Top 4 wifi water timer in 2024

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1. Not Ready For Prime Time. Update 4/30/18 – I want to start off with, Orbit did reach out and sent me another unit (thank you!!). I attempted to connect it again was unable to initially. I emailed Orbit tech support and they told me to push the button on each of the units 6 times to reset it to connect via bluetooth – I guessed it would have been more of a push an hold type but it did reset it. The hub connected easy enough to wifi but the hose connector didn’t connect to hub initially. I spent about an hour fiddling with it so it could connect via bluetooth to the wireless hub (I don’t understand that)? It eventually connected to the hub and I thought I was all good. I hooked it up to my hose, setup the watering program and gave it a try. When trying to manually run it for 10 minutes – it would run but no where in the app does it say how to shut it off? I would have liked a simple on and off/green light/red light type of interface in the app. Last night, I was eager to see the unit go off at the time I set it up. It didn’t go off at the time I set. I waited about 5 minutes after the time it was supposed to go off and it still didn’t work. All the app said is that it would water tomorrow per the program I setup. Umm… why didn’t it go off, smart watering wasn’t enabled, just no information.As a person who is in IT and have setup a variety of smart home devices both simple and a bit more complex this product is still not ready. I would advise Orbit to look at products like the Belkin Wemo, Smartthings, Nest, Ring etc… They are not perfect products but they have a relatively simple setup and they are easy to manage. This faucet timer’s app is confusing and not intuitive – I would encourage a UI designer to take a look and work to simplify basic functions and make setup easier. I was looking for an easy on and off, set a schedule and perhaps have it ask me if it needs to water if it is raining – something easy like that type of UI experience. This app was hard to manually turn on and off the water via the app.I have decided to use the old school yet highly rated Orbit Single Outlet Programmable Hose Faucet Timer (https://www.amazon.com/Orbit-Single-Programmable-Standard-Packaging/dp/B004INGS8S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1525107301&sr=8-1&keywords=orbit+hose+timer&dpID=41xO3KV2tEL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch) it was a breeze to setup and seems to work well with my drip system and garden boxes. Orbit, if you need some input on the product or to rework it I would be happy to help. I was very excited about this product and hope it becomes a well baked solution soon. I love the idea of automating my drip system, saving water etc…Was very excited to receive this product after its announcement at CES. We recently installed our garden boxes and a Rainbird drip system. The final piece was installing this cool smart watering faucet timer. For the record – I installed the app on my iPhone 8, running the latest version of IOS. I also have a wireless mesh network with ample Wi-Fi available outside. I followed the quick start guide and tried to install both the Wi-Fi hub and timer with the help of the app. When I got done the timer would only connect via Bluetooth. Uh… I need it connected to the internet for all the fancy weather stuff to work. I started over to see if I had made a mistake. After trying to start over, resetting the whole system, trying the install from scratch and even trying it with a new account, the whole thing just wouldnt work. I find the app to be pretty bad. You are asked to select what you want to install. Then it uses Bluetooth to connect – the first time it sort of worked but then you have to do the install twice to get the timer to work – then only the Bluetooth worked on the timer. Really confusing…. my impression is this product is not well baked yet. Was hoping for a simple install like many smart home devices I have. This just doesn’t work. :/ I’m returning it for a manual watering timer unfortunately.

