--- product_id: 2059507 title: "RainMachine Touch HD-12 Cloud Independent, Smart Wi-Fi Irrigation Controller, Compatible with Alexa,12 Zones" brand: "rainmachine" price: "NT$1192" currency: TWD in_stock: false reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.tw/products/2059507-rainmachine-touch-hd-12-cloud-independent-smart-wi-fi-irrigation store_origin: TW region: Taiwan --- # 12 smart watering zones 802.11n Wi-Fi with strong signal Real-time weather adjustments RainMachine Touch HD-12 Cloud Independent, Smart Wi-Fi Irrigation Controller, Compatible with Alexa,12 Zones **Brand:** rainmachine **Price:** NT$1192 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Summary > 🌱 Smart watering that saves water, money, and your lawn’s vibe. ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** RainMachine Touch HD-12 Cloud Independent, Smart Wi-Fi Irrigation Controller, Compatible with Alexa,12 Zones by rainmachine - **How much does it cost?** NT$1192 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tw](https://www.desertcart.tw/products/2059507-rainmachine-touch-hd-12-cloud-independent-smart-wi-fi-irrigation) ## Best For - rainmachine enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted rainmachine brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - β€’ **Anywhere Access, Anytime:** Manage your lawn from your phone, tablet, or PC with an intuitive color touchscreen. - β€’ **Cloud-Independent Control:** Your data stays local; irrigation runs flawlessly even offline. - β€’ **Future-Proof & User-Friendly:** 2019 upgraded Wi-Fi and UI improvements for fast setup and smooth operation. - β€’ **Precision Watering, Zero Waste:** EPA WaterSense certified to optimize water use and unlock local rebates. - β€’ **Seamless Smart Home Integration:** Works effortlessly with Alexa, Google Home, Nest, SmartThings, and IFTTT. ## Overview The RainMachine Touch HD-12 is a 12-zone smart Wi-Fi irrigation controller featuring a vibrant color touchscreen and advanced weather forecast integration from multiple trusted sources. It operates independently of the cloud to protect your data and ensures efficient watering by dynamically adjusting schedules based on hyper-local weather data. Compatible with major smart home platforms and offering remote control via iOS, Android, and web, it’s EPA WaterSense certified to help you save water and money while maintaining a lush garden. ## Description Rainmachine HD-12 is a 12 zone smart Wi-Fi sprinkler controller with color touch screen that uses weather forecasts and weather station data to dynamically adjust watering levels for your lawn and garden. Rainmachine is able to increase watering efficiency by gathering and processing weather information for your area, up to several days ahead of time. By design, nobody else has the control of your garden. You are not tethered to any cloud service third party providers. Rainmachine directly connects to trusted National and International weather data sources and adjusts daily watering amounts. 802.11n Wi-Fi with superb sensitivity for connection anywhere in your home Access from anywhere, through iPhone, Android, and PC web browser 15 minute setup time, the Rainmachine is convenient and easy to use right from the start 16M color TFT ultra bright display, with a fully navigable intuitive color touch screen interface Most compact 12 zone smart Wi-Fi sprinkler controller on the market EPA WaterSense certified, check local water municipality for rebates Open API integrates with IFTTT, SmartThings, desertcart Echo, Rainmachine fits right in with most home automation setups Use free weather data sources from NOAA, METNO, Netatmo or Wunderground simultaneously to create a redundant and accurate weather network for your garden Save water, save money: the average user can recoup the cost of their Rainmachine in a little over a year Features: Digital Display,Electronic,Manual Bypass Number of Start Times: 100 Timer Type: Digital Requires Hub?: No Hub Required Color Family: Whites Power Options: Hardwired Number of Programs: 100 Compatibility Type: Computer Software Compatible Indoor/Outdoor: Indoor/Outdoor Power Type: Hardwired Smart Home Protocol: Wi-Fi Sprinkler Type: Fixed Included: Transformer Mount Location: Wall Review: I think I finally found a smart irragation controller I like... only one little issue to resolve - I received the RainMachine HD-12 today from desertcart. I've had several controller in the past... I started originally with a stock Rain Bird unit that was installed with my system. I immediately knew that it was not going to do the job, so a couple years back I moved to OpenSprinkler, a controller I built from a kit. This unit served me well, but the one feature I really wanted was the weather integration, which by the time it was available on OpenSprinkler my hardware was obsolete, which meant I was going have to upgrade hardware to take advantage of it. Since an upgrade was inevitable, I decided to take a look at what else was on the market. For better or worse (worse as it turned out) I decide to go with a Blossom controller. Blossom is fairly new to the market and I though they had a solid product. As it turned out, the hardware was great, but the software was riddled with issues. I sold the Blossom and today, after much research, I received the RainMachine HD-12. What drew me to this unit was the long track record, the open API, weather integration, the fact the unit could be totally controlled from the unit's touch screen (important if you have