Hunter X-Core Programming Overview and Setting Up Program A
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- Опубликовано: 6 фев 2025
- This segment goes over basic programming of the X-Core residential irrigation controller. Setting the current time and day, start times, run times, and days to water will be explained. Navigation of the controller using the dial and green buttons will also be covered. Part 2 is here: • Hunter X-Core Programm...
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I hate that I have to watch this video over again every single time I change my schedule. But I'm very very grateful for this video.
Yes!
RUclips, and the wonderful folks who put these videos up are a literal life saver! I’ve been trying to turn off one of my zones all darn summer!
Glad to help!
I moved in to a new house and it had this control box. After fumbling around with it for an hour I went to RUclips and found this video. All I can say is THANK YOU!!!
Same here. Thx
That's why I'm here as well..
Tppo
Ditto
tanks for this AMAZING video Mr. Hunter Industries ResCom, and Golf Irrigation!! wäry much apropriated
I want to say thank you so much. I called an irrigation company and they wanted to charge me $60 to program my timer. Your video was very easy to follow, it took me and my daughter all of 5 minutes to program it with your instructions. Again Thank you so much
Fantastic!
Thank you for the video. We moved from a lifetime in the country to the city in an HOA neighborhood with sprinkles. There were no papers worth this system and your videos helped me to program. A million thanks 😊
You can always find more info on Hunter produces here: www.hunterindustries.com/products
This unit came with our house when we bought it, the manual was not intuitive in the least, this video however helped clarify. I kept getting confused between the numbers linked to Program Start Time thinking they were station numbers, but as this video points out, they are NOT station numbers but start time numbers; you only get 4 start times per Program and only 3 Programs (A/B/C). The system will sequentially run each station/valve assigned to each Program (A/B/C) so you don't have to worry about programming a start time for each valve (just a run time), if you have 3 valves/stations assigned to program A, and you have 3 start times for Program A - 1 = 3am, 2 = 9am and 3 = 6pm then that means that at 3am your first valve will start, when it is finished with its run time, the next valve will start automatically for its run time and so forth, this will all start over again at the next start time which in this example would be 9am and run through all valves/stations.
I was so shocked when 2011 was set as the year and saw this was 12 years old but still helping out ppl lol. Thanks for this!
That's our goal, is to create content that survives the test of time!
Thank you so much!! Just bought a home in 2023. Now sure how old the unit is but this video was helpful and relevant
Great to hear!
@@Hunter_Landscape_Irrigationyour explanation really made my day! Especially the part where you make it clear that in programs A, B and C the Numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4 are not the zones but the possible cycles. This in not clear in the manual and actually I have a 4-zone device, so I was very easily deceived. Thank you very much
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I bought 2 houses with this controller, each with 4 irrigation zones. It wasn't until this video that I learned that the 1,2,3,4 on the display for Start Times dial setting are for when the irrigation zones ALL get cycled through. However, for the Run TImes dial setting, the 1,2,3,4 are for the actual irrigation zones. I've been doing this wrong for over 10 years!
Glad we could help
Good job explaining. Professionals installed the hunter x-core & irrigation system. Two years ago it worked with 5 zones. Last year it stopped working one zone at a time. I reprogrammed as explained again this year. When the water source is turned on, all the zones come on at once. I have turned my programming system to off & the water to all the zones still run & all at one time. I have to use my water source to turn the irrigation system on & off. As far as I know we have a secure power source.
Thank you for this ! I finally realised from your video, that I was getting totally confused between PROGRAM and STATIONS. My yard was being watered every two hours or so ! You cleared it up for me. I was ready to call someone out to take a look for me. You saved me some $$$.
Thanks for the help. Neighbors were complaining i was flooding their lawn. I had the right time and duration but the part i messed up on was the start time section. I had 1,2,3,4 program starting when i only needed 1 of the 4 program starts.
