Alarm.com Rachio Irrigation Integration - Install Guide

Rachio Irrigation Control - Installation Guide
Getting started
Install the Rachio Controller, connect the system to Wi-Fi, and configure schedules and zones in the Rachio app before
adding Rachio to an Alarm.com account. For more information about installing Rachio hardware, refer to
Rachio’s
quick
start and installation guides
.
To add the Rachio Controller to an Alarm.com account:
1.
Log into the Partner Portal.
2.
Find the customer account.
3.
Click
Service Package
.
4.
Click
Change Service Package
.
5.
In
Energy Management & Automation
,
click to select
Irrigation Control
.
6.
Click
Save Changes
.
7.
Log in to the Customer
app.
8.
In the
Irrigation
card,
tap
Connect to account
.
9.
Enter the customer’s Rachio app credentials, then
tap
Allow Access
if asked.
10.
Wait for the controller to load. The
Irrigation
card will automatically refresh after authorization is complete.
View and control Irrigation on the Alarm.com app
It is required to use the Alarm.com app to view Irrigation details. Irrigation is not yet available on the
Customer Website.
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1 Irrigation
card
The
Irrigation
card displays the current status of your Rachio controller, whether it is currently in use or when it was last
in use. It also displays if the controller is in
Rain Delay
or
Standby mode
.
Note
: The location of the
Irrigation
card varies based on enrolled equipment and home screen preferences.
Note
:
Last Watered
displays the last zone watered, regardless of whether it was watered through a schedule or
manually.
Irrigation features
1.
Set Rachio to
Standby
or
Rain Delay.
2.
Start watering an individual zone, all zones, or run a schedule.
3.
View the last time each zone was watered.
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2 Tips for use
•
It is not possible to
interact with a zone or schedule while watering.
Tap
Stop Watering
before making changes.
•
To water zones that are not in a schedule, tap
Water All Zones
and deselect zones as desired.
•
Schedule names are visible in the Alarm.com app, but the zones and durations are only available in the Rachio app.
Use the Rachio app to give each schedule a descriptive name for easy reference from the Alarm.com app.
•
When
adding Rachio and Rain Bird systems to the same account, Rachio must be added first.
•
To change zone names, use the
Devices
page on the Customer Website.
Delete a device
1.
Log into the Partner Portal.
2.
Find the customer
account.
3.
Click
Equipment
.
4.
Click
e
mPower
Devices
.
5.
Click
Rachio
.
6.
Click
Log out of Rachio Account
.
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