Inhibits

[wpiman]

In the documentation, the inhibit time goes from something like 20-24, and the 0-5... My understanding of the means not after 8 PM and not before 5 AM.

I set up something like that. I want to not allow watering to start after 3PM and start at 5 AM.

So I had 15-24, and 0-5.

Low and behold- the thing kicked off at midnight exactly. I let everything "finish", once started-- so it ran the full cycle. See log below.

I changed the inhibit from 15-5. Is this a better way....

Jun-02 12:05:11 AM

Z-Wave

Device: First Front Hall Temperature Set to 70.88 (F)

Jun-02 12:00:00 AM

Device Control

Device: Basement Water Closet Sprinker Controller Valve to Valve 1 On for 20 min (5121) by/from: CAPI Control Handler

Jun-01 11:55:08 PM

Z-Wave

Device: Basement Game Room Temperature Set to 69.62 (F)

[Michael McSharry]

The times are specified with colon and not hyphen to separate hour from minute. 15:24 and 0:5. A single entry of 15:0:5 is equivalent. The inhibit is done on the site page to apply to all zones or on the Area page to apply to a specific set of zones.

[wpiman]

I don't understand. I set up the inhibits in the GUI. Not the files.

[langenet]

Using your example it means that it will water between 15:01 until 4:59.(when it's not inhibited). I use a bit more granular approach and have my inhibits specified per area. (Area setup). This allows me to control the watering more carefully since I'm on a well.

Robert

[wpiman]

Using your example it means that it will water between 15:01 until 4:59.(when it's not inhibited). I use a bit more granular approach and have my inhibits specified per area. (Area setup). This allows me to control the watering more carefully since I'm on a well.

Robert

It says "Don't water" between these hours. So it waters between 5 AM and 3 PM.

Before, I had
0 5
15. 24

I thought that was the same thing, but it came on at midnight.

[langenet]

My mistake. You're right - that's the site setup which I have never used as I have three areas and my well can't provide enough water to water them all at the same time. This is why my ihibits are per area. In there, my inhibits define when not to water. Might be a bug then...

[Michael McSharry]

If you want to specify hour and minute a colon is used to separate the minutes from the hours. I had interpreted your first post as trying to use a hyphen to separate the hours and minutes. Sorry, that was my lack of attention. If you are having scheduling issues then make certain debug on the bottom of Other Page is enabled so there is a history for analysis. As confidence is gained that everything is working as expected then debug can be disabled. The picture posted in #3 looks correct to allow only morning irrigation. When I do set mine up I use 15:00 and 05:00 nomenclature, but using only hours should work too.

[wpiman]

Ok, one more question on Inhibits. I Have my watering schedule allowed to start at 5 AM and end at 3 PM and it will finish up if it has started.

So I set the site "don't water between" and that is great.

I would like to have the syringing option go later in the day. Say till 6 PM or sun down.

[Michael McSharry]

I am pretty certain that syringing is considered a manual control so the only inhibit that would come into play is the seasonal shutdown.

[wpiman]

Confirmed. Sitting on the back deck and they came on.