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How To Switch To Flood Sensors From A Timer In The App

This article will show you how to switch from controlling a B-hyve timer to the B-hyve flood sensors within the B-hyve App To switch between devices in your B-Hyve app Tap the drop-down arrow that’s right below the B-Hyve logo at the top left of the home screen. The drop-down will let you choose between…Read More »

How many start times can my B-hyve timer have?

This article will go over the total amount of start times our B-hyve timers will allow based on the device.  If you have the following devices then you will have 16 start times per day, as each of these devices has 4 programs (ABCD), and each program can have 4 individual start times – B-hyve…Read More »

Will my B-hyve controller still run its scheduled programs if it loses WiFi connection?

If you have your B-hyve device programmed to run the watering schedule that you set, if the device were to lose connection to WiFi then it would still continue to run these programs as scheduled. You will not be able to control the device or make any schedule adjustments while the controller is offline if…Read More »

Can you use B-hyve timers with Bluetooth instead of WiFi?

If you are using a B-hyve timer and do not have access to WiFi or choose to not use it, you are able to control your timer through Bluetooth instead. There are some limitations while using a B-hyve device through Bluetooth – You will not have access to smart watering – You will not be…Read More »

How To Check Your Delivery Status

If you have boughten something from www.orbitonline.com and want an update on the shipping status for your order, then this article will help with that. Click here and we’ll take you to our Shipping page, where you can check out our shipping and ordering policies as well as some additional information. You can also head to support.orbitonline.com and tap…Read More »

Indexing Valves

If you have an Indexing Valve and are wanting to use it with a B-hyve timer or an Orbit Underground Timer, then this article will help with wiring and programming. There are two methods to wire and program an indexing valve – Multiple Start Time Method – Jumper Wires Method * Please note that if…Read More »

How To Pair Your B-hyve Smart Flood Sensor and Hub

This article will walk you through pairing your B-hyve Smart Flood Sensors with their Hub. A couple of things you need to know before pairing: Your network name (SSID) and password are required You need a Gen 2 Hub in order to pair, the hub for your Hose Faucet timers will not work. You’ll need…Read More »

How To Pair Your B-hyve XR Indoor/Outdoor Smart Watering Timer

This article will walk you through pairing your B-hyve XR Indoor/Outdoor Smart Watering Timer. First, make sure your controller is in pairing mode (indicated by the pulsing Blue Center button, and the “Pairing” on the left display segment. If this is not showing, then try unplugging your controller for 30 seconds and then plugging it back in….Read More »

What is the difference between the Gen 1 and Gen 2 B-hyve timers?

There are two basic differences in the timer functionality: Gen2 uses Bluetooth for pairing to WiFi. Helps keep the entire experience in the B-hyve App for iOS, Android it’s a little less different. Gen1 uses AdHoc WiFi which takes a step or two more than the Bluetooth. Bluetooth allows the phone to stay connected to…Read More »