App Profile: Niwa Grow Hub

tankerted42069

Rating: 3/5

Setup is very hard. Im by no means bad with technology and it took me a full day and a half (i gave up day 1). Yes its that annoying. And the worst part ab it was the terrible if not non existent help for the problems they seem to know you'll run into seeing as the instructions the come with it even imply you'll have issues connecting. Its like people complained or something. Besides that overall its okay. You cant control it nearly as detailed as they say tho. And my tower fan wouldn't work at all in this no matter how hard i tired. You'll let me set a supposed vpd lvl (with a inaccurate sensor) vs my ac inf its off by ab 5% rh so that dehumidifier monitor has to be adjusted and it also wont let u set just a basic rh to follow for the de hu or the tent. Just the one basic list they have which arguably would work if they had a more accurate sensor(which i calibrated correct) of course no instructions w that besides bare min either so who knows right? This is a harsh review because im over all very dissatisfied i spend like 350 bucks for basically a fancy timer with a probe that is less accurate then my in line fans probe. Its decent and has potential but i didnt pay this $ for a idea i paid for the working concept.

Devi8MD

Rating: 4/5

This is pretty cool technology and vital part of any automated gardening system. The three things I like most about the NIWA are: mobile app functionality, 24-7 Wi-Fi accessibility, and the programmability (can generate and edit recipes on the fly). My one critique: I wish it could manage more power across the outlets. I am seeing that the next edition will have be able to support more power across the outlets. I have also read about newer monitor addition that will be capable of monitoring CO2 ppm in addition to its current functionality (VPD, temp, humidity, and dew point). Once this Niwa can handle more power. I think it could be a must have device for automated grow set-up. Would love to test and review more of your products. Good work!

Joe.nap

Rating: 4/5

The idea is great, and once you get it working if it has a stable connection to Wi-Fi it works very well. But the set up is extremely difficult and complicated, and there is not as much freedom with the controls as I would like. I am excited to see what they are going to do with this products hardware and software, I just hope I don’t have to buy new hardware when some of the bugs are fixed.