Last I checked the Rachio was 189.00 on amazon, that was two weeks ago. It looks like it went up 10.00. Yes you can install it yourself, easily. My phone shows the station as the Brownwood fire dept, I always thought it was that or the water tower next to it. Who knows it could be home in the Brownwood area. Point is once you open the app you can choose the weather station that you want to use, I chose this one because it was the closest.
Bottom line for me is technology is great if it: is convenient; saves me time; saves money. Rachio does all three. As an added bonus it does not have the reputation for breaking as the Hunter model does. The hardest part of using it is accepting that it does its job well, I don't have to change the time seasonally or shut the system off for cold weather.
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