# Gardena water control cannot be added
**URL:** https://community.homey.app/t/gardena-water-control-cannot-be-added/154576
**Category:** Devices
**Tags:** homey-self-hosted
**Created:** [May 6, 2026, 6:14am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/gardena-water-control-cannot-be-added/154576 "2026-05-06T06:14:40Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Randy\_van\_de\_Ven](https://community.homey.app/u/Randy_van_de_Ven)
#### Post date: [May 6, 2026, 6:14am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/gardena-water-control-cannot-be-added/154576/1 "2026-05-06T06:14:41Z")
Goodmorning,
i’m running a homey self hosted server. And i have bought the gardena smart gateway and smart soil sensor wich are running fine and is connected to Homey.
Now i bought this smart water control from gardena so i can automate my irrigation: [smart Water Control | GARDENA](https://www.gardena.com/nl/producten/bewateren/besproeiingscomputers/smart-water-control/970825901.html)
I firstly added the smart water control to the gardena gateway and this has been detected and i can trigger it
however when i go and add it via the gardena homey app, this will not be detected.[Gardena | Homey](https://homey.app/nl-nl/app/com.gardena/Gardena/)
The soil sensor is added via the same way, but this water control will not.
What i did so far;
Rebooted homey
Rebooted the nas
Removed the gardena app, and rebooted homey, add the app again.
Reset the water control and rebound it to the gardena smart gateway.
Does anyone have any advise to solve this issue?
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### Author:  [@DirkG](https://community.homey.app/u/DirkG)
#### Post date: [May 6, 2026, 10:19am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/gardena-water-control-cannot-be-added/154576/2 "2026-05-06T10:19:12Z")
Welcome Randy!
Maybe the smart water controller has a different internal identifier than older controllers, which the Homey Gardena app doesn’t yet support. So it’s possible that the Homey Gardena app needs to be updated.
That’s why I would recommend contacting Athom support, since Athom is the developer of the app. → [Support | Homey](https://homey.app/nl-nl/support/)
But that’s just an assumption.
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### Author:  [@Randy\_van\_de\_Ven](https://community.homey.app/u/Randy_van_de_Ven)
#### Post date: [May 6, 2026, 10:47am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/gardena-water-control-cannot-be-added/154576/3 "2026-05-06T10:47:36Z")
Thanks i susspect the same, as the icon in homey is showing the old water control and not the new water control. I have raised an ticket and post the outcome here
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### Author:  [@DirkG](https://community.homey.app/u/DirkG)
#### Post date: [May 6, 2026, 10:54am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/gardena-water-control-cannot-be-added/154576/4 "2026-05-06T10:54:02Z")
The icon doesn’t necessarily mean that a newer device isn’t supported. Some apps use a single icon for different versions.
In any case, I’m curious to hear Athom’s response.
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### Author:  [@Randy\_van\_de\_Ven](https://community.homey.app/u/Randy_van_de_Ven)
#### Post date: [May 6, 2026, 11:27am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/gardena-water-control-cannot-be-added/154576/5 "2026-05-06T11:27:10Z")
You where correct, i have requested that they support this model. As the old water control has been discontinued
At the moment, the latest Gardena Smart Water Control (and the Dual Water Control) aren’t yet supported by the Homey Gardena app, which is why it doesn’t appear in Homey.
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### Author:  [@MarRon](https://community.homey.app/u/MarRon)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2026, 2:41pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/gardena-water-control-cannot-be-added/154576/6 "2026-05-11T14:41:39Z")
I have the same issue and was greatful that you took the time to make a ticket!
I’ll follow this thread.
Would you be so kind to post any progress on this ticket in this thread?
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### Author:  [@Randy\_van\_de\_Ven](https://community.homey.app/u/Randy_van_de_Ven)
#### Post date: [May 19, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/gardena-water-control-cannot-be-added/154576/7 "2026-05-19T13:52:23Z")
I needed to add a feature request via de homey page so they can look at it. Maybe you can raise feature request to get this more priority
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### Author:  [@MarRon](https://community.homey.app/u/MarRon)
#### Post date: [May 20, 2026, 3:00am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/gardena-water-control-cannot-be-added/154576/8 "2026-05-20T03:00:24Z")
I just added a support/feature request and asked for a roadmap/expectation.
As soon as I hear back from Homey, I’ll update it here too 😉
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### Author:  [@Dakke](https://community.homey.app/u/Dakke)
#### Post date: [May 27, 2026, 5:12pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/gardena-water-control-cannot-be-added/154576/9 "2026-05-27T17:12:36Z")
same here, waiting for the smart Dual Water Control to be supported in the official Gardena app.
In the meantime I use a work-around with Homekitty…
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### Author:  [@KjetilK](https://community.homey.app/u/KjetilK)
#### Post date: [May 28, 2026, 8:25pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/gardena-water-control-cannot-be-added/154576/10 "2026-05-28T20:25:34Z")
Hi
What is your workaround? Never know if it will take weeks or months before support for the new duo controller is added.
