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Custom component for Home Assistant to monitor and control your Husqvarna Automower

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README.md

Home Assistant integration for Husqvarna Automower

Custom component to support Automower.

• Home Assistant integration for Husqvarna Automower

• About
• Supported devices
• Installation

• Installation through HACS
• Manual installation

• Husqvarna API-Key
• Home Assistant
• Image Sensor

• Example of map image
• Example of map image with zones enabled

• Services

• Remove Credentials
• Error: The component is not configured.

This Home Assistant integration provides status and control of supported Husqvarna Automowers. The official Husqvarna API uses websocket connection for pushed updates, so no polling is performed. Park and Start commands including schedule overrides are supported by the integration allowing for robust automations to be implemented in Home Assistant. Diagnostic and statics provided by the API are included with the integration for monitoring mower usage and performance.

Husqvarna Automowers with built-in Automower® Connect or with the Automower® Connect Module are supported. This integration does not support Bluetooth connectivity with Automowers.

Requires Home Assistant 2023.3.0 or newer.

Installation through HACS

Installation using Home Assistant Community Store (HACS) is recommended.

• If HACS is not installed, follow HACS installation and configuration at https://hacs.xyz/.
• In HACS, search under integrations for Husqvarna Automower and install.
• Restart Home Assistant!
• Download the husqvarna_automower.zip file from the repository release section.
• Extract and copy the content into the path /config/custom_components/husqvarna_automower of your HA installation. Do not download directly from the main branch.
• Restart Home Assistant!

In order to use this integration you must properly configure OAuth2 credentials using your Husqvarna account. Refer to this guide for general overview of the process. Username/password authentication for this integration is no longer supported as of version 2022.7.0.

Your Husqvarna account username/password used for the Automower® Connect phone app is required. Most users probably created a Husqvarna account during initial mower setup.

• Make sure, that the exgernal url on the page Settings. Network in the field Internet is set to your external url.
• Go to https://developer.husqvarnagroup.Cloud/ and sign in with Husqvarna account. Sign in page has password recovery/reset using registered email address if needed. Authorize Developer Porthole to access Husqvarna account when prompted.
• After signing in you will be automatically redirected to Your applications. (Otherwise go to: https://developer.husqvarnagroup.Cloud/applications)
• Create a new application:
• Name is required but can be anything, for example My Home Assistant
• Description is optional
• Redirect URL:

https://my.home-assistant.io/redirect/oauth

The My Home Assistant redirect feature needs to be setup to redirect to your home assistant installation. See https://my.home-assistant.io/faq/ for additional information.

• Add the integration to your home assistant installation and test the redirect feature by following below link:
• Acknowledge prompts to open link, install Husqvarna Automower integration.
• Acknowledge prompt to setup application credentials.
• Enter the following from the Husqvrana developer tab:
• The name of the application assigned in Step 3 above
• Copy and paste the Application Key into the OAuth Client ID field
• Copy and paste the Application Secret into the OAuth Client Secret field
• Click Create
• Browser will be redirected to Husqvarna Developer site. Sign in and Authorize the integration to connect with your Husqvarna account
• After authorizing the integration the browser will show the my Home Assistant redirect link to link this account. Click on Link Account.
• Confirm successful connection of mower and assign to an HA area if desired.

Example of map image with zones enabled

The image entity is disabled by default. The image entity will plot the current coordinates and location history of the mower on a user provided image. To configure the entity you need to upload your desired map image and determine the coordinates of the top left corner and the bottom right corner of your selected image.

The image entity is configured via the configure option on the integration. To enter the coordinates, ensure that they are in Signed Degree format and separated by a comma for example 40.689209.74.044661

You can then provide the path to the image you would like to use for the map and mower. This has been tested with the PNG format, other formats may work. The. /resources/map_image.png default image is over written when the integration is updated, store the custom image in another location.

The path color can be changes by providing an RGB value such as (255,0,0).

The optional zone sensor allows zones to be designated by coordinates, this sensor will then return the name of the zone the mower is currently located.

