Hunter Sprinkler RAINCLIK Rain-Clik Rain Sensoring Irrigation Control - Hardwired

Replaced a wireless sensor (sealed battery dead) with this on a Hunter X-Core. Easy to install and works just fine. I did find out that you cannot test the sensor in manual one zone mode. You must test in Manual ALL or Automatic mode. Just a little confusing as the instructions just say to turn on one zone of the system you can see and press the button, and they should turn off. This makes it sound like manual one zone would work, and it does not as this mode bypasses the sensor.

I have had two wireless rain sensors fail because you can not replace the battery. So I bought this on. A lot cheaper and once I got the wire run it works great and there should not ever be a reason to replace it. I hope. I did not hang from the gutter. I put a post in the ground and mounted the sensor on that. It’s five feet from the house and four feet off the ground, so no ladder needed.

Excellent quality, easy install, works flawlessly!

Here in Florida, by law all automatic landscape irrigation systems must have some type of functioning interruption device during periods of sufficient moisture. Regardless of any legal requirements, these devices will save you money and help reduce depletion of our water supplies. These devices do fail and need to be checked annually and replaced as needed. Our state's agriculture extension service estimates that 70% of homeowner rain sensors are not functioning!I just discovered that Hunter provides a 5-year warranty on both Rain-Clik and Solar-Sync sensors. To test this, I removed a neighbor's failed sensor and took it to my local distributor (irrigation supply store listed on Hunter's web site) and they swapped it out no questions. The store manager just looked at the manufacture date stamped on the bottom to confirm the age and gave me a new one still in the box. This is amazing as the half-life of rain sensors is typically less than 5 years. I regret disposing of my old sensor before finding this out.The Rain-Clik sensor differentiates itself from the competition by having a second quick acting shutoff; located nearest the mounting screw. This opens the circuit to prevent the controller from watering when a light rain first starts to fall (a rains sensor is suppose to keep you from watering during a rain, right?). Expansion and contraction of the hydroscopic disks as they get wet and then dry out is how rain sensors open and close the electrical circuit (i.e. turn the controller off and on). This model allows some rough control of how fast the disks dry by adjusting the size of the air vent opening. With the air vent on the taller tube (which contains the larger slower response disks) fully closed, I find that my rain sensor keeps the controller turned off for about 24 hours after a rain stops.I recommend this Hunter rain sensor because of the addition of a second quick acting shut-down and because of the 5-year warranty.

Opens circuit when it rains so sprinkler won't operate for a couple days while the internal absorbent disks dry and shrink - thus closing switch again so normal watering continues.Bracket easily mounted on bottom of rafter end to extend out past bottom of rain gutter, so I didn't have to mount on gutter. I ran wire between small gap in roof deck at rafter junction. Or a small hole can be drilled if controller is inside garage like mine.

Everything you need to hook up to Hunter irrigation timeclock. works great

works only one moth and then dies

It's embarrassing and a waste of water when your irrigation system comes on during or right after a rain storm, summer cloud burst or drizzle My old rain sensor which was about 6 years old, worked sometimes AFTER a rain event... sometimes not. At times it would not reset and the system stayed off for several days... not good during summer months. I purchased this unit (a dual sensor model) which turns off the system if it is operating during a "cloud burst" and is adjustable for the time you want your irrigation to remain off after rain. Really easy to install (especially on Hunter Systems) and nicely constructed. Comes with mounting screws & a adjustable aluminum bracket. The price is right too... my local irrigation guy wanted over $150.00 for this unit installed. Follow the clearly written instruction sheet, & pay yourself $120.00 for about a half hour of work.