My elderly next door neighbors asked me to help them with their sprinkler system, and having never dealt with an irrigation system before, I was fortunate to find you on RU-vid; long story short, you did great in teaching me what I needed to know. Thanks so much!!
A helpful video - thank you. I have had this Hunter for years and the needs were simple. Now, with a more complex garden I have had to do some more learning about how to set different start times for different parts of the garden. This has helped greatly. Thanks again, from south western Australia.
Thanks for this great video. We recently moved from the rainy NE to the sunny state of Texas so this was my first time in my life owning a house with a sprinkler system and it was this same Hunter X-Core. I felt like I'd need to read that manual 5 times before I wrapped my head around it but this video was FAR easier to digest.
Oh my goodness! Thank you so much! The written directions have me a lil boggled and frustrated! Being in a drought I feel horrible thatI am not doing my part to save as I had 4 programs set up! Now I can save both water and $$$! You're the best!
My old control box went bonkers so ordered a X-Core. My son installed it but I’ve had the pleasure of setting it up. I’m a 83 yr old lady & somewhat technically challenged. It was getting frustrating reading the directions so decided to try RU-vid. I watched your video & voila. Crystal clear. Thank you so much.
Thanks for this. I recently moved into a house with an X-Core system and have had a time of figuring out how it all works. Couldn't understand what I was doing wrong where I got the schedule sorted but it would just run the program over and over again even after the setup 1hr time for the 4 zones was done. This helped me realise that I was setting the controller up incorrectly and making it run the schedule through 4 separate times in one day! Thanks again.
Right there with you, bought a Florida home and this thing is confusing as hell! I badly need to get mine up and running and will be working on it using this video in a few days. Finally, something to make sense of this damn controller sheesh!
Just bought a home with a Hunter X-Core and the seller didn't provide much detail on how to use the system. Thanks for this great walk-through. Very helpful!
I appreciate your answers to some questions in the comments! I also had those same questions that were answered in the comments. I don't have this particular model of controller (I have the X2), though they are very similar in operation. I agree that the written instructions were somewhat confusing. I will be saving this video in case I need to refer back to it. Thank you so much for this video! I learned a lot from it.
Thanks so much! They tend to over complicate their explanations sometimes instead of breaking it down in smaller, more digestible parts. I appreciate your comment!
Thanks for the instructions, our previous home had a Rain Bird system. Much more user friendly. New house obviously has the one you were instructing on. Still complex and awkward but your video sure helped. Thanks
I had trouble getting mine to work. I moved the sensor by pass switchup (not on active) and placed a jumper on the terminals for the sensors. Also set the seasonal adjustment to 100%. This solved the problem.
We bought a used home with this exact system. My water Bill was 143.00 last month, double what normal is around here in summertime. Please clarify something - concerning using A, B, C…what is the advantage of having front yard on A and backyard on B vs. programming everything on A, if seasonal changes and variety isn’t desired in programming times, ongoing? Thanks for clarifying! Great video!
Hi, thanks for watching! The only reason I like to split up my front and back into separate programs is because sometimes I’ll make an application of something to one part of the yard and not the other and I like to be able to water in that particular section without watering the entire yard. If you don’t have any good reason to separate the two then it’s perfectly fine to put them into one program!
Thank you for posting this video! We just moved into a new home and it rained for a week straight. Our yard is ruined , the back is disgusting, filled with mildew everywhere and I don’t think the builder wants to fix it 😑
Yikes! Hopefully you'll have a better idea of what you're up against once it dries a little. If it's a problem they created, then they should help you out!
Every video that I have found is all about setting up the program start times, number of minutes, etc. I bought a brand new house & my builder programmed everything for me before my close date. I just want to find out what time of day my sprinkler system was set up to turn on, for how many minutes, how many days per week, etc. It is 115 degrees here this week & some of my plants seem to be dying.
Please instruct how to manually run all scheduled stations on a non-programed day (ex., run all stations, one time event, on tuesday, in addition to scheduled date on Wed). Txs.
If you wanted them all to run through at once, you would need to create a program, or set your program to run on multiple days. If you're willing to switch them on manually, one at a time at the controller, you can take that route by flipping to the manual-one station mode, choosing your duration, then clicking back to the run mode on the dial.
You can actually run all stations (in order, of course) by pressing and holding the right arrow button and station 1 will display on the screen with the minutes blinking... use the + key to add how many minutes you want to water and then turn the dial back to the Run position and it will water all stations. You can also cycle forward to start at a different station. So say you want to water the back yard only, cycle forward with the right arrow to the station you want to start at, then turn the dial to Run. @LawnInsider
This is a great video finally understand how my system works one question how long should run times be for a standard sized backyard to maintain grass. I live in California not much rain at all gets to over 100 right now in the summer
It really differs everywhere based on lawn size, sprinkler heads, and pressure, but my system needs around 15 minutes per zone to put down 1/2” or water.
I have this model and I can't program the START times for each zone. None of these videos address this. I have 6 zones and am able to program the RUN times, but can't program the different ZONES for when they come on. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks for the tips - I have the same model, also inherited in our current home, and I have to say it is a piece of feces. I'm ready to junk it and replace it with a Rain Bird.
