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Part Number 26251
B-hyve Sprinkler Catch Cup -12 Pack
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The B-hyve Sprinkler Catch Cups will ensure you aren't wasting water with your sprinkler system. They simply and effectively help you conserve water, perform your own sprinkler audit, and reduce your water bill by accurately measuring sprinkler application rates for each watering station.
$17.79
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The B-hyve Sprinkler Catch Cups will ensure you aren’t wasting water with your sprinkler system. They simply and effectively help you conserve water, perform your own sprinkler audit, and reduce your water bill by accurately measuring sprinkler application rates for each watering station. Simply place the catch cups in the included catch stands throughout each zone in your yard, run your sprinkler timer for 10-20 minutes per station, record the amount of water that falls into each cup, and input the numbers into the B-hyve exclusive watering schedule app, or use our website www.wateringschedule.com. The application will tell you your irrigation efficiency and timer schedule for each station, including the ideal duration and frequency for every month of the year.
- INCLUDES: 12 durable, polypropylene catch cups and catch stands.
- IMPROVED DESIGN: Stakes are longer to improve the height and stability of the catch cups, and are bright orange to stand out in your lawn.
- EASY TO READ: Clear plastic catch cups are easy to read.
- ACCURATE: Measures sprinkler application in inches and milliliters.
- NO MATH REQUIRED: Use the free Orbit B-hyve app to automatically convert your readings into the optimal watering schedule for your lawn and plants. Or use our website, www.wateringschedule.com.
- DURABLE PLASTIC: UV-protected plastic cups and stakes ensure season after season of dependable use.
- EXPANDABILITY: Catch cups come in packs of twelve, but you can add more to provide greater accuracy.
Tom (verified owner) –
I bought these to use with a new B-Hyve automated controller. It took a couple hours to get all of the measurements, and went much quicker with 2 people. I plugged all the numbers into my B-Hyve system, and it built a completely automated sprinkler schedule. Coolest thing I’ve ever seen, and now I don’t even have to think about my watering schedules. Haven’t seen any issues with under or over-watering with the automated system. The controller is much smarter than I am for scheduling. Great product that I’m very happy with. Got a great deal on the cups too! OrbitOnline had the best price!
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Gary (verified owner) –
I’ve used them ac t two different home and it was very easy and useful it changed the schedule and the amount of watering at both locations and the lawns are looking great one home was receiving too much water the other was not getting enough but not anymore
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Tim Bess (verified owner) –
One of the input parameters for the B-Hyve controller is the application rate of water supplied by your sprinklers (inches/hour). If you haven’t measured the actual application rate, the default rate is 1 inch/hour, which is essentially a wild a$$ guess. The controller uses this parameter (among many others) to determine how often and for how long to turn your sprinklers on to maintain the soil moisture within the minimum and maximum limits. What I had been doing before getting the catch cups is adjusting the frequency and duration times up and down depending on the physical condition of the grass (getting too much or too little water). It is fuzzy science, at best, but it gives a reasonable starting point that can be adjusted from depending on the condition of the lawn. Better than a wild a$$ guess, but not a scientifically accurate/precise measurement. Will buying these things save you water or make your lawn greener? Maybe. Is it worth the cost and effort? That’s a personal judgement. For me, it was a nice science project. 🙂
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JAYSON J KNACK –
These were very easy to use simply place two feet away from a sprinkler head and then evenly distribute in each zone. Most of my zones overlap so I had to move them and run the stations twice. Easy to read with one hand. definitely worth the investment to see how uniform the water is applied. My backyard was almost 100% but my front lawn was 50% uniformity. Now I know that I need to install a sprinkler head and not waste a bunch of water.
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rnedved (verified owner) –
Mainly wanted to see exactly how much water my sprinklers were putting down – worked well. I was suprised at how quickly the cups filled up. Entered the data into the bhyve app and it dramatically reduced my required watering time – time will tell how well the new watering program works – but I’m confident that it will be fine.
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tonyhouseman (verified owner) –
I’m a bit of a geek when it comes to getting projects set up perfectly and this allows me to set up my system to the next level of perfection.
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JEREMY A LAZARUS (verified owner) –
I used the product as described and it really is a waste. Perhaps in laboratory conditions it might work but didn’t work in our lawn. It didn’t give enough information to change anything in our watering.
There are too many variables in type of sprinkler, how far from the cup etc. to make it an efficacious tool.
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Janice – Orbit Customer Care –
Hi Jeremy,
Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention. We appreciate your feedback. I’m very sorry to hear the catch cups failed to meet your expectations. While this is uncommon, I will be more than happy to share this feedback. Please do not hesitate to reach out to us if you have any questions or need assistance.
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jerry sullivan (verified owner) –
I did the catch cups on my b-hyve app and the grass is grass an the water bill went down. I would recommend this to anyone who has a b-hyve controller.
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lgalliher56 (verified owner) –
I ordered these to help calibrate my sprinklers and controller. I had tried to do it on my own, but I wasn’t accurate enough to get the scheduling to where it needed to be.
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