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Contrarian review .. I run my irrigation off a well with well pump .. previously had hunter, no smart functions ie wifi, etc, connected this racchio with absolutely zero issues and it's been running 2 years without hiccups. Love having the app and being able to run things when nowhere close to home
I've got an old "dumb" controller for the 4 zones in my yard. Are newer installs using more direct runs to sprinkler heads, or just more heads in general? 12 seems huge.
I've got an old "dumb" controller for the 4 zones in my yard. Are newer installs using more direct runs to sprinkler heads, or just more heads in general? 12 seems huge.
They have an 8 zone. You just need to wait for a sale.
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TLDR; Avoid if your irrigation runs off a well/pump. Support is not very knowledgeable and will guess and have you replace parts. Cheap/sensative electronics don't play well with pump start relays and they "officially" only support like 4 models from one brand...the brand I have btw and still didn't work consistently. Just sent one of these back after 3 weeks of troubleshooting. Swapping out the old controller was easy but the rachio threw faults constantly. Support repeatedly tried to blame my "field wiring" or a bad solenoid...My irrigation system was fully functional on the 15+ year old controller but they didn't want to hear that. I replaced components of my well pump controller unnecessarily and finally had enough. I put the old controller back up and all was working again as it did before Rachio. I've since tried another smart controller at the recommendations of pros on Reddit. The Hunter HPC is working perfectly, zero issues.
You actually just sound like someone who doesnt want to admit you dont know what youre doing. Yes, solenoids in valves can go bad, especially on a 15 year old system. The rachio still works fine if youre undervolting a valve, presuming the valve is physically operable at lower voltage.
Hunter is old school and honestly great for a boomer who needs an analog dumb controller, and thats fine. Fancy software is too complex for white hairs who like to turn knobs vs open an app, and thats fine. But dont knock the Rachio just because you didnt take the time to wire it correctly and replace some valve internals that are aging.
For people who enjoy having a user accessible API though, Rachio is awesome. I built a custom kiosk dashboard that brings in my weather station, watering schedules, the rachio pictures, soil moisture meters, etc etc. I hooked up 4 extra zones to my 16 zone, 3 of which drip irrigate my 3 garden beds which are 20'x4' each. The 4th zone tops off my chicken coops 50 gallon barrel of water that i installed a float valve in. Super simple, automated, and been running the Rachio for 5 years with the only hiccup being one valve going bad. Rachio clearly indicated the low resistance, told me the zone, and made diagnosing it easy as pie. Ordered a new valve from amazon and just swapped the internals and boom, working perfectly ever since.
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Hunter is old school and honestly great for a boomer who needs an analog dumb controller, and thats fine. Fancy software is too complex for white hairs who like to turn knobs vs open an app, and thats fine. But dont knock the Rachio just because you didnt take the time to wire it correctly and replace some valve internals that are aging.
For people who enjoy having a user accessible API though, Rachio is awesome. I built a custom kiosk dashboard that brings in my weather station, watering schedules, the rachio pictures, soil moisture meters, etc etc. I hooked up 4 extra zones to my 16 zone, 3 of which drip irrigate my 3 garden beds which are 20'x4' each. The 4th zone tops off my chicken coops 50 gallon barrel of water that i installed a float valve in. Super simple, automated, and been running the Rachio for 5 years with the only hiccup being one valve going bad. Rachio clearly indicated the low resistance, told me the zone, and made diagnosing it easy as pie. Ordered a new valve from amazon and just swapped the internals and boom, working perfectly ever since.
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