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- Page 1 Activate your WeatherTRAK Pro3 Pre-activate to expedite at www.weathertrak.com/activate or call (800) 362-8774 Getting Started Guide v1.1 Included in documentation pack: Getting Started Guide • Warranty • Installation Instructions • Quick Start Programming Guide • Flow Reference Guide • Troubleshooting Site Profile Worksheets Quick Reference Guide...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
HydroPoint Data Systems, Inc. The pur- defective product or part thereof at no charge to the purchaser for parts during the warranty period. chaser will also need to provide a full description of the type of prob- lem occurring, a contact name, address and telephone number and/ The WeatherTRAK ET Pro3 series has a five (5) year or email. If requested, purchaser must return the defective product warranty from date of purchase. at their own expense. This warranty does not apply to any product which has been dam- aged, defaced, subjected to misuse, abnormal service or handling... -
Page 3: Installation Instructions
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Page 4: Getting To Know Weathertrak
WeatherTRAK ET Pro3 Installation Instructions Controller Hardware Getting to Know WeatherTRAK The WeatherTRAK ET Pro3 series delivers unique hardware features ET Pro3 to simplify installation, field diagnostics and troubleshooting: • Interchangeable transformer and ground lug location • Easily removable command module — without the need for In this section, controller navigation and new hardware features are hand tools. identified. • Modular Station hardware keys to increase or decrease station count. Navigation The user interface incorporates five main functions: Station Output Design The display The numerical values correspond to the Figure 2 line drawing of the The menu buttons station output boards for faster recognition. The left and right arrow buttons The plus and minus … buttons Heavy-duty push-in type terminal blocks; two inputs per sta-... - Page 5 WeatherTRAK ET Pro3 Installation Instructions Center Drill Points for Rain Sensor Mounting The bottom left and right outer sides of the enclosure have two sets of drilling center points. These drilling points are for enclosure mounting for specific Irritrol or Toro wireless or wired rain or rain/ & freeze sensors. Two (2-qty) self-tapping stainless steel screws are taped to the inside of the enclosure to mount a rain sensor receiver when needed. 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24...
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Page 6: Wall Installation
WeatherTRAK ET Pro3 Installation Instructions Station Keys Wall Installation The WeatherTRAK ET Pro3 incorporates station count modularity by using station keys. The station input/output boards are available in two configurations, up to either 12 to 24 stations or 12 to 48 sta- Note: Avoid potential electric shock by confirming the AC tions. To increase the station count from 12 to 18 stations or higher, power is “off” before starting this work. insert a station key into the station output board from left to right (see Figure 6). The station key will illuminate when activated. The controller will automatically discover the expanded station count Wall Mounting Instructions within 30 seconds. Locate the 2 mounting holes on the back of the enclosure. The two upper mounting holes are keyholes. This design allows the two upper fasteners to be installed first. The enclosure is then slipped over and pushed down to complete the installation (see Figure 7). Use the enclosed blue-colored paper template to locate these holes accurately. Typical mounting height for a wall-mount enclosure is between 41” and 48” above a finished surface. Figure 7 Example of Wall Mount Drilling Template A third mounting hole can be found in the center of the enclosure Figure 6 below the station input/output board. - Page 7 WeatherTRAK ET Pro3 Installation Instructions Connecting the Controller to AC Power The following wiring diagrams and instructions indicate AC power connections to both wall-mount and pedestal style controllers. The WeatherTRAK ET Pro3 series controller incorporates a dual volt- age power supply for a wide range of commercial applications. The controller can be connected to a single phase 120V or single phase 220V source. The input side of the transformer has 5 color-coded conductors. A label is attached to the transformer body with identification for each conductor. Two of the conductors (specific to 220V connections) have been terminated with wire nuts, shortened and tied together with a zip-tie to avoid confusion for 120V installations. Note: Before making a connection to your WeatherTRAK ET Pro3 series controller, disconnect the power to avoid electric shock. This installation should be made by a qualified electri- cian and should meet state and local electrical codes. Step 1. Confirm the controller has been securely fastened to a flat, vertical surface before starting this work. Step 2. Open the enclosure door and locate the transformer mounted to the chassis. Thread an approved weatherproof plastic or galvanized metal junction box onto the 1/2” nipple and secure with a conduit locknut. Step 3. Connect approved conduit to the underside of the junc- tion box.
