Rachio 8ZULWC-L R3e Generation: Smart, 8 Zone Sprinkler Controller, Compatible with Alexa, Gen, Gray
Color | Gray |
Brand | Rachio |
Material | Plastic |
Item Weight | 1.05 Pounds |
About this item
- Automatically save money and water. See savings in your monthly watering bill with the Rachio 3e Smart Sprinkler Controller. For even greater recurring water savings, check out the Rachio 3 Smart Sprinkler Controller!
- Cut back on unnecessary watering – without compromising your lawn’s health. Rachio 3e’s standard Weather Intelligence automatically skips unnecessary watering with features like Rain Skip, Wind Skip, Freeze Skip, Saturation Skip, and Seasonal Shift. Select the best-selling Rachio 3 for premium Weather Intelligence Plus features and upgraded weather forecasting.
- Control your sprinklers from anywhere with Rachio’s free, easy-to-use app. Run, pause, and stop your sprinklers directly from your smartphone or mobile device.
- Get watering in no time. Install the Rachio 3e in 30 minutes or less with no special tools needed.
- Deliver the water your plants need – automatically. Rachio creates smart schedules based on the needs of your lawn, including plant type, soil type, sun exposure, and more.
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Smart Features | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
Tech Support | 2.2 | 4.2 | — | 4.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
WiFi signal | 4.5 | 4.4 | — | 5.0 | — | 4.4 |
Alexa integration | 4.2 | 4.1 | — | — | 3.9 | 4.1 |
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Product Description
The Rachio 3e Smart Sprinkler Controller is simply designed for easy installation and watering control. Automatically manage your sprinklers from anywhere with the Rachio app (standard app included with purchase). Create recommended watering schedules that work with your yard while saving water and money on your monthly watering bill. The Rachio 3e can replace most sprinkler controllers and timers. Wi-Fi and smartphone required for installation.
For expanded features, additional smart home integrations, and premium Weather Intelligence™ Plus weather prediction technology, check out the best-in-class Rachio 3 Smart Sprinkler Controller.
From the manufacturer
Weather Intelligence
Weather Intelligence references satellite, radar and weather station data to provide automatic adjustments for rain, wind or snow.
Intuitive Schedules
Build schedules with confidence. Guided setup walks you through every detail, customizing the timing and frequency of watering to your specific landscape.
Customized Zones
Set up customized zones with confidence. Let Rachio recommend soil type based on your zip code, then add a few simple details like plant type, sun exposure and more to optimize watering for your specific yard.
Remote Control
Start, Stop, Pause or Skip individual zones - even create a Custom Run schedule - all from our exclusive Remote. Only Rachio offers smartphone control this precise.
Exclusive Weather
Intuitive Schedules
Customized Zones
Remote Control
Smarter Watering – Easy as 1, 2, 3!
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Replace your old controllerTest your sprinkler system and remove the old controller, then mount your new Rachio (our handy mounting template can help save time!) |
Plug existing wires into RachioEasy-press terminals help you quickly snap into place – no screwdriver needed! Match the wires from your old setup for ready-made wiring. |
Complete setup in the Rachio appThe streamlined Rachio app helps connect your controller to Wi-Fi and then customize your zones and watering schedules. |
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Program and control your sprinklers from your smartphone | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Supports 2.4-GHz Wi-Fi | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Compatible with rain and soil sensors | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Most- and highest-rated smart sprinkler controller brand | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Variety of schedule types customized to meet the needs of each of your different zones | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Rain, freeze, and wind skips | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Works with Amazon Alexa, the Google Assistant, Nest, SmartThings, IFTTT, and more | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Supports 5-GHz Wi-Fi | ✓ | ✓ | - | |
Hyperlocal Weather Intelligence Plus | ✓ | - | ||
Compatible with the Rachio Wireless Flow Meter | ✓ | - |
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Product Dimensions | 9.1 x 1.4 x 5.6 inches |
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Item Weight | 1.05 pounds |
Manufacturer | Rachio |
ASIN | B084D4MVCN |
Item model number | 8ZULWC-L |
Customer Reviews |
4.7 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #195,125 in Patio, Lawn & Garden (See Top 100 in Patio, Lawn & Garden) #163 in Automatic Irrigation Controllers |
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Customers like the ease of use, performance, value, and water conservation of the controller. For example, they mention it works like a champ, saves a ton of water and money, and it won't water my yard if it’s going to rain. They appreciate the weather intelligence, saying it uses weather data to prevent over watering.
