Installation Guide

RainMachineMini8QuickStartGuide
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Weatherandseasonaladjustments.SelectLiveWeatheror
SeasonalAdjustmentsforyourzone.Ifbothoptionsaredisabled,
theRainMachinewillnotadjustwateringdurations.
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SoilType,SlopeandExposure:Differentsoiltypeshavedifferent
waterretentionproperties;claysoilstendtoexperiencerunoff,
whileloamysoilsmayholdwaterforalongduration.Theamount
ofwatercontentheldinthesoilisreferredtoasFieldCapacity.
SunExposuredirectlyaffectstheevaporationrate(moresun
requiresmorewater).Slopeincreasesrunoff.
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VegetationType:Differentvegetationandplanttypesrequire
differentamountsofwater.TheRainMachinealgorithmuses
differentvariablesassociatedwitheachtypeofvegetationto
makeaccuratewaterconsumptioncalculations.
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SprinklerHeadType:Sprinklerheadtypedeterminestheflowrate
ofazone,orhowmuchwaterasprinklercandelivertoyourplants
overagivenduration.Certainheadtypeshavehighflowrates,and
canirrigateyouryardquickly,whileothertypesareslower.
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