The Hunter BTT Bluetooth Hose Timer is a total game-changer. I found out about it from my turf manager and grabbed one to run a soaker hose for arborvitaes during this drought. My client couldnt get out to water, so I set this up, and it changed everything. Super simple to set up, it connects directly to your phone, and the app makes scheduling a breeze. I can adjust run times from anywhere, and its been flawless. If you manage properties, run irrigation systems, or want to make watering effortless, this is the one to get.

I love this timer and now have two. Sturdy, well made and very easy to use. It has a variety of settings allowing you maximum flexibility in selecting which days to water, how often and what length of time. It also has a rain sensor though I actually haven't used that function. I used to spend hours watering my garden and now don't have to think about it.

The Bluetooth connection is spotty and is the only way to program the device. Once programmed it seems to function but the data on its functions (ie. last time run and duration of run) don't work properly.

just downloaded the app, it saw the valve and programming was very intuitive. a bit pricey, but it has huge possibilities in timing options. Much better then other battery models that only have a few select-able days and minutes for watering times.

With this device attached to my hose bibb, the water flow directly out of the device (without a hose attached) is 1.2 gpm, while the flow out of the same bibb (without the device attached) is 2.9 gpm. With a flex hose attached to the device, the flow is further reduced down to a mere 0.86 gpm. And if I pull the hose up about 6 ft to water flowers on the deck, the flow is only 0.68 gpm, which is like 23% of what is available from my hose bibb. My water pressure is 60 psi.The device Bluetooth range is about 30 ft in open air, but it gets reduced down to about 10 ft when either a wall or a layer of a composite deck is in the way.The only positive is the app for this device does not require one to create any online accounts.Realistically, this low cost device is likely only suitable for controlling drip irrigation which does not require any real water flow.

I love it. You can set it to water up to four different times a day on both stations. Its great for getting your garden started and on going. Or if your installing a lawn its perfect for the 3-4 times a day to water at the various intervals to get the lawn rooted. And best of all you do it through an app on your phone.

I bought two of these Hunter Tap Timers after carefully reading reviews and comparing them to competitor products. In almost all Tap Timers, failures eventually occur due to water infiltration into the electronics, or because of grit getting into the ball valve or solenoid. The Hunter BTT addresses these issues by removing the display and setup buttons typically found on competitor products, and moving everything to software on a smart phone, thereby keeping the main Tap Timer well-sealed. I did add a finer mesh screen at the inlet, since our local water has some sand issues, and I orient the device so the battery compartment is generally on the bottom (sheltered from rain and sprinkler water).Bluetooth is required, and it's an older Bluetooth, so limited to a working range of about 20 feet, but for most residential applications, that's fine. I'm able to stand at my kitchen sink, look out at the yard, and control my hose-driven sprinklers.The features in software include BTT battery level, signal strength, manual control override, and very precise "Run" (or "On") and "Soak" (or "Off") within a watering window, and this is great because it can help reduce run-off and over-watering.I set mine to have a daily primary window between 9 PM and 9:30 PM, running 3 days a week, but within that daily window it cycles 5 minutes "Run" and 5 minutes "Soak" for a total of 15 minutes of water. I drive each tap at about 60 PSI (with in-line flow regulators like those used for RV hookups), which is roughly 2.2 GPM based on garden hoses. Heading into fire season in California, I'm keeping the most critical trees and plantings alive on 429 gallons of water per month, or about 14 gallons per day per timer. (I have two timers, so about 29 gallons per day total. Math! Lol!) Prior to setting up the Hunter BTTs, we were averaging 90 gallons per day of total water use during the worst of the summer months. Using these schedules, we have reduced water use by 66% (two thirds!), and that helps everyone during the drought.One thing of note: The latest iOS (14.6) doesn't play well with the Hunter BTT app; the app tends to spontaneously abort and refuse to reconnect successfully. I'm hoping Hunter is updating the app soon, but in the meantime, I keep my old smartphone handy (iOS 12.5.3) for talking to old software in our house, and that works fine.

I loved the idea, but the bluetooth connection is extremely weak, so if you wanted to water on demand you would need get very close to the timer, the scheduling was nice and once set you don't need to be within range. I could live with the weaker Bluetooth, but the design is cheap in my opinion. I had company over and they pulled the hose and the plastic ring that connects to the spigot broke and sprayed water everywhere. I got a little over a month out of it before it broke. If you buy this make sure you don't step on the hose or accidentally pull too hard on the spigot because it will break.

I agree with many of the 1 star reviewers that you have to be right on top of the unit for your phone to connect via blue tooth. That being said I'm not sure it really matters whether you are 32 feet or 5 feet from the unit in order to connect. Does that save you about 10 steps? The blue tooth connection doesn't work through walls for me so even though my faucet is just outside my living room window I have to go out and stand in front of the unit to get a connection.I bought this because we went on vacation for a week and we had just planted some bushes that I wanted to be watered heavily during this dry spell we have been experiencing. I had no problem setting the device up and connecting my soaker hoses. Pressure was fine for those hoses. I had people check on the device and it watered the bushes as I programmed with no glitch.I gave this a 3 star review because it really does nothing much more than a manual timer. It is not designed to allow you to change the programming remotely (like you can with a smart device via WIFI). I'm not going anywhere else this summer because of the virus and I imagine that I will be looking for a smart wifi device next summer. I did not see any such device when I bought this 6 weeks ago at least not with high enough review ratings that would encourage me to buy it.

