User's Manual

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Site Assessment
Site Survey
1. Visually inspect the property, location of clock and placement of the Base Station.
2. Run all valve stations to:
• Confirm zone location and sprinkler count per zone.
• Identify areas within each zone to place sensors (rule of thumb is to place the sensors between irrigation sprinklers, in an area that tends
to be the driest and where you have the best line of sight to the Base Station with the least obstructions. Generally high spots are the dri-
est and low lying areas should be avoided).
• Identify any operating issues with the clock, valves and/or sprinklers.
3. Note different types of hardware
• Drip irrigation
• Rotor Heads
• Spray Heads
4. Note different types of zone plantings
• Turf
• Shrubs and woody plants
• Annuals and Perennial flowers
5. Record all start times, cycle run times and programmed run days.