After 4 years of trying to figure out how this device does its thing, you explained it so simply. I was trying to figure out how to distinguish between the start time and run time for the stations. I have 6 stations but the "start time" only showed 4. I did not realize that the numbers 1-4 were not the stations. Well, duh to me! The searches I did, even with the manual, there were no simple explanations to distinguish the start and run time selections. Thanks again.
Happy to hear this video was helpful!
Fantastic video! The graphic on the left side really helped me grasp what was going on and why start times only had 1-4 while the run times had 1-8. Was confused why my sprinklers were running way longer than expected and this helped clarify things!
Glad it helped
Best explanation ever! Even the manual didn’t explain it so well
Great to hear!
I love the X-Core, use it all of the time! Great product and great product team.
The most valuable, instructional part of this was the grid. With that, you can see the basic architecture of how this system is set up to work.
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Thank you so much for this video, I couldn't work out why stations were running twice. The explanation of start times being cylces not stations saved me!
Glad it helped!
THIS video is the first one I have found to discuss programming multiple ZONES with unique schedules. THANK YOU!
It's 2019 and I'm a young woman and just lost my mother. She didn't know how to do this either and I am renting so we don't have the manual that tells me which grid goes to what. I am watering M-W-F-Sun on every one right now...I don't know what else to do my grass is dying! Any advice?
Sabrina Schaefer 1. Water before 10:00 AM
Thanks so much for this. My lawn was watered 3 times today and I did not have to time to sit and fiddle with it.
Glad it helped!
Thank you!! Solved my problem with the explanation that you can have up to 8 stations, but only 4 start times. I had been programming multiple start times, and wasting gallons of water.
Glad it helped!
Thank you for this video bc Hunter made programming harder than it should be with 1 through 4 not being stations in a 4 station timer.
I agree, unless your playing with this on a regular basis, I have to rethink the set up as everything is numbered, 1-4, zones, start times, run times etc. Very confusing and I program a lot of different equipment.
@@Chris-kw6fs yeah, this video made me realize my zones 5-6 aren't actually missing, it's just that start time menu is only 1-4. Lol! Now, I just need to figure out why my zones 1 & 2 have such a hard time popping up on their own. Can't figure it out .. grass isn't covering any heads.
Totally agree. When you flip the key on the panel, the numbers are in the same location on the screen. With no name under the number there’s no way to know that you’re now looking at stations instead of number of start times. Just label the screen better. But the video was an easy watch. So that’s nice. My neighbor’s must think I’m very blond because I kept telling them I had fixed the start/run times. But it kept running three times. Lol. Guess I should have looked it up sooner. Could have saved myself some embarrassment. :)
My grass are dying from heat good thing I came across to your video thank you! I was searching for my water irrigation system and finally found it, I was about to have someone coming over to help me setup the program and I just did it myself just following your instructions Thank you!
Happy to hear this video helped! Thanks for watching.
@@Hunter_Landscape_Irrigation hi i need to know because of lordshedding how to spot the irrigation computer box stop loss the memory
Thank you! this is a amazing! You just solved an argument between me and my gardener :D I have the instructions in front of me, but they don't really talk about what programs A, B, C are for...
Glad it was helpful!
Same for me! The user interface is very confusing, and the user manual doesn't explain this very well at all.
But kudos to this video for clearly explaining this problem area.
Incredibly helpful. Set mine up in about 5 minutes after watching this video.
My go-to video every time I need to reprogram or adjust my sprinkler system. Thank you so much for this video as the manual doesn’t explain this stuff very well
Glad it helped
Thank you very much for this video. In contrast to the operating instructions supplied by the manufacturer - which are completely useless in this regard - you have indeed helped me understand how to set up start times and run times properly. (I was already starting to think that my X-Core unit was faulty...)
Love it.
I watch this every year to plant my rye grass, thank you again!!
Glad we could help you out!
Thank you so much for this video! I was pulling my hair out trying to get zone 2 shut off and had confused it with run time 2! I think you saved me from a heart attack! Lol
I watch this video every couple of years lol... so helpful!
