Thanks for sharing your video, just FYI that for anyone who wants to try on wifi. You need to have the WIFI hub Gen 2, I had trouble using my hub Gen 1. Gen 2 is working for me.
Excellent video, well done! Your voice reminds me of Toby from The Office, which is in no way an insult because that guy was awesome! Thank you for your efforts!
Toby from Corporate!!! I love it 🤣😂 I went back and did a compare and you’re right, there’s an odd similarity between our voices lol too funny. Thanks for your comment and the laugh!
@@adventuresandstuff You're welcome for the laugh! I was listening carefully to your voice and thinking "who does that remind me of?" and then "oh yeah, it's Toby!"
@@aerialpicsandvids6090 too funny 😂 hey, noticed you have quite a few drone videos (just subscribed to your channel). What drone do you use? I used to fly the DJI Mavic Air 2. It’s been a while since I’ve flown so it’s nice to see your videos 👍🏼
Hey, I appreciate the subscription and the nice comment! Very cool that you used to fly a drone (nice one, too). I fly an Autel Robotics Evo 2 Pro. I've been a little inactive with it lately, but I do have my FAA Part 107 certification up to date. You should get yours back out and post a video! (I liked and subscribed to your channel as well)
Thanks for your message! This timer (like most water timers) will reduce the psi by a small percentage. It really depends on each home’s water pressure and also when you water.
Is there any way to run this off of a 50 gallon water barrel to make sure the plants don’t get chlorine and ammonia, etc. along with factoring a pump for pressure if the water has to travel too far?
Great question and great concept! All you need is a hose spigot attached to that 50 gallon water barrel. If you're using a pump to get pressure in the line, that's even better. There are some 'Hose Bib Extender's that you can pretty much put anywhere and you can attach this timer to that spigot as an option. Hope that helps!
I am about to buy this product and found a b-hyve smart hose faucet drip timer I must have bought a while back and couldn’t figure it all out , I see it has a WiFi hub in the box and a 3-in-1 drip adapter included. My question is each time I add one of these hose timer’s do I need a new hub ?
Hey what controller would be good to connect to a garden hose spigot that you could control to turn on anytime the temp gets below 34deg? I want to use it as freeze protection in Florida for my tropical fruit trees.
Hi 👋🏼 I’m not aware of any timers that are freeze resistant or can detect when the temps dip below a certain temperature. That’s a tough one! Let me know if you find something!
Hi! Can you explain the “how often” feature. Can It be manually set for anytime or there is restriction like “every 3/6/12 …hours”. Same question with wifi setup. In other words, could you please explain about starting time (can this be anytime or there is preset restriction. Thanks
Hi there! Apologies for the delayed reply. The "how often" feature has preset limitations seen here: For hours, you can set it to one of these options: Every hour; Every 3 hours; Every 6 hours; Every 12 hours. For days, you can set it to either 'Every day' or 'Every X days', where X could be 2 all the way up to 32. In regards to 'Same question with wifi setup', at the 8:00 minute mark of the video, I go through the explanation of the WiFi hub that is required in order to connect to the water timer using WiFi. Please let me know if you have additional questions!
Did you use Teflon tape on the outlets? Are they tapered thread connectors? Don't the connectors use rubber hose washers? Do the rubber hose washers not work? Nice thorough video thanks.
Hi @dojmike! See below: Did you use Teflon tape on the outlets? -Yes, I used teflon tape on the outlets of the timer as well as hose bib. Don't the connectors use rubber hose washers? -No, the connectors on the timer itself do not have washers, since they are male ends. However, most hoses have a washer on the female end. Do the rubber hose washers not work? -The hose washers should work on the female end of the hose connected to the outlet of this timer. Hope that helps and thanks for your feedback!
Hello 👋🏼 I’m not too sure the sizes used in Brazil, since I’m in the US. This does connect to a 3/4 inch connector, so if that’s the same size used in Brazil then this should work. Hope that helps.
I hooked up this device, but it reduced the water pressure down to say 30%, the sprinkler has way much force when connected direct to the faucet, any thoughts?
