Author Archives: josh

Adding a Personal Weather System to your B-hyve app

In the B-hyve app, you are able to use smart watering which can help control the amount of water you use by creating automatic watering programs based on your lawn and the local weather. By default, the B-hyve app will connect to the nearest station that is recognized by Aeris, which is the weather system…Read More »

How Do I Move Sprinkler Heads? – Orbit Sprinkler System Designer

If you are using the Orbit Sprinkler System Designer and want to move one of the sprinkler heads to a different location, then you would likely need to make that adjustment in person as there is no way to manually move them using the designer. If you think that the placement of the sprinkler heads…Read More »

B-Hyve Hose Timer Valve Appears Stuck Open/Closed

This article will help you troubleshoot your B-hyve Hose timer not opening or closing. Remove everything from the outlet of the hose faucet timer Turn the water on and cover the outlet of the timer with your thumb Hold your thumb in place and then turn on the timer manually Once you hear/feel a click,…Read More »

How many devices can connect to the B-hyve Hubs

Currently, we have two different generations of the B-hyve WiFi hub. The First Gen WiFi Hub connects to our B-hyve faucet timer, and can have up to 64 different devices connected to it at a given time. The Second Gen WiFi Hub connects to our B-hyve XD single, double, four station hose faucet timers as well as our B-hyve Flood sensors, and can have up…Read More »

Hose Timer General Knowledge

This article contains some general information on Orbit’s hose timers and their specs. What is the working pressure of hose timers? 10-100 PSI What is the flow rate of hose timers?  2.5-9 GPM What type of batteries do our hose timers need? – Battery-operated timers require 2 X 1.5 v Batteries, and we recommend using Alkaline…Read More »

All stations are receiving 24 Volts AC

When testing the voltage coming from your timer, if none of your stations are running then you will see that each of your stations is outputting 24 Volts. The timer does this constantly to check for faults. Once you tell a specific station to run, then only that station should be putting out between 24-30…Read More »

Battery operated underground timer General Knowledge

If you are looking for information on the battery-operated underground timer that Orbit offers, then this article should have some helpful information. What valves do I need to work with a 57869 Battery Operated Underground Timer? (57869) – Any plastic Orbit valve will work. You will need to replace the existing solenoid with the 57869…Read More »

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