Calsense CS3000 User Manual

CS3000 User’s Guide
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To define a budget for each billing period (Figure 59), by point of connection (POC):
1. From Main Menu, navigate to Budgets and select Budget Amount by POC. The Budget Amount
by POC screen displays.
2. Select the desired POC.
• If entering budgets manually:
i. For Billing period, select the billing period. Select This Period or a period in the
future.
ii. For Period end, select when the billing period ends. This also defines the next
period’s start date.
iii. For Budget for this period, enter the budget, in either gallons or HCF.
Note: To change from gallons to HCF or vice versa, select the option at the
bottom of the screen
• If entering an annual budget:
i. For Annual Budget, enter the budget, in either gallons or HCF.
Note: To change from gallons to HCF or vice versa, select the option at the
bottom of the screen.
Configuring Usage that Impacts the Budget
Defining Flow Types Included in Budget provides the ability to exclude specific usage from being
included while calculating the budget. Irrigation is always included, but it is possible to exclude
consumption during Master Valve Override as well as non-controller usage.
To select which flow times to include or exclude from the budget calculation (Figure 60):
1. From Main Menu, navigate to Budgets and select Flow Types Included in Budget. The Flow
Types Included in Budget screen displays.
2. Select the desired Mainline.
3. Using +/-, check or uncheck the types of irrigation to include in the budget calculation.
Irrigation Reduction within Budget
The Budget Reduction Limits provides the ability to indicate how much each Station Group can reduce
irrigation by to stay in budget. This is a very powerful feature that can ensure the controller does not
Figure 60: Flow Types Included in Budget Screen

Calsense CS3000 Specifications

General

Brand	Calsense
Model	CS3000
Category	Controller
Language	English