What hardware will allow this?

Other Devices & Integrations Water, Pool & Irrigation
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I currently have a rainbird system that controls the zones and the relay to power the pump. Basically when it fires on a zone, it also powers the pump, then turns pump off when zones are done running…

I want to upgrade to one of these that would interface w/ Vera. I would like the ability to turn the pump ON/OFF through Vera so it shows up as a separate device along with separate devices for the zones. I also need at least 10 zones.

What hardware and plugin would accomplish this?

Thank you,

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I think I need 2 ether rain controllers, and one of them being the model that triggers the pump switch I believe it was the model with “7P” in the name. can anyone confirm this is what I need and if I can see the pump switch AND individual valves as a child devices? thanks

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Have a look at QuickSmart.com and the EtherRain. There are two different models available.

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Does the plugin for this allow me to create a separate device for each zone, and for the pump relay?

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Yes, you can create a device per zone if desired. However, I am not sure how it manages a pump zone as I do not have that model but logically it should be the same as other zones from a plugin, but that would need to be confirmed. Maybe contact their support for some conformation.

I have the EtherRain and now with UI5 and the Aeon Minimote, it can be easily controlled for each zone. I created a scene for the zones and allocated them to the Minimote. This way, I can turn them on without have to log on to the Vera. With the Minimote, you can it is a scene controller in UI5 see http://forum.micasaverde.com/index.php/topic,8630.0.html

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Its really old topic but while searching i found this and its really helpful so thank you for this.

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[quote=“Brientim, post:5, topic:171773”]Yes, you can create a device per zone if desired. However, I am not sure how it manages a pump zone as I do not have that model but logically it should be the same as other zones from a plugin, but that would need to be confirmed. Maybe contact their support for some conformation.

I have the EtherRain and now with UI5 and the Aeon Minimote, it can be easily controlled for each zone. I created a scene for the zones and allocated them to the Minimote. This way, I can turn them on without have to log on to the Vera. With the Minimote, you can it is a scene controller in UI5 see http://forum.micasaverde.com/index.php/topic,8630.0.html[/quote]

Old topic I know, but is anyone able to comment on whether they had any success controlling a pump with EtheRain and Vera?

I’m in a similar situation and have an existing controller with pump start relay. I’ve looked at EtheRain previously but need to confirm ability to use / access the pump start relay autonomously with Vera - I.e pump is activated when a zone is turned on and vice versa.

Thanks :slight_smile:

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Hello Fitzy,
If you use EtherRain-7P you don’t need to worry about controlling the pump relay terminal. On the EtherRain 7P the pump relay terminal automatically activates a few seconds before the cycle starts and stays on for the whole cycle.

ERDevMan

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This isn’t Z-wave based, but OpenSprinkler appears to be a very capable product. It is Arduino-based, networked, and appears to communicate well with other devices. I’m going to try it out if I ever get my sprinkler system in.

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[quote=“ERdevman, post:8, topic:171773”]Hello Fitzy,
If you use EtherRain-7P you don’t need to worry about controlling the pump relay terminal. On the EtherRain 7P the pump relay terminal automatically activates a few seconds before the cycle starts and stays on for the whole cycle.

ERDevMan[/quote]

Great, thanks for that.

Think this mug be the best way for me to go then.

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Just ordered the OpenSprinkler Raspberry Pi version. Will let you know how it works out once it comes in this weekend.

I decided to go with it because it is ALL Open Source (Hardware and Software) and I happen to have a few RPi’s around.