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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.
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Same with a B-Hyve water controller linked to a forecast weather station. I reviewed the weather station forecast, and the rain in the forecast which the controller was showing wasn't anywhere near the forecast on the TV, and the TV forecast was correct, no rain.
I lost a lot of lawn from the weather forecast link not being accurate and eliminating watering when forecasted for weeks never materialized.
I have my controller on manual to insure that the lawn is watered, rain or not. . and the water just goes back to the retention pond with some filtering, so its better for the wildlife which is dependent upon cleaner water.
so maybe the OP's observation and conclusion needs some re-work...