Ware Brothers Networked Irrigation Controller
After loosing the LCD display on my old sprinkler system controller, I decided to go with a networked replacement.
The Ware Brothers 1016 Controller was completely painless to install. My old system used a master valve and 11 zone valves. Configuring the system to turn the master valve on in conjunction with one or more zone valves was simple.
Three things could be improved in the quick start documentation:
1. The “power” switch on top of the unit must be switched left to use default startup parameters and switched right to use configured startup parameters.
2. When entering the initial IP address on the System setup page, it wasn’t immediately clear that I could type over what appears to be static text to change the IP address (must click Save).
3. Only devices 1 through 9 can be used in conjunction with other devices. I had to swap my master valve with my zone 1 after wiring things up for the first time.
Here are some pictures of the unit.
