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Flow Operations
STATION SETUP
Flow Manager requires:
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The station’s Flow Zone assignment
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The Flow priority (checked or not checked)
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The station Flow Rate
FLOW ZONE
This tells the controller the Flow Zone to which the station
belongs.
If there are multiple Flow Zones (collections of stations
attached to the same mainline), it is possible to have a
different Flow Target in each one.
It is also possible to have Flow Zones that run without Flow
Manager, simultaneously with Flow Zones that are being
managed.
FLOW PRIORITY
The priority setting helps the controller decide which stations
to run sooner to achieve Flow Targets. Stations with the
Priority box checked will be considered first, so that less
critical stations can occur later in the irrigation.
FLOW RATE
If the system is equipped with a flow sensor, it is best to use
the “Learn Flow” function to let the controller fill these values
in.
If the system does not have a flow sensor, look up or calculate
reasonable flow values for each station, and enter manually
for each station.
Note that Copy and Paste do not work with flow rates. They
only copy the upper half of the screen, including P/MV and
Flow Zone assignments.
