Holman QuikDial User manual

User Guide

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PRODUCT CODE: CO6002

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Contents
Overview 4
Main Components 4
Function and Resetting 5
Specifications 5
Precautions and Use 6
Setup 7
Battery Installation 7
Setup Process 8
Set Clock 10
Starts 11
Start Time 14
Run Time 15
Set Day 16
Zone 18
Conflicting Starts 20
Removal of All Zones from a Start 20
Operation 21
Automatic Watering 21
Manual Watering 22
No/Suspended Watering Mode 23
Maintenance 24
Cleaning 24
Cold Weather 25
Batteries 25
Troubleshooting 26

Overview
Main Components
1. ZONE 1 outlet
2. ZONE 2 outlet
®Each outlet is 20mmBSP
with 12mm snap‑on
connection included
3. 20/25mm BSP tap nut inlet
4. Tap connection locking nut
5. Display
6. ON/OFF
7. MENU DIAL
8. Battery compartment:
®Requires 2× AA alkaline
batteries only
(not included)
8
12
3
5
4
6
7

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Overview (continued)
Function and Resetting
®Inactivity on your QuikDial Tap Timer controls for 10 seconds
will return to the default system mode displaying the current time
ÁRemoving the AA batteries will reset all
clock and schedule settings
®To reset your QuikDial, remove the batteries for 2minutes
which will return the timer to factory default
ÁFor use with cold water only
Specifications
7 DAY SCHEDULING Mon–Sun selection
WATERING DURATION 1‑99 min
WORKING PRESSURE 30‑1200 kPa
MAXIMUM FLOW RATE 25 L/min
CONNECTIONS 20/25mm BSP inlet / 20mm BSP outlet
WORKING TEMPERATURE 3°C to 50°C
BATTERIES 2× AA alkaline (not included)

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Precautions and Use
ÁYour QuikDial is designed to hang vertically from a tap
ÁDo not use in place of irrigation solenoids
ÁUse with caution on short run drip systems,
these can keep valves open when they need to
close. A pressure reducer is recommended
Overview (continued)

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Setup
Battery Installation
1. Install 2× 1.5v AA
alkaline batteries into your
QuikDial Tap Timer, as
indicated in the battery
compartment [a]
®After installing the batteries,
the display will flash
ZONE I, then ZONEII
as part of start up
®Once the start‑up process
is complete, the CLOCK
will display as follows,
with the time separator
flashing [b] and the battery
indicated as full [c]
a
b
c

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Setup (continued)
Setup Process
®Your QuikDial has a simple
and intuitive setup system
quickly completed in 5 steps
®Your QuikDial has up to
4START TIMES available
®RUN TIMES between
1–99 min per ZONE
®ZONES will water
sequentially starting from
the set START TIME
®1 or 2 ZONES can be
included in each START, for
a total of up to 8 possible
waterings (2 ZONES,
4times per day) to be set
®As an example, if you set a
START with a RUNTIME
of 60 min this will give a
total of 2 hours of watering
when both ZONES are
included in the start
®For automatic watering,
you must ensure that the
CLOCK, START TIME,
RUNTIME, SETDAY
and ZONE have all
been set correctly

Setup (continued)
Setup Process
®Here is a quick overview to see how all these settings combine
into an automated watering schedule for your garden
END
ZONE
Start Time 07:00
Run Time 10min
Set Day
START
10
min
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
1
Mo Tu
ZONE Iwill start at 7:00 am, for a duration
of 10 minutes, on Mondays and Tuesdays.
When ZONE Istops, ZONE II will start (at
7:10 pm) for the same duration (10 minutes).
10
min
END
ZONE
Start Time 07:00
Run Time 10min
Set Day
START
START
10
min
0
min
15
min
Start Time 06:00
Run Time 15min
Set Day
Mo
Tu
We
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
2
1
Mo Tu
In addition to the START 1 cycle, START 2 will
activate ZONE II at 6:00 am on Wednesdays
for a duration of 15 minutes.
10
min

