Orbit B-hyve component: Tap only runs for 5min

Third party integrations
1

I have installed Orbit B-hyve component.

I have the following card:

type: horizontal-stack
cards:
  - type: vertical-stack
    cards:
      - show_name: true
        show_icon: true
        type: button
        tap_action:
          action: toggle
        entity: switch.smart_tap_1_zone
        name: 'Hydrangeas '
        show_state: false
      - type: gauge
        entity: sensor.smart_tap_1_battery_level
        name: Tap 1 battery level
  - type: vertical-stack
    cards:
      - show_name: true
        show_icon: true
        type: button
        tap_action:
          action: toggle
        entity: switch.smart_tap_2_zone
        name: Tap 2
      - type: gauge
        entity: sensor.smart_tap_2_battery_level
        name: Tap 2 battery level

When I toggle the taps on, they only stay on for 5min. They should stay on until I toggle them off. The other point I need to make is that the button automatically toggles off i.e. the tap does not just stop running but rather the button switches off.

I have no other automations running on the Orbit B-hyve taps so not sure how to troubleshoot.

2

Settings in the Bhyve app will override everything. Look in there to see if there is a 5 minute limit set.

3

I don’t use the APP but will install it now and check

4

Installed and logged on to the App and nothing is set there i.e. no programmes and the only limit was 10min. I have however disabled any setting that had the option of AUTO in and now when I tired it seems to run just fine.

5

In the app, when you select “Water Manually” it brings up a screen to set the amount of time. Whatever that is set to, it will use that when you activate in Home Assistant.

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6

I have this problem as well and have not been able to fix it. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

What I’ve done so far:

  1. Changed the mode inside the B-hyve app from “auto” to “off”
  2. Set the manual watering program time in the app to 10 minutes.
  3. When I look at the “manual_preset_runtime” attribute inside home assistant, it is set for 300 seconds (5 minutes) - see screenshot.

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7

Hi, for me it was that the App was overriding Homeassistant i.e. Home Assistant would not run longer than the manual time set there. I changed it to a time longer than any Home Assistant automations, and it worked.

8

I have the Orbit B-hyve Smart Indoor/Outdoor Irrigation Controller
The only way I could get this to bypass the 5 minute issue was to create in the B-Hyve App Watering Programs (A, B etc.) Dont worry about the time but do set a time, set up for each zone you want to run as part of the program and the duration.
In the App Goto My B-hyve > Devices > ‘Your Irrigation Controller’ > Set ‘Timer Run Mode’ = Off
In HA use a Service Call: Orbit B-hyve: Start program and ‘Select your Program’
This will then run the program in its entirety.

9

Instead of turning on the switch for the zone, use bhyve.start_watering and pass a reference to the switch and the number of minutes.

service: bhyve.start_watering
data:
  entity_id: switch.front_zone
  minutes: 10

This avoids the 5 minute maximum.

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10

Thanks! This actually works better for me.