“Rainbird sprinklers are a joke. I have spent 2 hours wasting water trying to adjust the sprinkler head. I have watched several videos that show how easy it is but its not. No matter what I do it only stops on one side and still goes all way around on the other side. There has to be other sprinkler heads out there that are better and easier to adjust. If I could give them a zero rating I would.”
“Never stays connected….
Constantly in error connect issues.
tons of stuff on the app but nothing so simple as to simply click for each day the time zone, the hour ( like a 24 hour clock ) and day, to check mark each one you want active on the day. instead, it’s a lot of other stuff, crappy connectivity and no real auto schedule option on wireless controller”
“I replaced my Orbit b-hyve after it died of “NoAC” error, expecting to have a better system. The app seems to be designed by someone who never had to program an irrigation schedule. It disconnects frequently and you have to wait for at least a minute before trying to connect again. There is no test feature to test each zone. Figuring out different times and schedules for each zone seems to be impossible. I am going to return the ARC8 unit to Home Depot.”
“This company is unbelievable. I can get no one on the phone. I can't set the sprinkler because it waters all night, rain or shine. I tried going online to view the demonstration, nothing they explained appears on the screen. I have had sprinklers before and all I had to do was set the time of day, number of minutes and frequency. This stupid company expects you to do everyday individually and I cannot even read what's on the screen. I can only operate this system manually so when I go on vacation, I have to choose between no water or water all day. I might add the cost of water is very expensive in my area. I will never ever purchase anything from this company again. STUPID!!!!”
“Rainbird put the order on hold over the weekend, pending "verification" even though they withdrew the funds already. Sounds like phishing. asking for information they already had.”
“Trying to program the controller is like trying to decipher the WW2 German Enigma machine. I suspect the goal is to prevent the great "unwashed" from operating and programming the controller so that a dealer has to be summond. I even tried the video and it made virtually no sense. I know its meaningless to Rain Bird but if I ever need a new controller you can be assured it wont be a Rain Bird.”
“I have 2 ESP-TM2 systems purchased within the past 2 years. Recently I needed to program the auto system. It was going not going on or going on and repeating stations. I called the 800 number and received pleasant, tremendous help from Yvonne. She talked me through both systems and explained so much I didn't understand. She was very patient. I admit to being 70 and somewhat technically challenged. I now understand how to work the system and how I can change it. Thank you Yvonne.”
“If I could give zero I would given it. Beware of this company at any cost. Their products might be good but their service sucks. Ordered rainbird system through their online store and order confirmation said it will be delivered in two business days. It’s been more than 7 business days and constant follow ups with their reps is pain. it’s difficult to deal with rude customer service executives who don’t even listen to anyone. Called FedEx and they say they don’t any information and asks me talk to supplier. I don’t have any options but to file for chargebacks.”
“Ordering from the Rain Bird store has been a nightmare. Received notice from my credit card company that the order had been paid for, then received multiple emails from Rain Bird saying my order was placed in "Review Status" each time I called I was assured that order would be shipped. Huge mistake not ordering from Amazon.”
“I purchased sprinkler head nozzles and I have no problem with the product. However, I do have a big problem with shipping such a small item in a large cardboard box resulting in outrageous shipping fees. The product could easily fit in a very small envelope and ship USPS.”
“Used Rain Bird website to send a comment to their Customer Service folks. URL not found, so it was unable to send. I tried to use their "Chat" function. Started a text exchange with Customer Service, and then the representative just disappeared; I got no further responses after s/he asked several questions about my defective product. This is not a good indicator of a decent company. I'll be buying irrigation products elsewhere.”
“No customer service help just ads. Can't get to talk to a person again just a series of ads wanting to sell you different products. How about supporting your products! This is the worst experience of customer help I've ever had. Never buy it again. Service makes or breaks a product. Done.”
“Purchased the Rain Bird training for online certification. After many emails with the company, I was unable to view the modules. I tried at home and in the office. I tried on an iPad, laptop, phone, and desktop. When I asked for a refund, the company refused. I am unable to view the content, therefore I am unable to get certified. Very disappointed with the company.”
“The Rain Bird online store represents that orders before 9 a.m. are shipped same day. NOT. Three days later I received an email informing me that the order was suspended based upon a Rain Bird security concern and I must telephone Rain Bird. I did, and reconfirmed that the billing address and shipping address are the same. Five days after the order was placed, Rain Bird advised that the product was submitted to FedEx, whose tracking link advises that the link has been deleted.”
“My irrigation system guy said put a wifi unit in so I did / he did. What a mistake. I think wifi technology is beyond rain birds comprehension. The server is down alot and reaching a CS rep ...forget it. ITS Too bad, as if they MAYBE HIRED SOMEONE IN IT that knew what they were doing it might work like 1,000 other wifi devices we all use now.
I'm soo frustrated and would research other brands first. Why do I need to connect to their server anyways? This isn't fo fort Knox or a bank. I will try reaching them once again to get answers and maybe there is a recall?”
“Unbelievable. I'm normally a very patient person but in this day and age of respectable customer service, this company is living in the dark ages. Called multiple times not able to get through and having to leave a callback # only to get a callback saying "Due to technical difficulties please call us back" and then they hang up before you can get a word in??? And the one time i actually got through to a live person, they just quickly repeated the same message and hung up immediately! And this is supposed to be a multi-national company. LOL. Give me a break and spend some money on proper customer service. Products are decent but a sprinkler head housing inexplicably cracked so just looking to do a simple warranty claim. I'd give this company zero stars if I could.”
“Called rain bird for help with a part. No human interaction, just a recorded message that said they were all busy and if I wanted to talk to them I could leave a callback number. Three days and no call back.”
“ST8 wifi connection is a cumbersome exercise in futility...took hours to complete with cell phones. never could connect 3rd device with android emulator. tech support was no help. beware.”
“Ordered a product online, item received and unfortunately it was the wrong product. I see on the reciept that the company has a 30 day return policy, and request a return goods authorization. They say to go to fedex and mail it back to them. The product was around $4's and it was going to cost me $12's to ship it back just to get a $4 return. I called customer service and they say I was $&^% out of luck if I couldn't get it back to them for a refund. They have poor customer service and not customer oriented refunds policies that I will never do business with them again!”
“No confirmation of your order. After almost a week I sent an email to cancel the order if they really had the order. I get an answer at that point saying it was to late because it was ready to ship. Another week goes by and still no product. Never order online from this company.”
