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RainPoint Wi-Fi irrigation computer tested: How good are the cheapest irrigation computers on the market?

A few years ago, I tested no-name irrigation computers from China for the first time. The results were very disappointing due to the poor manufacturing quality: The products were often defective upon delivery or [...]

Description of the functionality of the RainPoint Tuya app for RainPoint irrigation computers

In this post, I describe the functionality of the RainPoint Tuya app for RainPoint water timers with web connectivity. RainPoint currently offers three different apps for its water timers, although not all RainPoint timers [...]

Description of the functionality of the RainPoint Home App

In this post, I describe the features of the RainPoint Home app for Wi-Fi RainPoint irrigation timers. This is the newest of the three RainPoint apps. In addition to RainPoint Home, there are also [...]

Description of the functionality of the HomGar app for RainPoint irrigation computers

In this post, I'll describe the functionality of the HomGar app for RainPoint irrigation computers with web connectivity. RainPoint currently offers three different apps for its irrigation computers, although not all computers work with [...]

Link Tap software enhanced with “Smart Anti-Freeze Protection”

LinkTap has expanded its software with the March 2025 update to include the additional "Smart Anti-Freeze Protection" feature. Previously, LinkTap devices had a certain level of frost protection, which automatically alerts users of impending frost [...]

Overview of the functionality of the LinkTap app

In the following article, I describe the functionality of the LinkTap software for controlling LinkTap irrigation computers via the web. Since the software is the same for all LinkTap models, what is written here [...]

In the test: LinkTap Q1 – Smart watering computer with 4 outlets

The range of irrigation computers with 4 outlets is very small. And I only know of three smart irrigation computers with 4 outlets and web connection. In addition to the LinkTap Q1 presented here, [...]

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

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 [...]

Winterizing a Cistern

When using a cistern, there are a few things to consider before the onset of winter. This article gives an overview of what to do in which case. How extensive the winterization work required is [...]

18. October 2024|Categories: Cisterns|

Introducing Netafim Netspex: Free sprinkler planning tool for agriculture

For many years, the only free online irrigation planning tool available was the myGarden planner from Gardena, but a few years ago the very advanced DVS irrigation planner and the Orbit irrigation planner were added. [...]

11. October 2024|Categories: Automatic watering, Online irrigation planning tools|Tags: |
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