Rachio - 8-zone 3rd Generation Smart Sprinkler Controller

Replaced older rain bird WiFi going in and out. App easy to work and setup unit. Unit can skip ,pause and quick watering. WiFi connection 2.4 - 5.0. Product connect to HomePod. So much that this product does also notifications. Love this product.

As I only had to remove and replace my old controller with this one, the setup was really easy, especially considering I don't consider myself a handyman. It's worked really great so far. I thought I would be using the app a lot more, but it's really been set-it-and-forget-it since day one. I installed it in my garage which can get really warm in the summer and cold in the winter so I am very curious to see how it will hold up in the elements. So far so good, though.

Once your Rachio is connected to the internet, you have advice for each watering day. Rain forecast or it just rained? Skip the watering.....and Rachio does this for you. Windy.....again, set your desired amount of wind and if it is too windy....Rachio will skip the watering. Not only does the app show this, you will receive an email stating what happened. Like having your own personal watering assistant.....and saves gallons and gallons of water. Beneficial to nature and your wallet.

Rachio is best out there, but still have issues while setting up. For example IOS 13.4/Iphone 11, I was not able to setup. I have to use an Iphone X to finish the setup. Customer service, forums are not that useful. Contact number is not available through website. Once you setup, this is a good product. Works with closest weather station and forget about changing your water schedule. I also have thrive subscription and had nightmare transferring to the new one. Error was showing nothing while transferring.

I have had this Rachio controller for over a year. It has worked great without any issues. it was easy to set up and integrated with the wireless rain sensor I already had. The app is mostly good (iPhone) though sometimes the controls are not intuitively laid out. Via the app, it will predict rain conditions and skip watering if it known rain will happen which is a nice water saving feature. This has typically been accurate but occasionally we end up getting no rain. You can choose to ignore the water skip when you get alerts about it on your phone.

We have an 8 zone system with an old control programmed by the last owner of the house. The controller was a mess and we never got the schedule right. This was confounded by the fact that I know nothing about gardening. The Rachio asked a few questions about the types of plant, ground condition etc. and it gave a recommended schedule that is aware of the daily weather in my neighborhood. What a great idea!!

I had a Rainbird from about 2000. Very manual and buried in the garage. Tough to get to. VERY easy change over with perfect results. No longer a problem that the unit is far in the corner behind stuff that has to be moved. Instead everything is managable thru the app! The fact it considers the weather pattern is amazing!

This device does what it says it does, its a smart sprinklers, the only problem i had was setting it up with my samsung s20, it wasnt connecting to my wifi, but i used an ipad and it was done very quick, i highly recommend this device, its exactly what i was expecting.