I know all the cool kids want to integrate everything under their preferred home automation controller, but I've had good success with the Irrigation Caddy S1. It's pretty cheap, has a web interface and it works. Expect absolutely zero support from the manufacturer -- the company is pretty much a garage operation and last time I tried to contact them they wouldn't even return an e-mail. But the device works well, it is simple to repair if it breaks and it doesn't depend on any other device, cloud or otherwise.chasers03 said:I am considering replacing my old Rain Bird timer with a Rain8 UPB Pro. Would you recommend the Rain8. I have an extensive UPB lighting system under guidance from my Omni Pro 2.
You are missing out on some great features if you don't integrate your sprinkler controls with your automation system. I had mine integrated and did the following:jrgrant said:I know all the cool kids want to integrate everything under their preferred home automation controller, but I've had good success with the Irrigation Caddy S1. It's pretty cheap, has a web interface and it works. Expect absolutely zero support from the manufacturer -- the company is pretty much a garage operation and last time I tried to contact them they wouldn't even return an e-mail. But the device works well, it is simple to repair if it breaks and it doesn't depend on any other device, cloud or otherwise.
BraveSirRobbin said:You are missing out on some great features if you don't integrate your sprinkler controls with your automation system. I had mine integrated and did the following:
- Did not water the front grass in high winds (cover cars in driveway with water)
- Did not water if temps were below freezing
- Did not water during heavy rain periods
- Could turn on zones at will, such as when a neighbor walks his dog on my lawn (this was kind of fun actually)
- Could turn on and off zones with remote or phone (great feature when troubleshooting or fixing the system).
Are you associated with IrrigationCaddy?jrgrant said:And you can do all of the above with the web interface on the IrrigationCaddy S1 for the most part. You would need to use the rain sensor input on the IC to apply the environmental conditions from an automation system. Then again, I can look out the window to close the loop when I need to do so