I enjoy hearing about the home automations aggravating your wife, really adds so normalcy to your videos. I have similar issues with my automations and the wife. Interesting product. I don't have a sprinkler setup, so I won't be getting one of these any time soon. Look forward to seeing what you do next. Take care.
Thanks for watching Benjamin! If you don’t have an in-ground irrigation system, the Eve Aqua might be a good alternative. And yes, the smart home activating the wife is a very real thing lol.
Weird to be so concerned about the wires showing (valid) but having an unfinished garage. So many ppl don’t bother to paint garage interiors. I understand not spending for high end paint or a custom color, but getting a simple gallon of marked down “oops” paint (color mixes that ppl don’t buy so stores sell them super cheap) is such an easy way to make things look better. Seeing bare drywall & the mud is weird. We got a simple very light grey color on huge discount. Painted it out and it all looks so much nicer.
Hey Shane, thanks for all you do! Just wanted to give you a quick update on your Yardian. I purchased one based upon your recommendation, and initially I loved it. You commented in the video about a zone misfunction however, I don’t think that that was coincidental. I have had multiple zones burnouts, since I switched over to the Yardian. Nonetheless, wanted to give you feedback as I’m going to move away from the Yardian to Hydrawyze. Fingers crossed. Thanks again for everything!
Hey Toby, thanks for the feedback. The Yardian has been working great for me ever since we got the valve and wiring issues fixed, which shouldn't have anything to do with the sprinkler controller. I am still using the Yardian with no issues at the moment. Hope you have better luck with your next one.
I’m not biased but I tried this yardian smart sprinkler I tried Orbit B-Hyve , Orbit, Rainbird, honestly I ended up staying with RACHIO smart sprinkler controller I love my RACHIO 12 Zone I’ve test all mentioned
For a device that will be placed in a “dirty” area. Like a garage, shed or the alike. I would tape over the exposed ports, especially the Ethernet and USB. I’ve worked at a casino that used RJ45 (Ethernet) ports for communication of the slot machines. Every couple of weeks I was replacing a block of 5 RJ45 ports. Mostly because of drink spills. Concept is the same though, dust, dirt and what not can corrode the wires inside the RJ45 port.
This is a great start to help cut down watering a beautiful green grass lawn but In times like these we need convert our wasteful lawns and backyards to permaculture food forest gardens landscapes with perennial drought and heat tolerant plants to provide food year long for our family, friends and neighbors. It’s healthy and better for us mentality/physically and the environment. Use this tech for good, like a productive garden. But that’s just me always trying think environmentally with everything thing I do.
Hey Shane, I've actually purchased the yardian based on your video... did you end up setting up your watering via the smart watering, or did you set it up via the manual option?
Very good video. Hey, I sent a message to Yardian asking a step by step in how to setup the Flow Sensor. They sent me (I can share) but I don’t have the Yardian to do it. They explained me the extra benefits for that but it is also difficult to understand. If you think this can be interesting for other folks, please think about a video setting up the flow sensor on the yardian. Thank you.
Thanks Thiago. Feel free to share the info they sent. Not sure if I'll make a dedicated video but I'll definitly take a look. It would be beneficial to have one.
Excellent video. Love the unbiased reviews you do. I have a different system that has very similar features and it’s been great. The question I have is on the Intro you have a lamp lit in red. What is it?! Thanks again for the great videos. Cheers!
Hey Shane - I can't find the video you had for this problem. When Motion is detected => Run Shortcut (I have a shortcut which turns on the Apple TV and shows the Camera) - I used the App you recommended. Can you help?
Hey Neil. It sounds like you are running a standard shortcut to open an app on the Apple TV. Unfortunately, we cannot trigger shortcuts from homekit automations. We can "convert to shortcut" but that is different because that requires these automations run on your homekit hub, as opposed to your personal device. The shortcut you mentioned is actually using the Apple TV Remote App, on your personal device, to run the shortcut. It all gets a little confusing understanding the differences. I tried to explain it some here in this video. Hope that helps! czcams.com/video/GHnnNjoTBCo/video.html
@@WellFedProductions isn’t that an outdoor faucet controller? I have an irrigation system with multiple zones. I ended up getting a Yardian smart sprinkler system. It works with HomeKit pretty well but it doesn’t have Thread unfortunately
Hello, I recently installed the Yardian Pro for my 4 zones. Question, when you setup a manual watering schedule do all of your zones come on at the same time? Currently, my zone 1 comes on for 50 minutes then turns off, then zone 2 comes on does it’s thing and turns off, followed by zone 3, lastly zone 4. Perhaps I set something up incorrectly?
