I Just got this new timer to control my stenner, http://www.amazon.com/50049-Outdoor-Outlet-Wireless-Programmable/dp/B00ZYLQZEK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1461022983&sr=8-2&keywords=wion
I have had this for a week just testing to see if it works. Pool isn't open yet so i just have it plugged in outside with a light plugged into it. So far it seems like its going to work good. Hasn't lost its wifi signal in a week. I have tried to simulate any problems that might happen like power loss and wifi disconnect and once everything is back on it connects back up. The only thing i observed is if it looses power while it is on it doesn't turn the switch back on when power is restored. But, you can turn it on from the app and it will turn off when the timer completes. The app is very basic and easy to use, timer has 1 min resolution and can pick individual days of the week or all days. It has a feature which allows it to connect to the cloud and you can control it from anywhere on the internet. I am always paranoid about things on my network that connect to the outside world on their own. Did a packet capture of it's connection and it connects to (210-71-198-37.HINET-IP.hinet.net) which is a server in Taiwan. Seems like it just uses that to relay the apps connection across the internet. Still looking into what else it is doing. I did notice even with cloud connect turned off it still tries to connect to the server, just not as frequent. I will update this if i find any problems with it, but so far it looks good
I have had this for a week just testing to see if it works. Pool isn't open yet so i just have it plugged in outside with a light plugged into it. So far it seems like its going to work good. Hasn't lost its wifi signal in a week. I have tried to simulate any problems that might happen like power loss and wifi disconnect and once everything is back on it connects back up. The only thing i observed is if it looses power while it is on it doesn't turn the switch back on when power is restored. But, you can turn it on from the app and it will turn off when the timer completes. The app is very basic and easy to use, timer has 1 min resolution and can pick individual days of the week or all days. It has a feature which allows it to connect to the cloud and you can control it from anywhere on the internet. I am always paranoid about things on my network that connect to the outside world on their own. Did a packet capture of it's connection and it connects to (210-71-198-37.HINET-IP.hinet.net) which is a server in Taiwan. Seems like it just uses that to relay the apps connection across the internet. Still looking into what else it is doing. I did notice even with cloud connect turned off it still tries to connect to the server, just not as frequent. I will update this if i find any problems with it, but so far it looks good