Calsense ET2000e - Rain Bucket

SECTION 5: WEATHER ®
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12. Press the blue ARROW keys to
move the cursor to the SKIP
TONIGHT? (Figure 5.9).
Irrigation Day is from 8:00PM to 8:00PM
Is there an ET Gage? YES
Log Pulses? NO Gage is 99% full
GAGE=.00 inches Skip tonight? YES
ET GAGE
Figure 5.9
• SKIP TONIGHT?:
Selecting YES
causes the GAGE=inches number to be
left out of the ET table for this twenty
four hour period. A historical value will
be used instead.
Note:
The Skip Tonight option is used for
troubleshooting the ET gage. Pulses created during
troubleshooting will not be entered into the ET Table
if YES is selected.
13.
Press the BACK key to return to the
WEATHER SETUP screen
(Figure 5.2).
THIS CONCLUDES THE ET GAGE
SECTION
5B. RAIN BUCKET
The Rain Bucket setting in the controller is used for
recording the amount and rate of rainfall, and
calculating station run times accordingly by use of
the following:
• Setting irrigation rain stop value
• Set Maximum rain in one hour value
• Set Maximum rain in 24 hour value
• Set rain build up value
•
Set use of rain by program
Skip Rain Bucket setup if controller has no
(-RB) option and you are not
sharing rain to
controller.
If the controller in use has a (-RB) option installed
and a Rain Bucket connected see:
1. Rain setup with Rain Bucket installed
.
If the controller in use does not
have the (-RB)
option installed see:
2. Rain setup (without Rain Bucket installed) and
you are sharing rain to controller.
5B.1 Rain setup with Rain Bucket installed
From the WEATHER SETUP screen (Figure 5.2).
1.
Press the RAIN BUCKET Menu key.
The RAIN BUCKET SETUP screen is displayed
(Figure 5.10).
STOP Irrigation After 0.10 inches
RAIN BUCKET SETUP
MAXIMUM Rain in ONE Hour is 0.20 inches
MAXIMUM Rain in 24 Hours is 0.60 inches
Let Rain Only Build up to 1.50 inches
Set Use of Rain by Program
Figure 5.10
The four (4) settings on the screen determine how
much actual rainfall will be placed into the rain table,
which is used to offset irrigation run times. The
following is a description of each:
Note:
Each value in the following definitions denoted
in red is a default setting and can be adjusted by the
user.
• Stop irrigation after:
This setting determines
how much rain must fall, before the controller
will start accumulating rainfall values in the rain
table. It also determines when to halt any on
going irrigation. In figure 5.10, (0.10) inches of
rain will have to fall before any rain data starts to
accumulate in the rain table, or irrigation is
stopped.
• Maximum Hourly Rain:
This setting determines
the maximum amount of rain that will be put in
the rain table after a period of one (1) hour of
rain. In figure 5.10, a maximum of (0.20) inches
of rain will be put into the rain table, no matter
how much rain falls in a one (1) hour period. The