Cool sprinkler control! I wonder what automation is possible to make a smart sprinkler system and an automower aware of each other’s operation? For instance, I see a Hoobs plugin for the Husqvarna automower. So it seems rules could prevent one starting if the other was operating. Perhaps vendors will need a solution to coordinate scheduling between devices?
I don't have any experience with an automower, but if you can get them both in homekit then you should certainly be able to configure those automations. Just create a conditional automaton in one of the 3rd party homekit apps (Eve, Home+, etc.). For example, run the sprinkler every day at 6am IF the automower is NOT running.
Again a very well made and informative video about an interesting product with a lot of highly commendable and nifty features. Now for my only problem with this: a yard. Where can I buy one of those? 🤪
Any ideas why I’d be having trouble connecting this to HomeKit via Wi-Fi? I have the 2.4ghz network enabled and am connected to it on my phone. I scan the QR code it comes up in HomeKit as the Sprinkler. I click add device and it never finalizes and says it connect detect the device and to ensure it’s powered on. The light is flashing green and blue when I try to connect and it is added/paired to my yardian app. I’ve tried all kinds of methods and nothing is working
That would be a brilliant feature. As it’s a much greener end of life than all those power bricks. Most consumer users wouldn’t have higher-end switches with POE.
I’m curious about this. Currently building a house. But they already put up the dry wall, so i can’t pre wire for this. How did you get this set up in your house? And is it easy?
I bought my house with an irrigation system already setup. So all I had to do was replace the sprinkler controller with a smart one, as seen in the video.
Already running homekit but after watching your videos I’m changing the whole setup. Thank you for your help! That being said was wondering. Do you recommend I change out my iCloud account on homekit. I’m using my account. Should I make it a separate new account dedicated for homekit and add it as a family member here apps and music? Should it have a dedicated account?
Thanks for watching and I’m glad the channel has been helpful! I don’t think it’s necessary to have a dedicated iCloud account, although it’s perfectly fine if that’s how you want to set it up. However you do it though, it does seem best to use the same account to manage and add new devices. Should be fine to use your primary account tho for everything. That’s what I do.
Hi Shane, I’m looking to buy the Yardian Pro. I’d like to know if zone can be suspended from HomeKit automation? In my current setup, If my basement windows are opened, the sprinklers near those windows are disabled. I have open/close sensors and currently use HomeSeer for my sprinklers control.
Yea for this you'd probably have to create conditional HomeKit automations rather than using the scheduling feature in the Yardian app. It should be possible... something like: every Tuesday and Thursday at 5am, ONLY IF the windows are closed, run Sprinkler Zone 1. That way if the window is open, it won't run.
I have not. I’ve heard of many people experiencing HomeKit issues with Rachio, but I have not used it personally. These issues have been ongoing for quite a while. Even the Rachio site mentions it support.rachio.com/en_us/how-do-i-use-homekit-with-my-rachio-B1i1_81Yv
@@ShaneCreates Rachio has announced they will no longer support homekit so they will give you money back for your units. In the process of sending my Rachio units back.
The Home app doesn't let you control water accessories through automations, but you can do it in 3rd party homekit apps like the Eve Homekit app, Controller for HomeKit, Home+, etc.
Is it possible to set automations for valves in HomeKit? When I try to setup a new automation valves are not available. But probably I’m missing something because it doesn’t make sense can’t set automations for irrigation systems, for exemple.
It is possible but not in the Home app for some reason. But you you can setup automations using 3rd party homekit apps like Eve, Controller for HomeKit, or Home+ that include your sprinklers.
