Our Orbit pressure-regulated sprinklers have a date code that indicates when the sprinklers were made and tested. The marking can be found on the bottom of the sprinkler and consists of two numbers on either side of an arrow that indicates the year. The arrow points to the month and is shown as numbers, corresponding…Read More »
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All of us from Orbit® would like to thank you for choosing the Daybreak timer. You have made a smart decision and we are sure that you are going to love this product! Your timer has two unique ways to be set: USING THE DAYBREAK SIDE Choose to water Every Day or Every 2 Days…Read More »
If you are looking for the model number on your Orbit device, then this article should help with finding that. Most of our products will have the model number located somewhere on the device, so be sure to check whatever product you have to see if the model is available. Another option for finding the…Read More »
Water pressure can cause issues with the irrigation system depending on if it is too high or too low. If the water pressure is too low, it could cause the sprinklers to not water the correct distance, or some sprinklers to not water depending on how many heads you have attached to the zone. If…Read More »
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 »
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 »
If you are hearing a buzzing noise coming from the solenoid on your Orbit timer, then this is to be expected. Some solenoids can be louder than others, but the buzzing comes from the magnets inside the solenoid being electrically activated and vibrating. Should you notice the noise, then as long as your valve is…Read More »
Currently, all B-hyve and Orbit branded Hose Faucet Timers use a ¾ inch GHT/NPT thread size. Back to Support pageTags: bhyve, core, HoseTimer
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 »
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 »