GARDENA 1889 Water Control Bluetooth Instruction Manual

: June 6, 2024
: Gardena

Table of Contents

SAFETY
FUNCTION
INITIAL OPERATION
OPERATION
MAINTENANCE
STORAGE
TROUBLESHOOTING
TECHNICAL DATA
EC Declaration of Conformity
ACCESSORIES
SERVICE / WARRANTY
References
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Operation Instructions
Water Control Bluetooth®

GARDENA Water Control Bluetooth®

Translation of the original instructions.

****For safety reasons, children and young people under 16 as well as anyone who is not familiar with these operating instructions should not use the product. Persons with reduced physical or mental abilities may use the product only if they are supervised or instructed by a responsible person. Children must be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the product.
Never operate the product when you are tired, ill or under the influence of alcohol, drugs or medicine.

Intended use:
The GARDENA Water Control is intended for private use in domestic and hobby gardens, exclusively for outdoor use, to control sprinklers and watering systems. The GARDENA Water Control can be used for automatic watering during holidays.
The Water Control Bluetooth® Art. 1889 forms part of an irrigation system in conjunction with the Bluetooth® App.
**DANGER!** Risk of physical injury!
The GARDENA Water Control must not be used for industrial purposes or in conjunction with chemicals, foodstuffs, easily flammable and explosive materials.

SAFETY

IMPORTANT!
Read the operator’s manual carefully before use and keep for future reference.

Battery:
To ensure the Water Control runs safely, only a 9 V alkaline manganese battery (alkaline) type IEC 6LR61 must be used!

CAUTION!
Rechargeable batteries should not be used, otherwise, the operating period of 1 year cannot be guaranteed!
In order to stop the Water Control from failing because of a weak battery if you are away for a long time, the battery must be replaced when the battery symbol illuminates yellow.
Regularly examine the batteries for damage.
Do not use damaged batteries.
Keep damaged batteries out of the reach of children.
Setting up:
The Water Control may only be set up vertically with the sleeve nut to the top to prevent water from penetrating into the battery compartment.
The minimum water output to ensure that the Water Control functions correctly is 20 – 30 l/h. For example, at least 10 x 2litre Drip Heads are required to control the MicroDripSystem.
The max. temperature for the water flow is 40 °C.
Avoid tensile strain.

→Do not pull the hose connected to the Water Control.

CAUTION!
If the control section is removed when the valve is open, the valve remains open until the control section is reat tached.

DANGER! Cardiac arrest!
This product makes an electromagnetic field while it operates. This field may under some conditions interfere with active or passive medical implants. To decrease the risk of conditions that can possibly injure or kill, we recommend persons with medical implants to speak with their physician and the medical implant manufacturer before you operate the product.

DANGER! Risk of suffocation!
Small parts can be easily swallowed. There is also a risk that the polybag can suffocate toddlers. Keep toddlers away when you assemble the product.

FUNCTION

Water Control:
The GARDENA Water Control Bluetooth® has configured automatically with the GARDENA Bluetooth® App.
The Water Control carries out watering automatically according to the set program and can therefore also be used during holidays.
Controls / Display [ Fig. F1 ]:
1. LED Connection display / Signal:
Blue flashing for 3 min.: While connection
Blue lightning for 10 sec: Successfully connected
2. LED Battery display:
Green lightning:
Capacity up to 1 year

Yellow lightning:
Red flashing:
Red lightning:| Capacity min. 4 weeks
Capacity max. 4 weeks
The battery is flat, the valve no longer opens. A valve opened will also close again if the battery is flat.
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The battery display is reset when the batteries are changed.

3. LED Active watering:
Green lightning for 10 seconds.
4. Man. Button:
A single push on the Man. The button activates the status request and the battery status is displayed for 10 sec.
A second push activates manual watering.

INITIAL OPERATION

To operate with the GARDENA Bluetooth® App:
You can use the free GARDENA Bluetooth® app to control the GARDENA Water Control Bluetooth® at any time. It can be downloaded from the Apple App Store or from the Google Play Store.

Settings of the Irrigation Valve:
– According to the timings in the Bluetooth® App: Watering start, duration, days
– As required in the Bluetooth® App: Start and finish
– As required on the Water Control: Start and stop
To Insert the battery [ Fig. I1 / I2 ]:
The battery is not included in the scope of delivery.
The operating period is approx. 1 year. The operating period can vary depending on ambient temperature and transmission frequency.

Remove the control unit (5) from the valve unit (6).
Place the battery (B) in the battery compartment (7) (note the polarity + / –).
The connection LED is flashing.
Push the control unit (5) back onto the valve unit (6).

To connect the Water Control [ Fig. I3 ]:
The Water Control is fitted with a sleeve nut (9) for taps with G 1″ (33.3 mm) thread. The adaptor supplied (8) allows the Water Control to be connected to taps with a (G 3/4″) thread (26.5 mm).

For a tap with a G 3/4″ (26.5 mm) thread: Screw the adaptor (8) onto the tap manually (do not use pliers).
Screw the sleeve nut (9) of the Water Control onto the adaptor thread by hand (do not use pliers).
Screw the tap connector (10) onto the Water Control.

To connect the Soil Moisture Sensor (optional) [ Fig. I4 ]:
In addition to timedependent control, it is also possible to include soil moisture.
If the soil moisture is sufficient, irrigation is stopped or skipped.

