Include Chance of Rainfall into the Rainmachine's formula

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Ceddy B

August 01, 2017 13:34

Things work really well when there is a thunderstorm or considerable rain fall but when there is only a slight chance of rain, say 40% or less it seems to really throw the Rainmachine off. By that I mean most of the time when the percentages are low obviously it doesn't rain but the Rainmachine always thinks that it will and so it doesn't water or does not water enough. This can be problematic over several days and then it has to play catch up.

I've played with the rain sensitivity and correction features and all of that but the system needs tweaking imho. Thanks.

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  Anthony Bucci Jr July 11, 2018 19:00

  Completely agree with Ceddy.

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  Gregory Feiner July 12, 2018 18:21 (Edited July 12, 2018 18:22)

  Yes.  It is for this exact reason why I revert to a fixed (non weather adaptive) water schedule during the peak summer months. In my area we frequently have time where the rain chance is at 30-40% every day for weeks at a time but it never rains and by the time the system tries to make up for lost water, the yard is practically dead.

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  Robby July 12, 2018 20:41

  I notice this as well, i didn't think of it too much, but yes i agree... i think this needs to be looked at more closely.

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