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Connecting the Valves
CAUTION: Before connecting the valves to the controller make sure that
it is unplugged (indoor model) or disconnected from power (outdoor model).
Open the inside door the same way in which you installed the battery. Route
each valve lead wire through the hole in the bottom (use the left-hand hole on
the outdoor model) to the desired numbered terminal, see section 7.0. Attach
the ground wire from each valve to a single common wire and attach that wire
CAUTION: Before connecting the valves to the controller make sure that
it is unplugged (indoor model) or disconnected from power (outdoor model).
Open the inside door the same way in which you installed the battery. Route
each valve lead wire through the hole in the bottom (use the left-hand hole on
the outdoor model) to the desired numbered terminal, see section 7.0. Attach
the ground wire from each valve to a single common wire and attach that wire
to the "COM/GRD" terminal. Use the chart in section 13.0 to note which valve
is operated by which numbered terminal.
NOTE: This controller is designed to work with 24 VAC, 5VA solenoid operated
valves. A maximum of 2 solenoids per terminal may be used, and no more than 5
solenoids should be on at any one time. This includes the master valve and/or
pump start, if one is being used. Current requirements should not exceed .25
amp. (6VA) for any solenoid.
Connecting a Master Valve or Pump
To use a master valve which operates throughout the watering cycle, connect
your lead to the "MV" terminal and the ground to "COM/GRD." NOTE: The master
valve must be equipped witha 24 VAC, .2 amp., 5VA solenoid. The controller
should not be installed within 5 feet of a pump or pool equipment.
To use a pump, connect to the "MV" and "COM/GRD" terminals as described
above. The pump relay should have a nominal coil voltage of 24 VAC at .25
amp. maximum.
CAUTION: If you are using a pump start circuit, the fail-safe
program will activate the pump for all valves for 10 minutes each on Prog. A
only. If all valves are not being used, the pump will run against a "dead heat"
on each unused valve. This can damage the pump. To avoid this, simply connect
a jumper wire from the unused valve terminal to a valve terminal that is in use.
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