Orbit 90205Z B-hyve Gen 2 Smart Hose Watering Timer

Easy control and setup. Needed two hubs because range was is not what is stated

Use theses all the time To re.otly water lawn at vacation house.never fail to work remotely. They also make flood sensors that all work off same app that show temp and water leak.great company

I purchased this to add on to an existing B-Hyve network. I have several other controllers (different models, Gen 1 and 2), and I'm happy with all of them. BE AWARE: Gen 2 (including XD models) only talk to a Gen 2 WiFi hub. They will not work with a Gen 1 hub. Also, Gen 1 devices do not seem to be compatible with a Gen 2 hub! Keep all of your devices on the same generation and you'll be fine. Or, do what I did, and get a separate Gen 1 and Gen 2 hub.I want to say up front, that I purchased this product used on Amazon. However, I do not believe that was the cause of the issue.The product installed fine, and connected to the hub with no issues. Programming went flawlessly. I turned on the water to the spigot, and everything was fine. When I turned the system on to test it, the product immediately suffered an internal rupture, and began rapidly spewing water from within the housing.I can still turn the device on and off, and I hear the solenoid click. When on, some water will still make it through the device--but it's a small amount compared to what's gushing out of the device itself.This did not happen until I opened the valve, so I don't believe this was a defect that existed when the product was originally returned. All of the other B-Hyve products have been great, and wildly exceeded my expectations. This one was a dud.I'm out of my return window, but well within my warranty. I'll see if Orbit's customer service comes through, and I'll update this review if so. I've dealt with them before, though, so I'm not holding my breath.

This unit was to replace a new one from a while back that was not working for some reason. Not sure if the unit itself was broken or what, but the new unit fixed the problem I was having of no water flow happening even when the unit seemed to switch “on”.

Hey! It is a timer!

As described. Would purchase again.

The work great. I use two to water potted plants on the deck and porch and it has kept our plants thriving. The other runs the raised beds.The smart watering is awesome and saves water by skipping if it is raining or will. I tied them in with home assistant for more control.

I used 3 of these on a 4 way hose splitter for a summer so far and they worked well for me. In the bhyve app each one is listed as another system. You don’t have the option to group multiples together into a system with multiple zones like the more permanent installed systems but once I figured that out they were a pleasure to use.