Weathermatic, which manufactures smart irrigation technology, has launched SmartLink Connect, a new product line that enables landscape professionals to manage non-Weathermatic controllers via the SmartLink cloud-connected platform.
It provides a way to integrate existing irrigation systems – including complex 2-wire set-ups – without replacing controllers or touching in-ground decoders.
Weathermatic revealed the first product in this new lineup, SmartLink Connect for Hunter 2-Wire Controllers, on-stage at its annual SmartCon partner conference in front of nearly 300 landscape professionals. The patent-pending product is a plug-in adaptor that instantly enables remote control of a Hunter 2-wire controller via the SmartLink app. A small box (approx. 3” x 2” x 1”) plugs inside the existing controller box and links to the SmartLink Aircard, providing secure, cellular-based cloud communication with the SmartLink app.
“SmartLink Connect is a true game-changer,” says Lex Mason, president at Weathermatic. “For years, landscapers have struggled with managing multiple irrigation systems across different brands. Now, with a simple plug-in adaptor, they can bring complex sites online without needing to replace an entire 2-wire system that can cost contractors upwards of $30,000 per site.”
SmartLink Connect is currently exclusively available to landscape maintenance contractors in Weathermatic’s Premier Partner Program via a cost-effective monthly price. SmartLink Connect for Hunter 2-Wire Controllers, as well as additional products for other Hunter and Rain Bird controllers, will be available to more landscape professionals in summer 2025.