Had purchased Valve Monitoring for the #rachio but then had to return that unit. Installed the new one but that valve monitoring purchase is controller specific... their support people nicely moved it over today.

Great service!

#irrigation journey hopefully at an end... The issue turned out to be a broken ground wire between the different valve boxes. #rachio has been reinstalled too.

I should have been able to deduce that this contiguous failure was due to something connecting the boxes but it was hard to diagnose since it worked intermittently (maybe due to vibrations of the wire?)

Anyway, hope this is it and that our plants bounce back.

To be honest, I enjoyed Monty Python's joke about death by "bizarre gardening accident" much more before that was how my father was seriously injured and ultimately died nearly five years ago.

My parents' yards have seen a lot of neglect since then.

But recently I've picked up the baton and run with it (using appropriate tools and personal protective equipment).

Today's issue of John's World of Extreme Gardening includes removing two old tree stumps and reviving most of an old drip sprinkler line. (It was awesome being able to turn sprinkler valves on and off with my phone and the #Rachio controller I installed nine days ago.)

I can feel myself getting stronger, as if there's nothing I can't do... with enough ibuprofen.

My first #IoT device is from #Rachio #SmartSprinkler... It's been a #drought in Southern California for the better part of this decade and I try to do my part for #ClimateAction

My first #IoT device is from #Rachio #SmartSprinkler... It's been a #drought in Southern California for the better part of this decade and I try to do my part for #ClimateAction