Plant Type For Zones; Soil Type For Zones - Weathermatic SmartLine SL800 Owner's Manual

stated by the sprinkler manufacturer, you can use the UP and
DOWN buttons to scroll past the sprinkler types and select that
number. For USA users, inches per hour will be displayed (.2 to
3.0 inches per hour). Numeric precipitation rate resolution is
0.01 in/hr below the 2.0 in/hr setting. For international users, the
controller will display precipitation numbers in centimeters per
hour. As a rule in SMART mode, the lower the precipitation rate
entered, the longer the zone run time will be to achieve required
plant life needs. For zones selected to use set Zone Run Times
rather than SMART run times, select STD setting Sprinkler Type.
Program features and operations are supported with STD zones,
including Run/Soak, and STD zones may run within SMART
programs or separately.

4.2.2 Plant Type for Zones

This position is used to specify the
type of plant material to be watered by
each zone as an important component
of determining the watering needs
for each zone. Use the UP and DOWN
buttons to select plant type or percent
for each zone. Press NEXT and BACK
buttons to access each zone. Plant type selections are: CTurf
(cool turf like bluegrass); WTurf
(warm turf like St. Augustine);
Shrubs; Annuals (floral beds); Trees;
and Native plants. The SmartLine®
controller formula uses cool turf
mowed at 4 to 6 inches tall as the
base watering number (100%) or
crop factor. The cool turf default is
80% considering average mowing
heights of 2 to 3 inches, which result
in less transpiration and lower water
4.0 Programming for Smart Watering Mode
RUN RUN
M A N UA L ZO N E M A N UA L ZO N E SYST E M O F F SYST E M O F F
M A N UA L T E ST M A N UA L T E ST C U R R E N T T I M E / DAT E C U R R E N T T I M E / DAT E
M O R E / L E S S M O R E / L E SS P R O G R A M STA R T T I M E S P R O G R A M STA R T T I M E S
S O I L T Y P E S O I L T Y P E ZO N E R U N T I M E S ZO N E R U N T I M E S
P L A N T T Y P E DAYS TO WAT E R DAYS TO WAT E R
SPRINKLER TYPE SPRINKLER TYPE OMIT TIMES / DAYS OMIT TIMES / DAYS
ZIP CODE / LATITUDE ZIP CODE / LATITUDE SEASONAL % ADJUST SEASONAL % ADJUST
ADVANCED ADVANCED
SMART SMART
MENU MENU
PLANT TYPE DEFAULT %
CTURF 80%
WTURF 60%
SHRUBS 60%
ANNUALS 100%
TREES 80%
NATIVE 25%
requirements. If you prefer more specific input, you can scroll
past the plant types and use % designations of 10 to 300%. For
example, a Native plant zone might be assigned 30% rather the
default of 25%. As a rule in SMART mode, the higher the plant
type percentage entered, the longer the zone run time will be to
achieve required plant life needs.
For maximum water savings, it is recommended that your
sprinkler system be zoned with a separate valve for each type
of plant material. If you have mixed types of plants in a single
zone, you will need to select which type of plant to use in the
determination of water requirements.

4.2.3 Soil Type for Zones

Soil settings for soil type and degree of slope are used to
enable your SmartLine® controller to automatically calculate
the maximum length of a zone run
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time before pausing watering for a
calculated period to allow the water
to soak into the soil. These Run/Soak
(also called Cycle/Soak) periods based
on industry BASIC formulas reduce
wasteful runoff caused by watering
more than the soil can absorb. The
Run/Soak feature included in
Advanced Menu can be manually
entered for use with the BASIC
mode. However, in the SMART
mode, the SmartLine® controller
will automatically calculate Run/
Soak times with soil inputs made
at the soil type position on the
dial. Run/Soak settings made in
Advanced Menu are not active
when controller is in SMART
RUN RUN
M A N UA L ZO N E M A N UA L ZO N E SYST E M O F F SYST E M O F F
M A N UA L T E ST M A N UA L T E ST C U R R E N T T I M E / DAT E C U R R E N T T I M E / DAT E
M O R E / L E SS M O R E / L E S S P R O G R A M STA R T T I M E S P R O G R A M STA R T T I M E S
S O I L T Y P E ZO N E R U N T I M E S ZO N E R U N T I M E S
P L A N T T Y P E P L A N T T Y P E DAYS TO WAT E R DAYS TO WAT E R
SPRINKLER TYPE SPRINKLER TYPE OMIT TIMES / DAYS OMIT TIMES / DAYS
ZIP CODE / LATITUDE ZIP CODE / LATITUDE SEASONAL % ADJUST SEASONAL % ADJUST
ADVANCED ADVANCED
SMART SMART
MENU MENU
SLOPE/GRADE DEGREE OF
SLOPE
SLIGHT 1-5
MILD 6-10
MODERATE 11-15
STEEP 16-20
EXTREME 21-25
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