- Page 8 WeatherTRAK ET Pro3 Installation Instructions Note: When a wireless rain switch is used with a metal en- closure, install the rain sensor receiver outside the enclosure to ensure reception from a remotely mounted rain switch transmitter. Irritrol Wireless Rain Switch Installation Step 1: Mount the rain switch receiver where it can be easily accessed and observed. Note: Do not install a wireless rain sensor within metal enclosures where signal strength is diminished. Step 2: For wall-mount installations, route the receiver wires through the bottom of the enclosure into the interior of the enclosure. Deburr any field drilled through holes and insert a ¼” inside diameter rubber grommet to protect field wiring. Add a small amount of silicone sealant where the sensor wire enters the grommet for added protection. Avoid shorting wires from an open thru-hole without a grommet. A shorted wire can cause permanent damage to the controller electron- ics, an issue not covered under warranty. Step 3: Locate the rain sensor input terminal block in the upper-left corner of the 24-station input/output board. This terminal block is designed to be remov- able to facilitate faster connection of rain sensor wir- ing. To remove, simply wiggle the terminal block side to side. Remove the rain switch wire jumper before...
- Page 9 WeatherTRAK ET Pro3 Installation Instructions Connecting a Flow Sensor Step 6: Connect the red wires to the 24-VAC terminals to red colored terminals. These terminals are not polarized; The WeatherTRAK ET Pro3 series is compatible with Data Industrial either wire can be inserted into either of the two far (Badger Meter) IR 220 series, Creative Sensor Technology and Neta- left terminal positions. fim (using reed switch registers) irrigation flow sensors. To connect a flow meter: Step 7: Insert the white wire into the white terminal and the Step 1: Locate the six-position terminal block in the middle brown colored wire into black terminal as shown in of the first 12-station output board and locate two Figure 11. inputs for flow sensing on the far right. These are labeled “FL1”/”VC” and reflect the color of the recom- Note: Confirm the lever has not clamped down mended shielded flow sensor wire (see Figure 12). on the wire insulation which can result in electrical continuity and operation of the rain switch. Rain Rain Flow...
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Page 10: Activation
WeatherTRAK ET Pro3 Installation Instructions Manual Valve Test Note: If permanent mounting of the transceiver is required, To ensure all field wiring is properly connected and all stations are install the antenna outside the enclosure. operating properly conduct a field wire integrity test. Both the RainMaster and TRC remote cables can be plugged into Step 1. Press the main menu button to MANUAL. either one of the vertically oriented 32-pin connectors on either Step 2. Press the minus button until the “Valve Test” screen ap- station output board, (see Figure 13). The connectors correspond to pears. stations 1-24 or stations 25-48 as needed. Step 3. Press the right arrow button until the following screen appears: Note: For stations 25-48, you must enter station 1 for 25, 2 for 26, … 24 for 48 using the remote interface. RUN VALVE TEST — RTVT:OFF 00 SH 00 NC Faults Step 4. Press the SELECT button, then press the “ ” button to start the test. It will take about 15 seconds to verify continuity to all stations and the master valve. Step 5. If any field wiring issues exist, they will be identified as a “Fault”. A valve fault could be “SH” (Valve Short) from a failing solenoid OC (over current) from valves drawing more than 1000 mA or an “NC” (Valve No-Connect or open) -
Page 11: Quick Start Programming Guide
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Page 12: Activation Or Help
WeatherTRAK ET Pro3 Quick Start Programming Guide Date: Year, Month, Day Time: Hour (confirm am or pm), minutes Time Zone: Select your local time zone Auto Daylight Savings: Automatically updates controller twice a year, unless you press the button to “No. ” Maximum Active Stations: Number of stations physically wired into the controller. Stack or Overlap: When Stack is selected, all programs operate one after another. The start time and water window for all pro- grams is assigned to Program A. When Overlap is selected, each program can have its own start time and water window. See the Owners Manual for more detail. The following SETUP functions are optional: Master Valve: Select the type of Master Valve if used. Activation or Help Note: It is important to select None if a master valve does not exist. Selecting Normally Open or Normally Closed when you... - Page 13 WeatherTRAK ET Pro3 Quick Start Programming Guide set the start time and the water window. If a 2nd start time is needed Note: To navigate through the next several screens, press the press the right or left arrow button to 2nd START TYPE. Press the plus right arrow button to move to each underlined heading and or minus button to set either High ET or Off. Repeat this procedure press the plus or minus button to select a choice within each for each program used. 1st and 2nd start times cannot overlap and the function. maximum water window is 24 hrs. Select Station: Locate the station to be programmed. Selecting Water Day Mode Select Station Mode: Select Automated by WeatherTRAK. Press the DAYS/TIMES Menu button. Press the right or left arrow but- ton to WATER DAY MODE (for Program A, B, C or D). Press the plus or...
