LinkTap G2 Wireless Water Timer & Gateway & Flow Meter - Remote Hose Timer for Lawns & Gardens - Easy-Install Cloud Controlled Watering with Smart Assistant & Real-Time Fault Detection & Notifications

I looked at a few different options, and the majority of them had poor app reviews. I purchased two of these, each with its own gateway. br>br>Setup was simple, and they were both connected to the gateway with no issues. I've been using it to water the lawn for a few weeks now, and I really like the rain skip feature. My main gripes are: br>br> The first is the lack of a physical manual override button. You'll need to use the app if you want to turn the tap on right away. For me, that's a minor annoyance, a non-issue. This seems pretty basic, so I'm surprised it isn't built in for my wife. I "fixed" the problem by putting a Y splitter in front of the LinkTap device and a second hose on the other side of the split. Not ideal, but it was a good enough compromise to keep my wife from tossing the LinkTap in the trash. br>br>2 is that, while the user interface appears to be better than others I've read about, it's still a bit clumsy. For example, turning on the tap manually ("Instant Mode") deactivates any scheduled watering you've set. To turn it on or off instantly, press the on/off button first, then the "Activate" button. Yes, pressing the Activate button completes the process of turning it off. No, this is not an app that my wife will use. The navigation is a little clumsy as well, and the schedule options are presented in an unusual way, but you'll figure it out eventually. Having said that, I still like it and believe it to be superior to any other option I've seen. Hopefully, as time passes, the app improves.

Maximiliano Spencer

| Jan 24, 2021

I LEFT THE SELLER MY PHONE NUMBER AND RECEIVED NO RESPONSE, AND THERE IS NO CONTACT NUMBER TO CONTACT THE SELLER. I'll try again this week, and if I can't get it to work, it'll be returned.

Keira Andersen

| Aug 06, 2021

Out of orbit, this is the best automatic watering timer I've ever owned, B- Melnor, hyve, and hyve br>br>I now have six (two water spigots if you buy four). You can fit three of these on there as way splitters). You could also use hoses and sprinklers, but the water pressure and odd shape of our yard made it more cost effective to do it this way! Anyway, on my phone, all six of them work well together to water our entire lawn and gardens. They are, in fact, completely wireless. That may be true for others, but it isn't true for me! I'd have to stand in front of it, and even that wouldn't be enough. I was 300 miles away today, but I was still able to program my link tap timer. br>br>Buy it; it's well worth the money, and the company is very responsive if you have any questions. br>br>Liz.

Bentley Duffy

| Aug 17, 2021

Right before shelter-in-place, I moved into my newly constructed home. There is no landscaping in this area. When you spend a lot of time staring at the bare front and back yards, you start to come up with some crazy ideas. Gradually, trees, shrubs, perennials, vines, annuals, and ground covers appeared. We installed a drip system after months of manually watering them. Then there was the issue of watering on a schedule. I started with a programmable one (which is still in use for the side yard), but there is no way to control it without getting close to it, and no log history. br>After that, there was LinkeTap (one geteway, two water timers). It appears that they are quite costly. They are, however, well worth the money, sweat, tears, and toil I put in. They've taken over as surrogates for my garden's hundreds of plants.
Pros:
1. meter for measuring flowbr>br>br>br>br>br> br>historybr>br>br>br>b It can be programmed from any location with an internet connectionbr>4. Valve shut-off warnings off
5. Internet-based rain forecast and skip (should come in handy in northern California during the winter)br>Cons:
1. Rechargeable batteries are not allowed to be used (why?). )
2. There is only one zone per water timer (some competitors have two or more). Why aren't there any zone outlets in this room?.

Samir Greer

| Nov 19, 2021

I'm using the Linktap to supplement my irrigation system, which I use to water a variety of plants. Advantages: br>br> In comparison to a different brand I was using before, I really like this water spigot timer. You can set up a number of different optional notifications. I like how it sends me notifications when it turns on/off or when it doesn't run because of the rain skip feature. I like the information it gives me about how much water I've used and how much water the rain skip feature has saved me over the last 30 days. As a result, I have the impression that I am fully aware of the situation. The rain skip function is also effective. It not only considers the upcoming forecast, but it also appears to consider the actual rainfall over the previous day or so. I say this because there have been times when rain has been predicted. It skipped, but it didn't rain nearly as much, if at all, as had been predicted. So, to compensate for the lack of rain, the Linktap watered the next day. Also, Alexa is a fantastic addition! You can ask Alexa to operate the Linktap on your behalf. obtain information, and request the same information in a variety of ways I also appreciate the smartphone app's ability to display the Linktap's battery level and signal strength. br>br>Contrary to popular belief, there are a number of disadvantages to using this product. br>However, I do have a couple of minor gripes/improvement suggestions for the future. To begin with, I believe the gateway's electric cord is insufficiently long. I had to use an older surge protector, the power squid, which has five shorter cords of varying lengths that look like tentacles. I used the longest cord there to connect the gateway. Second, you can't edit an existing schedule in the smartphone app to make it water for a longer or shorter period of time; instead, you must delete the existing schedule and create a new one. Third, special characters are not permitted when creating a password for your account. For truly secure passwords, I prefer to use special characters. I use a password manager app and have the option to use special characters when generating passwords turned on, but this wasn't a big deal because I didn't use special characters when creating my Linktap password. br>br>Overall, the Linktap has exceeded my expectations. While there are a few drawbacks, they are minor and easily overcomeable. The advantages are greater than the disadvantages. This is something I would strongly advise others to do!.

Edison Kane

| Jun 09, 2021