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Joan
14 Sep, 11:43
I wonder if someone could explain this Icon. It used to show a much larger yellow area,
Thanks
Joan
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Joan
14 Sep, 11:46
I don't think I got the whole image so here it is again
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Theo_Harvst
ADMIN
14 Sep, 12:13
Hi Joan,
That's the battery level of your Solar unit. Red indicates low, you want to be up in the green ideally. Although yellow is normal after longer watering.
Have a look on your graph and you will be able to check your Solar levels and battery charging. Good place to start is checking your panel for anything covering it and/or the direction it is facing.
-Theo
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Joan
14 Sep, 12:35
I've checked the graphs and I can see the solar level is about 14.0 for quite awhile during the day, and it seems the battery level is not going up very much the last week or so, but I will monitor more closely. I am not watering very much the last week or so, and I wouldn't expect the battery to be used for much. I am only watering once a day for the 2 systems, for about 20 seconds.
Thx
Joan

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stacy
ADMIN
15 Sep, 13:44
Hey Joan,

Ideally we would be looking for a higher solar level coming from the panel, it would be worth checking the position of the panel and making sure it is in the optimum place for sunshine or perhaps upgrading to a 10W panel if you are not in a good position for sun. You may need to turn off your unit for a day or two to allow it to fully charge back up and get it back to green.

Let us know how you get on! Stacy

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Joan
16 Sep, 08:20
Ok Stacey
I'll give that a try
Joan

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Joan
18 Sep, 11:50
I have repostioned the solar panel, and it looks like I am getting about 15.8 max, is this what I should expect from this panel ?
Thanks
Joan


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