Rain Bird ESP-TM2 8 Station WiFi Ready Indoor/Outdoor Controller | TM2-8

When looking for a timer/controller I wanted one that that had both a phone app and a fully functional control panel - not a lot of choices out there - but this gives both. Note though to get all the functionality out of this unit you need the wifi module and highly recommend the Rainbird Rain (and Temp) sensor. Wifi module lets you control from your phone and allows you to enable the automatic season adjust feature that will update watering time each day (i.e.duration not start/stop times) based on weather forecast (in your zip code). Season adjust works on the forecast and will adjust run times to a minimum of 5% of normal (will never bypass watering altogether - this is common with timers having this feature), so if it monsooned yesterday it will still water - this is why I recommend the Rain Sensor which will completely bypass watering until drier conditions exist. The built in panel is easy to use and read under most lighting conditions and is fairly intuitive. A reference card is included for the most commonly used functions. The phone app has saved me miles of walking to the timer mounted in the garage when adjusting/replacing sprinkler heads. It also provides status of your system and allows you to fine tune on the fly. Installed in 2019 and still happy with my choice with no regrets.

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easy to install! works well. i can not believe i waited so long to replace my old one, just limped along for a couple years as I could not afford to hire someone to install a new one ( 1k) then I started watching YouTube and did it myself. saved over 800.

simple to use and is great

This Rain Bird Controller is terrific, very easy to install...hired handyman to do in 1hr. It works perfectly and now we know our older Hunter was going bad, this one did what H could not. We are very satisfied & price was terrific. I did not order the Wifi at this time, but it is capable of adding later.

I wanted a controller with front panel controls, but also upgradable to wifi control. This ESP-TM2 controller seems well made and was easy to replace my 30-year-old Rain Bird controller. Zone 1 had stopped working. After labeling wires and removing old controller, I measured each solenoid at about 50 ohms, neither short nor open. After installing new ESP-TM2 controller all zones work great. Also replaced old wireless rain sensor with new $20 wired sensor (part # CPRSDBEX). Then bought and installed the LNK2WIFI and used the app to remotely manage irrigation. The Rain Bird app initially had trouble installing and communicating, but after some fiddling now works great. If 10-20 years from now Rain Bird stops supporting their app, I still have the front panel controls.

This timer is a dream to install and program.... 2 anchors inc/ an 110v outlet and it's mounted. EASY PEASY set-up put in time/date, how long for each zone, what time to start watering and turn to auto !! BAM !! FINISHED ..... It will do any combo of events and times you can dream up BUT you don't have to go through those hoops if you just want to water the grass .... EZ Hook up to your internet and water from anywhere/anytime you have internet service !! (optional but a nice feature) {Mine is a replacement for 1yr old still working brand X (hunter) too complicated to function !! }

My old RainBird was at least 15 years old. After reading the reviews for this unit I decided to give it a try. So glad I did …. I used all 8 stations …. The instructions are clear cut. The hardest part was disconnecting the old unit. I used a little piece of tape on each wire to mark its station. Very simple …. You can’t go wrong with this unit

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Easy to set up and works great! Love being able to control from my phone!

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Excelente quedo muy bien y lo mejor el precio la verdad si valió la pena nos brindo una solución, lo único malo el envío tardo mucho más de lo previsto.

My old controller had ceased to work. This is the replacement model of the same controller.