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SMRT-Y Soil Moisture Sensor

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For a weather proof connection (see Figure 6) please use:

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A 7 inch round Valve Box (Rain Bird item #VB-7RND)

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Grease Caps or equivalent waterproof connectors (Rain Bird direct bury connector #DBTWC25)

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Use 18 AWG direct burial polyethylene insulated wire (or equivalent) for splicing and burial

8. 

Finally, pour a five gallon bucket of water slowly over the sensor installation area.

Figure 6

Wiring Box Connections

Grease caps

7” round 
Valve Box

18 gauge, direct 
burial Polyethylene 
insulated wire

To valve box

To sensor

Содержание SMRT-Y

Страница 1: ...SMRT YSoilMoistureSensor User Manual Manual del usuario Guide de l utilisateur...

Страница 2: ...ENG ESP FRA p 1 p 31 p 61...

Страница 3: ...Xeriscape or flower beds 25 How to connect them 25 Special Notes 26 Troubleshooting 28 Introduction 2 Items Needed 2 Panel Description 2 How it Works 3 Preparation 4 SMRT SMS Soil Moisture Sensor Ins...

Страница 4: ...valent for splicing and burial Grease caps or equivalent waterproof connectors 3 Flat blade shovel Wire strippers pliers 7 valve box optional Medium Philips screw driver Drill Wire strippers Pliers Co...

Страница 5: ...hepowertoyoursolenoidvalves This power is restored after 30 minutes of controller inactivity NOTE Taking a manual reading during a controller cycle or within 30 minutes after the end of a cycle will n...

Страница 6: ...drip vs sprinkler and where it is located on the property For the turf zones record whether the zone is full sun partial sun or shade Finally record each zone s current controller settings 3 Ensure ea...

Страница 7: ...5 SMRT YSoilMoistureSensor Sensor Location Selection Figure1 Too shady Heavy foot traffic Too shady trees house etc Low point Too shady...

Страница 8: ...MRT YSoilMoistureSensor 6 Separated by walkway Too shady Too close to walkway Susceptable to over spray from car wash and potential foot traffic Too close to tree Unacceptable Sensor Locations Figure2...

Страница 9: ...n an area that is irrigated by only the one selected zone 3 Locate the nearest valve box to the chosen sensor installation spot Identify and mark both ends of a zone wire in the valve box and at the c...

Страница 10: ...o accommodate a 7 valve box This valve box wiring box will be used to splice additional wire from the sensor to the zone wire identified in Step 3 Dig a slit trench from the 7 wiring box location to t...

Страница 11: ...9 SMRT YSoilMoistureSensor Figure4...

Страница 12: ...n the valve box disconnect the marked zone wire from the valve and connect it to the extension cable wire previously attached to the Red sensor wire No other wires should be attached to this connectio...

Страница 13: ...oilMoistureSensor Figure5 Wires to Controller Controller Zone Wire Controller Common Wire Solenoid Valve Solenoid Valve Wires to Sensor Sensor Red Wire Sensor White Wire Sensor Black Wire Valve Box Co...

Страница 14: ...f connectors Rain Bird direct bury connector DBTWC25 Use 18 AWG direct burial polyethylene insulated wire or equivalent for splicing and burial 8 Finally pour a five gallon bucket of water slowly over...

Страница 15: ...ire to the common terminal on the controller Disconnect the marked zone wire from its terminal and connect it to the Red SMRT Y wire Connect the Green SMRT Y wire to the terminal from where the zone w...

Страница 16: ...ch activates the SMRT Y display see Figure 8 NOTE Be sure to unplug the power once you determine the correct 24V terminal Do not disturb the power supply wires connected to these terminals Leave them...

Страница 17: ...ed and the other adapter wire connects to the Orange wire coming from the SMRT Y 3 Connect the wire or wires you disconnected from the COM terminal to the White wire from the SMRT Y cable using a wire...

Страница 18: ...turereading The reading should appear in the display after 4 5 seconds If the reading is zero the wiring to the sensor is not correct and will need to be reviewed and corrected If the reading is not z...

Страница 19: ...the Moisture Threshold To set the moisture threshold press and hold Read SensorthentoggletheSoilTempbuttontoincrease the threshold or the Soil EC button to decrease the threshold see page 23 SMRT Y O...

Страница 20: ...erature Format To change from degree Fahrenheit to Celsius hold SoilTemp and toggle SoilEC VIEW THRESHOLD HOLD INCREASE DECREASE TEMP F or C HOLD PRESS Read Sensor Soil Temp Soil EC Bypass Sensor VIEW...

Страница 21: ...terrupt the power to your valves In order to do this press the BypassSensor button The BYPASSSENSOR icononthedisplaywillslowly turn on and off While in this mode actions from your controller will not...

Страница 22: ...t current watering cycle The history updates 30 minutes after each cycle Suspending Watering When the moisture in the soil is above the moisture threshold the Suspended Watering icon appears Your syst...

Страница 23: ...inches If you know the effective precipitation rate of your sprinklers then the watering time is given by Run time minutes 60 Inches Effective Precipitation Rate If your Effective Precipitation Rate f...

Страница 24: ...your total run time is 23 minutes Set your controller to irrigateatotalof23minutes usingasoakcyclewithamaximum on timeof7minutesandaminimum soak time of 25 minutes 45 36 58 11 25 29 5 25 95 15 25 40...

Страница 25: ...keamoisturereadingbypressingthe ReadSensor button This reading is your soil s Field Capacity Your ideal moisture threshold setting should be 80 of Field Capacity Automatic Moisture Threshold Method Ne...

Страница 26: ...the sun shines on the sensor area This interval defines the auto set period 5 Ensure Bypass Sensor is not flashing in upper left corner of the LCD display If flashing press Bypass Sensor button to al...

Страница 27: ...nal as the zone wire NOTE There will now be two wires connected to this terminal a Blue wire going to the SMRT Y user interface and a zone wire going to the valve 4 If you have a second zone to run in...

Страница 28: ...ntherainsensorisactivated thecommonwirewillbedisruptedandthepowertotheSMRT Yuser interface may be disabled If this occurs the display will go blank and the user interface will cease to function until...

Страница 29: ...27 SMRT YSoilMoistureSensor SMS Cover Figure12...

Страница 30: ...view the SENSOR INSTALLATION section Check all connections to the sensor and from the SMRT Y user interface to your controller The system is not watering Your controller is not set The soil moisture i...

Страница 31: ...nom EN50419 2005 this device must not be thrown away with household garbage The device must be the object of an appropriate selective removal procedure in order to recuperate it Yourcooperationwillcon...

Страница 32: ...rrigation Corporation Accessories Division 6991 Southpoint Road Tucson AZ 85756 www rainbird com 2009 Rain Bird Corporation Registered trademark of Rain Bird Corporation Marca registrada de Rain Bird...

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