Hi Raajeev. I had a similar issue last season. It ended up being the filter screen on the water timer connector (the part that attaches to the faucet). The cone part of the screen should be facing in toward the timer rather out toward the faucet. Check to see if you have a similar issue and let me know how it goes. It is normal for these timers to reduce some pressure, but down to 30% is way too much.
I found that out to be true on the time as well. I have mine filling a birdbath and watering small flower beds. It is frustrating. The valve in each zone must have a diameter less than the pipe feeding it. No reason that it couldn’t emulate the faucet volume. Missed the boat on these timers Orbit engineers.
So…silly question but I’m going to ask anyway: with this smart timer am I supposed to leave the outdoor water spigot open/on at all times in order for the device to work? In doing so, what of the water bill? Are you charged for spigot being on continuously? Thanks 🚶🏻
Hey, that’s not a silly question at all. In fact, I think I wondered the same before using these timers 🙂 Yes, the spigot remains in the ‘on’ position when you have these timers hooked up to it. However, the water will not actually run until the time you set it to run. Basically, inside this water timer, there are individual shutoffs for each outlet on the timer. Those shutoffs open and close according to the time you set for it to run. So if you set outlet 1 (aka zone 1) to run at 6am and then shut off after 15 min, then that is the period when water will actually run out of the spigot and thru the timer. Your water bill will only reflect the amount of water that is running when the timer allows that water to run. I hope that helps answer your question and feel free to ask more questions! All questions are good questions 👍🏼
Hi there, good question and it’s something a lot of people have issues with. This timer is like most in that it shuts off quick. If your water pipes are knocking with sudden shut offs, it’s most likely a water hammer problem. I had this same issue and I installed a water hammer arrestor at the pipe where this is connected to. It eliminated the water pipe knocking problem. Hope that helps!
Hey, I’ll have to make a video about it (was planning on doing it). In a simplified version, there are four zones: -Emerald greens - using the Mr. Landscaper spray setup. -Vegetable garden - also using the Mr. Landscaper spray setup -Front yard - just standard above ground water sprinklers -Flower bed/front bushes - also using the Mr. Landscaper spray setup I’ll try to make a detailed video of how it’s all set up. The Mr. landscaper irrigation system is extremely useful. Check back for updates!
Thanks for the question. You can connect multiple timers to a single hub. You can also connect other BHyve products to the same wifi hub. Hope that helps!
Yes - try this for one zone at a time: Step 1.) Open the B-Hyve App and click 'Program' along the bottom. You should see all your saved schedules here. Step 2.) Click 'Saved Programs' near the bottom of this screen. Step 3.) Click the little plus icon '+' to add a new schedule. Step 4.) Name it whatever you want (i.e. "Zone 1 Morning Watering"). Add all the details like start time, zone, duration, watering days and click 'Save'. Repeat Steps 2 thru 4, except this time it will be for the Night Watering for Zone 1. Repeat these steps for each zone. Let me know if that helps!
Hi, Would it let you know it's new gps location if taken by a thief ? And could that unauthorised person overwrite your settings at all to get away with it scott free ! 😢
Hi 👋🏼 that’s a good question. Unfortunately it doesn’t have a built-in GPS. If someone were to steal it, they could reset all the settings and make it their own.
Hi there, just went out and measured it. It’s 2.5 inches (6.35cm) from the back of the timer unit to the center of the inlet connector. Let me know if you need more info!
It does not come with any other plug adapters. I think if you contact Orbit directly, they may have other options for the Euro plug style. Worse case, you could get a separate adapter and use. Thank you for your compliments, I really do appreciate it!
Do the zones go from 1 through to 4 as left to right on the bottom of the device? (so 1 + 4 are at the front left and right, and 2 + 3 are the back left and right?
Hey Andrew, it goes from left to right - 1, 2, 3, 4 in sequence. The position of the outlets (front/rear) has no bearing. Hope that answers your question.
@@adventuresandstuff Yes it does, thank you. I'm about to hook one up with a bunch of piping all running together, and didn't want the pipes to get crossed over at the last minute. This way I can align them correctly in the ground before getting near to the box itself.
Hey, that's a great question. I believe you mean setting up the watering schedule. It doesn't give you the option pick specific days of the week. It does give you the following options: -Weekdays -Even days -Odd days -Interval - this can be set to as low as every hour all the way up to every 32 days. So in your example, I think setting it to every 2 days or every 3 days, it would work out. Hope that helps. Let me know if you have anymore questions.
