# THE SHORT ANSWER If you are running a modern smart home, the Rachio 3e Smart Sprinkler is my immediate top pick for the vast majority of residential setups. When I installed this in my basement lab alongside a 24-bay Synology NAS, the integration into Home Assistant was the cleanest I have seen. It connects […]
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# Who Should Not Buy The Netro Whisperer If you are running a tightly coupled, local-only smart home stack where every device must communicate exclusively over MQTT to your Home Assistant instance without cloud dependencies, stop reading. The Netro Whisperer is not the answer for that specific architecture. When I tested the unit in my
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The Short Answer If you want a smart sprinkler system that genuinely skips watering when it rains, you need to stop looking for a standalone “smart sprinkler head” and start looking for a smart irrigation controller with built-in rain sensors or Wi-Fi connectivity that supports local automation rules. In my years of testing, I have
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