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GARDENA Soil Moisture Sensor

1. Notes on these Operating Instructions

Please read these operating in-

For safety reasons, chil-

structions carefully and observe

dren and young people

the notes given. Use these oper-

under 16 as well as anyone

ating instructions to familiarise

who is not familiar with these

yourself with the Soil Moisture

operating instructions may not

Sensor, the unit's features and

use the Soil Moisture Sensor.

proper use as well as with the

notes on safety.

2. Proper Use

The GARDENA Soil Moisture

The Soil Moisture Sensor

Sensor is intended for private use

must not be used for in-

in domestic and hobby gardens,

dustrial purposes or in con-

exclusively for outdoor use, to

junction with chemicals, food-

control sprinklers and watering

stuffs, easily flammable and

systems by means of water

explosive materials.

computers

taking the soil

Compliance with the operating

moisture into account.

instructions provided by the

3. Operating Parts

(Fig. A)

Connection cable

Control knob

Cable socket

positions 1 and 2

Control knob with scale

Lid with low-pressure

controller

4. How the Soil Moisture Sensor Works

The GARDENA Soil moisture

If the required soil moisture level

sensor takes the soil moisture

is not reached, watering is al-

into account during controlled

lowed to proceed at the next

watering.

programmed starting time. If the

pre-set moisture level is reached

4.1 Control knob

during the watering program,

Set to Position 1

the watering program is stopped.

The Soil Moisture Sensor mea-

Note : The Soil Moisture Sensor

sures the amount of moisture in

can also re-activate watering

the soil and closes the valve of

during a programmed watering

the respective water computer

time when it is dry in conjunction

if the soil moisture reaches the

with the solenoid valve boxes

set soil moisture level.

of the water controller 6030.

1) Water Computer 1030 and 1060, Water Timer Electronic T 14 and T 1030, Water Computer Plus C 1030 and Profi C 1060,

GARDENA Solenoid Valve Boxes, GARDENA Automatic Valves, GARDENA Pump Relay, and GARDENA Flower Box

Watering Set

The Soil Moisture Sensor must

only be used to control the

components recommended

by the manufacturer.

Keep these operating instruc-

tions in a safe place.

manufacturer is a prerequisite

to ensure proper use of the

GARDENA Soil Moisture Sensor.

The operating instructions also

contain operating, servicing and

maintenance conditions.

Water container with

inspection window

Ceramic sensor

Holder for GARDENA micro-

drip system endline drip head

4.2 Control knob

Set to Position 2

If the Soil Moisture Sensor is used

together with GARDENA flower

box watering and if automatic

program 14 is selected, watering

is switched on and off automati-

cally according to the soil mois-

ture level.

Note : The automatic on / off

function is only possible with

GARDENA flower box watering

and by selecting watering pro-

gram 14.

5. Putting into Operation

5.1 Choosing the Installation

2. Before pushing the GARDENA

Position

Soil Moisture Sensor into the

The Soil Moisture Sensor must

ground, fill the water container

be positioned in the area which is

with water. To do this, un-

watered with the same climatic

screw the lid with the low-

conditions (sun, wind, rain etc.)

pressure controller

as the plants. The Soil Moisture

fill the water container

Sensor must not be covered

clean water to where the

by neighbouring plants. Avoid

thread begins.

shaded areas. To prevent the

3. Replace the lid

moisture sensor reacting incor-

container

rectly due to water logging, it

tight until the stop.

must not be placed in dips in

the ground.

Note : When closing the Soil

When using the GARDENA

Moisture Sensor, ensure that

micro-drip system, a 4.6 mm

the thread and sealing ring

(3 /16 ") supply pipe with drip

are free from particles of dirt.

head must be installed on the

4. Push the Soil Moisture Sensor,

driphead holder

of the soil

filled with water approx. 10 cm

moisture sensor. The water from

into the ground (Fig. C). Push

this drip head is measured by

the soil down around the Soil

the ceramic sensor

Moisture Sensor and water

(the ceramic tip must not be

5.2 Setting-up and Filling

exposed to the air after in-

the Sensor

stallation).

Note : To prevent the Soil Mois-

ture Sensor reacting incorrectly

5. Connect the soil moisture

after installation, it should only be

sensor to the GARDENA water

installed in dry weather and when

controller with the supplied

the soil is dry.

cable

1. After you have chosen a suit-

Important : The cable must be

able position, you must prepare

laid such that it cannot be dam-

the soil ready to install the

aged or tripped over. When laying

Soil Moisture Sensor. Loosen

the cable underground, we rec-

an area of soil approx. 10 cm

ommend using a bed of sand.

across and 10 cm deep.

Warning : The Soil Moisture

Remove any stones to prevent

Sensor must be fixed firmly in the

damaging or breaking the

ground. Therefore, after plugging

sensitive ceramic sensor

the cable into the water controller

and setting the moisture level

(see point 5.3), firmly press down

the soil again around the Soil

Moisture Sensor.

5.3 Setting the

Soil Moisture Sensor

General

The amount of water plants con-

sume depends on many factors:

and

the amount of water the plant

with

requires, the type of soil, amount

of sunshine, wind and many other

factors.

on the water

To find a suitable switching point

and slowly screw

(= suitable moisture level to sup-

ply your plants with the optimum

amount of water) you must ob-

serve the Soil Moisture Sensor

over a certain period of time

(1 - 2 weeks) and if necessary,

adjust the settings.

Setting the Watering Time

The watering time can be set us-

ing a control knob

knob

can be adjusted using

a screw driver or coin as follows:

Turn the knob towards the minus

sign (–) to reduce the moisture

level and watering time. Turn the

knob towards the plus sign (+)

to increase the moisture level

and watering time.

Setting the Type of Watering

Control

Position 1

Set the control knob

top of the unit to position 1 when

using the Soil Moisture Sensor to-

gether with one of the GARDENA

water computers or programs

1 - 13 of the GARDENA flower box

watering set.

Position 2

Set the control knob

tion 2 when using the Soil Mois-

ture Sensor together with the

GARDENA flower box watering

set and when selecting automatic

program 14.

. The control

on the

to posi-