Rain Bird ESP-TM2 8 Station WiFi Ready Indoor/Outdoor Controller | TM2-8

This Rain Bird Controller is terrific, very easy to install...hired handyman to do in 1hr. It works perfectly and now we know our older Hunter was going bad, this one did what H could not. We are very satisfied & price was terrific. I did not order the Wifi at this time, but it is capable of adding later.

I couldn’t be happier with the Rain Bird smart irrigation controller. The Wi-Fi connectivity is a total game-changer—being able to control and adjust my sprinkler system right from my phone is incredibly convenient. Whether I’m home or away, I can monitor watering schedules, make changes, or even pause irrigation during rainy days. The app is intuitive and user-friendly, and the smart features like weather-based adjustments help save water without me having to think about it. It was surprisingly easy to install and set up too.

When looking for a timer/controller I wanted one that that had both a phone app and a fully functional control panel - not a lot of choices out there - but this gives both. Note though to get all the functionality out of this unit you need the wifi module and highly recommend the Rainbird Rain (and Temp) sensor. Wifi module lets you control from your phone and allows you to enable the automatic season adjust feature that will update watering time each day (i.e.duration not start/stop times) based on weather forecast (in your zip code). Season adjust works on the forecast and will adjust run times to a minimum of 5% of normal (will never bypass watering altogether - this is common with timers having this feature), so if it monsooned yesterday it will still water - this is why I recommend the Rain Sensor which will completely bypass watering until drier conditions exist. The built in panel is easy to use and read under most lighting conditions and is fairly intuitive. A reference card is included for the most commonly used functions. The phone app has saved me miles of walking to the timer mounted in the garage when adjusting/replacing sprinkler heads. It also provides status of your system and allows you to fine tune on the fly. Installed in 2019 and still happy with my choice with no regrets.

Works well, easy to install. Would give it 5 stars if a handy booklet manual was included. Large, folded piece of paper with instructions doesn’t lend itself to convenient reference or storage next to the device.

Super fast 1 day delivery. I already had rain bird ESP old model and ordered this for wifi capability. Took about 30 mins to remove the old and hook up the new controller and setup in the app, super easy, did a test run this morning and everything works well. Will have to wait and see how it performs.

This timer is a dream to install and program.... 2 anchors inc/ an 110v outlet and it's mounted. EASY PEASY set-up put in time/date, how long for each zone, what time to start watering and turn to auto !! BAM !! FINISHED ..... It will do any combo of events and times you can dream up BUT you don't have to go through those hoops if you just want to water the grass .... EZ Hook up to your internet and water from anywhere/anytime you have internet service !! (optional but a nice feature) {Mine is a replacement for 1yr old still working brand X (hunter) too complicated to function !! }

I wanted a controller with front panel controls, but also upgradable to wifi control. This ESP-TM2 controller seems well made and was easy to replace my 30-year-old Rain Bird controller. Zone 1 had stopped working. After labeling wires and removing old controller, I measured each solenoid at about 50 ohms, neither short nor open. After installing new ESP-TM2 controller all zones work great. Also replaced old wireless rain sensor with new $20 wired sensor (part # CPRSDBEX). Then bought and installed the LNK2WIFI and used the app to remotely manage irrigation. The Rain Bird app initially had trouble installing and communicating, but after some fiddling now works great. If 10-20 years from now Rain Bird stops supporting their app, I still have the front panel controls.

I'm extremely happy with this purchase. It was very easy to install and has worked perfectly since I installed it about 8 months ago. It's easy to program or run manually. I do have the WiFi adapter thing on it and that works well.

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Easy to set up and works great! Love being able to control from my phone!

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Excelente quedo muy bien y lo mejor el precio la verdad si valió la pena nos brindo una solución, lo único malo el envío tardo mucho más de lo previsto.

My old controller had ceased to work. This is the replacement model of the same controller.