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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