Why IFTT

[azdavidr]

@Modawg2k The way I’m using it right now is that my landscaper comes every other Saturday, so I created a Google calendar to skip watering on those days. Eventually that will be built into the Rachio software but since it isn’t, it provides a nice solution for now.

Here are a couple of examples.

Generic:

http://community.rachio.com/t/new-ifttt-event-trigger-coming-soon/1467?u=azdavidr

Mine:

Flex Schedules vs. the New "As Needed" schedule

For what it’s worth, I found a temporary solution to the same problem. I created a gmail account just for a Rachio calendar, then put in a ‘skip watering’ event every other Saturday, which is when my landscaper comes. Set up an IFTTT rule that looks at your Google calendar and then issues a ‘Skip watering time’ to the Rachio. I called my calendar ‘Rachio’ in the screenshot below, and it’s tied to my everyday Google account. Here are some screenshots: GOOGLE CALENDAR: [image] IFTTT RECIPE: …