To create a Zone, select new then enter a name for the zone and the coordinates of the zone. Coordinates are entered in Signed Degree format with latitude and longitude separated by a comma and each coordinate separated by a semi colon. You must enter at least three coordinates to define a zone. For example: 40.689209.74.044661; 40.689210.74.044652; 40.689211.74.044655 You must select save and then submit, exiting the flow in another manner will cause any entered zones to be lost.

If display zone is selected the zone will be drawn as an overlay on the map image in the provided RGB color. To change the color provide an RGB string such as (255,255,255).

If a Home Zone is set, the sensor will return Home and the image will display the mower at the home location, when the mower is charging or at the docking station.

• vacuum.start The mower continues to mow, within the specified schedule
• vacuum.pause Pauses the mower until a new command
• vacuum.stop The mower returns to the base and parks there until the next schedule starts
• vacuum.return_to_base The mower returns to the base and parks there until it gets a new start command
• number.automower_park_for Override schedule to park mower for specified number of minutes.
• number.automower_mow_for Override schedule to mow for specified number of minutes.
• number.automower_cutting_height Set mower cutting height.
• select.automower_headlight_mode Set the mower headlight operating mode
• husqvarna_automower.calendar Allows mower schedule to be revised. Supports single schedule per day, this will override existing schedule.

service: husqvarna_automower.calendar data: start: ’11:45:00′ end: ’21:30:00′ monday: true tuesday: true wednesday: true thursday: true friday: true saturday: false sunday: false target: entity_id: vacuum.automower
service: husqvarna_automower.custom_command data: command_type: actions json_string:. data: target: entity_id: vacuum.automower

To enable debug logging for this integration and related libraries you can control this in your Home Assistant configuration.yaml file.

logger: default: info logs: custom_components.husqvarna_automower: debug aioautomower: debug

After a restart detailed log entries will appear in /config/home-assistant.log.

The OAuth2 credentials can be removed from the home assistant user interface. Navigate to the Integrations tab under settings. Access the Application Credentials menu by clicking on the Kebab (3 vertical dot menu icon) or direct link.

Error: The component is not configured.

Dialog box stating the component is not configured. Please follow the documentation. This error is resolved by removing OAuth2 credentials

About

Custom component for Home Assistant to monitor and control your Husqvarna Automower

Automower Connect Status

The official Husqvarna Automower® Connect app allows you to take full control of your Husqvarna robotic lawnmower. The app provides two modes of connectivity depending on model; Automower® Connect for long-range connectivity using cellular communication, and Automower® [email protected] for short-range connectivity using Bluetooth.

Are you having issues? Select the issue you are having below and provide feedback to Automower Connect.

Reported Issues: 15 Комментарии и мнения владельцев

App will not accept start/resume commands to instruct mower to commence/resume working, despite repeated attempts.

Today I keep getting ‘unexpected error’ messages when switching between screens within the App. Also, it seems very slow with lots of ‘loading’ messages. I use this to control two 430X’s, and it has been working fine until today.

App seems to be not accepting my login credentials even after I did a password reset and deleted and reinstalled app.

Hi. I have just brought out my automower after the winter. The app on my iPhone won’t update so I can’t connect to the robot. Can you help me with this please?

The app stopped working just the past couple weeks. Clicking on the Park or Schedule buttons on the main screen seems to crash the app.

I have had my Automower 315x since medio 2020, and is have been performing wery well. For the winter season 2021/2022, I decided for the first time since purchase, to let the Automower stay at an authorized Husqvarna service center, for winter care and potential software updates. After the winter care, it performs and behaves/performs different (pore) than before, and the connection to the mobile app, which until now has been wery reliable and without any problems, has now become wery unreliable. The only thing I can think of, is if there has been updates to the Automower 315x and/or Automower Connect software. Since this is the first service since new (2020), there may have been more SW updates that should all have been made in the right order and timeline ?

Automower Connect app continues to show error, even after mower is running! It will not allow me to save any changes from my phone. iPhone is up to date and I have uninstalled app and reinstalled it with the same issue, do I need to unpair mower?

Command Park Until Further Notice does not override the schedule : the mower recommences mowing on schedule in spite of the Park Until Notice command.

435x AWD, my Husqvarna app closes after a few seconds and won’t allow me to make any changes or start my mower.

310 is connected with app. Schedule ok. but mower does not start on schedule. does not start at all. Mower does start when operated on mower it self. So basically mower does not start via app.

