Installation Guide

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12 GPM or greater will cause an overflow condition. Likewise, if the underflow threshold is set to 20%, a flow rate of 8 GPM or less will cause an
underflow condition. The Cyber-Rain Cloud system sets the default threshold values of 50%, but these can be adjusted as needed.
7. Set Fill Time: Fill time is the amount of time that it takes the irrigation pipes to reach a steady state flow of water. Irrigation pipes tend to flow water
more rapidly when first they are first opened as the pipes are pressurized. If the fill time is set too short, the controller will register an overflow event
before the flow rate has had a chance to stabilize. To properly determine your fill time for each zone, manually run the zone while keeping note of the
elapsed time. The amount of time that passes before the flow rate stabilizes is your fill time. Fill time is typically 30-90 seconds; Cyber-Rain defaults this
time to be 30 seconds.
8. Set Normal Flow: Flow sensing does not occur until the normal flow has been set for each zone. Normal flow is the typical rate water flows through each
valve when water is flowing at a steady state and everything is working correctly. Normal Flow rate is set for each zone on the Zone page in the Flow
Sensor Options panel. It is suggested that the normal flow rate be set after running each zone at least once, as Cyber-Rain will record the last actual flow
rate. The Normal Flow rate can be copied from the last recorded flow rate by pressing the Use Observed as Normal Flow Rate button, and then
individually adjusting zones as needed. A zone’s last observed flow rate can also be found on the Stats page in the Event Log.
Once your flow sensor has been properly installed and setup in the Cyber-Rain Cloud system, you are ready to begin using it for monitoring your irrigation flow
and receiving alerts for abnormal flow conditions. You can monitor the actual flow rate through a zone by watching the gauge in the Flow Meter Status panel on
the Controller page while that zone is running. The counter will keep track of gallons used and can be reset by pressing the reset button.