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| ASIN | B0758NR8DJ |
| Brand | Orbit |
| Colour | white |
| Customer Reviews | 3.9 out of 5 stars 7,572 Reviews |
| Enclosure Material | Plastic |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00046878210042 |
| Item Type Name | timer |
| Item Weight | 467 g |
| Manufacturer Part Number | 21004 |
| Material | Plastic |
| Model number | 21004 |
| Smart Home Compatibility | Smart Home Compatible |
| UPC | 046878210042 |
| Unit Count | 1.0 Count |
S**A
Well justified 5 stars
I've been waiting for a wifi controlled sprinkler timer for years. This is the first that sells at a reasonable price and from a very trusted company (i've used orbit timers for a very long time), so I finally pulled the trigger on this. I have a self installed rainbird DIY underground sprinkler system (which I also highly recommend) which hooks up to the hose connection. My system is split between two zones, so I have two b-hyve timers hooked up to a splitter at the hose connection. Long-story made short, this whole set-up works just as well as I need it to, and all in all for a couple hundred bucks (sprinkler system plus these timers), I have a system that is much more intelligent than the systems my neighbors spent thousands of dollars on. Pairing the hub to your phone and the timers to the hub is very straight-forward...anyone who's capable enough to pair their own bluetooth devices should be able to set this up. Once everything is paired, it's really up to you how deep into the customization/automation you want to go. If you want static schedules, then you can very easily set those via the app. If you want to add automatic weather delays based on rain forecasts, you can set the parameter in which a delay should be added, and you're good to go. If you want to use the full-on smart watering which decides when and how long to water based on weather forecasts, water-flow rate, soil type, etc then you'll have to feed the app a bit more information. The jury is still out for me in terms of how accurate the smart watering feature is...particularly since I'm running a two zone sprinkler system with a total of 6 heads that overlap in terms of coverage. You do have the ability to make adjustments to the smart watering decisions made by the software (i.e. decrease the duration of watering sessions), and can manually start watering as needed if you're not getting as much rain as forecasted. Either way its nice to have a system that automatically accounts for the weather so you're not over-watering...or in the case of the brutal summers in the south...ensuring that you're watering enough when the temps get high. All in all, I'm impressed with the system. I suspect that the automation will not be perfect and some tweaking will be needed, but even having the ability to trigger my sprinklers on and off without having to step outside is enough reason for me to pick these up.
A**D
This model is unreliable
The connection to the hub is unstable and drops off from time to rime. It can only be reset in person. Hopeless for a holiday house. Had to do a 6 hour round trip to reset during a drought.
M**A
Great product
Very simple to setup it works perfectly
D**P
Aussi difficile que possible
Juillet 2024: Plus de 4h pour le brancher et le configurer. Comme le disent les autres commentaires: - conçu pour fuir, plusieurs problèmes différents à plusieurs endroits variés qui causent des fuites; faut se casser la tête pour avoir un truc correcte. - chargeur en prise US, donc, j'ai utilisé un autre chargeur en stock perso - ENORMES difficultés pour détecter, connecter, synchroniser, mettre à jour, reconnecter les deux appareils. Après plus de 4h de guerre, ça fait semblant de marcher. Reste à voir la fiabilité dans le temps. Au final, j'ai enfin réussi: - branchement sans fuite d'eau - alimentation du hub - implantation à des endroits ou ça capte - calibrage du débit - configuration des zones - configuration des programmes - configuration des calendriers Quand vous n'arrivez pas à connecter au début, n'hésitez pas à faire un réset usine, ou, power cycle. Après la mise à jour firmware, il faut aussi faire un power cycle. Le programme SMART fait l'arrosage à 6AM, ce que je trouve étrange, car les plantes préfèrent un arrosage le soir que le matin. C'est la nuit que les plantes pompent dans le sol et grandissent. C'est la nuit que les plantes vivent. Quand tout fonctionne en wifi, et que vous n'êtes pas chez vous, l'appli se plaindra que le bluetooth ne fonctionne pas; faites annuler le message, et ça marchera par internet. Et