As some others have posted I am also having issues with the sprinkler controller. It functioned as expected for time and I believe it was after a firmware update it started having issues. Whether scheduled or run manually the controller will turn on a zone for about a second and then trun it off and it is like it deletes the instance immediately. Unplugging the controller will remedy this for a short time and then the behavior returns. I have checked and rechecked everything I can, disabled skips, you name it. I hope this post helps bring more attention to the issue and a remedy can be found.

The bad behavior eventually came back. Guess I will see if a Wyze plug will fit in the sprinkler box.

Mine has flat out stopped working. Each zone will fire up for a few seconds, then shut off, regardless of power cycling now. Even scheduled watering doesn’t work. I’m certainly at my wit’s end with it considering it’s a week old.

I guess I should be thankful that I can still reset mine. But it keeps dropping out every few days now. And it no longer seems to coincide with software updates so that theory from CS doesn’t hold much water anymore (pun intended!). I plan to call CS on Monday as a last resort. But very disappointed that no one from the company even acknowledges the problem here and no indication this is on their radar as something that needs to be fixed. We are rapidly approaching the time where even a day or two without watering will be disastrous here. And will often be away for several days or more so resetting is not an option. Looking for recommendations of a solid system. Don’t need a lot of bells and whistles. Just needs to work. Rain Bird kept dying but that was a known WIFI issue. Arghhh

I just got my controller 2 days ago. Worked fine for the first few tests. Then… the same issue here, the Zones work for only a moment. I went through the resets, power cycling, deleting and reinstalling the controller from the app. Called tech support yesterday. They are sending me a new controller. We will see. In the meantime I am getting a cheapo non-wifi to put in its place. Need to water my new sod.

Same issue and was thinking it must be something I am doing wrong. Nice to know I am not the only one. Several calls with CS and new units sent out (using 2 of them) and sure enough, works when you first install or power cycle, next day only turns a zone on for a couple seconds. Will try the firmware update then delete it hack and see how that goes. had high hopes here as I use several other products but this one might be the Wyse Edsel…

I just got off the phone for the third time. They put me on hold while they talked to engineering. Said they were working on a fix and should expect something in 48-72 hours. Wanted me to run a third party wifi sniffing routine. I couldn’t even get it to load. Plus I read some of the reviews of the app. Big invasion of privacy. It reports everything on your network etc. I have full signal strength at 2.4ghz at sprinkler which is about 6 feet away from wifi router albeit on other side of drywall. I don’t have time to mess with this app. Hopefully they will produce a firmware fix very soon. This has been going on for months with me. Have not been offered a replacement but from all the comments doesn’t sound like that will fix anything anyway.

I can wait 72 hours, but I can’t keep waiting 72 hours, for another 72 hour excuse. I’m a huge fan of Wyze, but the lack of support (besides sending a replacement controller that doesn’t fix anything) makes it hard to recommend their products to family and friends. A bit of transparency goes a long ways.

Follow up post. Installed the 2 units. Firmware at 1.0.4. deleted from app completely. Turned off units for 4 hours. added back to the app. Only setup a single zone nothing fancy no schedules nothing. worked as expected. left over night. turns on for 2 seconds. turns back off… power cycle and they work as expected again. I happen to have 2 extra Wyse plugs. Looks like I need to replace the plug and maybe try the power cycle every night trick if there is no firmware fix for this.

Wyze sprinkler issues

Home

SergL February 22, 2022, 7:04pm 13

Sounds like same issues as described here → Can't get sprinkler schedule to work

There is a reply from Wyze in there addressing a potential fix.

Topic		Replies	Views
Can't get sprinkler schedule to work Home support , troubleshooting , sprinkler-controller	566	24472	February 17, 2026
Wyze Sprinkler Totally Unusable Home firmware , bug , sprinkler-controller	8	862	July 19, 2026
Wyze Sprinkler Controller Firmware 1.0.7 Released - 3/10/22 Wyze News update	3	902	March 17, 2022
New Wyze Sprinkler controller not turning on irrigation system. HELP! Home troubleshooting , not-platform-specific	11	3371	April 20, 2022
Say hello to Wyze Sprinkler Controller - 11/17/20 Wyze News new-product	99	5344	March 20, 2021

Wyze sprinkler issues

Related topics