Is it on smart scheduling? I noticed that on mine and it had multiple stations watering during the day and for 30 mins or more. I just took it off smart schedule and that fixed it

Hi Tim,

Netro calculates the smart schedules based on weather condition, sprinkler type and other environmental conditions like soil types. If you selected Dripper/emitter for your zones, the zones have longer watering duration than other zones as dripping/emitter system is really slow in moving watering to the ground. 

Some zones are watered multiple times a day, you probably selected clay, clay loam or loam as the soil type which accepts water slowly, often as little as 1/4 inch per hour and that is why Netro breaks the watering into many pieces to avoid water runoff.

It also calculates absorption rate of soil and nose to water multiple times a day I start my day at 4 a.m. it will start one zone for 10 minutes then wait 30 minutes and then do it again for 10 minutes sometimes based on when the sun comes up it will reschedule and do it right before the sun rises it tries to find the most optimal time for water moisture to be absorbed but there are many factors as to why it doesn't in these ways although I will say without a Sprite it's only guessing what the moisture level of the water is based on what it has already done make sure you select the correct soil