Set Clock
®The current time and day
of the week is needed as
the reference point for
your program to work
®The CLOCK is in 24hr
time (12:00 is midday
and 00:00 is midnight)
1. To set the clock, turn your
MENU DIAL anti‑clockwise
(left) or clockwise(right)
until the time is flashing [a]
2. Press the MENU DIAL once
and the HOUR will flash [b]
3. Turn the MENU DIAL to set
the HOUR of the current time
4. Press the MENU DIAL and
the MINUTES will flash [c]
5. Turn the MENU DIAL
to select the MINUTES
of the current time
6. Press the MENU DIAL
and DAYS will flash [d]
7. Turn the MENU DIAL
to select the current
DAY of the week
8. Press the MENU DIAL
to complete this step
Setup (continued)
a
b
c
d

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Setup (continued)
Starts
®Your QuikDial has up to 4
START TIMES available,
these can be used for 1or
both ZONES as needed
®There is a default time set
for each START. To see
these, turn the MENUDIAL
clockwise (right)
®While START 1 is on,
STARTS 2, 3and 4
are set to OFF
®The START TIMES
are in 24hr time
®00:00 is midnight and
12:00 is midday
®Default START TIMES
are as follows:
LSTART 1—07:30
LSTART 2—09:30
LSTART 3—15:30 (3.30pm)
LSTART 4—18:30 (6.30pm)

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Setup (continued)
Turn a Start On/Off
®Begin by turning the MENU DIAL clockwise (right) until you
see the START NUMBER (1, 2,3 or 4) you want to select
®If the START is OFF and you need to turn it ON:
1. Select the START NUMBER
by turning the MENU DIAL
2. Press the MENU DIAL
and a flashing ON will
be displayed [a]
3. Press the MENU DIAL to
confirm the START as ON
4. The START NUMBER
will now flash [b]—
indicating you can now
move to the next start
5. Turn the MENU DIAL to
the next START and repeat
the process to turn ON/
OFF the other STARTS
a
b

Setup (continued)
Turn a Start On/Off
®If the START is ON and you need to turn it OFF:
1. Select the START NUMBER
by turning the MENU DIAL
2. Press the MENU DIAL once,
a flashing menu box
will appear around
START TIME [c]
3. Turn the MENU DIAL
anti‑clockwise (right)
and a flashing OFF will
be displayed [d]
4. Press the MENU DIAL to
confirm the start as OFF
5. The START NUMBER
will now flash [e]—this
indicates you can now
move to the next START
6. Turn the MENU DIAL to
the next START and repeat
the process to turn ON/
OFF the other STARTS
c
d
e

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Start Time
®START TIME is the time of
day your watering begins
®Your QuikDial waters each
ZONE sequentially starting
from this time. ZONES are
added at a later step—
refer to ZONE setup
instructions to learn more
®To set the watering
STARTTIME for your
active START/S:
1. Select the START NUMBER
by turning the MENU DIAL
2. Active STARTS have the
STARTNUMBER[a]
and ON[b] displayed
on the screen
3. Press the MENU DIAL
once, the menu box around
START TIME will flash [c]
4. Press the MENU DIAL
again and HOURS will
flash [d], indicating
HOURS can now be set
5. Turn the MENU DIAL left or
right to set to your preferred
HOUR for the START TIME
Setup (continued)
a
b
c
b

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Setup (continued)
Start Time
6. Press the MENU DIAL
again and the MINUTES
will now flash [e]
7. Turn the MENU DIAL left or
right to set the MINUTES
8. Once the MINUTES
are correct, press the
MENU DIAL again to
move on to RUN TIME
Run Time
®RUN TIME is the watering
duration for your START
®You can set 1RUNTIME
per START
®Min. RUN TIME is 1 min
®Max. RUNTIME is 99 min
®RUN TIME applies to each
ZONE in the START
®As an example, if you set
a RUN TIME of 60 min
this will give a total
of 2 hrs of watering
when both ZONES are
included in the START
®RUN TIME can be accessed
two ways—either as a
continuation from the
START TIME, or using
the following steps:
1. Turn the MENU DIAL to
select the START NUMBER
2. Press the MENU DIAL,
and the menu box will flash
around START TIME [a]
e
a

