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FEATURES

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 Themostadvancedandthemostaccuratewatermanagementsystemavailable!

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 Newandimproved“Version3”technologymeansultra‐longrangeandupto9tankmonitoring

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 Fullcolour,highresolution,superbright2.8”TFTLCDtouchscreendisplay

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 Ultra‐longrangewirelessconnectivitywithupgradeoptionsforevengreaterperformance

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 Easyinstallation,viewoursimpleinstallationDVDinstructionsonline

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 Wallmount,stylishdeskmountorindustrialversionLCDdisplayoptionsforfullflexibilitywith

yourindividualinstallation

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 “OneGlance”LCDdisplaygraphicsdesignedfortheultimateinsimple,userfriendlyoperation

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 “TimetoEmpty”indicationbasedonyouractualwaterusage.Justlikeatripcomputerinyour

car,SmartWaterwilltellyouhowlongyouhaveuntilyourtankwatersupplywillrunout!

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 SmartWaterwilllearnandmemoriseyourhousehold/commercialwaterusageandassistyou

withthesmartandefficientmanagementofyourwater

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 “ALERT”featuresforlowdaysremainingandlowtanklevel

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 “ALERT”featureforabnormalusagewarnsofsystemleaksoranyunusualwaterusagedetected.

SmartWaterwillalertyouifawatersource/outlethasbeenleftrunningorthereisasystemleak

withinonly4hours!

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 DifferentfluidssuchasMolassesandUreacanbemonitoredbysimplysettingtheSpecific

Gravity(SG)ofthefluidyouaremeasuring

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 Wirelesspumpcontrolwithusersettablerunperiod(on/off)andautomaticstopfeature

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 Thepumpcontrollercanbesettoturnon/turnoffatspecifictanklevels.Setitandforgetit!

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 Watercanbepumpedbetweendifferenttanks,oralternativelyfromunlimitedsourcessuchas

borewater/riverwaterwiththewirelesspumpcontroller

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 UptoninetankscanbemonitoredwithonlyoneLCDdisplayunit!

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 Solarpoweredtankmodulemeansminimalmaintenanceandzeroongoingrunningcost(AC

mainspoweredtankmodulesalsoavailableforsitessuchasundergroundtanks)

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 Filterreplacementtimerwithonscreenfilterreplacementalert

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 Wirelessreceptionstrengthindicator

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 Automaticsystemcalibrationof“fulltank”(100%)level

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 SmartWatercanbecustomisedeasilytodifferenttypesofwatertanks,includingsettingan

offsetforthepositionofthewateroutletonyourtank!

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 Onscreengraphicdisplayfeatureshowingtankleveltrendsoverthepreceding30days

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 Highqualityconstructionincluding316StainlessSteelsensorandultra‐highUVresistantplastic

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 Oneyearfullreplacementwarranty

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INDEX

FEATURES1

INDEX2

INTRODUCTION5

FCCCOMPLIANCEANDRFRADIATIONEXPOSURESTATEMENT6

INSTALLATIONINSTRUCTIONS7

InstallationInstructions7

MAINSCREEN13

MAINSCREENDEFINITIONS14

MenuButton14

StatusButton14

TankNumber14

TankPercentage15

TankLevel15

TrendIndicator15

TankSignalStrength15

BatteryLowIcon16

FilterReplaceIcon16

WarningIcon16

PumpIcon16

SelectionIcon17

UP/DOWNArrowIcon17

TankHistoryGraph17

MENUSCREEN19

MENU19

TANK‐>ADD19

TANK‐>REMOVE19

TANK‐>MOVE19

TANK‐>SETTINGS‐>HEIGHT19

TANK‐>SETTINGS‐>OUTFLOW20

TANK‐>SETTINGS‐>DENSITY20

TANK‐>SETTINGS‐>FILTER20

PUMP‐>ADD20

PUMP‐>REMOVE20

PUMP‐>CONTROL20

PUMP‐>SETTINGS‐>SOURCE21

PUMP‐>SETTINGS‐>DEST.21

PUMP‐>SETTINGS‐>RUNTIME21

PUMP‐>SETTINGS‐>LEVELS‐>START21

PUMP‐>SETTINGS‐>LEVELS‐>SOURCE21

PUMP‐>SETTINGS‐>LEVELS‐>DEST.22

PUMP‐>SETTINGS‐>LEVELS‐>REPORT22

SETTINGS‐>OPTIONS22

SETTINGS‐>DISPLAY‐>DIMLEVEL22

SETTINGS‐>USAGE‐>RESET22

SETTINGS‐>FACTORY‐>RESTORE23

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INDEX

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HISTORY23

UP/DOWNARROWS23

CLEAN23

ABOUT23

BACK23

MORE23

TANKNUMBER24

APPENDIX25

InstallationNotes25

OperationalNotes26

WARRANTY27

FREQUENTLYASKEDQUESTIONS28

CONTACTDETAILS30

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INTRODUCTION

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Congratulationsonpurchasingtheworldsmostadvancedwirelesstanklevelsystem.SmartWaterwill

revolutionisethewayyouusewaterandwillprovideastylishyetfunctionaladditiontoyourhomeorfarm.

Thesystemisperfectforbothdomestichouseholdsandruggedfarmorindustrialapplicationsandhas

beendesignedtowithstandtheharshestenvironments.Theproductismadefromthehighestquality

materialsandissoldtoyouwithaoneyearfullreplacementwarrantyandcompleteaftersalestechnical

support.SmartWaterTechnologyrepresentsworldleadinginnovationanddesignandtheproductis

proudlymanufacturedinNewZealand.

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Thelatestrelease“Version3”SmartWatersystemtakesanotherhugestepforwardinfluidmanagement

technology.Thesystemboastsunmatchedwirelessperformancetoeasilyconquereventhetoughestof

installations.NineseparatetankscanbeaccuratelymonitoredthroughonlyoneLCDtouchscreenand

differentfluidssuchasUreaandMolassescanbemeasured.

