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Originally Posted by John_W
If you have a Hunter controller. When you open the door in the top left corner is a bypass switch for the rain sensor. Make sure it is flipped to active and not bypass.
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John is definitely correct! Also, the Hunter systems gauge on the outside of your garage has a dome on the top which calcuates your system, not only by rainfall and moisture but also sunlight. So, depending on the angle your home faces, trees which could be casting a shadow on the sensor, a neighbors roof line, all play a part in that sensor.
As I am typing this, I was surprised to hear my system also go on.
Earlier today, as we are doing a small landscape project this weedend, I stopped by the nursery to pick up the rest of my plants which I couldn't fit in my car on Wednesday and speaking to the attendant, she made a comment that she needed to water some of her plants as they were wilting from lack of water. I was shocked but when I brought my plants home and felt the soil, they were dry and had been outside yesterday.
But do make sure, as we get into the rainy season, like John said, you set your irrigation to Active, not Bypass and check it regularily and also check what your seasonal adjustment reads. That will fluxuate on its own, by the sensor, by percent, up and down. For example, if you have your lawn rotors set for 50 minutes but your seasonal adjustment reads 50%, your irrigation will only run for 25 minutes.