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Old 01-16-2025, 10:58 AM
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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 View Post
I don't manually use the controller every day. I set the watering times and the system automatically waters at specific times. If it rains, I may turn off the controller for a few days. Even when the rain sensor functioned, it was very inaccurate and I don't think it saved much water, if any. Also, the weather forecasts are so inaccurate that I would never use a controller that depends on weather forecasting.
As far as the weather forecasting being inaccurate, I agree. The Rachio lets you select weather from local weather stations which makes it pretty reliable.