Soak Time

post by emmelj on Oct 27, 2017

I have zones that sometimes run 1 hour. Soak time, is generally 30 minutes. Why not during 30 minute soak time, run another station to speed up time spent running the overall schedules?

post by Brett on Oct 27, 2017

I know the weatherTRAK unit that I had to replace with the Rachio when they went out of business would do that.

post by DLane on Oct 27, 2017

@emmelj - that is how Rachio operates its Smart Cycle on my yard. I’ve got four zones and they run for six minutes and then soak for 30 minutes. While zone 1 is soaking Rachio will water zone 2, 3 and 4, but it will then have to wait 12 more minutes before it can start zone 1 back up again.

post by jkb on Oct 28, 2017

Smart Cycle runs on one schedule at a time. While waiting for soak time to complete, Rachio will only water other zones that are on the same schedule. I have more than one flex schedule, as I have watering restrictions on lawn watering. What would be nice, is if a zone from a second schedule would start watering during soak times from the first schedule.

post by Linn on Oct 28, 2017

Is there a reason you can’t put your zones in the same schedule? If they are in the same schedule they work this way.

post by jkb on Oct 28, 2017

Watering restrictions. Lawns water 3 days a week only. Gardens any day of the week.

post by Linn on Oct 29, 2017

@jkb, understood. Question was for @emmelj

post by emmelj on Oct 30, 2017

Thanks. I didn’t have them on the same schedule. Why? I have no idea. Guess I was used to the old manual timed controller. I have deleted that and put them on 1 schedule.