Based on the screenshot that I provided, it appears to be 0.2in
sorry, i overlooked it, im not use to the web ui.
ill look tonight.
Hi, non-expert here with an opinion. Your AW is high because of your soil determination. Your soild type will hold water longer. This means that your frequency of watering will decrease (more days of not watering). What if the soil that your sod is in (as little as it may be) is a diffrent soil type, one that is more absorbing than clay loam. You’ll probably experience drying out on the upper soil level and perhaps that is hurting your new sod. I personally would knock down that AW to increase watering frequency and then adjust with time as your lawn becomes more mature.
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I did notice that if I setup a new zone, it defaults AW to .17 and efficiency to 80% now rather than the settings I have now. Do you think that would be a better setup, or should I shoot for a lower AW than .17?
I would definitely knock down the AW to possible even lower than 0.17. You’ll notice that as you knock it down, the number of days between the next run will decrease. Worst case scenario is that if you run it too often, you’ll notice things like mushrooms, water run off, etc. You can easily correct that will increasing your AW. Your sod is still a toddler, doesn’t quite need the intense feedings (waterings) of new sod, but still more care than a mature lawn
Just went back to the soil survey at http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/WebSoilSurvey.aspx
And got these results:
Now, I know that we have lots of clay in the Midwest, but should I try changing my soil type to something else? I don’t even see silty loam as an option, which is probably why I went with clay loam.
wow, your awc is amazing, it should be .2
You can change your soil type around. Just know that the AW numbers associated with the soil types are standardize numbers based off legit data, but your results may vary. Best bet to pick a soil as close as possible and then adjust your AW but a 0.1 here or there based off observations. You can also look into a mason jar test if you want. I did one and it was pretty easily.
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And now I’ve been hit by a bug in the system when trying to reset my moisture levels to 0% to force watering for the next day. Instead of going to 0% when clicking “Empty”, it shows that I ran my system today and now it’s 100% full 
This won’t really help things out, I’ve already submitted a thread in support category.
@tpayne. Although a bit counterintuitive, I believe what you see is common behavior. I also believe it will water at the predetermined time tomorrow.
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It will,water. It’s showing tomorrow’s prediction.
Anyone got any suggestions then?
Here is a couple pictures of how my backyard looks currently (sorry about the quality, they were taken through a window):
Here are the zone settings and moisture graphs:
Backyard 1:
Backyard 2:
This is how most of the yard looks, unfortunately 
Also is there anything I should modify simply because the yard is so new? Does it make sense to use a 6" root depth, if my roots are still so new?
That looks like desease.
But I,want to double check something, pm ,e your address.
Also, can you get some real close pictures of the grass? I would like one that has green and dead looking grass, and one that has healthily grass.
You will most likely have to put your camera into macro,mode (indicated by the flower icon).
From a quick search, it looks a lot like ascochyta leaf blight, but I could be wrong
Absolutely a fungus, you need to treat for that. I’ll try to dig around tonight.
Here is the important thing, whatever fungicide you use, follow up with a second application or else you can end up with a resistant form of the fungus
And you need to sharpen you mower blade(s). 
It’s a brand new blade
I’ll try swapping to the one I had sharpened though
I wouldn’t worry about the blade…I see fungal damage not torn blades