My avtomower 450X is not mowing. App is showing gray START button (disabled). No manual override throug app is possible. I even cen not delete my schedule through the app.

I’ve forgotten app pwd. When I try to request a pwd reset the app doesn’t recognise my email address (it’s correctly entered)

Hi, Issue is changes to schedule don’t hold on the app schedule screen. They appear to save but when you go back into schedule it has reverted to old settings. If who look at the “mower” screen on app it does sometimes show the correct next start time, but also seems to show no start time and also zero battery charge, but then next time it shows 100% charge and correct next start time. It’s like it looses connection but doesn’t say it has. Strangely when you access schedule directly on the mower (315x) the new schedule shows on the mower. I have latest version of app on iPad and version one back on Samsung S9. Initially S9 app was ok so I thought it was latest version on iPad that had issue but both versions now have same issues. Rebooted mower several times. Reinstalled latest app on iPad several times. Reluctant to upgrade app on S9 until this is sorted as it was working initially. One comment: The schedule is the most common reason to go into the app. Why on the latest version was it thought a good idea to remove the schedule direct button and now have to go to schedule via a couple of menus? The GPS card was recently upgraded when old 2G card lost connection. Scheduling issue has been there since this was done. Appreciate any help with this. Thanks Colin

Husqvarna automower 310 app

Mit dem Smartphone verbinden und von überall die Kontrolle haben.

Kann es sein, dass Sie sich ein kleines bisschen in Ihren Automower Mähroboter verliebt haben? Keine Sorge, das kommt häufig vor und ist vollkommen normal. Wie wäre es also, wenn Sie noch ein paar Dinge hinzufügen, um Ihrer Hingabe Ausdruck zu verleihen und Ihre Beziehung noch aufregender zu machen? Wir bietet ein breites Sortiment an geschmackvollem, hochwertigem Zubehör um Ihr Erlebnis noch zu verbessern. Jetzt gibt es eine neue App, mit der Sie über Ihr Smartphone oder Tablet direkt mit Ihrem Automower kommunizieren können.

AUTOMOWER® CONNECT @MOBIL

MOBILE DATENKOMMUNIKATION

Mit Automower® Connect @mobil haben Sie die Möglichkeit Start-, Stopp- und Parkbefehle für Ihren Mähroboter über die App auf Ihrem Smartphone zu senden, egal wo Sie sich befinden. Darüber hinaus können Sie Mäheinstellungen einsehen und verändern und den Standort Ihres Mähroboters via GPS orten. Die kostenlose App ist im App Store und Google Play Store erhältlich. Das Modul an Ihrem Mähroboter wird durch einen Fachhändler installiert.

AUTOMOWER® CONNECT @HOME

BLUETOOTH KOMMUNIKATION

Mit Automower® Connect @home haben Sie die Möglichkeit über eine Bluetooth Verbindung Start-, Stopp- und Parkbefehle für Ihren Mähroboter über die App auf Ihrem Smartphone zu senden. Darüber hinaus können Sie Mäheinstellungen einsehen und verändern. Eine GPS Orten sowie Dibstahlsicherung ist über Automower® Connect @home nicht möglich. Die App ist im App Store und Google Play Store kostenfrei erhältlich. Das Modul ist ab Werk bei vielen Automower® bereits installiert.

Apple Watch™ AUTOMOWER® CONNECT

Die App von Husqvarna erlaubt es den Anwendern, Husqvarna-Rasenmähroboter der Modelle Automower 420, 430X und 450X vom Handge-lenk aus zu steuern, zu konfigurieren und zu überwachen.

