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Originally Posted by frayedends
I have a Rachio and I tried letting it use the weather to adjust my schedule. I’m part time so not there to see every drop of rain. Well my lawn almost died and luckily my lawn guy said it wasn’t getting enough water.
The problem with the weather reports seem to be that it adjusts on the forecast and not actual rain. In addition to that, we all know that a neighbor 2 houses away can be getting a downpour while your house has nothing.
I put mine on a schedule and if I know we got a bunch of rain I’ll adjust. But I don’t always remember.
Plus our irrigation is reclaimed water. It is basically going right back where it came from.
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A easy fix When we were part time our exterior cameras, would go off in heavy rains. Even though we had smart irrigation, some weeks rain wasn’t enough. I could adjust because sometimes we only got 5 minutes of rain.
Not only could I see how many times it rained, I could see the lawn guy, and whoever walked the yard, including the occasional bear, bobcat, one gator and mama duck with all her babies coming up from the pond. Our home watch would wave as he walked in, and could talk to us if needed. Cameras are you unpaid guardian, of your home.