Hey, just a follow up to your question. I had a bit of a brain lapse lol. So, you can set up a watering schedule by day. You can basically pick and choose which days you would like to water. It shows the days of the week and if you wanted to only water Mon, Wed, and Sat, that is totally possible and customizable for each zone.
Good question. I had looked into this and to be honest it’s pretty useless 😂 Direct from Orbit’s website - “if you have a program set to run a zone for 10 minutes, then at 100% watering budget, the program will do just that. If you were to change the percentage to 50% then the program would now water for 5 minutes. The same goes for if you set it to 150%, it would then run for 15 minutes instead of 10 minutes. This is mainly used as a way to decrease or increase the amount of time your program will water without having to change each run time associated with the program.”
@@adventuresandstuff awesome thank you so much. Im trying to lower the pressure on one zone so it's not as much as the other lol il try to figure it out
i set all my zones but they don't all run at the same time, they run one after another. is that how it works or how can i set so the yall come on and go off at the same time?
Hi Kenneth 👋🏼 apologies for the late reply. To be honest, I don’t think I’ve ever had all the zones running at the same time. I always stagger the zones so that each zone gets the full water pressure. I’ve found that running multiple zones at the same time results in lower water pressure for each zone that I’m watering. What I’ll try is setting each zone to water at the same time and will let you know if it works.
The reason all the zones don't or should not run at the same time is because of water pressure. If you tried to run all the zones at the same time, the water coming out of the sprinkler would be too weak. I hope this helps.
I’ve had this running since April 25th with a fresh set of batteries. It is now September 13th and the battery life is showing as 35%. The batteries are just the usual Energizer Max AA’s. These will easily last me until the end of the season, which I start packing these timers indoors around early October. Hope that helps!
No joke 😅. This thing has good features for the money. Hey, it’s great you’re using the one you have. Is it a 4 outlet timer? Can’t find even the regular 4 outlet timers for less than $40 nowadays.
Very thorough. Answered all my questions. Nice work!
Thank you so much for watching and your comment. I’m glad it helped!
Just the Video I needed before buying! Thanks!
Glad it helped! Thanks for your feedback!
Thank you! Was driving myself crazy trying to set up to the house wifi (without a hub). Now i know!
The hub is key 😅 Glad I could help and thanks for watching 👋🏼
Thanks for sharing your video, just FYI that for anyone who wants to try on wifi. You need to have the WIFI hub Gen 2, I had trouble using my hub Gen 1. Gen 2 is working for me.
That’s a great point! Thanks for sharing!
All it needs now is it to be rechargeable & a way for it to have a solar panel recharge system
Yea that would be awesome!
Used mine all spring and summer last year, and it only used 10-15% of the power of the AA batteries.
That’s great Lorie! It’s similar to what I’ve seen over the last few years for each watering period.
Excellent video, well done! Your voice reminds me of Toby from The Office, which is in no way an insult because that guy was awesome! Thank you for your efforts!
Toby from Corporate!!! I love it 🤣😂 I went back and did a compare and you’re right, there’s an odd similarity between our voices lol too funny. Thanks for your comment and the laugh!
@@adventuresandstuff You're welcome for the laugh! I was listening carefully to your voice and thinking "who does that remind me of?" and then "oh yeah, it's Toby!"
@@aerialpicsandvids6090 too funny 😂 hey, noticed you have quite a few drone videos (just subscribed to your channel). What drone do you use? I used to fly the DJI Mavic Air 2. It’s been a while since I’ve flown so it’s nice to see your videos 👍🏼
Hey, I appreciate the subscription and the nice comment! Very cool that you used to fly a drone (nice one, too). I fly an Autel Robotics Evo 2 Pro. I've been a little inactive with it lately, but I do have my FAA Part 107 certification up to date. You should get yours back out and post a video! (I liked and subscribed to your channel as well)
@@aerialpicsandvids6090 that’s awesome! Heard great things about the Autel drones. Thanks for the inspiration, will hope to get out in the skies soon!
Thanks for this video! Very informative and useful...
Thank you for watching and sharing your feedback!
