Sitting in the shed while I'm moving the sprinkler around. Depending on where I place it I need to walk up to the house and adjust the water pressure about 75 feet away.

So while messing with the smartphone in the meantime, I was thinking how cool it would be if I could control the hose bib with the phone. Some sort of valve connected to the faucet that would respond to a signal from phone.

Ok it's probably just a fantasy but phones can control thermostats, refrigerators, etc or so I hear. Anyone think this is possible?

Here, let me help... <-----(click that thingy over there)

I don't see why not. Let me do a little rummaging around.

I see The Monkey beat me to it.

Now, that's funny......I don't care who you are.

Wow had no idea. Downside is HD doesn't sell in the store, at least in this area. Big diff in priceat Ace & Target.

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Originally posted by RogB:
Wow had no idea. Downside is HD doesn't sell in the store, at least in this area. Big diff in priceat Ace & Target.

Cool, but that just turns the water on or off doesn't it? I thought you were looking for flow / volume control.

You could just buy the sprinkler that moves itself.

Some putz will hack your sprinkler now.

PLCs have become very cheap, and I know there are PLC programmable water valves...

Your arduino as a controller. It's surprising how many of them I see controlling things on campus at work.