Tag Archives: Core

Water Hammer

Water Hammer (also referred to as hydraulic shock), is caused in water systems either when a tap is turned off quickly, or by fast-acting valves, which suddenly stops the water from moving through the pipes and sets up a shock wave through the water, causing the pipes to vibrate and shudder. This can sometimes sound…Read More »

How to Program the 7-Day Programmable Thermostat

If you are looking for instructions on programming your Orbit 7-Day Programmable Thermostat, then this article should help with getting everything set up. Initial Setup Slide MODE switch to OFF While holding the RESET button press SET, “offset” will appear on the display. Note: Do not hold the reset button for more than five seconds. Press the buttons quickly, one…Read More »

What Does Watering Budget do?

The watering budget is used to increase or decrease the amount of time the program selected will water.  Example: If you have a program set to run a zone for 10 minutes, then at 100% watering budget, the program will do just that. If you were to change the percentage to 50% then the program…Read More »

Indexing Valves

If you have an Indexing Valve and are wanting to use it with a B-hyve timer or an Orbit Underground Timer, then this article will help with wiring and programming. There are two methods to wire and program an indexing valve – Multiple Start Time Method – Jumper Wires Method * Please note that if…Read More »

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