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Pleasetakethetimetoreadthroughthismanualcarefully.Thecorrectinstallationoftheproductis

essentialandwillensuremaximumperformanceandreliablelongtermoperation.

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TheSmartWaterwirelesstanklevelsystemwillalwaysprovideyoubasictanklevelinformation,butthe

systemdoeshavethecapabilitytosupportmoreadvancedapplications.Theseincludeanestimated“Time

toEmpty”indication,historicalusagefeature,wirelesspumpcontrolandaseriesofalerts,includingifthe

systemdetectsaleakoranyabnormalusage.Thesefeatureswillallowyoutochangeandmanageyour

waterusagetobecomemoreeconomicalandmaximiseyourefficiency.IfcoupledwiththeSmartWater

wirelesspumpcontrollerthesystemcanprovideacompletesolutiontoyourwatermanagement

requirements.

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EnjoyourproductandenjoythepeaceofmindthatSmartWaterwillbringtoyourtankwatersystem.

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ThankYouForPurchasingSmartWater

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FCCCOMPLIANCEANDRFRADIATIONEXPOSURESTATEMENT

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TheSmartWaterequipmentcomplieswithFCCRFradiationexposurelimitssetforthforanuncontrolled

environment.Thedevicesandtheirantennaemustnotbeco‐locatedoroperatinginconjunctionwithany

otherantennaortransmitter.

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TocomplywithFCCRFexposurecompliancerequirements,theantennausedfortheSmartWater

equipmentmustbeinstalledtoprovideaseparationdistanceofatleast20cmfromallpersons.This

requirementappliestoboththeinitialset‐upofthesystemandongoingoperation.

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SmartWaterTechnologyLimited

FCCCode:2ABG2

GCNumber:GC355517

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INSTALLATIONINSTRUCTIONS

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TheSmartWatersystemisverysimpletoinstall.Itishoweverimportantthattheinstructionsarefollowed

insequencestepbystepasillustratedbelowtoguaranteethecorrectfunctionoftheproduct.Not

followingtheseinstructionscouldcausetheproducttofunctionincorrectly.

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Step1:

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Plugthesensorcableintothetankmodule.Thesensorcableshouldbelockedintopositionbyturningthe

“thumblock”ontheconnectorbody.Turntheconnectorthumblockclockwiseuntilitclicksfirmlyintothe

lockedposition.Itisimportantthattheconnectorislockedasthisprovidestherequiredweatherproofing.

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TheLCDmoduleshouldnowbe“poweredup”.PluginthedeskmountLCDpoweradaptortoanACmains

powersupplyandconnectthecabletotherearoftheunit.Ifyouhaveawallmountversion,

wire/terminatethewallmountLCDmodulepoweradaptortoanACmainspowersupply.SmartWater

recommendsthatthewallmountLCDmodulepowersupplyisinstalledbyacertifiedelectrician.Thedesk

mountLCDmodulecanbepluggeddirectlyintoanyNZ/AUSTstandardpoweroutlet.

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 DESKMOUNTversiononly:IfyouhavepurchasedadeskmountLCDmodule;attachthesupplied

antennaontotheGoldantennaconnectorbyscrewingituntilfingertight.Theantennaconnector

hasaGoldplatedthreadandislocatedabovethepowerconnectoronthebackoftheindustrial

deskmountunit,oralternativelynexttotheMicro‐USBconnectoronthestandarddeskmountunit.

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  

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IndustrialDeskMountLCDDeskMountLCD

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AftertheLCDmodule“powersup”itwillautomaticallyshowtheTANK‐>ADDmenuontheLCDscreen.If

thisscreenisnotshownitcanalsobeaccessedmanuallybypressingtheMENUbuttononthemainscreen

andthenTANK‐>ADD

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WallMountLCD

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ConfirmtheLCDscreenisshowing“Waiting”,thenpressandholdthecircularpushbuttononthebottom

ofthetankmoduleasshownbelow.OncetheLEDlightnexttothebuttonisilluminatedGREEN,release

thetankmodulebutton:

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WhenthetankmoduleissuccessfullyconnectedtotheSmartWatersystem,theLEDlightnexttothe

buttonwillilluminateGREENfor3seconds,theLCDmodulewillbeepandthemessage“TankAdded”will

bedisplayedontheLCDtouchscreen:

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Ifadditionaltankmodulesneedtobeconnectedtothesystem(SmartWatercanmonitoruptonine

differenttanks)repeattheaboveprocedurepriortoproceedingtoStep2.

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Yourtankmoduleisnowconnectedtothesystem.Donotputthesensorinyourtank,pleaseproceedto

Step2tocontinuetheinstallationprocess.

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Step2:

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SmartWaterinitiallyneedstoknowtheapproximateheightofyourwatertankbeforeinstallation.Setthe

tankheightofyourwatertankthroughtheMENUscreen.AftertouchingtheMENUbuttononthemain

screen,gototheTANK‐>SETTINGS‐>HEIGHTmenu.

TANK‐>SETTINGS‐>HEIGHT

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Thesystemhasadefaulttankheightof2.4metres.Thiscanbecustomisedtoyourexacttankheight

throughthismenu.Onceyourtankbecomes100%fullthesystemwillautomaticallycalibratetoarevised

100%level(maximumtanklevel)foryouractualtankheight.Ifthetankheightmenuisre‐visitedtheheight

shownwillreflectthehighestwaterlevelthatyourtankhaseverreached.Thismaynotbethenumberyou

initiallyentered,howeverthisisnormaloperationandagoodsignthatthesystemisoperatingaccurately

anddisplayingatrue100%(tankfull)level.

