Program manual start with time duration control

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al fox

October 09, 2016 20:39

Add a time duration control option when starting a program manually (can be in percentage from 0% to 200% controlled by a slider).

Very helpful for example when you need an extra program run on a hot day in an afternoon but with lesser time duration, let's say at 60%.

Or when you cancel a sprinkles  program for yard work and want to run a program after you done and weather calls for under or over 100% time.

This feature exists in most basic controllers.

 

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  Andrei October 09, 2016 21:34

  Thank you for the suggestion. This feature will be implemented in the next iteration of mobile application!

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  al fox October 09, 2016 22:04

  Andrei, thank you for fast response!

  Looking forward!

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  Mitul Patel March 22, 2017 20:52

  Any status on this feature. It's not included in last four part updates of 2017.

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  al fox April 22, 2017 16:31

  Hi

  Any update on this??

  Al

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  al fox June 29, 2017 18:37

  Andrei, you promised implementation in October 2016.

  Any update on this?

  I would be an easy fix

  Thanks!

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  Larry Brenner August 30, 2018 21:08

  Is there any hope in getting this long requested (and promised) enhancement implemented?

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  jurgenG September 04, 2018 07:23

  Hi
  I had the same issue, but I found that the program total watering time is under program properties. I lowered the times for all zones, saved the program and run it manually.
  Right now I see they implemented the PAUSE functionality, so, you can pause your system, do your job and then resume it from where you left it. Of course, you have to use beta firmware to have it, for now...
  I use beta firmware and iOS app to pause and to alter my program total watering times.
  I don't see a plus of having my total watering time changed after I started it manually. Maybe, there is, but for what I need, this option under the program properties is more than enough.

  There is also another way that I used - you can create an exact copy of your program, then make it inactive, that doesn't mean you cannot start it manually, change its total watering times amount when you feel like, save it, and run it manually, instead of changing the scheduled program every time.

  A suggestion for RainMachine devs: it would be nice to have the percent amount when you change the program total watering time tapping on - and +, and this way you can easily return where you were (100%).
  
  Thanks,
  JG

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