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Anti-Siphon Valve

with Watering Timer

RBC 8000

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Содержание RBC 8000

Страница 1: ...Battery Powered Anti Siphon Valve with Watering Timer RBC 8000 I N S T R U C T I O N M A N U A L ...

Страница 2: ... 8 Setting current time and date 5 9 Setting watering day schedules 7 10 Setting watering start times 11 11 Setting watering run times program s duration 12 12 Setting rain delay optional feature 14 13 Manual watering 15 14 Connecting a rain sensor 17 15 Changing the batteries 18 16 Maintenance troubleshooting and repairs 19 17 Warranty 21 18 Technical assistance 22 19 To order replacement or spar...

Страница 3: ...siphon valve with a rain sensor connection and is powered by two AA batteries that can last up to 3 years using name brand alkaline batteries The timer is enclosed in a compact waterproof housing to protect it from the elements 3 COMPONENT IDENTIFICATION 1 Timer cover 2 Quick reference label 3 LCD Display displays the icon based applications programs 4 7 button programming keypad Use for programmi...

Страница 4: ...y X hours or up to once every 30 days 5 Start Time Icon Up to 4 start times per day available 6 Run Time Icon Watering duration from 1 minute to 5 hours and 59 minutes 7 Rain Delay Icon Delay irrigation setting from 1 to 99 days with automatic restart 8 Manual Run Icon Appears when manual button is pushed 9 Battery Level Indicator Flashes when batteries are low and need to be replaced 10 Day of th...

Страница 5: ... turning it counter clockwise 2 Install two fresh brand name AA alkaline batteries not included and note the proper direction of the positive and negative orientation on the underside of the timer 3 Insert and screw the battery cap clockwise Make sure to securely tighten the cover firmly by hand only The timer display appears with a day PM and the hour digit flashing The timer is ready to be insta...

Страница 6: ...chedule 80 nipple The arrow on valve body indicates direction of water flow NOTE Wrap all fittings with Teflon tape Do not use pipe cement on the valve as this will damage the valve and void the warranty Make sure when wrapping fittings with Teflon tape that no excess gets into the internal assembly Tighten the fittings with a wrench but do not over tighten 4 Turn the main water supply on and pres...

Страница 7: ...the desired programming mode the to make the entry flash and the buttons to change the value NOTE Only a flashing value can be changed NOTE If the last data entered stops flashing press again to resume programming and repeat the steps 8 SETTING CURRENT TIME AND DATE The timer can display the time in either a 12 or 24 hour format To change the time format from the home screen 1 Press the button for...

Страница 8: ...M and PM designations 4 To set the minutes press again and the minute digit starts flashing Press the or to set the current time in minutes 5 Repeat the steps to set the current date including month day and year When the date is selected and updated the day of the week will be update at the same time to correspond with the date MONTH DAY YEAR 6 ...

Страница 9: ... setting is to water on all specific days of the week For example if you want to water every Tuesday Thursday and Sunday 1 Press the button until the icon and the days of the week appear on the screen 2 Press once and M for Monday starts flashing 3 Press and underscore under M Monday disappears Monday is de selected 4 Press twice and W for Wednesday starts flashing 5 Press and the underscore under...

Страница 10: ...T TIME or to review the program Option 2 Setting Even or Odd Days To select EVEN days ODD days refer to the example Example setting the timer to water on ODD days 1 Press the button until the icon and the days of the week appear 2 Press and to skip all the days of the week underscore must be removed beneath all days 3 Press and EVEN appears flashing 4 Press and ODD appears flashing 8 ...

Страница 11: ...the icon and the days of the week appear 2 Press and to skip all the days of the week underscore must be removed beneath all days 3 Press and EVEN appears flashing 4 Press again and 1 00 hour appears flashing To select the number of hours between watering to 7 hours press until 7 00 appears on the display Press the button to proceed to the next step START TIME or to review the program 9 ...

Страница 12: ...ing 4 Press again and 1 hour appears flashing 5 Press again and 1 DAY appears flashing To select the number of days between watering to 10 days press until 10 appears on the display To set the timer back to specific days mode 1 Push the button until START EVERY and the icon appear at the bottom left of the screen 2 Push the until the days of the week appear at the top of the screen Press the butto...

Страница 13: ... Press and OFF or the first start time programmed begins flashing 3 To set the desired first start time hour note AM and PM designations press or 4 Press and the minutes start flashing 5 Press or and set the desired start time minutes 6 Press again the second start time and OFF or the last start time programmed appear flashing Repeat the steps to set the second third and if needed the fourth start...

