Tests and Comparisons

In the test: Hunter MP-Rotator side strip sprinkler as a solution for watering narrow lawn strips

2024-11-26T09:10:22+01:00Categories: Automatic watering, Matched Precipitation Rate (MPR), Sprinkler, Tests and Comparisons|Tags: , , , |

Irrigating a narrow, elongated area is one of the most difficult tasks when installing irrigation. Some manufacturers offer strip sprinklers specially developed for this purpose. This article uses the Hunter MP-Rotator side strip sprinklers to [...]

Gardena Smart Water Control web-controlled irrigation computer in practical testing

2024-05-24T17:08:34+02:00Categories: Automatic watering, Smart Home, Smart Irrigation Controller, Tests and Comparisons, Watering computer, Weather data, Weather station|Tags: , , , , , |

The Smart Water Control is the current top model from the European irrigation company Gardena. In the following practical test I describe what functions it includes, how to install it, how well it all [...]

Cheapest WiFi irrigation computer on the market in the test: Orbit B-hyve Smart Hose Watering Timer

2024-04-23T16:58:48+02:00Categories: Automatic watering, Smart Home, Smart Irrigation Controller, Tests and Comparisons, Watering computer, Weather data, Weather station|Tags: , , , , , , , |

In terms of price, the Orbit B-hyve Smart Hose Watering Timer is a challenge to the smart competing products from Gardena, LinkTap, Eve Aqua and others. But can it keep up with these providers [...]

Orbit B-hyve Smart Outdoor irrigation controller in the test

2024-03-27T16:52:50+01:00Categories: Automatic watering, Smart Home, Smart Irrigation Controller, Tests and Comparisons, Watering computer, Weather data, Weather station|Tags: , , |

The web-enabled Orbit irrigation computers are a comparatively inexpensive alternative to the irrigation computers from established providers such as Hunter, Rain Bird or Racchio. In this article I put the Orbit B-hyve Smart Outdoor [...]

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