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Page 14: Maintenance Tips
WeatherTRAK ET Pro3 Quick Start Programming Guide User With ET Maintenance Tips Set run times, number of cycles and the soaks between cycles. It then automatically increases or decreases runtime based on the daily weather information defined as ET. Manual Watering Select Station: Locate the station to be programmed. Stations can be operated individually with specific run times or all Select Station Mode: Select User w/ ET stations with one run time. Press the MANUAL Menu button. Select... -
Page 15: System Shutdown
WeatherTRAK ET Pro3 Quick Start Programming Guide Viewing Solenoid Current Draw Note: After 11:59 PM on the last paused day, the controller will The controller will display the milliamp draw of any station solenoid start irrigation at the next scheduled start time. in this test. Step 1. Press the main menu button to SETUP. Preview Step 2. Press the right arrow button until the following screen This menu Previews programming changes of individual station data appears: or Flow parameters (if a flow sensor is used and setup). RUN VALVE TEST — RTVT:OFF Station Data Press the right or less arrow button to view station data. Press the... -
Page 17: Flow Reference Guide
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Page 18: Function
WeatherTRAK Flow Reference Guide Flow Alert Clearing This screen provides a choice between (a) allowing the controller to automatically clear flow alerts at the beginning of the scheduled Pro- gram A start time, or (b) requiring the user to clear flow alerts manual- ly. If manual operation is selected, irrigation will not occur on alerted stations until the field issue is found and resolved. If there is a flow alert on the master valve, all irrigation will be suspended until the is- sue is resolved and alerts cleared. Press the minus button to change this value as needed. Press the right arrow button to move to the next screen. Set Flow Meter Size The choices of flow meter sizes are 1”, 1.25”, 1.50”, 2.00”, 3.00”, 4.00” and Insert Type. Press the minus button to select the size that matches the flow sensor installed. If a flow sensor smaller than 1” is used, then Function select “Insert-Type” and enter the K and Offset value for the size be- ing used as found in the manufacturer’s installation manual. Press the WeatherTRAK Pro3 offers a flow monitoring feature called “Learned right arrow button to move to the next screen. - Page 19 WeatherTRAK Flow Reference Guide Compatible Flow Sensor – K and Offset Values • Mainline Break Threshold – Generally, selecting a value 20% Flow higher than the station with the highest flow rate will suffice. Sensor or This value is set in GPM. If two or more stations are being Hydro–...