2. Not Ready For Prime Time. Update 4/30/18 – I want to start off with, Orbit did reach out and sent me another unit (thank you!!). I attempted to connect it again was unable to initially. I emailed Orbit tech support and they told me to push the button on each of the units 6 times to reset it to connect via bluetooth – I guessed it would have been more of a push an hold type but it did reset it. The hub connected easy enough to wifi but the hose connector didn’t connect to hub initially. I spent about an hour fiddling with it so it could connect via bluetooth to the wireless hub (I don’t understand that)? It eventually connected to the hub and I thought I was all good. I hooked it up to my hose, setup the watering program and gave it a try. When trying to manually run it for 10 minutes – it would run but no where in the app does it say how to shut it off? I would have liked a simple on and off/green light/red light type of interface in the app. Last night, I was eager to see the unit go off at the time I set it up. It didn’t go off at the time I set. I waited about 5 minutes after the time it was supposed to go off and it still didn’t work. All the app said is that it would water tomorrow per the program I setup. Umm… why didn’t it go off, smart watering wasn’t enabled, just no information.As a person who is in IT and have setup a variety of smart home devices both simple and a bit more complex this product is still not ready. I would advise Orbit to look at products like the Belkin Wemo, Smartthings, Nest, Ring etc… They are not perfect products but they have a relatively simple setup and they are easy to manage. This faucet timer’s app is confusing and not intuitive – I would encourage a UI designer to take a look and work to simplify basic functions and make setup easier. I was looking for an easy on and off, set a schedule and perhaps have it ask me if it needs to water if it is raining – something easy like that type of UI experience. This app was hard to manually turn on and off the water via the app.I have decided to use the old school yet highly rated Orbit Single Outlet Programmable Hose Faucet Timer (https://www.amazon.com/Orbit-Single-Programmable-Standard-Packaging/dp/B004INGS8S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1525107301&sr=8-1&keywords=orbit+hose+timer&dpID=41xO3KV2tEL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch) it was a breeze to setup and seems to work well with my drip system and garden boxes. Orbit, if you need some input on the product or to rework it I would be happy to help. I was very excited about this product and hope it becomes a well baked solution soon. I love the idea of automating my drip system, saving water etc…Was very excited to receive this product after its announcement at CES. We recently installed our garden boxes and a Rainbird drip system. The final piece was installing this cool smart watering faucet timer. For the record – I installed the app on my iPhone 8, running the latest version of IOS. I also have a wireless mesh network with ample Wi-Fi available outside. I followed the quick start guide and tried to install both the Wi-Fi hub and timer with the help of the app. When I got done the timer would only connect via Bluetooth. Uh… I need it connected to the internet for all the fancy weather stuff to work. I started over to see if I had made a mistake. After trying to start over, resetting the whole system, trying the install from scratch and even trying it with a new account, the whole thing just wouldnt work. I find the app to be pretty bad. You are asked to select what you want to install. Then it uses Bluetooth to connect – the first time it sort of worked but then you have to do the install twice to get the timer to work – then only the Bluetooth worked on the timer. Really confusing…. my impression is this product is not well baked yet. Was hoping for a simple install like many smart home devices I have. This just doesn’t work. :/ I’m returning it for a manual watering timer unfortunately.