Страница 14: ...tion is from 1 minute up to 5 hours and 59 minutes For example setting watering run time to 10 minutes on certain days of the week will program the timer to turn the water on for 10 minutes on each of the days chosen and at every start time selected Note if the timer is set to water every X hours the maximum duration is 59 minutes To set the watering run time 1 Press the button until the icon appe...

Страница 15: ...t the desired watering duration in minutes example of 10 minutes press or to select minutes When programming the watering duration if you are set to water on specific days of the week the screen will also show the days the timer will operate with an underline At this point the controller s normal programming is concluded Press the button to proceed to the next step RAIN DELAY or to review the prog...

Страница 16: ...er regularly scheduled programs can be turned off from 1 99 days At the end of the designated period regularly scheduled programming will resume automatically To set a temporary suspension of the program 1 Press the button until the icon and OFF appear 2 Press the button and OFF starts flashing 3 To set the desired temporary suspension of the program 1 99 days press or ...

Страница 17: ...l automatically stop watering at the end of the defined irrigation period The originally programmed irrigation schedule continues to function at the times assigned The sensor condition is disregarded in this mode To start a manual run 1 Press the button and the icon and icon appears ON appears momentarily and then the last watering duration is displayed with The timer will open the valve and in 5 ...

Страница 18: ...e solenoid a 1 4 turn counterclockwise To stop tighten the solenoid clockwise by hand only do not over tighten figure 8a Manual watering can also be achieved by turing the external bleed screen counterclockwise to start and clockwise to stop figure 8b FIGURE 8A FIGURE 8B ...

Страница 19: ...the middle of the loop 2 Strip approximately 1 2 in of insulation from the end of each wire 3 Splice one yellow wire to each of the wires coming from the sensor Use waterproof wire connectors to secure the connections 4 When the sensor is active and preventing automatic operation the icon will appear on the display The icon will only appear when sensor is active or if the wire has been cut Recomme...

Страница 20: ...ecommended that the RBC 8000 timer be checked regularly and the batteries replaced once the low battery indication starts flashing The RBC 8000 timer is designed to maintain the current time settings for up to 60 seconds with the batteries removed To change the batteries see section 5 Note If the batteries are dead or drained manual operation can also be accomplished by turning the solenoid counte...

Страница 21: ...SE Timer is set to OFF mode SOLUTION Verify that the timer does not show OFF in current time mode CAUSE AM PM not set correctly in current time mode SOLUTION Check current time change AM PM if necessary CAUSE AM PM not set correctly in start time mode SOLUTION Check start time s change AM PM if necessary CAUSE Rain delay is preventing watering SOLUTION Set rain delay to off CAUSE Yellow sensor wir...

Страница 22: ...s below minimum flow rate SOLUTION Increase system flow rate by adding or changing drippers PROBLEM Rain sensor does not prevent watering CAUSE Rain sensor is normally open malfunctioning or not wired correctly SOLUTION Verify that sensor icon appears on display when pin is pushed down check all wire splices PROBLEM Timer waters more than once per day CAUSE More than one start time has been progra...

Страница 23: ...ibility of DIG CORPORATION There are no warranties which extend beyond the description on the face hereof In the case of purchase of the product for use other than for irrigation purposes DIG CORPORATION hereby disclaims any implied warranties including any warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose In the case of the purchase of the product for personal family or household...

Страница 24: ... customer support DIGPRO Technical Service USA DIG s Technical Service Team is available to answer questions in English and Spanish from 8 00 AM to 5 00 PM PST Monday Friday except holidays at 800 344 2281 Questions can be e mailed to questions digcorp com or faxed to 760 727 0282 Specification documents and manuals are available for download at www digcorp com Customer Assistance Outside the USA ...

Страница 25: ...that most dealers do not carry spare parts For your convenience if you need one of these parts please order online at www digcorp com 2 wire DC solenoid Timer with solenoid Screws Spring Diaphram assembly Inlet Air vent seat Air vent with poppet assembly Outlet Bonnet assembly Flow control knob External bleed screw ...

Страница 26: ...E www digcorp com e mail dig digcorp com 26 222 REV D 020518 Printed in the USA DIG is a Registered Service Mark of DIG Corp 1210 Activity Drive Vista CA 92081 8510 USA ...

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