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RainMachine Mini User Manual

RainMachine Mini

The Forecast Sprinkler

USER MANUAL v. 1.0

Summary of Contents for RainMachine Mini 8

Page 1: ...RainMachine Mini User Manual RainMachine Mini The Forecast Sprinkler USER MANUAL v 1 0 1...

Page 2: ...nstalling mobile app 4 3 Connecting to the RainMachine Mini 4 4 Login 4 5 How the application works 4 6 Zones Manual watering 4 7 Programs 4 8 Zones 4 9 Rain Delay 4 10 Security 4 11 Date Time 4 12 Un...

Page 3: ...ommon terminal all valves share 2 common terminals labeled C The common terminals are electrically connected together One or both Commons can be used Note OK to use only one Common terminal either one...

Page 4: ...sword if any in the smartphone app screen After successfully Wi Fi setup choose a name location and timezone for your RainMachine Mini device Note In order to complete the setup you need a working Int...

Page 5: ...n efforts using complex formulas that take in consideration soil type inclination and hypothetical solar irradiation amounts are possible but they are not practical Variable city water pressure as wel...

Page 6: ...o add more water in extreme hot conditions In addition you can select individual months of the year when the controller prevents starting of any watering cycle Note By setting up freeze protect you in...

Page 7: ...finger touch and long finger touch on the circle buttons When the screen enters into sleep mode only the Wi Fi icon is ON one finger tap the circle touch buttons will restore the active state of the...

Page 8: ...of watering time per zone is 1 minute If the zone was previously set up that last amount of time will be used when the zone is started manually again Only one zone at a time will be active To start a...

Page 9: ...red devices A list with local network RainMachine devices will be displayed RainMachine 81a175 is the name and 192 168 13 1 8080 is the Local Network IP Address and port of the RainMachine Mini device...

Page 10: ...Note In our example the public IP address WAN IP address would be 201 68 0 102 2 Find the RainMachine s local IP address by going to the RainMachine Settings Advanced WIFI The first line in this scre...

Page 11: ...d the RainMachine XXXXXX eg RainMachine 81a175 Wi Fi network Tap it and will automatically connect Launch Android same for iOS app RainMachine mobile app on your smartphone to continue setup process O...

Page 12: ...settings and go to the next screen where you can setup the location of the RainMachine Mini device The mobile application discover your location but you can also change it by typing the Edit button ne...

Page 13: ...he textual Low High temperatures for the next 5 days including Today On the bottom of the screen there are info about the weather parser NOAA s weather servers latest data update on the RainMachine de...

Page 14: ...1 can be set as Master Valve Only one zone can water at one time If more zones were scheduled for watering they will receive the status Pending until the first one finishes The watering will start in...

Page 15: ...programs or to delay watering activities Go to Settings section and click on Programs to create start edit or discard programs To add a new program Go to Settings Programs and click on Add New Program...

Page 16: ...s can also be activated or deactivated from Programs list Tap on a program and choose Active ON OFF switch option 4 8 Zones You can edit a zone by selecting Settings Zones section For each zone you ca...

Page 17: ...RainMachine Mini User Manual 4 9 Rain Delay The application allows you to delay all your watering activities From Settings Rain Delay section select the number of days and tap on Delay button 17...

Page 18: ...is by accessing Settings Units section 5 Specification 5 1 Controller features Weather aware ET controller Wi Fi web based controller 8 zones master valve Location based weather data NOAA Glass capaci...

Page 19: ...ontroller AC adapter wall screws quick setup guide Shipping weight 34 oz 5 5 Electrical specs Wire range AWG 14 22 0 75 1 5mm AC Input 24VAC 60Hz 750mA adapter included Valve output 24VAC max 8VA Mast...

Page 20: ...solution allowing RainMachine to predict the watering adjustments National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration http www noaa gov Note Unlike other smart sprinkler controllers RainMachine uses free...

Page 21: ...vg and compares that with current ET deriving a percent of water need WN WN Kc x ET QPF Kc x ETavg For instance if you programmed to water for 5 minutes during the summer and if the above formula retu...

Page 22: ...e limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not instal...