3. Instructions for getting through a poorly designed app and getting a pretty cool product. I love having these faucet timers for my yard. I have 3 now (one purchased with this hub and 2 additional 21005 units). The majority of the negative reviews are due to frustrations working with the poorly designed app from Orbit. The documentation is not very clear either, so hopefully the following explains how it works.The Orbit B-hyve smart device app is used to control multiple devices. You can purchase this item which includes a WiFi hub, the model without that is Bluetooth only (but which can be upgraded to use WiFi with this included hub), another timer that will control other Orbit B-hyve products, etc. While using the same app for multiple devices in theory shouldn’t be an issue, in this case it can be confusing because some options are not relevant for the product you may have purchased, but are still visible even if you don’t want to or can’t use the feature.Things to note:Each device is separate from the other. You control and schedule them separately.Programs – This is where you “program” the faucet timers. You can create multiple sets of schedules for each device. You can have a device come on each day of the week (you can select the days individually), at an interval (every 1, 2, 3 etc days), even or odd days. You can specify multiple start times throughout the day (come on at 8am, 12pm, 3pm). You will pick the default zone and select for how long the faucet will remain open for the days/times you picked. You can also specify a watering budget (which admittedly i have no clue what that does because i couldn’t find documentation on it, it may not even be relevant to this device…so i left it alone at 100%)Zones – Although completely irrelevant and not meaningful for these devices, a Zone is the area that the device will water. They each only control 1 zone, but despite that possibly obvious fact, you still have to select that 1 zone when setting up the schedule. You will see prompts and warnings that you haven’t configured a schedule for the zones on the device. From reading others complaints, I think a lot of the struggles would be eliminated if they just defaulted to the only zone available, but once you realize that they sell other devices that control 6 or 12 zones and they happen to use the same interface for our single zone devices, it makes a little more sense.So how do you actually program these timers?1. Once you download the app on your phone/tablet, you will need to create a Orbit B-hyve account.2. The app will attempt to enable Bluetooth on your phone for the initial pairing of the devices.3. You should then plugin the hub (choose an inside wall that is closet to where your faucet timers will be installed and where you have a WiFi signal). This device will connect on a 2.4GHz signal only. The signal doesn’t need to be very strong from my experience (mine is pretty far from my WiFi router).4. You will then add the hub to your account via the app (it should default to pairing mode).5. Next you install 2 double A batteries in the faucet timer (you will hear it click twice as it opens and shuts the valve to confirm it is functioning correctly).6. You will add a new device in the app and you should see the icon that looks like the timer with the MAC of device. You will need to tell it the location (which is annoying because you do it for each device you add…or it seems like you do. It remembers what you previously provided, but seems to keep prompted on each new device. I assume this is for people who will use the same account to control devices in multiple zip codes, but why that would be on for most people i can’t understand).7. You should get prompted to update the device (one of the 3 I installed did not prompt me at first so i went into Settings – Devices – select the device – scroll down to Update Firmware). This took about 2 to 3 minutes for me.8. Here is where the fun / confusion / frustration begins..9. You should be prompted to program a schedule for the new device now. You have the option of using their smart watering or to do a manual schedule. Regardless of which you want to do, it tells you that it wants to test the water flow. For me i wanted to do the manual schedule so that honestly threw me off because I was doing this on my couch and I also didn’t want to use the smart watering option so I didn’t know if I needed to do that to proceed…you don’t need to by the way :)10. If you go through the wizard and do manual setup it will walk you through the options I listed above regarding the “programming”11. Once you save it, you are all set. Hook it up to your faucet and click the icon that looks like a remote and test it out.Once you have it programmed it seems reasonably straight forward to use. Providing the zip code means that if it rains, it will / can automatically set a rain delay on (it happened to be raining when i was setting it up and it applied a rain delay automatically). But of course, you can always clear that or adjust it as you see fit which I think is pretty cool.There are more features and options but this should be enough to get someone started. The app does suck, but the product is totally worth it form what i can tell so far.

4. Instructions for getting through a poorly designed app and getting a pretty cool product. I love having these faucet timers for my yard. I have 3 now (one purchased with this hub and 2 additional 21005 units). The majority of the negative reviews are due to frustrations working with the poorly designed app from Orbit. The documentation is not very clear either, so hopefully the following explains how it works.The Orbit B-hyve smart device app is used to control multiple devices. You can purchase this item which includes a WiFi hub, the model without that is Bluetooth only (but which can be upgraded to use WiFi with this included hub), another timer that will control other Orbit B-hyve products, etc. While using the same app for multiple devices in theory shouldn’t be an issue, in this case it can be confusing because some options are not relevant for the product you may have purchased, but are still visible even if you don’t want to or can’t use the feature.Things to note:Each device is separate from the other. You control and schedule them separately.Programs – This is where you “program” the faucet timers. You can create multiple sets of schedules for each device. You can have a device come on each day of the week (you can select the days individually), at an interval (every 1, 2, 3 etc days), even or odd days. You can specify multiple start times throughout the day (come on at 8am, 12pm, 3pm). You will pick the default zone and select for how long the faucet will remain open for the days/times you picked. You can also specify a watering budget (which admittedly i have no clue what that does because i couldn’t find documentation on it, it may not even be relevant to this device…so i left it alone at 100%)Zones – Although completely irrelevant and not meaningful for these devices, a Zone is the area that the device will water. They each only control 1 zone, but despite that possibly obvious fact, you still have to select that 1 zone when setting up the schedule. You will see prompts and warnings that you haven’t configured a schedule for the zones on the device. From reading others complaints, I think a lot of the struggles would be eliminated if they just defaulted to the only zone available, but once you realize that they sell other devices that control 6 or 12 zones and they happen to use the same interface for our single zone devices, it makes a little more sense.So how do you actually program these timers?1. Once you download the app on your phone/tablet, you will need to create a Orbit B-hyve account.2. The app will attempt to enable Bluetooth on your phone for the initial pairing of the devices.3. You should then plugin the hub (choose an inside wall that is closet to where your faucet timers will be installed and where you have a WiFi signal). This device will connect on a 2.4GHz signal only. The signal doesn’t need to be very strong from my experience (mine is pretty far from my WiFi router).4. You will then add the hub to your account via the app (it should default to pairing mode).5. Next you install 2 double A batteries in the faucet timer (you will hear it click twice as it opens and shuts the valve to confirm it is functioning correctly).6. You will add a new device in the app and you should see the icon that looks like the timer with the MAC of device. You will need to tell it the location (which is annoying because you do it for each device you add…or it seems like you do. It remembers what you previously provided, but seems to keep prompted on each new device. I assume this is for people who will use the same account to control devices in multiple zip codes, but why that would be on for most people i can’t understand).7. You should get prompted to update the device (one of the 3 I installed did not prompt me at first so i went into Settings – Devices – select the device – scroll down to Update Firmware). This took about 2 to 3 minutes for me.8. Here is where the fun / confusion / frustration begins..9. You should be prompted to program a schedule for the new device now. You have the option of using their smart watering or to do a manual schedule. Regardless of which you want to do, it tells you that it wants to test the water flow. For me i wanted to do the manual schedule so that honestly threw me off because I was doing this on my couch and I also didn’t want to use the smart watering option so I didn’t know if I needed to do that to proceed…you don’t need to by the way :)10. If you go through the wizard and do manual setup it will walk you through the options I listed above regarding the “programming”11. Once you save it, you are all set. Hook it up to your faucet and click the icon that looks like a remote and test it out.Once you have it programmed it seems reasonably straight forward to use. Providing the zip code means that if it rains, it will / can automatically set a rain delay on (it happened to be raining when i was setting it up and it applied a rain delay automatically). But of course, you can always clear that or adjust it as you see fit which I think is pretty cool.There are more features and options but this should be enough to get someone started. The app does suck, but the product is totally worth it form what i can tell so far.