folks come to maintain your system) and most importantly the unit does not rely on a cloud service to run. If you are reading this review and trying to decide on a controller, in my opinion, this one single point should weigh heavy in your decision. If there is a problem with the service, the internet or the company just plain goes out of business-- where does that leave you? It leaves you with not so smart of a controller. So, if I love the RainMachine so much way only four stars you may ask. Well, my brand new controller arrived with a defective zone. One of the 12 zones will not activate. I know that things are going to happen, so I'm not so concerned about this one issue. What is more important to me is how a company stands behind their products-- I think that says a lot. I have sent an email to their support and I'm waiting to see how they handle my problem. From everything I've read in other reviews about Green Electronics I have no reason to believe that I will get anything less then stealer service. Once I know more I will update my review. UPDATE: I was contacted by support within a couple hours and they informed me that I needed to do a firmware upgrade to fix my issue. The upgrade was a simple process that I completed from the Rainmachine app on my phone and only took a few minutes. After the upgrade my issue was resolved. I'm impressed with the quick response from support and my HD-12 is working great now. I'll update my review again once I've used the HD-12 for a while. UPDATE (9-25-16): I've been using the Rain Machine for a while now and it still works as well as the day I purchased, no issues. Green Electronics has update the firmware a few times and has added additional features. One I really like is the ability to choose other weather data providers, such as Weather Underground. Weather Underground is a whole weather eco system on it's own, which allows me to get weather data from other user's stations, one as close as a mile from my home. If you pick multiple providers then it averages the data from all your choices. Using weather data to help control the amount of water I'm using has saved me 80% over a conventinal "set and forget" stock controller... and that is a good return on my investment. Review: The Ultimate Sprinkler Controller System: The RainMachine. - Rain Machine or Smart Machine? I guess the name needs to be associated with rain, water, etc. This is a Smart Sprinkler System Controller. It has all kind of features. One of then, and always thought about is the following: If it is too windy, don't do any watering. The wind will blow away half of the water. No sure how efficient is that feature with this controller. Also I like the feature that I can have my own weather system, and feed the data to this controller, and this will reflect 100% accuracy how is the weather in my backyard. In my opinion, all weather reporting systems(like NOAA) is that they used sensors installed no really close to your house. So the weather will be very different in my house at 2800 feet compare to 2300 feet where the sensor is installed. Any way, I got it yesterday, installed it, tested it, it works! Weather Underground is a little different, still I find differences how is the weather in my backyard and the closes sensor they are using to report weather. Here are some pictures how I installed it. Now, this is not my idea, I got this idea from another reviewer here on desertcart. Why I did this? Just look some of the wires, very thick wires. These wires will break the connectors of the RainMachine. Here is one thing that I dont like about the RainMachine: The Mickey Mouse thing for the WiFi. The pictures these guys(RainMachine guys) posted, the WiFi adapter thing is white, so chances are you will not pay attention until you get the controller. When I saw that I thought: what the heck is this thing? Well they mickey mouse the controller to make it WiFi compatible. UPDATE 06/06/18 The Rainmachine has been working without a glitch. The feature that I like the most is the: Weather-Adaptive Watering. It adjust itself accordingly to the weather conditions. Too hot? It increases the watering time. Too cold? It decreases the watering time. I changed the power transformer, I did not like the cheap transformer included with the rainmacine. During the installation using this Orbit box: https://www.desertcart.com/gp/product/B000VYGMF2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I found that the transformer puts out 31 volts! The reainmachine is supposed to be designed for 24 volts, so I ordered this transformer: which is also class-II : https://www.desertcart.com/gp/product/B004VMVDTA/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Now this transformer is 24 volts(actually 26 which is only 2 volts above the 24, but not 7 volts like the black transformer included with the rainmachine), and has more current, 1.6A to be precise, the transformer included with the rainmachine is only 0.75 A Having more available current will not hurt the rainmachine, having more volts will fry the rainmachine. The new transformer has an LED that indicate that the power is present. UPDATE 01/18/19: Rain Machine Rain Machine, save water save money! I just love the Rain Machine. Because is easier to control it (turn OFF, turn ON)due to the fact that is WiFi, definitely I saved water, therefore I saved money. I just paid my water bill, it was about 15 Dollars less compare to previous years! Mine is installed in the garage, during this time the garage gets