Name: Rachio 3 Smart Sprinkler Controller
Brand: Rachio
Price: 199.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.7 (1718 reviews)

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Outdoor protection for Rachio 3 controllers.

Rachio Weatherproof Enclosure

Protect your Rachio 3 controller from the elements when mounting outdoors.

Accessory

Weatherproof Enclosure

Hunter rain sensors act as a simple on/off switch for your Rachio Smart Sprinkler Controller when rain or freezing temperatures are detected. The Rain-Clik comes in either a wired or wireless version to support all yards.

Rain-Clik Wired and Wireless Rain Sensors

An on/off switch for your Smart Sprinkler Controller when it rains or freezes

Smart Watering

Hunter Rain-Clik Sensor

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Control your watering from anywhere with Rachio. 

Control your watering from wherever you are. Troubleshooting broken nozzles or dry patches? Starting your system up for the spring? No problem.

Control From Anywhere

Your sprinkler system is set up into zones that are activated from a controller. But it’s hard to remember which is which when they’re just wires connected to numbers. Rachio makes it easier to understand with images and names.

Understand Your Irrigation

Controller scheduling

The core function of any sprinkler controller is to run schedules at a pre-determined time. But your old controller might be difficult to navigate if you don’t have a manual handy.

Rachio offers different schedule types that can be easily managed in the Rachio App.

Simple Scheduling

Fixed Schedules

Flex Schedules

Overseeding Schedules

These activate if you have recently received a lot of rain or rain is expected soon

Rain Skip

This modifies your run times based on the season so that you’re not watering the same in the early spring and the heat of the summer

Seasonal Shift

COMING SOON: This premium feature incorporates extra weather checks and modifies your schedule based on upcoming heat waves or cool spells

Weather Adjust

Monitor usage of your irrigation with Rachio

It’s important to know how all of these features are working so Rachio makes it easy to track your sprinkler system usage in minutes - not complicated metrics that are hard to understand.

Most users can expect to save 20% or more water compared to traditional controllers. That adds up to more money in your pocket and less wasted water.

Monitor Usage

The Rachio 3 is safe and easy to install in 30 minutes or less!  All you need to do is replace your old controller, plug in the wires (no risk of electrical shock!), and set up your schedules in the Rachio App. We'll walk you through each step!

Get Started

Quick & Easy Install

Rachio is a proud technology company. And since our products are controlled through the Rachio App, that means your controller will continue to get better as we roll out new features! Here are some features we’ve added in the past few years.

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Tempest Integration

We’ll monitor the the electrical health of your solenoids and alert you if we detect any issues. (Premium feature)

Valve Monitoring

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Air Quality Alerts

More Stuff We Do

Water waste is a big issue in the United States (particularly for western states), and things like excessive or unnecessary watering can make matters worse. The EPA estimates that up to 50 percent – yes, HALF – of the water we use outdoors "is lost due to wind, evaporation, and runoff caused by inefficient irrigation methods and systems." Rachio is working to fix this.

With the help of Rachio users across the country, we have been able to conserve billions of gallons of water since 2014.

Our Mission

Billions of Gallons of Water Saved (And Counting)

Technical Specifications

With Alexa integration, you can turn Rachio on and off, run watering zones, or set rain skips using more than 100 different commands.

Amazon Alexa

Connect Rachio to the Google Home to easily control your sprinklers just by speaking.

Google Home

Create any kind of service mashup you can imagine with Rachio and IFTTT.

IFTTT

By integrating Rachio and your Alarm.com account, see what’s happening with your sprinklers without leaving the Alarm.com app.

Alarm.com

Enable Rachio in the SmartThings app to create recipes with other Things, like stopping sprinklers when a door opens.

SmartThings

Compatible Devices

Who can use a Rachio Smart Sprinkler Controller?

Can I share my controller with other users, like my family, lawn pro, or gardener?

Can Rachio controllers be installed outside?

Can I install the controller myself?

Rachio 3 FAQ

Water your yard effortlessly and automatically with the Rachio 3 Smart Sprinkler Controller. Deliver all the water your plants need – no more, no less – with our smart watering schedules and easy-to-use mobile app. 

Rachio 3 Smart Sprinkler Controller

Simple scheduling and smartphone control for in-ground irrigation.

Easily schedule and control your in-ground irrigation system with the Rachio 3 Smart Sprinkler Controller and the intuitive Rachio App (no monthly fees). Keep your yard healthy while saving on your water bill. Integrates with Amazon Alexa and other smart home devices. Installs in 30 minutes or less with no special tools.

Best Controller Ever

My son-in-law talked me into this controller and replacing my old Hunter. The install was fast and easy. About 2 hours with programming and photos of 12 zones. 
I love the way you can easily do multiple programs, set times and even do a program for seasonal startup and shutdown. 
The best part of the controller is it looks forward to and will not water if the rain is coming and not just after it happened. 
Great controller and would recommend to anybody.

Love it! Setup was stupid

Awesome

Great

Leawood Installation

Very easy to install and set up. . . . works great.

Rachio Smart Sprinkler controller installed easily.

Rachio controller and smart phone showing free Rachio App features.

Rachio Smart Sprinkler Controller without cover, showing sprinkler wire terminals.

Rachio Smart Sprinkler Controller with cover being removed.

Outdoor Rachio Smart Sprinkler Controller with woman holding smart phone showing Rachio App Quick Run.

