We are really between a rock and a hard place. IMHO, once a week is not enough. I am seeing too many lawns with serious problems.
I maintain a once a week schedule but water "hot spots" manually as needed. However, I am going to be away for two weeks so I am going to ___ ____ __ __ . (You can fill in the blanks).
BTW, beware of the "water for x minutes" advice. No one can tell you how many minutes to run your system for proper coverage without knowing the flow rate at each sprinkler head as well as the arc and the distance of the coverage. Place rain gauges ( empty tuna fish cans will work) to see the actual coverage then adjust your timers accordingly. Take into consideration there will be more overlap in some areas. You may find it necessary to change nozzles and/or sprinkler heads to get the rate you want. "It ain't rocket science" but it is not simple either.
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