Scheduling: Setup and Troubleshooting Guide

Learn how to read your OtO watering and solution schedules, as well as get the answer to commonly asked questions.

Default schedule

Every zone you set up will initially have a default watering schedule of Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 6:00AM with Weather Intelligence enabled. For most cases, this is the perfect watering schedule, and you do not need to change it.

Each solution has a different default schedule. 

How to edit your zone's schedule

Each zone has its own independent schedule. Using the OtO app, you can change each individual zone to a completely custom schedule.

To change a zone's schedule, go to the Zone Details Page, and click the settings icon > Edit Schedule.

Schedule time

You can select the time that OtO will try to water that zone. Keep the following in mind:

• Each OtO device can only water one zone at a time. If multiple zones are scheduled for the same time, OtO will automatically water each zone one after the other in the order that the zones were created. Tip: You can see exactly when each zone will get watered on the schedule page.
• OtO saves its battery by sleeping in between watering. As a result, sometimes it will begin an event a couple minutes after its scheduled time. For example, if the scheduled time is 6:00AM, it may occasionally not begin watering until 6:05AM. This is normal!

Schedule type

In each zone, you can use the following three schedule types:

• Custom Schedule - Set exactly which days of the week to water. For example, you can set it to water every day, or only on certain days.
• Odd Days - OtO will only water on odd days of the month.
• Even Days - OtO will only water on even days of the month.

Intelligence

From this menu, you can also edit the Rain Skip and Wind Skip settings for this zone.

How to view your schedule

The zone schedule can be edited at any time, and you will be able to view your upcoming and past application events across all of your devices in your account on the Schedule Page.

1. Navigate to the "Schedule" page using the bottom navigation bar. Here you can see all upcoming (scroll down) and past (scroll up) watering and solution events from all of your devices. 

2. Tap on an event card to view details such as the device, date, time, duration, and all scheduled applications.

How to skip all events on a day

Have a backyard barbeque coming up? You can skip all events from all devices on a single day by going to your Schedule Page and clicking Skip All on that day.

Event icons

Event	Icon
Past watering event
Upcoming watering event
Solution event
Skipped event
Completed event
Event with an error

FAQs & Troubleshooting

Why is my scheduled time different from the actual time on the Schedule page?

OtO can only water one zone at a time. Read this article for more detail! 

How should I schedule multiple units?

The OtO units may not have enough water pressure to run at the same time. Therefore, each OtO should be scheduled to run on a different day or time from each other.

1. Set up all the zones for your first unit. They will be automatically scheduled to run one at a time in the order that you created them.
2. Once all the zones for OtO 1 are made, you will see on your schedule page when it stops running.
3. Set up OtO 2. Schedule all of OtO 2's zones for a different day or time.

How does Weather Intelligence work?

Weather Intelligence lets OtO decide to water or not based on conditions like rainfall and wind. Using Weather Intelligence is recommended as it helps conserve water.

Read more about the Weather Intelligence features here:

• Weather Intelligence - How does Wind Skip work? – OtO Lawn
• Weather Intelligence - How does Rain Skip work?

If you disable Wind Skip and Rain Skip:

• OtO will water exactly according to the schedule you have set, regardless of weather conditions.
• It will simply divide the goal weekly watering limit across the number of scheduled watering events in a week.

When is the ideal time to water or schedule solutions?

OtO is designed to be set it and forget it, so most of the time, you do NOT need to change the default watering or solution schedule! That said, if you need to make changes, here are some tips:

When to schedule watering events:

• Set your schedule to water in the morning to reduce the effects of evaporation.
• Check your local municipality or homeowners' association for local restrictions, if any.
• If you have no local restrictions, generally speaking watering deeply 2-3 times per week (not daily) at about 1 1/4" per week is preferable.

When to schedule solution events:

• Each solution has a different recommended application schedule.

Check our Solutions Guides for details.

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• Odor Eliminator: How to Use and Pro Tips – OtO Lawn

Why was my application event cancelled due to weather?

An application may be cancelled due to weather if: 

• 5 minutes before the scheduled watering or solution application event, the sum of local precipitation in the past 24 hours and the forecasted precipitation in the next 24 hours exceeds the threshold you have configured for the zone.
• Wind speeds exceeded the threshold you have configured for the zone.

My weather forecast is incorrect.

Please check the following if your weather forecast is different from what you are experiencing in your area:

• Ensure your device is online and well-connected to Wi-Fi. If it is disconnected or in Winter Mode, your local weather forecast may not update.
• Ensure the Zip Code you've used to set up your account is correct. You can edit your Zip Code from the Account Settings Menu.
• Your OtO connects its weather data from third-party weather stations. There are thousands of weather stations reporting to our weather service and sometimes errors can occur. If you spot a weather discrepancy, let us know using the 'Submit an Issue' function in the app.