Common alerts and how to respond

When something drifts out of band, Verdalio raises an alert. Here is what the common ones mean and how to respond.

pH out of range

The controller could not bring pH back into the recipe's band. Check that your pH Down reservoir is not empty, that the dosing pump primes, and that the probe is calibrated. A wildly wrong reading is usually a probe problem, not a chemistry problem.

EC too high or too low

Rising EC often means water evaporated and left nutrients behind — top off with plain water. Dropping EC means the plants are feeding; the controller will dose nutrient stock if the recipe allows. Persistent swings point at a calibration or placement issue.

Sensor offline

A Zigbee device stopped reporting. Check power and range; a repeater may help for distant nodes. The hub keeps running automations on the sensors it still has.

The hub is unreachable while you are away

Core automation still runs locally — your plants are fine. Remote visibility and away-push require an active Cloud Access subscription; without it, you simply cannot check in until you are back on the local network.

When in doubt, ask Magdi

The Magdi AI assistant can diagnose most alerts from your live data — describe the symptom or snap a photo.