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How To Switch To Flood Sensors From A Timer In The App

This article will show you how to switch from controlling a B-hyve timer to the B-hyve flood sensors within the B-hyve App To switch between devices in your B-Hyve app Tap the drop-down arrow that’s right below the B-Hyve logo at the top left of the home screen. The drop-down will let you choose between…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 »

Hose Timer Disconnects from Bluetooth Often

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 »

What is the difference between the Gen 1 and Gen 2 B-hyve timers?

There are two basic differences in the timer functionality: Gen2 uses Bluetooth for pairing to WiFi. Helps keep the entire experience in the B-hyve App for iOS, Android it’s a little less different. Gen1 uses AdHoc WiFi which takes a step or two more than the Bluetooth. Bluetooth allows the phone to stay connected to…Read More »

My programmed cycles don’t run, but my manual cycles do – B-hyve Indoor/Outdoor

The timer will run manually, but will not run automatically. If your timer is not watering your Programs, but it is watering your manual watering cycles, you likely have your rain sensor terminal active. To turn off your rain sensor terminals: Make sure your timer is in the “Auto” position. Hold down the “Rain Delay”…Read More »

My Timer Only Runs For 1 Second, And Then Shuts Off – B-hyve Indoor/Outdoor controller

If your timer is running for only 1 second and then shutting off, it’s likely that your timer has the Rain Sensor terminals online. Your B-hyve controller will prevent the system from running if your Rain Sensor is active. You will still be able to run your controller in a manual cycle, but your custom…Read More »

1st Gen B-hyve indoor/outdoor controller not broadcasting the Orbit Network

If your 1st Gen B-hyve indoor/outdoor controller is not broadcasting the Orbit network it needs to connect to WiFi then these steps should help with that.  Troubleshooting Steps Make sure the timer is in pairing mode. The controller will go out of pairing mode after an hour, so it is very possible you just need…Read More »

What does the button on my Hose Tap Timer do? – B-hyve

There is only one button on the Hose Faucet Timer, but it does serve several different functions. Here are those functions. Hold the button for 2 seconds, the light will blink green for 2 seconds and your manual watering will begin (duration set in the settings page of the app). Rapidly press the button 5x…Read More »

B-Hyve Hose Faucet Controller – Offline

If your B-hyve hose faucet timer has gone offline, then this article will help to get it reconnected to your WiFi network. Troubleshooting Tips When your timer goes offline, this normally has to deal with the hub. Here are some steps that you can take to get your hub re-connected. Simply Update Wi-Fi Settings in…Read More »