Summary

Rachio can do a lot of the thinking for you when it comes to your watering, but sometimes you may need to take your watering into your own hands! Are you wondering how you can manually control the zones?

From the "Events", "Zones" or "Schedules" tabs on the navigation bar, you will be able to manually run your zones or a schedule using our Quick Run feature.

Manually Run All Zones

1. Tap on the blue "Play" at the bottom-right corner of your screen, from the Events screen, Zones tab.

   
   

   
   

   
   

2. On the "Quick Run" screen, tap on the 3 dots at the top right side of the screen to show selection options. Then tap "Select All Zones" and tap "Next".

   

   
   
   

3. Click on each zone individually to set the run times.
   

4. Tap "Run" and your sprinklers will begin watering. After you tap Run, the "Play" icon will change to three dots, indicating the run has started. Click on it to see the status of the watering time.

Manually Run Specific Zones

1. From the Events screen, tap the "Zones" tab.

2. Tap the zone you would like to run to open the zone card. From the zone card, tap "Quick Run Zone" in blue.

3. Select the number of minutes you would like to run the selected zone, then tap "Run."
   

4. Repeat these steps for any additional zones you would like to run. Each zone can be assigned a different run time if desired.
   As you select more zones, you will get a comprehensive view of the zones that you have selected and for how long.

Manually Run a Schedule

1. Tap the "Schedules" tab at the bottom navigation bar.
   2. Tap the kebab menu (3 vertical dots) next to the schedule you'd like to run and tap "Quick Run".

Remote - Pause, stop or resume watering

The Events screen will show the current Quick Run watering status above the navigation bar. This functions as a remote where you can pause, stop, or resume watering by tapping the buttons shown. 

Gen 1 Users 

Due to hardware limitations, the Gen 1 Rachio controllers can only support the stop function within Quick Run remotely. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Support.

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