SECTION 5 WEATHER
®
making
since 1986
water work
Irrigation Day is from 8:00PM to 8:00PM
Is there an ET Gage? YES
Log Pulses? NO Gage is 99% full
ET GAGE
GAGE=.00 inches Skip tonight? YES
Figure 5.7
•
Gage is 99% full:
The percent full counter is
used to reset the counter after the ET Gage
has been refilled during periodic
maintenance.
9.
Press the
PLUS
or
MINUS
keys to
change the setting.
10.
Press the blue
ARROW
keys to
move the cursor to the GAGE=.00
INCHES setting (Figure 5.8).
Irrigation Day is from 8:00PM to 8:00PM
Is there an ET Gage? YES
Log Pulses? NO Gage is 99% full
GAGE=.00 inches Skip tonight? YES
ET GAGE
Figure 5.8
•
The “GAGE=.00 inches ”
: This option
allows you to edit the amount of inches.
Some of the reasons for editing this number:
o
Servicing the ET gage and removing
erroneous logged pulses.
o
Gage temporarily not working and a
need to log pulses for that day.
o
Editing number up or down due to
specific circumstances.
Note:
Daily pulses show at this location.
11.
Press the
PLUS
or
MINUS
keys to
change the setting.
12.
Press the blue
ARROW
keys to
move the cursor to the
SKIP
TONIGHT?
(Figure 5.9).
Irrigation Day is from 8:00PM to 8:00PM
Is there an ET Gage? YES
Log Pulses? NO Gage is 99% full
GAGE=.00 inches Skip tonight? YES
ET GAGE
Figure 5.9
•
SKIP TONIGHT?:
Selecting YES
causes the GAGE=inches number to be
left out of the ET table for this twenty
four hour period, a historical value will
be entered instead.
Note:
The Skip Tonight option is used for
troubleshooting the ET gage. Pulses created during
troubleshooting will not be entered into the ET Table
if YES is selected.
13.
Press the
BACK
key to return to the
WEATHER SETUP screen
(Figure 5.2).
THIS CONCLUDES THE ET GAGE
SECTION
B. RAIN BUCKET
The Rain Bucket setting in the controller is used for
recording the amount and rate of rainfall, and
calculating station run times accordingly by use of
the following:
•
Setting irrigation rain stop value
•
Set Maximum rain in one hour value
•
Set Maximum rain in 24 hour value
•
Set rain build up value
•
Set use of rain by program
Skip Rain Bucket setup section if controller has no
(-RB) option and you
are not
sharing rain to
controller.
