If your Gen 2 B-hyve Indoor/Outdoor timer is asking you to connect to your timers “OrbitSmartHome Network”, then this article will help with getting your timer connected to your WiFi. The first step should be to take a look at your timer and find the button that says either “PROG ABCD” or “PROG ABC”. If your timer says “PROG ABC” then…Read More »
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If you have a custom program for your B-hyve timer in the app, and it keeps turning itself off then this article will help with that. Here are the steps we recommend: Delete your program in the app. You can do this by going to the “Program” section of the app and then selecting “Saved…Read More »
If your Hose timer is getting low pressure, then this article should help. First, you want to flip the screen filter around, so that the cone is going into the timer instead of into the hose faucet After this, you want to make sure that your timer is connected properly and not cross-threaded. Then you…Read More »
If you want to disable the Automatic Rain Delay feature for your B-hyve timer, then these steps will show you how to do that. Open the B-hyve application Tap My “B-hyve” Tap “Devices” Select the timer you wish to remove Automatic Rain Delay From Turn “Smart Watering” off, on Androids this will say “Weather Delays”…Read More »
If your zone/station does not stop watering when a program ends, then this article should help with that. If the same valve/zone is having the issue each time, try moving the wire to a different terminal and test to see if it continues Note: If the same zone has an issue on a different terminal, then…Read More »
If your B-hyve Hose Timer is frequently disconnecting from Bluetooth, then this article should help with that. The B-hyve hose timer has a Bluetooth range up to 150 feet, but this can be lower if there are any walls, floors or anything else that might disturb the signal in between you and your hose timer. If…Read More »
Sometimes your timer may not find a Wi-Fi network. There are a few steps you can take to try to resolve this issue. Make sure your router is broadcasting a 2.4 GHz network. Most Orbit products do not communicate with 5 GHz networks (the exception to this, being our B-hyve XR model that can use…Read More »
The following video goes over how to connect a B-hyve Hose timer to an existing B-hyve WiFi Hub on your B-hyve account. Before starting this pairing process, you should download and run the OrbitAssist application using the steps found here to make sure your WiFi network is configured to work best with the B-hyve Hub. You will then want to make…Read More »
The Watering History page with a Flume device installed will show you all of the details from your previous watering events. To get to the Watering History Tab: Open the B-hyve app. Tap “My B-hyve” at the bottom of the page. Now tap “Watering History”. Once you’re here, you’ll see the Day view. If you click…Read More »
Flume Compatibility Works With 95% of Water Meters In order to install Flume you must have the following: A water meter A Wifi connection An android or iOS phone or tablet The Sensor works on both outside and indoor water meters within 1000ft reach of the Flume Bridge and is compatible with most water meters…Read More »