I enjoy hearing about the home automations aggravating your wife, really adds so normalcy to your videos. I have similar issues with my automations and the wife. Interesting product. I don't have a sprinkler setup, so I won't be getting one of these any time soon. Look forward to seeing what you do next. Take care.
Thanks for watching Benjamin! If you don’t have an in-ground irrigation system, the Eve Aqua might be a good alternative. And yes, the smart home activating the wife is a very real thing lol.
Good stuff! Oh how I wish I had in ground sprinkler system. I love how this looks at the weather data.
Thanks Eric! Yea, that's definitely one of my favorite features.
I have no knowledge of sprinkler systems or how they work but I learned something new in this video. Great job and glad the wife is happy now 🤣
Thanks for watching Adam!
It's great that Apple has fixed the Siri issue in iOS 15.4!
Thanks for the informative video. I have a dumb sprinkler system now and have been on the lookout for a new smart system. This maybe the way to go.
Thanks for watching!
Great review Shane. Looks like that App has an insane level of customization capability.
Thanks for the info.
Thanks Brad!
Weird to be so concerned about the wires showing (valid) but having an unfinished garage. So many ppl don’t bother to paint garage interiors. I understand not spending for high end paint or a custom color, but getting a simple gallon of marked down “oops” paint (color mixes that ppl don’t buy so stores sell them super cheap) is such an easy way to make things look better. Seeing bare drywall & the mud is weird. We got a simple very light grey color on huge discount. Painted it out and it all looks so much nicer.
Hey Shane, thanks for all you do! Just wanted to give you a quick update on your Yardian. I purchased one based upon your recommendation, and initially I loved it. You commented in the video about a zone misfunction however, I don’t think that that was coincidental. I have had multiple zones burnouts, since I switched over to the Yardian. Nonetheless, wanted to give you feedback as I’m going to move away from the Yardian to Hydrawyze. Fingers crossed. Thanks again for everything!
Hey Toby, thanks for the feedback. The Yardian has been working great for me ever since we got the valve and wiring issues fixed, which shouldn't have anything to do with the sprinkler controller. I am still using the Yardian with no issues at the moment. Hope you have better luck with your next one.
Hi Shane. Your videos are awesome. I am watching always and i am learning new things.😀
Thank you for watching!
Saw the HomeKit section and found exactly what I wanted. Will be ordering today! Thanks for the vid
Great, glad it was helpful!
Thanks for showing this app and system. It looks very in-depth and promising. I would definitely look into it with my garden.
Just picked up one of these bad boys. Appreciate the great video review.
I’m not biased but I tried this yardian smart sprinkler I tried Orbit B-Hyve , Orbit, Rainbird, honestly I ended up staying with RACHIO smart sprinkler controller I love my RACHIO 12 Zone I’ve test all mentioned
I have a Yardian Pro partly because of Shane's video. Main reason is Rachio's issue with HomeKit.
Shane you just became my favorite CZcamsr
😯😃🤗 Thank you!!
For a device that will be placed in a “dirty” area. Like a garage, shed or the alike. I would tape over the exposed ports, especially the Ethernet and USB.
I’ve worked at a casino that used RJ45 (Ethernet) ports for communication of the slot machines. Every couple of weeks I was replacing a block of 5 RJ45 ports. Mostly because of drink spills. Concept is the same though, dust, dirt and what not can corrode the wires inside the RJ45 port.
Good suggestion. Thanks for sharing!
This is a great start to help cut down watering a beautiful green grass lawn but In times like these we need convert our wasteful lawns and backyards to permaculture food forest gardens landscapes with perennial drought and heat tolerant plants to provide food year long for our family, friends and neighbors. It’s healthy and better for us mentality/physically and the environment. Use this tech for good, like a productive garden. But that’s just me always trying think environmentally with everything thing I do.
Useful product and useful real-life demonstration.
Thanks!
You blanked out typing in the YID but we can clearly see it on the device when you have the cover off - 4K video makes it even easier :D
Noticed that.. hopefully people don’t/can’t load the code in their own app and play with his sprinklers from across the globe haha .
