I need to have a few zones watered all days but the rest only twice a week. Does this support that kind of programming?
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Yes. The system is very flexible in that you can set up multiple schedules that include different zones with different days and times.
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This system has Multiplier Programs (Except; Program A - all day - Program B twice a week).
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I ended up sending mine it. It absolutely would not connect to any wifi net. The support was fantastic, but it was returned for full refund at the company' s urging.
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No. It's just a timer for a drip system. You set the amount of time you want the water on, time of day, and days of week.
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Yes and yes. You set up the program to meet your area requirements. Then, the RainMachine decides how much if at all to water on any given day that you authorized watering. It's important to understand that the RainMachine does NOT decide on what days to water or how much water your lawn actually NEEDS. It only decides how MUCH to water on the days when you have told it to water. It decides this every day based on the current climate conditions. So, if you programmed it to water on every other day, and it had just rained or was raining or was about to rain on that specific day...your lawn will receive limited or no watering from the system on that day. Yes and yes. You set up the program to meet your area requirements. Then, the RainMachine decides how much if at all to water on any given day that you authorized watering. It's important to understand that the RainMachine does NOT decide on what days to water or how much water your lawn actually NEEDS. It only decides how MUCH to water on the days when you have told it to water. It decides this every day based on the current climate conditions. So, if you programmed it to water on every other day, and it had just rained or was raining or was about to rain on that specific day...your lawn... » Read More Yes and yes. You set up the program to meet your area requirements. Then, the RainMachine decides how much if at all to water on any given day that you authorized watering. It's important to understand that the RainMachine does NOT decide on what days to water or how much water your lawn actually NEEDS. It only decides how MUCH to water on the days when you have told it to water. It decides this every day based on the current climate conditions. So, if you programmed it to water on every other day, and it had just rained or was raining or was about to rain on that specific day...your lawn will receive limited or no watering from the system on that day. « Show Less
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This system can be programmed to water any zone up to 4 times/day (or be turned off) independently of the other zones. You can only set the initial zone start time, the following times are done by the system's internal software. If you want to water specifically @ 6AM and 6PM (your example of AM/PM watering), for example - nope this unit won't do that. You can only set the initial start time not any of the following starts.
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Yes to both of your questions! It also has a feature called cycle and soak, which will divide your total run time up into smaller cycles, giving the soil time to absorb. A great feature for getting the most watering out of your water restriction days. Since you are only running two or three days a week, you'll just set your run times higher then you would if you were running every day. That way when the software adjusts down for weather, it's not decreasing your watering too much. We love ours so much!
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Yes - and just a minor correction for Laura J. you can water up to 4 times (not 3) per day/ 7 different days per week. I've had it for about a month now and it's pretty nice. Set it and forget it. BTW for the hose connections I used teflon thread tape to make sure they seal well.
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You can not set the time for the second time for a single zone to water, HOWEVER you CAN set the interval at which the second time it waters. For example, lets say you set zone 1 to water at 7am. Set the dial to zone 1. On the blue column of the unit are the "Watering Times Per Day" buttons. If you wanted to water it 2 times per day, press the Two Times button. When you press the button each time thereafter, it cycles the interval at which the second watering starts. The intervals are +1, +2, +3, +4, +8, +9, +12 hours. You can see the intervals change above the watering time you had set on the LCD screen. If you have set the interval to +4 Hours, then the second water time for zone 1 would be 11am. The start time is set to 7am, then you add 4 hours, therefore the second watering time starts at 11am. For zone 1, you have watering times at 7am and 11am if you have this setting set. Hope this helps.
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If I understand what you're asking, the answer is no. You have three programs you can set. Each program operates independently of the other two in controlling the zones. Thus, like I have done, you can have a full watering for one program, half watering for another. Other options include setting things like every other day (or any other interval of skipping days), and one or more times each day (up to five times a day, I think). You can turn the three available programs on and off individually. Etc. You can also hook up a rain sensor like the one I got a Lowes (Orbit brand). This will cause any program that is set to run from automatically running if the sensor has determined that it rained recently. Works for my purposes. You can also control things remotely with apps for Android and iPhone. Also remotely via the internet by web browser. You just have to set it up with your router, etc. I suggested to the developers that they add a function to the control scheme. I thought it would be a good idea to add a slider or setting to each program that would easily allow one to vary the watering times as a percentage of the baseline. That is for example, if on Program 1, I had my baseline times set for each zone, I could easily modify that program to do 50% or 200%, or whatever, and all the zones would be reduced or increased accordingly. I didn't receive a reply.
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No. It's is a mechanical time. If you want to vary watering by day of the week, hour of the day and watering time you should look at electronic water timers that attach to your hose bib. Hope this helps. (BTW we suggest you go organic, reduce your lawn size and use native plants that require less water thereby minimizing your overall watering needs and work, too.)
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Yes, and it gets better than that. For rainy days, you can either add a rain sensor or manually set a rain delay. Unlike simply turning off the system, it will resume program after the prescribed rain delay (in 6 hour increments, IIRC). And yes, manual control on this system cannot be any simpler. Switch to manual and turn on the zone. One of the best upgrades to the house I've made, and for an excellent price I was able to combine two separate systems (front and back yards were done at different times with two different units, pain, this solved that problem as well).
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We have just added the ability run watering programs specifying a "Run Every X Days" along with start date. This allows you to select any interval based on a given start date. The interval is not limited. You can select any interval that meets your needs. This feature is accessed via the Watering Scene features and will be released shortly in shipping units. Software is easily updated via built in web interface.
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No but you can program it to water every 3rd week, 6am and 8pm. With the odd and even weeks it's a bit more complicated. You must install a jumper wire on pin 3 of the timer chip and connect it to pin 7 of the IC in position J2. After that restart the unit and program the times you want to water.
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A and B are programs, not stations. One cannot set different watering schedules for different stations. This may be the only drawback of the Timer.
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HydroFLASH currently supports watering every X days via it's watering scripts. These can be easily created on the device. The HydroFLASH forum has examples and there are examples built into to the HydroFLASH web interface.
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Yes you can. You can select the amount of time, individual or multiple zones, how many times per day, and the days of the week each zone is watered.
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Joseph... the answer is NO! The timer can be set to start and stop "once" OR "twice" a day. The amount of time you want the water to run during the ONE or TWO sessions can be broke down to hours and minutes.
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It is as Enrique A. Cordero has stated ie the day you set up the timer is day 1, so if it is a Monday when you set it up then 1 will be Monday, day 2 will be a Tuesday and so on. Any one of the numbered days (1-7) or some or all can be set as a watering day/s. The video is very informative!