Video zur Apple Watch™ mit AUTOMOWER® CONNECT

Was kann man mit AUTOMOWER® CONNECT @mobil alles machen …

Automower® – Control (Steuerung) Automower® – Konfiguration (Einstellungen) Automower®GeoFence (Diebstahlschutz)

Automower – Steuerung (Control) Sie sehen anhand Grafik, Bild und verschiedenen Farben den aktuellen Status Ihres Mähers sowie wichtigen Details. MÄHEN (MOWING) – Automower ist beim Mähen. (Status“Grün“) LADEN (CHARGING) – Automower ist in Ladestation und ladet. (Status“Blau“) Ladezustand anhand eines Balkendiagramm sowie % erkennbar. Nächster Start (Next start) – Der nächste planmäßige Mähvorgang wird angezeigt. STOP (STOPPED) – Der Automower wurde manuell durch Benutzer angehalten. (Orange) FEHLER (ERROR) – Automower hat einen Fehler, Fehlermeldung wird angezeigt (Rot) STOP – Direkter Befehl zum Stop des Mäher kann gesendet werden. START – Direkter Befehl zum Starten (Mähen) kann gesendet werden. Sie können auch die dauer des Mähen angeben oder den Timer direkt ausschalten. PARKEN – Direkter Befehl zum einparken kann gesendet werden. (Home oder Haus) Sie können auch die dauer des Parken direkt angeben (z.b. 1,2,5,12 Stunden oder 1,2,3 Tage)

TIMER – Mähzeiten und Mähtage abfragen und ändern. Sie können bis zu drei Mähzeiten pro Tag eintragen.

WETTER-TIMER – Abfragen und ändern. INSTALLATION – Fast alle Garten Einstellungen prüfen, abfragen oder ändern. EINSTELLUNGEN – Einstellungen für Automower abfragen oder ändern. ZUBEHÖR – Abfragen und ändern. Auch die LED Schnwerfer können Sie ein und ausschalten. Hinweis: Menü „Sicherheit“ sowie bei Menü „Connect“ ist der Zugriff über dier APP nicht möglich. Aus Sicherheitsgründen nur mit Ihrem Pin Code direkt am Automower ® möglich.

Husqvarna Automower 115H vs Automower 310 vs Automower 450XH

The Husqvarna 115H is the first automower we’ll be reviewing of the three. If you put this robot lawn mower to work, it can cover a lawn size of up to 0.4 Acres (1600 sq. m2).

It is programmable via the smartphone app which you can use as its remote control. Once you’ve set up and installed the guide wire, it lets you set up to 3 distinct zones. It is best to mount the boundary wire as much on the outer edges of the lawn as possible.

Installation does take a few hours but after you’ve completed it, you don’t ever have to worry about lawn care again because the Automower will learn to navigate your lawn and frequently cut it. Through the app you can fully customize the mowing schedule to fit your needs, remotely start and stop the automatic lawn mower, adjust the cutting height from 2″ to 3.6″ (5 to 9 cm) and update its firmware.

The app itself can fully integrate with Smart home devices like the Amazon Echo or Google Home, so that you can control it using your voice.

It has a 60 minute battery life and it takes another 60 minutes to charge its battery. Overall, it has a lifetime of 2500 charging cycles, which should be ok for several years, depending on how much you use it. When the battery is low, the mower follows the guide wire back to its charging station, charges and then heads back out. It is a good idea to also buy the garage cover which will cover your charging station and protect it against rain. You can find it on Amazon and eBay.

As for security features, there is an Alarm and PIN Code and another anti-theft feature so that if the robotic lawn mower is plugged into a different charging station, Husqvarna gets notified of this.

The Automower 115H is pretty silent, it only outputs a noise rated at 59 Db, which is much more silent in comparison to your average vacuum cleaner. It is also covered by a 2-year warranty.

There is no rain sensor on any Husqvarna Smart lawn mowers like there is on the Worx, instead they just use an internet weather service to tell if it is raining or not.

Husqvarna Automower 310

So what is the difference between the Husqvarna Automower 310 vs Automower 115H?

First of all, the Automower 310 has a cutting height that is in a shorter range, from 0.8″ to 2.4″ (2 to 6 cm) compared to the 115H which cuts from 2″ to 3.6″ (5 to 9 cm).

The 310 can also cover only a smaller area up to 0.25 Acres (1000 sq. m2), but it can climb steeper hills and slopes of up to 22 degrees (40 %) while the 115H can only climb up to 17 (30 %).

This robot mower has a slightly longer running time of up to 70 minutes, so they are very similar in this respect and it is a bit louder at 60 Db, but these in reality are negligible differences. The cutting width and disc are the same, both use a disc with 3 pivoting razor blades.

