Water Delay and Manual Skip
Last Update:Oct 21 2023 7:15pm • Est. Read Time:Est. Read Time: 2 MINSummary
What if you want to cancel the upcoming water, or maybe push it to the next day? Ever wanted to delay the watering for days? Good news! Rachio lets you skip or delay watering if needed, and provides a couple of options to choose from depending on your scenario.
Water Delay vs. Manual Skip
Water Delay | Manual Skip |
Water Delay postpones watering events within a chosen period of time. Recommended for pushing off or delaying a watering for a certain time period (for example, if you don't want to water during a BBQ or open house). | Skip will remove or skip over the next immediate watering event (not multiple watering events). Recommended for skipping a specific schedule run. Can be used to skip watering if you decide your plants have enough water. |
Water Delay
If you would like to set up Watering Delay, this can be done very easily from your Rachip app. Tap the "Schedules" tab and the "Calendar" on the top.
Note
Enabling Water Delay will not stop any currently-running schedules; only future schedules will be prevented from running while the delay is active.
Additionally, the Water Delay will SKIP the watering schedule(s) while active and does not make it up after the delay expires.
How to Set a Water Delay
- Calendar tab
At the bottom of the "Calendar" tab, you will see "Water Delay". Simply click on this and a new window will appear.
- Choose length.
Choose the number of days that you would like to delay all watering events.
- Check status.
Once a length of time is selected, the Water Delay bar will appear on your Calendar for the selected days.
- Check device updates.
In the "History" tab, you will see a notification for this when a schedule has been skipped.
Tip
Changed your mind and need to cancel a watering delay? Tap "Calendar" in the Schedules tab, then select "Delay Water" and tap "Off" to cancel the delay. Once successful, "Delay Watering OFF" will appear in your History feed.
Manual Skip
If you would like to manually skip a schedule that is due to run, this can be done very easily from the "Events" tab of your Rachio app.
Heads Up!
Manually skipping, then re-enabling a schedule will override any Weather Intelligence checks that would otherwise occur. As a result, skip thresholds may still be met, but the schedule won't skip.
How to Manually Skip A Schedule
- Events tab
When on the Events screen, underneath the calendar, you can see the Upcoming runs and Past runs tabs.
Skip This Run
Click on the "Skip This Run." option below the name of the schedule. Your schedule will now be skipped and will show a new "Run" button. You can hit that button if you'd like to reenable the schedule.
Note
You cannot manually skip an hourly interval Fixed schedule. You can only skip the next occurring schedule.
If you need to skip schedules for longer than the next schedule, consider Water Delay.
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