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Page 20: Learning Station Flow
WeatherTRAK Flow Reference Guide Set Leak Detect Threshold and Delay View Station Flow The controller will continuously monitor for leaks when irrigation In this submenu the controller will display a “learned flow” value or is off and during scheduled irrigation with long soak periods when “Assigned Station Flow” (ASF) for each station. This value can be (a) no irrigation is actually operating. The controller will simply post an a value measured during learning, or (b) a user-defined value. If the alert of a leak, but the controller will not take further action. Use the station screen displays “Unk”, the value is not learned or user-defined, “Extended Leak” feature to isolate the mainline when normally open and is “unknown. ” master valves are in use. Use the arrow buttons and plus and minus buttons to navigate as Press the plus or minus button to increase or decrease the factory de- follows: If the “Assigned Station Flow” is to be edited, press the plus... - Page 21 WeatherTRAK Flow Reference Guide Note: For some stations that are end-fed from a valve with long lateral runs, the delay time may need to be extended to ensure the system has balanced before a flow value is recorded. Press the plus or minus button to increase or decrease the delay pe- riod in 1 minute increments. Press the right arrow button to move to the next screen. Learn Flow (On/Off) Now that all of the Learned Flow requirements are configured, the controller can operate each station independently to record station’s learned flow rate. Note: No other irrigation should be operating during the Learn Flow time period whether it is scheduled or manual irrigation. This keeps the controller from recording false flow values. To start the Learn Flow operation, press the plus or minus button to change the value from “ Off” to “ On”. This operation can be interrupted at any time by pressing the right or left arrow back to “Off”. If this task is interrupted, the controller will preserve the previously selected sta- tions that have yet to be operated and will continue learning when turned back “On”. The controller will display the station number, the remaining time left to record the station learned flow value, and the actual flow value in real time.
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Page 23: Troubleshooting Guide
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Page 24: Weathertrak Et Pro3 Central Alerts
WeatherTRAK Troubleshooting Guide Notes about Valve Alerts WeatherTRAK ET Pro3 Central Alerts • Valve Alerts are only reported if the RTVT is set to On, Setup Menu on the controller, Program Page Setup Panel on the web. In 5.6 and 6.0+ controllers, a valve test is always WeatherTRAK ET Pro3 Alerts are sent to our WeatherTRAK server in a timely fashion and can run at Program A start time. always be viewed on the Alerts web page. Users can elect to be notified by email or text mes- • To clear Valve Alerts at the controller, press the ALERTS button. Press the right arrow sage when the alerts are raised and cleared by setting up Alert Notifications on the User Pref- button until VIEW VALVE STATUS appears. Press the plus or minus button to change Skip erences web page. to View. Press the right arrow button to enter status screen. Press green* button. • To clear the SOC alert at the controller, press the ALERTS button. Press the right arrow All alerts indicate that something is wrong and should be investigated. Critical alerts require button until VIEW VALVE STATUS appears. Press the plus or minus button to change urgent attention. Major alerts should be investigated promptly. Skip to View. Press the right arrow button to view SYSTEM OVER CURRENT. Press green* button. Alerts are summarized by Alert Category listed as: System Alerts (Flow and Valve Alerts) Communication Alerts Alerts - Controller Beeping • Mainline Break (MB) -
Page 25: Definition Of Alerts
WeatherTRAK Troubleshooting Guide Day Alert Definition of Alerts This alert occurs when station depletion is reached before the next scheduled water day. This happens when a restrictive day pattern is selected or a day is excluded for mowing. Not re- Flow Alerts solving this problem may cause damage to your landscape. Day alerts can only be cleared The WeatherTRAK ET Pro3 software can continuously monitor for the following flow condi- by removing the day restriction or by turning off-days to on. It is normal to have a day alert tions: in the summer on a turf program where a day has been omitted for mowing. Removing the • MB (Mainline Break) — A Mainline Break alert generally means a mainline pipe or excluded day is optional. fitting has failed. • HF (Station High Flow) — A station High Flow alert is generally when a sprinkler Hardware Alert head or lateral pipe is broken or leaking. Press the right or left arrow button to HARDWARE. This alert indicates that the controller is • NF (No Flow) — A No Flow alert means an operating station is not recording any seeing less available stations than are set in Max Active Stations. Common causes are a loose flow. ribbon cable or a damaged output board. Call Customer Service for troubleshooting assis- • LK (Leak Detect) — A Leak Detect alert is when flow is observed during non- tance. - Page 26 WeatherTRAK Troubleshooting Guide System Alerts System Alerts reflect problems with the controller hardware and could affect scheduled irrigation. Alert Type Abbr. Severity Definition/Possible Causes Controller Action Possible Remedies How to Clear Mainline Critical Flow has exceeded the Mainline During controller-ini- • Locate and fix break. At the controller, select the ALERTS menu. Break Break Threshold. tiated irrigation: The View the FLOW STATUS screen. Press the * • Locate and replace the broken fitting. controller closes the button to clear all flow alerts. station valve(s). Go to Manage page in WeatherTRAK.net and select “Clear Flow and Electrical alerts” See note below about the automatic clearing of the flow alerts. Station High Major Flow has exceeded the Station High The controller stops • Locate and replace the broken sprinkler...
