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Pros

The siren itself is great. The app interface is great and is not too difficult to set up. Works exceptionally well with iphone and chrome book.

The rachio app allows for sprinkler control but it also monitors usage and water savings based on rain. The weathermatic allows schedules for each of the seasons depending on the current date.

The controller is easy to install and easy to operate from my iphone.

I have 5 zones and ea zone's solenoid uses a 3-way switch to determine which controller is in control. Replaced my old controller with this rachio 3e.



Cons

Both increased water bills and damaged vegetation when setup for smart watering. But, all of the smart features are literally backwards for my area. The weather feature is so far useless as it’s started a cycle after and during several inches of rain....  Read More

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Quality


We are very happy with this product ….


Overall, i'm very pleased with this controller.


Allow you to set pic for each zone from the app so i cannot forget which zone i am working with.


We could not be happier with the product or the company !

Packaging/appearance


Was easy to install after removing existing old school rain bird controller.

Competitiveness


Could be a 5-star product, but you can't just add a comment without a star rating.


I tried a netro first, based on the reviews and my research and, honestly, was pretty disappointed.


Upgrade the scheduling capability, beef up the transformer from 1000ma to at least 1667ma (to improve longevity), and get rid o...  Read More


I have 5 zones and ea zone's solenoid uses a 3-way switch to determine which controller is in control.

Overview

  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    easy, set, great, new and old.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has detected that Amazon has altered, modified or removed reviews from this listing. We approximate total reviews altered up to 4020.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 1,671 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jun 1 2022.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I tried a netro first based on the reviews and my research and honestly was pretty disappointed


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Really these things are just a wifi signal and some switches


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    It won’t water my yard if it’s going to rain


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I had to upgrade because the previous model would not connect to 5g


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I bought this controller in september 2020 two months after the manufacturing date


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    It failed in january 2022 within the two year warranty period


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I contacted rachio support and they refused to honor their warranty because i bought it on amazon rather than an authorized seller


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    He offered a refund and made it right

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