5. Better than B-HYVE by a long shot. This product is extremely easy and amazing to use!I tried the B-hyve system and it was total garbage. I am a very tech savvy young man and still was having difficulty even getting it to connect to all its components. It had bugs all throughout its software that drove me absolutely nuts AND the app cost me $10 that I was never refunded.. too nuanced and wouldn’t work. Had to delete the app from my phone and reinstall the entire system to even get it to barely work. Most of the time it wouldn’t even see my WiFi.So I went with my gut instinct and found something that looked like the people that made it actually care. That’s when I found this gem!The app is by far the best user experience I could ask for and I am a UX designer. And it’s free! Doesn’t have a weird Pro version for something I’ve already paid for. It took me 5min to set up the app after initially plugging in the Bluetooth to WiFi hub and installing the smart water controller onto the faucet with the plumbers tape that was included.It’s very responsive and the notifications are nice to have so you can tell if it’s on or not without visiting the app. If I start it manually from the app, it has about a .5 second delay from the moment I push start until the moment it starts.It also has a smart system that will cancel your daily schedule if it rains or will rain that day. So, drought no-more!It was pretty easy to get my wife added to the app account so that she and I can manage the same system from anywhere and see when either of use run the water so that we don’t accidentally do it more than we should.Overall if fits perfectly in the not too much or not enough category. It feel like they really tired not to overwhelm the user and deliver a great product!Thank you and hope this helps with your search to not kill us all by over watering your yard 😘

