Do you lose the program when there is power outage? Is there a battery backup? Do you have to reset the timers?
2018688
Two AA alkaline batteries keep all your timer settings intact during a power outage. Very satisfied with the Orbit: easy to wire and easy to program ..
2018689
Yes there is a battery backup. You do not lose the program, however the sprinkler will not work without power.
2018690
It does have a battery back-up so if the power goes off, it keeps your programming.
2018691
No Problem - there is a battery backup. Have never had o reprogram since we first set it up.
2018692
We live in a rural area with occasional power failures. The programs are not affected and there are batteries which must maintain the integrity of the programs.
817207
Hi Steve. No, there is no programming available on this unit. I was going to suggest an appliance timer but I think that after the power to the unit was disconnected it would not come on by default when the timer restored power. Hope this helps
1267499
Yes, the computer that the software is installed on will need to always remain on for email and all other alerts and motion activated video recording. A UPS battery backup is also a good idea for unexpected power outages, as the program can only be restarted at the computer it's installed on. You can use a hard wired or a WiFi laptop, as long as it has internet access. A wired connection would most likely be much faster.
1197433
If you lose power will not come on when power is restored. Never used the timer feature.
158946
You can reset it after power went out by unplugging it and plugging it back in. Or trip the breaker on the circuit it uses and reset it.
258014
Yes, the clock and all other settings (i.e., zone watering times) are retained during a power failure. No battery is needed, everything is stored in non-volatile memory:Quoting from the RainBird SST user manual:◾No need to reprogram after a power outage. All timer settings are stored indefinitely in memory. No backup battery needed!
1490715
No, and this is horribly annoying. Even a brief outage resets the clocks, alarms and everything - you have to completely reprogram everything. If you have power issues at all I would advise against it.
2164516
Not to my knowledge. I have not experienced a power outage since installing the control, but I don't recall anything in the very abbreviated documentation.
1557718
even thou it is possible i have never expierenced this i have moved it from room to room with no loss of programing. also had power outages with no loss to programing hope this helps you. it is a very very good unit
744462
Yes, This is a simple 24 hour clock timer. I wouldn't bother for short power interruptions but for long outages you should check time every once and awhile. You also need to adjust for daylight savings time twice a year.
1504777
Dear Florida, I looked through the owner's manual, and I can find no reference to a backup battery. I have experienced several power outtages, and all settings including time and date were preserved each time. Willy seems to have had a different experience with losing time and date, so you're left to figure out which one answers your question. Have you called/written Rainbird? That would give you your most authoritative rather than anecdotal answer. I've had nothing but good performance from my unit which I've had for nearly 3 years. The manual one-zone-at-a-time limitation has not been an issue for me, but I can understand it could be annoying for some.
1598265
If you have a pretty regular schedule, (9-5 job, don't usually wake up in the middle of the night, etc) you might be able to put it on a timer (preferably a 7 day timer) and program when you may need a warm seat. Also, most timers have a manual override for those unexpected occurrences. I don't have mine yet, but it looks like the controller is a manual, switch style that remembers where it was set when power is removed.
1483795
No battery backup as the other responses indicated already. It's worth mentioning that there is some sort of memory function so that it "remembers" the temperature setting when the power does come back on.
1177201
It does *not* have a battery backup. Some settings survive a power outage, but some do not. For example, the setting to *not* go into power saving mode is not preserved; the "standby" mode - you have to reset the "standby" power level whenever the power comes back on - to disable that feature is you set the "standby" power level to 0 (zero) watts. The option to turn off the PIR motion detection feature does keep its setting when the power is restored. I don't know what happens to other settings that I do not change from their default values.
1371082
The best response I can gives that it depends on the battery (i.e. lithium, alkaline, standard etc.) and the length of time that the battery has been in use prior to an outage. Additionally you can prolong battery life by turning off the units using the remote during the day for long power outages. Keep in mind that the units use leds so battery use is longer than any incandescent light bulb. Another good feature is that each unit has a low battery indicator which means batteries should be replaced even if you have not had a power outage (this is comparable to smoke and CO detectors which will beep when the battery should be replaced). Best advice I can give you is to have extra batteries on hand to handle long power outages of several days. All you will have to do is replaced the batteries in any unit that fails.
595888
The unit CANNOT be operated during a power outage..it has an electronic ignation which needs the power to function. As for having to manually reset the unit after an outage, we have never had to do any reset on the already input settings dispite many outages due to heavy snow... Hope this helps...we have two (2) units and love them.....
1188518
If you unplug, timer has a rechargable back up battery inside incase power out or disconnected by accident, to save the same setting.