SECTION 5 WEATHER
®
making
since 1986
water work
Last Min:
This is the amount of time
programmed on this station prior to selecting
the use of Daily ET
.
Estimated Mins
:
This is the total estimated
minutes for this station using Daily ET, and
is calculated automatically.
% of ET:
This value can be adjusted to
increase or decrease the amount of
estimated time on a station based on
percentage of ET.
Expected Flow:
This is the station expected
flow rate. You can either learn the expected
flow rate (See section 4 Learn Expecteds),
or set the flow rate number yourself.
Area:
This is the amount of area in square
feet that all of the heads assigned to the
valve / station encompass.
Precip:
This entry is the precipitation rate
for all of the heads assigned to this valve /
station and is calculated automatically by
using the flow rate and area square footage.
4.
Press the blue
ARROW
keys to
move the cursor to the setting.
5.
Press the
PLUS
or
MINUS
keys to
change the highlighted selection.
6.
Press the
MAIN MENU
key to
return to the MAIN MENU screen
(Figure 5.1).
THIS CONCLUDES THE ET SECTION
F. BUDGET
The Budget feature of the controller allows you to
compare actual water usage with a water budget
that has been programmed into the controller by the
user. The user will be alerted whenever the actual
water usage exceeds the budget. Once the budget
feature has been enabled, there will be three budget
options to choose from:
•
Directly enter the monthly budgets.
•
Controller will automatically calculate the
budget amount using the total square
footage and your City ET.(
see Section 5 H.
ET County / City
)
•
Enter a yearly budget and have the
controller divide it among the months using
your City ET. (
see Section 5 H. ET County /
City
)
From the WEATHER SETUP screen (Figure 5.2).
1.
Press the
BUDGET
Menu key.
The WATER USE BUDGET screen is displayed
(Figure 5.27)
WATER USE BUDGET
Compare Water Use to a BUDGET? NO
Figure 5.27
2.
Press the
PLUS
or
MINUS
keys to
select YES for budget use.
You will be able to choose between three different
types of budget settings.
1. Directly enter the monthly budgets
The first setting will be DIRECTLY ENTER THE
MONTHLY BUDGETS (Figure 5.28).
budgets.
WATER USE BUDGET
Compare Water Use to a BUDGET? YES
Option: Directly Enter the Monthly
FEB 6383 JUN 20027 OCT 9734
MAR 10472 JUL 21902 NOV 5425
APR 15320 AUG 19469 DEC 3411
( in Gallons )
JAN 4129 MAY 18252 SEP 14601
Figure 5.28
1.
Press the blue
ARROW
keys to
select each individual months
amount.
2.
Press the
PLUS
or
MINUS
keys to
change each entry.