cold, during summer time it gets very hot, of course we dont like to go to the garage when is too cold or too hot. Just grab the iPhone and control the Rain Machine, and from anywhere around the world. How nice is that! ## Features - SMART SCHEDULE & SAVE WATER - Save water with real-time weather adjustments. (EPA WaterSense Certified, check for rebates). - CLOUD INDEPENDENT - All personal data stored locally. RainMachine continues to work even when WiFi is down. Forecast spatial resolution: upto 1.5 km - FREE WEATHER DATA - Direct access to NOAA, METNO or Wunderground, OpenWeatherMap, NetAtmo. Use National or Personal Weather Stations for pinpoint accuracy. - CONTROL FROM ANYWHERE - Color Touch Screen, iPhone, and Android, PC browser access with dashboard stats. Works from Home, Work or Vacation. - UPDATED MODEL (2019) - Improved WIFI. hundreds of Schedule and UI improvements. Integrate with Alexa, Google Home, Nest, WINK, SmartThings via IFTTT. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B00CT5PNBU | | Brand | RainMachine | | Brand Name | RainMachine | | Color | White | | Customer Reviews | 3.9 out of 5 stars 1,103 Reviews | | Display Type | LCD | | Item Type Name | Smart Wi-Fi Irrigation Controller, Compatible with Alexa | | Item Weight | 11.04 ounces | | Manufacturer | Green Electronics LLC | | Material | Plastic | | Material Type | Plastic | | Model | HD-12 | | Number of Items | 1 | | Operating Temperature | 15 Β°C | | Part Number | FBA_HD-12 | | UPC | 859285004001 | | Unit Count | 12 Count | | Warranty Description | Manufacturer warranty for 2 years from date of installation | ## Product Details - **Color:** White - **Brand:** RainMachine - **Voltage:** 24 Volts (AC) - **Material:** Plastic - **Item Weight:** 11.04 ounces ## Images ![RainMachine Touch HD-12 Cloud Independent, Smart Wi-Fi Irrigation Controller, Compatible with Alexa,12 Zones - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51OvKMYHSBL.jpg) ## Questions & Answers **Q: Why do you require port forwarding when other devices don't? Nest thermostat for example.** A: UPDATE - For all our new models - RainMachine HD-12, HD-16 and Mini-8 - there is no need for port forwarding. You can access them remotely without any other settings. However, we maintained compatibility with first generation and you can use both ways, for reasons detailed below.We designed RainMachine to be totally independent from our servers. Port forward is very easy to set up and makes RainMachine your device, not ours. **Q: My system has 15 zones. Will a future product have: 1) 15 zones. 2) Ethernet connectivity. 3 )Laptop setup/control ?** A: The Rainmachine has 12 zones. Zone 1 is reserved for a pump/well setup if your so equipped. I can't tell you if Rainmachine will expand to 15 zones in the future. Ethernet connectivity is only available by wireless only. No CAT5e Ethernet port exists on the unit. You can program the unit via a laptop/desktop via wireless networking. I run mine via laptop, desktop and Remote Desktop via Google Chrome web browser. I also use an iPad. As for the iPhone, I use an older iPhone 4, but cannot see a full view of some screens and I am guessing its because it is an older phone, and the app was not developed for older versions of the iPhone. I hope I have answered your questions. It has been a god-send for my use.Steven **Q: When will you release an API? I like this product but I will not consider unless an API is released to allow integration with home automation systems?** A: Hi Jose,The API is published and it works for all 2015 RainMachine models. For prior models a subset of functions is available. Please check our website.Thank you,RainMachine.com **Q: In order to qualify for local water saving rebates, they require either WaterSense or SWAT approved devices. Are you pursuing either of these for RM?** A: If you look on the rainmachine.com website you will find the WaterSense badge and on all the RainMachine individual pages for Mini-8 (SPK2-8), Touch HD-12 (SPK3-12) and Touch HD-16 (SPK3-16) (see page no. 6 here: http://www3.epa.gov/watersense/product_search.html?Category=5) you will find the WaterSense badge and the product "Model number". As a manufacturer, you cannot use the WaterSense badge (on your website or product package) without prior certification. So, rest assure, all our 2015 RainMachine devices are EPA WaterSense certificated. You can find the EPA WaterSense RainMachine certification on our website.Thank you!RainMachine Team. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I think I finally found a smart irragation controller I like... only one little issue to resolve *by S***E on July 12, 2015* I received the RainMachine HD-12 today from Amazon. I've had several controller in the past... I started originally with a stock Rain Bird unit that was installed with my system. I immediately knew that it was not going to do the job, so a couple years back I moved to OpenSprinkler, a controller I built from a kit. This unit served me well, but the one feature I really wanted was the weather integration, which by the time it was available on OpenSprinkler my hardware was obsolete, which meant I was going have to upgrade hardware to take advantage of it. Since an upgrade was inevitable, I decided to take a look at what else was on the market. For better or worse (worse as it turned out) I decide to go with a Blossom controller. Blossom is fairly new to the market and I though they had a solid product. As it turned out, the hardware was great, but the