Rain Master RME EAGLE - Table 14 - 30-Day et Adjusted Water Usage

Rain Master Irrigation Systems RME EAGLE User Manual
Appendix C Programming Examples Page 147
C.3 ET Programming Example – Public Park
This will be the final modification to our small public park example. We will enable the irrigation
programs to be Evapotranspiration based. This feature of the RME EAGLE controller will
automatically adjust the base watering schedule for changes in the seasonal and daily weather
patterns. Refer to Table 14 – 30-Day ET Adjusted Water Usage to review the ET water savings.
Table 14 – 30-Day ET Adjusted Water Usage
Plant Type Watering
Cycle
Length of
Watering
Gallons per
Watering
30 Day Water
Usage(Gallons)
Turf Grass 2 times
per day
15 Minutes
(2H 29M)
11,920 715,200
Shrubs 3 times
per week
20 Minutes
(1H 28M)
1,320 15,840
Flowers 1 time per
day
10 Minutes
(0H 33M)
280.5 8,415
Trees 1 time per
14 days
30 Minutes
(0H 55M)
825 1,650
TOTAL 741,105
The park will be located in GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA; Glendale is a suburb within the Los
Angeles basin. The ET reference and the monthly ET values, for the Glendale area, will be taken
and used directly from the ET Data Tables, RMIS Part Number 500048.
RME EAGLE Controller Requirements:
1. Enable ET watering mode for all programs.
2. Enter the ET Reference value.
3. Enter the ET monthly values.
4. Turn the Weather Station Device off.
Configure ET Mode:
EXAMPLE: Enable the ET Mode for all Programs.
Continue to Press: Until display indicates:
ET
PROGRAM
ET