The video was very helpful. A question - how do you handle the odd even function for watering days? My system appears to be watering on days that are not specified and I fear this function may be the culprit. Also, one you turn your system off, how do you turn it back on? Thank you.
I've never used it but I believe if you continue to click PAST Saturday on the watering days menu, it takes you to the ODD/EVEN days menu. To turn the system from "off" to "on" you just click it to "RUN".
In order for stations 3 and 4 to be “on”, you simply need to set a start time by clicking the plus or minus buttons. The different programs can be as different or as similar as you make them. For instance, I have program A controlling my front yard and program B controlling the back yard.
Nice work explaining this but how about the odd and even days how do you turn that off and will if affect the day you want the system to water ur grass.
The problem im haveing with mine is its not cycling thru the stations i have them all set 1-4 stations to come on for 5 mins each but insteaf the same one just stays on for 20 mins
how do i manually start it to run through all eight zones??? you got it man, from rum position you have to hold rh arrow for like five second and it goes through all of them. T Y
Thanks for the video. Zone 1 on my sprinkler system stays on when the controller is turned off, and it stays on unless I unplug the controller. Any suggestions what the issue might be?
Yes. Two separate start time will run the complete cycle at two different times. This split is usually utilized to prevent saturation from one long watering, leading to runoff.
Hi, thank you for the video. I have six stations. I want them to run for 15 mins each Sun-Sat. Do I have to choose A, B? Or can ? Or can I just use A? How and why did you break them up?
New resident here with the Hunter system. I've done all the set times and what not, even did the manual run but it still isn't working. Is there a shut off valve I need to find and turn it on?
TO MANUALLY RUN ALL STATIONS: Press and hold the right arrow button and station 1 will display on the screen with the minutes blinking... use the + key to add how many minutes you want to water and then turn the dial back to the Run position and it will water all stations. You can also cycle forward to start at a different station. So say you want to water the back yard only; cycle forward with the right arrow to the station you want to start at, then turn the dial to Run. @LawnInsider
So I literally just did this with my husband. He actually stood outside and watched to see if anything came on and where it was. I actually found out I have eight stations that it looks like four are run up front and four are run in the back. I set it to the manual one station that's to the left underneath the system off and tested it out for 1 to 2 minutes by putting it for one or two and then put back to run.. This just gave my husband time to get to that part of the yard front or back to see where it was coming from. Once the one minute I programmed on the manual part finish, I've then tested out the other 7 to see if I actually had 8 different areas of sprinklers. Each time I would put it back on run. That's how I found out that I have a total of 8, where in this video, I think he said he only had a total of six. I hope that helps.
I have a confusing issue. The system is showing Tuesday when today is actually Wednesday. This makes it confusing when programming which days to water. Is there a way to adjust the system so that the day of the week in the system is correct??
I have sprinklers in the front yard and back yard. My front sprinklers are not turning on only the backyard. How do I turn the front yard sprinklers on as well?
Hi, our irrigation guy set 3 times a week for us. Then we got heavy rain so I put the system off. When I turn back on, will I get the settings irrigation guy made for us?
I don’t have a program specifically for my foundation, but I would still recommend around an inch of water a week. Like with your lawn. That can be from rain or irrigation. Ideally, you could install a soaker hose for your foundation. I think you’ll typically run those 2 or 3 times a week. 30 minutes a pop.
I have 4 zones set for 15 min run times each. Would i have to set the start times 15 min apart? Thats what i did as i dont want all 4 running simultaneously.
Your system is separated into stations. My lawn has 6. The irrigation system runs one station at a time in sequential order until the entire program is complete. For instance, my front yard is station 2. Back yard is divided into stations 4 and 5.
I think the easiest way is probably to click over to the manual one station mode and then click the right navigation arrow (repeatedly). The number on the left side of the screen shows you the station number. All you have to do is notice how high the number gets until it cycles back to 1.
You could definitely do that. All you would do to switch between programs during the differing seasons was set all the days as “off” for the season you’re not using. You’ll find that under “water days” on the dial.
Hello. I am learning how to use the system. I have the system turned to the off position but it still watered my lawn even when it’s raining. Please help.
Rotate the knob to run, leave it there for a couple seconds and then go back to off. You should see “OFF” flashing. Mine does this if I rotate between settings too quickly.
What to do to turn my sprinkler system off? I’ve set my programs properly as you’ve explained. I’d already set it up and it was fine. Then, out of nowhere it’s running like crazy with no prompting of any sort of any changes to the box or coded programming. I will be calling the manufacturer, but am curious how can I fix this on my own. I have even unplugged it, it was still running. Turning OFF is a joke, apparently. It is still sprinkling. 😮
My Hunter X Core did not run at set up time. Shoud I switch to ACTIVE ? Right now at Sensor Bypass . Thanks. Also, I setup Mon Wed Fri buy the Hunter did not run and show SA at the bottom. How can I turn SA off ? Thanks a lot.
