# \#project\_irrigation **URL:** https://community.smartthings.com/tag/project-irrigation/440.md [Latest](https://community.smartthings.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.smartthings.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.smartthings.com/tags.md) --- ## [Open a Drain or Pump Water out of a small Bowl?](https://community.smartthings.com/t/open-a-drain-or-pump-water-out-of-a-small-bowl/229082)
**Author:** [@jgruberman](https://community.smartthings.com/u/jgruberman)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2026, 12:13pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/open-a-drain-or-pump-water-out-of-a-small-bowl/229082 "2026-07-30T12:13:57Z")
I am trying to come up with an idea to drain a bowl or basin and can’t figure out any sort of smart device/contraption to do this with. I have figured out how to get water into a basin, with an always on hose spigot, a s… --- ## [Any support for PONDS ? Pumps, Filters , Temperature ...even under water camera](https://community.smartthings.com/t/any-support-for-ponds-pumps-filters-temperature-even-under-water-camera/305309)
**Author:** [@glowworm](https://community.smartthings.com/u/glowworm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2025, 7:17pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/any-support-for-ponds-pumps-filters-temperature-even-under-water-camera/305309 "2025-08-28T19:17:37Z")
I’m setting up a new pond and I thought what a good idea if it was network connected ..so I could monitor temperature , control the flow of water in my waterfall , alerts when the filter needed changing … even watch my … --- ## [Activate shower pump](https://community.smartthings.com/t/activate-shower-pump/304221)
**Author:** [@shady\_mostafa](https://community.smartthings.com/u/shady_mostafa)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2025, 10:36am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/activate-shower-pump/304221 "2025-08-08T10:36:28Z")
Hi, I really need some ideas to find a solution for my new renovated shower, I have replaced the tub with a walk in shower, however with this new setup the shower drainage is lower than the main drainage tube, so I need… --- ## [Gravity flow watering system](https://community.smartthings.com/t/gravity-flow-watering-system/302288)
**Author:** [@homeagain](https://community.smartthings.com/u/homeagain)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2025, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/gravity-flow-watering-system/302288 "2025-06-27T22:01:43Z")
I’m trying to develop a balcony gravity feed plant watering system. I do not have a hose bibb, so I’d need to use a storage tank. I do have power. While gravity is preferred, I’m open to a pumped system as well. There… --- ## [\[OBSOLETE\] Smart Sprinkler System](https://community.smartthings.com/t/obsolete-smart-sprinkler-system/3076)
**Author:** [@d8adrvn](https://community.smartthings.com/u/d8adrvn)\ **Replies:** 508\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 12:30am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/obsolete-smart-sprinkler-system/3076 "2022-10-26T00:30:02Z")
A project by Stan Dotson (stan@dotson.info) and Matthew Nichols (matt@nichols.name) Would you like to have a smarter lawn? We just updated our SmartThings Project to build a Smarter Irrigation Controller. The project… --- ## [ZigBee or Zwave hose irrigation valve?](https://community.smartthings.com/t/zigbee-or-zwave-hose-irrigation-valve/242729)
**Author:** [@Jake\_Mohl](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Jake_Mohl)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2022, 2:29pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/zigbee-or-zwave-hose-irrigation-valve/242729 "2022-06-28T14:29:17Z")
I’ve been looking but I am failing to find a ZigBee or Zwave irrigation valve /controller that attaches to the hose bib. I saw one by Woox. https://wooxhome.com/products-c10/other-c4/woox-r7060-smart-garden-irrigation-c… --- ## [Irrigation Controller using Weather Channel and 2 solenoids](https://community.smartthings.com/t/irrigation-controller-using-weather-channel-and-2-solenoids/243431)
**Author:** [@Norbert\_D\_souza](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Norbert_D_souza)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2022, 4:16pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/irrigation-controller-using-weather-channel-and-2-solenoids/243431 "2022-06-08T16:16:25Z")
Hi all, I’m a newbie to this sort of configuration and surprisingly I found this really easy to setup. I am controlling two solenoids with SmartThings, Weather Channel and eWeLink Dual Channel Relaya. I have got the s… --- ## [\[OBSOLETE\] ESP8266 Smart Sprinkler System](https://community.smartthings.com/t/obsolete-esp8266-smart-sprinkler-system/87306)
