WISNS002G1USA Smart Wireless Soil Sensor

I don't have automatic sprinklers yet but I have to Moen controller and a soil sensor. It makes knowing when I need to water so much easier. The app is pretty slick and installation took less than 5 minutes. Placing the sensor in the garden itself was easy but my soil is loose. These allow the sprinkler controller to know when to turn on as well (if you're using the Moen controller). Installation of the controller is extremely easy and the cover is magnetic. As long as you take pictures of your old sprinkler system, it should take less than 30 minutes. The app has worked well. I think this is a really cool product. If you don't have a sprinkler system, it's easy to purchase one. I am impressed and have already bought more sensors.

These sensors only work with Moen smart irrigation controllers. After 3 months of working with Moen support and not being able to get the controller to work properly, despite numerous attempts and short periods of time when it did work, I gave up on trying to make this system work for me. The Moen controller and associated app is very sophisticated, but I keep getting the same errors after a few days of successful operation. One error said it was Dec 31 1969, despite the fact that the manufacture date on the controller was 2013. Another recurring error was that I did not have the authority to log in due to an API issue. Unfortunately, I worked with Moen for months are past the Amazon Return date so I will eat the const of the controllers but return the now useless Soil Sensors thus a one star rating.

This has been a great resource when traveling so we can monitor new sod and make sure our new lawn had the perfect level of moisture. We installed a wifi extender to boost the signal higher into the yard.

No guidance as to what good readings could be, but that doesn’t matter as the MOEN controller will continue to water in a rainstorm even with weather restrictions enabled. After a week of steady rain. Going back to the simpler dependable RainMachine.

This was easy to setup and has saved me a lot on my water bill. It would be best to have one per zone but that’s expensive. I put it in the driest part of my yard and tied it to all of the zones.

Bought 2 used and neither would pair.

It's very nice. The app works well and it pairs instantly. The water levels are reported back in easy to read measurements on the app, and you can configure the water schedule to skip if any section of soil is water than X amount that you specify. I do wonder what the % means in 80% water level in the soil. It certainly doesn't seem like 80% water and is fairly damp, but not wet.

I thought about buying one of these but was put off by the fact that Moen doesn't tell you that the integrated lithium battery is not replaceable and has a tested lifespan of 3 years. After 3 years, you will have to purchase another sensor. I was going to buy one for all 5 zones of my yard. I would have been very unhappy if I spent $350 only to find out that I would have to spend that much every 3 years. Also, I also found out from them that they have a tested range of ~250 ft. I would assume that is a straight line distance and doesn't take into account structures that may be in between the sensor and your controller.