Rainmachine Touch HD-16 User manual

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RainMachineTouchHD16
QuickStartGuide
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RainMachineTouchHD16QuickStartGuide
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TableofContents
WiringDiagram..........................................................................................................3
HardwareInstallation.................................................................................................6
InitialSetup................................................................................................................5
Howitworks…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..7
Operation...................................................................................................................8
Creatingfirstprogram............................................................................................8
Zones....................................................................................................................11
ZonesProperties..................................................................................................12
Dashboard(RainMachinemobileapplication).....................................................14
WeatherData.......................................................................................................15
Snooze..................................................................................................................16
FreezeProtect......................................................................................................17
HotDays...............................................................................................................17
Sensitivity.............................................................................................................18
FieldCapacity.......................................................................................................18
Specifications...........................................................................................................20
Features................................................................................................................20
Environmental......................................................................................................20
Mechanical...........................................................................................................20
Electrical...............................................................................................................20
Certification..........................................................................................................20
WarrantyandLegal..............................................................................................21

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RainMachinedevice(frontview)
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24VACpoweradapter(cable1.5mlength)
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2drywallsscrews&miniscrewdriver
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Userdocumentation
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Visitusatwww.rainmachine.comforsupportandtobrowseour
Knowledgebaseorcontactourteam.
UserDoc umentation
InsidetheBox

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WiringDiagram

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Tip:Takeaphotoofyouroldtimerwiringforreference!
ForaninstallationvideopleasevisitourRainMachineYouTube
channel
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1.Fasteningunit
•Usingthe2provideddrywallscrewsandtemplatecard,fasten
theunittothewallat4to5feethigh,oreyelevel.
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2.Electrical
•Insertyourvalvewirestotheterminalblocksandtighten
screwstosecure(screwdriverincluded).
•Youcanuseanyorbothofthe“C”terminalsascommon.
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3.PowerUp
•Connectthepowerleadstotheterminalsmarked“24VAC”
andplugtransformerintoACwallsocket.
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Thesystemwillbootupandwillenterintheinitialsetupmode.
InitialSetup

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OnceRainMachinehasenteredtheInitialSetupmode,Followthe
onscreeninstallationstepstoconfigureyourWiFinetwork,
location,andcreateremoteaccessloginaccount.
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Sometips:
•Besureyouareconnectingtoyourhomenetworkandnotan
unfamiliaropennetworknearby.
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•Enteryourexacthomeaddressforthemostpreciseweather
forecasts.EnteringacityorZIPcodeonlywillreducethe
accuracyoftheweatherdata.
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•Besuretoconfirmyourverificationemail!Withoutthisstep,
remoteaccesswillnotwork.
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Withyourremoteaccessemailandpasswordconfirmed,download
theRainMachineAppfromtheappstore.Afterlaunchingtheapp,
selectthe3LinesMenuintheupperleft,andthenRemoteAccess.
Thisiswhereyouwilladdyouremailandpassword.
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HardwareInstallation

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WeatherAdaptiveWatering
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TheRainMachinewilldynamicallyadjustwateringduration(e.g.
Roses,5minutes)usingEvapotranspirationcalculationsbasedon
weatherdatasuchasforecastedtemperature,wind,rainand
humidity,sunexposure,etc.Inshort,wefollownatural
environmentalconditions,andwhennecessarywedecreaseor
increasewateroutput.
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Whencomparedwithregulartimercontrollerswithfixedwatering
duration,theRainMachineallowsyoutosavewaterandmaintain
healthyplants.
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ForafullexplanationofhowitworksvisitourKnowledgebaseat
www.rainmachine.com
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HowItWorks