Both have the same safety features like tilt and lift sensors and security features including an alarm system and a PIN Code. All of the models presented here in this article use the same Automower app available on Google Play and the App store.

Husqvarna Automower 450XH

The Husqvarna Automower 450XH is the king of all robot lawn mowers, the best of its kind. It can cover a yard or garden that is up to 1.25 Acres (5000 sq. m2) in size.

Husqvarna Automower 450XH vs Husqvarna Automower 115H

The main difference between these two robot lawn mowers is the coverage, while the 450XH can cover an area up to 1.25 Acres (5000 sq. m2), the 115H can only cover 0.4 Acres (1600 sq. m2). The 450XH has a wider cutting disc with a cut width of 9.45″ (24 cm) and can climb a steeper slope of up to 24 degrees (45 %). Even though the engine is more powerful, it is also just as silent as Husqvarna autonomous lawn mowers are known to be amongst the most silent.

The 450XH also has a much longer run time of up to 270 minutes compared to just 60 on the 115H. It is fitted with a GPS module for tracking and improved navigation system. But you need to be aware that the 450XH is more than 3 times more expensive, so it is a great choice only if you are planning to use it on a large lawn.

Husqvarna Automower 450XH vs Husqvarna Automower 310

The difference between these two robotic mowers is also in the coverage because the 310 can only cover 0.25 Acres (1000 sq. m2) compared to the larger 450XH’s 1.25 Acres (5000 sq. m2). These differences extend to the battery life where the 450XH is superior with an autonomy of 270 minutes compared to 70, the wider cutting disc and the 450XH’s ability to climb steeper hills.

The 450XH is also designed for taller grass because of its adjustable cut height between 2″ and 3.5″ (5 to 9 cm) compared to 0.8″ to 2.4″ (2 to 6 cm) on the 310.

On the 310, the GPS module is optional while the 450XH has it as standard so that you can track it and it can navigate better, but again like we mentioned before, there is a considerable price difference, so take the size of your yard into account. If you live on a hillside, there is no doubt that the 450XH will do a better job because of its climbing capabilities.

Husqvarna Automower Review

Drugstore Divas received a Husqvarna Automower robotic lawnmower, but was not required to write this Husqvarna Automower review.

If you found a genie in a lamp who granted you three wishes, what would you wish for?

Honestly, I think everyone would say “more time.”

time at the end of your life is generally implied, but we’d all take more time during our life too. time to spend with friends and family, to stop rushing, to spend doing anything but crossing things off of never ending to do lists.

The Husqvarna Automower robotic lawnmower isn’t a genie in a bottle, but it can grant you that wish of more time. Because the Automower will mow your lawn, and you can spend that free time with your friends and family, sitting on the porch, enjoying a drink as you watch the sunset.

Not feeling guilty that you should be mowing.

Husqvarna Automower Review

This Husqvarna Automower review is based on our experience with the Husqvarna Automower. We do not represent Husqvarna in any capacity.

Choosing a Husqvarna Automower

Because Husqvarna sent us an Automower, we didn’t go through the process of deciding which was best for us. Husqvarna decided the Automower 430XH was best for us … and my parents.

Yup, we have the Automower installed at both homes, so we had to get a mower that could handle both.

You can choose between three lines: the Bluetooth Connect, the X-Line series, and the Professional Models.

Bluetooth Connect

The Bluetooth Connect Automowers have a high cutting capacity and low noise levels. These mowers use [email protected], so you can send commands to the mower from up to 100 feet away via Bluetooth. Which is cool, but it’s not as cool as us being able to be states away and still run our mower.

There are three models in the Bluetooth Connect line: the Automower 115H, the Automower 310, and the Automower 315. They vary on working area capacity, cutting height, and typical mow time on one charge. If you like your lawn short, either the Automower 310 or 315 is for you because it can cut as low as 0.8 of an inch.

X-Line Series

This is what we have. This series has a lot of features the Bluetooth Connect line doesn’t, like GPS theft tracking, GPS assisted navigation, LED headlights, a front rubber bumper (which is great because it will bump into your flower beds, garden, edging, etc.), and the ability for them to be started from anywhere. Plus, the X-Line series is more heavy duty than the Bluetooth Connect line.

