SECTION 4: FLOW
®
making
since 1986
water work
4.
Press the
BACK
key to return to the
Flow Meter, Master Valve & Pump
screen (See figure 4.1).
THIS CONCLUDES THE PUMP
SECTION
4F. MAINLINE CAPACITY
System capacity is defined by the maximum flow
rate that your system can operate at during irrigation
and while idle.
From the FLOW METER, MASTER VALVE & PUMP
screen (Figure 4.1):
1.
Press the
MAINLINE CAPACITY
Menu key.
The MAINLINE BREAK SETTINGS screen is
displayed (Figure 4.13).
During Irrigation 400 gpm
MAINLINE BREAK SETTINGS
All Other Times 150 gpm
Use capacity to limit the
number of stations on? NO
- - - - - - - SYSTEM CAPACITY SETTINGS - - - - - - -
Figure 4.13
2.
Press the blue
ARROW
keys to
move the cursor to the DURING
IRRIGATION gpm setting.
3.
Press the
PLUS
or
MINUS
keys to
change the flow rate.
Use the same method to change the ALL OTHER
TIMES number.
•
DURING IRRIGATION:
The during irrigation
number is the mainline break number used
while the controller is irrigating.
•
ALL OTHER TIMES:
The all other times
number is the mainline break number used
when the controller is not irrigating.
The range for both of these settings are:
1 to 4000 gpm
•
USE CAPACITY TO LIMIT THE NUMBER
OF STATIONS ON?:
If you want to use
capacity to limit the number of stations on
change this to YES.
This will open up the portion of the screen dealing
with System Capacity with or without Pump
(Figure 4.14).
4.
Press the
PLUS
or
MINUS
key to
change the capacity numbers.
During Irrigation 400 gpm
Capacity with Pump 200 gpm
Use capacity to limit the
number of stations on? YES
- - - - - - - SYSTEM CAPACITY SETTINGS - - - - - - -
(set which programs use the pump)
Capacity without Pump 100 gpm
MAINLINE BREAK SETTINGS
All Other Times 150 gpm
Figure 4.14
Capacity with Pump:
When a program irrigates
with a pump the gpm limit that you set will not be
exceeded.
Capacity without Pump:
When a program irrigates
without a pump, the gpm limit you set will not be
exceeded.
The range for both of these settings are:
1 to 4000 gpm
Note:
Pump and non-pump programs will not run
simultaneously on the same controller/
FLOWSENSE
®
chain.
5.
If you did not select SET WHICH
PROGRAMS TO USE PUMP in the
pump section of this manual then
press the
SET WHICH PROGRAMS
TO USE THE PUMP
Menu key
(Figure 4.14).
See Part E of this section for instructions.
THIS CONCLUDES THE MAINLINE CAPACITY
SECTION
