4. Putting Your Water Computer into Operation
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Insert battery:
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Connect Water Computer:
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The Water Computer must only be operated with a 9 V alkali- manganese (alkaline) battery type IEC 6LR61.
1. Remove controller E from the housing of the Water Computer.
2. Insert battery in the battery |
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compartment F. Observe | zP |
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correct polarity z. The display |
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shows all the |
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2 seconds and then moves to |
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the time / day of week level. |
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3. Install controller E on the housing again.
The Water Computer is fitted with a sleeve nut G for taps with (G 1" ) (33.3 mm) thread. The adaptor supplied H allows the Water Computer to be connected to taps with a (G ³ ⁄₄" ) thread (26.5 mm).
1.For tap with a G ³ ⁄₄" (26.5 mm) thread:
Screw adaptor H on to the tap manually (do not use pliers).
2.Screw sleeve nut G of the Water Computer on to the adaptor thread by hand (do not use pliers).
3.Screw tap connector I on to the Water Computer.
Connect soil moisture or rain sensor (optional):
E |
J |
Apart from scheduled watering there is also the option of including how damp the soil is or rainfall into the watering programme.
If the soil is damp enough, the programme will be stopped, or a programme will be prevented from starting. Manual operation via Man. On / Off is unaffected by this.
The “Soil moisture
1.Remove controller E from the housing of the Water Computer.
2.Place soil moisture sensor in the watered area
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place rain sensor (with extension cable if necessary) outside the watered area.
3.Insert the sensor in the sensor connection J of the Water Computer.
An adapter cable may be required to connect older sensors, which can be purchased from GARDENA Service, GARDENA Adapter cable Art. No.
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