- Page 27 WeatherTRAK Troubleshooting Guide System Alerts continued Alert Type Abbr. Severity Definition/Possible Causes Controller Action Possible Remedies How to Clear Extended Major Flow has exceeded the Leak Detect The controller closes • Repair any valves, quick couplers or At the controller, select the ALERTS menu. Leak * threshold continuously for the a Normally Open Mas- hose bibs. View the FLOW STATUS screen. Press the * extended leak period. ter Valve and raises an button to clear all flow alerts. • Prevent the unauthorized use of a Extended Leak Alert. Possible causes: quick coupler or hose bib. The next irrigation • Someone is using a quick coupler...
- Page 28 WeatherTRAK Troubleshooting Guide System Alerts continued Alert Type Abbr. Severity Definition/Possible Causes Controller Action Possible Remedies How to Clear Valve Over Major The current draw for as single valve The controller stops • Disconnect the solenoid from the field At the controller, select the ALERTS menu. Current * solenoid has exceeded the station irrigation for the spe- wire and conduct an Ohms test to see if View the VALVE STATUS screen. Press the * electrical threshold. See controller cific valve and raises solenoid is defective. If Ohms reading is button to clear all valve alerts. manual for specific threshold. a Valve Over Current less than 10 Ohms replace the solenoid. Alert on the valve. If Possible causes: • Use a wire tracker to locate a field wire Go to Manage page in WeatherTRAK.net and...
- Page 29 WeatherTRAK Troubleshooting Guide System Alerts continued Alert Type Abbr. Severity Definition/Possible Causes Controller Action Possible Remedies How to Clear Hardware Major The controller is not detecting all The controller cannot • Verify Max Active Stations in SETUP Approximately 30 seconds after the situa- of the user-defined Max Active Sta- irrigate stations that menu. tion is remedied, the controller automatically tions. are not detected. clears this alert. • Confirm ribbons cables are seated Possible causes: properly. • The user-defined Max Active Sta- • Verify the number of Station Keys is tions exceeds the number of sta- adequate for the required stations.
- Page 30 WeatherTRAK Troubleshooting Guide Program Alerts Program Alerts indicate that the irrigation scheduling needs modification. Alert Type Abbr. Severity Definition/Possible Causes Controller Action Possible Remedies How to Clear Water Win- Minor The user-defined water window is too short for The controller proportionately re- • Increase the length of the water Re-programming the con- the number of stations assigned. duces all station runtimes to fit within window in the DAYS/TIMES troller will probably clear the user-defined water window. The menu. the alert. Possible cause: landscape may be at risk due to insuf- • Current weather conditions require runtimes • Assign some stations to another ficient irrigation. that exceed the length of the water window. program. Water Day...
- Page 31 WeatherTRAK Troubleshooting Guide Irrigation Status Alerts continued Alert Type Abbr. Severity Definition/Possible Causes Controller Action Possible Remedies How to Clear Manual Ir- The controller is currently manually irrigating. The controller will run all manual • Not applicable This event will automatically clear rigation * To determine which station, go to the MANUAL station setup for manual irrigation when manual irrigation program page and view “Controller Operating Status” from program. The controller can support is complete. The manual irrigation WeatherTRAK.net. both scheduled and manual irrigation program can be stopped im- at the same time. mediately from the controller or Possible causes: WeatherTRAK.net.
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