Water Usage
Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2019 8:05 amIf I have a flow meter attached to my Rachio will this plugin enable indigo to track daily water usage?
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2019 8:05 amRe: Water Usage
Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2019 9:14 amNot at this time. The flow information is not currently available in the Rachio API. If/when it's added, then the plugin could be updated to include it.
Re: Water Usage
Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2019 11:22 amI've posted a question on the Rachio forums asking about adding the flow meter to the API.
Re: Water Usage
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2019 5:42 pmI got a response on the Rachio forums, and the responder implied that the data was already there. As in, it's "estimated" if you don't have a flow meter and "actual" if you do.
As I don't currently have my Rachio (Gen 2) installed yet, I cannot confirm. I've asked for a clarification. Once I get that, I'll take a look at the code and see if it's possible to expose that information. I'll need some testers that actually have installed systems. Hopefully someone with a Gen 3 and the flow meter.
As I don't currently have my Rachio (Gen 2) installed yet, I cannot confirm. I've asked for a clarification. Once I get that, I'll take a look at the code and see if it's possible to expose that information. I'll need some testers that actually have installed systems. Hopefully someone with a Gen 3 and the flow meter.
Re: Water Usage
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2019 8:56 amI got a clarification on my request. The usage data is only available through Webhooks, not polling. They also said that "API polling is not recommended." I think I have a way to implement Webhooks, but it'll require the use of another (HTTPd) plugin.
So how important is this data to Rachio users?
So how important is this data to Rachio users?