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Orbit B-hyve XD 4-Outlet Hose Faucet Timer with Hub

Compiled by SmartHomeWorkflow Research · Orbit · Outdoor, Lawn & Irrigation · ~$134.99 ($134.99 on Orbit's own US store, read 2026-09-13, shown 'in stock, ready to be shipped' with a live Add to cart control. This is the bundle SKU — model 24639, the four-outlet timer WITH the WiFi hub included. Orbit sells a hub-less sibling of the same timer under model 24634, and that distinction is the one to keep straight when comparing prices: a cheaper 24634 figure found elsewhere is a Bluetooth-only device with no remote access at all, not a discount on this product. Recorded at the bundle price because the bundle is what this record describes.)

Compatibility at a glance

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A connection can work while individual controls or automations remain unconfirmed. Read the connection details ↓

Protocols: WIFI · BLUETOOTH[1][2][3][8][16][24][39]

Before you buy

What do you need to make it work?

A hub or controller is required

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Required for the device

Orbit hub or bridge

Setup and sources

Required for the remote half only, and included in this SKU (model 24639). Orbit labels the line 'Requires 2.0 Hub To Activate Smart Functions'. What distinguishes this design from its competitors is that the hub is not the only control path: Orbit documents three programming options — on the device itself, locally over Bluetooth, or remotely through the hub's Wi-Fi — so the timer keeps working and stays adjustable if the hub or network fails. The hub-less sibling of the same timer is sold as model 24634.

Yes for anything smart, and Orbit is unusually clear about it — the site labels the whole product line 'Requires 2.0 Hub To Activate Smart Functions', and this SKU includes that hub in the box. What sets it apart from a hub-only design is that Orbit publishes three tiers of control rather than one: the timer can be programmed on the device itself, locally over Bluetooth from a phone standing next to it, or remotely through the hub's WiFi. Orbit's own words are 'You have the flexibility to program remotely from the B-hyve mobile app, and the confidence to program on-device in a pinch.' and 'If you have a B-hyve Smart Gen 2 Hub (included) and a Wi-Fi router, you can control the timer anywhere in the world where your smartphone has reception.' The practical value of that ladder is failure behaviour: if the hub dies or the network drops, this timer still has buttons and still has a phone-side Bluetooth path, where a hub-dependent design has neither. Orbit says the distance from the timer to the hub may be 50 to 150 feet depending on how your home is built, so the hub's spot indoors matters. It gives no range for the Bluetooth link between your phone and the timer.[2][16][20][24]

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Documented device function

Valve

The device supports this control.

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Setup and sources

Device documentation: [2]

Documented device function

On/off

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Setup and sources

Device documentation: [2]

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The functions, side by side

What can you use, and where?[2]

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Controls
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Documented device functions, platform controls and automation availability
Device functionApple HomeDoesn't work[2][3][25]Google HomeInconclusive[12][36]AlexaPartial[11][35]SmartThingsInconclusive[2][25]Home AssistantInconclusive[2][6][19][37]
ValveDevice control
Control

Doesn't work

Control

Inconclusive

Control

Not stated

Control

Inconclusive

Control

Inconclusive

On/offDevice control
Control

Doesn't work

Control

Inconclusive

Control

Not stated

Control

Inconclusive

Control

Inconclusive

Automation availability for this model is not established.

✓ Documented for this connection. × A stated limit. ◐ A partial function. ? Not established. A listed device function does not establish a complete routine, its other equipment or any plan requirements.

Setup and sources

Apple Home

No route on any evidence. Orbit's product page for this model names Google and Alexa and never mentions Apple, HomeKit or Siri. There is no Matter path either, and this is where the record's most careful finding sits: a keyword search of the CSA-IoT certified-products database for 'B-hyve' returns zero certified products, and a search for 'Orbit' returns twelve — every single one of which is a 'Magical.Homes Orbit Series Switch Panel' certified by Longan Link Tech Co., LTD, an unrelated company that happens to use 'Orbit' as a product-series name. A brand keyword matching a registry entry is not the same as a brand holding a certificate, and reading those twelve hits as Orbit Irrigation's would have been a straightforward error.[2][3][25]