**Author:** [@anienhuis](https://community.smartthings.com/u/anienhuis)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 6:38am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/obsolete-esp8266-smart-sprinkler-system/87306 "2021-03-24T06:38:52Z")
Do you want a Smart Sprinkler controller that is integrated with SmartThings but won’t break the bank? Are you looking for a DIY Smart Sprinkler that doesn’t require an Arduino and SmartThings Shield? If so, this may b… --- ## [Does this exist? Control water on hose](https://community.smartthings.com/t/does-this-exist-control-water-on-hose/195266)
**Author:** [@chowder007](https://community.smartthings.com/u/chowder007)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2021, 11:47am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/does-this-exist-control-water-on-hose/195266 "2021-01-06T11:47:30Z")
Hey everyone. Every year my family goes down to the coast for a week for the 4th. Las year we started gardening and let’s just say, people are not dependable. I have a plan for watering with a soaker hose but would like… --- ## [Dumb sprinklers turned smart-ish](https://community.smartthings.com/t/dumb-sprinklers-turned-smart-ish/135263)
**Author:** [@Equis](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Equis)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2020, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/dumb-sprinklers-turned-smart-ish/135263 "2020-08-11T16:04:39Z")
I have an OLD in-ground sprinkler system with a timer system that uses those old red diodes for the display, kinda like the ones you’d see on a calculator from the '70s. While I do drool over the Rachio and Rainbird setu… --- ## [Water shutoff valve integration (SmartHome Select + Relay)](https://community.smartthings.com/t/water-shutoff-valve-integration-smarthome-select-relay/6763)
**Author:** [@jr0](https://community.smartthings.com/u/jr0)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2018, 7:10pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/water-shutoff-valve-integration-smarthome-select-relay/6763 "2018-12-12T19:10:04Z")
Has anyone tried using one of these Smarthome SELECT electronic water valves with a mimolite or Remotec ZFM-80? It seems to be readily available and a bit more affordable than the $400+ fortrezz option. http://www.sm… --- ## [Main Water Valve ON (SmartLife Device, IFTTT Method)](https://community.smartthings.com/t/main-water-valve-on-smartlife-device-ifttt-method/160680)
**Author:** [@Robert\_Andrey](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Robert_Andrey)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2019, 3:23am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/main-water-valve-on-smartlife-device-ifttt-method/160680 "2019-04-11T03:23:08Z")
--- ## [Diy outdoor water valve using sprinkler valve?](https://community.smartthings.com/t/diy-outdoor-water-valve-using-sprinkler-valve/155157)
**Author:** [@vick\_sarkis](https://community.smartthings.com/u/vick_sarkis)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2019, 11:14pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/diy-outdoor-water-valve-using-sprinkler-valve/155157 "2019-02-24T23:14:22Z")
Hey everyone, I want to be able to turn on and off water to a hose outside and was thinking of using a sprinkler Valve and controlling that with a zwave relay or dry switch or something like that (not exactly sure what … --- ## [Irrigation option (UK)](https://community.smartthings.com/t/irrigation-option-uk/49229)
**Author:** [@Behold81](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Behold81)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2019, 2:13pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/irrigation-option-uk/49229 "2019-01-16T14:13:40Z")
Are there any I the U.K. Either cheap timers or more complex systems? Thanks. --- ## [Zigbee Irrigation Controller and Moisture Sensors - Eve is now Spruce](https://community.smartthings.com/t/zigbee-irrigation-controller-and-moisture-sensors-eve-is-now-spruce/2575)
