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DAVIS Soil Moisture Sensor & Temperature Probe Installation Instructions

DAVIS Soil Moisture Sensor & Temperature Probe Installation Instructions

Soil moisture sensor & multi-purpose temperature probe

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The WATERMARK Soil Moisture Sensor and the Multi-Purpose Temperature
Probe are for use with the Vantage Pro Wireless Leaf & Soil Moisture/Tempera-
ture Station, #6343. Please refer to your Wireless Leaf & Soil Moisture/Tempera-
ture Station Installation Manual for complete details on how to install and use
the sensors.
Note: These sensors are also compatible with the Soil Moisture/Temperature Station, #6361.
Connecting the Sensors
1. Run the sensor cables up through the grommets on the bottom of the station
housing.
2. Connect the temperature probes to the TEMP connectors.
3. Connect soil moisture probes to the SOIL connectors
4. Each matched temperature probe and soil moisture pair must use the match-
ing connectors. If a temperature probe is not used, the soil moisture reading
can be off as much as 1% for every 1
Connecting Sensor Cables to the
Terminal Block
Note: If no soil temperature probe is used, the console will use a default temperature of
75ºF (24ºC) to compensate the soil moisture sensor readings.
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Summary of Contents for DAVIS Soil Moisture Sensor & Temperature Probe

  • Page 1 The WATERMARK Soil Moisture Sensor and the Multi-Purpose Temperature Probe are for use with the Vantage Pro Wireless Leaf & Soil Moisture/Tempera- ture Station, #6343. Please refer to your Wireless Leaf & Soil Moisture/Tempera- ture Station Installation Manual for complete details on how to install and use the sensors.
  • Page 2 5. Secure sensor cables to the cable tie mounts located next to the grommets. Installation Procedure 1. Soak the soil moisture sensors overnight in water. • Always “plant” a wet soil moisture sensor. • If time permits, wet the soil moisture sensor for 30 min- utes in the morning and let dry until evening, wet for 30...
  • Page 3 4. After installing the soil moisture sensor, the hole needs to be carefully back- filled and tamped down to prevent air pockets which could allow water to channel down to the sensor. • Fill the hole with water and push the sensor down into the hole so it bottoms out.
  • Page 4 Davis Instruments Part Number: 7395.158 Soil Moisture Sensor & Multi-Purpose Temperature Probe Installation Manual Rev A Manual (5/22/02) Copyright ©2002 Davis Instruments Corp. All rights reserved. 3465 Diablo Avenue, Hayward, CA 94545-2778 U.S.A. E-mail: info@davisnet.com • www.davisnet.com 510-732-9229 • Fax: 510-732-9188...

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