There are six options in the X-Line series. Three kick off the line (the Automower 315X, the Automower 430X, and ours, the Automower 430XH). Then, two have premium features (the Automower 450X and 450XH), and finally there’s the Automower 435X, which has all wheel drive.

These, like the Bluetooth Connect line, vary based on working area capacity, cutting height, and length of time it can mow on one charge. Some of these models can cut down to 0.8 inches, but for whatever reason, ours can only go as low as 2 inches. It can, however, cut the highest at 3.6 inches.

Professional Models

The Professional Models were created for landscapers and property managers to use. There are three in the line (the Automower 550, 550H, and 535 AWD). But since this review is focused on the Automower for home use, I’m not going to go into any details about those.

Installing the Husqvarna Automower boundary wire

You can order an Install Kit, which comes with loop wire and staples. The Install Kit comes in three sizes, so be sure to choose the installation kit that’s the right size for your lawn.

The small Install Kit has 492 feet of loop wire and 300 staples; the medium Install Kit has 820 feet of loop wire and 400 staples; the large Install Kit has 1,312 feet of loop wire and 600 staples.

You’ll have to install the boundary wire around the perimeter of the lawn, but also install the wires within the lawn as well. So you might need more boundary wire than you anticipate.

You can set it up on your own, but we actually had an installer come and do ours. That was a lot easier for us because the installer knew exactly what he was doing. And when we wanted one of the wires to be moved (because my mom was building a path in her backyard and was heading right for the wire), the installer came back and moved it for us.

To install the wire, you cut into the grass — between 1 cm and 20 cm — and lay the boundary wire. You may initially see all the wires, but after a couple days, grass will grow over the wire and it will be completely unnoticeable.

You don’t want the wire to be too shallow because you run the risk of the mower snagging it. And you don’t want to cross the wires.

If you have grass on both sides of your driveway, you might be tempted to lay the wire across the driveway. You could do that, but then you risk breaking a wire when you are parking your car. If you park on top of the exposed wire, the weight of your car may break it.

Instead, make a continuous loop that circles one side of the lawn, goes to the backyard, then circles the other side of the lawn.

When you’re laying the wire, think about any heavy items you have in your backyard, like a wrought iron table. You don’t want to sit it on top of the wires.

You also want to circle it around things like flower beds. It can bump into them and move along, but setting the boundary wire so the Automower avoids obstacles is a better option.

Does the Husqvarna Automower work if you have a fence?

If you have a fence, you have two options for the Husqvarna Automower.

Cut a hole If you’re really committed to your Automower, you can cut a hole in your fence, almost like a doggy door. Then, the boundary wire can be installed through that hole. When the Automower is running, it can go through that hole when it’s going from the front to back lawn.

Open the fence doors My parents didn’t want to cut a hole in their fence and, honestly, I don’t blame them. So instead, the boundary wire was installed with the fence doors open. Then, when we run Moe, my parents just have to open the fence doors.

In this case, we don’t let Moe run overnight at their house. Having the fence doors open when they’re home is fine, but for safety, they close and lock the fence doors at night. So they only run the Automower during the day.

Setting up the Husqvarna Automower charging station

The Husqvarna Automower charging station is actually comprised of two parts. There’s the charging station, which is basically a dock for the Automower when it’s charging or not in use. Then, there’s the power supply, which is the battery and wires that connect the charging station to an outlet.

So, keep that in mind when you’re deciding where to place the charging station. It does need to be relatively close to an outlet because it will need to be plugged in to work.

Running the Husqvarna Automower

The Husqvarna Automower takes a few runs to map out your entire lawn. So, we were told to run the Automower for 24 hours, give it a one-day break, run it for 24 hours, give it another one-day break, then another 24 hour run. After that, it should have a good idea of your lawn. It can take up to two weeks for your Automower to completely learn your lawn, though.

How does the Husqvarna Automower work?

As its running, it is assigning “numbers” to sections of the lawn. It then starts to use this information to mow. So, if it goes out and doesn’t get “section 85” before it needs to recharge, it will head out and start at “section 85” on its next mow.

After those initial marathon days, you can set your Automower on a schedule and run it when its convenient for you.

Our lawn is a little less than half an acre, broken up over a front and back lawn, and it takes the Automower about 6.5 hours to complete the lawn.

