Rain Bird PAR+ES Installation Manual - page 6
Install Power Wiring (120, 220 or 240 VAC)
Install Junction Box
PAR+ES controllers must have a metal junction
box installed on the bottom of the controller’s
wiring compartment The first controller in a
cluster and any other controller(s) feeding power
to another controller must be equipped with a
junction box
CAUTION:
F
To avoid a serious shock hazard,
make sure the primary AC power source to
the controller is OFF before installing power
wiring
First Controller(s) in the Cluster
Punch out a junction box knockout and attach
1.
the box to the 1” power wire conduit Route the
hot (black), neutral (white), and green (ground)
power wires into the junction box
Secure the junction box to the conduit using a
2.
short nipple and the required fittings as shown in
Figure 3
Punch out one of the knockouts in the side of
3.
the junction box and use the hole to install the
recommended Intermatic model AG-2401 surge
arrestor (see Surge Arrestor Installation)
Last Controller in the Cluster
No electrical junction box is required for the last
1.
controller in the cluster or for a stand-alone model
that does not feed power to another controller
Run the 1” conduit directly to the controller wiring
2.
compartment and use an appropriate fitting to
connect the conduit to the wiring compartment
Surge Arrestor Installation
Rain Bird recommends installing a surge arrestor
to protect the controller’s power wiring circuits
from voltage fluctuations Recommended surge
arrestor models include the Intermatic AG-2401 (or
1G2401LA1)
Install Surge Arrestor
Knockout a hole in the right side of the metal
1.
junction box and mount the surge arrestor in the
knockout hole
Extend the surge arrestor wires (two black, one
2.
white) into the junction box with the AC power
wires
Install Surge Arrestor (Alternate Location)
For stand-alone and 2-wire installations, you may
choose to install the surge arrestor in the vacant
compartment designed for the wireless transformer
CAUTION:
F
To avoid a serious shock hazard,
make sure the primary AC power source to
the controller is OFF
Remove the power supply access panel
1.
Punch out the bottom left knockout hole in the
2.
power supply compartment Mount the surge
arrestor into the knockout hole
Connect the surge arrestor wires to the controller’s
3.
power wires (see Connect Power Wires and Surge
Arrestor Wires)
Replace the controller’s power supply access
4.
panel
To order a surge arrestor, contact Intermatic,
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Inc. at (815) 675-2321.
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