Glad it helped
Thank you, took my runtime from 160 minutes in 4 cycles to 40 minutes in 1 cycle like it should’ve been initially!
I did this by mistake as well. 180 minutes over here.
this is what i need to figure out! mine is still running my times a day...ughhh...i wish programming was easier
Simple, turn off all but 1 cycle set zones to 10 min on one cycle 3 days out of the week, save hundreds on your water bill, Thank you sir!!
Thanks for watching!
Absolutely marvelous video. You're really good at explaining things! We moved into new house that has an earlier version of this (not very different) and I couldn't figure out why Start Times only had 4 stations! Well they're not stations, they're different cycles! Duh! Really really helpful. Now I have a system running great! THANKS THANKS THANKS!!
I agree with previous posters that the USER MANUAL is terribly confusing and NEEDS TO BE REWRITTEN! Including a schedule grid like the one in the video would be helpful. I have spent months trying all sorts of combinations and have never been able to get my zones and times to operate as I intended. Finally I have found this video and *think* I have it down now. I'm going out to try reprogramming my system for the umpteenth time. Keeping my fingers crossed that it will actually work this time!
I agree with Devin - the manual is not good. This video is Fantastic!!! Thanks!
Moved in and had no manual (at least one that I could find) Video was excellent! Thanks.
Brilliant video. Every thing is covered by this guy. Even dumby me can understand it. Thanx a million to whoever you are.
Agree with the many commenters how helpful this video is . Thank you !! We live in Oregon. Any suggestions for how many days a week and for how many minutes per zone to water grass to try to stop from going brown and not costing us and arm and a leg ?
The Hunter Run Time Calculator can help you out. www.hunterindustries.com/tools/runtime
Such a helpful briefing.
It's very easy to learning because your way of briefing is such a nice
Glad it was helpful!
Good video. I was able to figure out using the manual and the card posted inside the box. I did such a great job that it comes on a second time. How on earth do I stop that? I have scrolled through each function B & C and made sure they were turned off. I only use for grass and want to use program A {m,w & f}, 7 am for 25 minutes.
This is so much better than the manual! Fixed all the issues I was having.
Thanks for watching!
Love the drum and bass intros and transitions
Those drums snd bass make me feel ADHHHD. Jarring to the nerves
Instruction manuals are no good. This is good. Very good.
Exsactly its hard to rely on the product manual
So true
Great video! I always use this to schedule my sprinklers. Thank you!
Glad it helped
You saved me as a new home owner. Thank you!
You are welcome!
Very helpful video for such an antiquated system I have to use in this crummy rental house.
Thank you, it helped me get the sprinklers running I didnt know what to do with this machine. Thank God for youtubers! 😁
Thanks! Had to watch it 3 times! (I hate setting things up!) BIG help, thanks!
One question. When I return the dial to “run” it show the year blinking. Why is that ? This is the best video!!!! Thank I so much for your explanation. Finally, after watching it I was able to programm it.
I will do that. Thank u very much.
Fantastic video THANK YOU for this. Helping my grandpa in Boise Idaho with his sprinkler zones, station timing and overall watering management and your video was clear and concise! Will check out the second video later today after I may out all these sprinkler heads! God Bless
thank you so much. This was very helpful and I was able to straighten out our system that the last irrigation dude screwed up. Thank you
Awesome! happy to hear this helped!
unfortunately "A" often means automatic - which I'm sure throws people off, if they haven't watched this video - because I surely didn't get that from the 8 page booklet the contractor left me :) Great job explaining the complexity of multiplexed buttons and the different meanings..This video is helping me quite a bit.. I would say most of the other controllers I've had in my life - had an "enter" button - instead of using the rotary switch to exit the programming for that switch position - ..another confusion point for me..so, walking up to this controller - it would be natural to assume the PRG-"program" button is used as an "ENTER" button - but as you explain - it isn't..Glad you made this video..
Thanks for watching! Please let us know if you need any assistance!
