Before Rachio 3, I used a “dumb” controller watering my lawn 2 times a week, approximately 25 minutes per zone in a 9 zone system. One zone was getting 35 minutes, the others 25 minutes. This during the summer, for 8 years.
Got Rachio with the intention to save water. Tried to set it up the best way possible, carefully. And Rachio is now telling me that using Flex Monthly I will water twice a week (approximately), 55 minutes per zone on average.
I’m like… what? That is more than double what I was doing before. Maybe my previous method was not “correct” but my law was looking ok. Never had an issue.
With 55 minutes per zone I will use way more water (even with the occasional skip) than before.
So I’m really puzzled WHY Rachio believes I need so much water.
What say the community here? I’m doing something wrong, just don’t know what.
I forgot to mention: I did not change any of the “advanced” parameters. Kept it all default.