Ifthetankheighthaschangeddonotchangeitbacktotheoriginalsettingenteredduringinstallation.

Whenthetankheightischangedmanually,touchtheup/downbuttonsforcustomizedsetting,Touchand

holddowntheup/downbuttonforfastersetting.

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 RECOMMENDEDPROCEDURE:SmartWaterstronglyrecommendsphysicallymeasuringyourtank

height.Thecorrectheighttomeasureistheheightfromthebaseofthewatertanktotheoverflow

outlet.Oncethisheightisknown,reducebyaround20cmandenterthefigureintotheTANK‐>

SETTINGS‐>HEIGHTmenuscreen.Forexampleifyourtankis2.2Mhigh,enter2.0MintotheTANK

‐>SETTINGS‐>HEIGHTscreen.Iftheexactheightisnotknown,enteranapproximateheightwhich

isonthelowersideoftheapproximation,thiswillallowthesystemtocalibratemoreaccurately.

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 CAUTION:Ifthetankheightissetincorrectlyitispossiblethatthesystemwillnotperform

accurately.SmartWaterstronglyrecommendsthatthetankheightbesetslightlylowerthanthe

actualheightofyourtank.Thesystemwillthenautomaticallycalibratetoaprecise100%level

whenyourtankfillstoitsmaximumlevel.Thistechniquewillprovidethemostaccurateongoing

performance.

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Step3:

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TakethetankmoduleandthesensorcabletoyourtankandlowertheStainlessSteelsensortothebottom.

Pleaseensurethatthesensorislocatedattheverybaseofthetankandawayfromthewateroutflow

(draw‐offposition)onyourtank.

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StainlessSteelTankSensorSensorCableBendingTechnique

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 

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 RECOMMENDEDPROCEDURE:SmartWaterrecommendstophysicallypositionthesensoraway

fromthemainoutflowpipe.Thisstepisnotessentialhoweverwillresultinoptimumsystem

performance.

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Thetankmoduleshouldbepositionedontopofthetankformaximumexposuretosunlight.Thiswillassist

inensuringthetankmodulebatteryremainshealthyandsufficientlycharged.Thisisnotrequiredifyou

havepurchasedanACmainspoweredtankmodule(forundergroundtypetanks).

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IncludedwiththeSmartWaterproductarefour10mmx25mmStainlessSteelscrews.Theseareusedto

mountthetankmoduletothetopofyourtank.Thetankmoduledoesnotneedtobescrewedtoyourtank

butSmartWaterrecommendsthisaspartofagoodinstallation.Gluecanbeusedasanalternativefor

fixingthetankmoduletothetank.IfusingglueDONOTcoveruptheventinggrooves.

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Attachtheblackdipoleantennatothetopofthetankmodule.Theantennashouldbegentlyscrewedinto

positionontheGoldthreadedconnectorlocatedonthetopofthetankmodule(nexttothesolarpanel).

Tightentheantennauntilitisfingertight,thereisnorequirementtoover‐tightentheantennanut.

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 RECOMMENDEDPROCEDURE:Ifthesensorcableisrequiredtoexitbeneaththetankmoduleat90

degrees(directlyunderneaththemodule),manuallybend/shapethecablepriortoconnectingthe

sensorcabletothetankmodule.Ifthecableisbent/shapedonceconnectedtothetankmodulethe

waterproofconnectormaybedamaged.Refertothephotographaboveforthecorrecttechnique.

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 RECOMMENDEDPROCEDURE:Whenmountingthetankunitensurethatthethreeventinggrooves

aroundthebaseoftheunitaresettoallowwatertodrainawayfreelyfromunderneath.Ifwateris

allowedtoaccumulate/floodaroundtheblacksensorconnectorthiscouldcausetheunittooperate

intermittentlyorpossiblyfail.



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 

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Congratulations!YourSmartWatersystemisinstalled!

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ForfurtherinformationpleaseviewourinstallationDVDonlineat

www.smartwatertech.co.nz

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VentingGrooves

DipoleAntenna

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MAINSCREEN

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MAINSCREENDEFINITIONS

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MenuButton

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Touchthisbuttontoaccessthefullsetofsystemmenusthatareavailable.

StatusButton

 

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Thisbuttondisplaystheestimated“timetoempty”thatisavailablebeforeyourwatersupplywillrunout

(basedonyourcurrentwaterusageandrainfall).Ifforexampleyouweregettinglowonwaterand

subsequentlybecamemoreefficientwithyourwaterusage,theestimated“timetoempty”wouldincrease.

Themaximum“timetoempty”isdisplayedas200+days.WhenSmartWaterisfirstinstalledthestatus

buttonwilldefaultto200+days,onceyourwaterusagehasbeenlearnedandstoredintomemorybythe

systemthetimetoemptywillupdatetoanewvalue.

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Touchthisbuttonalsotoseethesystemstatusandanynotifications.Bytouchingthisiconyouwillbe

takenintothesystemstatusscreen.Whenthestatusbuttonis“green”thestatusofthesystemisnormal.

Thestatusscreenwillshowthetext“NormalOperation”.

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Whenthestatusbuttonis“red”thesystemhasdetectedanabnormalconditionorfaultthatshouldbe

checked.Forexampletherecouldbealeakinyourwatertankplumbing,atoiletconstantlyflushingor

simplyataplefton.Thiswouldcauseanabnormalusageforyoursystemandsubsequentlyturnthestatus

button“red”.BypressingthestatusbuttonfurtherinformationonthealertwillbeshownontheSTATUS

screen.

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Thebuttonwillalsoturn“red”whentimetoemptybecomescriticallyloworwhenthereisafaultinthe

system.

