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Originally Posted by Robbie0723

What weather station connection are you using?

Three one I was using disappeared so watering was way low until I noticed.

And therein lies the problem with smart controllers.

Regardless of the brand, you're allowing your controller to water/not water based on what it receives from local weather data, unless you're running it without that feature activated.

I'm a huge fan of smart controllers, but only for the ease of operation, being able to run them in the field while performing maintenance (without multiple trips to the controller in the garage), and being able to control them from practically anywhere.

That's why on my controller, I have my days of the week set, and the only thing that can override those runtimes are rain (which is determined up by the rain sensor), or less likely, the freeze sensor blocks a run.

[Michael G.]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

The problem is that there are many different controller models and most technicians have never read any of the manuals. For DIYers, print off the user manual for your controller model, and read it. You will know more about how it works than most technicians who come to your house. I pay someone to maintain the outside sprinklers and fix leaks, but I won't let them touch the controller panel.

The above is so true.
I never knew a thing about irrigation systems, let alone controllers or sprinkler heads.
Sat down one day and read everything I could and now it all makes sense.