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Originally Posted by Triker
BUT, that sensor is totally worthless for future precipitation. If the controller is set to run on say early Monday mornings and there is rain forecasted for Monday afternoon you’ll be needlessly watering and wasting water and money. The Rachio controller will skip a programmed schedule if rain is in the forecast. The Hunter can probably be configured to also work that way but I found the Rachio controller to be so much more user friendly. My Rachio paid for itself in water savings in a little over a year.
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Our Hunter does exactly that. You can set the % of rain in the weather forecast and allow it to override when the forecast is above the % you
Set. Most of of these complaints about Hunter are due to operator’s lack of knowledge in not setting the
Advanced settings and features. It does everything the Rachio does.
When you first move in you’ll need to keep an increased water schedule with new grass until its roots get established. St Augustine needs DEEP watering. In the summer most people I know water 50-60 minutes twice a week, and for these hottest months add a third day of 15 minutes to help get through those long gap days. You’ll see St Augustine stress by wilting and folding its blades which causes a shadow on your lawn in that area. Ultimately if that keeps happening it kills the grass. St Augustine also gets stressed if cut too short. Unfortunately most grass services cut too short. Don’t cut under 3.5”, preferably 4”. Also, fungus brown patch and chinch bugs can kill your grass within a week if you aren’t proactive on insecticide and fungicide. Services are reactive instead of proactive. Don’t wait until you have a problem.