Planning Your Watering Schedule; Watering Schedule Form - Irritrol KD2 Guia Del Usuario

Planning Your Watering Schedule

It is often helpful to plan your watering schedule on paper
before beginning the programming steps. The information
can then be transferred to the Quick Reference Card as a
handy reference.
Filling out the Watering Schedule Form
When filling out the form provided on page 10, use a pencil
so changes can be easily made.
Refer to the example shown on the opposite page and
fill out your form in a similar manner. Include the following
information:
Location - Identify the location of each watering
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station area and the type of plant being watered.
Note: Enter the following information for each
program. If the program is not needed, leave its
information column blank.
Watering Day Schedule - For a Calendar schedule,
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indicate which day(s) of the week watering is desired.
For a Day Interval schedule indicate the desired
Interval number (1–31). For Odd or Even day watering
schedule, simply mark the appropriate box.
Station Run Time Duration - Indicate the amount of
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run time (1 minute to 4 hours) for each station. Write
"Off" for any station which you do not want to run in
the program.
• Program Start Times - Indicate the time(s) of day to
start the program. Each program can have up to three
start times per watering day.
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Important: The KD2 can run only one program
watering cycle at a time. Therefore, when setting more
than one start time for a program or when setting up
more than one program, make sure that each program
watering cycle will be able to run completely before the
next start time occurs. This can be easily determined by
totaling up the run time duration of all stations that will
operate during the program, then selecting the next start
time that can accommodate the completion of the initial
watering program. If Water Budget is used to increase run
time duration, this must also be considered in the total
run time. It is important to remember that a program start
time which occurs while a watering cycle is in progress
will be delayed (stacked) until the current watering
cycle is finished. If this happens, it may appear that the
sprinklers are not shutting off or that they are running at an
unexpected time of day.