WeatherTRAK ET Pro3 Getting Started Manual - System Alerts
WeatherTRAK Troubleshooting Guide
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System Alerts
SystemAlertsreflectproblemswiththecontrollerhardwareandcouldaffectscheduledirrigation.
Alert Type
Abbr.
Severity Definition/Possible Causes
Controller Action
Possible Remedies
How to Clear
Mainline
Break
MB
Critical
FlowhasexceededtheMainline
BreakThreshold.
Duringcontroller-ini-
tiatedirrigation:The
controllerclosesthe
stationvalve(s).
•Locateandfixbreak.
•Locateandreplacethebrokenfitting.
Atthecontroller,selecttheALERTSmenu.
ViewtheFLOWSTATUSscreen.Pressthe*
buttontoclearallflowalerts.
or
GotoManagepageinWeatherTRAK.netand
select“ClearFlowandElectricalalerts”
Seenotebelowabouttheautomaticclearing
oftheflowalerts.
StationHigh
Flow*
HF
Major
FlowhasexceededtheStationHigh
Flowthreshold.
Possiblecauses:
•Abrokensprinklerhead.
•Abrokenlateralpipe.
•TheStationHighFlowthreshold
(SHFT)istoolow.
Thecontrollerstops
irrigationonthesta-
tionthatwasirrigat-
ing,raisestheStation
HFalertonthatsta-
tionandmovestothe
nextstation(s)inthe
scheduledsequence.
Thecontrollerbemay
settoautomatically
clearandretestfor
thisalertatthestart
ofProgramA.See
owner’smanualfor
FlowAlertClearing.
•Locateandreplacethebrokensprinkler
heads.
•Repairthebrokenlateralpipe
•ConfirmtheStationHighFlowThresh-
oldsettingiscorrect.
Atthecontroller,selecttheALERTSmenu.
ViewtheFLOWSTATUSscreen.Pressthe*
buttontoclearallflowalerts.
or
GotoManagepageinWeatherTRAK.netand
select“ClearFlowandElectricalalerts”
Seenotebelowabouttheautomaticclearing
oftheflowalerts.
NoFlow
NF
Major
FlowhasdroppedbelowtheNo
Flowthreshold.
Possiblecauses:
•Thesolenoidplungernotliftingto
allowvalvetoopen.
•TheMasterValvenotopeningifin
use.
•ThePumpStartnotbeingacti-
vated.
•Agatevalveorisolationvalvein
themainlinehasbeenclosed.
Thecontrollerstops
irrigationonthe
station,raisesaNo
FlowAlertonthesta-
tionandthenmoves
tothenextstation
inthescheduled
sequence.Ifthree
consecutivestations
haveNoFlowalerts,
thecontrollerstops
irrigation.
•Bleedthecorrespondingvalvemanu-
allytodetermineifwaterpressure
exists.
•VerifythePumpStartisoperatingcor-
rectly.
•Locateandopenanyclosedgate
valves.
Atthecontroller,selecttheALERTSmenu.
ViewtheFLOWSTATUSscreen.Pressthe*
buttontoclearallflowalerts.
Seenotebelowabouttheautomaticclearing
oftheflowalerts.