Pause and resume

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JJ

May 24, 2017 23:58

Why hasn't a pause and resume function been added yet?  It is such a pain to stop a program then go back and start where it left off.  Is this something that will never be added?

Love the HD-16 and all the improvements there have been since I purchased it over a year ago, but I find myself needing to stop a running program so often I am thinking of trying something different.

Please look into a pause and resume function (even if its just on the apps/webapp), would make it so much easier.

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  Chad September 10, 2017 22:08

  As mentioned above https://support.rainmachine.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/115007944008/comments/115004106348

  I don't think it needs to be this complicated. Pause = Turn Valve Off

  From there, whomever makes the decisions can decide how to deal with that, but something simple would be:

  While (current zone watering) {

  Open Valve = True

    Pause {

    Open Valve = False

    }

    Resume {

    Open Valve = True

    }

  }

  This way no other watering schedule is affected. If we've moved outside the current zone or schedule, the new schedule/zone settings apply.

  -Chad

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  Michael S. September 15, 2017 02:47

  Tonight I changed a lot of sprinkler heads in front lawn.  A "Pause" function would be great in between flushing out dirt in lines and changing heads.  Current set up works but is more clumsy requiring more phone input.

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  Brbeaird July 02, 2018 19:03

  So I just tried out the new beta "pause" action in IFTTT - it works brilliantly for me! Now I can have SmartThings motion or other sensors trigger a pause - super cool.

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  RainMachine Support Agent July 02, 2018 19:27

  Glad to hear it!

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  RainMachine Nicholas July 03, 2018 17:24

  Michael,

  You can try the current beta update which has the pause functionality on the web interface (mobile apps not yet released)

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  Gregory Feiner July 09, 2018 21:43

  I tried the pause feature in the latest beta.  It has a strange quirk where if you pause a scheduled program and then resume it a few minutes later, the point of resume shows up as "manual" watering in the watering history.

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  RainMachine Nicholas July 10, 2018 05:41

  Yes, this is how it was implemented. When you pause, we stop the watering and we add the remaining zones duration as manual. This is mostly a current limitation of our queue functions.

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  Gregory Feiner July 11, 2018 13:23

  Is it true that manual watering does not factor into RM's watering need calculations?  If so, wouldn't the pausing of a scheduled watering then cause the remaining time on that paused zone to be lost as far as watering need is concerned since it becomes "manual" on resume?

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  RainMachine Nicholas July 11, 2018 13:32

  No, all the calculations have been saved prior to the pause execution.

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  Linico Vacca June 11, 2020 12:10

  Individual Zone snooze function exemption

   

  Note from RainMachine support, “We feel rain sensors are obsolete and override the default functionality.”

  Requesting on/off (enable/disable) rain detector setting for each zone.

   

  RainMachine already supports a rain detector but options are limited.  Currently rain detection causes all zones to follow a universal setting;

  SNOOZE all zones for user defined period of time.

   

  Reason:  I use a dedicated zone for water feature refilling, why not embrace it and enhance the functionality and allow individual zones to either accept or ignore SNOOZE.

   

  Notes:

  Yes, the system can utilize a private weather station for rain sensing, but it requires a subscription to WU or other compatible service for local data.  There have been times when the rain was not reported accurately and the sprinklers would still run during or after a rain.

   

  Why rely on historical data or the internet and not support a local rain sensor? There are errors on internet weather reporting. Historical data is a last resort for proper watering programs.

   

  Summary,

  1. Rain detector option adds additional zone control feature
  2. Rain detector adds additional redundancy for current weather conditions

   

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