This may be handy for some users, but I found the Rain Bird reducing watering times even as the temperature in my neighborhood was soaring to nearly 100 degrees and when watering should have been at its highest.
The ST8I does, however, include a limited seasonal adjustment feature, which will reduce watering if the weather forecast is cooler. Rather than making a guess about ideal run times based on your environment, it’s up to you to decide how long you want your various zones to run. Integrated weather reports are handy, but tend to run hotter than reality.Īs well, the ST8I doesn’t include the typical “smart settings” feature that most products in this space offer.
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This can be time-consuming (up to 15 seconds each time) if all you want to do is check on the watering schedule or start a manual watering run, and it isn’t the “smartest” use of a mobile app we’ve encountered in this space, though certain settings, like the time, are synced from your phone automatically. Every time you run the app, it has to connect to the ST8I to download the settings stored on the unit. Unlike many smart sprinkler controllers, the ST8I’s mobile app serves primarily as a way to manage its onboard controls remotely. The app isn’t the most responsive, and it took me a few days of using the ST8I to figure out exactly why.
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