TankNumber

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ThetanknumbershowswhichtankiscurrentlydisplayedontheLCDscreen.Ifonlyonetankisconnected

tothesystem,thisnumberwilldefaultto1.Ifmorethanonetankisconnected,thetanknumbericonwill

showthenumberofthetankthatiscurrentlydisplayed.Touchthetanknumbertoselectwhichtankyou

wouldlikedisplayed.Itisalsopossibletoselectothertanksbypressingthetanklevelicon(seebelow).

Pleasenotethatthisfunctionisonlyapplicableifyouhavemorethanonewatertankconnectedtothe

system.AmaximumofninetankscanbeconnectedtoasingleSmartWaterLCDmodule.

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TankPercentage

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Thispercentagefigureisanaccuraterepresentationofhowfullyourtankisreferencedtothemaximum

recordedlevelof100%.TouchthetankpercentageicononthescreentoentertheHISTORYscreen.This

screenshowsagraphofthetanklevelforthepreceding30days(alsoseeHISTORYinthemenusection).

TankLevel

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Asimple“oneglance”indicationshowingthecurrentlevelofwaterinyourtank.Thisindicationrepresents

thelastmeasuredlevelofwaterintheselectedtank(see“tanknumber”).Thewaterlevelinthisiconwill

riseandfallasthelevelinyourtankchanges.Touchingthetanklevelicononthescreenwillscrollthrough

othertanksthatareconnectedtoyoursystem.

TrendIndicator

or 

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Asimple“oneglance”indicationshowingifthelevelofwaterinthetankisincreasingordecreasing.Ifthe

trendindicatorisnotdisplayed,thismeansthattherehasbeennochangeintanklevelforthelast12hours.

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TouchingandholdingtheMENUbuttonfor2secondswillresetthetrendindicatorforthecurrently

displayedtank.

TankSignalStrength

or 

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Thetanksignalstrengthindicatordisplaysthesignalstrengthbeingreceivedfromthetankmoduleinthe

formofarising“bargraph”.Ifverylow,orifnosignalisshown,considermovingthetankmoduleorLCD

module,orfittinganexternalhighpowerantenna(availableasanaccessoryfromSmartWater).Ifonebar

isshownthisisnormallyadequateforreliablereception.PleasecontactSmartWateroryourlocalretailer

forfurtherinstallationassistanceonmaximizingreceptionperformance.

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BatteryLowIcon

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IndicatesthattheLi‐Ionrechargeablebatteryinthetankmodulehasalowstateofcharge.Ifmultipletanks

areconnectedtothesystem,touchthebatterylowiconorthestatusbuttontodisplaywhichtankhasa

lowbatterylevel.Makesurethatthetankmodulesolarpanelisnotobstructedfromdirectsunlight.Evenif

thetankmodulebatteryhasrunflat,itwillrechargewhenmoved/returnedtoapositionwithexposureto

directsunlight(recharginga“flat”tankmoduletakesapproximately24hrs).

FilterReplaceIcon

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Thisiconisdisplayedwhentheperiodoftimesetforfilterreplacementhasexpired.Theperiodoftimefor

filterreplacementcanbesetbytheuserthroughtheTANK‐>SETTINGS‐>FILTERmenuscreen.Tofindout

whichtankfilterneedstobereplaced,touchthe"filterreplace"iconortheSTATUSbutton.

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Toclearthefiltertimerwarningindicationresettherelevanttankfiltertimerthathasexpired.

WarningIcon

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Whenthewarningiconisdisplayed,thereisaproblemthatneedstoberesolvedurgently.Touchthe

warningiconortheSTATUSbuttontoseewhatiscausingtheproblem.Possiblecausesare:

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 Batterytoolow

 Tankmoduleunexpectedlydisconnectedfromsystem

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PumpIcon

or 

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Thepumpiconisdisplayedwhenawirelesspumpcontrollerhasbeenconnectedtothesystem.Whenthe

greenpumpiconisrotatingthisshowsthatthepumpcontrollerisinoperation.Touchthepumpiconto

controlthepump(alsoseePUMP‐>CONTROLinthemenusection).Apumpcanbeaddedtothesystem

bytheuserthroughthePUMP‐>ADDmenuscreen.

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SelectionIcon

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or 

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TheselectioniconsconfirmifauserselectableoptioninthesystemisONorOFF.Theseiconsareself

explanatoryconfirmingiftheusersettingisON(greentick)orOFF(redcross).

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UP/DOWNArrowIcon

or 

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Usedtoincreaseordecreasethevalueoftheselection.Ifthebuttonispressedandheldthenumber

selectionwillincreaseordecreaseatafasterrateofchange.

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TankHistoryGraph

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Thetankhistorygraphcanbeaccessedbypressingthe“TankPercentage”icononthemainscreen,or

throughtheHISTORYbuttoninthemenuscreen.Thisfunctiondisplaysthewaterlevelintheselectedtank

forthepreceding30daysinagraphicalformat.Touchthegraphtoscrollthroughanyadditionaltanks

connectedtothesystem.

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MENUSCREEN

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MENU

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TouchtheMENUbuttononthemainscreentoaccessallmenuoptionsintheSmartWatersystem.

TANK‐>ADD

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Usedtoconnectatankmoduletothesystem.EnsurethatpriortoaddingatankmoduletheStainlessSteel

watersensorisoutofthetankandfreeofwater.Pressandholdthetankmodulebutton(ontheunderside

oftheunit)untiltheLEDlightisilluminatedgreenfor3seconds.Releasethebuttonandconfirmonthe

LCDscreenthatthetankmodulehasbeenadded.Thewatersensorcanbeloweredintothetankafterthis

step.Tankmoduleinstallationisthencomplete.Ifatankmodulealreadyconnectedtothesystemisadded

againinerror,themessage“Tank#alreadybound”willbedisplayed(where#isthetanknumber).