6. Easy to configure. The product arrived quickly from Amazon. Inside the box was the TTV102B BluetoothSmart Irrigation Timer, the TWG009BW Bluetooth Gateway and the instruction manual. The Bluetooth Gateway is a device which plugs directly into a 110vac wall outlet and has a push button on its front.The initial set up was to connect the device by downloading the RainPoint app via scanning the included QR code or downloading directly from Google play store. This process was simple to download and connecting to the Gateway was also simple. Instructions are very well written. The app to connect the Gateway is very much like connecting a device to the TuyaSmart app, very simple and straightforward. After pairing the Gateway to the app, you can move on to setting up the Irrigation timer. One item to note with the setup of these devices is that Wifi is necessary to do the setup. Although Wifi is not how the irrigation controller iscontrolled, it is needed for initial setup and for the device to connect to the manufacturers server in order to update the devices firmware which is fast to update as well. Again, configuring and adding the Smart Irrigation Timer is no more complicated than adding most modern blue tooth devices. Basically, holding a button on the timer for 6 seconds and add to the app. Simple and straightforward. Once done, move tothe apps homepage and connect the two and the system is configured. The paired devices now show upon the apps homepage. More “sub” devices can be added to the app. Device info shows up in the app suchas date, battery status, device status, weather information, irrigation time, last run time and next run time.You can push a button for 10 minutes of instant watering or, program timing schedules like cycle and soak to allow more flexibility for your specific watering needs. This is a handy and compact device which we plan on connecting to our well pump (has a standard 3/4″ hose connector) to feed other watering devices. The only confusing fact is that in my experience Blue tooth is good for about a 30 foot range, but the box statesits good for about 150 feet. So the gateway would have to be within that range to work reliably. However,the box also states with the purchase of a TWG009BW wifi hub, you can control the device from anywhereand anytime through wifi. Because we live on a large piece of land, this may be an ancillary device we mayconsider purchasing in the future as it would be inconvenient to attempt to operate the device throughblue tooth. All in all, it is a solid product with a well thought through app and well written instructions evenfor the non-technical gardener.

7. Follow up – amazing support. I recently contacted Support to see what was going on with the wifi controller. They sent me a timely response with clear instructions. I followed them carefully but could not get the controller to work. In the meantime support would email me for follow up. They have an incredible support staff. They recognized the controller would need to be replaced and have prepared to ship another out to me. I am impressed by Rainpoint’s support network!The RainPoint Bluetooth Smart Irrigation Timer+ Bluetooth gateway was delivered as expected. The instructions were very well written as I followed them almost to the T. My setup time was no more than 20 min and that was with the suggested system software upgrades to both the Timer and Gateway. Once connected, the phone app is fairly intuitive. I immediately tested the manual setting and watched the timer on the phone count down and then I set up the time for what days of the week I wanted watering and for how long. The timer today went off as expected for the amount of time I set up on the app. So far this product works for me. I like that you can review your watering history in the app. Nice feature.. great for when you are away from home and need to possibly change your water frequency but didn’t remember what you had it set on. There is a rain delay function as well. All of this is displayed on the app. including the current weather forecast! There is one item that would be nice to change and that is the reddish/pink light on the gateway. I was a bit confused in the beginning thinking I didn’t have it connected correctly due to the color. It would be nice to have it a low luminous green (thinking I am good to go). Also the gateway needs to be within 100 ft (if I remember right) … plugged indoors. This does not affect me as my timer is approx 30-40 feet away from the gateway. Also, it looks like it can be connected to Alexa… I only gave that a few min of my time as I know some apps take a blessing from higher ups to get to work with Alexa and I did not have the time at the moment to do it. The other interesting feature which I would want to find out more is that you can add additional devices. I am not sure if this means you can add more timers/gateways and use one app to control all of them. Which means you can build a somewhat sophisticated watering system. I failed to mention the construction of the devices. They look very well made. If you register your product, you can get up to 5 years of warranty coverage.

8. 5-stars for the Wi-Fi Hub. I previously left a review when I purchased just the B-hyve XD 4-Port Timer. That review was not very positive due to the poor range of the bluetooth signal. After reading reviews if the Wi-Fi Hub I decided to give it a try. I purchased this combo pack (B-hyve XD 4-Port Timer and Wi-Fi Hub). What a difference it made. The Wi-Fi Hub is essential to the performance of the 4-Port Timer. I placed the Hub between my two timers and poof, my connection issues went away. 5-stars for the Wi-Fi Hub. However, I took one star from this combo set because of the difficult of some aspects of programming the Timer. My issue is this: I have one Timer using “advanced programs”. Telling them to have a 1, 2, etc. day watering delay results in a logical delay. The other Timer is using a “basic program”. When I tell it to have a 1, 2, etc. day watering delay the results make no sense. It is not logical. The program may not set the delay at all or the program may jump out a week. I have yet to figure it out and I am a computer engineer.Summary: Use the Wi-Fi Hub. Use the advanced program setting on the Timer. The results are excellent. I recommend.

