RainMachine Pro-16 Doesn´t Resume Operacion After Stopped Raining

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Ariel Molinengo

July 28, 2019 15:10

Dears: I am from Argentina. I bought a Rainmachine Pro-16 in USA. I have a issue. When a scheduled program is running, and I simulate that it starts to Rain with the sensor, the program detects the Rain, but after the simulation stopps Raining, the programmer doesn't resume scheduled program.

I reviewed the following configurations and I dont have restrictions in Months, Day, Hours and de Sensor is setting to Resumen Normal Operation After Rain Has sttoped. The rain sensor is Normally Closed.

Could you help me with this issue?

Thanks in advance.
Ariel

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  RainMachine Nicholas July 29, 2019 07:25

  It won't restart, it will need to recompute the day rain/evapotranspiration and will add these to next watering cycle.

  Also if you want the water that was lost because of the stopped irrigation to be carried to next cycle enable Carry Over Water Deficit to Next Schedule from Web UI > Setting > Restrictions. 

   

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  Ariel Molinengo July 29, 2019 19:35

  Nicholas, thanks for your quick answer!

  I am simulating the rain sensor with a normally closed switch. I want to use this functionality (rain detection) so that if I am watering and call the automatic water tank, close the solenoid valves so I can fill the water tank, and once it is finished, continue with the irrigation program.
  The problem is that if I am running a scheduled program of for example 3 minutes of irrigation, and if I open the circuit to simulate the rain, and close it after a few seconds, the program that was being executed does not resume what I would need.

  Is there a way to resume the paused program immediately the programmer detects the end of the rain?

   

  Thanks a lot!

  Ariel 

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  RainMachine Nicholas July 31, 2019 05:31

  Sadly there is no easy way to do what you want. The only option that I see is to use RainMachine API to poll for Rain Sensor event, stop the program and then start it again when there rain sensor no longer reports detection. Of couse this will have to be run from some other computer.

  If you wish to try this and you need more information on how to use the API (https://rainmachine.docs.apiary.io) let us know.

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