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Amazon Alexa setup

* Amazon Alexa integration is only available in the United States, Canada, India, Australia and the United Kingdom.

After watching the setup video or referring to the setup document try these commands that work with your Rain Bird controller and Alexa:

Help Commands

Alexa, ask Rain Bird to help with commands
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to list programs
Alexa, tell Rain Bird to list my programs
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to list the programs
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to list zones
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to list my zones
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to list the zones
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to list everything
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to list the stations

Start, Stop, Skip, or Delay Irrigation

Alexa, ask Rain Bird to skip to next zone
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to turn on [your custom program name or letter]
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to turn on [your custom zone name or number]
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to turn on [your custom zone name or number] for [2] minutes
Alexa, tell Rain Bird to turn on [your custom program name or letter]
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to turn off [your custom program name or letter]
Alexa, tell Rain Bird to turn off [your custom program name or letter]
Alexa, tell Rain Bird to turn off [your custom zone name or number]
Alexa, tell Rain Bird to turn off [your custom zone name or number] for [4] minutes
Alexa, tell Rain Bird to turn off [your custom program name or letter]
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to start [your custom program name or letter]
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to start [your custom zone name or number]
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to start [your custom zone name or number] for [6] minutes
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to start [your custom program name or letter]

Alexa, tell Rain Bird to stop [your custom program name or letter]
Alexa, tell Rain Bird to stop [your custom zone name or number]
Alexa, tell Rain Bird to stop program [your custom program name or letter]
Alexa, tell Rain Bird to stop watering
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to water [your custom zone name or number]
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to water [your custom zone name or number] for [10] minutes
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to water program [your custom program name or letter]
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to start watering
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to start watering [your custom program name or letter]
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to start watering [your custom zone name or number]
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to start watering [your custom zone name or number] for [10] minutes
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to start watering program [your custom program name or letter]
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to begin watering [your custom program name or letter]
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to begin watering [your custom zone name or number]
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to begin watering [your custom zone name or number] for [10] minutes
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to begin watering program [your custom program name or letter]
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to begin reticulation [your custom program name or letter]
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to begin reticulation of [your custom zone name or number]
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to begin reticulation of [your custom zone name or number] for [10] minutes
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to begin reticulation of program [your custom program name or letter]
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to end [your custom program name or letter]
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to end [your custom zone name or number]
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to end program [your custom program name or letter]
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to end watering
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to end reticulation
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to end [your custom program name or letter]
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to run [your custom program name or letter]
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to run [your custom zone name or number]
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to run [your custom zone name or number] for [3] minutes
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to run program [your custom program name or letter]
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to clear delay
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to clear sprinkler delay
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to delay [your custom program name or letter]
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to delay [your custom program name or letter] for [2] days
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to delay irrigation
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to delay irrigation for [1] day
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to delay watering for [2] days
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to delay reticulation
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to delay reticulation for [3] days

Alexa, ask Rain Bird to set irrigation delay to [3] days
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to suspend irrigation for [3] days
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to suspend irrigation
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to suspend reticulation
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to suspend reticulation for [5] days

Inquire

Alexa, ask Rain Bird for the currently running zone
Alexa, ask Rain Bird for the currently running program
Alexa, ask Rain Bird which zone is running
Alexa, ask Rain Bird the currently running zone
Alexa, ask Rain Bird the currently running program
Alexa, ask Rain Bird if any zone is running
Alexa, ask Rain Bird if any program is running
Alexa, ask Rain Bird if any program is currently running
Alexa, ask Rain Bird if any zone is currently running
Alexa, ask Rain Bird how much time is left?
Alexa, ask Rain Bird how much irrigation is left?
Alexa, ask Rain Bird how long till sprinklers turn off?
Alexa, ask Rain Bird when will the sprinklers turn off?
Alexa, ask Rain Bird how long until [your zone name or number] turns off
Alexa, ask Rain Bird how long until [your program name or letter] turns off
Alexa, ask Rain Bird how much irrigation remains
Alexa, ask Rain Bird how much watering remains
Alexa, ask Rain Bird how much reticulation remains

Specific Watering Duration

Alexa, ask Rain Bird start [your custom zone name or number] for [6] minutes
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to start [your custom program name or letter] for [7] minutes
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to start [your custom zone name or number] for [11] minutes
Alexa, set duration to [8] minutes
Alexa, open Rain Bird and set duration to [9] minutes
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to get the default duration setting

Sensors

(Note: rain sensor commands require installation of a compatible Rain Bird rain sensor)

Alexa, ask Rain Bird start [your custom zone name or number] for [6] minutes
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to start [your custom program name or letter] for [7] minutes
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to start [your custom zone name or number] for [11] minutes
Alexa, set duration to [8] minutes
Alexa, open Rain Bird and set duration to [9] minutes
Alexa, ask Rain Bird to get the default duration setting

Just For Fun

Alexa, ask Rain Bird ‘Are you a smart controller?’

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