Perhaps it wouldn’t be surprising if, based on expert ratings or even personal experience over the past few years, we say that Hunter irrigation controllers are the best irrigation controllers in the world right now. So far, at Smart Irrigation™, we have reviewed and researched more than 12 of the most famous companies manufacturing controllers and solenoid valves. We can say that all of them are excellent, but Hunter is the best of them. But why? Did we only consider quality as the criterion. Or did we only consider the company’s reputation as the criterion for excellence? Not really! American Hunter automatic irrigation products, whether electric and battery-powered controllers or solenoid valves, are of extremely high quality. For example, Hunter’s battery-powered controller is completely waterproof at a depth of 1.5 meters of water! Or, for example, Hunter solenoid valves can easily withstand up to 10 bar of water pressure! These show that Hunter has truly gone beyond quality and has found a place in the hearts of customers who care a lot about quality and longevity. But the features of Hunter irrigation products are truly amazing. For example, you can buy a Wi-Fi module and add it to Hunter Wi-Fi compatible controllers to take advantage of amazing online capabilities and manage them from anywhere with the Hunter app installed on your smartphone. Or, for example, sensors such as soil moisture sensors or rainfall detection sensors can be added and programmed to Hunter controllers. This means complete and perfect smart irrigation! Both very high quality and excellent features. In this paragraph, we just wanted to explain in general why Hunter American controllers are the best irrigation controllers in the world. Please continue to join us to learn more about the most famous irrigation company in the world and its 4-station irrigation controller from the X2™ family, which can be said to be the most popular and modern irrigation controller in the world with Wi-Fi connectivity.
Hunter Industries is a manufacturer of irrigation equipment for green spaces and lawns, as well as outdoor lighting equipment, located in San Marcos, California, USA. Hunter’s irrigation product line includes high-quality rotary nozzles, pop-up rotors, spray sprinklers, valves, controllers, drip systems and weather sensors. With more than 2,000 employees and branches nationwide in different regions and countries, Hunter is a true leader in the field of irrigation products, especially smart irrigation. For more information, please visit Hunter’s Wikipedia page or Visit the official Hunter Company website.
Hunter has released the X2 series controllers in 4 models. 4-station, 6-station, 8-station and 14-station. All of these models have doors and in fact the X2 series does not have any controllers without a door. None of these controllers can connect to the Internet without the Hunter WAND Wi-Fi module which must be purchased separately. Remember that this controller is also fully functional without the Wi-Fi module, but offline. This means that you must be next to the controller each time you set up the program. In fact, the Hunter X2 series controllers, before adding the Wi-Fi module, do not differ much in terms of performance from their older series, the X-CORE series. The only difference is that the X2 series can connect the Wi-Fi module to itself, but the X-CORE series does not have this capability. This means that the X-CORE series is generally offline. However, the X2 series can be used offline or online by connecting the Hunter Wi-Fi module to it. In fact, in short, we can say that Hunter irrigation controllers from the X2 series become amazing, modern, and ideal when the WAND Wi-Fi module is used with them.
Using the Hunter Hydrawise app for X2 controllers, available on both the Android Google Play and Apple App Store, you can easily manage your controller from anywhere in the world, view irrigation status, change irrigation programs, turn manual irrigation on or off, and even receive alerts (wiring alerts) in the event of a problem. Please install the mobile app for this product, depending on your operating system (Android or iOS), via one of the buttons below.
The X2 series controllers have a very durable door and structure, so that they are resistant to any rain and snow. The door has a lock and two keys (one spare) are included in the product box along with other contents. Hunter has produced controllers of this series only with a door (can be used both outdoors and indoors) and there are no doorless models of the X2 series at all.
In addition to the app installed on your phone, you can also turn your irrigation on and off with Hunter remotes. By adding a Hunter ROAM or ROAM XL remote, you can easily turn each station on, off, or even change irrigation programs from a distance. With the ROAM remote, you can easily turn your irrigation on and off up to 300 meters outdoors and with the ROAM XL remote, you can easily turn your irrigation on and off from more than 3 kilometers away from the controller. Both models are small and can even fit in your pocket. The ROAM series remotes operate on four AAA batteries.
It is very attractive to set a program once and for all! But how is it possible? Because in winter, as the weather gets colder and rainfall increases, we need less irrigation, or even in summer, trees sweat more and the moisture in the soil decreases faster and more irrigation is needed. Or, for example, in certain months before the trees bear fruit, more irrigation is needed. The SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT feature is one of the great features of the Hunter irrigation controller. By turning the dial on this option, we can set a coefficient from 10% to 150% using the plus and minus buttons. And then set the dial back to the default option (RUN option). Done! For example, if we assume that you have set the coefficient to 50%, the irrigation duration of all irrigation sessions will be halved!
One of the great features of the X2 series controllers is the ability to set various irrigation programs. Maybe you are one of those people who are not interested in complex programs. So you may never use programs B and C. But if you are sensitive to watering your garden trees or if your green space or greenhouses need customized and regular irrigation, then you can use section B or even C. Setting the program on the X2-401 controller is very easy and you just need to watch the training videos once. This model has 4 stations, and a separate irrigation program can be set for each of the 4 stations.
One of the most interesting and useful features of the Hunter X2 series controllers is the ability to transfer entire irrigation programs from one controller to other controllers. This feature is very useful for those who, depending on their job, may use a number of controllers together. Because they no longer need to set the irrigation program for each one from scratch. Instead, they can easily open the Hunter mobile app from anywhere in the world, then set the irrigation program for one of the controllers, then copy the same program to other controllers. Without the need to be present on site and without the need to set a program for each controller separately. This means ideal time savings!
Predictive Watering™ is a very modern feature of the X2 series controllers that allows the controller to know accurate temperature and humidity information at your location. If we activate the option related to this feature in the phone application and configure it, then on the days when the irrigation program is to be run, if the weather is cooler, the controller will automatically reduce the irrigation durations slightly to save water consumption. In our opinion, this feature, apart from saving water, is also very useful for very efficient irrigation of trees and green spaces.
The X2 series controllers include 4-station, 6-station, 8-station and 14-station models. In general, it can be said that the 4-station model differs from the other three models only in the number of stations and in terms of application, it is the best option for relatively large green spaces, sports fields, greenhouses, small and medium-sized parks, gardens and large villas.
