Balboa
Balboa BWA Wi-Fi Module
Sprinklers · Water
Partly worksLocal
1 report: 1 says it partly works.
Reported with 1 integration: Balboa Spa Client.
What people report
| Integration | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balboa Spa Client | Partly works Local | Connection refused behind Wi-Fi extenders in MAC-proxy mode; module disconnects periodicallySaved copy… extender/MAC-proxy case (which sounds network-layer), but the "Connection Refused / spa becomes unavailable" symptom overlaps heavily with a firmware-side bug in the BWA Wi-Fi Module (part 50350) where the module accepts a TCP connection, streams status for ~30s, then goes silent without closing the socket. To the stock integration the connection still looks "up" and entity states freeze. I measured this over a 14.75h soak on excellent Wi-Fi (RSSI −44 dBm, 3m to AP): the module was silently unresponsive two-thirds of the time, 41 of 42 disconnects were the silent-socket pattern. Two artifacts … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #176961 · 2026-07 |
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In ReReHome
Once Home Assistant’s HomeKit Bridge shares it, this device reaches Apple Home as a HomeKit accessory behind your Home Assistant bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls it like any other.
Identifiers
| Brand | Balboa |
|---|---|
| Model | 50350 |
| Category | Sprinklers |