Melnor Raincloud

Instructions on how to integrate your Melnor Raincloud sprinkler system within Home Assistant.

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The raincloud integration allows you to integrate your Melnor RainCloud sprinkler system in Home Assistant.

Installation

The easiest way to install and stay updated with this integration is through the Home Assistant Community Store (HACS)

1. Install HACS https://hacs.xyz/docs/installation/prerequisites
2. Configure HACS https://hacs.xyz/docs/configuration/start
3. Add a custom repo in HACS using this url https://github.com/vanstinator/hass-raincloud
4. On your Integrations page in HACS you should now see a card for Melnor Raincloud Click Install. Reboot Home Assistant`.

Scheduling in Home Assistant

The raincloud scheduler is powerful but the UI isn't the greatest. I've been using and highly recommend this combination of lovelace card and custom component to build my watering schedules https://community.home-assistant.io/t/scheduler-card-custom-component/217458

Configuration

To enable it the component add the following to your configuration.yaml file:

Parameter	Required	Type	Description
username	true	string	The username for accessing your Melnor RainCloud account
password	true	string	The password for accessing your Melnor RainCloud account

# Example configuration.yaml entry
raincloud:
  username: YOUR_USERNAME
  password: YOUR_PASSWORD

Binary Sensor

Once you have enabled the Raincloud component, add the following to your configuration.yaml file:

Monitored Conditions

Parameter	Default	Type	Description
is_watering	true	boolean	Currently watering per zone
status	true	string	Status from the Melnor RainCloud Controller and Melnor RainCloud Faucet

# Example configuration.yaml entry
binary_sensor:
  - platform: raincloud
    # These properties are optional. All are enabled by default
    # monitored_conditions:
    #   - is_watering
    #   - status

Sensor

Once you have enabled the Raincloud component, add the following to your configuration.yaml file:

Monitored Conditions

Parameter	Description
battery	Battery level of the Melnor RainCloud faucet
next_cycle	Next schedule for the watering cycle per zone
rain_delay	Number of days the automatic watering will be delayed due to raining per zone
watering_time	Watering minutes remaining per zone

# Example configuration.yaml entry
sensor:
  - platform: raincloud
    # These properties are optional. All are enabled by default
    # monitored_conditions:
    #   - battery
    #   - next_cycle
    #   - rain_delay
    #   - watering_time

Switch

Once you have enabled the Raincloud component, add the following to your configuration.yaml file:

Monitored Conditions

Parameter	Description
auto_watering	Toggle the watering scheduled per zone
manual_watering	Toggle manually the watering per zone. It will inherent the value in minutes specified in watering_minutes

# Example configuration.yaml entry
switch:
  - platform: raincloud
    # Default is 15 minutes. Allowed values are 5, 10, 15, 30, 45, 60
    # watering_minutes: 60
    # These properties are optional. All are enabled by default
    # monitored_conditions:
    #  - auto_watering
    #  - manual_watering