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ESPLXD-ET Controller
Control Settings Menu
The Control Settings Menu allows you to set Effective Rain values, ET
Settings and Options.
Effective Rain
Set limits on the amount of rain recognized by the ET
Manager to account for excessive rainfall.
Effective rain is the actual amount of rainfall that is available to the
landscape. When rainfall amounts and intensities are extreme, not all
rainfall will stay within the root zone. To restrict the amount of rain
recognized by the ET Manager, two effective rainfall limits should be
programmed - Maximum Hourly Rain and Saturation Allowance.
Maximum Hourly Rain
The Maximum Hourly Rain is the maximum amount of rain that will be
used in an hour to adjust the soil moisture level.
Saturation Allowance
The Saturation Allowance is the amount of rain it takes to saturate the
soil after satisfying the total irrigation amount before run-off occurs.
Saturation Allowance settings can be made for each individual program
(depending on plant type) and are typically programmed as half the
total irrigation amount.
b
g
Turn the controller dial to ETM
TM
/IQ
TM
(or ETM
TM
/IQ
TM
/PBC
TM
)
Settings; then press
Menu
.
A
The ET Manager screen appears. Press the
3
button to select
Settings.
B
The ET Manager Settings screen appears. Press the
2
button to
select System Settings.
a
b
C
The System Setting screen appears. Press the
2
button to select
Control Settings.
D
The Control Settings screen appears. Press the
1
button to select
Effective Rain.
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