Folks, was about to buy a Rachio 3 with water flow meter, and decided to check on the frequency used for communications with the flow meter. Rachio 3 uses the “900Mhz” band for communications (US is 902-928MHz). Unless it is a very specific range in that band - 915-928MHz (trying to confirm with Rac…

Good news for Australia! We have removed the LoRa module that was broadcasting on the 900Mhz channel. Any new Rachio Generation 3 units are not broadcasting on this channel anymore so are in compliance with Australian regulations.

Thanks Gene… much appreciated. My network is a unifi setup and I am using several 2.4GHz channels with 3 APs… 1,6 and 11. All with same credentials. Hopefully it can work out which AP is best for signal. I have not yet had a look at the Rachio manual, but I am not quite getting the not using 24V s…

Besides the power input plug (which is not a terminal by itself), Rahio features two terminals labeled 24VAC + and -. These are designed to power sensors, such as wireless rain sensor or flow sensor and are not designed to be used for power input to run the controller itself & a number of valves. …

Thanks… I get it… Only use the connector for power… not the terminals. I am about to pyll the pin on an order for one off ebay. Looks like I can probably use the power supply from the richdel and disabled the antenna and should eb good to go. Is there any benefit in the oudoor box from Rachio over …

Food container is good if you have sun protection & a good place to secure your power brick (since there doesn’t seem to be enough space for it inside the container). Rachio’s outdoor enclosure is designed to protect the controller and the power brick at the same time while providing a better protec…

Thanks Gene, I have ordered a Rachio 3 off ebay. It may take a month or so to get to me in Sydney. I have not been able to work out anywhere I can buy a Rachio enclosure from as there are none on ebay and Amazon/Rachio do not deliver to Australia from what I can see. So I may be stuck going with ei…

That one on ebay was gone before I read you response!! I might have to settle for a different enclosure arrangment.

[image] vosadrian: That one on ebay was gone before I read you response!! Here is the other one that doesn’t say INTL shipping but might be worth contacting seller: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rachio-Outdoor-Enclosure-For-Generation-2-Smart-Sprinkler-Open-Box/324465200507

How the heck did Employee monitoring software link got inserted in the quote of my post?

@Gene haha, I was so confused when I saw you spam report your own post :joy: deleted!

Rachio 3 and Australia - illegal!

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ritchierich February 1, 2021, 1:55pm 50

Here is one that is flagged as shipping internationally. I saw another listing that says US only.