiSensor
Theillustraontotheright
idenfiesheavyshadowand
runoffareasinredandideal
biSensorlocaonsinlightgreen.
Avoidredareaswheninstalling
yourbiSensor.Darkgreenareas
withsomeshadowcanbeused
asasecondarylocaon.
Note:WheninstallingthebiSensor,connect
itto
themostconvenientvalve.ThebiSensoruses
thisconnecontocommunicatewiththeS100
andthesprinklermer.