la grosse inconnue: est-ce qu'il sera capable de se couper quand il détecte une fuite, ou casse de tuyau ??? il est censé le faire d'après le site du constructeur. J'aurais aimé une sonde qui mesure la sécheresse du sol, à plusieurs profondeur (tous les 5 cm sur 30 de profond). Un machin qui se rentre dans le sol à 30cm, sur piles ... c'était pas compliqué à concevoir. Avec une mesure 4 ou 6 fois par jour, la consommation serait microscopique, les piles pourraient durer des années. Nombreux bugs et erreurs de traduction dans l'application. Aout 2025: finalement, je baisse la note, j'en ai marre: - indicateur de niveau batterie non fiable - nombreuses erreurs de traductions - de nombreux écrans ne sont pas clairs, mal traduits, sans unité, ou mal pensé, avec des informations incomplètes - interface globalement complexe - mais surtout, j'ai eu deux fuites (tuyau cassé), et je truc ne m'a pas averti de la fuite. C'est pourtant une promesse du produit, de pouvoir au moins avertir qu'il y a un problème, ou idéalement couper l'eau quand il y a un problème. J'ai bien trouvé une option pour fournir un message quand il détecte un problème, mais rien pour configurer la détection de problème. Donc, jamais de mesage d'erreur relatif à l'arrosage, ni quand le débit est trop faible, ni quand il est trop fort. Donc, quand mon tuyau casse, et que ça arrose 270L au lieu de 56 sur une cession, RAS. Quand le tuyau s'use, et passe sous 20L par cession au lieu de 56 ... RAS. Donc, j'ai eu des fuites, avec des innondations sans que ça arrose mes plantes, et sans message. Et avec l'usure du tuyau , mes plantes ont eu soif sans aucun message non plus. - impossible de raccorder une sonde de mesure d'humidité du sol du jardin. Je n'ai pas trouvé l'accessoire. Bref, considérez ce truc comme une vulgaire minuterie. C'est pareil qu'une électro vanne branchée sur une minuterie basique. Le seul avantage, c'est que c'est pilotable par internet. Mais y a aucun retour, aucun feedback, aucune intelligence. C'est une minuterie avec internet, comme on en trouve à 15€ chez Aldi, ou moins chère sur Ali.
G**Y
Great control system for remote watering.
I purchased this to replace the Orbit 58911 Complete Yard Watering Kits I was using at the time. I was going on an extended vacation and wanted to reduce the workload for my house sitter and control and monitor watering remotely. I started out with one unit for testing and quickly realized this was an ideal solution. Make sure you update all your devices to the most current software version. The hub which connects your Bluetooth valves to your wifi needs to be in relative proximity on the inside of your house to the exterior location of your valves. Signal connection between the two had no issues even through 2’ stone walls. The valves communicate with each other creating a mesh which increases stability. Figure out where your valves will be to calculate how many hubs you need for larger systems. I needed 8 more valves and 2 more hubs so I purchased 2 Orbit 21044 b-hyve Smart Hose Watering Timer 4-Packs each included a hub and a 4 way Hose Manifold. There are different b-hyve packages on Amazon so figure out the most economical way to get what you need. Although the b-hyve software isn’t great, (at times it can be downright frustrating) setup is easy. Download the app, add your hubs and valves (this part is a little frustrating as there are redundancies that could be avoided even with having an auto fill option). Regardless setup process is worth it, as this system gives you great flexibility and functionality with your watering schedules. I set up multiple watering schedules for each zone each day in order to supply water to each plant when they need it most while maintaining water pressure to the house for high usage times. You can setup your own watering schedules or use the WeatherSense® feature for watering based on live weather feeds through wifi connection. I was hesitant to try the smart watering feature while I was away but upon my return I found it was very useful and reliable. Overview I like being able to easily change schedules remotely especially useful when you are figuring out the water requirements for new situations. The app lets you attach a photo of the actual zone for easy reference of each zone. Smart watering saves water, as well as adjusting watering to specific soil and seasonal weather conditions preventing overwatering and allowing you to fine tune each zone to its specific needs. Overall this is by far the best system I have used.
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