New Setup - Converting from RainDial - Getting Started / Before You Buy - Rachio Community
post by Modawg2k on Oct 27, 2016
You get a replacement line big enough for that section and a couple of connectors, and then splice out the bad part and replace with the new ones. It’s an easy fix
post by azdavidr on Oct 27, 2016
Here are a couple of links to back up @Modawg2k’s description. The Ewing guys will show you too.
If your irrigation is greater than 5 years old, you might find that you’ll start playing whack-a-mole with these leaks. I’ve already had to completely replace my system in our front yard, and will have to do so again soon.
post by Modawg2k on Oct 27, 2016
My setup is about 6 years old and I had to repair the same general area about 4 times now in the past year.
post by jeremysm1 on Oct 28, 2016
The absolute best part of the Rachio system is that I can use the app on my phone to turn on a zone and start inspecting. Upon finding a broken emitter or one that needs to be plugged I can use the app to shut off the water, fix it, and turn it back on without running around to the other side of the house.
Can you guys share your watering cycle/setup? Thanks!
post by Modawg2k on Oct 31, 2016
So for Soil, you can set it to something like “Sandy Loam”, but then go into advanced settings and change your ‘Available Water’ (AW) to 0.08.
Next step, set your vegetation correctly, so if you have the one zone with all trees, set that one to trees. Your Zone 3 looks like all shrubs, so set that to shrubs.
post by jeremysm1 on Oct 31, 2016
Okay, I finally was able to go through that link in order to confirm/find the soil type. Here are the items that I think we’re looking for:
Momoli gravelly sandy loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes. Rating 0.08
Typical profile
A - 0 to 3 inches: gravelly sandy loam
Bw - 3 to 60 inches: very gravelly sandy loam
post by Modawg2k on Oct 31, 2016
Allowed Depletion: default is 50… basically it says that your Rachio will water when it thinks your soil is about 50% depleted of moisture…
post by modawg2k on Oct 31, 2016
Flex shows future watering days; however, it is important to note that these days can change with weather! If consistent watering days are necessary for you it probably isn’t the best option.
post by mckynzee on Nov 1, 2016
Flex, in my opinion, is how to really take advantage of your controller. The main key to getting it to work for you is to get your zone settings as close to perfect as possible.
post by jeremysm1 on Nov 1, 2016
Thanks! Flex sounds like the ideal solution.
post by rbeck on Nov 21, 2016
The amount of water is figured as rate of nozzle (e.g., 0.5"/hr) multiplied by the time run and by the area for the zone. For instance, 0.5"/hr x 1 hr x 12000 sq ft gives 500 cu ft (3740 gallons).
post by mckynzee on Nov 21, 2016
If you want to improve this calculation, @azdavidr created this calculator that should help!
post by Hal3 on Jul 23, 2017
Also switched from Rain Dial Plus 6. Everything is working great!
post by DLane on Jul 23, 2017
Welcome to Rachio.
post by jeremysm1 on Nov 4, 2016
Thanks for explaining. Here is a screenshot of the next watering time for that zone—seems like my system is setup and operating as it’s supposed to.