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Your cart is empty.Upgrade your watering routine with the Orbit B-hyve XD Smart Hose Timer. This innovative smart water timer utilizes hyper-local precision based on your property attributes and real-time local weather data. Paired with a WiFi Hub, gain seamless control over your watering schedule and say goodbye to manual adjustments.With hybrid device control, programming the XD is effortless. Program directly on the device itself, locally via Bluetooth, or remotely through Wi-Fi. Activate the smart functions with the 2.0 Hub (PN 21027) for unparalleled convenience and automation.The XD is drought-tolerant, adjusting watering automatically based on the drought levels in your area. Customize drought settings and easily implement local watering restrictions. No more worrying about over or under watering - the XD ensures your plants receive the right amount of hydration.Built with IPX-5 waterproof certification, the XD thrives outdoors in your yard or garden throughout the summer season. This durable timer protects against low-pressure water streams from any angle. Rest assured, the XD is designed to withstand the elements.Join the nation's environmental protection authority with EPA WaterSense Certification. When paired with a Wi-Fi hub, the B-hyve XD Smart Hose Timer ensures responsible water usage while maintaining a thriving landscape. Experience intelligent irrigation and effortless watering with the Orbit B-hyve XD Smart Hose Timer.
Steve Duncan
Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2024
This is an excellent wifi based tool to manage lawn watering when you do not have an underground system. Very easy to set up and is a great value for the money. Can even set up and program different zones (multiple hose sprinkler lines) if necessary.
Suzanne
Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2024
We previously bought one of these last summer and used it for our garden to automatically water, using a soaker hose. We loved it so much that we bought the updated version to install on the front porch for the drip system for flowers. Works great.Note: if in a colder climate and not using during winter, make sure you remove batteries during non use. We forgot to and had to throughly clean out battery compartment to get older version to work because the battery acid leaked.
orlando
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2024
I saw the reviews, so I was doubting if it was going to work or not. I needed the version 2, and that is what it came. I just added it to the b hyve app and that’s it. It enabled all the advanced features and now I can control the outlets from wherever I am because it uses WiFi. I haven’t been able to make it work with Alexa, because I added it “successfully” but when I say commands, Alexa responds but nothing happens.
Ching-Ho Cheng
Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2024
This version of timer is much easy to setup than Gen. 1 version. The Gen. 2 hub was "found" by the app in no time and firmware update time was very short too when comparing with Gen. 1 hub.I hadn't setup the timer itself using the knob on the timer yet, I used the app to do the manual watering. Again, firmware update of this timer itself was fast too when comparing with Gen. 1 timer. The whole setup worked immediately after timer finished firmware update.The only complain that I have is the packaging of the timer when I received from Amazon. It did not come with original packaging. Timer was wrapped in bubble warp and hub (2 pieces) were in 2 separated sealed bags. All 3 pieces along with the 2 user manuals were in a cartoon box, very loosely. All pieces were rocking around inside the cartoon box !Update (6/18/2024): the timer itself was locked by the App once I used the App to control the timer (manual & auto watering). Clock in timer also displays the correct time as my cell phone. No need to setup the clock in timer. One thing about Auto watering, I setup to water for 1 hour and 45 minutes. However, the App finished the watering after 2.5 hours. It never happened to Gen. 1 timer. It turned out that in the App's Program Watering setup, there was a new option called "water budget". Mine was set to 139% such that the programmed water time would multiple by 1.39. That increased the my water time by another 25 minutes. After I changed the "budget" back to 100%, programmed water time became the exact time I needed.
George Richardson
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2024
After having the Orbit manual timer for many years and being very happy with it, leaking AA batteries damaged it. Now after purchasing the Wi Fi version I am more than satisfied. I use this unit with single hose fitting and misting system to water a small flower garden controlled through my iPhone. Generally I use the manual mode. Next I will investigate the scheduler and weather / rain delay as those software features look simple and easy too.
Michelle R.
Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2023
I originally purchased Hunter’s Hose Tap Timers, just to have the app stop working with the Apple iOS platform. After reading a lot of the reviews, I ordered Orbits B-Hyve hose tap timer system and was so happy with the reliability and its functionality that I ordered more to replace the rest of the Hunter Tap Timers. If the WiFi goes down or if the app stops working, I can still manually run and adjust the program directly from the interface screen on the timer itself.The WiFi capabilities have allowed me to manually run, monitor and make the necessary adjustments from anywhere in the world with just the click of a computer button or tap on the phone screen.If Orbit could 1) add interval timer with at least 8 start times and 2) have all of the tap timers communicate with each other to operate and monitor as one system like the LinkTap, then I would give 5 stars.
J. Francis
Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2023
I like this timer a lot. The B-hyve app is getting better all the time and it can be used to remotely control the watering or to automatically create a watering schedule based on the weather. I love using it with my raised vegetable garden as I can set the smart watering and then I don't have to keep adjusting things as the summer progresses. The screen and buttons are great when I just need to set it up for a manual cycle for a couple of days. It uses the 2nd generation hub (the black one) instead of the older one (older one is gray), but I have found that the new hub gets better range than the older timers. The batteries easily last a full season for me. So far this has been a great smart timer that can still function as a digital timer when I don't want to mess with my phone. It looks like it comes in a 2-port and 4-port version as well, I will give those a try later and report back how they work.
Fred Smith
Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2022
Unlike others, I had no issues getting the two XD hose timers setup and connected to the Gen2 WIFI hub/interface. The problem is that the three components routinely drop connection, then your plants start to die. Here in AZ, even desert plants (Palms, Citrus, Oliander) need some water to thrive. I’ve routinely tried power cycling the gateway, taking batteries out then reinserting, deleting the timers, then adding them back. The devices always show good signal strength as the hub is less than 30 feet away from each timer with a clear line of sight. And, the iPhone app looses its mind, and shows that the next watering event is scheduled for 2,726 days after trying to invoke “water manually”.Both WiFi and Bluetooth LE are mature technologies, and are successfully used by many other companies. Orbit — do you customers a favor, and fire all your developers and outsource it to someone with a proven track record.I’m returning them while the return window is open.
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