4.2.3 Soil Type for Zones
Soil settings for soil type and degree of slope are used
to enable your SmartLine® controller to automatically
calculate the maximum length of a zone run time before
pausing watering for a calculated period to allow the
water to soak into the soil. These Run/Soak (also called
Cycle/Soak) periods based on industry BASIC formulas
reduce wasteful runo caused by watering more than the
soil can absorb. The Run/Soak feature included in Advanced
Menu can be manually entered for use with the
BASIC mode. However, in the SMART mode, the SmartLine® controller will automatically calculate Run/Soak
times with soil inputs made at the soil type position on the dial. Run/Soak settings made in Advanced Menu
are not active when controller is in SMART soak schedules can be viewed by selecting Advanced
Menu, Review and Run/Soak.
Use the UP and DOWN buttons to select Clay, Loam or Sandy soil type
for each zone. After you have selected a soil type for a zone, push NEXT
button to advance to the next zone. Slope for each zone can also be set
in the Soil Type menu. From the Soil Type menu, use the UP and DOWN
buttons to select Slope. Using the NEXT button select the degrees of
slope (elevation change) for each zone. Set each zone for 0 to 25
degrees of slope based on the chart provided.
Use NEXT button to move between zones.
Note: Factory default settings are clay soil and zero slope.
4.2.4 More/Less (optional)
Note: Run/Soak period can reduce the need to set
multiple start times for purpose of preventing runo .
Using the combination of multiple start times and
Run/Soak cycles can lead to extended watering
windows since Run/Soak cycles are applied to each
start time.
When your SmartLine® controller is set in SMART mode, the
Seasonal % Adjust in the BASIC mode is inactivated since the
automatic adjustments are made daily rather than monthly.
You can use MORE/LESS to ne tune the run time calculation by
zone in the SmartLine® controller by –50 to +25%.
