Gardena 19031-20 User manual

EN Operator’s manual
smart Water Control
Art. 19031
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GARDENA smart Water Control
1. SAFETY ................................................ 4
2. FUNCTION .............................................. 6
3. INITIAL OPERATION....................................... 8
4. OPERATION............................................. 11
5. MAINTENANCE .......................................... 14
6. STORAGE .............................................. 15
7. TROUBLESHOOTING ..................................... 16
8. TECHNICAL DATA ........................................ 17
9. ACCESSORIES .......................................... 18
10. SERVICE / WARRANTY..................................... 19
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Translation of the original instructions.
For safety reasons, children and young people under 16 as well as
anyone who is not familiar with these operating instructions should not
use the product. Persons with reduced physical or mental abilities
may use the product only if they are supervised or instructed by a responsible
person. Children must be supervised to ensure that they do not play with
the product. Never operate the product when you are tired, ill or under the
influence of alcohol, drugs or medicine.
Intended use:
The GARDENA smart Water Control is intended for private use in
domestic and hobby gardens, exclusively for outdoor use, to control
sprinklers and watering systems. The smart Water Control can be
used for automatic watering during holidays.
The smart Water Control can only be programmed together with the
GARDENA smart Gateway Art. 19000.
DANGER! Risk of injury!
The GARDENA smart Water Control must not be used
for industrial purposes or in conjunction with chemicals,
foodstuffs, easily flammable and explosive materials.
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1. SAFETY
Important!
Read the operator’s manual
carefully before use and keep
for future reference.
DANGER!
Risk of suffocation!
Small parts can be easily swal-
lowed. There is also a risk that
the polybag can suffocate tod-
dlers. Keep toddlers away when
you assemble the product.
DANGER! Cardiac arrest!
This product makes an electro-
magnetic field while it operates.
This field may under some con-
ditions interfere with active or
passive medical implants.
To decrease the risk of condi-
tions that can possibly injure or
kill, we recommend persons
with medical implants to speak
with their physician and the
medical implant manufacturer
before you operate the product.
The product can be used in the
temperature range + 5 °C – + 50 °C
outdoors.
Examine the product for damage
prior to every commissioning.
Keep damaged parts out of the
reach of children.
Regularly examine the batteries
for damage.
Do not use damaged batteries.
Ensure that they are correctly dis-
posed of (please see Chapter
6. STORAGE “Disposal / Disposing
of flat batteries”).
Keep damaged batteries out of the
reach of children.
Do not use the Water Control in
explosive areas.
Examine the product for leaks prior
to every commissioning.
The product will become hot when
exposed to sunlight. Touching the
product in such a condition can
result in slight burns if touched.
Ensure that the product is only
used within the stated temperature
range (see Chapter 1. SAFETY:
+ 5 °C – + 50 °C) .
Batteries:
To ensure the Water Control runs
safely, only 3 x alkalimanganese
(alkaline) batteries type LR6 (AA)
(Mignon) must be used for the
authorizedtemperature range
+ 5 °C – + 50 °C.
DANGER!
There is a risk of explosion if
batteries are not replaced in the
proper manner. See 6. STORAGE
for information on how to dispose
of used batteries.
Do not use re-chargeable batteries.
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In order to stop the Water Control
from failing because of a weak
battery if you are away for a long
time, the battery must be replaced
when the battery display flashes
yellow.
The batteries should not be removed
while watering (leads to continuous
watering).
Setting up:
CAUTION!
The Water Control must not be
used indoors.
vOnly use the Water Control
outdoors.
The Water Control may only be set
up vertically with the sleeve nut to
the top to prevent water penetrating
into the battery compartment.
The minimum water output to ensure
that the Water Control functions
correctly is 20 – 30 l/h. For example,
at least 10 – 15 x 2-litre Drip Heads
are required to control the Micro-
Drip-System.
The max. temperature for the water
flow is 40 °C.
vOnly use clear fresh water.
The minimum operating pressure
is 0.5 bar, the maximum operating
pressure is 12 bar.
Avoid tensile strain.
vDo not pull the hose connected
to the Water Computer.
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