How do you identify the station/valve for each program. All the programming steps address start time, how many start times, which program (A/B/C) and days to water. How do you have control of each valve? I have a valve for back flushing a filter and one for trees only once a week. Grass and bushes 3 times a week.
To edit the station/valve you turn the dial to RUN TIMES and edit the station number here. You can give it the run length you want for the stations in this location.
I called your technical services team and they were wonderful. Thank you!
yes but how do set up the zones???
I have the same question. He only showed how to set the first zone.
I just moved to greenville sc, and am wondering how to winterize or simply shut down my Hunter x core underground lawn sprinkler . I have a BIB valve in the garage and also a water controller at the edge of the yard. I was thinking that all I need to do is cut of the BIB valve in the garage. OR do I need to also cut off the water supply at the yard? Also is there a need to run any of the zones in the yard ( I have 6 zones on .30 acre) Thank you for any details.
Thank you for contacting Hunter Technical Support.
Water left in the pipes of your irrigation system can freeze over winter, causing extensive costly damage to your property or the irrigation system. If you live in a region where frost penetrates the ground deep enough to reach the pipes, you should make an annual habit to winterize your irrigation system when you're done watering for the year.
Due to the potential dangers involved with winterization if you are unsure how to properly winterize your system, it is best to call a professional. Please contact an irrigation contractor in your area.
Thanks for the video. What exactly does a cycle do?
A cycle is the when a program sequence starts. You might program the controller to start a cycle at 10pm on Tuesday. When that time and date come up, the controller will start a cycle and operate all the station or zones in sequence that at in a particular program.
Hunter should, IMHO, hire a company that can make a completely new User Manual...and, perhaps even re-do the programmer's setup itself. I think the whole business: the display, the steps of programming, and the instruction manual are needlessly difficult to understand. But/and, Hunter----thanks for this video; I am going to go out now and try it again with the new controller, and I feel that I'm now better equipped to tackle this confusing matter.
Finally! Now I understand my sprinkler system! Wish I had thought to look for these videos sooner!
Pls can you try to make written Manul
@hunter_industries one thing I don’t understand is why there is a total run time greater than what you set the stations to run for. For example, if I set program A station 1 to run for 10 minutes and I set program A station 2 to run for 10 mins, why would the total run time not be 10 minutes instead of 20 minutes like was stated in the video? Can different stations not run at the same time (water pressure issues)? I would assume that if I set all my stations in my yard to turn on at 6am for one cycle only and they are all set to run for 10 minutes only then the entire system would turn on and water for only 10 minutes and then shut down. Not for 40 minutes (I have four stations per program). Thanks in advance!
Once a program starts, each valve or zone will operate in sequence. Five zones that each need 10 minutes, the program runs for 50 minutes. Some of our commercial controllers can operate more that one zone at a time and reduce the overall watering time.
@@Hunter_Landscape_Irrigation ok that’s makes sense. Thank you for the reply!
My Hunter X-Core was provided by the company that maintains my irrigation system. I think they chose it on purpose because the average homeowner can't figure out how to program it. I have tried for 5 years to figure out how to program the thing so I can fire the irrigation service and save some money. Maybe good little video will do the trick, but I am dubious.
Thanks for the video. I had program A1for my front lawn set to 6 am and program 2 for my back lawn set at 7 am. My front yard is station 1 and backward is station 2. So it was cycling twice back to back. The freaking lawn was flooding and I could not figure out why. Got it figured out thanks to this video.
Fantastic job on explaining this system. Wow, you should be a professor in physics. Way to explain the material. :-)
What an amazing video! This is how RUclips videos should be like!
Thanks for watching!
Very Good. Now I can go back and fix everything I screwed up trying to figure it out on my own😆😆
So I turned 2 programs off. Kept prog B running. 3 times a week, 8:30 am.
Today it went off at 8:30am. 9:30am. And 10:30am. Wth is going on?
It’s not raining and I’m not manually running it so what gives?
I’ve looked into factory resetting it and there’s no such information. I need it under control before HOA has a cow.
