The device connected to the regular IOT segmented wireless network and did NOT require to connect to the legacy network. It then decided that because it rained recently it could skip a day – I thought that was nice considering that truly just adds a level of intelligence to it. The App asks you about soil and shade and all sorts of information about the lawn and its areas – its quick and painless and I found it intuitive. The scan is a simple circuit detect test and this might indicate I have an issue in the outside box that I’ll need to check.
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The application performed a scan of the attached valves for zones and identified which ones it thought it saw and which ones it did not and a quick manual adjustment allowed for me to enable and disable them instantly from the app. The iOS App is simple and the pairing and controller setup was all walk through based and entering in your home location allows it to decide when to water. The circles in the center surround the bright LED that lights up the Blossom logo through a large light channel plastic that came off when I popped open the back to get to the wires. The wire spring clips for the attachment of the zone control wires are strong and the mounting hardware was enough to get it on the wall in either wood or sheetrock needs. The device is based on the “ AzureWave AWCU288” and came with a power supply, labels for the existing wires to be marked, it contains a pump control or 8th zone depending on your needs and a nice bright LED/Light to inform you of its operation.
I should be clear that it was not my first choice – I had originally ordered a Rachio v3 with inline water monitor/sensor however it has yet to arrive and spring is screaming to summer shortly.
The Blossom is at the best affordability price point while also offering some nice “automation” features such as a weather monitoring and water decisions. This resulted in enough sparks to make me run for cover and I decided a replacement of this old controller was a great idea.
While relocating the existing older sprinkler controller it was identified that it was not wired properly to an AC outlet.