Should I recalibrate?

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One of my GeoDrop units has suddenly gone from wet to dry. I noticed this yesterday afternoon. I irrigated that zone in the morning, I do not believe just a few hours later it should read 47% at 1in, 58% at 2 in, 68% at 3 in. Serial Number 333XYP, Firmware vA2.02.r1. Should I recalibrate the unit?

Help with inaccurate GeoDrops moisture readings
Geodrops Unusual Readings Notification
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Hi Jim,

What you’re seeing may be related to this: GeoDrops Cloud Update In-Progress (2025-06-22)

Please keep irrigating as you have been doing for now, and let us know if this issue persists.

Thanks,

Stanley
Marketing PM
Team GeoDrops

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Hi @jollick ,

Here is the response to your situation by @homedigy-lawrence:

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Device 333XYP: The device is actually looking really good, very stable readings, and GeoDrops AI is working properly for your device.

  • I’m actually curious, are you sure the soil location that this device is installed in is actually wet?
  • I have double checked the Raw hardware readings. It’s very stable. No sign of loose soil at all.
  • If you can help confirm that the soil is actually wet, and that this device is giving a false reading, then I would love to troubleshoot this with you further.
  • In very rare cases, this could be defective hardware (Although based on all the device signals I’m seeing, it looks like the hardware is quite healthy as well).
  • Please let me know, thanks!

The full post is in here: Help with inaccurate soil moisture readings

Hope this helps,

Stanley
Marketing PM
Team GeoDrops

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I just watered the other unit 333WTJ and put it in calibrate mode. As it was behaving the same way. I have to locate 333XYP as the bermuda grass has grown over it.

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Thanks for the update! Please keep up posted.

Lawrence

ps - even if grass had grown over it, the device should be measuring the real soil moisture though. :wink:

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Hi @jollick ,

Do you still need help with this? If we don’t hear back from you, we’ll go ahead and close this ticket.

Stanley
Marketing PM
Team GeoDrops

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Hi, the soil analysis is complete, now I have to water them for the Set max moisture analysis. I should be able to complete that this week.

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Hi @jollick ,

How is your sensor working out? Just reaching out to see if this thread can be closed.

Thanks,

Stanley
Marketing PM
Team GeoDrops

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Hi Stanley, Since I went through with the Relearn Soil Profile and Set Max Moisture procedures the 2 sensors seem to be accurate. I still have to take the batteries out of one and reset the WIFI to my extender due to the signal. I did rotate the unit so the antenna faces my home but it seems to fluctuate from good to weak. I am waiting for a little cooler weather to install the 4 new units.

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Hi @jollick ,

Just circling back to see if you had a chance to install the units and see if this problem is still happening before closing the thread.

Stanley
Marketing PM
Team GeoDrops

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Hi Stanley, things seem better, I still have to change the WiFi. Hopefully soon. You can close it.

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