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Customers find the controller easy to use. They say the interface is easy to follow, and the installation was simple. They also say the app is user-friendly and does everything from anywhere. Customers say the scheduling is intuitive, and it's easy to connect to home Wi-Fi. They mention that it'll show you what schedules different zones are set for.
"...First of all, stupid easy to install. Very simple, very clear instructions. Connected to my wireless, just like it's supposed to, on the first try...." Read more
"...Hook up was simple, WiFi connection was simple and the intelligent watering cycles (which skips watering if it is raining) are very money saving...." Read more
"...Moved to a new house and the controller was very old. The installation was fairly smooth on the hardware end of things, but there was a small hiccup..." Read more
"...That said, once installed, it is easy to see what schedules different zones are set for, to initiate an extra manual schedule..." Read more
Customers like the quality of the controller. They mention that the smart features and remote controllability have been as advertised. They also appreciate the ability to control the sprinklers remotely with the app. Installation was easy and intuitive. Customers also mention that managing watering schedules is easy with the smart watering technology.
"...I can even use voice commands, which totally freaked out my lawn guy, who then went and bought one, too. Bottom line: I love it!" Read more
"...Hook up was simple, WiFi connection was simple and the intelligent watering cycles (which skips watering if it is raining) are very money saving...." Read more
"...did more troubleshooting myself and everything points to the controller being faulty. My system worked before changing it out...." Read more
"...Managing watering schedules is easy, and the automatic weather skipping has already saved several days of watering in the first few weeks...." Read more
Customers like the performance of the controller. They say it works like a champ, is impressed with its performance, and is thrilled with the results so far. The smart features work well and skip watering correctly. The app works beautifully, and it's very user friendly. Overall, customers are happy with the performance and functionality of the product.
"...But now after tweaking it a few times it works great...." Read more
"...Aside from this small problem, the Rachio has worked great...." Read more
"...It has handled it beautifully...." Read more
"This is a great system that was easy to set up and works 1000x better than those old systems with a float...." Read more
Customers are happy with the value of the controller. They say it saves a ton of water and money, it's worth the money, and provides a return on investment almost immediately. Customers also say their gardens look great and their water bill is way down compared to last year. They also mention that it'll be worth the effort.
"...My lawn and gardens look great and my water bill is WAY down compared to last year...." Read more
"...watering cycles (which skips watering if it is raining) are very money saving...." Read more
"...That helps a lot with saving water in the winter. We are quite pleased with this feature...." Read more
"...Rachio has already skipped quite a few times and saved a bunch of water. App is intuitive and easy to use...." Read more
Customers like the weather. They say it's awesome as it uses weather data to prevent over watering. They also say the weather intelligence is great, it predicts the weather better via wifi, and tracks the weather and recommends watering schedules based on it. Customers also say it interfaces with local weather forecasts and will not water on days when it knows the rain forecast.
"...Managing watering schedules is easy, and the automatic weather skipping has already saved several days of watering in the first few weeks...." Read more
"...The good thing is that the unit gets data from a local weather report service and skips watering if it rained...." Read more
"...3. Smart app monitors local rainfall and does not run if over a certain percipitation that I can set4...." Read more
"...The Rachio on the other hand, predicts the weather better via wifi, adjusts our schedule based on average weather, has fully customizable runtimes -..." Read more
Customers like the water conservation of the controller. They say it has a weather report service and skips watering if it rains. The controller also monitors usage and water savings based on rain. Customers also mention that the new intelligent features water a little less frequently based more info than whether it rained. The intermittent soak saves water from evaporating and run off. They also say it works well and seem to skip watering correctly according to the weather.
