Digital Sun Inc. SS10RA Manual De Usuario
mounted.
0. Line of sight to the Sensor – This means the from the location you intend to mount the
Receiver's Antenna, you should be able to see the area when you plan to put the
Sensor.
Sensor.
0. Protection – The Receiver is not water-proof so the mounting location should be
protected. Most home irrigation controllers are not waterproof, so it is already in
a safe location that you can also use for the Receiver. If you must install the
S.Sense Receiver outside, then put it inside a plastic controller box (available at
the irrigation section of hardware stores) .
a safe location that you can also use for the Receiver. If you must install the
S.Sense Receiver outside, then put it inside a plastic controller box (available at
the irrigation section of hardware stores) .
. Access – The Front Panel Interface should be in a comfortable location when you use
it.
If your yard's soil or drainage vary a lot, you might be better served if you add additional
sensors, putting one in each distinctive area. S.Sense will use the data from all the
Sensors to determine how to water.
One other note on your Yard Design – Write it down. After your Sensor has been in the
ground for a year, it can be much harder to find that you expect. Your memory will not
be enough and in any case grass and shrubs may have grown over the Sensor. Carefully
measure the location from stable landmarks, such as a tree or irrigation standpipe, then
write it down on the flyleaf of this manual. A year from now, when it's time to replace
the Sensor's battery, you will be glad you did. Keep the manual in a safe place you will
remember later.
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Setting up your Controller
Remember, the S.Sense System controls if a watering will occur, but it cannot turn the
water on. The times, dates and duration of a watering cycle is still the responsibility of
your controller.
If your municipality has any watering date restrictions, then be sure to continue setting
the Controller to not violate “no water” times.
Currently, you probably adjust your controller's settings regularly, compensating for
seasonal variations or rainfall. Or if you are like me, you set it up once being generous
on the watering so nothing dies in the hottest part of the summer, then just leave it on that
setting for all the year.
For lazy people like me, there is good news – You are probably already setup perfectly
for S.Sense cooperation! We want the Controller to try to water as often and as much as
would be needed on the hottest, driest summer day.
The Receiver will keep the Controller from over-watering. When the S.Sense data and
analysis indicate that the lawn and garden have sufficient moisture to last to at least the
next scheduled water cycle, it blocks the current water cycle from starting. So while the
Controller will try to irrigate often, the end result is the watering only happens when it is
needed.
If you have carefully programmed your controller to do just the correct amount of
watering, then you need to relax the settings a little. Change the Controller back to its hot
summer watering schedule.
water on. The times, dates and duration of a watering cycle is still the responsibility of
your controller.
If your municipality has any watering date restrictions, then be sure to continue setting
the Controller to not violate “no water” times.
Currently, you probably adjust your controller's settings regularly, compensating for
seasonal variations or rainfall. Or if you are like me, you set it up once being generous
on the watering so nothing dies in the hottest part of the summer, then just leave it on that
setting for all the year.
For lazy people like me, there is good news – You are probably already setup perfectly
for S.Sense cooperation! We want the Controller to try to water as often and as much as
would be needed on the hottest, driest summer day.
The Receiver will keep the Controller from over-watering. When the S.Sense data and
analysis indicate that the lawn and garden have sufficient moisture to last to at least the
next scheduled water cycle, it blocks the current water cycle from starting. So while the
Controller will try to irrigate often, the end result is the watering only happens when it is
needed.
If you have carefully programmed your controller to do just the correct amount of
watering, then you need to relax the settings a little. Change the Controller back to its hot
summer watering schedule.