Smart controllers are where most of the work sits these days, and they are worth the money. A Wifi controller checks local weather data and skips or shortens a cycle when rain is coming, which saves water without you having to remember to switch anything off. Bluetooth models suit sites with no reliable Wifi at the tap and are still programmed from your phone.
Anyone can screw a controller to a wall. The value is in the setup: zones named so they make sense, run times based on soil type, sprinkler output and sun exposure, cycle and soak splits on slopes so water soaks in instead of running off, and seasonal adjustment configured so the schedule tracks the Adelaide climate through the year.
The install covers hardware supply, wiring in, connecting to your network, building the schedules and then sitting down with you and the app until you can add a zone, run a manual cycle and pause the system yourself. Existing controller wiring is reused wherever it is sound.
What is included
- Wifi and Bluetooth controller supply
- Replacement of old mechanical timers
- Network connection and app pairing
- Zone naming and schedule build
- Weather skip and rain delay setup
- Cycle and soak for sloping sites
- Seasonal adjustment configuration
- One on one app training