GARDENA Art. 1888 Water Control Easy Plus Instruction Manual

: August 21, 2024
: Gardena

Table of Contents

Irrigation recommendations
GARDENA Water Control Easy Plus

GARDENA Art. 1888 Water Control Easy Plus Instruction Manual

Irrigation recommendations

Setting	Application recommendation
Every 4 – 24 hrs.	GARDENA Micro-Drip-System

Every 24 – 72 hrs.| GARDENA Sprinkler

Blue area| GARDENA Outdoor Cooling Mist Set

A video of the setting processes is available here:

grey settings = irrigation blue settings = outdoor cooling

GARDENA Water Control Easy Plus

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 Water Control can be used for automatic watering during holidays.
DANGER! The GARDENA Water Control must not be used for industrial purposes or in conjunction with chemicals, foodstuffs, easily flammable and explosive materials.

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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

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

In order to prevent 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 LED flashes red once. When the light flashes red 3 times the battery must be replaced immediately as the valve cannot open anymore.

Setting up:

The Water Control may only be set up vertically with the sleeve nut to the top to prevent water 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 2-litre Drip Heads are required to control the Micro-Drip-System.
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 reattached.

DANGER! Cardiac arrest!
This product generates an electromagnetic field while it operates. This electromagnetic field may affect the functionality of active or passive medical implants (e.g. pacemakers), which may result in serious injury or death.

Consult your doctor and the manufacturer of your implant before using this product.
Remove the battery when you are not using the product.

DANGER! Risk of suffocation!
Small parts can be easily swallowed. There is also a risk that the poly-bag can suffocate toddlers.

Keep toddlers away when you assemble the product.

INITIAL OPERATION v (Fig. A–C)

A video of the setting processes is available here:

FUNCTION AND SETTING

v (Fig. E)

Once the duration and frequency have been set, the values will be applied 5 seconds later. The green LED will flash three times to confirm this.
The first watering operation commences. This will be the watering start time from now on. If you want watering to commence later than this, press the +1h button repeatedly within the 5-second time window until the desired start time has been set. All settings are deleted once the setting dial is turned again and new settings are made.

Important: The combination of irrigation (grey) and outdoor cooling mist setting (blue) is not possible.
The LED flashes orange 3 times as a warning that no watering will be started.

Tip: When using a GARDENA Outdoor Cooling Mist Set (Art. 13135/13137), select a frequency of 3, 5 or 10 minutes. The water in the line will continue to drain out through the micro mist nozzles even if the Water Control has already shut off the water supply. Depending on the length of the supply line, this can take up to 1 minute.

MAINTENANCE v (Fig. D)

STORAGE

To put into storage:

The product must be stored away from children.
To preserve the battery, it should be removed (Fig. B).
Store the controller and the valve unit in a dry, enclosed and frost-free place.

TROUBLESHOOTING

Problem	Possible Cause	Remedy
Manual watering is not possible using the button	LED next to start delay is
blinking red 3x: battery is very low.

Insert a new (alkaline) battery.

Tap is turned off.|

Turn the tap on

Controller is not connected|

Mount the controller on housing

Watering program is not being undertaken (no watering)| Program entry /modification during or just before the start pulse.|

Make program entry /modification outside the programmed start times.

Valve was opened manually previously|

Avoid possible program overlaps.

Tap is turned off.|

Turn the tap on.

Controller is not connected.|

Mount the controller on housing.

LED next to start delay is blinking red 3x: battery is very low.|

Insert a new (alkaline) battery.

Minimum pressure of 0.5 bar not available|

Ensure a pressure of at least 0.5 bar

LED lights up orange.|

Pay careful attention to the blue and grey settings and keep them completely separate.

Water Control does not close| Minimum quantity of water drawn is less than 20 l/h.|

Connect more drip heads.

Valve soiled.|

Flush in the opposite direction to the normal flow direction.

Water flow < 30 l/h and water pressure > 8 bar.|

Reduce the water pressure.

NOTE: For any other malfunctions please contact the GARDENA service department.
Repairs must only be done by GARDENA service departments or specialist dealers approved by GARDENA.

TECHNICAL DATA

Water Control	Value /Unit	Water Control	Value /Unit
Min./max. operating pressure	0.5 bar/12 bar	Max. liquid temperature	40 °C
Operating temperature range	5 °C to 50 °C	Battery required	1 x 9V alkaline

manganese Type IEC 6LR61
Flow medium| Clear fresh water| Operating time of the battery| approx. 1 year for watering applications; with outdoor cooling mist products the battery life is reduced due to frequent impulses