The button on the timer lets you operate it manually to water right now, so you don’t have to go through the app on your phone. I find it the perfect solution for watering in a greenhouseall year round. I really like the two-port operation, this would be perfect for anyone who has more than one area to water that requires different watering times and intervals.

The Eva Aqua is part of the Eva range of smart products that work together to create a smart home. You control the Eva Aqua through its app, by typing, or by talking to Siri, whichever you prefer. The sleek-looking timer is weatherproof and resistant to UV rays so it sits comfortably on your outside tap. The hub supports up to four timers/taps for those with complex or varied irrigation systems in their garden. The Irrigold wifi water timer is a good choice for watering lawns, gardens and patios from near or far. It gives homeowners great control as it comes with 15 individual watering programs that can meet your individual requirements. Whether you want to do drip irrigation, water the lawn or are powering a patio misting system, this timer is the right choice. The timer can be controlled using the Smartlife app, which is available in both Android and iPhone. Another unique feature of the timer is the intelligent voice control that lets you manage the operation via Alexa or Google Assistant. The rain delay function of the timer lets you delay the watering during rainy days. This system is quite a bit more flexible and powerful the other systems on our list and is even expandable if you want to go further. Odd-Even Day Mode – Set up watering on either odd or even days of the week and set the time and duration. 7 day water model

WiFi Water Timer Buyer’s Guide

Interval Mode– This allows you to water every so many days, for example, every 2 days, every 3 days all the way to as many as every 30 days. Again you set the time and duration too. If I didn’t have the luxury of the monitoring code, I’d never know whether my watering was taking place. This is a big deal in southern Arizona. A lush, green lawn can serve as the crowning jewel of your property. To keep your grass healthy, it often takes a good sprinkler system to maintain proper hydration – particularly in hot, dry weather. A feature I do like is the rain delay feature. All I do is press the + button when in auto mode, and I can select how long to delay watering for. This is handy as I can delay watering for a few days when heavy rain is due so I don’t waste water or simply overwater, which can be as bad as forgetting to water. Great manual watering feature There are up to 3 watering cycles per day. The watering frequency is in every 24 hours, every 48 hours, or every 3rd or 7th day, while the duration can be set from 2 minutes to 1 hour. Your settings are shown on the full display at a glance, and this way, you have complete control of your garden irrigation system.

But remembering to turn your sprinkler on and off can be difficult when you lead a busy life, and your lawn can suffer as a result. Fortunately, you can program a water timer to turn your sprinklers or irrigation system on and off automatically. With a water timer installed on your property, brown, crunchy grass becomes a thing of the past. When shopping for a WiFi water timer, the most important factor is to look into how consistent and functional both the hardware and software is.

Mechanical vs. digital water timers

While RainRobot is a decent all-around smart irrigation system, it does come up short in a few major ways.

A. To avoid overwatering your yard, it’s best to choose a model with some type of rain or moisture sensor. This allows the timer to override the schedule if the lawn has already received enough water. Orbit Buddy II HF water timer– This model is by far the best choice if you have two areas you need to set different water durations and timers too at an affordable price. For example, one for in the greenhouse and one for outside watering Generally, the systems that tie into professionally-installed lawn sprinkler systems are a bit more advanced. In this article, we’re focusing more on the home DIY user who intends to hook up to a spigot. We should note that the products we’re looking at here are mostly smart hose faucet timer systems. They attach to a standard garden hose spigot, and are not the same as those that are used in conjunction with a lawn sprinkler system. The Rain Bird interface reviewed below does use a lawn sprinkler system, so homeowners with an existing system can consider that option, or others such as the Rachio 3 Sprinkler Timer. There is also a instant water button on the water timer so you can water without the app too. Its worth noting you can also disable this feature in the APP. This could also be useful if you have children who like to mess with the tap and timer.The first I noticed when I started using the LinkTap smart water timer was that the actual build quality was really good, especially compared to most other models, especially other smart water timers I looked at. You can tell straight away, this model is a quality piece of kit that is designed to last. No cheap plastics, nice and strong, durable, it really is in a class of its own. A WiFi water timer is the best solution to this problem. These timers can be programmed using an app on your phone. Even if you are not around, you can make sure that the lawn is watered. Wireless water timers are great tools for anyone with a lawn, patio plantings, or a drip irrigation system. LinkTap G2S Wireless Water Timer and Gateway & Flow Meter– Everything you need in a water timer, easy to set up, reliable, advanced watering setting and fault detection alerts. An amazing piece of kit – Personally tested!

This thing takes automatic watering to another level, but it’s the alerts such as valve failure, burst pipes, and low pressure alerts that make it the only water timer I now use. The Diivoo stands out for the outstanding expandability it offers with capability to support 32 different timers from a single hub. Combining that with the WiFi remote control capabilities means homeowners can manage water delivery remotely and easily. Setup typically takes less than twenty minutes, with the helpful Smart Life app driving the program. Watering is controlled by Android or iOS app, and can be controlled by Alexa. The RainCloud has the best overall system of the four that we have reviewed today. Key Points at a Glance

If you don’t have any current smart garden devices, then your choice is more, but not completely, open. The Eve Aqua Smart Water Controller, my Runner-up, works only on Apple iOS devices, so Android smartphone users shouldn’t buy this. This is the one smart water timers in my review that isn’t available with a hub to connect it to the internet. Of the other three wireless timers, the GARDENA Smart Water Control can be bought either as an add-on to an existing Gardena smart garden system or as a set that includes the hub/gateway. How do you want to control the timer? Controlled remotely through your smartphone, mobile device, Alexa or Google Assistant for setting, for the ultimate convenience.