Manual Program, setting zones for different lengths of time.

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Adrian Conner
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In Manual Program, I don't see the ability to set zones for different lengths of time, especially if my zones have different types of sprinkler heads. Am I missing something.

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    Aeon Matrix

    Hi Adrian,

    You can create more Manual Programs and assign zones with similar "duration" requirement to one Manual Program. You can create as many Manual Programs as the number of zones on your Yardian.

    Please let me know if this is not clear.

    Regards, Joseph

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  • Adrian Conner

    Thanks for the quick response. What happens when start time over lap between the manual programs?

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  • Aeon Matrix
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    Hi Adrian,

    Our program will automatically adjust your manual schedules so they won't overlap when they are actually executed.

    Regards, Joseph

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  • Roger Casals

    Joseph, I used to have Rachio and their scheduling flexibility is far superior.
    The inability to schedule different times by Zone is quite stupid.

    I have 14 Zones. Each require different times. I water twice a day with different length, and I need 2 seasons (at least) Summer and Winter to adjust length of watering.

    this is 14 x 2 x 2 = 56 Manual programs!!!

    And I need to stop / start each 56 twice a year and all the minor tweaks i have to deal with such lengthy list… 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

    Are you going to fix this or should I return my 2 Yardians ???

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  • Aeon Matrix

    Hi Roger,

    This feature is already in our to-do list.
    We plan to release it by the end of this year. You could utilize the "seasonal adjustment" to save some work for now.

    Best regards,
    Joseph

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  • Aeon Matrix

    Hi Roger,

    Actually, you could have multiple start times in a manual program with different durations. So you could put the "twice a day" watering in the same program. And with the help from the seasonal adjustment, you should only need 14 programs to meet your watering need.

    Please let me know if you have any questions.

    Best regards,
    Joseph

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  • Maurizio

    Hi Joseph,
    I was just wondering if you released this feature as stated above.
    Yardian PRO replaced a 15+ year old HUNTER programmer who had this feature.
    It would be nice to have this feature before the Italian spring arrives
    Current FW: 6.16.0; Apps 4.5.4
    Thanks for your reply

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  • Aeon Matrix

    Hi Maurizio,

    We are planning a new release which includes this feature some time this year.
    We will annouce it when it's ready.
    Thanks for your patience.

    Best Regards,
    Joseph

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  • Brad Oliver

    I'll STRONGLY second this as a needed feature... I just purchased/installed a Yardian Pro and I was disappointed to find out the app doesn't support setting individual zone durations within a single manual program.  

    We have a newly seeded lawn of over an acre and therefore we have a need to water it quite frequently. However, some zones are very different (exposure, slope, etc.) than others so it is handy to be able to individually set zone run times to compensate for these differences.  Both the Rachio I used in our old house and the Rain Bird I replaced with the Yardian at this house had this ability.

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  • Aeon Matrix

    Request received.
    We will be working on this feature soon :)

    Best regards,
    Joseph

     

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  • Maurizio

    Hi Joseph

    The garden watering season is ending in Italy.
     Is there any news to have this feature soon?

    Thanks

     

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