software was riddled with issues. I sold the Blossom and today, after much research, I received the RainMachine HD-12. What drew me to this unit was the long track record, the open API, weather integration, the fact the unit could be totally controlled from the unit's touch screen (important if you have folks come to maintain your system) and most importantly the unit does not rely on a cloud service to run. If you are reading this review and trying to decide on a controller, in my opinion, this one single point should weigh heavy in your decision. If there is a problem with the service, the internet or the company just plain goes out of business-- where does that leave you? It leaves you with not so smart of a controller. So, if I love the RainMachine so much way only four stars you may ask. Well, my brand new controller arrived with a defective zone. One of the 12 zones will not activate. I know that things are going to happen, so I'm not so concerned about this one issue. What is more important to me is how a company stands behind their products-- I think that says a lot. I have sent an email to their support and I'm waiting to see how they handle my problem. From everything I've read in other reviews about Green Electronics I have no reason to believe that I will get anything less then stealer service. Once I know more I will update my review. UPDATE: I was contacted by support within a couple hours and they informed me that I needed to do a firmware upgrade to fix my issue. The upgrade was a simple process that I completed from the Rainmachine app on my phone and only took a few minutes. After the upgrade my issue was resolved. I'm impressed with the quick response from support and my HD-12 is working great now. I'll update my review again once I've used the HD-12 for a while. UPDATE (9-25-16): I've been using the Rain Machine for a while now and it still works as well as the day I purchased, no issues. Green Electronics has update the firmware a few times and has added additional features. One I really like is the ability to choose other weather data providers, such as Weather Underground. Weather Underground is a whole weather eco system on it's own, which allows me to get weather data from other user's stations, one as close as a mile from my home. If you pick multiple providers then it averages the data from all your choices. Using weather data to help control the amount of water I'm using has saved me 80% over a conventinal "set and forget" stock controller... and that is a good return on my investment. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Ultimate Sprinkler Controller System: The RainMachine. *by A***R on May 26, 2018* Rain Machine or Smart Machine? I guess the name needs to be associated with rain, water, etc. This is a Smart Sprinkler System Controller. It has all kind of features. One of then, and always thought about is the following: If it is too windy, don't do any watering. The wind will blow away half of the water. No sure how efficient is that feature with this controller. Also I like the feature that I can have my own weather system, and feed the data to this controller, and this will reflect 100% accuracy how is the weather in my backyard. In my opinion, all weather reporting systems(like NOAA) is that they used sensors installed no really close to your house. So the weather will be very different in my house at 2800 feet compare to 2300 feet where the sensor is installed. Any way, I got it yesterday, installed it, tested it, it works! Weather Underground is a little different, still I find differences how is the weather in my backyard and the closes sensor they are using to report weather. Here are some pictures how I installed it. Now, this is not my idea, I got this idea from another reviewer here on Amazon. Why I did this? Just look some of the wires, very thick wires. These wires will break the connectors of the RainMachine. Here is one thing that I dont like about the RainMachine: The Mickey Mouse thing for the WiFi. The pictures these guys(RainMachine guys) posted, the WiFi adapter thing is white, so chances are you will not pay attention until you get the controller. When I saw that I thought: what the heck is this thing? Well they mickey mouse the controller to make it WiFi compatible. UPDATE 06/06/18 The Rainmachine has been working without a glitch. The feature that I like the most is the: Weather-Adaptive Watering. It adjust itself accordingly to the weather conditions. Too hot? It increases the watering time. Too cold? It decreases the watering time. I changed the power transformer, I did not like the cheap transformer included with the rainmacine. During the installation using this Orbit box: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000VYGMF2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I found that the transformer puts out 31 volts! The reainmachine is supposed to be designed for 24 volts, so I ordered this transformer: which is also class-II : https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004VMVDTA/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Now this transformer is 24 volts(actually 26 which is only 2 volts above the 24, but not 7 volts like the black transformer included with the rainmachine), and has more current, 1.6A to be precise, the transformer included with the rainmachine is only 0.75 A Having more available current will not hurt the rainmachine, having more volts will fry the rainmachine. The new transformer has an LED that indicate that the power is present. UPDATE 01/18/19: Rain Machine Rain Machine, save water save money! I just love the Rain Machine. Because is easier to control it (turn OFF, turn ON)due to the fact that is WiFi, definitely I saved water, therefore I saved money. I just paid my water bill, it was about 15 Dollars less compare to previous years! Mine is installed in the garage, during this time the garage gets cold, during summer time it gets very hot, of course we dont like to go to the garage when is too cold or too hot. Just grab the iPhone and control the Rain Machine, and from anywhere around the world. How nice is that! