RainMachine SPK2 Installation guide

Brand
RainMachine
Model
SPK2
Type
Installation guide
RainMachineMini8
QuickStartGuide
RainMachineMini8QuickStartGuide
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TableofContents
InsidetheBox.............................................................................................................3
WiringDiagram..........................................................................................................4
HardwareInstallation.................................................................................................5
InitialSetup................................................................................................................6
Howitworks............................................................................................................13
Operation...................................................................................................................8
ProgramProperties..............................................................................................10
Zones,ManualWatering......................................................................................11
ZonesProperties&MasterValve.........................................................................11
Dashboard............................................................................................................13
WeatherData.......................................................................................................14
Snooze..................................................................................................................15
FreezeProtect......................................................................................................15
HotDays...............................................................................................................15
Specifications...........................................................................................................17
Features................................................................................................................17
Environmental......................................................................................................18
Electrical...............................................................................................................18
Certification..........................................................................................................18
LegalandWarranty..............................................................................................21
RainMachineMini8QuickStartGuide
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Visitusatwww.rainmachine.comforsupportandtobrowseour
Knowledgebaseorcontactourteam.
RainMachineMini8device(frontview)
24VACpoweradapter(cable1.5mlength)
x2drywallscrews
Userdocumentation
InsidetheBox
RainMachineMini8QuickStartGuide
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HardwareInstallation
WiringDiagram
RainMachineMini8QuickStartGuide
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Tip:Takeaphotoofyouroldtimerwiringforreference!
ForaninstallationvideopleasevisitourRainMachineYouTube
channel
1.Fasteningunit
• Usingthe2provideddrywallscrews,fastentheunittothe
wallat4to5feethigh,oreyelevel.
2.Electrical
• Insertyourvalvewiresbypressingtheorangepushbuttons.
• Youcanuseanyorbothofthe“C”terminalsascommon.
3.PowerUp
• Connectthepowerleadstotheterminalsmarked“24VAC”
andplugtransformerintoACwallsocket.
Thesystemwillbootupandwillenterintheinitialsetupmode.
Thedisplaywillshowtheletter“A”.
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InitialSetup
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WeatherAdaptiveWatering
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TheRainMachinewilldynamicallyadjustwateringduration(e.g.
Roses,5minutes)usingEvapotranspirationcalculationsbasedon
weatherdatasuchasforecastedtemperature,wind,rainand
humidity,sunexposure,etc.Inshort,wefollownatural
environmentalconditions,andwhennecessarywedecreaseor
increasewateroutput.
Whencomparedwithregulartimercontrollerswithfixedwatering
duration,theRainMachineallowsyoutosavewaterandmaintain
healthyplants.
ForafullexplanationofhowitworksvisitourKnowledgebaseat
www.rainmachine.com
HowItWorks
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CreatingYourFirstProgram
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Inordertoenableautomaticwatering,youneedtosetupatleast
oneprogram:
1.FromtheRainMachineapp,gotoSettings>Programs>Add
NewProgram
2.Labelyourprogram.Example:“RoseGarden”
3.SelectaFrequency:howoftentheprogramruns
4.SelectaStartTime:whentheprogramstarts
5.Inputabasewateringduration
1
(CustomorSuggested)foreach
zoneinthisprogram
6.Save
1
BaseWateringDuration–durationofwateringrequiredforeachzone,duringa
regularsummerday.Example:RoseGarden,5minutes.TheRainMachinewill
constantlyadjustthisdurationbasedonweatherconditions(temperature,rain,
humidity,wind)andthetimeofyear(basedonsunexposureanddaylighthours).See
nextpagefordetails.
Operations
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CustomvsSuggestedDuration
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Wateringdurationsforeachprogrammedzonecanbesetby:
1.Customduration:Theusersetsadesiredwatering
durationforatypicalsummerday.
2.Suggestedduration:calculatedfromthepropertiesof
yourzone(soiltype,planttype,sunexposureand
location)foratypicalsummerday.
TheRainMachinewillthenadjustthesedurationsbasedonthree
choices:liveweather,seasonaladjustments,or“donotadjust”.
Forexample,hotdaysrequiremorewater,cooldaysrequireless,
andonrainydaysitmaynotwateratallachievingsubstantial
watersavings
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ProgramProperties
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AdjustwateringDurationbasedonweather:Whenenabled,the
basewateringdurationwillbeadjusteddailybasedonweather.
RainRestriction:DonotwaterifRainexceedsacertainamount.
Usethisifyouabsolutelydon’twantanywateringactivityduring
rainoveracertainamount.
