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Originally Posted by MrChip72
I'm South of 44, home was built in May 2022.
I bought the wifi add on module off the internet in the summer. I tried everything in the instructions to get it working and then returned it and ordered a 2nd one. I'm still facing the same issues. I feel like maybe my specific Hunter irrigation controller has something disabled or something like that. I have the one with the blue buttons, I know that the one with the green buttons is not supported. I have not found any way to go into some sort of settings menu on the irrigation controller.
Here's what I've observed:
When inserting the wifi module I'm not seeing the wifi light go on at all. It's supposed to be amber according to the instructions.
When I try to connect it to the Hydrawise app, it advised to press the button on the module twice and then the light should go on, it doesn't.
This module supports Bluetooth, but fails to connect even though I can see the device in my Bluetooth settings.
When I contacted Hunter, they just send me a PDF of an updated installation guide.
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The hunter Wands are POS! I bought 2 of them and got 1 working for a week then failed. Got a replacement and couldn’t get it to work. I spent an hour with Hunter support and they told me to send it back.
I’ve put multiple orbit b-hyve controllers in my prior house as well at friends here and prior place. Takes 5 mins to install, 15 mins to configure with your iPhone. So now it works with Siri and apple HomeKit.
I also use a local weather station so the controller knows when it needs to water and when it needs to put itself in delay mode. The b-hyve is installed in the same location that the hunter was installed and the b-hyve has no problem connecting to the wifi signal nor Bluetooth. You do need wifi access, and since I have my garage doors automated, they already had wifi access but the Hunter Wand couldn’t connect or keep connected to wifi.
BTW, I sold my hunter controller that paid for the b-hyve, which costs around $60 compared to the cost of the Wand which was over $100 alone