NOVATO, CA (MMD Newswire) June 7, 2013 -- ETwater, the leader in smart irrigation control and water management solutions, today released a new and expanded list of compatible controllers for HermitCrab®, the revolutionary retrofit product that converts most brands of conventional irrigation controllers into powerful ETwater smart controllers. HermitCrab® now supports Irritrol® Total Control-R, Hunter® X-Core, Irritrol® KwikDial®, RainBird® ESP-ME, and Toro® TIS-PRO, in addition to dozens of other compatible host controllers, making ETwater HermitCrab compatible with most controllers installed in the last decade.
The ETwater HermitCrab revolutionized the irrigation retrofit market in 2011 by providing a low-cost, plug and play solution for upgrading conventional controllers to smart irrigation technology. The product was developed to help accelerate the adoption of smart irrigation technology at existing landscaped sites, where the cost of "ripping and replacing" an entire system would be cost-prohibitive. With the ETwater HermitCrab, legacy systems can be converted into powerful ETwater smart controllers at a fraction of the cost of a new smart controller, and with an installation time of only 10 minutes. The newly upgraded system includes all of the water-saving, time-saving, and labor-saving benefits of the award-winning ETwater system, with real-time remote management from any computer, tablet or Smartphone.
"HermitCrab has been remarkably well received in the market since it was introduced in 2011,"
commented Pat McIntyre, CEO of ETwater. "In addition to system retrofits, it is extremely popular with our landscape management clients, who can manage multiple sites with multiple brands of controllers from a single dashboard by installing HermitCrab at all of their client sites. We often hear from our customers that the labor savings rivals the water savings as the most important benefit of installing HermitCrab. We are constantly working to increase the number of host controllers compatible with this powerful device, so that HermitCrab continues be available to an ever-expanding audience."
HermitCrab® features and benefits include:
- Plug-and-Play installation in under 10 minutes
- Lowest cost of entry for the leading ETwater smart irrigation system
- Documented water savings of 20-50%
- Payback often in just a few months
- Self-adjusting, weather-based watering schedules
- Capacity of 48 stations, or the maximum of the conventional "host" controller
- Remote management of multiple controllers across multiple sites from any computer,Smartphone, or tablet
- Standard connection for rain sensor
- Eligible for rebates from many water agencies
- Made in the USA
- Three-year limited warranty
The ETwater HermitCrab® is compatible with most models of conventional controllers that have a port for a digital wireless remote, including controllers from Hunter®, Irritrol®, Rain Bird®, Rain Master®, Weathermatic controllers in the ProLine and SmartLine® families and Superior/Sterling™. For pricing and a detailed list of compatible hosts, please visit http://www.etwater.com/etwater‐hermitcrab® or call 800-438-3400.
About ETwater
ETwater is redefining smart irrigation for large scale landscapes with a full range of patented solutions for new installations and irrigation system retrofits. The company's innovative products integrate local weather data with cellular smart controllers to create and implement optimal daily watering schedules, producing water savings of 20-50%. The powerful, web-based ETwater ManagerTM aggregates key data from multiple sites, enables real-time management from any computer, tablet or smart phone, and delivers significant savings of water, time, money, and labor. ETwater is a private company based in Novato, CA, and manufactures in the U.S. For more information, please visit www.etwater.com.
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