Storage in the Winter

If your irrigator is stored indoors for several days, the solar module will discharge.

You should allow approx. 2 days for charging after discharging in good sunlight. We recommend that you put the solar module into hibernation in autumn - it will then only transmit its position once a day.

Of course, you will need to "wake up" the module again before using it in spring. You can trigger both scenarios in the irrigators in the portal. You can connect the module to a charger so that it is immediately ready for use after a longer period of storage. You can order such a charger from us.

Before you drive the irrigator into the hall, please switch the Raindancer units in the Raindancer Portal (https://portal.) to winter mode. This ensures that the batteries are preserved and do not discharge completely during the winter. Storing the modules with fully discharged batteries has a negative effect on the durability of the batteries.

To maximise durability, the Raindancer modules must be dismounted in winter and stored frost-free.

Make sure that your pressure sensor no longer has water in it.

Due to physical forces (adhesion), water may remain in the pressure sensor even when the machines are empty and these may be destroyed by frost. If the machines are not stored frost-free in winter, the pressure sensors must therefore be removed and stored frost-free.

Pre-season preparation