Hunter
Hunter Hydrawise automatic watering switch
Switches · Lighting
Mixed reportsApple Home issuesCloud
6 reports: 2 say it works, 3 say it partly works, 1 says it doesn’t work.
Reported with 1 integration: Hunter Hydrawise.
What people report
| Integration | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Hydrawise | Works Cloud | Valve entity added to control zone watering; replaces Manual Watering sensorSaved copyProposed change Add a valve to the Hydrawise integration that allows controlling zone watering. This is meant to be a replacement for the "Manual Watering" binary sensor, but it seems there's not yet a good migration path. So for the time being we'll let both coexist. ## Type of change <!-- What type of change does your PR introduce to Home Assistant? NOTE: Please, check only 1! box! If your PR requires multiple boxes to be checked, you'll most likely need to split it into multiple PRs. This makes things easier and faster to Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | PR #116302 · 2024-04 | |
| Hunter Hydrawise | Works Cloud | Flow and rain sensor support addedSaved copyBreaking change ## Proposed change <!-- Describe the big picture of your changes here to communicate to the maintainers why we should accept this pull request. If it fixes a bug or resolves Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | PR #116303 · 2024-04 | |
| Hunter Hydrawise | Partly works Cloud | Broken in Home Moisture class maps to HomeKit critical alerts, waking users when watering starts | Moisture-class binary sensor; user suggests RUNNING class insteadSaved copyThe problem Hi! First I want to thank the developer for the new HA Frontend integration of Hydrawise! I like it, really. I am finally able to set zones for the entities. I want to report two minor issues: (1) I cannot find a way to set the watering time (Standard = 15min); this was done by YAML before, I think there is no configuration in frontend. I would like to be able to set standard watering time per zone. (2) the binary sensor for irrigation status of a zone (wet/dry) is handled as "leakage sensor" in HomeKit (using HomeKit bridge). This leads to critical alerts, each time status … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #101456 · 2023-10 |
| Hunter Hydrawise | Partly works Cloud | Partly in Home Zone wet/dry binary sensor maps to leak sensor, triggering critical alerts | Zone status exposed as moisture class; running class suggestedSaved copyThe problem Hi! First I want to thank the developer for the new HA Frontend integration of Hydrawise! I like it, really. I am finally able to set zones for the entities. I want to report two minor issues: (1) I cannot find a way to set the watering time (Standard = 15min); this was done by YAML before, I think there is no configuration in frontend. I would like to be able to set standard watering time per zone. (2) the binary sensor for irrigation status of a zone (wet/dry) is handled as "leakage sensor" in HomeKit (using HomeKit bridge). This leads to critical alerts, each time status … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #101456 · 2023-10 |
| Not named | Partly works | One user found integration basic and replaced it; another recommendsSaved copyI briefly had a Hunter, the integration was rather basic so I returned it, went full nerd and built the whole thing on ESPHome myself for a fraction of the cost. Full local integration, maximum flexibility, no vendor to deal with.. Excerpt saved from the Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-23. | Reddit comment · 2026-07 | |
| Hunter Hydrawise | Not working Cloud | Unsuspend toggle sends wrong suspend period; fix not merged, issue went staleSaved copyThe problem Hi! Now the automatic_watering switch suspends watering for one year (not configurabe) and when toggled, the code sending the suspend to 0 period by the switch.py below: self.hass.data[DATA_HYDRAWISE].data.suspend_zone(0, relay_data) In the Hydrawise log appears the following: Suspending scheduled watering for Hydrawise Zone1 Frontyard till Thursday, 1st of January 1970, 01:00AM But the zone still suspended for the previously set one year on the Hydrawise webpage (must cancel manually) and the switch status in HA also still representing this suspended state. This causing the zones … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #73686 · 2022-06 |
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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 | Hunter |
|---|---|
| Model | Hydrawise |
| Category | Switches |
Also reported as
- Hunter Hydrawise flow and rain sensors
- Hunter Hydrawise sprinkler controller
- Hunter Hydrawise watering sensor
- Hunter Hydrawise zone valves
- Hydrawise irrigation zone sensor





