Whether you’re a seasoned professional or new to sprinklers, winterization of your irrigation system is a critical step in maintaining its peak performance. If your Rain Bird timer is installed in an indoor location (such as a garage or shed), or if it’s mounted on the exterior of your home, the process is the same, […]
Smart Irrigation
Winterizing an Irrigation Controller
Delay Watering for Days
Manually turn off automatic irrigation for a few days when it rains even without a rain sensor. Rain Bird WiFi controllers have settings that allow you to manually stop scheduled irrigation for a fixed number of days. Slide the bar to the number of days you want to cancel automatic irrigation and press the “Save” […]
Google Home/Assistant setup
This guide walks you through how to use your Rain Bird WiFi-enabled controller with the Google Assistant*. To enable, you’ll need to ensure you have: Rain Bird WiFi-ready controller with the LNK WiFi Module installed An Android or iOS smart device with the latest Rain Bird app installed For iOS: Download the Google Assistant app […]
Google Assistant Command List
Below are the available commands that the Google Assistant recognizes: Hey Google, stop Rain Bird (this utterance kills everything, including an executing program) Hey Google, start watering <Zone Number OR Custom Zone Name> Hey Google, stop watering <Zone Number OR Custom Zone Name> Hey Google, what is Rain Bird doing? Hey Google, is Rain Bird […]
Changes to Controller Sharing in iOS 13
For iOS 13, Apple has made a number of changes to their Share Sheet features on iPhone and iPad. The Rain Bird mobile app utilizes the Share Sheet when sharing controllers between mobile devices. Follow these steps to add a shared controller to your Rain Bird application:
Rain Sensors and WiFi Controllers
Rain sensors are still recommended with Rain Bird WiFi controllers. Local rain sensors always provide more accurate local feedback to the controller as to the amount of rain on the site. All Rain Bird WiFi controllers have terminals for a rain sensor. If a rain sensor is set to active through the Rain Bird App, […]
Contractors Setting up WiFi Controllers to Manage for their Customers
If you are an irrigation contractor you have two options to set up your customer’s LNK WiFi Modules on your device: On your company phone or tablet, you can provision the LNK WiFi Module directly to your customer’s WiFi network using your device, then provide an invitation to your customer to connect to the LNK […]
Smart Home Integrations
The following smart home integrations are offered at this time: Other smart home / voice assistant services will be announced at a later date.
Amazon Alexa setup
* Amazon Alexa integration is only available in the United States, Canada, India, Australia and the United Kingdom.
Amazon Alexa: Change Rain Bird Controller Connection
Currently, you may have only one Rain Bird controller linked to your Amazon Alexa* account. To change the currently linked controller follow the following steps below. * Amazon Alexa integration is only available in the United States, Canada, India, Australia and the United Kingdom.