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What is the difference between the 1st and 2nd Gen B-hyve Indoor/Outdoor timer

While both generations of the B-hyve Indoor/Outdoor timers look almost identical, they have 2 main differences. You can tell the difference by looking at the PROG button on the timer. If it says ABC, it’s a 1st-Gen and the ABCD is the 2nd-Gen. The letters stand for how many programs can be created. The second difference…Read More »

How far can I run sprinkler wire

With the Orbit Branded 7-Strand sprinkler wire (50 ft.), the wire strand is 50 feet in length, and each wire will adequately handle one solenoid valve up to a maximum distance of 800 feet. Other brands of sprinkler wire may come in different gauges, but ours is 18-gauge. If you are working with a different size…Read More »

How to register for the Orbit Sprinkler System Designer

If you are wanting to create an account for our Orbit Sprinkler System Designer, then this article will help. First, you want to go to https://design.orbitonline.com/ Then you will want to click the “Sign up” button at the top of the page. Finally, you will want to fill out the required information for your account to…Read More »

Setting a start time with smart watering

If you are using Smart Watering with your B-hyve timer and wish to have the program start at a certain time, then this article will help. First, you want to go into the B-hyve app, and then tap on “Programs”. Next, you will tap the “Smart Watering” button in the top right corner Lastly, at…Read More »

B-hyve hose timers – Low Battery

Low battery on the B-hyve hose faucet timers, will result in your timer turning itself to OFF automatically and being unable to turn it back to AUTO.  If you notice that your hose timer is perhaps not running the schedule you scheduled it to run, then it is very possible that the batteries need to…Read More »

B-hyve controllers and 2.4GHz WiFi networks

If you had any questions on why most of the B-hyve devices require a 2.4 GHz, then this article should help. Currently, all models of B-hyve timers (except for the B-hyve XR) and our WiFI hubs require a 2.4GHz WiFi to connect to the internet. This is how the devices were designed, and this cannot…Read More »

B-hyve Current Firmware

Below is the list of current Firmware versions for our B-hyve devices: 0030 –  B-hyve GEN 1 Hub 0027 –  B-hyve GEN 2 Hub 0041 –  B-hyve Hose timer 0058 –  1 port B-hyve XD 0058 –  2 port B-hyve XD 0058 –  4 port B-hyve XD 0051 –  B-hyve Indoor Timer 0033 –  B-hyve…Read More »

What happens to my saved programs if my B-hyve timer goes offline

When a B-hyve controller loses WiFi connection, there are certain functions that will continue, and other functions that will no longer work. One very important thing to know is that even if your controller loses WiFi connection, if you had any custom programs created prior to the connection loss that were already running, then those…Read More »