57946 B-hyve 6-Zone Smart Indoor/Outdoor Sprinkler Controller

Amazing sprinkler controller! Easy to connect to Wi-Fi, easy to program, and the smart watering features were easy to understand and setup! I love having the screen on the device as well and love that I can program from the device, even though I only used the phone for programming. Manual watering to test my zones worked great and the response time was very fast. Note: there are two ways to manually water - from the home screen where it says "water manually," and from the zones screen where it says, "test." I used the test button once but preferred the water manually button so I could set up any combination of zones to run. I did note that as I walked around the yard my phone had a bad Wi-Fi signal (to my home Wi-Fi router). I turned off my phone's Wi-Fi so it was connected over cell and didn't have any issues. Overall, I'm very happy with the product. The install was fast and easy. If you are replacing an existing timer, I would suggest taking a photo of the wires before you remove the old timer. That made it fast and easy to get up and running. I think my total install time was about 10 minutes. Turning on the zones with my phone and walking my yard to inspect heads has been so much better than running back and forth to the timer. Love the product!

6 stars! My trip got extended for a few days and I had my sprinkler system off. I lost some recently planted flowers. I thought that if the controller was only wi-fi capable I could have turned it on from afar. I searched for wi-fi sprinkler controllers and was presented both Orbit and Rainbird. Both had about the same number of reviews but with the Rainbird you had to also purchase the wi-fi module which cost another $100, which is about the price of the Orbit controller. I ordered the Orbit controller and boy I am glad I did. Swapping out my old controller was super easy, just moving the wires from old to new. The best part is the app that you have to download from your phones App Store. I followed the instructions and the app found my controller right away. I then searched for my wireless router and easily connected. Next was the setup of the timer. 4 programs are available for 4 different scenarios. I set my 5 zones to start at 6:00AM every odd day and I set a second scenario that started my flowerbed zone every day at 2:00PM. I live in Florida and it is HOT here in the summer. A little extra water in the afternoon is needed. The app makes customizing your watering schedule really, really easy. The development team did a fantastic job. It uses the local forecast to automatically postpone watering if you received or will receive rain in the near future. I can now test the zones from my phone and I don’t have to run to the garage to start and stop the zones. I control it right from the zone. I am still playing around with the app but good job to the developers! The app works like I wished all of wi-fi enabled devices worked.

I got this because my water company provided a rebate for me to upgrade to a "smart" controller (automatically pauses when rain is forecast and/or has a rain meter attached), and my old controller had an electronic problem that was throttling one of my zones. I am very happy I upgraded, and I should have done so sooner! Installation was easy since I was swapping out an old controller. I turned off power, labeled all wires with the zone #s from my old controller, disconnected them, and removed the old system. I painted the wall, then installed the new box (different size, hence the need for painting), and then connected the wires to each zone. My installation is outside, and the box has proven to be sufficiently weather-resistant, and build-quality good enough to survive 4 seasons. I installed it early in the 2024 season and am writing this review about a year later. Programming the system via the Android app is really easy. You can add photos of each zone to remember which is which. I use the local weather forecast feature to auto-delay due to forecast rain. If it actually rains when not forecast (or a low % chance of rain below the delay threshold), or the rain is really heavy, it's super easy to open the app and click the "rain delay" button and choose the # of days, depending on how much rain you just received. I love being able to adjust via my phone (Android). In the spring when turning the system on for the first time, it's easy to cycle through each zone and inspect each emitter. If I'm adjusting and run out of time, it's easy to turn it back on without all the running back and forth to the controller. In the fall, the remote app makes it easier to blow my system out. I've rarely used the physical box. But more than that, I love being able to adjust my watering. For example, as the days get shorter and the landscape needs less water, I can easily dial back each zone to 90%, then 80%, then 70%, and so forth, without changing the programmed number of minutes for each zone. If it automatically delays because of a forecast 30% or higher chance of rain (you can set the threshold) and it doesn't actually rain, it's easy to cancel the weather delay or run each zone manually via the app. I love that there's no more running outside at night in the rain, in my pajamas, to manually turn off the sprinkler to save some water!

The timer arrived totally destroyed (DOA). I contacted with Orbit support in Europe and I received the following answer: Dear Spiros, Unfortunately, this is a US-spec timer with the wrong voltage to use in Europe. Please contact Amamzon immediately for a full refund, as this timer should not have been shipped and sold in Europe. Further, North American products are not covered under international warranties. We are sorry about this, but again, the timer should not have been sold in Europe. We hope this matter is resolved satisfactorily. But let us know the outcome or if we can be of any further assistance. Kind regards, Customer Care Team ... just spending money and time

centralina perfetta, veramente on-line, eccezionale. l'app è pensata per gestire ogni aspetto dell'irrigazione. attenzione solo alla tensione di alimentazione, prendere la versione per l'europa altrimenti se si ordina la versione USA poi bisogna procurarsi un trasformatore da 24V alternata (tipo da campanelli, ma un po'grosso)

Muy buen control de irrigación, el precio muy bueno y la configuración muy rápida. La calidad excelente mucho mejor que la marca Rain Bird

Trés bon appareil connecté, pratique d'utilisation à distance depuis mon lieu de vacance. Je devais le recevoir à partir du 6 Mai, je l'ai reçu dès le 28 Avril.

Great sprinkler controller. Solidly built and has a real power cord rather than being powered from a wall-wart. It's more expensive than some other 6-zone controllers, but this thing can do so much more. In Program mode, it acts just like a traditional controller, allowing you to set days, start and run times, etc. for each zone. You can also set rain delays, seasonal adjustments (they call it "Water Budget"), etc. In Smart mode, it looks at your local weather, site conditions etc. and decides when and how much to water. If you don't like this, use the traditional timer mode instead. I used to have to go into a remote corner of the basement to do this, but the WiFi feature is easy to set up and allows one to completely control the sprinkler from a smartphone. It lets you run an extra watering cycle immediately if you feel the need to. And you can do this from anywhere in the house. Or anywhere in the world. (Provided your WiFi signal reaches to where the controller is located.) Pretty well thought out product.