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1. rainmachine the forecast sprinkler Mini 8 User Manual Package COMEM aaa Oe eie e p Pe 3 Wiring Diagram Hardware Installation First Time Setup oup Operation Creating first program Dashboard How it works Weather Data Snooze Freeze Protect Hot Days Sensitivity Field Capacity Specifications Features Environmental Mechanical 14 Electrical Certification Warranty 2 RainMachine Mini 8 User manual Package Contents User Documentation Figure 1 package contents RainMachine Mini 8 device front view 24VAC power adapter cable 1 5m length 2 drywall screws User documentation RainMachine Mini 8 User manual Wiring Diagram ZONE2 POWER ADAPTER VALVES ZONE1 COMMON RainMachine Mini 8 User manual Hardware Installation 1 Fastening unit Place the Quick Installation Guide printed card on the wall Mark and drill though the holes labeled DRILL HERE Using the provided 2 Drywall screws fasten the unit to the wall 2 Electrical Insert your valve wires by pressing the orange terminals push buttons You can use any or both of the C as common 3 Power Up Connect the power leads to the terminals marked 24VAC Plug transform into AC wall socket System will boot for the firs2. Mini 8 User manual 9 Dashboard The dashboard screen allows you to view both past and future watering and weather statistics Water Need shows you a reference amount of water needed for that respective day Please note that actual irrigation might vary based on irrigation frequency as defined by your programs Swipe right left to see more Programs shows the output of watering for that respective program Each program has a graph showing you both historical and predicted water output Swipe right left to see more Rain This graph shows you past and future forecasted rain amounts inch day Swipe right left to see more NOTE By pressing the Edit button you can rearrange the graphs order or hide them from the dashboard view 10 RainMachine Mini 8 User manual How it works Program the RainMachine with the number of minutes per zone that are necessary to keep your plants happy in an average summer day That s all Example Roses 5 minutes The RainMachine will then dynamically adjust this base watering duration Roses 5 minutes using Evapotranspiration calculations based on weather data such as forecasted Temperature Wind Rain and Humidity as well as solar irradiation relative to earth rotation and inclination at any given point of the year In short we simulate Nature water cycle and when necessary we supplement the missing water When compared with regular timer controllers with fixed wate
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4. er conditions temperature rain humidity wind and time of the year incoming solar radiation relative to earth rotation and trajectory RainMachine Mini 8 User manual Advanced program properties Cycle and Soak splits the base watering duration in multiple cycles allowing a soak time between cycles This feature improves watering efficiency by avoiding run offs 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 8 RainMachine Mini 8 User manual Zones To manually start watering on a Zone you can either From RainMachine app go to Zones and tap on the ON OFF switch To change the watering duration tap on the zone name before starting From the RainMachine device touch the UP DOWN buttons to select the zone number and start watering by touching on the watering can button 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 Zones Properties To modify zone properties tap on the Edit button on top right corner Assign a name to each zone Change the vegetation type Disable Enable dynamic Weather adjustments for a specific zone Use historical averages in case the weather data is not available automatic seasonal adjustment RainMachine
5. ring duration the RainMachine allows you to save water and maintain healthy plants RainMachine Mini 8 User manual 11 Weather Data Weather data is being fetched several times per day from various weather sources such as NOAA US or MET Global Default is NOAA for US and MET only for EU If two or more weather sources are used at the same time the result will be an average of the two data sets Restrictions 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 Snooze This is a temporary restriction that skips programs for 1 2 or more days Freeze Protect Set a temperature threshold below which watering activity is stopped Hot Days If this option is selected extra watering will be allowed during extreme heat waves If this option is not checked the maximum watering amount is capped to 100 of programmed runtime 12 RainMachine Mini 8 User manual Sensitivity Sensitivity settings allow you to adjust the forecasted amount of Rain or Wind Example Buildings can provide shelter from wind as a result the wind amount can be adjusted downward Setting wind or rain sensitivity to zero eliminates rain or wind forcing from the EvapoTranspiration calculations Please do not change default values unless you have a good reason to do so These settings are global applies to all zones Field Capacity Maximum number of day
6. s allowed to accumulate rainfall in the ground to be used for future water need calculations default 2 summer days NOTE During Spring Autumn the field capacity is automatically adjusted to a higher number of days to reflect slower evapo transpiration RainMachine Mini 8 User manual 13 Specifications Features 8 Zones Weather Aware WIFI Irrigation controller Projected Capacitive Keypad Forecast spatial resolution up to 1 5 Km EvapoTranspiration method American Society of Civil Engineers ASCE Standardized Freeze control and heat wave protection iPhone and Android apps Environmental Indoors operating temp 20C to 50C 4F to 120F To 85 relative humidity non condensing Mechanical Dimensions 115 x 115 x 27mm Weight 170g Electrical WIFI USB 802 11N 2 4Ghz US Japan EU Wires AWG 14 22 0 75 1 5mm AC Input 24VAC 50 60Hz 750mA adapter included Valve output 24 50 60Hz max 10VA Master valve 24VAC 50 60Hz Certification FCC CE Warranty 2 years standard warranty 14 RainMachine Mini 8 User manual LEGAL GREEN ELECTRONICS AND ANY CONTRIBUTOR IS PROVIDING THIS INFORMATION AS A CONVENIENCE AND ACCORDINGLY MAKES NO WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS DOCUMENT OR PRODUCTS MADE IN CONFORMANCE WITH THIS DOCUMENT THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED AS IS AND GREEN ELECTRONICS DISCLAIMS ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING THE WARRANTY O
7. t time and will enter in the initial setup mode and the digit display will show letter RainMachine Mini 8 User manual First Time Setup Step 1 Download and install the Rainmachine app from App store Step 2 very important From your smartphone Wi Fi s Settings Screen join the RainMachine Wi Fi network Step 3 Launch the RainMachine application go to the Devices screen and tap on the RainMachine setup n 2 Follow the installation wizard steps to configure Network Location and create login account NOTE After this step your mobile device should re connect to your home WIFI Make sure your mobile device did not accidentally re connect to other WIFI networks will 12 00 PM lt Settings Wi Fi v Rainmachine 08b25a i Other 6 RainMachine Mini 8 User manual Operation Creating first program In order to enable automatic watering you need to setup at least one program 1 From 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 Assign a base watering duration for each in this program 6 Save Base 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 weath
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