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Originally Posted by rsmurano
After you get this repaired, change out your controller to a more sophisticated 1 by orbit called the b-hyve. It will cost you around $60 and in 15 minutes you will have this converted over. The b-hyve is a smart controller that won’t run when it’s wet or has rained x amount during the last couple days. The bhyve also connects to a local weather station and runs it watering from what the weather station is showing. The bhyve also runs off your phone so if you want to turn station 4 on for 20 mins while you are over in Japan or in NY, you can. I swapped out my last 2 homes to bhyve and have helped many friends do the same. The next step is that we are going to get our own personal weather station in the backyard so it is more accurate instead of relying on the weather station down the road or a few miles away.
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I second this. I had the orbit/b-hyve in my previous house in Minnesota and just installed it at my place here. Inexpensive and easy to install. You can control your sprinkler system from anywhere, create schedules, and manage zones individually. It's a great app. the weather feature is OK but it's not super accurate. You do need a decent Wi-Fi signal in your garage or wherever the device is installed though.