CycleandSoak:splitsthebasewateringruntimeintomultiple
cyclesseparatedbysoaktimes.Thisfeatureimproveswatering
efficiencybyallowingtimeforthesoiltoabsorbwaterandthus
avoidrunoff.
Delaybetweenzones:setstheamountoftimebetweentwo
consecutivezonesinaprogram,toaccommodatespecific
irrigationsystems.(Example:extratimetofillupwatertanksorto
buildupwaterpressure).
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ManuallyWateringZones
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FromRainMachineapp,gotoZonesandtapontheplaybutton,
andselectadesiredduration.
Alternatively,FromtheRainMachinedevice,touchtheUP/DOWN
touchbuttonstoselectthezonenumberandstartwateringby
pressingthewateringcan.Defaultis5minutes.
NOTE:Thedurationdefaultsto5minutes,butitcanbechangedandsaved
fromtheRainMachineapp.Manualwateringdoesnotaffectanyscheduled
programs.
ZoneProperties&MasterValve
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Tomodifyzoneproperties,tapEdit
Note:Ifyouhaveamastervalveorapump,Zone1canbere
assignedasaMasterValve.
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Weatherandseasonaladjustments.SelectLiveWeatheror
SeasonalAdjustmentsforyourzone.Ifbothoptionsaredisabled,
theRainMachinewillnotadjustwateringdurations.
SoilType,SlopeandExposure:Differentsoiltypeshavedifferent
waterretentionproperties;claysoilstendtoexperiencerunoff,
whileloamysoilsmayholdwaterforalongduration.Theamount
ofwatercontentheldinthesoilisreferredtoasFieldCapacity.
SunExposuredirectlyaffectstheevaporationrate(moresun
requiresmorewater).Slopeincreasesrunoff.
VegetationType:Differentvegetationandplanttypesrequire
differentamountsofwater.TheRainMachinealgorithmuses
differentvariablesassociatedwitheachtypeofvegetationto
makeaccuratewaterconsumptioncalculations.
SprinklerHeadType:Sprinklerheadtypedeterminestheflowrate
ofazone,orhowmuchwaterasprinklercandelivertoyourplants
overagivenduration.Certainheadtypeshavehighflowrates,and
canirrigateyouryardquickly,whileothertypesareslower.
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Dashboard
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Thedashboardscreenallowsyoutoviewpastandfutureweather
andwaterconsumptionstatistics.Taporswipeleft/rightoneach
graphtoviewdetailedinfo.
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WeatherChartshowsyouweatherstatuswithhightemperatures
andrainamountforeachday.
ProgramsChartshowstheoutputofwateringforthatrespective
program.Eachprogramhasagraphshowingyoubothrecorded
andforecastedwateroutput.
UsingtheWeek/Month/Yeartabsyoucanchangethetimespanof
theDashboardgraphs.Settings>Dashboardallowsyoutotoggle
variousgraphs.
NOTE:Bypressingtheupperright“Edit”button,youcanrearrangethe
graphsorder,orhidethemfromtheDashboardscreenview.
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WeatherData
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Settings>Weather:Weatherdataforyourlocationisfetched
severaltimesperdayfromvariousweathersourcessuchasNOAA
(US)orMET.NO(Global).DefaultisNOAAforUSandMET.NOonly
forEUand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.
Wedonotadvisemixingmultiplesources,formostapplications
NOAAissufficient.
Restrictions
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Restrictionsareasetofrulestheusercanimposeontherunning
programs.Specifictimespans(Days,Months,Hours)whereno
wateringtakesplace.
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Snooze:Thisisatemporaryrestrictionthatskipsprogramsfora
setnumberofdays.
FreezeProtect:Setatemperaturethresholdbelowwhich
wateringactivitywillbestopped.Thisisbasedonlowest
forecastedtemperaturefortheday,usuallyoccursatnight.
HotDays:Setawateringmaximumbasedonpercentage.During
hotdaysincreasedwateringmightberequired.Cappingat100%is
defaultandallowsyoutosavewater.
RainSensor
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ARainSensorcanbewireddirectlytotheRainMachine(see
WiringDiagramonpage4).Ifrainispresentduringascheduled
program,theprogramwillnotstart.
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IMPORTANT:ActivateRainSensorbyopeningthemobileappand
goingtoSettings>SystemSettings>RainSensor
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Sensitivity
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Sensitivitysettingsadjusttheresponsivenesstoforecasted
amountsofrainorwind.Forexample,buildingscanprovide
blockagefromwind,andasaresult,windhaslessimpacton
evaporation.Settingwindorrainsensitivitytozeroeliminates
theirimpact.Onlychangethedefaultvaluesifyouhaveagood
reasontodoso.Theseareglobalsettingsandapplytoallzones.
