Solenoid!Valve!Wiring - hydrawise HWC-012-US User Manual

Solenoid'Valve'Wiring'
1. Take! one! wire! from! each! solenoid,! twist! together! and! connect! to! the! common! (usually!
black)!wire!of!your!multi3core!irrigation!cable.!
Hydrawise!recommends!that!all!connections!be!soldered!and!sealed!against!moisture!for!
long!term!reliability.!
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2. Connect! each! of! the! other! individual! solenoid! wires! to! a! different! wire! in! the! multi3core!
cable!and!seal.!Record!zones!against!wire!colour!for!later!reference.!
3. Connect! the! common! wire! from! the! multi3core! cable! (usually! black)! to! any! of! the! three!
terminals!on!the!controller!marked!COMMON.!
4. Connect!each!of!the!other!solenoid!wires!to!one!of!the!ZONE!inputs.!
5. If!a!master!valve!(sometimes!labelled!as!MV!on!other!controllers)!is!installed!this!can!be!
connected!to!any!spare!zone!as!any!of!the!zones!can!be!assigned!as!a!master!valve!output.!
Configuration!of!the!master!valve!in!the!Hydrawise!app!is!required.!
6. Click!the!blue!wiring!cover!into!place!to!seal!the!controller!and!protect!the!wiring.!
Connecting'the'Plug'Pack'
7. Use!the!plug!pack!supplied!and!connect!the!wires!to!the!red!AC!terminal!blocks!on!the!unit!
marked!as!24V.!Polarity!of!the!wiring!is!not!important.!
8. Turn!the!power!on.!The!power!indicator!will!light!up!(see!$!on!previous!page).!
Connecting'Sensors'or'Flow'Meters'(optional)'
Hydrawise! supports! most! open/close! contact! type! of! sensors! such! as! standard! rain! sensors!
and!soil!moisture!sensors.!!
1. Connect!one!sensor!wire!to!COMMON!on!the!controller.!
2. Connect! the! Normally! Closed! or! Normally! Open! wire! from! the! sensor! to! SENSOR1! or!
SENSOR2!on!the!controller!and!configure!in!the!Hydrawise!app.!!
Wiring!for!standard!Hydrawise!0.75!inch!(20mm)!or!1!inch!(25mm)!flow!meters!is!as!follows:!
Flow'Meter'Wire'
Blue!
White!
Red!
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Wiring!for!open/close!contact!sensors!is!as!follows:!
Sensor'Wire'
Normally!Open!/!Normally!Closed!wire!
Second!(common)!wire!
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Once!you've!wired!your!rain!or!moisture!sensor!don't!forget!to!configure!it!in!your!Hydrawise!
account.!
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Label'on'Controller'
Sensor!1,!2!
Common!
Not!connected!
Label'on'Controller'
Sensor!1,!2!
0V!
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