I am wondering what are the advantages/benefit features to connect Irrigation control through Alarm.com?
I don’t understand if there are integration features by connecting irrigation to Alarm.com versus just allowing the irrigation to run stand alone through the manufacturer App.
I believe I have read on this forum that the Alarm.com irrigation settings are limited versus the Rainbird App. Again, looking to understand the benefit if programming is limited with Alarm.com integration.
When looking on Alarm.com website they show the Rainbird ESP-TM2. Do you know if the other Rainbird ESP-Me model with LNK Wi-Fi module is also compatible through Alarm.com integration? I have 15 valves in my system and the ESP-TM2 will not handle that many.
Happy to help! The ESP-Me model with LNK Wi-Fi module is indeed compatible.
Current Features for Irrigation:
System Status Monitoring:
Watering history
Current water (if active)
Seasonal adjustments (Rain Bird only)
Control:
Rain Delay
Turn on specific zones for a desired time
Run Program (same as Run Schedule on Rachio)
Put the Device in standby (Rachio only)
Stop current watering
Note: The Alarm.com app does not support configuration of Rachio schedules, Rain Bird programs, weather settings, or offer a view of schedule history.
Thanks for confirming the Rainbird ESP-Me comparability. I would be interested in that model. Looks like Rainbird recently came out with a new version ESP-Me3, I just realized this weekend.
Just to ask for clarification, is there any unique usage situations by going ALarm.com integration with Rainbird irrigation rather just using the Rainbird standalone App?
Such as any usage cases unique to using Alarm.com for Rules or Notifications that the Rainbird App would not have?
Just trying to understand a benefit or is it just soley the consolidation factor, to get all home automation to one App (Alarm.com)?
I believe all the functions including rain delay are available through both apps. This is more a consolidation and notification source benefit so that users can interact with one system rather than multiple.