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SECTION 4 FLOW
making
since 1986
water work
E. MAINLINE CAPACITY
System capacity is defined by the max flow rate of
water that your system can operate at during irrigation.
From the FLOW METER, MASTER VALVE & PUMP
screen (Figure 4.1).
4.
Press the
MAINLINE CAPACITY
Menu key.
The MAINLINE BREAK SETTINGS screen is
displayed (Figure 4.11).
During Irrigation 400 gpm
MAINLINE BREAK SETTINGS
ALL Other Times 150 gpm
Use capacity to limit the
----------------------SYSTEM CAPACITY SETTINGS-----------------------
number of stations on? NO
Figure 4.11
5.
Press the blue
ARROW
keys to
move the cursor to the DURING
IRRIGATION gpm.
6.
Press the
PLUS
or
MINUS
keys to
change the number.
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.
•
USE CAPACITY TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF
STATIONS ON ?:
If you want to use capacity
to limit the number of stations on change to
YES.
This will open up the portion of the screen dealing with
Capacity with or without Pump (Figure 4.12).
7.
Press the
PLUS
or
MINUS
key to
change the capacity numbers.
During Irrigation 400 gpm
number of stations on? YES
Capacity without Pump 100 gpm
Use capacity to limit the
----------------------SYSTEM CAPACITY SETTINGS-----------------------
MAINLINE BREAK SETTINGS
ALL Other Times 150 gpm
(set which programs use the pump )
Capacity with Pump 200 gpm
Figure 4.12
Capacity with pump:
When a program irrigates by
use of pump the GPM limit set will not be exceeded.
Capacity without pump:
When a program irrigates
without the use of a pump the GPM limit will not be
exceeded.
Note:
Pump and non-pump programs will not run
simultaneously on the same controller / system.
8.
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 4.12).
See Part D of this section for instructions.
THIS CONCLUDES THE MAINLINE CAPACITY
SECTION
F. ON – AT – A – TIME
The On-at-a-Time section of the controller is used to
set up the number of valves that you want to come on
simultaneously within a program, and also within a
controller.
From the FLOW METER, MASTER VALVE & PUMP
screen (Figure 4.1).
1.
Press the
ON-AT-A-TIME
Menu key.
