CountryBumkin
Active Member
Can anyone recommend a sprinkler/irrigation controller that has a WiFi feature to allow one to remotely verify that the system is functioning properly?
My home community has an irrigation system (10 zones) to water the font entrances and adjacent roadway plantings and lawn. The pump house is in a difficult to access location - so no one is checking on the well pump or controller until, it is noticed that the landscaping is dying. It seems this is common as the HOA does not have a contracted irrigation company so no one is looking. We just call for repairs when a problem is noticed.
The current RainBird controller is bad. It looks like it has been broken for a while. It would be ideal if it could be replaced by a controller where one could go "on-line" (i.e. have access to controller remotely) to see if it is working properly (like a diagnostic checkup) and to verify or change the time-of-day and zone programming if needed.
Also, there is no Ethernet connection at the Pump House. So the system/controller would need to be active and ready/waiting for WiFi connection whenever a computer (e.g. laptop or smartphone) is within range of the controller. Then I could drive up "near" the pump house and just connect to the irrigation controller from my laptop inside the car.
Is this possible?
My home community has an irrigation system (10 zones) to water the font entrances and adjacent roadway plantings and lawn. The pump house is in a difficult to access location - so no one is checking on the well pump or controller until, it is noticed that the landscaping is dying. It seems this is common as the HOA does not have a contracted irrigation company so no one is looking. We just call for repairs when a problem is noticed.
The current RainBird controller is bad. It looks like it has been broken for a while. It would be ideal if it could be replaced by a controller where one could go "on-line" (i.e. have access to controller remotely) to see if it is working properly (like a diagnostic checkup) and to verify or change the time-of-day and zone programming if needed.
Also, there is no Ethernet connection at the Pump House. So the system/controller would need to be active and ready/waiting for WiFi connection whenever a computer (e.g. laptop or smartphone) is within range of the controller. Then I could drive up "near" the pump house and just connect to the irrigation controller from my laptop inside the car.
Is this possible?