Great vid, I'm wondering what flow rate it delivers and if it alters your psi
Thanks for your message! This timer (like most water timers) will reduce the psi by a small percentage. It really depends on each home’s water pressure and also when you water.
Excellent presentation. Thank you so much!!
Thank you! I really appreciate it!
Fantastic info. Thank you
Thanks for your kind words!
Keep up the good work.🎉😊
Is there any way to run this off of a 50 gallon water barrel to make sure the plants don’t get chlorine and ammonia, etc. along with factoring a pump for pressure if the water has to travel too far?
Great question and great concept! All you need is a hose spigot attached to that 50 gallon water barrel. If you're using a pump to get pressure in the line, that's even better. There are some 'Hose Bib Extender's that you can pretty much put anywhere and you can attach this timer to that spigot as an option. Hope that helps!
I am about to buy this product and found a b-hyve smart hose faucet drip timer I must have bought a while back and couldn’t figure it all out , I see it has a WiFi hub in the box and a 3-in-1 drip adapter included. My question is each time I add one of these hose timer’s do I need a new hub ?
Hi Sherryl, no only one hub is needed. One WiFi hub can be used to control multiple timers.
Hey what controller would be good to connect to a garden hose spigot that you could control to turn on anytime the temp gets below 34deg?
I want to use it as freeze protection in Florida for my tropical fruit trees.
Hi 👋🏼 I’m not aware of any timers that are freeze resistant or can detect when the temps dip below a certain temperature. That’s a tough one! Let me know if you find something!
Hi! Can you explain the “how often” feature. Can It be manually set for anytime or there is restriction like “every 3/6/12 …hours”. Same question with wifi setup. In other words, could you please explain about starting time (can this be anytime or there is preset restriction. Thanks
Hi there! Apologies for the delayed reply. The "how often" feature has preset limitations seen here:
For hours, you can set it to one of these options: Every hour; Every 3 hours; Every 6 hours; Every 12 hours.
For days, you can set it to either 'Every day' or 'Every X days', where X could be 2 all the way up to 32.
In regards to 'Same question with wifi setup', at the 8:00 minute mark of the video, I go through the explanation of the WiFi hub that is required in order to connect to the water timer using WiFi. Please let me know if you have additional questions!
@@adventuresandstuff thanks a lot for your help. If it can be set for any time that would work for me. Best Regards!
Did you use Teflon tape on the outlets? Are they tapered thread connectors? Don't the connectors use rubber hose washers? Do the rubber hose washers not work? Nice thorough video thanks.
Hi @dojmike! See below:
Did you use Teflon tape on the outlets?
-Yes, I used teflon tape on the outlets of the timer as well as hose bib.
Don't the connectors use rubber hose washers?
-No, the connectors on the timer itself do not have washers, since they are male ends. However, most hoses have a washer on the female end.
Do the rubber hose washers not work?
-The hose washers should work on the female end of the hose connected to the outlet of this timer.
Hope that helps and thanks for your feedback!
Great video😊
Thanks so much!
I wanted to know if the device's input is standard with the output of my tap in Brazil.
Hello 👋🏼 I’m not too sure the sizes used in Brazil, since I’m in the US. This does connect to a 3/4 inch connector, so if that’s the same size used in Brazil then this should work. Hope that helps.
excellent video thanks
Thanks so much! I really appreciate it!
Do you happen to know if you have it sent hourly? Does it go off at night as well?
I just want it going off hourly during the day.
Hi there, if you have the timer set to hourly, it will go off every hour day or night. There is no stop time for this setting unfortunately.
I hooked up this device, but it reduced the water pressure down to say 30%, the sprinkler has way much force when connected direct to the faucet, any thoughts?
Hi Raajeev. I had a similar issue last season. It ended up being the filter screen on the water timer connector (the part that attaches to the faucet). The cone part of the screen should be facing in toward the timer rather out toward the faucet. Check to see if you have a similar issue and let me know how it goes.
It is normal for these timers to reduce some pressure, but down to 30% is way too much.
I found that out to be true on the time as well. I have mine filling a birdbath and watering small flower beds. It is frustrating. The valve in each zone must have a diameter less than the pipe feeding it. No reason that it couldn’t emulate the faucet volume. Missed the boat on these timers Orbit engineers.
