Why cycle? Water cycling essentially breaks your total daily watering into increments, which gives the soil time to soak up water. By watering with breaks in between, the ground can absorb water from the previous round of watering. In subsequent rounds of watering, the moistened soil allows water to travel even […]
Notes on Automatic Watering & Frequency
As a general guideline Spruce skews towards watering longer, but less often. This is how the experts recommend watering is done. Watering in this manner promotes deeper roots and more drought tolerant plants. It also allows the soil time to dry and replenishes the oxygen in the soil. All good […]
Spruce Sensor Range
The Spruce Sensors’ range can vary a lot depending on walls, obstructions and other radio interference. With multiple walls or depending on the composition of your exterior walls, range can be as little as 50 feet or with a clear line of sight over 150 feet. Routers and other electronic […]
What to expect for Spruce Sensor History data
History for the Spruce Sensor is shown in the Sensor Data page in the WebApp, or, if connected to SmartThings, in the “Recently” Tab in the SmartThings App. By default, the Spruce Sensor will sample data every 15 minutes. It will only record moisture, temperature, or battery when there is a […]
Return Policy
Returns Our return & exchange policy is 30 days from date of shipment. If 30 days have gone by since your items have shipped, unfortunately we can’t offer you a refund or exchange. To be eligible for a return, your item must be unused and in the same condition that […]
Can I assign the same sensor to multiple zones?
Yes, you can assign a single sensor to multiple zones. In the Spruce App To use one sensor for multiple zones, they must be grouped into a “Zone Group”. All zones in the group need to have the same zone settings in order for the “Create Zone Group” option to […]
Compatible Valves
The Spruce Irrigation Controller is a substitute for any typical home irrigation controller/ timer. Typically the irrigation system consists of in-ground irrigation pipes with nozzles or drip lines. These pipes connect to 24vac valves, which are wired to an irrigation controller. Spruce is a direct replacement for the controller and […]
Do you ship to international countries?
Currently, we only ship to the United States and Canada. We are working on shipping internationally, but don’t have any firm dates yet.
Power requirements for Spruce Controller
The Spruce Controller requires a 24 VAC input with 400 mA minimum current. Each Spruce Controller includes a 120 V transformer with a 2.1 mm x 5.5 mm barrel plug. Note that this is very different from a 24V DC power supply, which can be small and compact (an AC […]
Can the Spruce Controller be installed outdoors?
The Spruce Controller is not weatherproof or waterproof, but can be mounted outdoors with the use of an outdoor enclosure or timer box. Any outdoor timer box that accommodates the controller dimensions (plus a power supply) will work. Spruce Controller Gen 2 dimensions (controller only) : 6.3in x 6.3in x 1.38in Spruce […]