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Serving industry in the Intermountain West with 30+ years experience.
Serving industry in the Intermountain West with 30+ years experience.
Purchase of the Ranch Water Monitor and the use of Network Services are subject to the following Terms of Service Agreement.
The Seller provides the Ranch Water Monitor and Network Services to the user, subject to the following Terms of Service, which may be updated by us from time to time without notice.
Automation Instrumentation Controls LLC DBA Ranch-Water.com may be referred to as AIC LLC in this document.
AIC LLC and its Subsidiaries, Affiliates and Suppliers shall collectively be referred to as the Seller in this document.
NETWORK SERVICES - Is defined as all communications methods utilized in the operation of the Ranch Water Monitor. Communications methods include but are not limited to Satellite Communications, Cellular Communications and Data Services provided over the internet.
The user's purchase and continued use of the Ranch Water Monitor and Network Services constitutes acknowledgement and acceptance of this Terms Of Service agreement.
The Seller warrants to the user that the Ranch Water Monitor provided to the user will be free from defects in materials and workmanship under intended use with the Network Services for a period of twelve (12) months from date of shipment or delivery to the user. The Ranch Water Monitor is warranted only for use with Network Services provided by the Seller. The Seller’s sole obligation under this warranty shall be, at the Seller’s discretion to either repair or replace the Ranch Water Monitor.
The user acknowledges that the Seller shall supply the Network Services on a good faith effort basis and that service failures and interruptions may occur and are difficult to assess as to cause or resulting damage. The Network Services may not be available for a number of reasons including but not limited to a) a blockage of satellite coverage by manmade or natural structures, or b) satellite or other communications facilities failures, limitations, equipment outages or scheduled maintenance, or c) regulatory requirements or notification of harmful interference, or d) failure of the Seller’s service providers to provide such service for any reason.
The Parties agree that the Seller shall not be liable to the user for any losses or damages of any kind whatsoever arising out of any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communication line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, alteration of or use of records associated with the Network Services, whether for breach of contract, tortious behavior, negligence or under any other cause of action.
The Seller makes no warranties, conditions, representations or guarantees as to the availability of satellite space segment and related services or network operation services provided by the Seller or any other third party as applicable.
The seller provides Network Services to the user on an “AS IS” basis.
The Seller retains ownership of the software and firmware utilized in the Ranch Water Monitor. The Seller shall grant a license to the user to use the software and firmware upon purchase of the Ranch Water Monitor. The Seller may occasionally provide updates to the software and firmware as needed to maintain or optimize function.
The user agrees not to otherwise reproduce, archive, copy, modify, decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer or create derivative works of any portion of the Ranch Water Monitor’s software and firmware, and may not transfer or distribute it in any form, for any purpose.
The Seller has designed the Ranch Water Monitor to be used with the Network Services provided by the Seller. Use of the Network Services requires a subscription that is billed annually. Nonpayment will result in the suspension of Network Services after 30 days. Payments for Network Services are non-refundable.
The Seller shall have no liability to the user or any third person for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, punitive, exemplary or other damages of any nature whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of revenue, profit, or data, or property damage, injury or other commercial or economic loss), whether such liability is asserted on the basis of contract, warranty, contribution, strict liability, or other theory arising out of this agreement, or any other legal theories.
The user acknowledges that the Seller is the owner of all intellectual property, including, without limitation, copyright, trade secrets and patent rights, relating to the Ranch Water Monitor and Network Services, the Seller’s Marks and the Documentation. The user shall have no rights in respect of such copyright or intellectual property.
The user shall not attempt to reverse compile, disassemble or reverse engineer the Ranch Water Monitor or Network Services. The user shall not copy or otherwise reproduce the Ranch Water Monitor or Network Services, in whole or in part. The user shall not modify in any form whatsoever the Ranch Water Monitor or Network Services
This Agreement and any matter relating thereto shall be governed, construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Utah, USA and the courts of that state shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all matters arising hereunder.
