You’ll notice that the primary water usage meter in the app reports usage in gallons, rather than in hours and minutes as it does without the valve installed. If you have an older Rachio, there’s no upgrade path to make the Flow Meter compatible, and the Flow Meter really can’t do anything on its own. Note that the Flow Meter is compatible only with the Rachio 3 controller, with which it communicates directly over an unlicensed LoRa band. A brief calibration gives the Meter a baseline of water usage when the system is running. From there it quickly syncs up with the controller. Once installed, you pop in two AA batteries (two years of life is specified), screw on a weatherproof plate (the unit is designed with outdoor use in mind), and add the accessory to your system within the Rachio app. Installing Rachio’s Wireless Flow Meter on my irrigation system required a couple of adapters because the meter is designed to fit pipes that are 3/4- to 1-inch in diameter. The finished product works well, though there’s a real Frankenstein appearance to the completed installation. Figuring all this out and getting an irrigation specialist to my house to install everything took nearly a month of planning with Rachio (but just a 30 minutes of actual work).
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