Like many reviewers have stated, this device has some nice functionality but suffers from big flaws. The first, as almost all have claimed: The bluetooth range is nowhere near what's claimed if you're indoors. The best I have gotten is about seven feet from the unit when installed. It's obviously using older BT tech so it can barely transmit through a wall. Outside the range is better but who wants to go to the unit to make adjustments? It's supposed to be convenient, but that's a hassle. 2) It doesn't update. Hunter appears to have new updates that may improve performance, but it never installs. It just begins to install, then stops. That's really poor support, Hunter. 3) The software is decent but needs improvement, and is S-L-O-W to respond. Not a huge deal, just one more negative about this device.Bottom line: I like the device, despite its significant flaws. I'll probably keep it because there's not much else in this price range that's better. Hunter needs to either improve the functionality, or lower the price to make customers more satisfied.

So, this controller does not connect to wifi, it only uses bluetooth. I am not sure why but the bluetooth only seems to connect when I am outside within 10-15 feet from the device. Even from inside my house on the other side of the wall from the controller, it does not often work. I love that I can run one line to my flower beds and the other line to my yard, so that is nice and if you only need a schedule, this is great. The biggest issue is that everytime you want to make a manual change or you move your sprinkler and want to turn it on, it needs to "search" for the device, then connect, then you can run it. Its not complicated but not real quick either. Also, everytime I connect, it says it needs to be updated but it never updates. I left my phone on by it for awhile hoping it would update but it still is asking for an update.

The range is miserable. I can only operate the controller from inside if I'm right next to where the hose bibb and BTT-200 controller are. I have to get a foot away (through exterior wall of home) in order to operate it. That said, I still don't have to go outside (its in a hard to access area) so its an improvement.I would have preferred a larger unit with double or quadruple the batteries and longer bluetooth range. Fortunately, I'm not manipulating the schedule often. And the app does have far more options in terms of turning on multiple times a day and cycle/soak options than a manual controller would have.

I'll tell you, the first time you start and stop your sprinklers from inside your house using your phone is a real kick.I decided to try one of these out, because I'm tired of spending the better part of a day moving the hose around the lawn to get good coverage. I started in the back yard, laying hose and putting out 3 Hunter bodies with MP Rotator heads. Then I connected them to this BTT timer, and it works like a charm. Now, I can water at ideal times of day without having to set the alarm clock for crazy time, and when it's time to overseed, it will be very easy to water for 10-15 minutes every morning with zero effort. It's like having a $3000 in ground system installed, but for a small fraction of the cost (although the sprinkler bodies and hoses are above ground - which makes them easier to maintain, so you decide if that is a plus or a minus for you).Bottom line, I'm happy and will be giving my front lawn and side yard the same treatment in the coming weeks, before the hot weather arrives.The app will connect to multiple timers. It also has a fair amount of flexibility for setting your scheduling, though it's not the most intuitive interface ever devised. However, if you are willing to dig through it, it can set a schedule based on days of the week, or on a cycle of days (water every 3 days for example, regardless of what day of the week it is). You can set up multiple run times during the day. You can set it to cycle periodically based on time rather than days (every 3 hours for example). You can also set it to cycle on and off over a defined window of time (run for 15 minutes, stop for 5, repeat, for two hours every morning for example).It rains often where I live (though accumulation is almost never adequate in a week) so this next feature is important: You can suspend the schedule for a selectable number of days. So if we get 1/2" of rain, I can suspend the schedule for 3 days, and it will return to it's normal program afterwards.Of course, you can run this manually, for a selectable period of time. You can also run it manually by physically pressing a button on the timer and it will run for an hour and shutoff automatically. There's probably more capability here, but that's what I've explored so far.A couple nice features in the interface: you can customize the name of each timer and for this model with two outlets, you can customize the name of each outlet (timer=back yard, zone 1=grass, zone 2=shrubs drip) and you can even add pictures to those zones so it's really easy to identify which area you are working with when programming.This does run on two AA batteries. I do not know what the battery life will be like, but after about 5 days running on rechargeables, they are down 2%, so you should have no problem getting a full season out of a set of batteries, especially if you aren't often connecting with the phone to fiddle with them.There are only a few minor things I'd like to see improve in the next generation of this product, or in future app updates:1. I'd like the app to have a more intuitive design that uses a more plain language approach so that anybody can set their timers up without having to figure out what the different options mean.2. I'd love to see a slightly more robust bluetooth transceiver on this. The range is limited. I believe the product says 30', but I lose connection about 20' away, and if I am inside, I need to be within about 10' to connect. I know this is a trade-off between battery life and range, but I'd be happy replacing the batteries every 2 months if I could sit on my recliner and connect to various timers on different sides of my house. Maybe another option would be to offer an accessory hub that plugs in somewhere in the house and can extend the signal reach.Overall, I'd say this is a major improvement over other programmable timers I've used, with more options and easier programming. Being able to suspend scheduling or manually water from inside the house is a godsend.Highly recommended.

Works as advertised. I'm not really into home automation and remote control, but I tried these out after being let down last year by three orbitz controllers that crapped out. This thing is simple to operate and its given me no problems. It's nice that I can adjust settings from inside. It is true that the programming range is short. To me that's a small inconvenience. So many of these small in-line timers develop faulty circuitry and just quit working.

Most importantly, these are easy to set up and program, or adjust the program, which was my main purpose in buying them. The Bluetooth range is very small, however - to use them from inside the house, I need to be just on the other side of the wall from them. Even so, I find this a useful product, though a WiFi version that could be controlled/monitored remotely would be ideal. I bought two of these in separate orders from Route 70 supply. Both arrived quickly and in secure, original packaging. Ive been using the first for about a month now.