Rain Bird ESP-4 Installation, Programming, & User Manual page 9

Adjust Water Budget Percent
The Water Budget feature on the ESP lets you increase or
decrease the run times of all stations by a selected per-
centage. You may adjust the run times as low as 10 per-
cent and as high as 200 percent. Adjustments must be
made in increments of 10 percentage points.
The percentages are calculated on the normal pro-
grammed run times for each station. For example, if a sta-
tion is programmed to run for 10 minutes, and you set the
water budget percent to 80%, the station will run for 8 min-
utes (80% of 10 minutes). If you set the water budget to
120%, that same station will run for 12 minutes (120% of
10 minutes).
The water budget feature can be useful for cutting back
watering during cool winter months, or for increasing wa-
tering during periods of unusual heat. Keep in mind that
the percentage you set applies to all stations on both pro-
grams.
ΠTurn the dial to ADJUST WATER %.
• The display shows the current water budget setting
(between 10% and 200%). A setting of 100% means
that all stations will run according to their normal pro-
grammed run times.
Ž Press ñ or ò to increase or decrease the percentage
in 10-point increments.
When water budgeting is set above or below 100 percent,
the words WATER BUDGET PERCENT will appear in the
top of the display.
To turn off water budgeting, repeat steps 1 to 3, and set
the percentage to 100%.
Use Manual Start / Advance
ΠSelect the program you want to start. Press the
A / B (or PGM) button to switch back and forth
between the two programs.
• Press the MAN START / ADV. button to begin the pro-
gram with the first assigned station. To advance through
the stations in the program, press MAN START / ADV.
repeatedly until the station you want is displayed.
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