Please help
EXCEIIANT EXPLANATION !!! FANTASTIC DISPLAY ! THANK YOU .
You're welcome
Where is the reset button that is supposed to be "on the right side of the controller"? Please help.
It displays the sprinkle sign in the display window but it doesn't sprinkle water in the yard. Can you please tell me what is wrong ? Thank you very much for your time and assistance in this matter
hello...you might have a wire loose that controls actual valve....or water could be off?
+Isaac Deleon please let me know what issue was?
My x core is from 2016 - I do not get the water 💧 symbol on my screen… only the “no water” symbol if it’s turned off for a day. I also get a number displayed over the calendar icon when my controller is in the “water days” position… is this normal… and the number above the calendar icon is not the current day/date….
Thank you for contacting Hunter Technical Support.
Your question is better handled over the phone. Please give us a phone call when you can be in front of the controller so we can help you review your current setting and make adjustments if necessary.
You can reach us at 1-800-733-2823 between 5:30 AM and 4:00 PM PST, Monday through Friday.
Thank you again for contacting Hunter Technical Support. Please let us know if we can offer any other assistance.
A fantastic controller, one of the easiest and logical to set. These videos are well presented and very valuable to people who don’t quite understand.
Thank you for this upload! Very simple to follow!!
You're very welcome!
Thanks for the help your video is concise and straight to the point
Hunter X-core 4 station.
This doesn't cover my issue.
My controller was set to run stations 1 and 2 once at 7:15am on Tuesday Thursday and Sunday using program A.
I now want to run stations 1 and 2 once on Thursday and Sunday at 7:15 am. I also want to run the same two once on Tuesday at 3:15am.
All I want to do is move the Tuesday watering to 3:15am whilst keeping the Thursday and Sunday settings at 7:15am.
I set program A to run Thursday and Sunday at 7:15 am with Tuesday turned off. I set program B to run Tuesday at 3:15am with Thursday and Sunday off.
My system ran at 3:15amTuesday morning but then ran again at the former setting of Tuesday 7:15 am.
Please contact our customer support department here: www.hunterindustries.com/hunter-technical-support-email-request
The front screen is completely blank. Do you know what the problem could be? I have used the reset button and no results.
An excellent video - pease do not ever delete it or it's companion video!
clear as the BELL 🥰. Thank you
Thank you for the informative video. The instructions are clear and easy to follow.
Glad it was helpful!
Hi. I have a Hunter XC4 01E which I didn' t use for 3 years. Now, when I try to set up the running times it always get 4 hours no matter what I input. Can you please give me an idea of what should I do? Thanks
@@Hunter_Landscape_Irrigation thanks. It worked.
Thank you! This helped me
I think i programmed everything right but nothing is happening. Does it have to do anything with the sensor bypass/active option? Mine is on sensor bypass
Please email support@hunterindustries.com so we may better assist you.
I program my hunter X Core , after my old one got hit by lightning and when I go manual to test my Sprinkels don’t go on or on auto , what I need to do next or how I get my sprinkler to work , what should I check next ? Please advice .
Excellent presentation
Thanks a lot
Thank you Mike for the training video. You took something complex and explained it well. However I think Hunter should invest some money in a touchscreen system. If not maybe create a Wi-Fi connection and release an app to control this similar to what nest thermostats do. I think this would set you ahead of the competition. I would pay the extra money for what it cost to company to invest in such a thing.
Hunter should really hunt down some cheapo cell phone programmers or steal the code from your basic android 2.1 'alarm clock' feature where you can set a time, 'repeat' and add a 'Zone/Station' variable in order to make it 10 times easier to program. The current way is error prone and displays are cheap enough to make the fonts a bit bigger man.
Dude, huge help! Many thanks
You're welcome
Great video, clear details and instructions 👌
Glad you enjoyed it!
How can I tell if I have A B. I have a back yard and a front yard. I think it was done wrong because I have water allover the place.
I can only water every 3rd day. Since this changes the water days each week, how do you set this up?