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Looks impressive, software is flaky, *by J***G on April 4, 2016* UPDATE 4/7/16 Some things I learned tinkering around. Number 1, when you call product support, if they can't answer your question you will be asked for your email address and then a Zendesk ticket will be created. You'll get an email requiring you to register in order to follow along with the case. Number 2, if you want to SSH into the unit, just checking the SSL checkbox and clicking change isn't the whole process. If you just try to SSH into it at this point you'll get an error. You'll want to make sure you installed or have the executables for PuTTY, PuTTYGen and Pageant. First, run PuTTYGen and create a public and private key. Save these two files out somewhere safe and copy the full string in the "Public key for pasting into OpenSSH authorized_keys file". Maybe park this in another file named SSH-RSA.txt. Then open Pageant and in the tray, right click and select "add key". Browse to your private key file and add it. Then, browse to your RainMachine at https://:8080/api/4/diag/log and reviewing the boot process. You'll see the parsers show the interval 21600 - as in seconds between check-ins. Look for the line like "*** Registering parser NOAA Parser with interval 21600". They didn't expose a way you to easily edit these but it is possible. SSH back in and change to /rainmachine-app/RMParserFramework/parsers/. 'ls' the directory and you will see Python files for each parser. The only editor they bundled is vi - so have fun with this. You want the .py files. Leave the .pyc files alone. Copy the original file so you have a backup, then in vi edit the parser file for your selected service. You'll see in the NOAA file they set it to 6 * 3600 for six hours. In others they specified 21600 seconds. Either way works as evidenced in the log file you read earlier. Make the change, save the file and reboot the RainMachine. I have mine set to update every 30 minutes. Number 4, my unit is running Android 4.3 (JellyBean) using API version 18. Number 5, I cannot find a way to force the display backlight to stay on permanently. Product support stated it cannot be done but that several requests have been made fro this feature. We'll see what happens. Number 6, If you enable SSH and click change in the web UI, the next time you load the page it will be unchecked. You'll come to rely on just trying to SSH into it to see if it's on or not. Number 7, if you set up remote access then you can access the unit at my.rainmachine.com. If you want direct local access (and you do, don't you?) then you can't just browse to the unit. There are two ports depending on http or https, and neither are default. To browse in http then use http://:18080. For https use https://:8080. But both of these take you to the API web UI. Fun but not the UI you probably want. To get to the same UI as remote access provides you need to use the same URI's as previously stated but put a /ui at the end (ex: https://:8080/ui) ORIGINAL REVIEW I don't know. It's a little frustrating. Mounting it was a breeze. The template gives you drill marks so it's a no-brainer. I ran the wires in-wall so it's cleaner looking so that added some complexity regarding where to drill for the wires to poke out but I got it. The initial setup is simple - just a Q&A session. No issues joining WiFi or finding my location. Identified my zones and labeled them. So far, so good. I loaded the app on my iPhone and iPad and both linked up with no issues. Then I logged in with Chrome from my PC. It seemed easier to do it this way BUT, I found out then that something is up - Zone 1 when programmed this way shows up as Zone 2 in the iOS app. So I ended up programming it all through the app. Using IE worked ok but Edge would save my settings and not show them. Very strange. Even Ctl-F5 wouldn't refresh the data. Opening in another browser would show the new values. Soooo... I would recommend sticking to the app for programming and browser for reviewing. The programming is rather flexible and I really like the ability to split up run times with interval watering so a 45 minute run can be split up into multiple intervals with a custom delay between the intervals. They call this cycle and soak. It works pretty well. I live in Phoenix and I question a little about the setup suggestion of setting the zone runtime to be for a typical summer day. When I do that, it reduces the runtime as expected for spring time; however, it still seems to be too much water. I would watch your soil wetness for the first few runs as I now have soggy areas because it didn't reduce the water duty as low as it should have. So it needs to be babied for the initial setup period. $259 is a lot of money. I kinda wish I could have bought the Rachio Iro Gen2 to compare - and I still might! 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