Max watering time restriction, and changing frequency by time of year

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Makoto Schoppert

April 10, 2017 15:25

My county (Orange County, FL) has a few different watering restrictions. 

• Outdoor irrigation is limited to one day a week during Eastern Standard Time (from the first Sunday in November until the second Sunday in March) and two days a week during Daylight Saving Time (from the second Sunday in March until the first Sunday in November).
• Water only if necessary and not between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
• Water for no more than one hour per zone.

I cannot figure out a way to implement 2 of the restrictions.  How can change my water restriction from 2 days a week to 1 day a week automatically based on whether it is DST?

I saw a setting for Minimum watering time, but I need to be able to set a Maximum watering time of 1 hour per zone.  How can I set this?  

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  RainMachine Nicholas April 10, 2017 17:17

  First restriction will be possible when we finish the feature that allows programs to have a starting date and an end date. This way you have 2 programs one that will run from November to March and another one running from March to November.

  Maximum watering time is defined by the Restrictions > Hot Days feature that you can enter the maximum percentage you allow RainMachine to go over your entered duration when it needed (out of the ordinary hot days). If that setting is set to 100% it will never water more than the duration you set per zone.

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  Makoto Schoppert April 11, 2017 19:26

  I am utilizing the "Use Weather Data" and "Use Seasonal Adjustments" features as opposed to manually setting a duration. Based on the properties that I specified for the zone, the program suggested a duration of 1hr and 19mins.   Should I set the percentage for the program to be lower?

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