Picked up a 6 station Orbit B-hyve and it was up and running in 20 minutes. Another 10 minutes had my 5 stations/zones programed and working less smart watering. For $99 with an outdoor enclosure too at Home Depot, can't beat it. Any other unit would have cost me $199 + $30 for outdoor enclosure. No bugs or problems from controller or app so far. Before getting into smart watering I would suggest just setting up your zones first for a week or two then move forward. You should edit out all your mistakes and short comings before posting a video.

More up to date reviews from 2019 show that the b-hyve has come a long way with all the updates.. now working with alexa and google and more extensive options.. be sure to check those out..

Bro, your phone was in airplane mode, (upper left corner of phone) thats why you had no connection.. lol.. better luck next time.

You lost my confidence in your ability as a technician when you didn't know how to mount the device.

8:37 catch cups are the only accurate way for the controller to know how long proper watering time should be. Rachel and Rainmachine are only guessing. Nozzle size in rotors can drastically change water output.

B-Hyve customer service is the absolute worst. I had a problem installing the timer and instead of calling me back, as an email from them told me they would, they refused to call and instead texted me ... at no faster than a 45-min. response time. After sending them photos of how I wired the timer, a representative finally said he had a team run a double-check (which he said was fine even though it wasn't) and after reviewing the data and looking at the problem again, they decided the unit was defective and that I should return it for another one. I brought in a professional installer who explained that neither the manual nor the few texts that I received from the company addressed the obvious problem. He rewired it correctly and now it works. Despite several requests to Orbit to speak with a manager, no one has gotten back to me. Worst. Service. Ever.

Are you able to respond to a troubleshooting question for me? Trying to figure out why my orbit 6 zone controller is going off at times its not scheduled to? Is it best to press the reset button or reinstall the app or what's the best option? Oh one thing I wanted to mention is that this system works really well. I have used it for many many years and this is the first problem I have had. As far as figuring out how long and how often to set the controller for,being able to set and adjust the days and times and duration yourself works great for me. I have succulents which often need more or less water based on the temperature that day or that week and its simple usually to add or decrease the duration. The timer also goes on an automatic rain delay when needed. I personally found the rachio hard to use. I didnt want the smart watering because i have different water needs for each zone and also want to know and learn by setting the times myself. I think u just need to play around with it and you will see how well it works.

The reason your zone 1 didn't come on was that there were zero minutes programmed in the head unit. Once you put time on the zones, they worked perfectly. BTW, it tells you this in the manual. Typical iPhone user. Can't figure out anything.

You are a dope!

Ya should have used a backboard....

Just installed a Orbit rain/freeze sensor in order to save watering if it rains. It rained all night, when l woke up my sprinklers were running. Nothing in the manual about a rain sensor if there is something l have to turn on or off. After being on the phone for over a hour with Tech support they had no cute on why it didn't shut off the watering. The manual is not worth the paper its printed on. Someone should redo the manual from the beginning. I still don't know on how to correct the problem.

Hi, Where is Gonna Be Connected The Sprinkler Pump ??? Pump Has 3 Wires. Thank You.

Tell us about your grandmother's birthday party. How was it? Who was all there?

I'm confused about the wiring ... I have a value with 2 wires coming out ... how do I know where I should mount the wiring on the Orbit? Do I need additional wiring?

Why didn't you tight the top mounting screw? SMH

BKXC’s former life 😁

I'm having the same problem. Mine is such a joke I may return it and re-install my old one. At least I can run it.

Do you still like it? Thanks.

My sprinlers will not come on. I've tried everything.

nice video...... so in my old Toro i have 5 zone wires, 1 com wire, 1 pump wire - but then have 1 wire connected to 15v, 1 wire connected to 24v and 2 wires connected to Hot Post - any idea what those last 4 wires are?? thanks

can you monitor it an change the settings say your at work or do you need to be near it ?

Orbit spinklers have typical problems that after warranty you will have an error messages NO AC and system will not start. No support form ORBIT staff and only one information is that you can buy a new one or send you to "repair" with probably cost of new one. So ORBIT spinkler = working time 2 years or little more if you are lucky. I hardly disrecomend this brand.

I am sorry to be harsh on ya but this video is so empty of content that I wonder why you bothered to publish it!

good grief.... do you know what you're doing?

Put the weed down dude!

I have it and it's super buggy.

Horrible review.

Sorry

Too complicated

looks buggy