TANK‐>REMOVE

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Usedtoremoveatankmodulefromthesystem.WhentheREMOVEbuttonispressedyouwillhavethe

optiontoremoveanyoneofuptoninetanksconnectedtothesystem.Onceatankmoduleisremovedit

willneedtobere‐connectedusingtheTANK‐>ADDfunction.Intheunlikelyeventthatatankmodule

needstobereconnectedorreplaced,itwillneedtoberemovedfirstbyusingthisprocess.

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TANK‐>MOVE

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Usedtomove/swapatankfromasystemallocatedtanknumbertoanothertanknumber.Forexampleif

threetanksareconnectedtothesystem,Tank3couldbeswappedwithTank1.Thisprocessreallocatesthe

tanknumbersasselectedbytheuser.Tank3wouldbecomeTank1andviceversa.Ifthisfunctionisused

andapumpcontrollerisconnectedtothesystem,pleaseensurethatthepumpsettingsarechecked

carefullytoensurethepumpfunctionsasdesired.

TANK‐>SETTINGS‐>HEIGHT

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Atankheightabove2.4metresisdetectedautomatically.Oncethetankisfullthesystemwillautomatically

re‐calibrateto100%(maximumtanklevel)foryourinstallation.Whenthetankheightischangedmanually,

touchtheup/downbuttonsforcustomizedsetting,Touchandholddowntheup/downbuttonforfaster

setting.Themaximumtankheightthatcanbesetis6.4M,theminimumheightis0.2M(20cm).Each

individualtankconnectedtotheSmartWatersystemcanhaveadifferentheightsetifdesired.

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CAUTION:Ifthetankheightissettoohighthenitispossiblethatthesystemwillreadincorrectly.Smart

Waterstronglyrecommendsthatthetankheightbesetlowerthantheactualheightofyourtank.The

systemwillthenautomaticallycalibrate100%.Thistechniquewillprovidethemostaccurateperformance.

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TANK‐>SETTINGS‐>OUTFLOW

Allowsthesettingofthewatertankoutflowpipeheight.Theoutflowheightistheheightabovethebaseof

thetankwherewaterisdrawnoffforsupply.Waterbelowthisleveliseffectivelyunusable.Bysettingthe

outflowheightSmartWaterwillre‐calibratethesystemtorepresentamoreaccurate0%indication.The

systemissuppliedwithadefaultoutflowpipeheightsettingof0.1m(100mm)fromthebaseofthetank.

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TANK‐>SETTINGS‐>DENSITY

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Thedensityofthefluidbeingmeasuredinaparticulartankcanbemodified.Selectthetanknumberyou

wishtosetandthenusetheupanddownarrowkeystosetthedensity.Forexamplemolassescanbe

measuredbysettingadensityofbetween1.2and1.4.TheSmartWatersystemwillallowarangeof

SpecificGravities(SG)from0.5throughto2.0.Thedefaultfactorydensitysettingis1.0(water).

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TANK‐>SETTINGS‐>FILTER

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Thisusefulfeaturewillremindyouwhenatankfilterneedstobereplaced.Justselectthenumberof

monthsforreplacementandtouchSET.Thefilterreplaceiconwillbedisplayedwhenthetimerexpires.To

disablethefiltertimer,select0monthsandtouchSET.Touchandholddowntheup/downbuttonforfaster

setting.Themaximumtimethatcanbesetonthefiltertimeris60months(5years)andcanbesetin1

monthincrements.Thedefaultsettingis12months(withthetimerdisabled).

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PUMP‐>ADD

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Usedtoconnectapumpcontrollermoduletothenetwork.Oncethepumpcontrollerisinstalledand

connectedtoACmainspowerpressandholdthepumpcontroller“Connect”button.TheLEDlightwill

illuminategreenfor3seconds.ReleasethebuttonandconfirmontheLCDscreenthatthepumpcontroller

hasbeenaddedtothesystemwiththeonscreencomment“Pumpadded”.

PUMP‐>REMOVE

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Usedtoremoveapumpcontrollermoduleconnectedtothesystem.Onceapumpcontrollerisremovedit

willneedtobere‐connectedusingthePUMP‐>ADDfunction.Intheunlikelyeventthatapumpcontroller

needstobereconnectedorreplaced,itwillneedtoberemovedfirstbyusingthisprocess.

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PUMP‐>CONTROL

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Usedtomanuallycontrolthewirelesspumpcontrolleron/offfunction.TouchtheONbuttontostartthe

pumprunningfortheusersettimeperiod(seePUMP‐>SETTINGS‐>RUNTIME).Iftheruntimeissetto

0:00(zero)thepumpwillruncontinuously.TouchtheOFFbuttontomanuallystopthepump.

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Ifthesourceforthepumpisatank(seePUMP‐>SETTINGS‐>SOURCE),thepumpwillstartautomatically

whenthedestinationtanklevelreachesthelevelsetinthePUMP‐>SETTINGS‐>LEVELS‐>STARTmenu.

ThefactorydefaultSOURCEstoplevelis10percent.Thiswillpreventthepumprunningatankdry.

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Thestoplevelcanbesetbetween0%and100%in5%increments.Ifthedestinationstartlevelissetto0%

thepumpwillneverstartautomatically(autostartdisable).

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Ifthepumpdestinationisatank(seePUMP‐>SETTINGS‐>LEVELS),thenthepumpwillstopautomatically

whenthedestinationtanklevelreachesthelevelsetinthePUMP‐>SETTINGS‐>LEVELS‐>DEST.menu.

ThefactorydefaultDEST.stoplevelis90percent.Thestoplevelcanbesetbetween0%and100%in5%

increments.Ifthedestinationstartlevelissetto0%thepumpwillneverstartautomatically(autostart

disable).

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Thepumpcontrolmenucanalsobeaccessedbysimplytouchingthepumpicononthemainscreen.

