Programming Fundamentals

For the controller and it’s selected program to operate automatically, there are three components that must exist: 1. When to water – or Watering Start Times. 2. How long to water – or Station Run Times. 3. What day of the week to water – or Days to Water.

We have included an example that will better illustrate the operation of a program. Let’s say you have a program start time set for 6:00 am. Stations 1 and 2 are going to have a run time of 15 minutes and station 3 is set for 20 minutes. Please note that stations 4 and 5 have not been included in this program, we will water them on separate programs.

Going back to our previous example, at 6:00 am the controller will activate the watering cycle. The sprinklers on station 1 will run for 15 minutes and then automatically shut off. The controller will automatically activate station 2 sprinklers. These sprinklers will also run for 15 minutes and then shut off. Then, watering on station 3 will begin automatically. The sprinklers will turn on for 20 minutes and shut off automatically. Since no times were programmed for stations 4 and 5, the controller skips them. This will conclude the program and end the water cycle at 6:50 am.

As shown in the above example, only one program start time was required to run the three different stations. The controller automatically moves to the next station without the need for additional start times.

We realize that many consumers will have variations in their plant watering needs, so at Hunter we equipped the EC with three different programs A, B, and C. These programs are completely independent of each other and give you the ability to have three coexisting timers in one controller.

For example, using more than one program would enable you to water on odd days for lawn stations 1, 2, and 3 on program A, station 4 to soak the flowers every day on program B, and station 5 and station 6 to water on even days on program C. However, it is not absolutely necessary to use this feature. Many homes and businesses can have all zones adequately watered on one program with the other programs turned off for future use.