Other irrigation alternatives for HomeSeer can be more difficult to setup and manage, and can be less reliable because they can require explicit on and off commands for each zone. The EtherRain plug-in helps you save water automatically by providing a monthly setback feature that lets you easily scale water usage by month.
(No OFF commands are required.) In addtion, EtherRain is maintenance free - no battery and no calendar within the controller - HomeSeer keeps the starting time clock. The zone timing is included in the command allowing EtherRain to completely manage zone timing. Only one command is sent to EtherRain for each 8-zone cycle.
This holds true even if you have multiple EtherRains and you want to run them in sequence (up to 64 zones).ĮtherRain provides reliable irrigation. It is very easy to set up irrigation cycles using EtherRain because it only takes one event to run a complete cycle. It offers easy setup and it uses HomeSeer events for complete irrigation scheduling through HomeSeer. Why Choose EtherRain for HomeSeer Irrigation?ĮtherRain is the optimal irrigation controller for HomeSeer. Irrigation is scheduled using conventional HomeSeer events. Setup and configuration is easy and multiple EtherRain controllers are supported. This plug-in provides the interface for managing and configuring your EtherRain controller(s) in HomeSeer. The EtherRain Plug-In for HomeSeer was designed for use on HomeSeer 3 including HomeSeer Zee controllers. EtherRain requires only a single command from HomeSeer to run a complete 8 zone (or more) cycle. EtherRain Sprinkler Controller HomeSeer Irrigation Plug-inĮtherRain™ is an intelligent Ethernet sprinkler valve controller that was designed to work with an external scheduler like HomeSeer through an Ethernet network.