That number actually sounds shocking compared to the amount of time it takes a person with a push mower to mow the lawn. Pete will usually take an hour or so to mow our lawn, so it takes the Automower about six times as long.

It does move a lot slower than Pete and cuts the entire lawn with three very tiny blades as opposed to the very large blades a push mower users.

The Husqvarna Automower relies on two pieces of technology to mow your lawn.

First is the boundary wire. That wire is placed around your lawn to set up a perimeter. Within that perimeter, there’s a return wire and that’s how it knows how to go home to its charging pad. When the battery is low or when you hit “Park” on the app, the Husqvarna Automower will find the return wire, cross it, and then follow it directly home without mowing along the way.

It also uses GPS technology to choose the path it mows. The Automower doesn’t follow the same path each time it mows, so you don’t end up with cut lines in your lawn like you get from a traditional lawnmower.

The Husqvarna Automower Connect app

The Husqvarna Automower Connect app is, quite possibly, my favorite part about the Automower.

The app works for both iPhone and Android, so Pete and I can both have the app on our phones (I have an iPhone and he has Android). The Husqvarna Automower Connect app controls everything about the Automower.

From the app, you can start, stop and pause the mowing session, change the cutting height, view a map to see the path your Automower has mowed, turn the headlights on and off, park the Automower, order new blades, change the name of your Automower, and more.

You can do the majority of these things manually on the mower’s keypad (except order blades), but it’s so much easier to do it from the comfort of your own home.

We’re sitting at the farmers’ market right now and I just started Moe.

If the Automower has any trouble, the app will send a notification that pops up on your phone. If he gets stuck somewhere or tangled on something, you’ll get a notice. Both of those things happened when Moe was at my parents’ house. I got the notice on my phone and was able to run right over to see what the trouble was.

My parents don’t have the app (although they could get it if they wanted), but they saw Moe’s headlights flashing — another way Moe alerts you when there’s an error. So that’s a great feature if you’re home; the notifications from the app are great if you’re not home.

How to protect the Husqvarna Automower

The Husqvarna Automower has a charging pad that it stays on when he’s either charging or not mowing. That charging pad stays outdoors and must be placed near an outlet (you need to plug the transformer into an outlet at one end, then the charging pad in the other).

The Husqvarna Automower can stay outside in the elements, although I wouldn’t suggest leaving it outside all winter long if you live somewhere that gets a considerable amount of snow.

You can bring it into your garage during the winter, which is what our plan is.

But you don’t want to have to think about bringing the Automower inside during every rainstorm. You have a few options.

Option 1: You can buy or build an Automower “dog house.” It looks like a traditional dog house, but it’s actually to house your Automower. I saw one online that is a house for the Automower, but it’s a planter on top. So, when Pete gets a little free time, he’s going to build that for us.

Option 2: Get a tarp and throw it over the Automower when it rains. This isn’t the prettiest option, but it is the most economical. If you get a lot of rain, the tarp will puddle with water, so be careful when you’re taking the tarp off the Automower. You don’t want to spill heaps of water on it.

Option 3: This is my mom’s solution for now. She purchased a collapsible kiddie/pet pool. When we’re not using it as an Automower cover, it folds up for easy storage. And, when my nephews comes to visit and want to swim, we can use it as a pool.

Option 4: Husqvarna sells an Automower House. No. Seriously. It’s called a house. But it’s basically a roof that matches the look of the Automower and sits on top of it to protect it from rain and excess sun exposure. The house is retractable, so you’re still able to access the Automower’s keypad even with the house.

What about security for the Husqvarna Automower?

Like I said before, I’m typing this up at the farmers’ market while Moe mows our lawn. I can’t physically see the Automower with my eyes. I can, however, open the Husqvarna Automower Connect app and see exactly where the Automower is. The Automower’s location is marked by a circle with an image of the Automower in it. If you click that circle, you’ll get the GPS coordinates for exactly where the Automower is at that moment (okay, it’s more like where it was a minute ago because there is a slight delay).

If your Automower goes missing, you can open the app and locate exactly where it is.

