Slow delay
Reacts slowly using lan network and cannot put a delay between zones
Password/user ID management
I already have rain bird 1.0. I downloaded 2.0 but it wants a password I don’t have. Efforts to reset it have been useless.
Everything you want.
Easy set-up, scheduling, and it works great.
Ok
Please for the love of god add the ability to just run stations independently, pause and cycle them.
I was reluctant to upgrade but glad I did
I had read the earlier reviews as negative and waited a full year before upgrading the firmware of my ARC and the app to 2.0. I’m happy to report that whatever issues may have existed before seem to have been corrected. This version of the app works better, is faster, connects easier, and is more intuitive to use.
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Tech support services
I’ve reported rain bird 2 problems with connectivity and functionality. If I use my mobile app to run station 4 , station 4 will run but the app displays station 1 is active and running for 30 seconds instead of a running record of the actual station.
Love my Rain Bird 2.0
I enjoy programming my Rain Bird 2.0 on my phone easy to do, great investment
Jim
It’s a reliable piece of equipment. Well priced easy to install yourself if one should go out
Sanity checker and water protector!
Turns out my elderly mom wasn’t trying to grow a tropical rainforest in her yard—she just kept forgetting she’d already added another watering cycle to her Rain Bird! After her water bill hit orbit, we swapped out her controller for the Rain Bird WiFi module. Now we can audit her lawn addiction from our couch an hour away. The app let us cancel all 47 rogue watering sessions in two taps, our sanity is restored, and the local water utility is weeping over the lost revenue. Total lifesaver (and water saver)!
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Rain Bird 2.0 Doesn’t Support My ESP‑ME
Wasted a lot of time trying to connect my Rain Bird ESP‑ME controller using the Rain Bird 2.0 app. My controller uses an LNK/LNK2 module and works with the original Rain Bird app, but the 2.0 app does not clearly explain that the original ESP‑ME is not supported.
The app should identify incompatible controller models before sending users through the connection process. Clear compatibility information would have saved me a great deal of time and frustration. Please either support the original ESP‑ME or provide a prominent warning that it must be managed with the original app.
The app should identify incompatible controller models before sending users through the connection process. Clear compatibility information would have saved me a great deal of time and frustration. Please either support the original ESP‑ME or provide a prominent warning that it must be managed with the original app.
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Easy
Super convenient and user friendly app.
WiFi
The Wi-Fi could use some work. This unit is hit and miss and can only connect if I don’t move my phone.
So bad
This app is so user unfriendly! I have the BHyve system for a different part of my garden and it’s so simple to use. The Rainbard app truly sucks. Stick with BHyve til Rainbird sorts this out.
Quirky
Messages don’t match reality for my drip system: for example, the message, “Irrigation has been stopped due to low flow.”, actually means that low flow has been recorded, Period, that’s all. Only by careful monitoring was I able to verify this.
Sometimes it only partially finishes the schedule.
Rain gage stops irrigation nicely, but the effect is erasing those stopped days, rather than just insert the two days. In the Sonoran Desert heat, this can cause distressed plants.
Sometimes it only partially finishes the schedule.
Rain gage stops irrigation nicely, but the effect is erasing those stopped days, rather than just insert the two days. In the Sonoran Desert heat, this can cause distressed plants.
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Tracking
The accuracy of the app needs to be improved. I would love to have an accurate record of how many minutes each station watered.
Game Changer
Gives me complete control of my watering schedule.
WiFi module
Adding the Wi-Fi module made my life a whole lot easier.
2.0 ?
I was concerned about 2.0 at first! I added a WiFi Extender and now it is working just fine!! I would recommend RainBird to others!!
Great Product
Superior to any other I’ve used! It’s easy and has everything
Rainbird 2.0
You may need a WiFi Booster. Easy to install the app and pair with the system.
