Baseline Systems BaseStation 6000 - Manual (Page 55)

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Making Seasonal Adjustments
The BaseStation 6000 has tools for making adjustments to your programs to match seasonal watering needs. You can adjust
both the watering frequency and watering amounts without making permanent changes to your programs.
Note: We recommend that you do not use this tab to make adjustments for new landscapes, such as new sod or seed.
If your area is experiencing a period of unusual weather, and you want to temporarily adjust your entire system either up or
down, consider using the Weather Adjust Factor field on the Adjust Zone tab, rather than configuring the seasonal adjustments
described in this topic. Refer to Compensating for Unusually Wet or Dry Weather on page 41.
The system provides the following strategies for making seasonal adjustments:
Straight Time Only – This strategy removes any seasonal
adjustments and returns the system to the normal watering
schedule.
Monthly Adjust-Days – This strategy enables the user to
specify the maximum number of days the system can go
before it waters again. For example, during the first two
weeks of April the system will go a maximum of four days
before it waters again. These values can be adjusted for
seasonal watering differences.
Monthly Adjust-Time – This strategy enables you to adjust
the watering time in each two-week period based on a
percentage of the maximum watering time. Typically, this
strategy is not used, but it is available if percentages are
easier to manage.
Monthly Adjust-Time and Days – This strategy combines the
previously discussed strategies and enables some zones to be adjusted based on days and other zones adjusted based upon
times.
Note: We recommend that you set the values for all monthly strategies to represent historic water usage in the given area.
Setting Up Seasonal Adjustments
1. On the Main Page, click the Information tab to activate the Main Menu.
2. Click the Seasonal Adjust menu, and then click Adjust. The Set System Parameters window opens.
3. Make sure the Seasonal Adjustments tab is visible.
4. In the Seasonal Adjustment Method group box, select the option for handling the adjustments:
• If you want your programs to water on a consistent cycle throughout the year (or whenever your system is turned on),
select Straight Time Only, and then click the Return button at the bottom of the window.
• If you want to specify the maximum number of days the system can go before it waters again, select Monthly Adjust-
Days. In the Seasonal Adjustment Factors for Watering Time and Watering Days group box, select Edit Watering
Days, and then in the fields for the days of the month, type the number of days that you want the system to wait
before it waters again.
• If you want to adjust the watering time in each two-week period based on a percentage of the maximum watering
time, select Monthly Adjust-Time. In the Seasonal Adjustment Factors for Watering Time and Watering Days group
box, select Edit Watering Time Adjustment Percent, and then in the fields for the days of the month, type a number
that represents the percentage of the maximum watering time that you want to be used during those days.