SmartLine SL1620 - Plant Type for Zones; Soil Type for Zones

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5.2.2 Plant Type for Zones
This position is used to
specify the type of plant
material to be watered by
each zone as an important
component of determining
the watering needs for each
zone. Use the UP and DOWN
buttons to select plant type
or percent for each zone.
Press NEXT and BACK buttons to access each zone. Plant type
selections are: CTurf (cool turf like bluegrass); WTurf (warm
turf like St. Augustine); Shrubs; Annuals (floral beds); Trees; and
Native plants. The SmartLine® controller formula uses cool turf
mowed at 4 to 6 inches tall as the base watering number (100%)
or crop factor. The cool turf default is 80% considering average
mowing heights of 2 to 3 inches,
which result in less transpiration
and lower water requirements. If
you prefer more specific input,
you can scroll past the plant
types and use % designations
of 10 to 300%. For example,
a Native plant zone might be
assigned 30% rather the default
of 25%. As a rule in SMART
mode, the higher the plant type
percentage entered, the longer
the zone run time will be to
achieve required plant life needs.
For maximum water savings, it is recommended that your
sprinkler system be zoned with a separate valve for each type
of plant material. If you have mixed types of plants in a single
zone, you will need to select which type of plant to use in the
determination of water requirements.
5.2.3 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
5.0 Programming for Smart Watering Mode
SMART
BASIC
MORE / LESS
MANUAL ZONE
MANUAL TEST
RUN
SYSTEM OFF
CURRENT TIME / DATE
PROGRAM START TIMES
ZONE RUN TIMES
DAYS TO WATER
OMIT TIMES / DAYS
SEASONAL % ADJUST
ADVANCED
MENU
ZIP CODE/LATITUDE
SPRINKLER TYPE
PLANT TYPE
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ANUAL ZONE
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RUN
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CURRENT TIME
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DAT
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RAM START TIME
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ZO
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DAYS T
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WATER
OMIT TIMES
/
DAYS
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EAS
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LATIT
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PRINKLER TYPE
PLANT TYPE
SOIL TYPE
PLANT TYPE DEFAULT %
CTURF 80%
WTURF 60%
SHRUBS 60%
ANNUALS 100%
TREES 80%
NATIVE 25%
Note: Factory
default settings
are clay soil
and zero slope.
SLOPE/
GRADE
DEGREE OF
SLOPE
SLIGHT 1-5
MILD 6-10
MODERATE 11-15
STEEP 16-20
EXTREME 21-25
SMART
BASIC
MORE / LESS
SOIL TYPE
MANUAL ZONE
MANUAL TEST
RUN
SYSTEM OFF
CURRENT TIME / DATE
PROGRAM START TIMES
ZONE RUN TIMES
DAYS TO WATER
OMIT TIMES / DAYS
SEASONAL % ADJUST
ADVANCED
MENU
ZIP CODE/LATITUDE
SPRINKLER TYPE
S
MART
BASI
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/
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ANUAL ZONE
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RUN
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YSTEM OFF
CURRENT TIME
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DAT
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RAM START TIME
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ZO
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DAYS T
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WATER
OMIT TIMES
/
DAYS
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ADVAN
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LATIT
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PRINKLER TYPE
PLANT TYPE