WeatherTRAK ET Pro3 Getting Started Manual - Function
WeatherTRAK Flow Reference Guide
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Flow Alert Clearing
Thisscreenprovidesachoicebetween(a)allowingthecontrollerto
automaticallyclearflowalertsatthebeginningofthescheduledPro-
gramAstarttime,or(b)requiringtheusertoclearflowalertsmanual-
ly.Ifmanualoperationisselected,irrigationwillnotoccuronalerted
stationsuntilthefieldissueisfoundandresolved.Ifthereisaflow
alertonthemastervalve,allirrigationwillbesuspendeduntiltheis-
sueisresolvedandalertscleared.
Press the minus button to change this value as needed. Press the
rightarrowbuttontomovetothenextscreen.
Set Flow Meter Size
Thechoicesofflowmetersizesare1”,1.25”,1.50”,2.00”,3.00”,4.00”and
InsertType.Presstheminusbuttontoselectthesizethatmatches
theflowsensorinstalled.Ifaflowsensorsmallerthan1”isused,then
select“Insert-Type”andentertheKandOffsetvalueforthesizebe-
ingusedasfoundinthemanufacturer’sinstallationmanual.Pressthe
rightarrowbuttontomovetothenextscreen.
View /Edit K and Offset Values
Whenaflowsensorsizeisselected,itscorrespondingdefaultKand
Offsetvaluesaredisplayedintwoconsecutivescreensandrepresent
PVCpipingvalues.Ifanotherpipingmaterialisbeingused,theseval-
uescanbeedited.Whenedited,thecontrollerwilldisplaythedefault
andeditedvaluesforcomparison.
Note:Ifaflowsensor’sKorOffsetvalueiseditedandadifferent
sizeflowmeterisselected,theeditedvaluewillreplacethe
defaultvalueuntilrevised.
PresstheSELECTbuttontoedit.Allcharacterscanbeeditedinclud-
ingthe“+”and“-“values.Presstheplusorminusbuttontochange
thevalueandtherightarrowbuttontomovetothenextvalue.Press
therightorleftarrowtoexitthesubmenu.
Ifusingothercompatibleflowsensorsasidentifiedinthechartbe-
low,edittheKFactorandOffsetvaluesfromthecontroller’sdefault
settings.
Function
WeatherTRAKPro3offersaflowmonitoringfeaturecalled“Learned
Flow.”Thisfeaturecomparesindividualstationflowsagainsta
previously“learnedflow”valueandwilltriggeranalertmessageifa
definedflowthresholdanddelayperiodisexceeded.
Setup
AlloftheLearnedFlowsetupfunctionscanbefoundinthe“Flow”
menu.Toutilizethisfeature,acompatibleflowsensormustbein-
stalledandsetupproperly.(Seelistofcompatibleflowsensorbelow.)
Note:WeatherTRAKETPro3seriesiscompatiblewithData
Industrial“IR”seriesandCreativeSensorTechnologyflow
sensormodelsinvarioussizes.
Toconfigureflowmonitoringandlearnedflowfunctions,followthe
enclosedsequenceofscreensandsubmenus.Startbypressingthe
Flowmenubutton.
Measured Flow
This screen displays measured flow at all times, regardless of how
manystationsarecurrentlyoperating.Ifmorethanonestationisop-
erating(scheduledormanualstations),thedisplaywillindicatethe
combinedflowrate.Ifnoirrigationiscurrentlyoperating,butflow
isbeingindicated,thevaluemayindicatealeaksituationthatneeds
attention.Presstherightarrowbuttontomovetothenextscreen.
Select Flow Meter Mode
Toinitiateanyflowmonitoringfunctions,theflowmetermodemust
firstbechangedfromthefactorydefaultsettingof“Off”.Pressthe
minusbuttontochangetheflowmetermodefrom“Off”to“1.”Press
therightarrowbuttontomovetothenextscreen.