The Perth summer is just around the corner so this may be helpful for some.
A hoop to jump through for this but I'm looking at purchasing the Orbit B-Hyve ($198) - have heard some good things about it
Install it myself and getting a 'waterwise garden irrigator' to tick off (for hopefully less than $100 - trawling the threads I found this comment)
If successful I will have replaced my ageing/problematic dumb controller for ~$0
I was heading down the open sprinkler/rain machine route but found the rebate had restarted and seems a no brainer.
Rebate limited to 2000
From water corp website
The Weather Based Irrigation Controller Rebate includes:
Up to $200 for the purchase of an eligible:
- Weather-based irrigation controller, or
- Weather-based component for an existing irrigation controller, or
- Weather-based irrigation controller and component
AND up to $100 for a consultation and controller set-up by a Waterwise Garden Irrigator.
To be eligible for this rebate, you will need to:
- Have a property located in the Perth/Peel area
- Have a Water Corporation account
- Buy an eligible weather-based product during the offer dates:
- From a Waterwise Irrigation Design Shop or Garden Irrigator, and
- Have this set up by a Waterwise Garden Irrigator
Good idea. Can you post who you find and engage as the water wise irrigator