Wholesale Smart Water Valve Controller for Smart Irrigation
Product name
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Hose end water timer |
Model |
QT-06 |
Tube size
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1/2",3/4"
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Waterproof
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Ip66
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Pressure
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≤1.6Mpa
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Size
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176*112*66mm
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Power supply |
4*AA alkaline dry battery
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The QOTO smart hose faucet timer is a great device that can have you watering your lawn or landscaping in no time. The timer and valve can be easily connected to your hose faucet and then controlled using the TUYA or Smartlife app. You can install the app on android or any web device and easily control it from any part of the world. Conveniently, the timer uses weather sense technology that analyses the site condition like sun/shade, weather, slope and soil type before watering. This helps it deliver only the right amount of water from the faucet.
The QOTO timer weighs only 1.03 pounds and is very easy to carry. Installing the same is also quite easy. All you have to do is to download the TUYA or Smartlife app and create an account in it. Once done, install the timer in the faucet and program it to connect with the app.
7 BASIC STEPS TO DESIGN YOUR SPRINKLER SYSTEM
1. Measure and prepare the area for the sprinkler system: For this job, you'll need graph paper, a pencil and a tape measure. Measure the length and width of your property. Then draw it to scale, for example, by using one inch to equal 10 ft. In your drawing, you need to include all landscape and hardscapes as well as other barriers, such as walkways, your driveway, your house, outdoor sheds.
2. Determine your water supply: Ask your local water authority to send you your property's water pressure report. It's also wise to check your water's pressure throughout your house because it can vary from one spot to another. For example, you can determine your outdoor water pressure by using a water gauge:
- Turn off all the water inside your home
- Next, hook up the water gauge to your outdoor spigot
- Then, turn on your outdoor spigot to full blast to measure your water's output.
You also need to measure your gallons per minute (GPM). You can measure your GPM by putting a one-gallon bucket and turning on your outdoor spigot full blast. Measure the time it takes to fill that one-gallon container. Take the time, in seconds, divide it by 60 and then you have your GPM.
3. Break up your property into hydrozones: You don't want to over- or underwater your plants. So, it's vital to plant your turfgrass and landscapes according to their watering needs called hydrozones. Hydrozones include these four variables:
- Area size and shape: Hydrozones can be large or small as well as along the side of the house and the front yard. Hydrozones include the turf strips along your sidewalk and the ground cover in your backyard.
- Sunlight and water: Shady areas of your property don't need as much water as an area that gets full sun throughout the day.
- Type of plants: Some plants need a lot of water, such as your lawn, and others, including native plants, don't need a lot of water. Group plants together based on their watering needs.
- Soil type: You can have clay, loam or sandy soils. Clay soils hold their shapes when wet. Loam is the perfect soil and breaks apart when it's wet, and sandy soil is unable to hold water. Water drains right through it.
The type of soil you have determines what type of sprinkler heads and rotors you need to make sure all plants get adequate water.
4. Pick your sprinkler heads: Make sure you stick to one sprinkler brand. You don't want to mix brands because not all sprinkler systems are designed the same.
Additionally, there are different sprinkler heads to meet the watering needs of your various hydrozones:
- Rotors: Choose your rotor head based on the radius and the reach it needs to make. You don't want to mix rotor sizes and sprays per hydrozone. Instead, you want to keep the same size and spray per zone.
- Fixed sprays: A fixed spray has a radius of 6-18 ft. Fixed sprays deliver water to the same area. One spray should end where the next one starts to evenly water a particular area.
- Spray heads with rotary nozzles: These spray heads deliver consistent water up to 13-30 ft. radius.
- Specialty patterns and bubblers: These sprinklers are designed to solve particular landscape problems, such as a side or lawn end strips. Spray nozzles deliver water to areas that are up to five feet wide and 15 feet long. Bubblers provide water to specific landscape areas, such as trees or shrubs.
- Micro- or drip irrigation: These sprinklers work best on ground covers, landscape beds or other planted areas. Many small emitters deliver water directly to the plant's roots.
5. Design your sprinkler's layout: On your design, draw out the spraying circles and sprinkler head locations on your map. Make sure your entire lawn gets watered by adding the areas where nozzles start and stop on your property.
6. Measure and layout piping: Break up the smaller sprinkler heads into clusters of different circuits each controlled by one valve. For larger areas, group valves together with a manifold that you can then attach to an irrigation controller. Then organize the pipes, fittings, sprinkler heads and valves so they work together.
Sketch your irrigation system on your graph paper including the exact distance between the various parts of the sprinkler system, such as valves, controllers, piping and manifolds.
7. Finishing up your plan: In order to make sure you remember everything you need to build your lawn sprinkler, make a list including all sprinkler parts, such as piping, fittings, controllers, valves, sprinkler heads and manifolds.
Quick Start Guide
1) Power the Wi-Fi Gateway & Timer
a. Plug the Wi-Fi Gateway into an indoor outlet.
b. Insert 2 AA Batteries into the timer.
(The battery tray is under the timer. Batteries are not included)
2) Initial Tuya or smartlife App Setup
Download the Tuya or Smartlife App, then create an account and login.
3) Pair the Wi-Fi Gateway
a. Click the button "Add Device" or "+" on the home page of the app.
b. Choose "Add Manually" and "Power strip", and then click "power strip(BLE+WiFi)".
c. Follow the app setup wizard. Press and hold the button on the Wi-Fi Gateway around 5 seconds until a blue LED light rapidly flashing.
d. Enter Wi-Fi Password and connect with Wi-Fi. (Only 2.4G Wi-Fi are supported).
Note: If your router is a dual-band router, please independently enable the 2.4GHz WiFi band and name it differently from the 5GHz WiFi band.
4) Pair the Wi-Fi Hose end water timer
a. After successfully pairing with Wi-Fi Gateway and connecting to Wi-Fi, click the button "Manager added devices" on the app to add your timer.
b. Follow the app setup wizard. Press and hold the button on your timer around 5 seconds until the blue LED light rapidly flashing.
c. Once the timer is paired successfully, the APP will show "Device added successfully" .
5) Install the Timer on the Outdoor Faucet
6) Program Your Timer on APP
1) Q :How long is your products quality warranty?
A: We provide one year quality warranty.
2) Q: Can your factory print our brand on the products ( or package ) ?
A:YES
3) Q : Can I visit your factory before order ?
A:Sure, welcome to visit our factory. Please schedule an appointment with us in advance.
4) Q: What payment method do you accept ?
A::T/T, L/C, Western Union, Paypal,Credit Card etc.
5) Q: How dose your QC work ?
A: We execute 100% inspection.
Products will need reworking in workshop if inspection fails.
We stick to checking quality , cartons, Packaging / markings.
Product/ Style / Color Appearance and Workmanship Measurement Data.