FieldCapacity
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FieldCapacityistheamountofsoilmoistureorwatercontent
heldinthesoilafterexcesswaterhasdrainedaway,andis
measuredininches.ItisdeterminedfromSoilType.Pleasebe
suretosetyoursoiltypeunderzones.
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ResettingWiFiSettingsandPassword
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ShouldyouneedtochangeyourWiFisettingsorifyouforgot
yourRainMachinepasswordpleasegoto:
http://rainmachine.com/reset
RemoteAccessIssues:IfyoucannotconnecttoyourRainMachine
whileawayfromyourhome,pleasemakeyouhavevalidatedyour
email.Duringsetuptimeavalidationemailwillbesentyou.Goto
Settings>SystemSettings>RemoteAccesstochangeorresend
yourconfirmation.
WIFIsignalstrength:Nothingwillworkifyouaretoofarfromyour
router.PleaseconsidergettingaWIFIsignalboosterorrelocate
yourWIFIRouterorRainMachine.
Formoresupport,pleasevisitusatwww.rainmachine.com
Troubleshooting
Features
8Zones,WeatherAware,WiFi
IrrigationController
Forecastspatialresolutionupto
1.5Km
Evapotranspirationmethod:
AmericanSocietyofCivil
Engineers(ASCE)Standardized
Freezecontrolandheatwave
protection
EPAWaterSense℠certified
iPhoneandAndroidmobile
apps
Environmental
Indoorsoperatingtemp:20Cto
60C(4Fto140F)
To85%relativehumidity,non
condensing
Indooruseonly
Mechanical
Dimensions:115x115x27mm
Weight:170g
Electrical
WiFi:USB802.11N,2.4Ghz,
US/Japan/EU.
Wires:AWG18 22
ACInput:24VAC,50/60Hz,
750mA(adapterincluded).
Valveoutput(compatiblewith
all24VACirrigationvalves):
24VAC,50/60Hz,max10VA.
Mastervalve:24VAC,50/60Hz.
Certification
FCC,CE
Warranty
1Yearstandardwarranty
Specifications
Legal&Warranty
GREENELECTRONICSLLCWARRANTSTHAT
MANUFACTUREDEQUIPMENTWILLBEFREEOFANY
DEFECTINMATERIALSORWORKMANSHIPFORTHE
PERIODOF2YEARS.
WARRANTYBEGINSFROMTHEDATEOFDELIVERYOFTHE
PRODUCTFROMGREENELECTRONICSORITS
DISTRIBUTORS.THEWARRANTYISEXTENDEDTO
CUSTOMERS
ANDAPPLIESTOALLGREENELECTRONICS
MANUFACTUREDEQUIPMENTPURCHASEDINSTALLED
ANDUSEDFORTHEPURPOSEFORWHICHSUCH
EQUIPMENTWASORIGINALLYDESIGNED.
THEABOVEWARRANTIESCOVERDEFECTSARISING
UNDERNORMALUSEANDDONOTINCLUDE
MALFUNCTIONSRESULTINGFROMMISUSEORABUSE,
NEGLECT,ALTERATION,
PROBLEMSWITHELECTRICALPOWERDUETOSURGE
FROMLIGTHINGSTTRIKESORUSAGENOTIN
ACCORDANCEWITHPRODUCTINSTRUCTIONS,OROTHER
ACTSOFNATURE,
ORIMPROPERINSTALLTIONORREPAIRSMADEBY
ANYONEOTHERTHANGREENELECTRONICSORGREEN
ELECTRONICSTHIRDPARTYSERVICEPROVIDERS.
GREENELECTRONICSLLCHASTHERIGHTTOSUBSTITUTE
FUNCTIONALITYEQUIVALENTNEWORSERVICEABLE
USEDPARTS.GREENELECTRONICS(ANDANY
CONTRIBUTOR)ISPROVIDINGTHISINFORMATIONASA
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WARRANTIESWITHREGARDTOTHISDOCUMENTOR
PRODUCTSMADEINCONFORMANCEWITHTHIS
DOCUMENT.
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WARRANTIES,INCLUDINGTHEWARRANTYOF
MERCHANTABILITYFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE.
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ARISINGFROMORRELATEDTOUSEOFTHE
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SAFETYSYSTEMS,OR
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RainMachine SPK2 Installation guide

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RainMachine
Model
SPK2
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Installation guide
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