WiFi Sprinkler Timer, Smart Watering

RainPoint timer Google Home and Alexa Instructions 6/29/2024 - Yes, you can have Google Home and Alexa water your yard with a timer. It will turn off the water in the timed minutes that you set by using "Routines" in the Alexa App or "Automations" in the Google Home App. If you follow the directions in the RainPoint manual for "How to get third-party control / voice control?" then it just shows you more instructions that are vague and inaccurate. Here are better directions. But keep in mind that it may be slightly different because apps update often and change how things are worded and where they are located. RAINPOINT APP SETUP: 1. The app I used in the app store was called "RainPoint-Tuya". It makes you create an account. It sends a registration verification to your email address from @ismartlife.me. So you basically end up having a Smart Life account. After you follow the instructions in the manual to set up your Wifi Hub and Smart Water Timer then follow the rest of these directions for Alexa or Google Home below: ALEXA SETUP: 1. Start Alexa App. 2. Tap on + in the upper right corner. 3. Tap on "Device" > "Switch" > "Smart Life". 4. It will go to the website and have you login to the account using the email address and password that you created with the RainPoint app. 5. Once you select your water timer, then it should create two devices. One device for the left valve and one for the right valve. You can rename the valves by tapping "Devices" at the bottom of the app then tap on the device and then click on the gear icon. I will call these devices "Left valve" and "Right valve". 6. Now you can turn on/off the water by saying, "Alexa, turn on left valve" or "Alexa, turn off left valve". ALEXA ROUTINES: 1. Start Alexa App. 2. Tap on "More" at the bottom. 3. Tap on "Routines" > "+". 4. Tap on "Add an event" > "Voice". Type in a phrase like: "Water the yard". 5. Tap on "Add an action" > "Alexa Says" > "Customized". Type in: "Ok. Watering." Tap "Next". 6. Tap on "Add another action" > "Smart Home" > "Switches". Tap on the valve of your choice. Tap on "switched". Select "On". Tap "Next". 7. Tap on "Add another action" > "Wait". Set the minutes to water. Tap on "Next". 8. Tap on "Add another action" > "Smart Home" > "Switches". Tap on the valve of your choice. Tap on "switched". Select "Off". Tap "Next". 9. Tap on "Add an action" > "Alexa Says" > "Customized". Type in: "Finished watering." Tap "Next". 10. Tap on "Save". Now you can say, "Alexa, water the yard". GOOGLE HOME SETUP 1. Start Google Home App. 2. Tap on "Devices" at the bottom. 3. Tap on "Add" > "Works with Google". Search for "Smart Life". Tap on the "Smart Life" with the logo of a home. 4. It will go to the website and have you login to the account using the email address and password that you created with the RainPoint app. 5. Once you select your water timer, then it should create two devices. One device for the left valve and one for the right valve. You can rename the valves by tapping "Devices" at the bottom of the app then tap and hold your finger on the device and then click on the gear icon. I will call these devices "Left valve" and "Right valve". 6. Now you can turn on/off the water by saying, "Hey Google, turn on left valve" or "Hey Google, turn off left valve". GOOGLE HOME AUTOMATION 1. Start Google Home App. 2. Tap "Automations " at the bottom. 3. Tap on "Add" > "Personal". 4. Tap "Add Starter" > "When I say to Google Assistant". Type in a phrase like: "Water the yard". Tap on "Done". Tap on "Add Starter" at the bottom. 5. Tap on "Add Action" > "Communicate and announce" > "Make an Announcement". Type in "Ok. Watering." Tap "Done". Tap "Done" at the bottom. 6. Tap on "Add Action" > "Adjust Home Devices". Tap on the valve of your choice. Tap on "Turn on or off". Tap on "Turn on". Tap on "Add Action" at the bottom. 7. Tap on "Add Action" > "Delay start". Set the minutes to water. Tap on "Done" at the bottom. 8. Under "After xx min" tap on > "Add action" > "Adjust Home Devices". Tap on the valve of your choice. Tap on "Turn on or off". Tap on "Turn off". Tap on "Add Action" at the bottom. 9. Tap on "Add Action" > "Communicate and announce" > "Make an Announcement". Type in "Finished watering." Tap "Done". Tap "Done" at the bottom. 10. Tap on "Save" at the bottom. Now you can say "Hey Google, water the yard".