Snowbird summer sprinkler settings

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Unfortunately we are headed back to RI in a couple weeks for about three months (wife is making me go). From what I have read, I believe the period we will be gone is the rainy season. My question is, how often and for how long should my sprinklers be set to? We do have that rain gauge thing at the gutter that is supposed to stop the watering if rain is significant. Thanks in advance.
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I water the grass areas twice a week for 20 minutes and the shrub areas twice a week for 10 minutes. Seems to work. If the rain sensor works properly, it will turn the system off for a day or two after a heavy rain. But, you really should have someone check on the house periodically.
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I water the grass areas twice a week for 20 minutes and the shrub areas twice a week for 10 minutes. Seems to work. If the rain sensor works properly, it will turn the system off for a day or two after a heavy rain. But, you really should have someone check on the house periodically.
I’ve got the 2 zones set for twice a week for 15 minutes. Probably just leave it like that.
We have a home watch guy and our neighbor also keeps an eye on it.
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