PUMP‐>SETTINGS‐>SOURCE

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Usedtosetthesourceofwaterforthepump.Thiscanbean“unlimited”source(ie,streamwater,bore

water)ora“limited”source(ie,anotherwatertankconnectedtothesystem).Anyoneofthetanks

connectedtotheSmartWatersystemcanbeusedasasource.Wheninthismenu,press“SELECTTANK”to

selectthesourcetank,or“NOTATANK”toselectanunlimitedwatersource.Thesystemdefaultsourcefor

thepumpisTank1.

PUMP‐>SETTINGS‐>DEST.

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Usedtosetthedestinationofwaterfromthepump.Thiscanbean“unmonitored”destination(ie,nota

tank)oranyoneofthetanksconnectedtothesystem.AnyoneofthetanksconnectedtotheSmartWater

systemcanbeusedasadestination.Wheninthismenu,press“SELECTTANK”toselectthedestination

tank,or“NOTATANK”toselectanunmonitoreddestination.Thedefaultsettingis“NOTATANK”.

PUMP‐>SETTINGS‐>RUNTIME

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Usedtosetthemaximumruntimeofthepumpintenminutesteps(seePUMP‐>CONTROL).Iftheruntime

issetto0:00(zerohours)theruntimefeatureisdisabled(thismeansthepumpwillruncontinuouslyonce

manuallyturnedon).Themaximumruntimethatcanbesetis24:00(24hours).Touchandholddownthe

up/downbuttonforfastersetting.Theruntimecanbesetin10minuteincrements.Oncetheruntimeisset,

returntothePUMP‐>CONTROLmenuandstartthepump,itwillthenrunforthespecifiedtimeperiod.

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PUMP‐>SETTINGS‐>LEVELS‐>START

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Setthelevelofthedestinationtankthatthepumpwillbecommandedtostart.Whenfluidlevelisequalto,

orbelowthislevel(intheselecteddestinationtank)thepumpcontrollerwillstartthepump.Setthislevel

to0%ifthepumpisneverrequiredtostartautomatically(autostartdisable).Thedefaultsettingis0%.

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PUMP‐>SETTINGS‐>LEVELS‐>SOURCE

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Setthelevelofthesourcetankthatthepumpwillstop.Whenfluidisequalto,orbelowthislevel(inthe

selectedsourcetank)thepumpcontrollerwillstopthepump.Thedefaultfactorysettingis10%.Thepump

willnotstartagainuntilthesourcetanklevelis10%higherthanthelevelsetinthismenu.

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PUMP‐>SETTINGS‐>LEVELS‐>DEST.

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Setthelevelofthedestinationtankthatthepumpwillstop.Whenfluidlevelisequalto,orabovethislevel

(intheselecteddestinationtank)thepumpcontrollerwillstopthepump.Thedefaultfactorysettingis90%.



PUMP‐>SETTINGS‐>LEVELS‐>REPORT



Thepumpreportmenuprovidestheuseradetailedreportoftheentirepumpcontrollerset‐up.Smart

Waterrecommendsreviewingthereportonceallsettingsaremadetoensurecorrectpumpcontroller

operation.



SETTINGS‐>OPTIONS



 Displaydaysremaining–Enables/disablesthedisplayofthedaysremainingfeatureonthemain

screensstatusbutton.

 Displaytrendindicator–Enables/disablesthedisplayofthetrendindicatorfeatureonthemain

screen(displayedontherighthandsideofthetanklevelicon).

 Enableabnormalusagealert–Enables/disablesawarningfeaturethatalertstheuserifan

abnormalamountoffluidhasbeenusedfromanytankconnectedtothesystem.Thealertis

calculatedbySmartWaterafteritbuildsadatabaseofthestandardusageforyouractual

installation.Analertwillbegeneratedafterapproximately4hoursofabnormalusage.

 Enabletanknotreceivingalert–Enablesawarningfeaturethatalertstheuserifcommunications

withanytankmoduleonthenetworkislost

SETTINGS‐>DISPLAY‐>DIMLEVEL



UsedtosetthebrightnessoftheLCDdisplayafterithasautomaticallydimmed.IftheLCDscreenisnot

touchedforaperiodofoneminutetheLCDscreenwillautomaticallydimtothesetlevel.TheDIMLEVEL

screenwillinitiallyshowthecurrentbrightnesslevelselectedforthedimmode.Dimlevelbrightnesscan

beadjustedbytouchingtheupordownbuttonsandcanbechangedinincrementsof10%.Thebrightness

willadjustaccordinglyupanddown.Ifthebrightnessissettothemaximumlevelof100%thedisplaywill

notdimafteroneminute.Forallotherbrightnesssettingsthescreenwilldimtotheusersetbrightness

levelafteraperiodofoneminute.Thedefaultsettingisabrightnessof100%(noautomaticdimming).

SETTINGS‐>USAGE‐>RESET



Usedtoresetthememoryofhistoricalusageforatankwhichisconnectedtothesystem.Shouldatank

haveanabnormalusagethatleavesitdisplayinganunusualdaysremainingresult,thenthisfunctioncan

beusedtocleartheusagebacktodisplay200+days.TheSmartWatersystemwillautomaticallybeginto

re‐calculatedaysremainingonceusagedatahasbeenaccumulatedandstoredintomemory.Deletingthe

historycannotbereversed,sotakecareinusingthisfunction.

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SETTINGS‐>FACTORY‐>RESTORE



UsedtorestoretheLCDkeypadtothefactorydefaultsettings.



CAUTION:Alltankmodulesconnectedtothesystemwillbelostandwillneedtobere‐connectedtothe

system.Thetankmodulesensorsmustbecompletelyremovedfromthetank,asperthetankmodule

connectionprocedure(TANK‐>ADD).

HISTORY



Thisfunctiondisplaysthewaterlevelintheselectedtankforthepreceding30daysinagraphicalformat.