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### Author:  [@aandersen](https://community.homey.app/u/aandersen)
#### Post date: [May 30, 2026, 6:58pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/gardena-water-control-cannot-be-added/154576/11 "2026-05-30T18:58:14Z")
I can’t get my Smart Dual Water Control to work either, but I’ve added a request: [Gardena | Homey](https://request-a-brand.homey.app/boards/request-a-brand/posts/gardena-ab3e877d-8ce0-4303-8dd7-b12f3b2e99f3?embed=true) - please chime in there so we can hopefully get some attention to the issue!
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### Author:  [@Dakke](https://community.homey.app/u/Dakke)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2026, 10:43am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/gardena-water-control-cannot-be-added/154576/12 "2026-06-03T10:43:29Z")
The Dual Water can be controlled with HomeKit (Apple). So I made a Virtual Button in Homey that triggers a flow in HomeKit using Homekitty
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### Author:  [@Dakke](https://community.homey.app/u/Dakke)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2026, 10:45am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/gardena-water-control-cannot-be-added/154576/13 "2026-06-03T10:45:04Z")
> [@Eve Aqua intergratie in Homey](https://community.homey.app/t/eve-aqua-intergratie-in-homey/138743):
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> Hallo allemaal, ik heb laatst een Eve Aqua (2nd gen) gekocht om mijn bewatering voor mijn tuin te automatiseren. Als ik deze wil aanmelden in mijn Homekit, gaat dat zonder problemen, maar als ik deze wil toevoegen aan mijn Homey, krijg ik dit niet voor elkaar. Nu lees ik dat de Eve Aqua Bluetooth over Thread is en de Homey ondersteund dit (nog) niet. Is er een andere mogelijkheid dat ik de Eve Aqua kan koppelen aan mijn Homey? Bij voorbaat dank!
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### Author:  [@Kadolsters](https://community.homey.app/u/Kadolsters)
#### Post date: [June 12, 2026, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/gardena-water-control-cannot-be-added/154576/14 "2026-06-12T16:25:15Z")
You mention a Homekitty workaround for the Smart Dual Water Control.
Could you explain how you connected the Dual Water Control to Apple Home and whether you’re using a Gardena Smart Gateway?
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### Author:  [@deejayreissue](https://community.homey.app/u/deejayreissue)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2026, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/gardena-water-control-cannot-be-added/154576/15 "2026-06-15T13:33:28Z")
Did anyone hear back from Athom on a timeline for this being added?
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### Author:  [@Dakke](https://community.homey.app/u/Dakke)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2026, 8:55am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/gardena-water-control-cannot-be-added/154576/16 "2026-06-19T08:55:06Z")
First add the Dual Water Control to Apple HomeKit
Then you make 2 virtual buttons in Homey with “virtuele apparaten”.
Using the app Homekitty in Homey, you export these 2 buttons to Homekit (switch them to ON in the settings of Homekitty)
In Homey, you make triggers/flows to activate the 2 virtual buttons, in Homekit, you make a flow that let the virtual buttons trigger the GDWC
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### Author:  [@Randy\_van\_de\_Ven](https://community.homey.app/u/Randy_van_de_Ven)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2026, 2:32pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/gardena-water-control-cannot-be-added/154576/17 "2026-06-19T14:32:06Z")
I didn’t receive any feedback on this, but it seems like a lot more people experience this issue
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### Author:  [@kaas](https://community.homey.app/u/kaas)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2026, 7:01am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/gardena-water-control-cannot-be-added/154576/18 "2026-06-25T07:01:34Z")
When I look at the changelog it looks like it’s been added:
**2.5.1**
23 Jun 2026
[test](https://homey.app/nl-nl/app/com.gardena/Gardena/test/)
Fixed invalid ID for smart dual water control
**2.5.0**
16 Jun 2026
Added support for new water Control (2026) and Dual Water Control
But my app version is stuck at 2.4.1. When I install the app through: [Gardena | Homey](https://homey.app/nl-nl/app/com.gardena/Gardena/test/) I get the latest version, and I see the new smart water control icons. But I can’t add any device, even my sensor now fails: `Cannot read properties of undefined (reading ‘value’)`
**Edit**
Seems like a cross-origin issue: Unsafe attempt to load URL [https://x](https://x) from frame with URL [https://x](https://x). Domains, protocols and ports must match.
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### Author:  [@Randy\_van\_de\_Ven](https://community.homey.app/u/Randy_van_de_Ven)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2026, 7:51am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/gardena-water-control-cannot-be-added/154576/19 "2026-06-25T07:51:21Z")
It is stuck on 2.4.1 on my homey aswell
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### Author:  [@kaas](https://community.homey.app/u/kaas)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2026, 8:03am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/gardena-water-control-cannot-be-added/154576/20 "2026-06-25T08:03:14Z")
You can try installing 2.5.1 using the app url ending with /test. But adding Gardena devices in the latest version doesn’t work for me unfortunately.
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