Support for Everydrop Flow Meters
Hi - does/can Rainmachine support Everydrop Flow Meters? I just installed a irrigation system and chose the Rachio controller. However, I'm not really liking it that much. I'd like to give the Rainmachine a try, but one requirement I have is that my flow meter should work.
Oddly, I see that you support the Hunter C flowmeter, whereas Rachio did not. The company originally installed the Hunter flowmeter, but I had to get them to replace it with https://everydropmeters.com/products/model-1004-ex/ which is one of the meters that Rachio supports. However, your support page https://support.rainmachine.com/hc/en-us/articles/4402106663959-Flow-meters-clicks-per-gallon does not list this flow meter.
Can this flowmeter work with Rainmachine?
The relevant details are that this flow meter says
Frequency = (GPM/0.322) – 0.2
GPM = (Frequency + 0.2) * 0.322
K = 0.322; Offset = 0.2
Not sure how this translates into 'pulses per gallon'
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Popping this into wolfgramalpha, and solving for 'Frequency' https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i2d=true&i=1+%3D+%28x%2B+0.2%29+*+0.322
So, 1 GPM yields 2.90559 "pulses per gallon" - does the controller/app have a way to enter custom k/offsets or pulses per minute?
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You need Everydrop's Universal Meter Interface when using their flow meter with the Rainmachine. This interface comes with their 1104-EX meter.
From the product's description: "2 wire interface to any flow-capable smart controller on the market, including Rachio, Rainbird, Hunter, Rainmachine, etc."
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