Rain Bird ESP-Me, User Manual

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Program START Station Scheduled Start Actual Start Run Times
A 1
st
1
8:00 AM
8:00 AM 30 MIN
2 8:30 AM 30 MIN
3 9:00 AM 30 MIN
4 9:30 AM 30 MIN
A 2
nd
1
8:30 AM
10:00 AM 30 MIN
2 10:30 AM 30 MIN
3 11:00 AM 30 MIN
4 11:30 AM 30 MIN
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ESP-Me Controller
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Common Programming Error
The most common programming error for any pro-
gram-based controller is multiple Program Start Times
that cause watering cycles to repeat.
As an example:
Program A has a 1
st
Start Time set to
run at 8:00 AM. With program stacking, each Station
will run in order, until all zones are watered. There’s no
need to set each Station to run separately.
In this example, a 2
nd Start Time has mistakenly been
set for 8:30 AM, which means that some zones would
be watered twice that morning.
c b
NOTE
: Only assign Run Times in a Program for sta-
tions you want to water. If you do not want a spe-
cific station to run in a selected program then set
the Run Time to zero.
Multiple Start Times
cause Stations to
water repeatedly.
To fix,
remove
the
additional 2
nd
Start
Time