The Automower has a built in alarm, though. When it passes the boundary wire, the alarm will sound. One of the members of our installation team said the alarm is so loud that as soon as a thief tries to take it to his (or her) car, he (or she) will bring it right back.

An additional security feature is the pin code. In order to start the Automower or access any of its settings, you need to enter the pin code. So, if someone does try to steal your mower, they won’t be able to use it without your code.

Can you set up the Automower for multiple homes?

Yes, yes, yes. Okay. This is so cool.

So, for those who don’t know, we live two doors down from my parents. We actually had the opportunity to buy the lot right next to them, but the lot was about half the size of the lot we did buy and it just wasn’t enough room. So there’s a house between us.

But we have the Automower installed on both lawns.

This was actually part of why we really wanted the Automower. See, my parents live in Florida, and then have a house in North Carolina where they stay part time. When they’re in Florida, Pete and I are in charge of their house. My part is easy. I just check the mail and bring it inside. Pete has to mow their lawn. After a long week of work, then working the local farmers’ market on the weekend, the last thing he wants to do is mow two lawns.

Now he doesn’t have to mow any.

We have one Automower and we can move him back between both houses.There is a charging station and transformer at each house, though.

When we want to move the Automower, we have to physically pick it up to move it. If we bought the house next door to my parents, the boundary wire could have been installed to connect both houses, but it was not (obviously).

The Automower weighs about 36 pounds. That’s not bad. I can actually lift and carry it myself, so if I can do it with my lack of upper arm strength, anyone can do it.

Once you move the Automower from house to house, you just use the keypad on the Automower to “change the loop signal.”

The loop signal, by the way, it the path set by the boundary wire.

The Automower will ask you to place it in the charging station, and once you push it in, it will change the loop signal and know which hose to move. You can hit start right away (from the keypad or from your phone app) and it will immediately start to mow.

Can you personalize the Automower?

You can name your Automower. We named ours Moe, which makes me laugh all the time. My dad will text me “Send Moe home” when he’s ready to close the fence doors and go to bed, and it’s the funniest thing.

You can also purchase replaceable covers for the Automower. They come in orange, white, or gray. There are covers for the center portion of the Automower and then there are covers for the entire top layer of the Automower.

Honestly, the white looks so sleek, we might have to change Moe’s outfit — for before Labor Day, anyway.

You can also upgrade the Automower’s wheels if you need all terrain wheels.

What are the negative things about the Husqvarna Automower?

We love our Husqvarna Automower. Like seriously, we can’t live without Moe anymore. He really has made a difference in the short three months we’ve been running him. The Husqvarna Automower is pretty close to perfect, but it’s not perfect.

So, what are the bad things? So far, we’ve only really found three. And one is not that bad.

One: The Husqvarna Automower doesn’t edge the lawn. It gets to the edge, but doesn’t actually do the edging. It takes Pete ten minutes, max, to edge our lawn so that’s a lot better than the hours he spent outside mowing.

Two: The Husqvarna Automower doesn’t have a rain sensor. Our sprinkler system has built in technology so if it senses water or that the lawn is saturated during its scheduled run time, it won’t run. The Husqvarna Automower doesn’t have that type of sensor. So, if it starts to rain suddenly (which happens quite often in North Carolina) while the Automower is running, you have to stop it via the app. It’s fine if we’re home. It’s not as easy to know the weather when we’re on an out of state vacation.

Three: The Husqvarna Automower won’t cut our weeds. We have two main types of weeds at our house, clovers and cylindric sedge. The Automower won’t cut the weeds, mostly because of the fibrous stem.

When Pete would mow the lawn, the push lawnmower would cut the clovers and grass, so the clovers didn’t bother me. I knew they were there, but they were green and didn’t stand out. Now, since the Automower won’t cut them, the clovers really stand out and make our grass look patchy. The regular grass is beautiful — healthier than before the Automower started running. But the patches look bad.

I’ve been pulling weeds by hand, one grocery store-sized bag a day, in hopes that I’ll be able to get rid of all of them (I know I can use chemicals and I can use vinegar, but I’m a little stubborn and anti-chemicals, so I’m doing it by hand). So I guess this complaint is really that the Automower does such a great job that it makes the imperfections in our lawn really stand out.

But I do wish it cut the weeds for me.

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