Don’t think it’s a problem. I just blur stuff out just in case. Guess we’ll know if my sprinkler starts going nuts.
Great video, Shane! While I don’t have a sprinkler, I did learn something HomeKit based which is my goal. Definitely don’t want the wife irrigated :)
Haha thanks Jim!!
Great review, Shane. Thanks for sharing. Love your video and glad to know your wife is happy now. XD. Time to upgrade my sprinkler system.
Haha I'm glad too! 🙃 Thanks for watching Luis!
Home Automation + Wife = Unreasonable Wife Frustration. This is a universal law of nature. Great video. 😊
Haha indeed! Thanks for watching Eric!
Hey Shane, I've actually purchased the yardian based on your video... did you end up setting up your watering via the smart watering, or did you set it up via the manual option?
Very good video. Hey, I sent a message to Yardian asking a step by step in how to setup the Flow Sensor. They sent me (I can share) but I don’t have the Yardian to do it. They explained me the extra benefits for that but it is also difficult to understand.
If you think this can be interesting for other folks, please think about a video setting up the flow sensor on the yardian.
Thank you.
Thanks Thiago. Feel free to share the info they sent. Not sure if I'll make a dedicated video but I'll definitly take a look. It would be beneficial to have one.
Excellent video. Love the unbiased reviews you do. I have a different system that has very similar features and it’s been great. The question I have is on the Intro you have a lamp lit in red. What is it?! Thanks again for the great videos. Cheers!
Thanks Jorge! That's the Xiaomi Bedside Lamp 2. Review here: czcams.com/video/kzCRZSXIyUI/video.html
Love our Rainbird. Easy to install but it’s going to make you sweat :) wish it connected to HomeKit like this one does.
Hey Shane - I can't find the video you had for this problem. When Motion is detected => Run Shortcut (I have a shortcut which turns on the Apple TV and shows the Camera) - I used the App you recommended. Can you help?
Hey Neil. It sounds like you are running a standard shortcut to open an app on the Apple TV. Unfortunately, we cannot trigger shortcuts from homekit automations. We can "convert to shortcut" but that is different because that requires these automations run on your homekit hub, as opposed to your personal device. The shortcut you mentioned is actually using the Apple TV Remote App, on your personal device, to run the shortcut.
It all gets a little confusing understanding the differences. I tried to explain it some here in this video. Hope that helps! czcams.com/video/GHnnNjoTBCo/video.html
Added to my wishlist
Hi Shane great video. I was wondering if you get push notifications when the programmed watering starts & stops
Thanks a lot Shane! Good review! Can you tell where and how order external case for it?
I’m waiting for a HomeKit sprinkler system that has Thread support
Eve Aqua
@@WellFedProductions isn’t that an outdoor faucet controller? I have an irrigation system with multiple zones. I ended up getting a Yardian smart sprinkler system. It works with HomeKit pretty well but it doesn’t have Thread unfortunately
Hello, I recently installed the Yardian Pro for my 4 zones. Question, when you setup a manual watering schedule do all of your zones come on at the same time? Currently, my zone 1 comes on for 50 minutes then turns off, then zone 2 comes on does it’s thing and turns off, followed by zone 3, lastly zone 4.
Perhaps I set something up incorrectly?
Can you compare this with the rachio 3?
Hi Shane I love the video! Another home kit smart sprinkler is also Rachio
Thanks Jerry!
Love your "God is Gracious" tattoo. Nice one ✝︎
Thank you! 🙏
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Cool sprinkler control! I wonder what automation is possible to make a smart sprinkler system and an automower aware of each other’s operation? For instance, I see a Hoobs plugin for the Husqvarna automower. So it seems rules could prevent one starting if the other was operating. Perhaps vendors will need a solution to coordinate scheduling between devices?
I don't have any experience with an automower, but if you can get them both in homekit then you should certainly be able to configure those automations. Just create a conditional automaton in one of the 3rd party homekit apps (Eve, Home+, etc.). For example, run the sprinkler every day at 6am IF the automower is NOT running.
That one guy that has a sprinkler system located in his living room. 😂
Again a very well made and informative video about an interesting product with a lot of highly commendable and nifty features.
