B-hyve XR Timer

I have a garden and a job that has me traveling in the summer. That’s not really a good combination so my husband and I installed a drip irrigation system and two different timers. This one is the best, hands down. The app lets me set up schedules to water different zones at different rates and times. I can water from my sofa or from across the country. I can check watering history to know what and how much has been watered. I can turn programs on and off or change them temporarily or permanently from anywhere with the convenience of the app. The only real complaint I have is the rain delay. You set the nearby weather station the app will use for forecasting. Or rather, it sets it but you can change it. Unless you set the allowable percentages quite high, it will set a 24 hour rain delay for a small chance of light to moderate rain during one hour of the day. Here in Florida, we have forecasts that include potential pop up showers which may or may not happen, so rain delay is useless in those situations. I experimented with it a while and finally just turned it off. I determine my own delays manually. Speaking of manually, you can attach a handheld hose to a port for manual watering. Because your tap is already open, you’ll need to deal with the timer box to open the port and get your water flowing. Read the instructions and follow the five steps and you’ll get used to what you have to do each time. One thing to keep in mind about the design of this, or really any timer unit, is that it can be difficult to attach hoses if your water tap is very low to the ground. Mine are traditionally low, and I have just enough clearance for the box to hang off the tap and for hoses to connect without crimping, but my husband plans to extend the faucets and bring the pipes up several feet, to match the design of taps we’ve added throughout our yard. This makes the timers and hoses so much easier to deal with. All in all, I’m a big fan of this timer. But honestly, I found nothing comparable in this price range with these features to compare, so I’ll be a fan unless and until something better comes along. The build seems solid. I have yet to notice any leaks, and I use all 4 ports daily. The display is large and easy to read and use. We’ve been using it for months and haven’t had to change batteries yet. It’s an electronic device that’s made my life easier. In fact, I could not keep a garden without a device like this and this unit was best value for money to fit my needs. I now own three of them and can’t wait to get the other two into action.

This is a great product value. Very flexible, easy to use, and the battery life is solid. The app is easy to set up and use. Highly recommended.

I needed to keep my new sod alive on 1/2 acre, so I set up 2 hubs and 4 controllers. I'm giving this 5 stars despite having a technical issue with one of the controllers (the 4-port) 15 days after the return window closed🙁. I like my system so much that I bought a new standalone controller and paid an additional $10 for a 3-year warranty this time, and I did it with a smile😊. Last summer, I tried the Insoma WiFi Sprinkler Timer (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BWHGHSY8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1), which uses 4 AA batteries that last about a week. In contrast, these Orbit controllers use 2 AA batteries, and I haven’t had to change them all summer. Here’s a bit of technical insight for fellow geeks! The battery life difference is apparently due to how each system handles a "running out of battery" scenario. I noticed in the Orbit documentation that checks the battery level before watering. If there’s enough power to perform both the turn-on and turn-off actions, it only energizes briefly to "turn the spigot" in either direction. It would seem that the Insoma keeps a solenoid continuously energized while watering (leading to shorter battery life) but running out of battery would cause the solenoid to close ensuring that it won’t be stuck watering indefinitely. I actually develop apps similar to the B-Hive app used to control this system. I can confidently say that this is the most reliable, intuitive, and visually appealing mobile app I’ve ever used. It’s the whole package. This is also my first review, and I’m writing it because I got everything I wanted, which is a rare occurrence for me.

I previously left a review when I purchased just the B-hyve XD 4-Port Timer. That review was not very positive due to the poor range of the bluetooth signal. After reading reviews if the Wi-Fi Hub I decided to give it a try. I purchased this combo pack (B-hyve XD 4-Port Timer and Wi-Fi Hub). What a difference it made. The Wi-Fi Hub is essential to the performance of the 4-Port Timer. I placed the Hub between my two timers and poof, my connection issues went away. 5-stars for the Wi-Fi Hub. However, I took one star from this combo set because of the difficult of some aspects of programming the Timer. My issue is this: I have one Timer using "advanced programs". Telling them to have a 1, 2, etc. day watering delay results in a logical delay. The other Timer is using a "basic program". When I tell it to have a 1, 2, etc. day watering delay the results make no sense. It is not logical. The program may not set the delay at all or the program may jump out a week. I have yet to figure it out and I am a computer engineer. Summary: Use the Wi-Fi Hub. Use the advanced program setting on the Timer. The results are excellent. I recommend.

Hallo, ich habe mir den B-Hyve XD über Amazon.de bestellt. Der Netzstecker passt nicht für die übliche Steckdose und zudem kann ich nirgendwo erkennen, welcher Anschlusstyp (Gewinde) der Wasserausgang ist. Keiner der Schlauchadapter, die ich zu Hause habe passt. Ich kann auch keine EMail-Adresse finden um den Verkäufer zu kontaktieren. Darum versuche ich es auf diesen Weg. Ich bitte darum, dass sich ein Mitarbeiter der Firma Orbit bei mir meldet. Ansonsten muss ich das Gerät zurück schicken. Weshalb dieses überhaupt in Deutschland ausgeliefert wird, ohne einen Hinweis, dass verschiedene Adapter benötigt werden, kann ich nicht verstehen und macht schon mal einen schlechten 1. Eindruck.

Great product. Warning, though: In Australia the taps have a different screw-in groove standard. You’ll need an adapter.

There is nothing to say as a minus for this product. I am very happy with it. Before this I had a Gardena Master + water distribuitor which was getting stuck. With this, not only that works flawlesly, but you can as well use the app features and functions which are awesome.

Purchased 2 and connected 2 perforated hoses to each one. They’ve worked on timer all summer eliminating the need to water manually. Highly recommend.

This is a powerful unit with a lot of features, made accessible via the WiFi hub. Set-up of all components is well documented and straightforward. HOWEVER, UK and European users need to be aware that all fittings are US NSP which DO NOT accept our BSP fittings. The inlet leaks when connected to a BSP-threaded tap and BSP-threaded hozelock connectors CANNOT be screwed on the outlets at all! Thread adaptors are available from third-party suppliers on Amazon, but are quite expensive. A US to UK or EU power adapter plug is also required for the WiFi adapter, but UK/European mains 230 volts is supported and works fine.