--- product_id: 278067735 title: "Rachio 3: 8 Zone Smart Sprinkler Controller (Simple Automated Scheduling + Local Weather Intelligence. Save Water w/Rain, Freeze & Wind Skip), App Enabled, Works w/Alexa, Fast & Easy Install" brand: "rachio" price: "€ 405.73" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 6 category: "Rachio" url: https://www.desertcart.at/products/278067735-rachio-3-8-zone-smart-sprinkler-controller-simple-automated-scheduling store_origin: AT region: Austria --- # 8-zone precision watering Full remote app control Hyperlocal Weather Intelligence Plus Rachio 3: 8 Zone Smart Sprinkler Controller (Simple Automated Scheduling + Local Weather Intelligence. Save Water w/Rain, Freeze & Wind Skip), App Enabled, Works w/Alexa, Fast & Easy Install **Brand:** rachio **Price:** € 405.73 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🌿 Water smarter, not harder — your lawn’s new best friend! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Rachio 3: 8 Zone Smart Sprinkler Controller (Simple Automated Scheduling + Local Weather Intelligence. Save Water w/Rain, Freeze & Wind Skip), App Enabled, Works w/Alexa, Fast & Easy Install by rachio - **How much does it cost?** € 405.73 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.at](https://www.desertcart.at/products/278067735-rachio-3-8-zone-smart-sprinkler-controller-simple-automated-scheduling) ## Best For - rachio enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted rachio brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Tailored to Your Turf:** Custom watering schedules based on plant type, soil, sun exposure, and local water restrictions. - • **Weather-Proof Your Lawn:** Exclusive rain, freeze, and wind skip technology means no wasted water, ever. - • **Control at Your Fingertips:** Manage your entire sprinkler system from anywhere with the intuitive Rachio app. - • **Smart Watering, Smarter Savings:** Automatically adjusts watering schedules to slash your water bill while keeping your lawn lush. - • **DIY Installation in Under 30 Minutes:** No special tools needed—get your smart sprinkler up and running fast and hassle-free. ## Overview The Rachio 3 Smart Sprinkler Controller is an 8-zone, app-enabled irrigation system featuring hyperlocal Weather Intelligence Plus that automatically adjusts watering schedules to optimize water usage. Compatible with Alexa and other smart home platforms, it offers fast DIY installation and tailored watering based on your lawn’s unique needs, helping you save water and maintain a vibrant yard effortlessly. ## Description The Rachio 3 Smart Sprinkler Controller raises the smart watering bar with foolproof installation, dual-band Wi-Fi and an expressive light bar. Rachio 3 is the only controller equipped with hyperlocal Weather Intelligence Plus. The Rachio 3 Smart Sprinkler Controller automatically creates watering schedules that lower your water bill and ensure a beautiful yard, while the mobile app lets you manage your sprinkler system from anywhere. Rachio partners with the top smart-home platforms including desertcart Alexa, the Google Assistant, Nest, IFTTT – making it the most connected controller on the market. App Compatibility - Android 4.4+; subject to change. Mobile app is required to connect the controller to Wi-Fi. Systems that source water from a well will likely need a pump to add pressure for sprinklers. Review: Sold in UAE with US power supply - Unusable device in UAE based on our power standards. Avoid!! Review: Simple and efficient sprinkler controller - Very easy to use, a lot of modofications available, really good device. The only problem if you don't have US socket, but you can solve it using another adaptor. ## Features - Worry-Free Watering - Rachio watches the weather, so you don't have to, providing the right amount of water for your lawn and garden. The Rachio 3 Smart Sprinkler Controller automatically creates watering schedules that lower your water bill and ensure a beautiful yard. - Exclusive Weather Technology - Exclusive Weather Intelligence plus automatically skips unnecessary watering with features like rain skip, wind skip, freeze skip, and more. - Control From Anywhere - Control your watering from anywhere with the easy-to-use app. Run sprinklers, view upcoming schedules, and observe your estimated outdoor water usage. Rachio’s mobile app lets you manage your sprinkler system from anywhere. Please note: Phone is not included with sprinkler system. - Fast & Easy Installation - Experience fast DIY installation in 30 minutes or less with no special tools needed. Rachio smart sprinkler controllers replace 99% of existing sprinkler controllers and Rachio’s in-app installation tutorial helps you get online and watering in no time! - No More Thirsty Plants - Deliver all the water your plants need. Rachio creates tailored smart schedules based on the specific needs of your lawn, including plant type, soil type, sun exposure, and more..Supports local water restrictions.Disable during freezing weather ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B07CZ864Y9 | | Brand | RACHIO | | Brand Name | RACHIO | | Color | Neutral, Multicolored | | Colour | Neutral, Multicolored | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 7,915 Reviews | | Display Type | LCD or LED | | Global Trade Identification Number | 00680140538863 | | Included Components | Controller, power supply, quick start guide, screws and drywall anchors | | Item Dimensions L x W x H | 23.1L x 3.6W x 14.2H centimeters | | Item Type Name | Sprinkler Controller, Works With Alexa | | Item Weight | 1 Pounds | | Item weight | 1 Pounds | | Manufacturer | Rachio | | Material | Plastic | | Material Type | Plastic | | Model | 8ZULW-C | | Number of Items | 1 | | Operating Temperature | 4 Degrees Fahrenheit | | Part Number | 8ZULW-C | | Product dimensions | 23.1L x 3.6W x 14.2H centimeters | | UPC | 850028614594 680140538863 | | Unit Count | 1 Count | | Voltage | 120 Volts | ## Product Details - **Brand:** RACHIO - **Colour:** Neutral, Multicolored - **Material:** Plastic - **Product dimensions:** 23.1L x 3.6W x 14.2H centimeters - **Voltage:** 120 Volts ## Images ![Rachio 3: 8 Zone Smart Sprinkler Controller (Simple Automated Scheduling + Local Weather Intelligence. Save Water w/Rain, Freeze & Wind Skip), App Enabled, Works w/Alexa, Fast & Easy Install - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71asdFrVrlL.jpg) ![Rachio 3: 8 Zone Smart Sprinkler Controller (Simple Automated Scheduling + Local Weather Intelligence. Save Water w/Rain, Freeze & Wind Skip), App Enabled, Works w/Alexa, Fast & Easy Install - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71yfGbSY20L.jpg) ![Rachio 3: 8 Zone Smart Sprinkler Controller (Simple Automated Scheduling + Local Weather Intelligence. Save Water w/Rain, Freeze & Wind Skip), App Enabled, Works w/Alexa, Fast & Easy Install - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71ExgAox1DL.jpg) ![Rachio 3: 8 Zone Smart Sprinkler Controller (Simple Automated Scheduling + Local Weather Intelligence. Save Water w/Rain, Freeze & Wind Skip), App Enabled, Works w/Alexa, Fast & Easy Install - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81-8Z9pk6yL.jpg) ![Rachio 3: 8 Zone Smart Sprinkler Controller (Simple Automated Scheduling + Local Weather Intelligence. Save Water w/Rain, Freeze & Wind Skip), App Enabled, Works w/Alexa, Fast & Easy Install - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61EWBwXjFNL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Size, Style** options. ## Questions & Answers **Q: I have a zone that is under cover and never gets rain. Does the Rachio 3 allow for one zone to run regardless of rain while other zones don't?** A: Despite the answers above, the answer is YES. You can create a separate schedule just for the zone you desire and make it a fixed schedule. You can turn off all the features and that will make it run even if it’s raining or windy or whatever. Than create schedules for the rest of the zones with all the weather features you like. **Q: Does this have a setting for a delay between zones? The controller i'm replacing does not have this delay,it switches between zones fast, hammers pipe** A: Yes, at least with my gen 3, a feature to reduce water hammer will turn on the next zone 10 seconds early allowing no abrupt stop at the end of a zone run. Excerpt from Rachio help: What is Rachio's "Minimize Water Hammer" setting? With this setting, your Rachio Smart Sprinkler Controller will open the 'next' scheduled zone to run in a watering schedule, 10 seconds prior to the end time of the current zone that is running. **Q: Can it be hard wired from the modem/router with cat5 or 6? no wifi where it would be installed. does it have an ethernet data port?** A: No data port — BUT, it works on both 2.4 and 5Ghz bands of wifi. Works very well and connected very easily. Access point is through a wall about 25 feet away. **Q: Can each valve be set up as it's own zone with independent start times and durations?