So…silly question but I’m going to ask anyway: with this smart timer am I supposed to leave the outdoor water spigot open/on at all times in order for the device to work?
In doing so, what of the water bill? Are you charged for spigot being on continuously?
Thanks 🚶🏻
Hey, that’s not a silly question at all. In fact, I think I wondered the same before using these timers 🙂 Yes, the spigot remains in the ‘on’ position when you have these timers hooked up to it. However, the water will not actually run until the time you set it to run. Basically, inside this water timer, there are individual shutoffs for each outlet on the timer. Those shutoffs open and close according to the time you set for it to run. So if you set outlet 1 (aka zone 1) to run at 6am and then shut off after 15 min, then that is the period when water will actually run out of the spigot and thru the timer. Your water bill will only reflect the amount of water that is running when the timer allows that water to run.
I hope that helps answer your question and feel free to ask more questions! All questions are good questions 👍🏼
@@adventuresandstuff absolutely did answer my question. Fast and precise. Thank you very much.
Glad I could help 🙂
Is the turn on and shut off hard or gradual? I had a different timer and I would get water knock because the valve would open and shut so fast.
Hi there, good question and it’s something a lot of people have issues with. This timer is like most in that it shuts off quick. If your water pipes are knocking with sudden shut offs, it’s most likely a water hammer problem. I had this same issue and I installed a water hammer arrestor at the pipe where this is connected to. It eliminated the water pipe knocking problem. Hope that helps!
Really nice job. Have you found this system reliable?
Hey Chuck, I’ve found this timer to be reliable. This year will be 3 years running this thing and it works every time. Well worth the cost 👍🏼
@@adventuresandstuff Thank you so much for your quick response. I just ordered one. Chuck
That’s great! Let me know what you think of it once you get it all set up!
Can you share how your hose setup is to these different zones?
Hey, I’ll have to make a video about it (was planning on doing it). In a simplified version, there are four zones:
-Emerald greens - using the Mr. Landscaper spray setup.
-Vegetable garden - also using the Mr. Landscaper spray setup
-Front yard - just standard above ground water sprinklers
-Flower bed/front bushes - also using the Mr. Landscaper spray setup
I’ll try to make a detailed video of how it’s all set up. The Mr. landscaper irrigation system is extremely useful. Check back for updates!
Can you connect multiple timers to the same wifi hub if both timers are within the wifi hub's range or do you need one wifi hub per timer?
Thanks for the question. You can connect multiple timers to a single hub. You can also connect other BHyve products to the same wifi hub. Hope that helps!
How can I set 2 times morning and night I have 3 zones any ideas
Yes - try this for one zone at a time:
Step 1.) Open the B-Hyve App and click 'Program' along the bottom. You should see all your saved schedules here.
Step 2.) Click 'Saved Programs' near the bottom of this screen.
Step 3.) Click the little plus icon '+' to add a new schedule.
Step 4.) Name it whatever you want (i.e. "Zone 1 Morning Watering"). Add all the details like start time, zone, duration, watering days and click 'Save'.
Repeat Steps 2 thru 4, except this time it will be for the Night Watering for Zone 1. Repeat these steps for each zone.
Let me know if that helps!
Hi, Would it let you know it's new gps location if taken by a thief ? And could that unauthorised person overwrite your settings at all to get away with it scott free ! 😢
Hi 👋🏼 that’s a good question. Unfortunately it doesn’t have a built-in GPS. If someone were to steal it, they could reset all the settings and make it their own.
What is the measure (depth) from the back to the center to the inlet connector ? Thanks
Hi there, just went out and measured it. It’s 2.5 inches (6.35cm) from the back of the timer unit to the center of the inlet connector. Let me know if you need more info!
Thank you so much! Great video! Do you know if the wifi hub comes with other plug adaptors except the US one. Because I need a euro plug for Italy.
It does not come with any other plug adapters. I think if you contact Orbit directly, they may have other options for the Euro plug style. Worse case, you could get a separate adapter and use. Thank you for your compliments, I really do appreciate it!
Thanks again! If anything I just get an adapter.
Do the zones go from 1 through to 4 as left to right on the bottom of the device? (so 1 + 4 are at the front left and right, and 2 + 3 are the back left and right?