9. 5-stars for the Wi-Fi Hub. I previously left a review when I purchased just the B-hyve XD 4-Port Timer. That review was not very positive due to the poor range of the bluetooth signal. After reading reviews if the Wi-Fi Hub I decided to give it a try. I purchased this combo pack (B-hyve XD 4-Port Timer and Wi-Fi Hub). What a difference it made. The Wi-Fi Hub is essential to the performance of the 4-Port Timer. I placed the Hub between my two timers and poof, my connection issues went away. 5-stars for the Wi-Fi Hub. However, I took one star from this combo set because of the difficult of some aspects of programming the Timer. My issue is this: I have one Timer using “advanced programs”. Telling them to have a 1, 2, etc. day watering delay results in a logical delay. The other Timer is using a “basic program”. When I tell it to have a 1, 2, etc. day watering delay the results make no sense. It is not logical. The program may not set the delay at all or the program may jump out a week. I have yet to figure it out and I am a computer engineer.Summary: Use the Wi-Fi Hub. Use the advanced program setting on the Timer. The results are excellent. I recommend.

10. Life changing. Set up 2 water timers with one hub and was pretty easy to program everything. We have thick log walls so finding the right spot for both timers took a bit. Had issues losing the WiFi the first couple days for some reason but no real issues after a week’s use on 2 timer units. My feet are badly disabled after an accident, running back and forth to test, lines, sticking valves, did a timer come on correctly, no more running outside at 11 pm to hit rain delay etc. The pop up notifications and the saving my feet- it is truly life saving for me. I cannot recommend this product enough. I even figured out, finally, how to program one valve to come on two times/day. The program walks you through step by step on the app. 5 Stars is not enough for this product!

11. Easy installation, nice features. If you’re familiar with smart devices, install is a breeze. If not, the directions seemed good enough after a quick read.Key install points:1. Download the Smart Life app on your device2. Plug in the wall unit (green light should start slow flashing) and make sure Bluetooth is enabled on your device3. Make sure you’re on the same Wi-Fi (2.4GHz) network to which you want to connect the device4. Add a new device in Smart Life – it should guide you through the process with a series of clicks5. Make sure both the base unit and the water valve get installed6. It should automatically get added to your Smart home system (at least, it did for me with Alexa).That aside, the features all work as expected.The only issue I have encountered is that the smart valve did not provide enough pressure to use my drip irrigation with my rain barrel (only about .6psi, about a foot and half off the ground – works fine manually). So instead, I have a splitter connecting my drip irrigation to both the house bibb (where the smart valve is installed) and the rain barrel (for manual use when I’m at home).My favorite part is the app UI shows the recent weather as well as a forecast so you can adjust your watering schedule as needed.I’ve only had it installed for a day, but we’re taking a trip soon so I’ll be updating with my experience using this system remotely. Hoping it keeps my veggie garden thriving!Update 17 September 2024: this thing has been fantastic. It kept my veggies alive during a couple weeks away. I’ve since used it frequently to water early in the morning on especially hot days. I really can’t overemphasize how nice it is to see the forecast in the scheduling app. Makes adjustments a breeze.

12. A great way to easily add irrigation without digging. You have three options when you start adding new plants to a yard: you can water manually all the time, you can do a ton of digging to add zones to your sprinkler system, or you can do one of these. I moved into the B-hyve ecosystem a few years ago when my old Rainmachine died and it was obvious that the company wasn’t coming back. I’ve very glad that I did.- Easy to set up. Attach to your faucet, attach your hose, turn on the water, and use the app to set and forget.- The Bluetooth-WiFi bridge is a must if you don’t yet have one. Otherwise it can only be programmed and monitored when your phone is in range. It also means no persistent data access.- When the instructions say “don’t leave this outside in freezing weather”, it’s serious. I had one valve crack because of this. When you have a freeze warning, turn off the faucet and disconnect it to prevent damage.- A pair of AA batteries lasts the entire season. It’s nice to not burn through a ton of them.- The application has improved with time. It used to be a lot less intiutive. Even so, the software has some learning curve if you need to make manual adjustments. It’s also frustrating that each device is managed completely separately rather than from a unified console. The web interface has been quite broken for some time and is basically unusable, but the mobile app is good enough that this is an annoyance rather than a barrier to use.If you’re looking for an alternative to the major smart sprinkler vendors in a way that gives you more control, this is the best option on the market right now.