Now for my only problem with this: a yard. Where can I buy one of those? 🤪
😂 you can have mine if you wanna take care of it! I HATE yard work.
And thanks for the kind words! Appreciate you watching!
@@ShaneCreates okay. Send it over.
Any ideas why I’d be having trouble connecting this to HomeKit via Wi-Fi? I have the 2.4ghz network enabled and am connected to it on my phone. I scan the QR code it comes up in HomeKit as the Sprinkler. I click add device and it never finalizes and says it connect detect the device and to ensure it’s powered on.
The light is flashing green and blue when I try to connect and it is added/paired to my yardian app. I’ve tried all kinds of methods and nothing is working
Do you know if the ethernet port is PoE? That would be awesome if I didn't have to use their brick to power the unit.
I don’t believe it is.
That would be a brilliant feature. As it’s a much greener end of life than all those power bricks. Most consumer users wouldn’t have higher-end switches with POE.
POE probably won't be able to generate 24vac for your valves
@@LuisFernandez-wg1gh Hunter makes a DC solenoid for sprinklers. Primarily made for battery operated valves.
I’m curious about this. Currently building a house. But they already put up the dry wall, so i can’t pre wire for this. How did you get this set up in your house? And is it easy?
I bought my house with an irrigation system already setup. So all I had to do was replace the sprinkler controller with a smart one, as seen in the video.
Do you still recommend this for new systems in 2023? Thanks in advance!
Yes I’m still using it at my house with no issues.
Already running homekit but after watching your videos I’m changing the whole setup. Thank you for your help! That being said was wondering. Do you recommend I change out my iCloud account on homekit. I’m using my account. Should I make it a separate new account dedicated for homekit and add it as a family member here apps and music? Should it have a dedicated account?
Thanks for watching and I’m glad the channel has been helpful! I don’t think it’s necessary to have a dedicated iCloud account, although it’s perfectly fine if that’s how you want to set it up. However you do it though, it does seem best to use the same account to manage and add new devices. Should be fine to use your primary account tho for everything. That’s what I do.
How are you liking the door bell?
It's great! 😃
Hi Shane, I’m looking to buy the Yardian Pro. I’d like to know if zone can be suspended from HomeKit automation? In my current setup, If my basement windows are opened, the sprinklers near those windows are disabled. I have open/close sensors and currently use HomeSeer for my sprinklers control.
Just saw in the video that we must use another app for this…
Yea for this you'd probably have to create conditional HomeKit automations rather than using the scheduling feature in the Yardian app. It should be possible... something like: every Tuesday and Thursday at 5am, ONLY IF the windows are closed, run Sprinkler Zone 1. That way if the window is open, it won't run.
Have you compared Yardian Pro to Rachio 3? Would like to hear your thoughts on Rachio for Homekit users considering both irrigation systems.
I have not. I’ve heard of many people experiencing HomeKit issues with Rachio, but I have not used it personally. These issues have been ongoing for quite a while. Even the Rachio site mentions it support.rachio.com/en_us/how-do-i-use-homekit-with-my-rachio-B1i1_81Yv
@@ShaneCreates Rachio has announced they will no longer support homekit so they will give you money back for your units. In the process of sending my Rachio units back.
With iOS 17, have automations via the Home app come to the Yardian Pro?
The Home app doesn't let you control water accessories through automations, but you can do it in 3rd party homekit apps like the Eve Homekit app, Controller for HomeKit, Home+, etc.
Is it possible to set automations for valves in HomeKit? When I try to setup a new automation valves are not available. But probably I’m missing something because it doesn’t make sense can’t set automations for irrigation systems, for exemple.
It is possible but not in the Home app for some reason. But you you can setup automations using 3rd party homekit apps like Eve, Controller for HomeKit, or Home+ that include your sprinklers.
I saw in your video that using home app you can only turn on one zone at once. Is it correct? You can not turn on all zones at the same time?
Still using it? How’s it going?
Still using it. It works!
I’m sorry but did you rip off the How It’s Made theme song? 😂
Watering the grass is wasting money. Plant something native that doesn’t need so much water to survive.