Smart hose timer battery usage

Smart hose timer giving low battery warning within a few days of installing new batteries. Does Rachio have a solution to this problem. I’ve heard it’s a common problem.

We recommend using lithium batteries. These will typically last a full watering season or more.

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Thank you.
Strange, for a year or more only changed AA Alkaline batteries once. Did Rachio change software? Now AA alkaline batteries last a week or two. Notice from comments I’m not alone with this issue. What changed?

No firmware has been released for about five or six months. I would upgrade to lithium batteries which should perform much better, especially with changes in temperatures.

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Thanks. I’ll give it a try.

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