This is a professional grade controller, was $200+ a month ago but is 20%+ off for Smart Irrigation Month (which is apparently July):
https://www.sprinklerwarehouse.com/hunter-hydrawise-4-station-wifi-indoor-outdoor-controller-hpc-400?srsltid=AfmBOooFfJFeDG_ZYxiu5yRwGH4BiNP1Yec7ViMlxI619Hs00z3RflTB
https://cheapsprinklers.com/products/hunter-hpc400-pro-c-hydrawise-4-station-modular-wifi-controller [sprinklerwarehouse.com]
It has an outdoor enclosure and supports 4 zones by default, but is expandable to up to 23 zones with 3 zone (
PCM-300 [hunterirrigation.com]), 9 zone (
PCM-900 [hunterirrigation.com]) and 16 zone (
PCM-1600 [hunterirrigation.com]) expansion modules. Since it's modular, you can also replace parts like the transformer, main module, ribbon cable, etc. instead of replacing the entire unit.
I bought the unit at Sprinkler Warehouse and 3 and 9 zone modules on ebay to get a 16 zone controller for ~$260, which is pretty competitive with the Rachio Pro 3 unit:
https://www.sprinklerwarehouse.co...wc-pro-bli
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-Hunter was more ruggedly built than Rachio and includes an outdoor enclosure.
-Pros in r/irrigation seem to really like them
-Modular design, installing modules for extra zones is simple:
https://support.hydrawi
-Includes high/low current detection to identify bad solenoids/wiring issues for free, while this is a Rachio paid feature.
-I was able to configure my zones and programs in the app/www.hydrawise.com before my hardware even arrived. I simply had to scan the serial number (the MAC address) in the app to assign my new controller to my account. I plugged it in, connected the wires for each zone and it just worked.
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This is the third solenoid I've had go bad in the past couple of years, which isn't really a surprise since they were old square Weathermatic M24E solenoids installed in 1999.
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