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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 »

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 »

Only seeing part of the B-hyve app

If you are looking at the B-hyve app and notice that you may not be seeing the entirety of the app page, or are missing any “Save” or “Next” buttons, then we recommend going into your phone settings and making sure that the text size is set to normal. Sometimes, having a larger text size…Read More »

Valve not turning off

If you are seeing issues with the water continuously flowing with a full flow from your valve, then follow these steps: First, confirm that the valve is installed in the right direction. The flow arrows on the valve should be pointing in direction of the water flow. If the Valve is installed correctly, make sure…Read More »

Not getting notifications- B-hyve app

In order to receive notifications, your B-have device must be connected to a WiFi connection. Notifications will not be sent while using Bluetooth only or without a working WiFi connection. If the timer is connected to the WiFi network, you can check the notification settings in the app. From the app’s home page, tap on…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? – 5-100 PSI What is the flow rate of hose timers? – 2.7-18 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

If 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 24 Volts…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 57860 Battery Operated Underground Timer? (57860) – Any plastic Orbit valve will work. Customer will need to replace the existing solenoid with the 57861 solenoid….Read More »