Operation Manual

Valve 1 – Activates Station 1 – Rotors water front
yard lawn
Valve 2 – Activates Station 2 – Sprays water side
lawn and bubblers water flowers
Valve 3 – Activates Station 3 – Rotors water back
yard lawn
Valve 4 – Activates Station 4 – Bubblers water garden
Valve 5 – Activates Station 5 – Sprays water side lawn
and bubblers water flowers
Valve 6 – Activates Station 6 – Sprays water front
corner lawn
Valve 1
Station 1
Station 2
Station 3
Station 6
Valve 2 Valve 3
Valve 5
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EC Controller
Station 5
Valve 4Valve 6
Station 4
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AUTOMATIC
SYSTEM OFF
RUN TIME
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START TIMES
CURRENT TIME/DAY
WATER DAYS
SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT
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MANUAL-ALL STATIONS
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AUTOMATIC
SYSTEM OFF
RUN TIME
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EC
START TIMES
CURRENT TIME/DAY
WATER DAYS
SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT
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MANUAL-ALL STATIONS
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SPRINKLER SYSTEM FUNDAMENTALS .............................................................................
There are three main components that are involved with all automatic
sprinkler systems that are made today. They are the controller,
control valves, and the sprinklers.
The controller is what makes the whole system operate efficiently.
It is technically the brain of the entire system, instructing the valves
when to supply water to the sprinklers and for how long to do so.
The sprinklers, in turn, will direct the water towards the surrounding
plants and lawn.
The valve controls a group of sprinklers called a watering station.
These stations are laid out in a fashion according to the type of plant
life that exists there, the locations of the plants, and the maximum
amount of water that can be pumped to the location. Each valve is
connected via wire to the terminal strip area inside of the controller.
Here the wire is connected to a number that corresponds to the valve’s
station number.
The controller will operate the valves in order, only one at a time.
When a valve has completed its watering; it will switch to the next
station that has been programmed. This process is called the watering
cycle. The information pertaining to the watering times of the indi
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vidual stations and how often watering occurs is called a program.