Hey Andrew, it goes from left to right - 1, 2, 3, 4 in sequence. The position of the outlets (front/rear) has no bearing. Hope that answers your question.
@@adventuresandstuff Yes it does, thank you. I'm about to hook one up with a bunch of piping all running together, and didn't want the pipes to get crossed over at the last minute. This way I can align them correctly in the ground before getting near to the box itself.
@andrewg1508 good luck with the set up. Let me know what you think of this water timer 👍🏼
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Can you set up by day? Like , do they show days on the app. As if i only water, mon wed and sat?
Hey, that's a great question. I believe you mean setting up the watering schedule. It doesn't give you the option pick specific days of the week. It does give you the following options:
-Weekdays
-Even days
-Odd days
-Interval - this can be set to as low as every hour all the way up to every 32 days. So in your example, I think setting it to every 2 days or every 3 days, it would work out. Hope that helps. Let me know if you have anymore questions.
Hey, just a follow up to your question. I had a bit of a brain lapse lol. So, you can set up a watering schedule by day. You can basically pick and choose which days you would like to water. It shows the days of the week and if you wanted to only water Mon, Wed, and Sat, that is totally possible and customizable for each zone.
@@adventuresandstuff I actually bought the unit and Havent set it up yet due to all the rain lately in NJ. Would that set be in the app????
Yes, it’s all within the app. It can be done manually on the timer, but it’s a long process. Highly recommend using the app.
@@adventuresandstuff awesome thank you.
Question
Can you have more then one b-hyve if you have 4 zones in the front yard and 4 zones in the backyard and 2 zones in side yard.
Yes, you can control multiple bhyve water timers in the App. So you’d need two of the 4 port timers and one 2 port timer for the side.
@@adventuresandstuffand only one wifi hub would be able to control the 3 different timers?
Yes (as long as they are b-hyve smart timers).
I have one but when you want to edit one of your programs and scroll to the bottom, what is the water budget mean?
Good question. I had looked into this and to be honest it’s pretty useless 😂 Direct from Orbit’s website - “if you have a program set to run a zone for 10 minutes, then at 100% watering budget, the program will do just that. If you were to change the percentage to 50% then the program would now water for 5 minutes. The same goes for if you set it to 150%, it would then run for 15 minutes instead of 10 minutes.
This is mainly used as a way to decrease or increase the amount of time your program will water without having to change each run time associated with the program.”
@@adventuresandstuff awesome thank you so much. Im trying to lower the pressure on one zone so it's not as much as the other lol il try to figure it out
Can you have 2 timers on the app?
Hi Gail, good question. Yes, you can have 2 or more timers in the app. It’s the great versatility of this Orbit product line 👍🏼
i set all my zones but they don't all run at the same time, they run one after another. is that how it works or how can i set so the yall come on and go off at the same time?
Hi Kenneth 👋🏼 apologies for the late reply. To be honest, I don’t think I’ve ever had all the zones running at the same time. I always stagger the zones so that each zone gets the full water pressure. I’ve found that running multiple zones at the same time results in lower water pressure for each zone that I’m watering. What I’ll try is setting each zone to water at the same time and will let you know if it works.
The reason all the zones don't or should not run at the same time is because of water pressure. If you tried to run all the zones at the same time, the water coming out of the sprinkler would be too weak. I hope this helps.
Hi Fred, yes that’s right as mentioned in my reply.
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Battery life?
I’ve had this running since April 25th with a fresh set of batteries. It is now September 13th and the battery life is showing as 35%. The batteries are just the usual Energizer Max AA’s. These will easily last me until the end of the season, which I start packing these timers indoors around early October. Hope that helps!
Thanks!@@adventuresandstuff
This is got to be a joke. 70 bucks for this? Ill just keep using little o 20 dollar 1 ive always used. Does the same thing
No joke 😅. This thing has good features for the money. Hey, it’s great you’re using the one you have. Is it a 4 outlet timer? Can’t find even the regular 4 outlet timers for less than $40 nowadays.
@@adventuresandstuff no its just a timer I can put 100 outlets on it if I wanted to. Just got 2 right now
@w.e.s. Nice 👍🏼