Smart Schedule vs. Restricted Days

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Jim Turley

• April 20, 2023 15:04

I can’t seem to make Yardian Pro do what I want. 

My city limits watering to Monday & Thursday only. But I’d like to use smart watering to water the grass only when/if it’s needed. How can I do that?

I can either (a) water every Monday and Thursday regardless of conditions or (b) water when the soil dries out but violate the Mon/Thu restriction. I can’t seem to combine those two rules. Any suggestions?

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  Aeon Matrix

  • April 21, 2023 13:26

  Hi Jim,

  When using the Smart Program, you have the option to enable or disable the Water Restriction feature in the settings page of the program. Combining a Manual Program to run on specific days could be a solution but will  still violate your local regulations.

  Best regards,
  Joseph

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  Jim Turley

  • April 21, 2023 15:13

  Thanks for the quick reply. So… it sounds like it won’t do what I want. There can be only one smart program, and it applies to all zones whether they’re grass, shrubs, sprinklers, drip emitters, misters, etc. 

  I need to restrict watering of grass only (but not shrubs) to Mondays & Thursdays, but drip systems can run any day for any amount of time. Therefore, my grass zones must be on a manual program; they can’t be on the smart program. Or, if the grass is on the smart program with regional restrictions, those restrictions will apply to drip zones as well, which I don’t want. 

  Too bad. :-(

   

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  Aeon Matrix

  • April 22, 2023 18:35

  Hi Jim,

  We have only one Smart Program and we don't have the option to specify which zones should comply to the rules. However, we can exclude the drip system from the restrictions. Please contact us at support@aeonmatrix.com and let me know your zip code. I will check your local rules and get back to you.

  Best regards,
  Joseph

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  Jim Turley

  • May 02, 2023 05:45

  Good news: my town just rescinded the daily water restrictions, so the problem solved itself. Thanks for the help anyway. 

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  Aeon Matrix

  • May 02, 2023 11:44

  Hi Jim,

  Sounds good! 
  You could also let us know the city name so that we can update our database accordingly.

  Thanks and regards,
  Joseph

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  Jim Turley

  • May 02, 2023 12:48

  Sure. I’m in Napa, Calif. ZIP code 94558. 

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  Aeon Matrix

  • May 09, 2023 04:32

  Thanks Jim!

  We have updated the rules for Napa.

  Best regards,
  Joseph

   

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