Category Archives: Public

Can I Use My Hose Timer Hub With the Flood Sensor?

Currently, the only way to control and pair the Flood sensors is with our Gen 2 WiFi hub. They need the 2nd-generation WiFi Hub. The 1st-generation WiFi hub is used with our B-hyve hose timers and is not compatible with the Flood Sensors. Devices Covered: 71000 21027 Back to Support pageTags: B-hyve, B-hyve App, Flood Sensor,…Read More »

Orbit Sprinkler System Designer – unexpected error

If you are using the Orbit Sprinkler System Designer and are running into an unexpected error, then this article should be able to help with that. Normally when this happens, it is because there is an error with the design. The most common reasons are: – Not having a lot placed (in order for any…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 »

What Does Watering Budget do?

The watering budget is used to increase or decrease the amount of time the program selected will water.  Example: If you have a program set to run a zone for 10 minutes, then at 100% watering budget, the program will do just that. If you were to change the percentage to 50% then the program…Read More »

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