You don't have to think about when it would be best to water and how often. Even with these fully autonomous schedules, you can block off days if you have local watering restrictions, and the app will work the schedule around those limits. With both Rachio and Orbit, you can tell the app about your yard, and then you can let it decide when it's best to water and for how long. Rachio offers a variety of scheduling options. My favorite is Rachio's approach, which ranges all the way from fully autonomous to moderate and predictable smarts to letting you handle everything. Many of the best smart sprinklers offer a variety of scheduling options.
In fact, not only will your smart sprinkler adapt your schedule to the weather before you even need to think about it, but they can also set up your whole watering schedule for you from scratch. They're generally aware of rain in the forecast, and they'll adapt your watering schedule accordingly. Most smart sprinklers monitor the weather for you, so they'll automatically be on top of the fact that it's raining and you won't see your sprinklers start running in the first place. With the best smart sprinklers, you won't even have to do that. Instead of heading out into the elements yourself to reach your shed and flip off your sprinkler, or deciding you don't want to bother and letting the water go to waste, you can quickly shut them off with the app.
ORBIT SPRINKLER TIMER UPGRADE
The app's an even bigger upgrade when it's raining.
You can set up schedules, see a watering calendar, and turn your sprinklers on or off with the push of a button.Īll of these app-enabled features are a significant upgrade from walking to the shed and fussing with the tedious buttons and knobs of old-school controllers. The apps for the Rachio Smart Sprinkler (both the second- and third-gen sprinklers) and the Orbit B-hyve are particularly intuitive. Then you just need to use the app to connect your new smart sprinkler to Wi-Fi and you're up and running. Replacing an existing controller is usually easy enough. Some can screw onto an ordinary faucet, and I quite liked the Orbit B-hyve Faucet Timer, but you'll get the most benefit from a smart sprinkler if it's powering the existing watering system that covers your yard. Smart sprinklers are designed to replace the existing sprinkler controller for your in-ground sprinkler system. Like most connected devices, you can control smart sprinklers with an app. Read more: Everything you need to know to grow a healthy garden. Smart sprinklers might not be anywhere near the top of your list when you think of connected devices, but if you have an in-ground sprinkler system, you need one. I'm here to tell you that smart sprinklers belong in the no-brainer category of smart home upgrades. But a handful of categories offer so many benefits, that they're worth the upgrade for all - think smart thermostats and their energy savings along with their significant improvements to ease-of-use. I understand if you'd rather get up and flip off a light switch instead of pulling out your phone and doing the same thing with an app. For many smart home devices, deciding whether or not you need them is a matter of preference.
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