BaseStation 1000 Quick Start Guide
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STEP 6 – Set the Water Windows
Water windows are used to indicate when watering
will or will not be allowed.
Press the
Program Setup
button. Highlight the
Water Windows
option, and then press
OK
.
Verify that the correct program number displays in
the upper-left corner. Press
PRG
to change if
necessary.
By default, watering is allowed during all hours of the week. Unless you need to comply with water
restrictions or set aside a time for mowing, we recommend that you leave the default settings for
the water windows.
STEP 7 – Set Soak Cycles
Because each type of soil has a different rate at which it can absorb water, you should set up the
cycle time and soak time (“soak cycles”) for your zones to ensure that water soaks into the soil
instead of being wasted.
Soak Cycle Example
: If your zone runtime is 60
minutes and you set up 3 soak cycles with a 40
minute soak time, the zone waters for 20 minutes,
and then allows that water to soak in for 40
minutes. While this zone is soaking, other zones can
run. After the 40 minute soak time, the zone will be
allowed to run another 20 minutes after any zone
that is currently running finishes.
Press the
Program Setup
button. Highlight the
Soak Cycles
option, and then press
OK
.
Verify that the correct program number displays in the upper-left corner. Press
PRG
to change if
necessary.
If Soak Cycles are set to Off, press the
+
button to replace that setting with a number. Press the
+
or
–
button to set the appropriate number of soak cycles.
Press the
button to move to the
Soak Time
field and then press the
button to move to the
digits that you want to change. Press the
+
or
–
button to set the time.
Press the
button to highlight the
Intelligent Soak
field. If you want to enable Intelligent Soak for
this program, press the
OK
button to display a checkmark in the field.
When you enable the Intelligent Soak™ feature, the BaseStation 1000 uses intelligent watering
algorithms that apply cycles in the optimal order to maximize water penetration and minimize
evaporation loss. If there are many zones in a program, zones will be cycled and soaked until all
have been completed. Zones that have completed their soak cycles are prioritized higher that
zones that are still waiting to water so the first zones to start watering will be the first to complete.