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Rain Master Irrigation Systems 

DX2 User Manual 

 

Page 232 

Appendix A:  Flow Meters 

 

 
Appendix A 
Flow Meters 

 

 

T

he Evolution DX2 series controller provides a variety of user-

configurable, flow-related features for either one or two flow 
sensors, referred to as Flow #1 and Flow #2. 

 

The Evolution DX2 flow features/capabilities include: 

 

Display of instantaneous flow rate in gallons per minute 
(GPM) for Flow #1, Flow #2 and total (Flow #1 + Flow 
#2).  Flow rates are updated every ten seconds. 

 

Display of monthly flow accumulations in gallons for 
Flow #1, Flow #2 and total (Flow #1 + Flow #2).  Flow 
accumulation in gallons is updated every minute. 

 

Automatic termination of watering based upon flow 
limit violations: 

o

 

Main line flow rate for controller (GPM) 

o

 

Maximum flow rate per station (GPM) 

o

 

Minimum flow rate per station (GPM) 

o

 

Maximum flow accumulation per month 
(gallons) 

o

 

Unscheduled flow rate for controller (GPM) 

 

Automatic condemnation and reporting of 
stations violating flow limits.  Warning 
information is provided in the Field 
Maintenance Activity and Troubleshooting 
section of the manual. 

 

Automatic establishment of station upper and 
lower flow limits (learn mode). 

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Summary of Contents for DX2 series

Page 1: ...onthly flow accumulations in gallons for Flow 1 Flow 2 and total Flow 1 Flow 2 Flow accumulation in gallons is updated every minute Automatic termination of watering based upon flow limit violations o...

Page 2: ...ual station basis verify the following c Steps a and b above have been performed d Station Upper Limits have been established see Max Flow Limit e Station Lower Limits have been established see Flow L...

Page 3: ...with flow sensors the accuracy of the actual readings are limited only by the flow sensor devices Typical accuracy values are approximately 1 Flow Meter Offset and K Values Each flow meter installatio...

Page 4: ...483 834 K VALUE 109 209 291 750 1021 457 776 2268 3752 See attached table RMIS Part No 500712 MAXIMUM WATER PRESSURE 400 PSI 400 PSI 400 PSI 200 PSI 200 PSI 100 PSI 68 F 100 PSI 68 F 100 PSI 68 F 100...

Page 5: ...performed on the following Station upper limit Station lower limit Main flow limit Total monthly flow limit Unscheduled flow limit Each station limit can be automatically established by the controller...

Page 6: ...limit If the meter value is less than the limit an error condition is detected To detect a mis adjusted valve or clogged line enter a relatively small but non zero lower limit The system default valu...

Page 7: ...ails on selecting each option The system default is GIVE WARNING If the stop watering option is selected the problem is reported in the warning list and watering stops Watering is restarted when The l...

Page 8: ...to enable or disable station flow limit checking The default setting for limit checking is DISABLED for all stations When they are disabled no limit checking is performed However the GPM flow and tot...

Page 9: ...ation takes the longest time for its GPM rate to settle Round this time period to the next minute and use this rounded value as the flow rate limit check delay Warning This delay value establishes the...

Page 10: ...oth meters See Chapter 4 Setup for details Flow Meter Reading Procedure To observe flow meter readings from the base menu Step 1 Advance to the Measurements Options screen as follows Figure 175 Measur...

Page 11: ...Rain Master Irrigation Systems DX2 User Manual Page 242 Appendix A Flow Meters Figure 176 Flow Meter Readings FLOW 1 GPM 55 TOTAL GPM 205 FLOW 2 GPM 150...

Page 12: ...ns Step 2 Select F3 WATER TOTAL then select F1 TOTALS PAST MONTH Figure 178 Water Total The past month total gallons for Flow 1 and Flow 2 are shown Step 3 Select F2 TOTALS PRESENT MONTH The total pre...

Page 13: ...VAC Any and all future automatic irrigation will not occur until this warning is cleared from the controller If the monthly watering allocation has been exceeded immediate termination of all irrigatio...

Page 14: ...ading Figure 179 Warning Main Flow The MV1 in the second line represents the Master Valve 1 To access the warning report from the base menu press F2 WARNING Note Break between Flow Sensor and First St...

Page 15: ...has a lower limit of 100 GPM The line to station 2 is clogged resulting in a flow reading of 53 GPM The following entry is placed in the warning list Figure 182 Warning Flow Low Limit Monthly Water Li...

Page 16: ...of turning on several stations simultaneously When flow meters are used in this environment the individual station limits are summed and compared to the total flow rate Therefore you must set up limit...

Page 17: ...ue Evolution Satellite Offset Min Design Flow GPM Max Design Flow GPM 228PV 1 5 1 50 457 0 5 100 228PV 2 1 94 776 104 10 200 228PV 3 4 02 2268 483 20 300 228PV 4 5 15 3752 834 40 500 228BR 2 1 99 750...

Page 18: ...20P 3 4 02 Any 2268 483 35 700 160 220P 4A 5 15 Any 4191 975 65 1200 300 220P 6A 228PD 1 0 96 FM 92D 70 26 2 20 5 228PD 1 5 1 50 FM 92D 505 107 8 180 40 228PD 2 1 94 FM 92D 744 273 13 250 50 228PF 1 5...

Page 19: ...4 224 2565 577 20 600 PVC Class 160 4 5 4 072 2361 554 20 600 PVC Class 200 4 5 4 072 2342 525 20 600 5 inch 10S 5 563 5 295 4451 1044 30 900 Std Wt Sch 40 5 50 5 047 4006 932 30 900 Ex Strong Sch 80...

Page 20: ...4 125 4000 PVC Class 200 10 75 9 728 16580 4804 125 4000 12 inch 10S 12 75 12 390 28566 9831 175 5000 Sch 20 12 75 12 250 27997 9556 175 5000 Sch 30 12 75 12 090 27122 9156 175 5000 Std Wt Sch 40S 12...

Page 21: ...75 42791 17495 300 9000 Std Wt Sch 30 16 00 15 250 42115 17100 300 9000 Ex Strong Sch 40 16 00 15 000 40785 16331 300 9000 Sch 60 16 00 14 688 39163 15388 300 9000 Sch 80 16 00 14 314 37278 14332 300...

Page 22: ...Rain Master Irrigation Systems DX2 User Manual Appendix A Flow Meters Page 253 Figure 184 Flow Sensor Installation...

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