13. A great way to easily add irrigation without digging. You have three options when you start adding new plants to a yard: you can water manually all the time, you can do a ton of digging to add zones to your sprinkler system, or you can do one of these. I moved into the B-hyve ecosystem a few years ago when my old Rainmachine died and it was obvious that the company wasn’t coming back. I’ve very glad that I did.- Easy to set up. Attach to your faucet, attach your hose, turn on the water, and use the app to set and forget.- The Bluetooth-WiFi bridge is a must if you don’t yet have one. Otherwise it can only be programmed and monitored when your phone is in range. It also means no persistent data access.- When the instructions say “don’t leave this outside in freezing weather”, it’s serious. I had one valve crack because of this. When you have a freeze warning, turn off the faucet and disconnect it to prevent damage.- A pair of AA batteries lasts the entire season. It’s nice to not burn through a ton of them.- The application has improved with time. It used to be a lot less intiutive. Even so, the software has some learning curve if you need to make manual adjustments. It’s also frustrating that each device is managed completely separately rather than from a unified console. The web interface has been quite broken for some time and is basically unusable, but the mobile app is good enough that this is an annoyance rather than a barrier to use.If you’re looking for an alternative to the major smart sprinkler vendors in a way that gives you more control, this is the best option on the market right now.

14. Nice Timer that works well but setup was a little difficult. I currently have 4 yellow RAINPOINT Wi-Fi Sprinkler Smart Water Timers installed on drip irrigation systems around my home. I recently received the new Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Smart water timer. The new timer is more compact and has a brass inlet which is a big improvement from the old plastic inlet which could easily be stripped or broken. The hub is much smaller and only about 1 3/4″ x 2 1/4″. The yellow version uses 4 AA batteries. The new version uses 3 AAA batteries. The location of the batteries on the new unit are in the front of the timer which is more convenient. Time will tell if the 3 AAA batteries last as long as the old units 4 AA batteries.I already had the app installed so all I needed to do was update to the new version. Setup was a bit of an issue. The instructions are very basic so they were easy to follow. Unfortunately I kept getting a message to turn on my phones Bluetooth which was already on. After multiple attempts I noticed a small statement on the screen that could be clicked. I clicked on that and I was asked to allow the device to use my Bluetooth. I agreed and the Installation proceeded without any additional issues. There was no mention at all in the instructions about this settings function which will be a problem for some users as it is not very visible. Programming the device in the App is simple with the ability to choose days of the week to water and program multiple watering times per day. So far the unit seems to be working well and I am happy with the timer. I also want to add that Rainpoint is very responsive when contacted. I had one of my yellow timers malfunction. I called Rainpoint, they answer the call quickly, and they shipped me a new free unit immediately.

15. Works great if it comes with all its parts. The first timer, we received had a defective battery connection. However, after returning it and receiving the new one, it has worked fine.

16. Incredible Smart Sprinkler Timer – So Easy to Use. The media could not be loaded. I recently got the 2024 WiFi Sprinkler Timer for my front window box, and it’s a game changer! The brass swivel inlet makes it super durable and leak-resistant. This timer has two watering modes—timed and cyclical—allowing me to set up to 20 different watering schedules for different areas like my lawn and flower beds as well (I don’t even need that many!).The remote app control via Smart Life is fantastic! I can manage my garden’s watering schedule from anywhere, and the connection is super stable. Plus, it supports Alexa and Google Assistant, so I can control it with just my voice, which is incredibly convenient when I’m busy.The rain delay and manual watering options are also great features. It skips watering on rainy days (wich we have a lot), saving me water and money. I can also manually water anytime I want without disrupting the preset schedule.I can’t believe how easy it is to use. This timer has made managing my watering schedules so much simpler and more efficient. Highly recommend!

17. Easy to program. Must water daily. This has a maximum 23:59 schedule for water. You have to water daily. Luckily, my vegetation is water hungry.If you water on weekly schedules, this is not for you. There are others in the same price range that can do that.It is working well so far. I have adjusted the daily water schedule with ease with no problem. Its batteries appear to last six months if the manual is believed. The screen goes blank after a few minutes and saves battery power. We’ll see if they last the six months. Not this year.It has been keeping the schedule so far. I’m giving four stars since it can’t keep weekly schedules.

