The irrigation controller that the developer put in your home is not that good. If you want to automate the running of your irrigation/sprinkler system, replace the box with the Orbit B-Hyve controller. I have done this in my last 2 houses and I have replaced my friends Hunter systems that live in the villages and our last neighborhoods.
The B-Hyve controller allows you to use your smartphone/iPad/computer to control and setup your watering needs. Also, it uses the rain sensor that is installed on your gutter and links to your closest weather station to calculate when and for how long you need to water.
It takes a whole 10 mins to convert from the old Hunter controller to the B-Hyve controller. It also takes 30 mins to program your controller thru your smartphone.
Now, I can look at when the sprinklers ran (history) and when they will run in the future. It also knows that it needs to adjust the timing of each zone depending on how much rain you received or about too with the temperature in your area.
I can control my sprinkler system from anywhere in the country and probably the world along with turning on or off each zone from my phone.
The B-Hyve costs $60. I did try to buy the Hunter Wand wifi card that plugs in to the Hunter controller and both times it didn't work, got my money back both times.
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