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Installation Direct to pump

Tim Foster
Updated at 2019-10-03 11:23:32 UTC 

OK. I have my plumber installing this. Unfortunately, this is México and so beyond the basics, most plumbers are struggling about in the dark. We've figured most of it out, but we're a bit in the dark on a couple of bits.


I have the following:

A ground source well with a Franklin Electric submersible pump as my water source. This pumps directly from the ground to the zone controller.

The zone controller is an Antelco EzyValve4 solenoid (https://antelco.com/us/products/valves/automatic/ezyvalve-4). This has a water input and four zone outputs. Each of the four solenoids has two wires and their website shows how to connect 1 of the wires together as the common and then the other four for each controller. This is all good.

The problem is power to the pump. The Netro installation video says "if you have a master valve, connect that to the M slot". I googled a bit and found "A master valve is an automatic valve that is installed at the point where the irrigation system connects to the water supply. (Sometimes this circuit is called a “pump start circuit”. Both types of circuits work identical, and can be used for a pump and/or a master valve.) The controller turns the master valve on and off."

So, does this mean I connect the power from the pump directly to the "M" slot? and would this then turn on the pump when a zone is opened for watering? So, Zone 1 comes on to water the garden, does this also switch the pump on?

From what I understand the pump will be 110v, so do I need a relay unit between the pump wire and the Neatro (24v)?


Can anyone give me a confirmation that this is the right way to configure it please?

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Weird watering plan

Manuel Roca
Updated at 2019-10-12 11:34:00 UTC 
I don’t understand why smart watering is planning to water my 6 zone area in different ways if they have all the same type of soil, sprinkle head, size, and species. 

That give me not much confidence on the intelligence of the system. 

Any ideas? Do I have to reset all the system? 


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Whisperer sensor winter storage

Brian Hobbs
Updated at 2019-10-15 01:58:49 UTC 
What is the best way to store the whisperer for the winter.  Should in keep it exposed to sunlight via a window.  Is there a way to turn it off?
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Mode between and eco and normal

Sangjin Lee
Updated at 2019-10-17 03:41:11 UTC 

I am exploring different smart watering modes. The normal mode waters the lawn too long for me but the eco mode too little. It appears that the eco mode is exactly the same as normal but the watering time is half of normal.


In my case, I would like to set up a smart mode that waters 75% of the normal. How can I configure the smart mode to do that?

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What about blowout?

Burghardi
Updated at 2019-10-18 02:06:15 UTC 
New system owner. When having fall blowout performed, I found I needed to be present to run each zone. I didn’t find a way to provide access to the technician. Other systems on the market provide this function. 

Why doesn’t this one?
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Riego netro para tepes

Manuel C
Updated at 2019-10-23 09:36:27 UTC 

Hola,


No se si hay algún que hable español. Espero que si. 


Como programo el suelo si quiero poner tepes de césped?


Gracias

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Daylight savings

Craig Neidle
Updated at 2019-11-13 18:34:27 UTC 

My sprinklers are starting 1 hr past when they are programed due to daylight savings ending.


I would have assumed the clocks changed with the clock on my phone but that doesn't seem to be the case. 


Haow can i change this? 

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Whisperer

Manuel Roca
Updated at 2019-11-22 17:20:29 UTC 
This is an easy question 
Can I buy whisperers from Spain? Is there any country restriction?

Thanks

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Black Friday

John Mayer
Updated at 2019-11-22 10:40:22 UTC 
Topic: General
Hello Netro, will you have a black Friday offer? 
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Smart zone enabled

Steve Kalani
Updated at 2019-11-25 18:36:19 UTC 
So I have zones programmed to water at certain time on certain days... If I enable smart zone feature will it override the manual programmed setting or will the programmed settings still come on plus the smart zone feature.. Or do I have to remove /delete my programmed zones n just enable smart zone? 
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Works in Uruguay?

Sebastian Diaz
Updated at 2019-11-26 20:39:14 UTC 
Hello I bougth my first netro sprite but i can not find the country Uruguay and i the smart not work correctly, how i can resolve this issue?
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Whisperer settings

Manuel Roca
Updated at 2019-11-30 23:47:29 UTC 
Topic: General
I’m wondering how many whisperer units I need to have if I my garden has 8 zones. Do I have to get 1 per zone? 

Thanks
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Wire Gauge

Brian Paternostro Paternostro
Updated at 2019-12-02 15:14:19 UTC 

Replacing old Toro system,  all my wires from the zones are too thick to place into the system.  Do you have a wire gauge I can slim down the wires to make it work?



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Product request: leak detector

Joshua Berk
Updated at 2019-12-03 05:45:42 UTC 
Topic: General
I would love to see a leak detector we could install onto the water lines that could communicate the amount of water used and detect leaks. Like the one Rachio offers.
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Can't add new managers

Tim Foster
Updated at 2019-12-03 20:00:25 UTC 
I can't add my wife to the system. Her email is first name.surname@domain.co.uk but the app says "invalid email" when I try to add her.
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Neither whisperer is now working

Tim Foster
Updated at 2019-12-05 17:56:44 UTC 
I have two whisperers, one in zone 2 at the front and one in zone 4 at the back. We're in Mexico so it's ridiculously hot and sunny all the time. The unit at the back faces north west. The unit at the front faces north. Both units are now dead. Neither will reset or power up. 
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Raining but still watering

Liaqat Khan
Updated at 2019-12-08 00:23:51 UTC 
Hi- it has been raining now for two weeks and it says moisture level 100% but still watering everyday?  
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Watering

Tim Foster
Updated at 2019-12-14 13:23:21 UTC 

I have my first period of rain coming up, so the smart schedule isn't planning on watering until Christmas Eve. Since getting the sensors working properly I've been very happy with the smart watering, but the rain predictions here tend to be a bit sketchy. As my system is saying it won't water because there is rain expected, does it automatically adjust itself and water if the predicted rain doesn't arrive?


Also, I have it set to not water if expected rain is 5mm. What is the difference in this context between expectation and forecast?

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Soil Types

Tim Foster
Updated at 2019-12-14 13:28:44 UTC 

The app asks me to define my soil type and gives me a small list to choose from. I'm no gardening expert by any means and so I'm not really sure I've got this right. I selected the most draining type based on nothing more that guesswork really. We're in Yucatán, México so the entire area is limestone rock, but this website (https://sites.google.com/site/soilsoftheyucatanpeninsula/soil-types) gives more detail about the soil types in Yucatán. All this has done though is confuse me more. 


Is there any reliable way that I can determine my soil type in Netro? The website says it's likely to be one (or a combination) of Gleysols, Histosols, Vertisols, Solonchaks, Leptosols, and Cambisols

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setting up sprite location service on cellphone not on ... but it is

Michael Pakalolo
Updated at 2020-01-12 16:51:03 UTC 
hi there, my sprite was working fine for 3 month , now i had no internet for 24 hours and sprite did not connect to the internet anymore . I restarted the router and then the sprite and still no internet connection but my router is fine and i have internet. So i reset the sprite and now it says i need to allow location service on my phone but it is on!!! it will not allow me to setup the sprite and i don't know what to do?
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