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Hunter Hydrawise HC Wi-Fi Controller

Hunter

premium Discontinued local: poor Wi-Fi

Price: $279.49 verified Sep 8, 2026
HA fit: poor
Works offline: no
Setup: easy
Hub needed: no

Discontinued. The manufacturer no longer sells this one new, so a retailer link here can land on remaining stock, a used or refurbished unit, or a successor model - check what the listing is before buying.

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Hunter Hydrawise HC Wi-Fi Controller

Hunter

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Quick verdict

A capable multi-zone Wi-Fi irrigation controller with an official Home Assistant integration, but it is cloud polling only. It is not local: all control and the Home Assistant integration route through the Hydrawise cloud. It leans on the manufacturer cloud, so it's here mainly as a fallback when local options run short. Note that Hunter discontinued the HC controller in January 2023 (US and Australia models), pointing buyers to the X2 with WAND module, the Pro-HC and the HPC.

Notes last checked Sep 1, 2026.

Compatibility snapshot

Home Assistant poor

Apple Home none

Google Home good

Alexa good

Works offline partly / no

Setup easy

Extra hub needed no

Power AC-powered

Local control facts

Home Assistant: hydrawise integration, Cloud Polling (home-assistant.io, checked Sep 10, 2026)

Why it stands out

Official HA integration and a polished predictive-watering app
Comes in 6-zone (HC-600i) and 12-zone (HC-1200i) models
Reliable mainstream brand with strong dealer support

Reasons to hesitate

Discontinued by Hunter in January 2023 (US and Australia models); remaining stock only
Cloud-only: the HA integration is Cloud Polling and needs a Hydrawise account
No local API; control stops if Hunter's cloud is down
Higher price plus account dependency

Best for

Large yards already on Hydrawise wanting basic cloud-based HA visibility

Avoid if

you want fully local control with no cloud account
you want a currently-produced model - Hunter discontinued the HC and now points buyers to the X2 with WAND module, the Pro-HC and the HPC

Privacy and local-control notes

It is not local: all control and the Home Assistant integration route through the Hydrawise cloud.

Home Assistant support: supported · integration path: Hunter Hydrawise (HA core, cloud polling).

Buying reality check

Price notes: Discontinued since January 2023 - remaining stock and used units only. The Amazon listing read $279.49 with only 2 units left on 2026-09-01 (verified 2026-09-01); that is scarcity pricing on remaining stock, well above what the HC sold for new, so treat any figure below it as a used-market price rather than a current one.

Verified price reads: lowest seen $279.49, latest $279.49 on Sep 8, 2026.

Sep 8, 2026$279.49amazon
Sep 1, 2026$279.49amazon

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Verified against

Home Assistant integration docs (integration, local, protocols) · checked Sep 6, 2026
Manufacturer page (discontinued) · checked Sep 6, 2026
support.hydrawise.com (discontinued) · checked Sep 6, 2026

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