What kind of rain sensor do you have? Can you post a photo of your rain sensor’s wiring?
Are both of the black wires a part of the sensor? Are the white and red also from the sensor?
The black ones are the sensor wires. I went 1 to 1 from the old controller to this new Rachio one.
Can you let me know the brand?
We have a few different sensor wiring setups for the different types --> https://support.rachio.com/hc/en-us/categories/115001606387-Sensors
I’ll take a picture when I get home. I’m unsure of the brand. Thanks for the link.
Please let me know what you find. Definitely want to get this solved for you.
Well I guess I’ll need to figure this one out. I’ll post the picture when I get home. It’s two sensor cables and the link that was shared mentioned not to plug both in.
Here’s a picture of the sensor: https://photos.app.goo.gl/UmMfKCPn4mfJErzR7
https://photos.app.goo.gl/zjD8zcFVCBwS0YlH3
If it is just two wire, one should go into S1 or S2 and the other should go into -24 VAC.
Yep. Just now figured that out per that link and tested it. This is solved. Thanks for the help.
@the901Very glad to hear it got resolved. Enjoy your Rachio 3!!
The more I get familiar with it, the more I’m liking it. Thanks again.
I have this same issue, constant cycling of the rain sensor. This is a three wire, plus the 24v.
Any thoughts most welcome.
@golfbravo - what make and model of rain sensor? Can a picture of the current wiring be posted?
See this post where swapping the VAC wires was the solution:
Here are pics of the sensor and the wiring. Three wires yellow, brown & white (plus 24V).
I wired it as per the old system
Cheers
@golfbravo - move the white wire in S1 to the 24VAC - terminal and in the app have nothing connected to S1 and the rain sensor connected to S2.
See ->
Ok thanks. That doesn’t agtee with the link you provided, I’ll give it a try though!
Cheers
@golfbravo - I think the only difference between the text and the link is the link uses S1 instead of S2. At the bottom is the picture for the Gen 3:
My gen 3 system did not go on , apparently because of the rain sensor. The rain sensor was not activated, but connected.