Guide for using Google Home to control Holman Home devices

A. Setup your Holman Home device/s in Google Home
  1. Getting Started
  2. Before using Google Home to control your devices, check you have the following:
    • a Google Home device, or Android phone with Google Assistant
    • the latest Google Home app or Google app (Android only) setup with your Google Home device, or Android phone with Google Assistant installed
    • a Holman Home smart device. For example: WX8 irrigation controller, RGB or WW Garden Light, Wi-Fi Socket, WX1 Tap Timer or WX2 Tap Timer
    Note: The Helios Weather Station and Wi-Fi Hub are not compatible with Google Assistant

  3. Setup and add your Holman Home smart device/s to your Holman Home app

  4. Start the Google Home app and a screen similar to the one below should display
  5. Choose + in the top left hand corner
    Google Home screen

  6. Choose Set up device
  7. Add and manage screen

  8. Choose Works with Google
  9. Set up screen

  10. If Holman Home shows as Linked, choose Holman Home and then choose Check for new devices. Now scroll down to step 8
    Already linked to Holman Home

    Otherwise choose the Search icon in the top right hand corner
  11. Search screen

  12. Type Holman Home at the top and then choose Holman Home from the list
  13. Holman Home screen

  14. Enter your Holman Home app login email address. Then choose Next Step
  15. Holman Home login screen

  16. Choose Holman Home and then choose Link devices for this App account
  17. Authorize screen

  18. Enter the password for your Holman Home account and then choose Next Step
  19. Choose device screen

  20. Slide the piece to complete the puzzle
  21. Choose a home screen

  22. Choose Authorize to allow Google to access your devices
  23. Authorize screen

  24. You will need to wait a minute or two while Google accesses your device/s. Once a connection has been made you can select your Holman Home device (a WX8 in the example below left) and then choose Next
    On the right see choices of a WX1 Tap Timer, Wi-Fi Socket, WX2 Tap Timer and Zone 2 Manual Watering - which are Zone 1 and Zone 2 of a WX2 Tap Timer classed as separate devices, RGB Garden Light and WW Garden Light.
  25. Choose device screen Choose a home screen

  26. My Home is the default location or Create another home. Then choose Next
  27. Choose a home screen

  28. Choose a location for your Holman Home device and then choose Next
  29. Device location screen

  30. Your Holman Home device (WX8 in this example) is now showing on your Home control screen. You can turn your Holman Home device on and off from this screen
  31. Note:
    • For the WX8, if the dial position is RUN, then turning on the device via Google Home means you will water using the zones setup in START A, B or C depending on the START position on the device
    • For the WX8, if the dial position is a zone (1-8) then turning on the device via Google Home means you will start that zone for the manual run time set
    My Home screen

    • For the RGB Garden Light, it is also possible to change the light colour by tapping on the light icon and accessing the Colour pallet
    • For the WX2 Tap Timer, use WX2 Tap Timer to turn Zone 1 on/off and use Zone 2 Manual Watering to turn Zone 2 on/off
    My Home screen


B. Voice control of your Holman Home device
Supported commands for the WX8 include:
Supported commands for the RGB Garden Light include:
Supported commands for the WW Garden Light include:
Supported commands for the Wi-Fi Socket include:
Supported commands for the WX1 Tap Timer include:
Supported commands for the WX2 Tap Timer (Zone 1) and Zone 2 Manual Watering include:

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Last updated : 17 February 2022