Do Seasonal Adjust and hyperlocal weather work in NZ/AUS?

[Pedro]

Hi Steve

Sorry to say it doesn’t (unless something has recently changed?) as the only historical data they have is for USA and Canada. This also means the Flexible Monthly Schedule won’t work either - see a post I put up a year or so ago…

Rachio 3 Power supply in Spain

I’m not so sure…:frowning: Reading Rachio’s FAQ’s on Flexible Monthly schedule, it clearly states Seasonal Shift is not listed as an option under Flex Monthly Schedules, as this feature is automatically “baked in” to the schedule and is responsible for how your watering adjusts to fit the current season. and lower down it states Your bucket empties over time due to a variety of factors which are primarily driven by the weather. Based on 30 years of weather history in your area, we can deter…

I did post a copy of an email I received from Rachio Support confirming Seasonal Shift only works in USA/Canada but now I can’t find it - have they taken it down, I wonder?

Don’t forget that all Rachio’s come with 120V power supply so you’ll need to buy separately a 240V PSU with NZ pins (24v AC 1A from memory, note AC and not DC). This post might help you…

Power supply x

I have an 240VAC input power and had the same issue. I was able to source a 24VAC 1.0Amp output transformer from Australia via Internet purchase.

To answer your 2nd question, I think the hyperlocal bit refers to being able to access weather data from the nearest personal weather station with public access. You can check the likes of PWS Weather to find one near you but by far the best way of ensuring good local weather data is to use your own weather station and get it to publish the data on the likes of pwsweather so that your Rachio controller can access it. I use a Netatmo weather station but there are others too… I gather only the R3 now has the capability to link to local weather as the R3e doesn’t.

FYI I have 2 x R2 working with local Netatmo weather stations, one in UK and one in Spain. They do rain/frost skips quite well but I don’t get any of the benefits that seasonal shift or flexible monthly schedules offer to US/Canada users, hence no sense in spending extra on R3’s when R2’s were still available.