Place the Soil Moisture Sensor in the area to be irrigated.
Plug the connector (11) into the sensor socket of the Control Unit (5).

OPERATION

Manual operation by the Water Control [ Fig. F1 ]:
The valve can be opened or closed manually at any time.
Even a timecontrolled open valve can be closed earlier without changing the schedules.
If the Water Control is in “Sleep Mode”, push the Man.
Button 2 times.

Push the Man. Button to open the valve manually (or to close an open valve).
The LED Active Watering (3) is lighting green for 10 sec.
Push the Man. Button to close the valve early.

The watering duration is according to the parameter of the GARDENA Bluetooth® App.
If a time-controlled watering has been stopped manually, this watering cannot start again.
If the valve has been opened manually and a programmed start of a watering period overlaps the manual opening period, the programmed starting time is suppressed.

Factory Reset [ Fig. I1 / F1 ]:
The Water Control Bluetooth® will be reset to the factory settings.

Remove the battery (B).
Push and hold the Man. Button (4) and place the battery (B) in the battery compartment (7) (note the polarity + / –).
Push and hold the Man. Button (4) for another 10 seconds.
After approx. 10 seconds the factory setting is restored and the connection LED is flashing.

MAINTENANCE

To clean the filter [ Fig. M1 ]:
The filter (12) should be checked regularly and cleaned when necessary.
To clean the Water Control:
**** DANGER! Risk of physical injury!
Risk of injury and risk of damage to the product.

→ Do not clean the product with water or with a water jet (in particular high- pressure water jet).
→ Do not clean with chemicals including petrol or solvents. Some can destroy critical plastic parts.
→ Clean the Water Control with a soft, damp cloth.

STORAGE

To put into storage:
The product must be stored away from children.

Remove the battery to preserve it (see 3. Initial Operation).
Store the Water Control in a dry, enclosed, and frostfree place.

Disposal:
(in accordance with RL2012/19/EC)
The product must not be disposed of to normal household waste. It must be disposed of in line with local environmental regulations.

IMPORTANT!
→ Dispose of the product through or via your municipal recycling collection center.

Disposal of the battery:
The battery may only be disposed of when discharged.
IMPORTANT!
→ Dispose of the battery through or via your municipal recycling collection center.

TROUBLESHOOTING

In case of malfunctions, you will find the FAQ at this address: www.gardena.com/de/bluetooth/faq

Problem	Possible Cause	Remedy
No LED-display appears	The battery is inserted incorrectly.	→ Batteries

inserted incorrectly.
The battery is completely empty.| → Replace the battery.
Manual watering is not possible using the Man. Button| Water Control is in Sleep Mode| → Push the Man. Button again.
The battery is empty (LED Battery display lights red).| → Replace the battery.
The tap is closed.| → Open the tap.
The schedule is not executed (no watering)| The valve was previously opened manually| → Avoid possible overlaps.
The battery is empty (LED Battery display lights red).| → Replace the battery.
The tap is closed.| → Open the tap.
Water Control does not close| The minimum quantity of water drawn is less than 20 l/h.| → Connect more drip heads.

TECHNICAL DATA

Water Control Bluetooth®	Unit	Value (Art. 1889)
Operation temperature range (outdoors)	°C	5 – 50
SRD Frequency range	GHz	2,402 – 2,480
Maximum power	mW	10
Free field radio range (approx.)	m	25
Min. / max. operating pressure	bar	0,5 / 12
Flow medium		Clear freshwater
Battery required		1 x 9 V alkaline manganese Typ IEC 6LR61
Operating time of the battery (approx.)	a	1

EC Declaration of Conformity

Hereby, GARDENA Manufacturing GmbH declares that the radio equipment type (Art. 1889) is in compliance with directive 2014/53/EU.
The full text of the EC declaration of conformity is available at the following internet address:
http://www.gardena.com/int/support/safety-regulations

ACCESSORIES

GARDENA Soil Moisture Sensor| For irrigation depending on the soil moisture.| Art. 1867
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GARDENA Anti-theft device| To prevent theft of the Water Control| Art. 1815-00.791.00
(from GARDENA Service)

SERVICE / WARRANTY

Service:
Please contact the address on the back page.
Warranty Statement:
The manufacturer’s warranty can be viewed at:
www.gardena.com/warranty or
Phone number +49 731 490 3773

This manufacturer’s warranty is limited to the replacement and repair of products in accordance with the abovementioned conditions. The manufacturer’s warranty does not constitute an entitlement to lodge other claims against us as a manu facturer, such as for damages. This manufacturer’s warranty does not, of course, affect statutory and contractual war ranty claims against the dealer/retailer.
The manufacturer’s warranty is governed by the law of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Trademark Attribution Footnote

The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are registered trade marks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by GARDENA is under license. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners.

Product liability

In accordance with the German Product Liability Act, we hereby expressly declare that we accept no liability for damage incurred from our products where said products have not been properly repaired by a GARDENAapproved service partner or where original GARDENA parts or parts authorized by GARDENA were not used.

Canada / USA
GARDENA Canada Ltd.
100 Summerlea Road
Brampton, Ontario L6T 4X3
Phone: (+1) 905 792 93 30
info@gardenacanada.com

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