Moen’s new smart sprinkler controller will help save money on your ultra-thirsty lawn
Theall-pervading smartification of everyday electronicshas surely made life more convenient, thanks to levels of personalized automation you and I probably couldn’t have foreseen. That even comes to home irrigation if you’ve got a victory or veggie garden going on. Moen has been smartifying water consumption for a while now, and at the ongoingCES 2023, it showed off a new smart controller for sprinklers. The device works with soil sensors, also new from Moen, and all the data it can gather to automate lawn watering duties.
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It replaces your existing irrigation controller and supposedly takes just 30 minutes to set up. The brand claims you might be able to cut water consumption by up to 30% and also advertises its water leak-detecting smart gadgets in the same breath.
However, these conveniences have an associated price — $180 isn’t terrible for an eight-zone sprinkler controller, but $70 for soil sensors is a bit steep to us. you may control twice as many zones if you spend $235 on the controller, and buying the soil sensors for that kit at $180 could save you a few bucks. Moen says the investment is well worth the utility bill savings, but we suggest you factor in the size of your garden first.
The sprinkler controller and soil sensors will hit the market in February. If you don’t have a lawn but need to automate indoor cleaning, check outour favorite robot vacuums.
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