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Aqua Systems Wireless Bluetooth Tap Timer $29 (Was $49) @ Bunnings Warehouse

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Aqua Systems Wireless Bluetooth Tap Timer $29 (Was $49) @ Bunnings Warehouse
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chumlee on 30/03/2018 - 19:11 bunnings.com.au (1272 clicks)
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Introducing the Aqua System Wireless Bluetooth Tap Timer. Wirelessly controlled via smart phone or tablet through the free downloadable app which is compatible with both iOS and Android platforms. 

The tap timer is fully programmable with two modes: spray, which is ideal for normal watering in a larger area, and counted by minutes, or mist, ideal for small garden areas or pots, and counted by seconds. 

A manual on/off watering feature is also controlled via your smart phone or tablet and includes a rain delay function which will pause the program during bouts of wet weather.

Tap adaptor to suite 12mm and 19mm thread
Two programmable modes
Bluetooth range up to 10m
Automatic shut off when low battery detected (batteries not included)

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  • Krazyy on 30/03/2018 - 19:14
    +1

    If only this has dual outlets

    • jamestownfx on 30/03/2018 - 19:16
      +1

      add your own adapter?

      • Krazyy on 30/03/2018 - 19:20

        I mean dual as in, one controller can control two outlets

        • jamestownfx on 30/03/2018 - 19:22

          oh

        • Jupitarian on 31/03/2018 - 14:28

          You can add a Pope or a Holman double adapter but not sure how efficient this is going to be.

    • yanman on 30/03/2018 - 19:22
      +1

      Meh… for the price just get 2. Compared to the $30 wired units that would need a relay + cabling run it's not bad.

    • asa79 on 30/03/2018 - 22:03
      +1

      You can always buy two

  • jv on 30/03/2018 - 19:15

    What kind of security does it have to stop Russian Hackers?

    • chumlee on 30/03/2018 - 19:19
      +25

      NBN

    • gummibear on 30/03/2018 - 23:45
      +3

      OP stated bluetooth range for the product is 10m, Russia is close to 10,000 km away. That's probably good enough

  • jamestownfx on 30/03/2018 - 19:18

    Wifi as well would be cool, can't believe there's no Xiaomi version

  • yanman on 30/03/2018 - 19:23
    +2

    Gee thanks Bunnings :|

    "Power Source: Battery"…… so… AA? 12V? Potato?!

    pretty sure this the same one:
    https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Bluetooth-Wate-Timer-Garden-Irri…
    AA

    • Phatc69 on 31/03/2018 - 00:11
      +2

      Maybe it's a mini hydroelectric system that charges itself?
      About to embark on a sprinkler install, might be an option over tapping into the system out the front…

  • stuckster on 30/03/2018 - 20:24
    +2

    So… the benefit of bluetooth is to save you walking the last 10m to the timer?

    Wifi would be so much better… water the garden, fill up the dogs bowl or top up the pool from work, overseas, etc.

    • WazzaP on 30/03/2018 - 21:14

      Watering the garden via pop up sprinklers/dribblers etc is the most likely use, but rather than having to connect from work/overseas to do so you simply set up a program that it does this automatically every morning or whatever for X amount of time.

      • stuckster on 30/03/2018 - 21:46
        +3

        Yeah but any programmable tap timer will do that. My point was, what is the benefit of having bluetooth? Wifi would allow you to control the system manually from wherever you are, if you need to, regardless of what you have pre-programmed. Bluetooth allows you to control it from 10m away, which is basically pointless.

        • WazzaP on 30/03/2018 - 23:51

          Most you would program on the tap timer itself where this one lets you do so from your phone - it may also allow for extra functionality that the others don't have (multiple programs per day, using a weather API to disable watering if rain is expected within X days). If you really want a WIFI one then buy a WIFI one, but I don't think you'll find that for $29.

          Your other use cases could be quite easily handled by this anyway - water the garden well yeah you just set up a schedule, fill up the dogs bowl just put it under the tap or have the hose directed into it and set up a schedule or two to top it up for 30 sec once a day (or more regularly during summer), filling up the pool you're going to be running the hose to it anyway so just set the timer to go on for however long you think it needs (hell the last one could be handled by a cheaper analogue timer). Yeah you might waste an extra few dollars a year on unnecessarily filling up the dogs bowl or slightly overfilling the pool, but you'll save over $100 getting a bluetooth timer over a WIFI one.

  • superroach on 30/03/2018 - 20:33

    How do these things plug in? Like the Male connector on the bottom, sure that's normal… But how does that threaded top connect into an hose?

    • Krazyy on 30/03/2018 - 20:34
      +3

      Top connects to the tap

      • superroach on 30/03/2018 - 22:51

        Legend, thank you.

  • gimme on 30/03/2018 - 20:49

    So this is saving me 10 steps? Pretty pointless really

    • WazzaP on 30/03/2018 - 21:12

      It's programmable, so likely intended for pop up sprinklers and the likes - you set up your program (water for X minutes every morning) and don't need to do anything else. Turning it on/off via bluetooth is just an override so if you connect up a hose to it you only need to unplug the sprinkler system, not completely remove this from your tap.

      • stuckster on 30/03/2018 - 21:47

        But again, most regular tap timers will perform these functions. What's the benefit of the bluetooth?

        • superroach on 30/03/2018 - 22:53

          Most timers are usually 24hrs - being bluetooth I assume this could somehow be connected to something with smarts like IFTTT. So you could do something like "If the weather today is above 30 degrees don't water during the day, but do a bunch in the morning" and "if the day is 20, do a bunch of 5 minute bursts" or whatever's optimal.

        • stuckster on 31/03/2018 - 16:54
          +1

          @superroach: That would be pretty cool and definitely the main (only) benefit of a bluetooth watering system. I wonder if this sort of functionality is built into their app?

  • Felixrising on 30/03/2018 - 21:04

    Make your own with an esp8266 module?

    • eug on 04/04/2018 - 10:55
      +1

      Will the cost of everything, including the solenoid, tap and hose fittings, and weatherproof housing, be much cheaper than $29?

  • Krazyy on 30/03/2018 - 22:14
    +1

    https://opensprinkler.com

  • Laziofogna on 31/03/2018 - 10:51

    I haven't used this item in particular but my experience with this Aqua brand is always been negative.

  • meniac on 02/04/2018 - 13:22

    What is the Android App for this Please ???

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