Amazon Echo wont connect

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Mark52479

June 10, 2017 13:57

Hi

I just got my Echo and it wont find the rain machine.  I have it checked marked in settings and I have rebooted the machine.

 

Any ideas from people who have gotten echo to directly connect to their rainmachine?

 

Thanks

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  Mark52479 June 10, 2017 20:51

  I got it never mind

   

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  Mark52479 June 10, 2017 23:57

  Actually It worked for couple of hours and now it does NOT anymore.

   

  In my skills on Echo app it says my zones but it shows like:  Zone Zone 2 and Zone Zone 3.  And it does not recognize any of the zones.

   

  Any suggestions?

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  Jeff Benjamin June 12, 2017 16:23

  You mean under 'Smart Home'? Your 'Zone' names are not correct? When I first attempted to find new devices with 'Alexa' I had to push the button at least 5 times for all the zones and programs to show up, I would delete the ones that did not show up correctly. With each push 'she' found a few more. Currently 'she' will show many of the zones and programs 'off-line' - I then made 'Groups' that point to the 'Devices', being 'Zones' or 'Programs' or Groups of each and they seem to work correctly even when many state 'Off-line'. 'Alexa' is not perfect. Hope some of this works for you also.

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  Mark52479 June 12, 2017 19:04

  Yes this seems to have worked.  Have to keep pushing the discover button.

  A lot of my zones are also showing OFF-LINE

   

  I am going to try the "groups" method you described

   

  thanks

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  Josh June 13, 2017 07:32 (Edited June 13, 2017 07:33)

  Hi, all
  Other things to consider is the human names for your program and zones.
  Alexa have hard times to discover zone/program names like "PDG 1" or "Zone 1" just use lower case and short names that describe best your irrigation system.

  I use: "flowers", "lawn back", "lawn front", "drippy" for my zones and "morning", "daily", and "two days" for my programs.
  Alexa finds them nicely.
  
  Hope that helps.
  Josh
  
  
  

   

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  RainMachine Support June 04, 2018 19:29

  We're happy to announce that the RainMachine Amazon Alexa Skill has been released.
  You can use it on your compatible phone/tablet or Amazon Echo and Alexa standalone devices.
  
  Thank you for your patience and understanding.
  RainMachine Support

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