### Rachio 3.12 - Rachio 3 Light Bar Controls **Announcements** Feb 22, 2019 I’m sure that will make some people happy. Others may be upset from all the extra duct tape that they purchased to cover the light. I’m happy either way. ### HomeKit Troubleshooting **Troubleshooting** Nov 8, 2018 You are absolutely right, Tim. I just tested that and confirmed it myself. Sorry for the misunderstanding! ### We Pause the Regularly Scheduled Program to Bring You This Important Message Aboot New Alexa Features **Announcements** Oct 19, 2018 Great news! [@franz](https://community.rachio.com/u/franz) worked some magic and updated some long-awaited features with Amazon Alexa! United Kingdom, Canada, & Australia REJOICE! We heard you! And we’re excited to announce that we are now certified to be used in Australia, the UK, and Canada! You all should automatically see Rachio in… ### Amazon Alexa not working in Australia **Smart Home** Oct 16, 2018 Excellent, I can see the new skill and have just linked it to my Rachio controller. I’m still in the office but can’t wait to try it out tonight. Thanks Franz and the Rachio team, you guys rock! ### Happy Camper **Feedback** Sep 7, 2018 Installed Rachio 3 in March this year. Live in central Florida. Have 8 zones in my system. I am extremely impressed with the operation of the Rachio 3. Monitoring a weather station within .8 miles. The St Augustine grass is a solid carpet like. Don’t have to monkey around in the summer turning… ### For Franz is the 👑 Who Heals Your Weather Stations **Announcements** Aug 19, 2018 You guys Rock! I can’t be more happy with my Rachio G3 + Flow Meter + Awesome support team. Keep the great work. ### Flow Meter Installation Question, 6 inches minimum or required. More length? **Wireless Flow Meter** Aug 8, 2018 I didn’t have a ton of room but installed 4 in PVC around the flow meter to keep dirt and mulch off it. Everything seems to be working great since install about a month ago. ### Ability to map zones out **Product Suggestions** Aug 7, 2018 I think for the person who has gone to this level of controller I would love to have advanced feature where I could upload a lot plan or draw one and then place my sprinkler heads and different drip components on the map to show th3 zones to scale. It would helpful information to have for future cha… ### So far, saving water! **Success Stories** Aug 4, 2018 Last year’s water bill covering June and July, our household & outdoor water use total was 20,000 gallons. This year, it was 13,000 gallons for two months. Last year we were in drought restriction; I had a “dumb” controller. So I was thinking for sure I’d end up using more water this year with no re… ### Rachio Gen 3 unable to connect to WiFi **Wi-Fi** Aug 4, 2018 I know this is a bit late, but the firmware update seems to have resolved my connectivity issues. Thanks for all your help! ### Just installed the all new Rachio 3 **Success Stories** Aug 3, 2018 Just installed the all new Rachio 3 it was a really smooth transition from Gen 2 my new Rachio 3 was up and running within 15-20 minutes no hick ups with Wi-Fi like many others have in this community thank you Rachio now waiting on my flow meter. ### Leak Detection When Not Running **Wireless Flow Meter** Aug 1, 2018 I believe this will add tremendous value and functionality to both the flow meter and overall Rachio system. I too look forward to testing it once available. Thank you for responding to the improvement suggestions of your user base and supporters. Tom ### Flow sensor installation on 3/4" copper—if you don’t mind sweating! **Wireless Flow Meter** Jul 3, 2018 This is a guide for installing the Rachio wireless flow meter on 3/4” copper pipe if you don’t mind sweating a bit (of pipe, that is)! First, the finished installation: ### Rachio Flow Meter Install 1" Copper **Feedback** Jun 21, 2018 I thought that I would add to this thread with my successful flow meter install. My system uses 1" PVC. I used a PVC cutter to snip out a section of pipe and secured the meter in place with PVC-lock connectors. ### Gen 3 8 station frequently goes offline **Wi-Fi** May 17, 2018 Woohoo! With your help, the problem is solved. I tried Timber’s suggestion and actually tried it without the phone entirely and it went online. I also turned off one of the routers to make sure it’s getting a signal from only source and it went online. ### Rachio 3 - Wireless Rain Sensor Issue **Rain Sensors** May 14, 2018 [@franz](https://community.rachio.com/u/franz) -After the 8th activation/deactivation notification in the first day, I’ve decided to turn off the sensor in the app until I can get a tall ladder and reach the sensor to take it apart and clean it. Thanks for your help. ### History on Web interface Safari? **Tech Support** May 17, 2018 Thanks [@franz](https://community.rachio.com/u/franz). I just tried it on Firefox on another computer and got data, so it must be a Safari issue, not related to my account.