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CreatingYourFirstProgram
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Inordertoenableautomaticwatering,youneedtosetupatleast
oneprogram:
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1.FromtheRainMachineapp,gotoSettings>Programs>Add
NewProgram
2.Labelyourprogram.Example:“RoseGarden”
3.SelectaFrequency:howoftentheprogramruns
4.SelectaStartTime:whentheprogramstarts
5.Inputabasewateringduration1(CustomorSuggested)foreach
zoneinthisprogram
6.Save
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1BaseWateringDuration–durationofwateringrequiredforeachzone,duringa
regularsummerday.Example:RoseGarden,5minutes.TheRainMachinewill
constantlyadjustthisdurationbasedonweatherconditions(temperature,rain,
humidity,wind)andthetimeofyear(basedonsunexposureanddaylighthours).See
nextpagefordetails.
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CustomvsSuggestedDuration
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Wateringdurationsforeachprogrammedzonecanbesetby:
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1.Customduration:Theusersetsadesiredwatering
durationforatypicalsummerday.
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2.Suggestedduration:calculatedfromthepropertiesof
yourzone(soiltype,planttype,sunexposureand
location)foratypicalsummerday.
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TheRainMachinewillthenadjustthesedurationsbasedonthree
choices:liveweather,seasonaladjustments,or“donotadjust”.
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Forexample,hotdaysrequiremorewater,cooldaysrequireless,
andonrainydaysitmaynotwateratallachievingsubstantial
watersavings
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ProgramProperties
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AdjustwateringDurationbasedonweather:Whenenabled,the
basewateringdurationwillbeadjusteddailybasedonweather.
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RainRestriction:DonotwaterifRainexceedsacertainamount.
Usethisifyouabsolutelydon’twantanywateringactivityduring
rainoveracertainamount.
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CycleandSoak:splitsthebasewateringruntimeintomultiple
cyclesseparatedbysoaktimes.Thisfeatureimproveswatering
efficiencybyallowingtimeforthesoiltoabsorbwaterandthus
avoidrunoff.
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Delaybetweenzones:setstheamountoftimebetweentwo
consecutivezonesinaprogram,toaccommodatespecificirrigation
systems.(Example:extratimetofillupwatertanksortobuildup
waterpressure).
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ManuallyWateringZones
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FromRainMachineapp,gotoZonesandtapontheplaybutton,
andselectadesiredduration.
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Alternatively,FromtheRainMachinedevice,touchtheUP/DOWN
touchbuttonstoselectthezonenumberandstartwateringby
pressingthewateringcan.Defaultis5minutes.
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NOTE:Thedurationdefaultsto5minutes,butitcanbechangedandsaved
fromtheRainMachineapp.Manualwateringdoesnotaffectanyscheduled
programs.
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ZoneProperties&MasterValve
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Tomodifyzoneproperties,tapEdit
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Note:Ifyouhaveamastervalveorapump,Zone1canbere
assignedasaMasterValve.
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Weatherandseasonaladjustments.SelectLiveWeatheror
SeasonalAdjustmentsforyourzone.Ifbothoptionsaredisabled,
theRainMachinewillnotadjustwateringdurations.
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SoilType,SlopeandExposure:Differentsoiltypeshavedifferent
waterretentionproperties;claysoilstendtoexperiencerunoff,
whileloamysoilsmayholdwaterforalongduration.Theamount
ofwatercontentheldinthesoilisreferredtoasFieldCapacity.
SunExposuredirectlyaffectstheevaporationrate(moresun
requiresmorewater).Slopeincreasesrunoff.
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VegetationType:Differentvegetationandplanttypesrequire
differentamountsofwater.TheRainMachinealgorithmuses
differentvariablesassociatedwitheachtypeofvegetationtomake
accuratewaterconsumptioncalculations.
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SprinklerHeadType:Sprinklerheadtypedeterminestheflowrate
ofazone,orhowmuchwaterasprinklercandelivertoyourplants
overagivenduration.Certainheadtypeshavehighflowrates,and
canirrigateyouryardquickly,whileothertypesareslower.
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Dashboard
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Thedashboardscreenallowsyoutoviewpastandfutureweather
andwaterconsumptionstatistics.Taporswipeleft/rightoneach
graphtoviewdetailedinfo.
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WeatherChartshowsyouweatherstatuswithhightemperatures
andrainamountforeachday.
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ProgramsChartshowstheoutputofwateringforthatrespective
program.Eachprogramhasagraphshowingyoubothrecorded
andforecastedwateroutput.
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UsingtheWeek/Month/Yeartabsyoucanchangethetimespanof
theDashboardgraphs.Settings>Dashboardallowsyoutotoggle
variousgraphs.
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NOTE:Bypressingtheupperright“Edit”button,youcanrearrangethe
graphsorder,orhidethemfromtheDashboardscreenview.
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WeatherData

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Settings>Weather:Weatherdataforyourlocationisfetched
severaltimesperdayfromvariousweathersourcessuchasNOAA
(US)orMET.NO(Global).DefaultisNOAAforUSandMET.NOonly
forEUandGlobal.Iftwoormoreweatherdatasourcesareusedat
thesametime,theresultwillbeanaverageofthetwodatasets.
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Wedonotadvisemixingmultiplesources,formostapplications
NOAAissufficient.
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Restrictions
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Restrictionsareasetofrulestheusercanimposeontherunning
programs.Specifictimespans(Days,Months,Hours)whereno
wateringtakesplace.
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Snooze:Thisisatemporaryrestrictionthatskipsprogramsfora
setnumberofdays.
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FreezeProtect:Setatemperaturethresholdbelowwhichwatering
activitywillbestopped.Thisisbasedonlowestforecasted
temperaturefortheday,usuallyoccursatnight.
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HotDays:Setawateringmaximumbasedonpercentage.During
hotdaysincreasedwateringmightberequired.Cappingat100%is
defaultandallowsyoutosavewater.
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RainSensor
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Aregularrain/freezeclicksensor(usuallythesesensorsdon't
requireanyotherpowersourceandwhentheysenserain,they
simplycutoffthepowergoingthroughtheCommonWiretothe
wateringzones).
TowireuptherainsensortoyourTouchHD16,youwillneedto
wirethesensorwireinwhatiscalled“series”withthecommon
wirefromthevalvesandthecommonterminal.
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Sensitivity
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Sensitivitysettingsadjusttheresponsivenesstoforecasted
amountsofrainorwind.Forexample,buildingscanprovide
blockagefromwind,andasaresult,windhaslessimpacton
evaporation.Settingwindorrainsensitivitytozeroeliminatestheir
impact.Onlychangethedefaultvaluesifyouhaveagoodreason
todoso.Theseareglobalsettingsandapplytoallzones.
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FieldCapacity
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FieldCapacityistheamountofsoilmoistureorwatercontentheld
inthesoilafterexcesswaterhasdrainedaway,andismeasuredin
inches.ItisdeterminedfromSoilType.Pleasebesuretosetyour
soiltypeunderzones.
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RainMachineTouchHD16QuickStartGuide
19
ResettingWiFiSettingsandPassword
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ShouldyouneedtochangeyourWiFisettingsorifyouforgotyour
RainMachinepasswordpleasegoto:http://rainmachine.com/reset
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RemoteAccessIssues:IfyoucannotconnecttoyourRainMachine
whileawayfromyourhome,pleasemakeyouhavevalidatedyour
email.Duringsetuptimeavalidationemailwillbesentyou.Goto
Settings>SystemSettings>RemoteAccesstochangeorresend
yourconfirmation.
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WiFisignalstrength:Nothingwillworkifyouaretoofarfrom
yourrouter.PleaseconsidergettingaWiFisignalboosteror
relocateyourWIFIRouterorRainMachine.
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Formoresupport,pleasevisitusatwww.rainmachine.com
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Troubleshooting

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