TAP INTO THE CLOUD
Here’s how to set up your Cloud Controller, and make it so that your garden feels the rain from the cloud
POWER UP, TURN ON
Download the Hozelock app from the App Store. Stick batteries in the tap unit and follow the instructions to plug in the hub, then start pairing. The app will give you step by step instructions, so follow them thoroughly. When you’re ready, you’ll get the chance to test the tap unit, so stay somewhere dry…
Adjust a sched ule
The plus/minus button at the bottom-right of the main menu is where you can make easy tweaks to your schedule depending on the weather. You can choose how much extra (or less) duration to add to each watering session, and for how many days. Tap Adjust to apply. Tap Adjust again from the main menu to reset the change.
READY TO GO
After that, the app will create a sample schedule for you of a 10-minute water at sunrise and sunset. Next, it will show you how to water instantly, then you’ll see the main menu. Tap the middle to tweak schedules; the drops at the bottom left to water now; the pause to pause; and the plus/ minus to ‘adjust’ a schedule.
NOTIFICATIONS
Tap the cog at the top-right to see the Settings, then tap Notifications. There are many options here about the status of the system, but the weather prompts are the most useful. Each is granular – you can be reminded when there’s been no rain for a few days, or if the heat has stayed above a certain temperature for too long.
CREATE A SCHEDULE
In the Schedules view, you can turn any existing schedules on and off with the flick of a switch. Or tap to create a new schedule – you can choose which days the schedule should trigger on, then choose multiple times to start, each with an individual duration. Handily, you can copy stuff to other days. Finally, tap Save.
TWEAKING SETTINGS
Elsewhere in the Settings screens you can do handy things like change the name of your Cloud Controller hub or tap unit (and even add photos for identifying which tap does what, if you have multiples). You can also add extra tap units here: choose your hub, then look to the bottom for the option and follow the process.