System Overview and Flow-Clik Operation (continued)

High Flow Scenario 2 – Mainline Ruptures

If a mainline ruptures, the Flow-Clik would identify a “high flow” condition approximately 20 seconds after the first valve is activated based upon the irrigation schedule and the master valve would be shut down. Flow would continue to be monitored every 10 minutes and after a sustained 20 second “high flow” condition, the system would be shut off. Each time the system is deactivated by the Flow-Clik the System Status Indicator will show a steady red light. This will occur until the mainline pipe is repaired.

In both of the above scenarios, the “high flow” shut down capability of the Flow-Clik sensor would eliminate the water waste and associated damage to the site that would be caused by the breaks in the irrigation system. In the lateral break scenario, the Flow-Clik halts irrigation of the effected valve while continuing to allow the controller to irrigate the rest of the zones throughout the system.