** A: You have to understand that each zone needs to have it’s own solenoid in order to control zones separately. Some homes use an index valve system, and you switch zones by turning off and on, and the water pressure turns the index valve to the next zone. That won’t work with Rachio or any of these kind of systems. You will need to remove the index valve, and rearrange each of the pvc pipes that connected to it. That can be accomplished with a days effort, but you’ll need pvc fittings, a pvc cutter and pvc cement, and a solenoid for each zone you have. Each solenoid has two wires, so you’ll also need sprinkler cable with two conductors for each zone. So for a 5 zone system, your cable needs 10 conductors. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐ Sold in UAE with US power supply *by "***" on 25 March 2023* Unusable device in UAE based on our power standards. Avoid!! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Simple and efficient sprinkler controller *by U***1 on 18 July 2025* Very easy to use, a lot of modofications available, really good device. The only problem if you don't have US socket, but you can solve it using another adaptor. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Vital part of a smarthome setup *by A***S on 26 May 2022* Where do I start? If you have a smart home integration setup -get this. If you want to save water - get this. If you want frustration free irrigation - get this. If you want a rebate - get this. So take $99.00 off from the price if you live in Central Texas because there's a rebate by LCRA, that's right just for purchasing and installing this product you get a $99 check from LCRA. Nothing to send in, just go to their website and fill out a form. This sprinkler system uses super accurate weather forecasts to determine rain hold days. You can set it up to be dynamic based on soil conditions or program a static schedule. You can start your sprinklers from your phone - from another state if you want. Tracks water usage, schedules, rain hold days and you can add other people from your household to your account so they can control it also. If you are like most people out there, your rain sensor doesn't work anyway. Ever run to the controller when it's raining to shut the sprinklers off? I have, I don't anymore, this thing is smart enough to activate rain hold based on the forecast. The forecast could be wrong you say.... well this is not your average forecast. The weather is provided from a network of 300,000 weather stations and other sources to provide hyper-local weather forecasts. It's never wrong. Installation: takes about 10 mins 5 mins to remove the old one 5 mins to install this one. It will take you another 10 mins to setup zones where you tell the application what type of irrigation, vegetation and soil composition you have. You can actually take pictures of your actual zones to put into the app. (see pic above). You can set it to notify you when zones start and stop, or tell it to leave you alone and just do it's thing. I have it integrated with Home Assist - An open source home automation server that ties my Alexa, smart-things, cameras, nest, august locks, network devices and now my lawn sprinkler system together. You can even tell Alexa - "water backyard" and presto - your sprinklers start running. The wiring is so easy a caveman could do it - M=Master pump, +/- 24volt power and one wire for each zone. I even used the screws that were in my old control panel. If you're on the fence about this purchase, pull the trigger. It will save you time, money and frustration over time and pay for itself. I can not speak to the durability of the product, however since you never actually touch the controller to operate, I suspect that it will last a long time. I would recommend this product 100% without reservation and they make an 8 and 16 zone version. I am reviewing the 8 zone version, however the 16 has all the same features. No jinky setups, everything was straight forward and easy, the software (phone app) is really intuitive and makes it easy to schedule and manually water. It will take care of the lawn for you. Set it, and forget it. No more running to shut off the sprinklers in the rain, no more brown grass because you forgot to set the schedule to run. ## Frequently Bought Together - Rachio 3: 8 Zone Smart Sprinkler Controller (Simple Automated Scheduling + Local Weather Intelligence. 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