Hi folks, a friend was asking how much use a weather plugin could actually be so I just thought I would share some of the use cases/events that I've got running with my Environment Canada weather plugin (so far).
-provides me with selective weather warnings via email or voice etc.
-if it rained yesterday, I don't water the lawn today
-if it's greater than say, 50% chance of rain today or tomorrow, I also don't water the lawns
-if a storm is imminent, I can shut of the pool skimmer (prone to clogging by wind-blown leaves) - ditto for high wind days
-ditto re: pool heater - heaters need to cool down before shutting them off - (I had expensive repairs when a storm took out the electricity, causing the pool pump to fail in mid-use, without first cooling down)
-during hotter weather I can water lawns more often or longer, than in cooler periods
Are you doing something unique with your weather-related events?
Feel free to share - would love to hear about some additional possibilities.
Cheers!
-provides me with selective weather warnings via email or voice etc.
-if it rained yesterday, I don't water the lawn today
-if it's greater than say, 50% chance of rain today or tomorrow, I also don't water the lawns
-if a storm is imminent, I can shut of the pool skimmer (prone to clogging by wind-blown leaves) - ditto for high wind days
-ditto re: pool heater - heaters need to cool down before shutting them off - (I had expensive repairs when a storm took out the electricity, causing the pool pump to fail in mid-use, without first cooling down)
-during hotter weather I can water lawns more often or longer, than in cooler periods
Are you doing something unique with your weather-related events?
Feel free to share - would love to hear about some additional possibilities.
Cheers!
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