Thanks!
Interval watering will water every 3 days no matter the day of the week. Please follow these steps: www.hunterindustries.com/support/xcore-setting-interval-watering
I've set station 1, station 2, and station 3 for start times @9:15 pm. Once station 3 finishes irrigating, system station 1 starts over again, so I have to shut off manually. How can I program so that station 1 won't start again?
Thank you for contacting Hunter Technical Support.
Hunter controllers have the ability to program multiple start times for each program. Each program requires only one start time to initiate a watering sequence of the stations assigned to that program. This allows the user to have the controller start multiple times per water day.
In the START TIMES dial position, the numbers you see do not represent your stations. They are the number of times Program A, B, C, or D (if you have a D program) will cycle in a single water day.
One start time will sequentially run all stations in a program that has been programmed in the RUN TIMES dial position. A second start time will cycle the program later or early that same day. For example, you should have a start time in A1 only. A2, A3 …. A8 should all say OFF. The OFF will appear between 11:45 pm and 12:00 am.
The only dial position that allows you to program your stations, is in the RUN TIMES dial position.
For video instructions on programming your controller, click on the link below:
Programming - Part 1 of 2
www.hunterindustries.com/videos/hunter-x-core-programming-1-2-overview-and-setting-program
Ok I will try that (Set A-1 for 6 AM, and leave A2-4 OFF)...I was setting start times for all stations previously. I appreciate your video and help. The user's manual doesn't state anything about A2-4, just A1.
Now I know, thanks again.
I need help. My unit is setup properly. The water valves for the system are on and the system says it is running. It is even counting down but there is no water coming out of my drip system from any zone. Don’t know what to do. HELP please!
Thank you for contacting Hunter Technical Support.
If your X-Core controller shows irrigation running (Flashing Sprinkler Icon), and your sprinklers are not working, you may have a wiring problem at the valves or the irrigation water supply has been shut down.
If you have a master valve on your system (check for wire on the P/MV terminal), then your master valve may not be opening up. Check the wiring connections at the master valves for loose or corroded connections, or a bad solenoid.
If you do not have a master valve, verify that your valves have a water supply, you will need to locate your irrigation valves and turn the solenoids on the valves 1/2 turn counterclockwise to manually activate the valves. If the sprinklers do not turn on you may have a valve shut down that supplies the irrigation system. If the sprinklers come on, you may have a wiring problem at the valves. Check the wiring connections at the valves for loose or corroded connections.
For some reason my system won't change over to the next cycle ie from 1 to 2 or three in the system. Even the master manual will only run the first sprinkler not allowing to change over to the next step
@@Hunter_Landscape_Irrigation
I checked the run times, I have all on A at different times ranging from 5 to 15 minutes each. Nothing on B or C, I have 6 different stations, but only trying to run off A.
I also have the start times set to start at 6am and 8pm yet when I have the system set at run and press the button with the hand ✋ icon for a manual run of the system it stops after the first station runs, when it should run all, this happens on the regular run as well,. What do I do next?
@@Hunter_Landscape_Irrigation
I had to do a master reset, and it finally worked,. Thanks for the reply.
Such a great explanation. Thank you very much...
Awesome! Thank you for watching!
Good work buddy love it
Thanks 👍
Great products and easy to understand video content. 👍
Glad you like them!
Is it possible to set the water time for longer on the day when the next 2 days don't get watered on a water no water schedule, or just a water no water day schedule regardless of the day of the week?
Thank you for contacting Hunter Technical Support.
You can set up two programs on the X-Core controller. Each with different run times and water days.
www.hunterindustries.com/support/x-core-setting-multiple-programs-example
Thank you again for contacting Hunter Technical Support. Please let us know if we can offer any other assistance.
heres my issue.. Im setting program a to go off at 11pm every night, but only 1 station is going off. I have 4 stations how do i get them all to go off at the same time?
You don't have a time set for station 2 but you put a run time for station 2 I don't understand