Hardware Rain Sensor

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Levelbest

April 11, 2017 15:01

So, I think I may have messed something up.

Is the "Use hardware rain sensor" on by default, and is the box for "Rain sensor normally closed" normally checked?

I do have a Hunter Sprinkler RAINCLIK hooked up inline.  So, should I have one or both of those checked?

I ask because I think I did check both recently, and just noticed my system hasn't run for like 6 days because it says rain was detected.  Problem is, it didn't rain each day.

Guessing that the hardware sensor should be checked but that the sensor that I have is NOT normally closed which is causing it not to run when checked?

Thoughts?

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  Makoto Schoppert April 11, 2017 16:00

  On a related note, I would like to know where I can get a 6-pin connector that would allow me to plug in a hardware rain sensor.  In the support articles on this site, it shows to connect it to the 2 far right pins of the 6-pin connector, however, I would like some type of harness that I can attach.   Where can I get this connector?

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  RainMachine Support Agent April 12, 2017 18:52

  Levelbest - You are correct, I would swap the setting for Rain sensor normally closed. 

  Makoto - This is something we are in the process of planning, and hope to have a 6-pin connect at some point. Stay tuned with our newsletter at www.rainmachine.com/help.php

   

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  Kalex1114 April 14, 2017 00:22

  Makoto - I also was trying to figure out how to do that.  It does show on the support article that its possible but there was no connector to attach it to.

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  Allen Polikoff May 02, 2017 19:02

  Hi,

   

  I used a connector from an old 3-pin computer fan I had laying around (cut the wires, stripped two of them and spliced them with the wires running to the rain sensor). I have one of the Hunter Click rain sensors.

  With that being done I can't seem to find where the option to select whether or not I have a rain sensor is? I looked through the RainMachine interface & through the app (I have a HD-12 ver. 2 & am using the iOS app). Infact I also took a quick look through the web GUI. I thought it would be under restrictions, but I can't seem to find it..

  Am I going senile already?!

  thanks!

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  Kalex1114 May 02, 2017 19:10

  No you are not. You need to install latest beta firmware. They added rain sensor setting in there

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  Allen Polikoff May 02, 2017 20:06

  thanks for the super fast response!

  I was just going through the change log for the latest beta version and saw that the rain sensor bit was added in the latest beta & came back here to retract my querry, but seems like you beat me to it

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  Ben Burbank June 08, 2017 02:52

  When are you planning to release the 6 pin connector for the rain sensor? I would like to use the integrated option.

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  RainMachine Support June 08, 2017 08:44

  Hi, Ben
  Please contact our support team (help@rainmachine.com) and they will guide you on how can you get the connector.
  Thank you for your understanding.
  
  RainMachine Support

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