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DELAY WATERING
12.4.1 Rain Delay
The LXME2 controller’s Rain Delay feature lets you discontinue irrigation for a few days after a period
of heavy rain.
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If you have a rain sensor attached to the controller, it may be unnecessary to manually program a Rain
Delay. Consult the rain sensor device documentation for more details.
Delay Watering
Next
Rain Delay
Calender Day Off
PGM Water Window
Rain Delay
Clear
From:
To:
Mon 7 Mar 2022
Tue 8 Mar 2022
Irrigation will run after selected
date
1 day
1
Turn the controller dial to Delay Watering
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At the Delay Watering screen, with Rain Delay selected, press
Next
.
3
At the Rain Delay screen, press the and keys to set the number of days (from 0 to 30
days). Press the
Clear
key if you want to cancel the Rain Delay.
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Confirmation of Rain Delay will display in the AUTO dial position.
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The next irrigation date after the Rain Delay calculates and shows automatically.
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A Rain Delay affects all programs, but stations set up as Non-irrigation will still run during a Rain Delay.
12.4.2 Calendar Day Off
The LXME2 controller can be programmed to suspend irrigation on a particular calendar date, for up
to 15 days of the year.
You can schedule certain days of the year as Non-irrigation, such as holidays when landscape may
receive heavy use.
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Calendar Day Off dates can only be selected 365 days in advance. Then once a Calendar Day Off has passed,
it will be removed from the list and must be reprogrammed for the following year if desired.