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GB
Troubleshooting
Error
Cause
Solution
Soilsensordoesnotincrease
moisturelevelimmediatelyafter
watering
Soilmoisturesensingcycleis
10minutes
Waitforamaximumof10min-
utesuntilnextcycleofsoilmois-
turesensingfortheupdated
moisturelevelafterwatering.
Ifthesensorisinserteddeeply
intothesoil,waitforsomemore
timetoallowwatertodiffuse
throughthecoveringsoil.
Soilmoisturereadingshows
lowerlevelthanexpected
Soiltexturemayaffectthe
measurementresult.
Avoidusingsoilsensorinsoil
withextremetexture(toomuch
sandorclay),oradjustthe
meaningofthelevelsaccording
totheobservedsoilmoisture
conditions.
Someairspaceishiddeninside
thesoil
Removeandinsertthesensor
againinanotherpositionofsoil.
Sensorprobeisnotinserted
deepenough.
Pushtheprobedownuntilthe
soilmoisturesensor(orsoil
temperaturesensor)reaches
theroot(orseedbed)levelor
abouttwothirdsofthedepthof
thepot.
Themetalpinsofthesensor
probearecoveredwithoxide
coatingordirt
Slightlypolishthesurfaceofthe
metalpins