Operation Manual

MOUNTING THE RAIN SENSOR

STANDARD FLAT MOUNTING

Mount the sensor on a surface that is unobstructed to rain fall,

but away from the path of the sprinkler water spray.

GUTTER MOUNTING

Allows the rain sensor to be mounted directly to the side of

the gutter. Position the gutter mount on the edge of the gutter

and twist the thumbscrew to secure it in place.

HINTS FOR MOUNTING

a. When looking for a suitable location such as the side of a building

or post, the closer the Rain Sensor is to the controller the better.

i. For the wired models, This will cause the wire run to be shorter,

which minimizes the possibility of wire breaks

ii. For the wireless model, the signal transmission will be better

avoiding interference to the wireless signal.

b. Mount in the highest possible position where rain can fall directly upon the rain sensor.

c. The rain sensor mounting location will affect the reset rate (amount of time it takes the rain

sensor to dry out sufciently for the sprinkler system to reactivate). For example, mounting

the rain sensor on a very sunny, southeastern end of a building may cause the rain sensor

to dry out sooner than desired. Similarly, mounting on the northern end of a building with

constant shade may keep the rain sensor from drying out at all. Some experimentation with

the “vent adjustment tab” will usually yield satisfactory results.