Zones

8-Zone

16-Zone

The unit works nicely when it operates…I had an original unit which didn’t work and I replaced it with the unit #3! Fantastic!

Works nicely!…

I hated the legacy way of scheduling now it's easy and intuitive not to mention saving money with auto delays and extra features

Watering is now fun

Great product

Very happy with this choice after researching the various options out there. Also bought the Tempest weather station to utilize hyper local weather data. The system has already skipped water sessions due to wind, freezing temperatures, and rain above the set threshold, exactly as intended!

So glad I got this!

My garden is now being irrigated in a timely manner

New controller

Love it all. From ease of set up to intuitive functionality I love being able to conserve water and do my part!

Love

We are very satisfied with the operation of our new Rachio 3 sprinkler controller. It works as advertised and is saving water by not operating during high rain periods. It’s just recently been installed so we’ll have the full summer to test it and we believe it will work as promised.

Johnson Home

My new system I so much easier to use than my old system.

Ease

Rachio 3 smart controller

Easy to set up and track. Rachio sopped a couple of watering cycles automatically because of anticipated rain or the soil being saturated and we have only had it a couple of weeks. Will definitely pay for itself with saved watering expense.

Controller was easy to install and program.
I would recommend to others

Happy with new Controller

It's high quality and easy to use. I would like to see more recommendations from the app regarding how to water in your particular area but overall very impressed.

It's Excellent

System has been everything I was hoping for and then some! Super easy to install, program and monitor!

First Month Review

It didn't even take 30 minutes. Very impressed, works great.

Changed out my old system and this works great

Easy hook up. Runs great. Very convenient.

Great controller

My 25-year old Rainbird controller began last summer to start an extra watering cycle at 11:30 PM all on its own. So on advice of my winterization guy, I made a November (yes this is Michigan) purchase of Rachio 3. I will make the swap in ~April when our tundra thaws.

Advance Purchase

Excellent product, easy to install and setup and replacement for old models, very convenience…Hi recommended. Thanks Rachio.

Rachio 3

This controller is smarter than I am! It knows when it has rained, if its too windy too water, or too cold to water. I never have to worry about using more water than necessary.

I love my Rachio controller. I like being able to let the software determine when the watering schedule should be adjusted because of the weather.

Fantastic

New Rachio 3

Great irrigation controller and exterior enclosure…

State of the art

Winter here now. Waiting for spring to install.

Winter here now. Waiting for

Works

Upgraded to the Rachio 3, everything was easy with this item. Worked great the last 2 months and now in hibernation mode till spring. When it wakes up I’m sure it’ll be fine!!!

Had to update because my old Rachio wifi was obsolete. Easy transfer & install, now the wifi is great.

Easy transfer from old Rachio

I had an old Rainbird controller and finally got fed up with the inability to control it with my phone. After much research, I finally decided to go with Rachio, since it seemed to be a disrupter in the space.

Switching of the controllers could not have been easier and the wiring was trivial. Connecting the controller to the WiFI works like other modern devices, such as Nest or Chromecast. After connecting, the zone setup was trivial as I could just walk around the property trying them one by one.

All I want now is a wireless soil moisture detector, but that does not yet seem available.

Easy and even easier

We love it.It's great for our services.I think this is our eighty eighth system in payson.

Saving the planet one drop at a time.

I switched from my original Rachio to the upgrade and had no problems. It appears to be working fine.

I replaced the original Rachio with Rachio 3. Seemless

Very easy to install and replace the old one.

New Controller

I bought 2 Rachio. One for the front-yard and the other for the backyard. Awesome

Great purchase

Love it so far. Just got it installed this past Friday. Works well.

My Rachio

We installed on at our retirement home, across the country from where we live today. It's awesome not to have to worry about wasting water!

Excellent Controller

It arrived in a few days and appears to have arrived undamaged. With hurricanes back to back rain has been plentiful.

Not yet installed

Connected so easily to my home WiFi. What a relief!

WiFi connection

Great installation support. Did not quite figure out my wiring problem, but eliminated enough variables to allow me to find the issue. Valve monitoring with calibration cycle is a big plus for Gen3.

Rachio Gen3 Upgrade

I added a second controller for a new set of valves in my backyard. It was easier and more cost effective to do, rather than run long wires to the original Rachio controller. Works great! Easy to access both units on one app page. System was super simple to set-up and run. Perfect solution!

Second controller for backyard

Rachio 3 Smart Sprinkler Controller works great. Am very pleased with the purchase and makes my life considerably easier.

Great sprinkler controller

Great Controller,
After using now for couple of months it is the best controller I have ever used. Simple to setup and best of all can be controlled by cellphone so you do not have to go outside all the time to make adjustments.
I would definitely recommend this to anyone wanting to upgrade.

Great Controller, After using now

I have had many sprinkler controllers over the years and none have them have been easy to program. A friend introduced me to Rachio and I have not looked back. So easy to use and so smart!

Finally a Sprinkler Controller That Is Easy To Use!

Very easy to install, so nice to have it monitor the weather, app to control it works great.

Such a great Controller

So far so good. Using much less water and do not have to worry about watering when it is raining.

Rachio Timer.

Excellent product. The internet connection and the phone app are very useful.

Very useful

I love that I don’t have to worry about my plants watering schedule. Rachio knows what the plants need every day and every season.