Sharing & cloud
Everything essential works with no account and no internet. When you want more — control from anywhere, permanent history, Telegram alerts, Alexa voice control, family access — here's how to turn it on.
Your account
The account is free and you create it from the avatar on the main screen (or during pairing). It only asks for a name, email and password.
From Account you can:
- Link Telegram and configure notifications.
- Change the app's language (Preferences section).
- Change your password (or recover it by email if you forgot it).
- Sign out, or permanently delete the account (danger zone).
Link your pump to the cloud
With an account and the device on your home WiFi, go to Settings → Sharing & cloud → Link device to the cloud. From then on:
- Control the pump from anywhere with internet.
- The full history is stored permanently.
- You can get Telegram and push alerts.
The cloud is reversible: turn it off anytime and the device keeps working 100% locally.
Recovering a device
Bought a used pump, or is it linked to an account you no longer have access to? Trying to pair it will show a notice like this:
If that account is yours, the simplest path is signing in with it and unlinking the device from "My pumps". If you can't sign in but you physically have the device with you, you can claim it by tapping "Claim it — I have the device".
A Factory Reset does not release the link — that mark lives on the server, not on the device. To claim it you need to factory-reset it (MODE + START/STOP, 10 seconds) and follow the steps below.
How claiming works
There's no password or code — the proof that the device is yours is that the device itself confirms it. Nobody can claim a pump without having it in front of them, factory-reset.
- Factory-reset the device and connect to its WiFi network.
- In the app, tap "Claim it — I have the device" and then "Start".
- Connect the device to a WiFi with internet (the usual setup process) so it can confirm.
- As soon as the device connects, the claim completes on its own — no need to stay on the screen.
We email the previous account as soon as you start the process. That device's history (events, readings) does not transfer — you start with a blank slate.
Share with your family
Two ways, depending on whether you want to use the internet:
Through the cloud — from anywhere
- Go to Settings → Share device.
- Choose the permission: "Can control" (start, stop, change mode) or "View only" (monitor without touching).
- Tap "Generate invite link" and share it via WhatsApp, Telegram or however you like.
- The other person taps the link, the app opens and accepts — the pump appears in their list.
Under "People with access" you see every guest and can revoke anyone's access in one tap.
Locally — no internet
To share at home without the cloud: Settings → Share locally (no internet). The app shows a QR code with the connection details.
- Your family member opens the Tinajon Pro app on their phone.
- They tap "Join a pump" → "I have a QR code".
- They point the camera at your screen — their app connects automatically.
Telegram
Link your account to @TinajonBot to get alerts and control the pump from Telegram, without opening the app.
- Go to Account → Link Telegram.
- Tap "Open @TinajonBot in Telegram" — or copy the code and send it to the bot.
- The bot confirms and you're linked.
Commands the bot understands:
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
/status | Current status of all your pumps. |
/dispositivos | List with inline control buttons. |
/encender name | Turns that pump on. |
/apagar name | Turns it off. |
/modo | Changes the operation mode. |
/historial name | Latest events for that pump. |
/notificaciones | Configure which alerts you get. |
/idioma | Changes the language of the messages. |
/desvincular | Unlinks your Telegram from the account. |
The bot speaks your language. Messages and alerts arrive
in your account's language — the one you picked in the app under
Account → Language. To change it from here instead, use
/idioma (or /language): it's the same setting, so
it also changes the language of the app's notifications.
Alexa
If you have an Echo or the Alexa app on your phone, you can control the pump by voice. The "Tinajon Pro" skill is published in the Alexa skill store — you enable it like any other, no technical steps.
- Open the Alexa app → More → Skills & Games.
- Search for "Tinajon Pro" and tap Enable to use.
- Alexa asks you to sign in with your Tinajon Pro account — the same email and password you use in the app.
- When you're done, Alexa finds your devices on its own. If they don't show up, say "Alexa, discover my devices."
Each pump shows up in Alexa as three things:
| Shows up as | What it's for |
|---|---|
| Your pump's name | Turn it on and off, change its mode, and ask for the tank level. |
| Fallo de "your pump" | A sensor that "opens" when there's a pumping fault. |
| Cisterna de "your pump" | A sensor that "opens" when the cistern runs out of water. |
Things you can say:
- "Alexa, turn on the water pump" — and "turn off the water pump."
- "Alexa, set the water pump to automatic mode" (semi-automatic and manual work too).
- "Alexa, what's the water level of the water pump?"
Use whatever name you gave the device in the app. If it's long or hard to pronounce, rename it from the Alexa app itself — short names work better by voice.
The skill was published in Spanish. That's why the two sensors keep their Spanish names ("Fallo de…", "Cisterna de…") and why voice commands work best on an Echo set to Spanish. You can rename anything from the Alexa app.
Have Alexa announce it out loud. Both sensors can trigger a routine. In the Alexa app: More → Routines → When this happens → Smart Home, pick the sensor and the "opens" condition, then set an Echo to announce it. That way you hear about a dry run without looking at your phone.
Two limits worth knowing. Alexa needs internet: if the device is offline, voice control won't work (the app on your local network still does). And it only understands specific commands like the ones above — it doesn't hold a conversation, so open questions like "why did the pump stop last night?" are answered in the app, not by voice.
Notifications
Under Account → Notifications you choose what alerts you and through which channel:
- Channels — push notifications on this phone and/or Telegram messages.
- Alarms — no water, overload. We recommend keeping these on.
- Pump cycles — an alert every time it starts or stops (for those who want to see everything).
- Possible leak — an alert when pumping cycles become abnormally frequent, a typical leak signal. Uses the same detection as Consumption analytics.
- Connectivity — alert when the device loses its connection (you choose after how many minutes) and when it comes back.
Spotty internet? Raise the "Notify after (offline)" time so your area's micro-outages don't flood your phone with alerts.