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RainMachineTouchHD12
QuickStartGuide
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TableofContents
WiringDiagram..........................................................................................................3
HardwareInstallation.................................................................................................6
InitialSetup................................................................................................................5
Howitworks…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..7
Operation...................................................................................................................8
Creatingfirstprogram............................................................................................8
Zones....................................................................................................................11
ZonesProperties..................................................................................................12
Dashboard(RainMachinemobileapplication).....................................................14
WeatherData.......................................................................................................15
Snooze..................................................................................................................16
FreezeProtect......................................................................................................17
HotDays...............................................................................................................17
Sensitivity.............................................................................................................18
FieldCapacity.......................................................................................................18
Specifications...........................................................................................................20
Features................................................................................................................20
Environmental......................................................................................................20
Mechanical...........................................................................................................20
Electrical...............................................................................................................20
Certification..........................................................................................................20
WarrantyandLegal..............................................................................................21
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RainMachinedevice(frontview)
24VACpoweradapter(cable1.5mlength)
2drywallsscrews&miniscrewdriver
Userdocumentation
Visitusatwww.rainmachine.comforsupportandtobrowseour
Knowledgebaseorcontactourteam.
UserDocumentation
InsidetheBox
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WiringDiagram
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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andtemplatecard,fasten
theunittothewallat4to5feethigh,oreyelevel.
2.Electrical
• Insertyourvalvewirestotheterminalblocksandtighten
screwstosecure(screwdriverincluded).
• Youcanuseanyorbothofthe“C”terminalsascommon.
3.PowerUp
• Connectthepowerleadstotheterminalsmarked“24VAC”
andplugtransformerintoACwallsocket.
Thesystemwillbootupandwillenterintheinitialsetupmode.
InitialSetup
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OnceRainMachinehasenteredtheInitialSetupmode,Followthe
onscreeninstallationstepstoconfigureyourWiFinetwork,
location,andcreateremoteaccessloginaccount.
Sometips:
• Besureyouareconnectingtoyourhomenetworkandnotan
unfamiliaropennetworknearby.
• Enteryourexacthomeaddressforthemostpreciseweather
forecasts.EnteringacityorZIPcodeonlywillreducethe
accuracyoftheweatherdata.
• Besuretoconfirmyourverificationemail!Withoutthisstep,
remoteaccesswillnotwork.
Withyourremoteaccessemailandpasswordconfirmed,download
theRainMachineAppfromtheappstore.Afterlaunchingtheapp,
selectthe3LinesMenuintheupperleft,andthenRemoteAccess.
Thisiswhereyouwilladdyouremailandpassword.
HardwareInstallation
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WeatherAdaptiveWatering
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TheRainMachinewilldynamicallyadjustwatering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explanationofhowitworksvisitourKnowledgebaseat
www.rainmachine.com
HowItWorks
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CreatingYourFirstProgram
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Inordertoenableautomaticwatering,youneedtosetupatleast
oneprogram:
1.FromtheRainMachineapp,gotoSettings>Programs>Add
NewProgram
2.Labelyourprogram.Example:“RoseGarden”
3.SelectaFrequency:howoftentheprogramruns
4.SelectaStartTime:whentheprogramstarts
5.Inputabasewateringduration
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(CustomorSuggested)foreach
zoneinthisprogram
6.Save
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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thetimeofyear(basedonsunexposureanddaylighthours).See
nextpagefordetails.
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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allachieving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.
RainRestriction: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runtimeinto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WateringZones
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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thezone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notaffectanyscheduled
programs.
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ZoneProperties&MasterValve
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Tomodifyzoneproperties,tapEdit
Note:Ifyouhaveamastervalveorapump,Zone1canbere
assignedasaMasterValve.
Weatherandseasonaladjustments.SelectLiveWeatheror
SeasonalAdjustmentsforyourzone.Ifbothoptions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mayholdwaterforalongduration.Theamount
ofwatercontentheldinthesoilisreferredtoasFieldCapacity.
SunExposuredirectlyaffectstheevaporationrate(moresun
requiresmorewater).Slopeincreasesrunoff.
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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deliverto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
graphto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theupperright“Edit”button,youcanrearrangethe
graphsorder,orhidethemfromtheDashboardscreenview.
WeatherData
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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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.
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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
wateringtakesplace.
Snooze:Thisisatemporaryrestrictionthatskipsprogramsfora
setnumberofdays.
FreezeProtect:Setatemperaturethresholdbelowwhichwatering
activitywillbestopped.Thisisbasedonlowestforecasted
temperaturefortheday,usuallyoccursatnight.
HotDays:Setawateringmaximumbasedonpercentage.During
hotdaysincreasedwateringmightberequired.Cappingat100%is
defaultandallowsyoutosavewater.
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RainSensor
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Aregularrain/freezeclicksensor(usuallythesesensorsdon't
requireanyotherpowersourceandwhentheysenserain,they
simplycutoffthepowergoingthroughtheCommonWiretothe
wateringzones).
TowireuptherainsensortoyourTouchHD12,youwillneedto
wirethesensorwireinwhatiscalled“series”withthecommon
wirefromthevalvesandthecommonterminal.
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Sensitivity
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Sensitivitysettingsadjusttheresponsivenesstoforecasted
amountsofrainorwind.Forexample,buildingscanprovide
blockagefromwind,andasaresult,windhaslessimpacton
evaporation.Settingwindorrainsensitivitytozeroeliminatestheir
impact.Onlychangethedefaultvaluesifyouhaveagood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WiFisettingsorifyouforgotyour
RainMachine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>RemoteAccesstochangeorresend
yourconfirmation.
WiFisignalstrength:Nothingwillworkifyouaretoofarfrom
yourrouter.PleaseconsidergettingaWiFisignalboosteror
relocateyourWIFIRouterorRainMachine.
Formoresupport,pleasevisitusatwww.rainmachine.com
Troubleshooting
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Features
12Zones,WeatherAware,
WiFiIrrigationController
Forecastspatialresolutionupto1.5
Km
Evapotranspirationmethod:American
SocietyofCivilEngineers(ASCE)
Standardized
Freezecontrolandheatwave
protection
EPAWaterSense℠certified
iPhoneandAndroidmobileapps
Environmental
Indoorsoperating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
WiFi:USB802.11N,2.4Ghz,
US/Japan/EU.
Wires:AWG14 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Yearstandardwarranty
Specifications
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