used to enable your SmartLine
®
controller to automatically cal-
culate 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 standard formulas reduce wasteful runoff caused by
watering more than the soil can absorb. The Run/Soak feature
included in Advanced Functions can be manually entered for use
with the Standard mode. However, in the Auto Adjust 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 Functions are not active
when controller is in Auto Adjust mode.
Use the ▲ and ▼ arrow buttons to select Clay, Loam or Sand
soil type for each zone.
After you have selected
a soil type for a zone,
push NEXT button. You
can now use the ▲ and
▼ arrow buttons to
select degrees of slope
(elevation change) for
each zone. Set each
zone for 0 to 25
degrees of slope based on the chart below. Push NEXT again
after making the slope entry to advance to the next zone.
Use NEXT and BACK buttons to move between zones.
Note: Run/Soak period can reduce the need to set multiple
start times for purpose of preventing runoff. Using the combina-
tion of multiple start times and Run/Soak cycles can lead to
extended watering windows since Run/Soak cycles are applied
to each start time.
More/Less: When your
SmartLine
®
controller is
set in Auto Adjust
mode, the Seasonal %
Adjust in the Standard
mode is inactivated
since the automatic
adjustments are made
daily rather than monthly. You can use MORE/LESS to fine tune
the run time calculation by zone in the SmartLine
®
controller by
–50 to +25%. Use ▲ and ▼ arrow buttons to select % adjust-
ment. Use NEXT and BACK buttons to move between zones.
This feature can be useful to reduce run time adjustments for
shady and partially shaded zones. The table below may be
used for general shade guidelines.
Other factors may result
in needing to use
MORE/LESS for fine tune
adjustments including
sprinkler efficiency, zone
efficiency, and wind.
Sprinkler efficiency varies
between types of sprinklers and the manufacturer’s design.
Zone efficiency varies based on the design layout of sprinklers
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Programming for Auto Adjust Watering Mode 4.0
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