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Add notes about polling
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brg468 authored Jan 13, 2024
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In order for Rachio switches and sensors to update, your Home Assistant instance must be accessible from the internet, either via Home Assistant Cloud or another method. See the [Remote Access documentation](/docs/configuration/remote/) for more information.
In order for Rachio switches and sensors to update, your Home Assistant instance must be accessible from the internet, either via Home Assistant Cloud or another method. See the [Remote Access documentation](/docs/configuration/remote/) for more information. The smart hose timers use polling, and don't require external access to be setup.

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### Smart Hose Timers

The Rachio smart hose timers are not currently capable of receiving real-time updates, and instead rely on polling. Because of this, the current state of valves started from a schedule or the physical button will not show up immediately. Polling occurs every 2 minutes when one base station is used, with an additional minute added for every additional base station to remain with the API rate limit. Up to 4 valves can be paired to a single base station.

### iFrame

If you would like to see and control more detailed zone information, create an [iFrame](/integrations/panel_iframe/) that renders the Rachio web app.
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