Thank you so much for taking the time to put this video together and posting to KZfaq. It was very informative and will likely lead to my purchase of this unit once I finally get tired of manually programming my old unit to adjust to changing weather conditions. Two things I checked that might be useful for someone looking to purchase: 1) make sure you have a WiFi signal that will reach the area where you plan to mount the unit, 2) per the Quick Start guide, make sure you have 2.4 GHz WiFi available as the unit does not work with 5 GHz WiFi

Dude, Thank You. I found this timer for $79 and the rebate gives us $80. Im going to pick it up this week. Cant wait, now that I saw your video. I didnt know it was so easy. I paid someone $50 to install our last one......... Now I know. Thanks again.

I just purchased this unit. I found your video very helpful! Thank you for taking the time.

Just got mine up and running. Sprinkler co.pany was going to charge over 300 dollars for system and install. Watched this video once, went and purchased and had it running in 15 mins.

Funny this is the exact timer I installed last week.. $99 at Lowes.. Had problems running it from my Android phone but hooked right up to the iPad.. My irrigation system has been keeping me busy last few weeks..

I ran across your program for I just bought a Orbit B hyve and was looking for some info your post gave me some knowledge on that now thank you great job. Charlie AKA Dismas

Excellent video! Very thorough and helpful! Thanks so much!

Hello Gary Thanks for the simple straightforward explanation of your install much appreciated,

Thanks for the video. You answered questions I had related to the smart watering and 2 com port.

Qifi sprinkler timer is so convenient to use nice tutorial Chrissy

Thanks for the video. You solved my two com wire connection issue.

This is a great informational video

I bought a b-hyve 2 weeks ago and I love it! Could you make a video on their rain sensor some time? Great video BTW!

Thanks Dude! We owe you a beer!!!

.thanks for sharing this very helpful Chrissy..

thank you for sharing this gary

Thanks for sharing your blessings sir Gary Chrissy

Thank you for uploading this wonderful video Sir. This has helped me!

Very informative video ❤️👍🙏🏽

Hi Gary, could you please tell us when connecting the 24volt power supply the. Of the to black wires coming out of the 24 volt transformer one of the wires has white dash lines in it. Which terminal does the wire with the white dash marks get inserted into. There is nothing mentioned about this in the manual that comes in the box. Thank you for making the video.

Thanks for the video, and does anyone know what the difference between the "lite" and the regular app is?

Thank you for this video god bless always chrissy

Hi Gary, I tried to download the SW before buying the b-Hive. I would like to know if I can easily go into a manual mode and just switch on - off individual zones. My current Irritrol has a single station manual control mode that I like.

thanks that helped me.

Can you help a novice the black wire looped between the two sensor connections - is that mandatory and is that setup use a device one can purchase or is it something you create during the effort. Thanks again

Thanks for the info!

On my way to get one now😎

Great review. Do you still like it? Would it work with the Hunter system? Thanks.

My HOA mandates that I water on Monday 7pm to 9:30pm and Friday 3am to 5:30am. Is watering on just those times possible with this unit?

How i can set up the selenoids separately, i mean when the timer go on to work, all the selnoids open at the same time, and i run 1 wire per valve and a shared common

Can this be put outdoor if protected in a patio. No rain would hit it. I prefer this one over the indoor outdoor wifi. I currently have two outdoor hose timers by orbit bhyve wi fi

Great video! How does it connect to the sprinkler outside? Does in need a special valve?

I have a old rain bird RC-7Bi and I am replacing it with the new b hyve eight zone need help with wiring or a diagram if possible really would appreciate it thank you

Wow nice Wi-fi thank you for sharing... Chrissy

If you have a power outage or unplug this unit, do you have to start all over and re-program it? Or does it save the previous settings? Thanks

Swapped out Hunter for this device. I have 3 extra wires (red,white,blue) that were wired to the Hunter, but I'm not sure I need on the B Hyve. Any ideas?

