Hello The Orbit B-Hyve faucet timer purchased at Lowes is scheduled to water the garden every morning at 6:45 AM for 15 mins. It has automatic rain delays based upon weather information in the app. Based on the following scenario, why does it look right now that there is no rain delay being performed for the scheduled time?? The B-Hyve app said it watered the garden this morning at 6:45 AM for 15 mins and is now on an automatic rain delay but it will water tomorrow morning at 6:45 AM There is a rain delay right now but it says it will water tomorrow at 6:45 AM News 9 weather says 17% chance of rain today and 46% chance tomorrow. Is this right? What is the algorithm here? YouTube vid on how auto smart watering works. B-Hyve control web site Smart Watering, Sprinkler & Drip Systems | Orbit Irrigation Pic 1 - Ch 9 Manchester NH forecast for this area Pic 2 - B-Hyve shows it watered the garden at 6:45 AM today Pic 3 - App shows it is on automatic rain delay right now @ 12:38 pm today Also shows it will start watering again at the next scheduled time of 6:45 AM tomorrow Pic 4 - shows app weather forecast for this area Pic 5 - shows Orbit B-Hyve unit purchased at lowes for this purpose.
Hello Well, it looks like I got my answer. We just got a few drops of rain late in the day yesterday but we did get quite a bit of rain very early this morning. Therefore when I checked the water timer app at about 2:30 AM the sprinkler did not go on at 6:45 AM It is now 9:34 AM and the automatic rain delay is OFF This is a very good system! Note: The activation and timer is in the phone app so if you turn the phone off then it does not work!! LOL Pic 1 - Rain delay still on at approx 2:30 AM Pic 2 - App shows scheduled 6:45 AM not done due to rain delay Pic 3 - 9:30 AM automatic rain delay is off scheduled watering back on for tomorrow Pic 4-5 Garden is growing!
Not being a smart aleck, but here we twist the faucet handle to make it come on and then twist the other way to make it stop. The time it runs usually is how long after I turned it on until I remember to shut it off!
Mulching with straw, autumn leaves, grass clippings, and/or wood chips reduces watering by about 75%.
I bought one of those to control our irrigation valves. Its not great at predicting what it will do the next day but it is good at checking before the valves are opened. Overall I'm very happy with it. Plus I can turn a valve on from the office if my wife tells me one of her plants is dry and she needs to check the dripper.
Good Presentation on the B-Hyve Smart Phone App. I like the idea of a catch cup to help calculate the optimum time for the sprinkler to be on based upon the type of soil you have.
I've tried a few systems and have gone back to the same, although I do have some timers that turn off so I don't drown anything when I forget.
