Sprinkler leak a lot after shutting down. lots of water waste

@neokeo, if you’re unhappy with the Rachio controller, it comes with a 30 day satisfaction guarantee and we will buy it back from you; no questions asked. You activated your controller in early March – we’d be happy to extend your evaluation period through April to give you an extra month to troubleshoot the issue you’re experiencing.

Looking at your controller settings, your schedules were setup in early March when you activated the controller. Has the system been leaking since then? I do not see any support tickets from you prior to today; have you contacted our support team to troubleshoot? Is the leak coming from one head/zone?

Please let us know if the system continues to leak after unplugging it. Usually if a valve is going bad, the diaphragm inside the valve becomes weak; allowing water to bypass it and seep out of the lowest head on the zone. Photos of the leak would be very helpful to review. Additionally, it’s common for the seepage to be heavier following a watering as the diaphragm was opened by the solenoid and needs to reseal to stop the leak.