RainPoint WiFi Smart Water Timer for Garden Hose - 2-Zone Brass Inlet Sprinkler Timer with App Control | Automatic Irrigation System for Lawn, Yard & Garden | Perfect for Home, Farm & Outdoor Watering

Works great! Followed instructions and got the setup connected in initial attempt without hiccups.While I enjoy watering my plants (and I believe it also gives you the opportunity to observe and find any pests and issues), it becomes a challenge if you're not home or have the time to do that when needed. With summer heat it becomes a bigger issue, if you miss a watering cycle. Towards that I started exploring smart devices for irrigation of my garden, and got this to add another timer to my setup.Features • Control your hose timer remotely - managing watering schedule via App (RainPoint Smart+); also works with Alexa & Google Assistant • 2 zones; 6 watering plans, per zone • 2 irrigation modes + manual mode option Pros • Easy setup; Good connectivity; • Brass inlet (vs. plastic, with other models) • Spare filter & rubber washers included is a nice touch; along with Teflon tape • Excellent customer support; very responsive (to my questions regarding app compatibility, noted below) • 5-year warranty (need to register)Cons (that could be possibly improved) • If you have other RainPoint devices already, you may have to use more than 1 app. Timer works only with RainPoint Smart+ app. I had previously setup other RainPoint devices, which required HomGar app (Timer HTV213FRF, Display Hub - HIS019WRF, Soil Moisture Meter - HCS021FRF, Water Flow Meter - HCS008FRF & Rain Gauge - HCS012ARF). Now I need to have two apps to manage my irrigation setup - RainPoint Smart+ app vs. HomGar app (though all are RainPoint devices, the apps are not compatible, per customer support). • Rain delay requires you to activate it based on weather forecast (app provides local weather forecast, if needed). It would have been better, if weather forecast could be integrated to trigger rain delay or give you an alert notification and option to activate the rain delay); • Weather forecast in the app was different than other sources I monitor (and looks not accurate). Unfortunately, the weather Info screen does not show the location to verify. • Battery not included (requires 4 AA). Not a biggie, but why not include battery at this price?===========Update - Sept 24, 2024:Though the new Timer itself worked great, previously I gave 4 stars only - due to the issue that the Smart+ App was not compatible with other RainPoint devices I already had and I had to use two apps to control my RainPoint devices (see con mentioned above), .I reported this issue to RainPoint support as well.Updated to 5 stars (from 4 stars) for below reasons • RainPoint support notified me that Smart+ App was upgraded for compatibility with other RainPoint devices • I successfully migrated all my RainPoint devices (see list above) to the new Smart+ app, fairly easily, allowing me to now use a single app to manage all my RainPoint devices (eliminating the hassle of using multiple apps). • Also, RainPoint support has been a delight to work with and open to customer feedback (and improvements to the product based on that)