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Setup (continued)
Run Time
3. Turn the MENU DIAL
clockwise (right), and the
menu box will now flash
around RUN TIME [b]
4. Press the MENU DIAL
once and the RUN TIME
will begin flashing [c]
5. Turn the MENU DIAL to
the desired RUNTIME
(up to 99 min)
6. Press the MENU DIAL again
to move on to SET DAY
Set Day
®Your QuikDial allows
you to select the days
of the week to water
ÁThere is no interval
watering option
®The 7 days of the week
are represented with their
first two letters. MO for
Monday, TU for Tuesday etc.
®SET DAY allows you to
select (or change) the
day/s you wish to water
either as a continuation
from the RUN TIME or
using the following steps:
1. Turn the MENU DIAL to
select the START NUMBER
2. Press the MENU DIAL
3. The menu box will flash
around START TIME [a]
b
a
c

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Setup (continued)
Set Day
4. Turn the MENU DIAL
clockwise (right), until a box
is flashing around SET DAY
and lines are flashing below
the days of the week [b]
5. Press the MENU DIAL
once and a solid line will
flash below MO only [c]
a. To keep MO selected,
turn the MENU DIAL
clockwise (right) to
move to the next day
b. To remove MO press the
MENU DIAL, MO will be
removed from the screen
6. Turn the MENU DIAL
clockwise (right) to
move to TU
7. Repeat for each day,
pressing the MENU DIAL
to remove days as needed
®If a day is removed by
accident, turn the MENU
DIAL anti‑clockwise until
the line is flashing under
the removed day. Press
the MENU DIAL again
to reinstate the day
®Only the days which are
included in the program
will be displayed
8. Once you have set/removed
SU all lines will flash[d]
9. Press the MENU DIAL
again to move on to ZONE
d
c
b

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Setup (continued)
Zone
ÁA START will remain
OFF if no ZONES are
selected for the START
®ZONES can be set up either
with a separate START
(when needed to water on
different DAYS or different
START TIMES), or set up
within the same START
®All STARTS have ZONEI
selected by default
®You can change to another
ZONE or select all ZONES
via the ZONE menu
®When ZONES are set to
water within the same
START your QuikDial will
water each zone sequentially
starting from the set
STARTTIME
®ZONE can be accessed
two ways—either as
a continuation from
the SET DAY, or using
the following steps:
1. Turn the MENU DIAL to
select the START NUMBER
2. Press the MENU DIAL
3. The menu box will flash
around START TIME
4. Turn the MENU DIAL
clockwise (right) until a box
is flashing around ZONE[a]
5. Press the MENU DIAL
to confirm you’d like to
update the ZONE menu
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Setup (continued)
Zone
6. ZONE I will flash [b]
®Pressing the MENU DIAL
once when the ZONE is
flashing will allow you
to select or delete the
ZONE from the START
®As ZONE I is already
programmed to water during
this START, you can:
a. Move onto step 7 to
keep ZONEI selected
b. Press the MENUDIAL
to remove ZONE I from
the START
7. Turn the MENU DIAL
clockwise (right) and
ZONE II [c] will flash
®As ZONE II is not
programmed to water during
this START, you can:
a. Press the MENUDIAL
to select ZONE II for
the START
b. Wait 10 seconds to
return to the default
system mode and keep
ZONE II deselected
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Removal of All Zones from a Start
ÁA START will not allow
you to turn it ON until
a ZONE is selected
for the START
®If any active (ON) START/S
have all ZONES deselected,
you will need to add a ZONE
back to restore the START
1. To restore the ZONE/S, turn
the MENU DIAL to select
the START NUMBER
2. Press the MENU DIAL
3. A box will flash around
START TIME
4. Turn the dial anti‑clockwise
(left) until you enter
ZONE selection, a
box will flash around
ZONE—refer to step 5 in
ZONE setup instructions
to continue to
restore ZONES
Setup (continued)
Conflicting Starts
ÁIf more than one START
has been set with the
same START TIME and
SET DAYS, the timer will
ignore the duplication.
Only the first start will
be run in these cases
®Use the 4 available
STARTS to spread out your
watering needs—avoiding
conflicting STARTS