WIFI Sprinkler Controller - Rachio Fix
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- WiFi sprinkler controllers are great, but being too smart often means losing manual settings. Doc shows you the fix. INFO HERE: www.howtowithd... There Doc shows you the Rachio sprinkler system he got and added a manual setting.
Hey Doc,
So I am late to the party, but I just picked up my Rachio at Costco last week. I work in Software and the open API was the biggest selling point for me.
You can set up your single button press and run schedule very easily in an automation app called IFTTT (If this then that) Also takes just a few minute to set triggers like if 90 + degrees, run relief schedule.
You may have already heard of this by now. Either way, I really appreciate you videos.
How do you use this with IFTTT
Just ordered the gen 2 based on your video to replace my rainbird controller. Thanks for all the informative videos you produce. Love your channel but you're costing me money!!
i do have the Rachio 3 16 zone and i measured every sprinkler how much every zone is watering and i love very much, i also do lots of manual watering and every just works very nice. its way better than the orbit B-Hyve
Great video Doc. I made my nest non learning as well because the learn function messed up my whole schedule. Very frustrating.
Been looking at getting something I can control with my phone from a remote location. Good solve with the quick run.
Got the Rachio over the winter. Appreciate the advice Doc ! I'll be adding that as soon as I'm up and running
You could setup a schedule to do what you want and have that run when you want. Rachio also allows you to run each zone independently and you set the time length
That's what happens when you don't watch the video. :) Setting up a FAKE schedule is the solution. FYI the manual run has to be programmed EACH time you run it.
Create a "schedule" inclusive of all the zones you want to run on demand. Then open app, select schedule, hit quick run. Done
Lol, I obviously commented before the end of the video.
Great video. And exactly the functionality I was looking for, with your solution. Thanks!
Rachio is perfect for me. My phone has all those features. Even if I am not home, I can turn it on if I want too.
May want to add that the newest version does do that.
I own "Rain Machine" sprinkler system. I am able to set up different times and days to automatically run. It also always you to manually using your phone to turn on your preset conditions immediately.
since you like to run it when you want to, you should have gotten the Hydrawise by Hunter. It does let you runs all zones for the preset time or you can input a time, it's very flexible and less than $100.
Since I don’t use my sprinkler system much, I keep mine unplugged. It has a mind of its own and will randomly run a cycle even though it is in the off position. Been meaning to replace it, just haven’t taken the time to research a new one.
Thanks, Man. I just bought this today!
Hey Doc, I have the Rachio Gen 2, when you open the app there is a quick run at the bottom and you can set the time by zones then when you want to run you hit quick run, select zones to run and start. Fairly same process though
Correct... but each time you have to set up the zones and times. Do the "fake schedule" and it's a one button run for all. That's all I really needed. :)
So it took you 3 minutes to fix this? Haha. The weather intelligence has worked great for me.
If you read the instructions or watch the tutorials everything you say in the first 5 minutes is null. You can do exactly what you complain about from your phone. My rachio has been great since install and would recommend to others.
Wrong... there is NOT a one button QUICK RUN for ALL stations. If you click quick run, you have to go and change the run time for each station. hence... set up a schedule and put it on pause. Watch the video.
@@HowTowithDoc mine has a green QUICK RUN button on the "Home' screen. It then allows me to select from either my 'Zones' or my 'Schedules'. I select a schedule and it runs ALL stations in that schedule when I want it to. You might need to update your app.
Mine has it too... but you have to set each station run time. Try the fake schedule. It's quicker.
The hunter hydrawise system i have has a “remote” option that allows you to do run all zones with the click of a button as long as you are on the local network and not connected through the cloud
I did not have the Quick Run button with the Rachio 3 after creating the new schedule but there is one on the home page that shows the device. There is a blue play button on the bottom right that might get the job done as long as it lets me choose the schedule. I created a Test Mode schedule to run about three minutes for each zone so my irrigation guy can check my system since there is a leak. Both that schedule and my normal schedule are disabled for now. If I hit that play button then I don't know which system will run. I may just have to manually go zone to zone for him
Doc you have the wrong controller, I have an Orbit B-Hyve controller it works great. I can press one button on my phone and run all or any zone I want. It has a manual button. I am on the road flying often and the weather aspect works well for me. If it is raining or forecasted to rain or high winds it will postpone the watering. If I am on the road and rain was forecasted and the watering was postponed and it did not actually rain.
I can check my weather station and see if it did rain and how much. If I need to water I hit the one button on my phone anywhere in the world and starts watering. If I want to confirm it is watering I look at my security cams.
Rachio also has the manual modes as you stated... however, each time you open manual mode you have to set the TIMES for each station to run. Hence... the true no ONE BUTTON run I was looking for.
The first full month that I had the Rachio Gen2 up and running on its own it cost $300 in water, real big savings there, and got me in trouble with the water board. Rachio is a dumb as it's products. Plus it has to be connected to the "Cloud" to work. The Rainmachine doesn't. Last week when Rachio's systems went down none of their units world wide would work.
You cam run a PRGM on a Hydrowise B-hyve Controller with a button.
Hey Doc Im using a system called SKYDROP that works the same, but, I pay $3 mo for app. Does this Rachio work without paying for app?
Yes, the app is free.
Freaking love it
I think for most mortals the intelligence is great. I use way less water and my grass looks much better than with the old rain bird system.
Thanks for this. Maybe it's a generational thing but I hate all this "smart" crap. My Nest drives me crazy...I'm going to look for your video on that next!
Skydrop has that feature. 🤷🏻♂️
Rain bird esp-me works great. I have a program set up and all u do is go into app and click the run button
Hi. I have rainbird and it keeps disconnecting from the internet. Does this not happen with you?
I own the latest model. Huge savings in water and no guess work at all!
I agree
5GHz is faster than 2.4GHz but has shorter distance. Put your stationary streaming devices on 5GHz and anything that needs distance from the router than doesn't need "streaming" speeds such as your sprinkler controller on 2.4Ghz.
Boss im big fan on your love your yard but the hole point of having smart sprinkler controller you set it up on your phone and it will work that way no need to walk to the controller but yet here I am working on my inlaws sprinkler and my father inlaw thinks the same way you do lol
I know exactly how much rain I have gotten over the past 30 days, and manually control from wherever I am. Also have two systems. Most need the scheduling, I don't. Manually inspect every morning.