"...the purchase price of this unit in saved water because it no longer waters on rainy days and Rachio also tailors watering times to the season and..." Read more
"...the unit gets data from a local weather report service and skips watering if it rained. That helps a lot with saving water in the winter...." Read more
"...Really easy to install and set up. New intelligent features water a little less frequently based on more info than whether is rained yesterday...." Read more
"...That's 750gallons saved per watering day! Also, it provides enough water (smart watering) without causing a run-off from the soil...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the scheduling of the controller. Some mention that it works great and is convenient for scheduling, managing from a distance, or the schedule skip is helpful. However, others say that it was awful, they couldn't set a manual schedule for a covered area, and that the schedule changes only every month based on weather. They also mention that the controller doesn't recognize day light savings time.
"...Super easy user interface with intuitive play, pause, and fast forward and backward buttons. But that's not the best part...." Read more
"...- Finally got this working and I have to say the ease of being able to start zones instantly from my phone is 100% worth it...." Read more
"...We have 7 zones that worked fine, but setting the schedule was awful and having something Alexa enabled - mainly so I can annoy my wife while she's..." Read more
"...via wifi, adjusts our schedule based on average weather, has fully customizable runtimes - and, we can give remote access to our sprinkler service...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the wifi connectivity of the controller. Some mention that it has been great and has not lost a signal, while others say that they had problems connecting to WiFi and the connection management is horrible at best.
"...it didn't use the 5G home network (only 2G) and the signal was very week; to make a long story short...it was undependable and had bugs/..." Read more
"...Very simple, very clear instructions. Connected to my wireless, just like it's supposed to, on the first try...." Read more
"...The only ding I give them is on the wifi connectivity...." Read more
"Has many great features1. WIFI has been great and has not lost a signal or make me reset going on 3 months now. That is a Plus plus2...." Read more
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In addition, blowing out my sprinklers for winterization was sooo much easier using my phone rather than manually opening and closing the valves.
I wish they provided more info on the settings for advanced users. I like their concept of determining how close the soil is to saturation but they should show the real-time calculation so you can see how each setting affects it. I had to play around with the settings a lot before I got it setup the way I wanted. In the beginning, it was watering too frequently and not deep enough. But now after tweaking it a few times it works great. There's been many rain skips that I was glad to see and even a few saturation skips when the weather got cooler. I can tell my soil is just right and my lawn, and garden, is happy.
One other minor thing that bothered me is you can't just use any weather station. I guess they have to add it to their database. There's one nearby that's accurate but I can't select it and instead have to use one a little further away. But it's good enough, can't say my lawn suffered because of it.
My only regret was not paying the extra money to get their latest model with daily flex and improved weather reporting. But I'm definitely happy with what I have and would recommend this to anyone.
A few tips:
Take a picture of your old modules wiring before hooking this up, it’ll make rewiring the zones that much easier.
Consider a WiFi booster if your garage is too far from your modem to provide a strong enough WiFi signal.
Good luck, I attached a photo of the unit without the faceplate shoeing the wiring for reference.
Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2021
A few tips:
Take a picture of your old modules wiring before hooking this up, it’ll make rewiring the zones that much easier.
Consider a WiFi booster if your garage is too far from your modem to provide a strong enough WiFi signal.
Good luck, I attached a photo of the unit without the faceplate shoeing the wiring for reference.
Aside from this small problem, the Rachio has worked great. Managing watering schedules is easy, and the automatic weather skipping has already saved several days of watering in the first few weeks. I kind of wish that their subscription fertilizer program wasn't so in-your-face in the app, especially since I don't want it, but it's just a minor annoyance. I'd highly recommend this system to anyone.
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Their technical support is amazing as I had issues with the install and their support was amazing, person who I spoke with was very patient and very knowledgeable.
Controller works very well for my 6 zone set up love that it adjust according to the weather.
It has met my expectations and then some more
Reviewed in Canada on February 20, 2022
Reviewed in Canada on May 12, 2021