This article will go over the total amount of start times our B-hyve timers will allow based on the device. If you have the following devices then you will have 16 start times per day, as each of these devices has 4 programs (ABCD), and each program can have 4 individual start times – B-hyve…Read More »
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If you have your B-hyve device programmed to run the watering schedule that you set, if the device were to lose connection to WiFi then it would still continue to run these programs as scheduled. You will not be able to control the device or make any schedule adjustments while the controller is offline if…Read More »
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 »
If you have a custom program for your B-hyve timer in the app, and it keeps turning itself off then this article will help with that. Here are the steps we recommend: Delete your program in the app. You can do this by going to the “Program” section of the app and then selecting “Saved…Read More »
The timer will run manually, but will not run automatically. If your timer is not watering your Programs, but it is watering your manual watering cycles, you likely have your rain sensor terminal active. To turn off your rain sensor terminals: Make sure your timer is in the “Auto” position. Hold down the “Rain Delay”…Read More »
Here is a brief video explaining Smart Watering, what it is, and how it works! Smart Watering takes environmental factors such as: vegetation type soil type slope sun exposure sprinkler head type the number of sprinkler heads the amount of water flowing from your sprinkler heads historical rain data evaporation tables and real-time evaporation rates…Read More »
To add a zone to the timer, you first need to wire the valve into the timer. Each valve should have two wires coming from the solenoid. One wire from the valve will go into the common terminal, and the other wire will go into the numbered terminal. In the app, go to the “Zones” page. Tap “Edit”…Read More »
Sometimes you may have a program you don’t want to use any longer. Deleting the program is a fairly simple process. To delete a program Go to the “Programs” page. You’ll now see the programs page with all of your active programs. Tap “Saved Programs” to get an entire list of all of your programs. Locate the…Read More »
Watering Restrictions Watering Restrictions can be set to not allow the Smart Watering Program(s) to water on specified days and during specified hours of the day. Note: Watering Restrictions only apply to Smart Watering Programs, any Custom Programs you have set to run will still run at their scheduled times and days. To enable/disable Watering…Read More »