**Author:** [@natec007](https://community.smartthings.com/u/natec007)\ **Replies:** 245\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2018, 12:14am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/zigbee-irrigation-controller-and-moisture-sensors-eve-is-now-spruce/2575 "2018-12-31T00:14:25Z")
Hi All, I want to show you an irrigation controller and moisture sensor project I have been working on and am planning on manufacturing for SmartThings. When I got SmartThings I was looking for an irrigation contro… --- ## [Cheap and Easy Sprinkler Control](https://community.smartthings.com/t/cheap-and-easy-sprinkler-control/121972)
**Author:** [@BiggOnion](https://community.smartthings.com/u/BiggOnion)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2018, 12:38pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/cheap-and-easy-sprinkler-control/121972 "2018-03-20T12:38:55Z")
New user, and just wanted to share a solution I have cobbled together, that (so far) seems to be working very well. I wanted a way to control our sprinklers. Not a built-in sprinkler system, but just a hose + sprinkler … --- ## [Cheap SMART garden watering system!](https://community.smartthings.com/t/cheap-smart-garden-watering-system/89282)
**Author:** [@Drew650](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Drew650)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2017, 7:27am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/cheap-smart-garden-watering-system/89282 "2017-06-06T07:27:09Z")
A very simple case of using a connected outlet to control an old pump I had laying around. But the result is one of my favorite integrations yet! --- ## [\[OBSOLETE\] Sharing my implementation of grey water pumping](https://community.smartthings.com/t/obsolete-sharing-my-implementation-of-grey-water-pumping/88420)
**Author:** [@Philippe\_Portes](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Philippe_Portes)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2017, 12:00pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/obsolete-sharing-my-implementation-of-grey-water-pumping/88420 "2017-05-27T12:00:17Z")
Hi there, I am living in an area where water is rare so I reuse my washing machine to water my garden. This is known as grey water. Basically, you store the water in a tank, and pump it out with enough pressure to use… --- ## [Spruce Irrigation disappointment now excitement](https://community.smartthings.com/t/spruce-irrigation-disappointment-now-excitement/52750)
**Author:** [@John\_Crouch](https://community.smartthings.com/u/John_Crouch)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2016, 2:33pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/spruce-irrigation-disappointment-now-excitement/52750 "2016-07-15T14:33:55Z")
I am completely disappointed with the Spruce Irrigation system and after two weeks I would have to give this system a negative review and recommend that people not purchase this system at this time. I will most likely r… --- ## [New Garden Project](https://community.smartthings.com/t/new-garden-project/14006)
**Author:** [@Player1](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Player1)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2016, 2:38am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/new-garden-project/14006 "2016-04-07T02:38:58Z")
Hello everyone! I have a few weeks to tear out my old front yard garden and build a new one. Basically I'll be landscaping the front yard and starting with the flower beds. Before I start digging into the earth and dro… --- ## [Watering my veggie garden? What smart devices are compatible w/ Smartthings & Alexia?](https://community.smartthings.com/t/watering-my-veggie-garden-what-smart-devices-are-compatible-w-smartthings-alexia/44193)
**Author:** [@HelenasMom](https://community.smartthings.com/u/HelenasMom)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2016, 5:53am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/watering-my-veggie-garden-what-smart-devices-are-compatible-w-smartthings-alexia/44193 "2016-04-05T05:53:45Z")
This year I'd like to be able to water my veggie garden using Smartthings? What smart devices are compatible w/ Smartthings & Alexia? Any suggestions? I know I can replace my sprinkler box with Rain Maker but my veggie g… --- ## [Create a wind effect using fan and dimmer](https://community.smartthings.com/t/create-a-wind-effect-using-fan-and-dimmer/39522)
**Author:** [@Tolik](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Tolik)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2016, 6:38pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/create-a-wind-effect-using-fan-and-dimmer/39522 "2016-02-18T18:38:11Z")
I'm trying to create a wind effect for growing seedlings. I have a simple fan attached to a Leviton Z-Wave dimmer. Anyone know an app that can speed up the fan gradually and then slow it down, over and over again for …