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Ken Wiens

Lives in: Calgary, Alberta, CA
Using: SPRITE-6
Growing: Kentucky Bluegrass, Blue Spruce

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1 or 2 frames
3
Ken Wiens
Updated at 2022-08-14 20:56:59
Topic: Smart Watering
I always read that it was better to water early in the morning than in the evening. I see Netro gives the option of 2 frames daily though.  I turned on two frames and created a …

Home Assistant integration
3
Ken Wiens
Updated at 2022-07-19 01:24:57
Topic: Connected Home
I haven't seen a response from Netro on this topic for a while so wondered about the status. Does Netro plan to support "Home Assistant" integration?  HA is a very popular open …

Controller offline every few days / minutes - no longer turns water on
3
Ken Wiens
Updated at 2022-06-19 17:14:35
Topic: Troubleshooting
I had a controller for a couple years that worked fine until completely dieing this spring. I replaced it with a new unit, installed in exactly the same place. The new unit go…

Whisperer setup works - but never reconnects to network
3
Ken Wiens
Updated at 2021-10-03 16:59:12
Topic: Troubleshooting
I have 2 whisperers and have the same behaviour from both.  One worked for a few months and then failed.  The second one is brand new and never has worked. For both dev…

Recharging whisperer in spring after winter shutdown
3
Ken Wiens
Updated at 2021-05-28 19:17:48
Topic: Smart Watering
I buy a new whisperer every year (on my 4th year now). I also try to charge the old ones each year. I set them in the direct sun. At night I put them under a direct indoor lig…

Restriction for specific days

3
Ken Wiens
Updated at 2019-06-24 18:20:32
Topic: Netro App
I want to create restrictions for a set of specific days in the future.  Birthdays of family members for example. Or days that I have outdoor entertainment planned. I want to se…

Two zones on same spot
3
Ken Wiens
Updated at 2018-07-31 22:06:08
Topic: Smart Watering
I have 4 zones. Two of these cover the same piece of ground. One zone has pgm sprayers and the other zone has regular sprayers .But they cover exactly the same area. How do I …

Accuracy of dark sky in Canada
3
Ken Wiens
Updated at 2018-07-31 03:16:54
Topic: Netro App
The dark sky android app is not available in Canada  so I wonder how accurate their weather is here.  To try and determine this for myself, I looked at the netro temperature g…

Netro and Alexa

3
Ken Wiens
Updated at 2018-07-30 22:29:36
Topic: Netro App
I've loaded the Alexa skill for Netro. When I tell Alexa to ask Netro to water a zone, it just looks up references for "metro" instead. Much as I appreciate Alexa looking up t…