WeatherTRAK ET Pro3 Getting Started Manual - Program Alerts
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Program Alerts
ProgramAlertsindicatethattheirrigationschedulingneedsmodification.
Alert Type Abbr. Severity Definition/Possible Causes
Controller Action
Possible Remedies
How to Clear
WaterWin-
dow
WD
Minor
Theuser-definedwaterwindowistooshortfor
thenumberofstationsassigned.
Possiblecause:
•Currentweatherconditionsrequireruntimes
thatexceedthelengthofthewaterwindow.
Thecontrollerproportionatelyre-
ducesallstationruntimestofitwithin
theuser-definedwaterwindow.The
landscapemaybeatriskduetoinsuf-
ficientirrigation.
•Increasethelengthofthewater
windowintheDAYS/TIMES
menu.
•Assignsomestationstoanother
program.
Re-programmingthecon-
trollerwillprobablyclear
thealert.
WaterDay
DY
Minor
Somestationsareassignedtoaprogramthat
hastoofewdaysofirrigation.
Possiblecause:
•Currentweatherconditionsrequiremore
frequentirrigation.
Thecontrollercontinuestoirrigate,
tryingtocompensatebyextending
runtimeswherepossible.Theland-
scapemaybeatrisk.
•Changetheprogram(DAYS/
TIMESmenu)toincreasethe
numberofwaterdays.
•Assignthestationstoaprogram
whichhasmorewaterdays.
Re-programmingthecon-
trollerwillprobablyclear
thealert.
Account Alerts
AccountAlertsindicatethattheETEverywheresubscriptionhasexpired.
Alert Type Abbr. Severity Definition/Possible Causes
Controller Action
Possible Remedies
How to Clear
ETSub-
scription
SB
Minor
TheWeatherTRAKETEverywhereSub-
scriptionServicehasexpired.
Thecontrollerwillcontinuetoirrigate
butat8:00AMeverymorning,the
Controllerwillstartbeepingevery30
seconds.
•CallCustomerServiceandrenewthe
WeatherTRAKETEverywhereSubscrip-
tion.
•ChangeallstationstoUserNoET.
Renewingtheservicewill
clearthealert.
Irrigation Status Alerts
IrrigationStatusEventsindicatethatthecontrollerisOff,Shutdown,Paused,orinManualIrrigationmode.
Alert Type Abbr. Severity Definition/Possible Causes
Controller Action
Possible Remedies
How to Clear
Controller
Off*
CO
Low
Auserhasturnedoffallirrigation.Thiswasdone
bypressingthemainfunctionbuttonto“OFF.
Possiblecauses:
•Controllerhasbeenturnedoffforrepairs,pesti-
cide/insecticideapplicationorspecialevent.
•Controllerhasbeenturnedoffforwinterization.
Thecontrollerstopsallscheduled
irrigationindefinitelybutleavesanor-
mallyopenmastervalveinthe“open”
ordefaultposition.Thecontroller
willcontinuetoreceivedailyET’sand
calculatestationspecificdepletion.
•Notapplicable
Pressthemainmenubuttonfrom
the“OFF”to“RUN”position.
System
Shutdown*
SD
Low
Auserhasturnedoffallirrigationandactuateda
mastervalve.
Possiblereason:
•Acatastrophiceventhasoccurredwhereauser
neededtoensurethatthemastervalveisclosed.
Thecontrollerstopsallscheduled
irrigationindefinitelyandclosesa
normallyopenmastervalve.The
controllerwillcontinuetoreceive
dailyET’sandcalculatestationspecific
depletion.
•Notapplicable
Takethecontrolleroutofthe“Sys-
temShutdown”modefromtheOFF
menubypressingthe*buttonand
selecttoRUNmenu.