I recently purchased a Gen 2 that will soon be replaced with a Gen 3. It has 6 zones connected and I setup a “Daily Flex Schedule” for M/W/F to water zone 2 (Left Front) and zone 6 (Backyard). The app suggested ~30 minutes for each zone. I expected it to water zone 2, then water zone 6, then back to…

What is the current moisture level for Zone 6, I would look there first, it doesn’t think it needs to water Zone 6.

I’ll check that, but then why water zone 2 twice?

[image] toddbecker: What is the current moisture level for Zone 6, I would look there first, it doesn’t think it needs to water Zone 6. Yes, moisture level is the key. @greybeard Looks like Zone 6 is at 109% and Zone 2 is at 69%. Therefore zone 2 isn’t going to deplete the same day as Zone 6.…

So what do I have setup incorrectly? Zone 2 is way more wet based on the over watering and Zone 6 is pretty dry.

Please post your zone setting for the two zones and the community will probably be able to help you out. Make sure to also post the advanced details. That will help.

Here ya go … [backyard] [left-front]

Please take a look at this support article https://support.rachio.com/hc/en-us/articles/115010379767-What-is-Smart-Cycle- for reference. Zone 6 is Fixed Spray Head (1.5 in/hr), Slight Slope, Loam Soil Type. According to the reference table, max recommended runtime for that zone is 13 minutes. Total …

There are multiple ways to adjust this, are you looking to increase frequency or amount per irrigation? Adjusting Root zone depth should adjust the maximum irrigation amount per watering. So it will water less but more frequently(or more less often). Adjusting crop coefficient will change crop evapo…

Thank you! I’ll try those suggestions. That should do it. I was thinking that something wasn’t working since it didn’t seem to ever be watering zone 6. I didn’t realize that I needed to fine tune so many options ;).

Also, if you are saying that Zone 6 is dry, you may need mark it as ‘Empty’ so that the Rachio and your yard get back in sync. The Rachio can manage moisture ongoing, but if it thinks the are is full, and the area is dry, that needs to be reconciled.

Does Smart Cycle really work?

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greybeard May 9, 2018, 4:32pm 7

Here ya go …