Touchthegraphtoscrollthroughanyadditionaltanksconnectedtothesystem.Thisscreencanalsobe

accessedbysimplytouchingthetankpercentagesymbolonthemainscreen.



UP/DOWNARROWS

or 

Usedtoincreaseordecreasethevalueoftheselection.Ifthebuttonispressedandheldthenumber

selectionwillincreaseordecreaseatafasterrateofchange.

CLEAN



AllowsthetouchscreenLCDdisplaysurfacetobecleaned.Itisbesttocleanthescreenwithasoft,slightly

dampcloth(nochemicalcleaners).Thetouchscreen“touch”functionisdisabledduringthistimetoprevent

unwantedbuttoninputs.Thescreencleanmodewillcancelin30secondsandnormaltouchscreenfunction

willberestored.Acount‐downtimerisdisplayedduringthisperiodforyourconvenience.

ABOUT



DisplaystheSmartWatercorporatelogoandthesoftwareversionnumber.



BACK

Pressingthe“BACK”buttonwillreturnthemenutothepreviousscreen.Holdingthe“BACK”buttonfor3

secondsormorewillautomaticallyresetthedisplaytothemainscreen.

MORE

Pressingthe“MORE”buttonwilldisplayfurthermenuoptionsonadditionalpagesofthemenuscreen.

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

TANKNUMBER

Thetanknumbermatrixisdisplayedanytimethesystemrequiresthespecifictanknumbertobeselected

priortomakingachangetothesystemsettings.

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

APPENDIX



InstallationNotes:



 Ensuretherearenolargemetalobjectsbetweenthekeypadandthetankmoduleantenna.This

willassistwithoptimumwirelessperformance



 Hills,vegetationandbuildingspreventinglineofsightfromtheLCDmoduletothetankmodule

mayrequiretheuseofhighpowerantenna



 Ensurethatthetankmoduleisindirectsunlight(unlessusinganACmainspoweredtankmodule)



 Ensurethatthetankmoduleventinggroovesarenotblockedandwaterisnotallowedto

accumulateunderneaththetankunitaroundthesensorconnector



 Thewatersensorshouldbefreeofwaterandnotsubmergedwheninitiallyconnectedtothe

system.Ifatankmoduleneedstobere‐connectedtothesystemthesensorneedstoberemoved

fromthetankandfreeofanywater



 Positionthesensoronthebottomofthetankawayfromthewateroutletpipeposition



 Foroptimumwirelessperformanceofthewallmountunitpositionthedipoleantennaawayfrom

thecircuitboardmoduleandawayfromthepowertransformerandanyACmainswiring.

Positioningtheantennaverticallywillalsoassistreceptionperformance



 SmartWaterrecommendstheLCDwallmountunitshouldbeinstalledbyaqualified/approved

electrician



 WheninstallingthewallmountLCDdonotover‐tightenthetwoscrewsthatholdtheplasticchassis

tothewallorflushbox.Overtighteningthesescrewscouldcausethetouchscreentofunction

incorrectly



 Ifthepumpcontrollerismountedinapumpshedorclosed/sealedstructure,SmartWater

recommendstheuseofanexternalantenna



 Ifthesensorcableisrequiredtoexitbeneaththetankmoduleat90degrees(directlyunderneath

themodule)pleasemanuallybend/shapethecablepriortoconnectingthesensorcabletothetank

module.Ifthecableisbent/shapedonceconnectedtothetankmodulethewaterproofconnector

maybedamaged.

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

APPENDIX



OperationalNotes:



 Increasedtankmodulecommunicationratescanbeactivatedbymomentarilypressingthetank

modulebutton.Thisishelpfulwhenwantingregulartankmoduleupdatestocheckforoptimum

signalstrength.Tankmoduleupdatecommunicationswillbeincreasedforaperiodof30minutes

beforereturningtonormaloperation.Tanklevelcommunicationreportsaresentwhenthegreen

LEDflashesmomentarilyevery10seconds



 Ifaredflashinglightisnotedonthetankmodule,recordthenumberofredflashes(1throughto5)

andcontactSmartWater.Refertothelastpageofthisusermanualforcontactdetails



 Ensurethatthesensoronceloweredintotankisrestingatthebottomofthetank,awayfromthe

mainwateroutflowpoint



 Thetankmodulecanbepowereddown/turnedoffbyunpluggingthesensorcable



 Ifthetankmoduleisinstalledinanelevated,exposedlocationtherewillbeanincreasedriskofa

lightningstrike.SmartWaterrecommendsinstallingalightningrodnearthetankmodulewhich

standstallerthananyantenna



 Ifapumpcontrollerstatusof“Autostartblocked”isdisplayedthenthepumphasbeen

commandedtostopwhilethedestinationtanklevelisbelowthepumpautomaticstartlevel

and/ortheruntimehasexpired.Thisisasafetyfeaturetoavoidthepumpstartingagainafterithas

beencommandedtostop,orinasituationwherethedestinationtankisnotfillingascommanded.

Tocancelthissafetyfeaturestartthepumpmanuallythroughthemenuscreen(PUMP‐>

CONTROL).Oncethepumpisstartedmanuallythe“Autostartblocked”statusiscleared

automatically.The“Autostartblocked”featureisalsoclearedautomaticallyifthedestinationtank

levelreachestheautomaticstartlevelset



 Forfurtherdetailedinformationonpumpcontrolleroperationnotespleaserefertoouradvanced

user“PumpControllerInstallationGuide”whichisavailableontheSmartWaterwebsite

(www.smartwatertech.co.nz)

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

WARRANTY



SmartWaterprovidesafulloneyearworkmanshipwarrantyonitsproducts.TheSmartWaterreplacement

warrantyisvoidiftheproducthasbeentamperedwith,openedordamagedoutsidetherangeofnormal

use(actsofGodetc...).