18. Working great so far. I used my refrigerator water line as a water source for a water trough.I put this on aerobic step platform with a dog microfiber towel underneath. I then connected it with this Alexa enabled garden hose switch which is also operated by a yolink water sensor in case of a leak it will shut off automatically and give me a warning.All in I think I’m about $180 to keep my six dogs from getting thirsty and minimizing the many many gallons of water I get daily to fill their bowls.

19. Works Well. This has worked for me, no leaks and it makes watering incredibly easy! I’m not techy and had no trouble setting it up. If you’re a gardener thinking about setting up a self-watering system, I recommend going for it – I can’t believe how many years I hand-watered and lost plants and how quick the system was to set up!

20. Misleading reviews. Timer does shut the water off although I installed the app and got synced it to the timer. Be worry guys, All the reviews are on a different product (dryer rack) which has deceived my purchase decision.

21. Reliable Orbit. Have to hand it to Orbit. Really do. They make good quality product. Reliable. Easy. Works great. Have a small 2 port manual timer. Just installed WiFi 4 port. I have struggled with terrible quality competitor brand. Nope. Orbit makes the best. My sons and brother in laws going to buy the Orbit WiFi.

22. Very efficient. This sprinkler timer is a game changer! The smart features allow for precise control over the amount of water for each zone, so there isn’t any waste. Since I started using it, my lawn and plants look so good, and my water bill has noticeably decreased. If you’re looking to improve your watering efficiency, I highly recommend this.

23. Read this before you buy this product. I bought this for my indoor atrium, which we water 3 times per week on Monday, Wed and Friday. This works with Smart Life app, which is good. I assumed that something like a 3 day per week schedule would be easy to set up. Surprise! You can’t. The app that runs inside the Smart Life app is very primitive. Any watering schedule you set up is for every day. There is no way to set up any watering schedule for other than every day. This may not be a big deal for some, but for me, it makes the product useless to me.

24. This is a great timer. I bought 2 of these , worth the money, they work as there supposed to, bought a few months ago and the batteries are still holding up, easy to install and setup, I highly recommend

25. Has all the Hardware and App features I wanted. I needed to keep my new sod alive on 1/2 acre, so I set up 2 hubs and 4 controllers. I’m giving this 5 stars despite having a technical issue with one of the controllers (the 4-port) 15 days after the return window closed🙁. I like my system so much that I bought a new standalone controller and paid an additional $10 for a 3-year warranty this time, and I did it with a smile😊.Last summer, I tried the Insoma WiFi Sprinkler Timer (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BWHGHSY8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1), which uses 4 AA batteries that last about a week. In contrast, these Orbit controllers use 2 AA batteries, and I haven’t had to change them all summer.Here’s a bit of technical insight for fellow geeks! The battery life difference is apparently due to how each system handles a “running out of battery” scenario. I noticed in the Orbit documentation that checks the battery level before watering. If there’s enough power to perform both the turn-on and turn-off actions, it only energizes briefly to “turn the spigot” in either direction. It would seem that the Insoma keeps a solenoid continuously energized while watering (leading to shorter battery life) but running out of battery would cause the solenoid to close ensuring that it won’t be stuck watering indefinitely.I actually develop apps similar to the B-Hive app used to control this system. I can confidently say that this is the most reliable, intuitive, and visually appealing mobile app I’ve ever used. It’s the whole package. This is also my first review, and I’m writing it because I got everything I wanted, which is a rare occurrence for me.

26. I love this thing. This faucet timer is very reliable. I especially like the fact that it will not water the plants when the power is off, which might seem like a strange thing to say. But if I have no power, the well pump doesn’t work, and if the timer turned on, it would quickly drain the pressure tank under my house, leaving me with no water at all (like my old battery powered timer used to do).

27. Smart WiFi water timer. This timer makes watering super easy! The app lets me set everything from my phone, and I can even control it with Alexa when my hands are full. The brass connection seems really solid and built to last. It’s been great for keeping my lawn and plants watered without having to worry about it.

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