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Originally Posted by rsmurano
Why don’t you do it yourself? It’s very easy to clean each head or even replace the whole sprinkler. 99% of the time you have issues with a clogged head or damaged sprinkler.
My suggestion, get rid of the hunter controller and get a smart controller. I’ve used the orbit b-hyve controller in my last 3 houses and have converted a dozen of my friends and neighbors to it. This controller is around $50-$60 and takes 5 mins to replace the hunter. It will take you 30-60 mins to configure the controller, all thru your phone. Now your phone/tablet can control the controller. You setup this controller to get realtime info about the weather from a local weather station or your own personal weather station. I decided to put in a personal weather station so my b-hyve controller get more accurate realtime info to adjust the timing of each station and when to water. This controller will save your many gallons of water per month over using a dumb controller like the hunter.
Don’t fall for getting the Wand wifi addition to your hunter controller. It costs around $150-$200 and I went thru 2 of them and they were flakey so I sent them back and sold the hunter.
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I went a different way on my new controller, I went with Rauchio and am very happy. That said, agree completely do not get the Hunter Wand. I spent $90 on one, and it was terrible. Worked great for 2 cycles, then skipped two waterings for no reason (no rain etc), then watered one cycle for a total of 9 Secs...once again, no rain. Junk. The Rauchio is very easy to install, easy to configure, and is saving allot of water. Most important, it works when it should!