This Agreement shall constitute the entire agreement between the Seller and the user with respect to the subject matter hereof and will supersede all prior negotiations, agreements and understandings of the Seller and you of any nature, whether oral or written, with respect to such subject matter.
The provisions of this Agreement will be severable in the event that for any reason whatsoever any of the provisions hereof are invalid, void or otherwise unenforceable, any such invalid, void or otherwise unenforceable provisions will be replaced by other provisions which are as similar as possible in terms to such invalid, void or otherwise unenforceable provisions but are valid and enforceable and the remaining provisions will remain valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in each case so as to best preserve the intention of the Parties with respect to the benefits and obligations of this Agreement.
The Ranch Water Monitor and Network Services include sensitive satellite communications technology. The United States and certain other countries control the export of sensitive products and information. You agree to comply with such restrictions and not to export or re-export the Ranch Water Monitor to countries or persons prohibited under export control laws. By purchasing the Ranch Water Monitor and subscribing to Network Services, you are agreeing that you are not in a country where such export is prohibited and that you are not on the U.S. Commerce Department's Table of Denial Orders or the U.S. Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals. You are responsible for compliance with the laws of the United States regarding the import, export, or re-export of the Ranch Water Monitor and Network Services.
If your troughs are frozen solid 2 feet thick you are probably not watering cattle in frozen troughs. If you have a daily freeze thaw cycle your water level trend may look like this:
An unexpected high level can be caused by icing over the top of the trough. As the top ice freezes and expands it can seal and apply pressure to the trough that is interpreted as a false high level. When the sun warms the walls of the trough the reading may return to normal. Depending on outdoor temperatures this can be an occasional or daily false reading.
The Terminal Temperature is the temperature of the electronics inside the enclosure and may not accurately show the true outdoor temperature. You will notice that there is a daily temperature cycle.
Go to www.Ranch-Water.Com
Sign in with your assigned user name and password and click the Sign In button.
Your Water Level, Battery Voltage and Terminal Temperature are color coded, displayed and trended. Remember that the Terminal Temperature is the temperature of the electronics inside the enclosure and may not accurately show the true outdoor temperature.
The combo trend shows the Temperature scale on the right side and the Battery Voltage scale on the left side.
At the bottom of the trends there is a slider tool that allows you to select or zoom in on an area of interest.
Select in the upper left corner to open additional menu functions
If you have multiple Ranch Water Monitors you can select which monitor to display.
The cell phone display and function is very similar to what you see on a computer.
This is a 12 VDC lead acid battery that is charged by the solar panel through a charge controller. Individual batteries may vary but in general the working range of your battery is 13.8 VDC at full charge and 11.0 VDC at fully discharged. Voltages above 13.8 VDC are a float charge from the solar panel. When the sun goes down you will see a fully charged battery reading about 13.7 – 13.8 VDC, remember individual batteries may vary.
With no power at all a fully charged battery will last about 120 hours. Even with a heavy overcast or storm we find that the solar panel provides enough power to break even on most days. After an extended multi-day overcast or storm cycle it may take several days to recover to a full charge.
If you see battery voltage below 9 VDC the solar battery is fully exhausted and the system may run for up to 2 days on the satellite terminal internal battery.
Just like outdoor people outdoor batteries can have a hard life. Temperature extremes and extended storm cycles can limit outdoor battery life to 3-5 years. Replace your battery or call us when the battery is having a hard time staying above 11.0 VDC. When needed you can contact us to purchase a replacement battery from our inventory.
Ranch-Water.com is a direct affiliate of Automation Instrumentation Controls Company (AIC). Ken Pollock, the owner/operator, has over 30 years of experience in Industrial Automation systems. In 2016 AIC was converted to a Limited Liability Company operated as a partnership with Andy Zwan and Pamela Petty.
Contact Ken, Andy, or Chuck if you need additional information about our successful growing company:
This policy was last updated on Jan. 10, 2024
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