Sprinkler System Fundamentals - Hunter 600i Owner's Manual And User's Manual

SPRINKLER SYSTEM FUNDAMENTALS.............................................................................

There are three main components that are involved with all automatic
sprinkler systems that are made today. They are the controller, control
valves, and the sprinklers.
The controller is what makes the whole system operate efficiently.
It is technically the brain of the entire system, instructing the valves
when to supply water to the sprinklers and for how long to do so. The
sprinklers, in turn, will direct the water towards the surrounding plants
and lawn.
The valve controls a group of sprinklers called a watering station. These
stations are laid out in a fashion according to the type of plant life that
exists there, the locations of the plant's, and the maximum amount of
SRC Controller
STATION RUN TIME
YEAR
PROGRAM MONTH
DAY
RUNNING
START AM
TIMES PM
24 HR.
SUN MON TUES WED THUR FRI SAT EVEN/ODD
RUN
SYSTEM OFF
MANUAL - ALL STATIONS
MANUAL - SINGLE STATION
SET DAYS TO WATER
Valve 1 – Activates Station 1 – Rotors water front
yard lawn
Valve 2 – Activates Station 2 – Sprays water side
lawn and bubblers water flowers
Valve 3 – Activates Station 3 – Rotors water back
yard lawn
Valve 4 – Activates Station 4 – Bubblers water garden
Valve 5 – Activates Station 5 – Sprays water side lawn
and bubblers water flowers
Valve 6 – Activates Station 6 – Sprays water front
corner lawn
12
NEXT
RUN (BYPASS SENSOR)
SET CURRENT DATE /TIME
SET WATERING START TIMES
SET STATION RUN TIMES
Valve 6
water that can be pumped to the location. Each valve is connected via
wire to the terminal strip area inside of the controller. Here the wire is
connected to a number that corresponds to the valves station number.
The controller will operate the valves in order, only one at a time. When
a valve has completed it's watering; it will switch to the next station that
has been programmed. This process is called the watering cycle. The
information pertaining to the watering times of the individual stations
and how often watering occurs is called a program.
Valve 1 Valve 2
Station 1
Station 6 Station 5
Valve 5
Valve 3
Station 2
Station 3
Station 4
Valve 4