RainMachine Pro-8 Quick-Start Guide
Table of Contents Inside the box ................................................................................................................................... 3 Installation........................................................................................................................................ 4 1. Fasten the unit ......................................................................................................................... 4 2. Electrical Wiring ..............................
Inside the box - RainMachine Pro-8 device (front view) 24VAC power adapter (cable 1.5m length) 2 drywall screws Printed “Quick Start Guide” booklet For support, please visit us at www.rainmachine.com, browse our Knowledge Base articles or contact our support team.
Installation Tip: Take a photo of your old timer wiring for reference! 1. Fasten the unit Using the provided drywall screws, fasten the unit to the wall at 4 to 5 feet high or eye level. 2. Electrical Wiring Insert your valve wires into the corresponding terminal. You can use any or all of the “C” terminals as common terminal. 3. Power Up Connect the power leads to the terminals marked “24VAC” and plug transformer into an AC wall socket.
Wiring Diagram RainMachine Pro-8 Quick Start Guide 5
Initial Setup ① ② ③ ④ Install the RainMachine mobile app on your phone from App Store or Play Store. Wire and then power up the RainMachine. (See the wiring diagram from page 5) Using your phone go to Settings / Wi-Fi and connect to RainMachine network. Skip this step if you’re using LAN. Launch the RainMachine mobile application and continue setup. Enjoy! Note: ③ If LAN cable is connected to RainMachine, jump to step ④.
Basic Interface After the initial setup is successful you can operate the RainMachine Pro directly from the local interface (Basic Operation). Note: For advanced settings, you will be required to use the RainMachine mobile app (iOS or Android) or web app located at https://my.rainmachine.com Fig 1, Local RainMachine Pro interface layout Wi-Fi If the Wi-Fi icon is lit, the RainMachine successfully connected to your Wi-Fi or LAN network.
Back Tap on it to go back to the previous screen. UP and DOWN Use these buttons to cycle through Zones and Program list and to change values. When active, the Up and Down buttons will be fully lit. Water Can Tap to manually start or stop a zone or a program. Touch screen Use Tap action to select options on the screen, like Stop watering a zone, increase or decrease its watering time.
How It Works Weather-Adaptive Watering RainMachine programs will dynamically adjust watering duration using Evapotranspiration calculations based on forecast temperature, wind, rain and humidity, sun exposure, etc. In short, we are following environmental conditions, decreasing or increasing water output when necessary. Compared with regular timer controllers that use fixed watering duration, RainMachine allows you to save substantial amounts of water and maintain healthy plants.
Operations Creating Your First Program In order to enable automatic watering, you need to setup at least one program: 1. From the RainMachine app, go to Programs > Add New Program 2. Label your program such as “Rose Garden”. 3. Select a Frequency: Determines how often the program runs. 4. Set Start Time. 5. Choose a base watering duration for each zone (Suggested or Custom). 6. Save.
Suggested vs Custom Duration Watering durations for each programmed zone can be set by: Suggested duration (recommended): Pre-calculated from the properties of your zone (soil type, plant type, sun exposure and location) for a typical summer day. If Weather-Adaptive option is enabled, this duration will be constantly adjusted based on weather. Custom duration: If you transition from an old controller, you might find it easier to use your previous duration.
Program Properties Weather-Adaptive Watering: When enabled, the base watering duration (Suggested or Custom) will be adjusted based on weather. Rain Restriction: Do not water if rain exceeds a certain amount. Use this feature if you absolutely don’t want any watering during rain exceeding a certain set amount. (e.g. if rain > 1/8inch then stop watering). Rain Restriction is a binary decision (water or not water) and sometimes is required by water company / city regulation.
systems. (Example: extra time to fill up water tanks or to build up water pressure). Note: Advanced Program Features are available via RainMachine mobile/web apps. Watering Zones Manually From the RainMachine app, go to one of your zones, tap on the play button, and select a desired duration. The UP/DOWN & Water can buttons can be used to achieve the same thing from your RainMachine device.
that are not exposed to all weather elements (example: a patio where rain doesn’t reach). NOTE: If Live Weather data is temporarily not available, the system will roll to Seasonal Adjustments. Seasonal Adjustment values for your location are stored on your RainMachine. Soil Type, Slope and Exposure Different soil types have different water retention properties; clay soils tend to experience runoff, while loamy soils may hold water for a longer time.
Certain head types have high flow rates, and can irrigate your yard quickly, while other types are slower. RainMachine mobile app Dashboard The dashboard screen allows you to view past and future weather and water consumption statistics. Tap or swipe left/right on each graph to view detailed info. Weather Chart shows you weather status with high and low temperatures and rain amount for each day. Programs Chart shows the watering output for that respective program.
Weather Data Settings > Weather: Weather data for your location is fetched several times per day from various weather sources such as NOAA (US) or MET.NO (Global). Default is NOAA for US and MET.NO only for EU and Global. If two or more weather data sources are used at the same time, the result will be an average of the two data sets.
Freeze Protect Set a temperature threshold below which watering activity will be stopped. This is based on the lowest forecast temperature for the day, which usually occurs during the night. Hot Days During hot days increased watering might be required. Capping at 100% is default and allows you to save water. Rain and Flow Sensors A rain or flow sensor can be wired directly to the RainMachine (see wiring diagram on page 5). If rain is detected during a scheduled program, the program will not start at all.
Field Capacity Field Capacity is the amount (measured in inches) of soil moisture or water content held in the soil after excess water has drained away. It is determined from Soil Type. Please be sure to set your soil type accordingly under the zone properties. Resetting Wi-Fi Settings, Password and data To change your RainMachine Pro Wi-Fi settings tap on: Wi-Fi button > upper right corner wheel > Change. Then follow the on-screen instructions.
Open RainMachine mobile app, go to Settings > System Settings > Remote Access to change or resend your confirmation. Note: Make sure that the 8000 port is not blocked by your firewall. Poor Wi-Fi signal strength Please consider getting a Wi-Fi signal booster or relocate your Wi-Fi Router or RainMachine. You can check signal level by tapping on the Wi-Fi icons. For more support, please visit us at www.rainmachine.
Specifications Features Mechanical 8 Zones, Weather Aware, Wi-Fi Irrigation Controller Separate Master Valve (Pump) connector Forecast spatial resolution up to 1.
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