I’ve been using Netafim subsurface drip lines with my turf for 14 seasons and this is my first try with Rachio. Unfortunately I’m finding I will need to manually tweak a lot of settings for the unique watering pattern of subsurface drip. The drip works better with multiple shorter waterings (e.g. if 30 min total required, 3 runs of 10 minutes to allow for percolation).
The flexible daily schedule with Smart Cycle looks like it has great potential - but is there any way to see exactly what the planned total duration and individual run times between cycles will be (or were in the past)? I have the general pattern pretty well set from years with a traditional controller so would be nice to start there and then let the Rachio adjust based on conditions.
Disregard - I see the detailed schedule is now showing under watering times.
Unfortunately I’m finding I will need to manually tweak a lot of settings for the unique watering pattern of subsurface drip.
@hiflyer, sounds like you had to create a custom nozzle for your system?
I did originally, but then decided to go with a standard rotor head to see how the logic behaves for a while since I’m brand new to Rachio.
Ok, not sure where I found those run times but now I can’t! How do I see exactly how long a zone is planned to run or how long it ran last time?
If you select the calendar on your dashboard, then select any given watering day on that calendar, you can see the run times and soaking times for that day! I hope that helps!
What I’m looking for (and could swear I pulled up somehow before) is detail exact run duration for each zone.
You are almost there! On that larger calendar view, select any day on that calendar you have a watering. You should see the breakdown from there.
@Modawg2k Ah, I do see the specific durations for each zone in the app, thank you!
@hiflyer Ah that’s it! This view is only available from the mobile app. I should’ve clarified that earlier, I apologize.
No problem, I thought I had seen it on the webpage. I use the app far more frequently so works for me. So far the Rachio is working well, but I expect to need to do some tweaking later this summer to adjust for my turf subsurface drip so need to keep a close eye on the automation.