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RainMachine   Touch   HD-­‐12      

Quick-­‐Start   Guide   

  

Summary of Contents for Touch HD-12

Page 1: ... RainMachine Touch HD 12 Quick Start Guide ...

Page 2: ... it works 7 Operation 8 Creating first program 8 Zones 11 Zones Properties 12 Dashboard RainMachine mobile application 14 Weather Data 15 Snooze 16 Freeze Protect 17 Hot Days 17 Sensitivity 18 Field Capacity 18 Specifications 20 Features 20 Environmental 20 Mechanical 20 Electrical 20 Certification 20 Warranty and Legal 21 ...

Page 3: ...nMachine device front view 24VAC power adapter cable 1 5m length 2 drywalls screws mini screwdriver User documentation Visit us at www rainmachine com for support and to browse our Knowledgebase or contact our team User Docume ntation Inside the Box ...

Page 4: ...RainMachine Touch HD 12 Quick Start Guide 4 Wiring Diagram ...

Page 5: ...nd template card fasten the unit to the wall at 4 to 5 feet high or eye level 2 Electrical Insert your valve wires to the terminal blocks and tighten screws to secure screw driver included You can use any or both of the C terminals as common 3 Power Up Connect the power leads to the terminals marked 24VAC and plug transformer into AC wall socket The system will boot up and will enter in the initia...

Page 6: ...rk nearby Enter your exact home address for the most precise weather forecasts Entering a city or ZIP code only will reduce the accuracy of the weather data Be sure to confirm your verification email Without this step remote access will not work With your remote access email and password confirmed download the RainMachine App from the app store After launching the app select the 3 Lines Menu in th...

Page 7: ...utes using Evapotranspiration calculations based on weather data such as forecasted temperature wind rain and humidity sun exposure etc In short we follow natural environmental conditions and when necessary we decrease or increase water output When compared with regular timer controllers with fixed watering duration the RainMachine allows you to save water and maintain healthy plants For a full ex...

Page 8: ...am 2 Label your program Example Rose Garden 3 Select a Frequency how often the program runs 4 Select a Start Time when the program starts 5 Input a base watering duration 1 Custom or Suggested for each zone in this program 6 Save 1 Base Watering Duration duration of watering required for each zone during a regular summer day Example Rose Garden 5 minutes The RainMachine will constantly adjust this...

Page 9: ...om duration The user sets a desired watering duration for a typical summer day 2 Suggested duration calculated from the properties of your zone soil type plant type sun exposure and location for a typical summer day The RainMachine will then adjust these durations based on three choices live weather seasonal adjustments or do not adjust For example hot days require more water cool days require les...

Page 10: ... Do not water if Rain exceeds a certain amount Use this if you absolutely don t want any watering activity during rain over a certain amount Cycle and Soak splits the base watering runtime into multiple cycles separated by soak times This feature improves watering efficiency by allowing time for the soil to absorb water and thus avoid runoff Delay between zones sets the amount of time between two ...

Page 11: ... From RainMachine app go to Zones and tap on the play button and select a desired duration Alternatively From the RainMachine device touch the UP DOWN touch buttons to select the zone number and start watering by pressing the watering can Default is 5 minutes NOTE The duration defaults to 5 minutes but it can be changed and saved from the RainMachine app Manual watering does not affect any schedul...

Page 12: ...e Weather and seasonal adjustments Select Live Weather or Seasonal Adjustments for your zone If both options are disabled the RainMachine will not adjust watering durations Soil Type Slope and Exposure Different soil types have different water retention properties clay soils tend to experience runoff while loamy soils may hold water for a long duration The amount of water content held in the soil ...

Page 13: ...different variables associated with each type of vegetation to make accurate water consumption calculations Sprinkler Head Type Sprinkler head type determines the flow rate of a zone or how much water a sprinkler can deliver to your plants over a given duration Certain head types have high flow rates and can irrigate your yard quickly while other types are slower ...

Page 14: ...view detailed info Weather Chart shows you weather status with high temperatures and rain amount for each day Programs Chart shows the output of watering for that respective program Each program has a graph showing you both recorded and forecasted water output Using the Week Month Year tabs you can change the timespan of the Dashboard graphs Settings Dashboard allows you to toggle various graphs N...

Page 15: ...ings Weather Weather data for your location is fetched several times per day from various weather sources such as NOAA US or MET NO Global Default is NOAA for US and MET NO only for EU and Global If two or more weather data sources are used at the same time the result will be an average of the two data sets We do not advise mixing multiple sources for most applications NOAA is sufficient ...

Page 16: ...cific time spans Days Months Hours where no watering takes place Snooze This is a temporary restriction that skips programs for a set number of days Freeze Protect Set a temperature threshold below which watering activity will be stopped This is based on lowest forecasted temperature for the day usually occurs at night Hot Days Set a watering maximum based on percentage During hot days increased w...

Page 17: ..._____________ A regular rain freeze click sensor usually these sensors don t require any other power source and when they sense rain they simply cut off the power going through the Common Wire to the watering zones To wire up the rain sensor to your Touch HD 12 you will need to wire the sensor wire in what is called series with the common wire from the valves and the common terminal ...

Page 18: ... on evaporation Setting wind or rain sensitivity to zero eliminates their impact Only change the default values if you have a good reason to do so These are global settings and apply to all zones Field Capacity ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Field Capacity is the amount of soil moisture or...

Page 19: ...p rainmachine com reset Remote Access Issues If you cannot connect to your RainMachine while away from your home please make you have validated your email During setup time a validation email will be sent you Go to Settings System Settings Remote Access to change or resend your confirmation Wi Fi signal strength Nothing will work if you are too far from your router Please consider getting a Wi Fi ...

Page 20: ...fied iPhone and Android mobile apps Environmental Indoors operating temp 20C to 60C 4F to 140F To 85 relative humidity non condensing Indoor use only Mechanical Dimensions 115 x 115 x 27mm Weight 170g Electrical Wi Fi USB 802 11N 2 4Ghz US Japan EU Wires AWG 14 22 AC Input 24VAC 50 60Hz 750mA adapter included Valve output compatible with all 24VAC irrigation valves 24VAC 50 60Hz max 10VA Master va...

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