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DXi User Manual
Chapter 6: Station Options
Cycle & Soak
Cycle and Soak was developed as a method to ensure the soil absorbs as much of the
irrigation water as possible, minimizing water run-off.
Imagine the run time for station 2 is fifteen minutes. However, station 2 irrigates
a slope with a walkway at the bottom. If the station irrigates for fifteen minutes
straight, most of that water will simply run off the hill and onto the hardscape and be
lost. Cycle and Soak is a way to eliminate or drastically reduce that waste.
Cycle Time (Max) - This is how long the station will run in “chunks” towards
the overall run time. If station 2 run time is 15 minutes, then, according to the
settings above, station 2 will irrigate for 5 minute "chunks" until that run time is met.
Soak Time (Min) - Between those irrigation cycles is the soak time in which
no irrigation takes place. Water is allowed to absorb into the soil. After the specified
“soak” time, irrigation will resume for another Cycle Time or until the station run
time is met.
Soak time may be longer than the minimum time specified.
A DXi will execute irrigation for other stations in a program during a soak
time, instead of waiting idle, in order to optimize a user’s water window.
Steps
1) to select the desired station. to set.
2) Turn on Cycle & Soak for that station by .
3) to adjust Cycle Time. to set.
4) to adjust Soak Time. to set.
Station 002
Cycle & Soak (H:M)
Cycle Time (Max) 05:00
Soak Time (Min) 10:00
Stations WED 5:43:40 PM
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