Everything I need to know? what about the wire connections to the other end? on a new install what is this hooking up to??

Thanks for the video! How is it working four years later? I'm in the market for a replacement and am thinking about getting this controller. Thank you

I have unplugged my indoor bhyve numerous times and reset by pushing the button 5x as well. The p never appears for pairing. Only the 8. What do I do please?

How can I reduce the run time for all stations by a percentage, say from 100% to 80% run time?

Nice video, Gary my old system had 9 zones, but only 4 zones were wired to work that had two common wires hooked up to two different common terminals. My question is I bought the 4 zone orbit, can I put both my common wires into the one terminal. Thank you for making your video

Wow that's so nice WiFi chrissy

Hello, Sorry for my question, I have the ordinary non wifi hunter controller, I want to swap to this B-hyve 6 zones. Is it simple to do the swap? Is there instruction guide? Are those number 1-8 are the zones?

Thanks, I was "unsure" as to why it is called Smart Watering.

Gary, will this controller interfere with my garage door opener signal? My current controller is in the garage and I have to turn it off to open the garage door from a remote.

Do I have to install this in the same place my old irrigation system is located?

Can't wait to get it wired up!

How do you pump the water out of this sprinkler system? (For cold weather)

I hope this doesn’t get lost in the comments. What does it mean when I have a 1 on my display on my b-hyve indoor?

I have two pump wires what do I do? I tried to tie them together but my pump isn’t turning on when testing the first zone

how can I add an external rain sensor to my b-hyve indoor timer?

Here's some more insight on the program name, which is the main reason I purchased the Bhyve. I run two programs, named: Front Yard and Back Yard. With the old system, I could only run the front and back yard in tandem. However, with this system, I can run two separate programs for the front and backyard. Currently I run the front yard every 3 days and the back yard every 2 days. The reason is that my front yard gets a lot of shade during the day, whereas the back yard gets a lot of sun all day long. The only thing a person should be aware of is to not overlap programs. For example, since I water every three days in front and every two days in back there are some days where both programs will run on the same day. I don't want the run times to overlap, otherwise I'll lose water pressure with two stations running at the same time and won't get full coverage.

Does the external rain sensor work?

Nice review, is there some limit in days for watering interval? I would like to use B-hyve for watering my living greenwall, but it needs watering only once every 3-4 weeks.

Does this control the water pressure

Great tutorial - I am wondering why you did not go over the sensor jumper!

Good video but does not describe what type valve/valves are being used. For instance, my existing system uses an Intermatic mechanical timer with a simple on/off/on 24V Irritrol in-line valve so my wiring is not going to be the same as what you describe here.

I bought 2 can you run them on the same phone?

Which app are you demoing? My app doesn’t have these options?

Can you set more than 2 timers per station?

My new customer wants me to control all 4 of their properties from my iPhone. I can only access 2 of them bc thats all that I can see on the app. Why isn't their system showing all 4 locations?

will it work after a power outage? is there a battery backup somewhere?

Will the timer still work if the wifi is not working?

Please do another video on how to hook up a wifi rain sensor. Pretty please...

Have a great day.. chrissy

My just won’t auto start idk what am do I wrong it starts manually though

My system comes on at odd times that are not set on my control or phone. I uninstalled my wifi and its doing the same thing

Watching from chrissy..

What are the ODD & EVEN days ??

Is this z-wave capable

It doesn't matter how you plug in the power leads?

Por favor me pudieras ayudar tengo un problema con el timer me sale en la pantalla el Area 8 y no lo puedo manejar y no puedo resetear el dispositivo Gracias

Works with alexa?

Its no 2022. This product will not pair with 5g. Beware buying discounted old devices.

isn't hunter and orbit competitors? you are wearing a hunter hat and giving instructions on an orbit...

Pitiful software with this device! There is NO product support and their "contact us" is a pathetic joke. We are sorry we purchased this device. Best of luck!

Great Video! Thorough and helpful!