FulldetailsandacopyofthewarrantyisavailableontheSmartWaterwebsite:www.smartwatertech.co.nz

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

FREQUENTLYASKEDQUESTIONS



 WhatisthemaximumwirelessrangeoftheSmartWatersystem?

 2km‐4kmisthestandardrange,with10km‐15kmpossibleinlineofsightapplications.



 DoIneedtochangethebatteriesinthetankmodule?

 No.Thebatteryiscontinuouslyrechargedbytheintegratedsolarpanel.Thetankunitwill

continuetooperateforupto3monthswithoutanydirectsunlight.



 Whathappensifthesystemstatusindicatesthebatteryislowoncharge?

 Movethetankmoduletoanareaofdirectsunlight.Theunitwillberechargedandoperate

againinapproximately24hrs.Ifyourinstallationhaslittleaccesstosunlightthenconsider

usingtheoptionalACmainspoweredtankmodule.



 Whatisthemaximumtankdepththesystemwillworkwith?

 6.4Misthestandardmaximumdepth.Howevercustomdepthsystemsareavailableon

request.PleasecontactSmartWaterformoreinformation.



 Willthewallmountunitfitintoastandardelectricalflushbox?

 TheSmartWaterLCDwallmountunitisdesignedtofiteasilyintoanystandardClipsalor

PDLstyleflushbox.Mountingaccessoriesareprovidedwithyourwallmountstarterpack.

Alternativelya50mmcircularholecanbedrilledandthewallmountunitcanbemounted

directlyontothewallsurface.



 CanSmartWatermeasurewaterfrommorethanonetank?

 Yes.UptoninetankscanbemonitoredfromoneLCDunit.Eachtankwillneedatank

moduleinstalled.Pleaserefertotheusermanualforaddingadditionaltankstothesystem.

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 Ihavetwotanks,buttheyareinterconnected.DoIneedtwotankmodules?

 No.Ifanytanksareinterconnectedthenyouwillonlyneedonetankmoduleononeofthe

tanks.ThefluidlevelininterconnectedtanksrisesandfallsproportionatelyandasSmart

Waterworksonaproportionatelevelbasis,thesystemwillworkcorrectly.

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 WillreceptionbereducediftreesorwallsareinbetweenthetankandtheLCDunit?

 Anywirelesssystemwillhaverangeandreceptionreducedbyobstacles.Similartothepoor

receptionofradiostationsinvalleysandnearpowerlines.SmartWaterrecommends

minimisingobstructionsinthedirectpathofthewirelesssignal.

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 Willthebatteryinthetankunitrunflatifitiscloudy?

 No.Thebatterywillre‐chargeataslowerrateincloudyconditionsbutitwillnotrunflat.

Exposuretodirectsunlightisofcourserecommendedformaximumsolarcharging

performance.

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 CanIinstalltheunitmyself?

 Yes.TheSmartWatersystemisdesignedtobeveryeasytoinstall.Notechnicalskillsare

required.SmartWaterdoesrecommendreadingthisusermanualandviewingthe

installationDVDonlinepriortostartinganyinstallation.Aswithanydomesticelectrical

outlet,thewallmountLCDunitshouldonlybeconnectedtotheACmainspowersupplybya

qualifiedelectrician.

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 WhathappensifthereisapowercutorthepowertotheLCDisinterrupted?

 Nothing.OncepowerisrestoredtheLCDunitwillcommunicatewithyourtankandprevious

readings/dataandhistorywillberestoredtothescreenautomatically.

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 HowlongdoesSmartWatertaketolearnmywaterusage?

 SmartWaterwillstartmemorisingandcalculatingyourwaterusagefromthemomentyou

plugitin.Thelongerthesystemisrunningthemoreintuitiveand“smart”thesystemwill

become.

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 WhenwillSmartWaterdetectawaterleakinmysystem?

 SmartWaterwillprovideauseralertforabnormalusageafterapproximately4hours.The

alertisbasedonthesystemdetectingusagewhichisoutsidethe“normal”rangefora

particularrecordedtankhistory.

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 Doesthetankunitneedtobeinstalledhorizontallyonthetank?

 No,thetankmodulecanbeinstalledonanyangle.Thetankunitcanevenbeinstalledaway

fromthetankifrequiredusingtheoptionalsensorextensioncables.

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 Doesthetankunithavetobesolarpowered?Whatifmytankhasnodirectsunlight?

 No,thetankmodulecanbeACmainspoweredifrequired.Thisisparticularlyusefulfor

customerswithundergroundtanks,ortankswithlittleornoexposuretodirectsunlight.

TheACmainspoweredtankmoduleisavailableforpurchaseonlineorthroughany

authorisedSmartWaterretailerordistributor.

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 CanImeasuredifferentliquidsotherthanwaterwiththeSmartWatersystem?

 Yes.SmartWaterallowsfordifferentliquidstobemeasured.ForexampleUreaand

MolassescanbemeasuredsimplybysettingthefluidsSpecificGravity(SG)throughthe

settingsmenu.

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 CanIsetthepumpcontrollertoturnonandoffatsettanklevels?

 Yes.TheSmartWaterpumpcontrollerisdesignedtobe“setandforget”.Customtanklevels

canbesetsoapumpcanbeturnedonwhenatankgetslowandthenturnedoffoncefilling

iscomplete.Thepumpon/offlevelscanbesetthroughtheLCDscreenmenu.

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 Ihaveverychallengingterrainaroundmytanks,willSmartWaterstilloperate?

 Thesystemdoesfeatureverypowerfulwirelessperformancewhichenablesreliable

operationinmostapplications.Iftherearesignificantterrainorobstacleissuesaffecting

receptionthesecannormallyberesolvedwiththeuseofhigherpowerantennaand/or

passiverepeaters.

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