5. Routine Operations
Rain Bird
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ET Manager Series - Installation and Operation Manual
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Temperature Interrupt
If the last weather signal temperature record is at or
below the Temperature Interrupt setting, a Weather
Interrupt will occur.
Action to take:
The Weather Interrupt is cancelled
once the air temperature rises above the programmed
interrupt setting received in the hourly weather signal;
your ET Manager will continue normal operation. If
water was interrupted, you may want to manually
water affected stations.
Wind Interrupt
If the last weather signal wind record is at or above the
Wind Interrupt setting, a Weather Interrupt
will occur.
Action to take:
The Weather Interrupt is cancelled
once the wind speed lowers below the programmed
interrupt setting received in the hourly weather signal;
your ET Manager will continue normal operation. If
watering was interrupted, you may want to manually
water affected stations.
24 Hours Rain Interrupt
Rainfall over the last 24 hours that is at or above the 24
Hour Rain Interrupt setting will cause a Weather
Interrupt. The Weather Interrupt is cancelled because
the total rainfall in the last 24 hours dropped the Rain
24 Hour setting.
Action to take:
Once the rainfall recorded in the last 24
hours drops below the 24 Hour Rain Interrupt setting,
your the ET Manager will continue normal operation.
You may want to manually water affected stations.
1 Hour Rain Interrupt
Rainfall over the last hour that is at or above the 1 Hour
Rain Interrupt setting will cause a rain interrupt. The
Weather Interrupt is cancelled once the total rainfall in
the last hour drops below the Rain 1 Hour setting.
Action to take:
Once the rainfall recorded in the next
hour(s) drops below the 1 Hour Rain Interrupt setting,
the ET Manager will continue normal operation. You
may want to manually water affected stations.
Provider Interrupt
The WRSP can send a signal to interrupt watering. This
may be done for an emergency condition in the com-
munity requiring watering to be suspended to limit
demand on the community water system. As a service
your WRSP may also watch weather forecasts and
choose to interrupt watering. A Provider Interrupt lasts
for 24 hours.
Action to take:
If you want to know why the Provider
Interrupt has occurred, contact your WRSP to deter-
mine the cause of the Provider Interrupt.
Note:
If you need to water during a Provider Interrupt,
a manual override will allow you to do so.
No Signal Service
Your WRSP can send a “No Signal Service” signal to can-
cel weather signal reception. Typically this would hap-
pen only if the terms of the service agreement were not
met. If signal service is canceled, your ET Manager will
continue to operate using programmed averaged daily
ET from the Historical ET settings.
Action to take:
Contact your WRSP to determine the
cause of “No Signal Service.” Your WRSP can also send
a signal to restore service.
No Weather Data
If your ET Manager has not received a weather signal
for more than 24 hours, the Attention Indicator Light
comes on and this message is displayed. There could
be three causes for this condition:
• Your ET Manager Weather Region setting is not
programmed correctly
• Your WRSP is not broadcasting the weather sig-
nal
• Radio frequency issues are preventing your ET
Manager from receiving weather signals