Google Home

Not confirmed, even though Orbit now names Google. The product page for this model lists Google alongside Alexa, and Orbit's help centre for the XD hose timer has Google setup instructions, but every command in them starts with "Talk to Orbit Bhyve". That wording looks like the older kind of Google Assistant voice app, which Google switched off for every company on June 13, 2023, and Orbit's instructions do not say the timer can be added as a device in the Google Home app. This stays unconfirmed until Google's own list of supported devices, or a direct statement from Orbit, settles it. If it does work, Orbit states the same limit as Alexa: only one B-hyve device can be linked to a Google account at a time.[12][36]

Alexa

Orbit's product page for this model lists Alexa, and its help centre for the XD hose timer explains how to link it through the B-hyve Alexa skill. Our record classifies this as partial, for two reasons. First, only one B-hyve device can be linked to an Alexa account at a time, so a household that already controls a B-hyve sprinkler controller or another hose timer by voice cannot add this one alongside it. Second, control is by spoken request to the skill ("Alexa, ask B-hyve to..."): stop, skip, off and auto modes, running a program or a numbered station for a set number of minutes, and rain delays. Orbit does not say the timer shows up as a device in the Alexa app or works in Alexa routines, and it does not say whether commands depend on its internet service. This rests on Orbit's own documentation; we could not confirm it against Amazon's skill listing.[11][35]

SmartThings

Not established. Orbit's page for this model names Google and Alexa and not SmartThings, and no Samsung documentation naming this product was located, so neither side speaks. Recorded unknown on both.[2][25]

Home Assistant

Nothing confirmed for this product. Home Assistant ships no official B-hyve or Orbit integration — there is no listing for either name in its integration directory — and Orbit names Home Assistant nowhere. A community-built B-hyve add-on exists outside Home Assistant's official list and is noted on the Orbit B-hyve XR page on this site, but we found no evidence it covers hose-timer valves as opposed to sprinkler controllers, and one product's integration is not extended to another just because they share a brand. Marked unknown, with the specific thing to check scheduled for the next review. Compare the Rachio Smart Hose Timer in this same category, whose official Home Assistant integration names hose-timer valves explicitly — if Home Assistant is where your automations live, that is the difference between the two products.[2][6][19][37]

Platform documentation:

orbitonline.com · checked 2026-10-03

csa-iot.org · checked 2026-08-05

support.orbitonline.com · checked 2026-10-03

support.orbitonline.com · checked 2026-10-03

orbitonline.com · checked 2026-09-19

home-assistant.io · checked 2026-10-03

Device documentation: [2]

Listed device functions are established from vendor documentation. An ability missing here is unestablished, not necessarily absent.

Connection details and setup sources
EcosystemSupportThe catch
Apple HomeDoesn't workVerified: does not work with this ecosystem[2][3][25]No route on any evidence. Orbit's product page for this model names Google and Alexa and never mentions Apple, HomeKit or Siri. There is no Matter path either, and this is where the record's most careful finding sits: a keyword search of the CSA-IoT certified-products database for 'B-hyve' returns zero certified products, and a search for 'Orbit' returns twelve — every single one of which is a 'Magical.Homes Orbit Series Switch Panel' certified by Longan Link Tech Co., LTD, an unrelated company that happens to use 'Orbit' as a product-series name. A brand keyword matching a registry entry is not the same as a brand holding a certificate, and reading those twelve hits as Orbit Irrigation's would have been a straightforward error.
Amazon AlexaPartialPartial support — see the catch[11][35]Orbit's product page for this model lists Alexa, and its help centre for the XD hose timer explains how to link it through the B-hyve Alexa skill. Our record classifies this as partial, for two reasons. First, only one B-hyve device can be linked to an Alexa account at a time, so a household that already controls a B-hyve sprinkler controller or another hose timer by voice cannot add this one alongside it. Second, control is by spoken request to the skill ("Alexa, ask B-hyve to..."): stop, skip, off and auto modes, running a program or a numbered station for a set number of minutes, and rain delays. Orbit does not say the timer shows up as a device in the Alexa app or works in Alexa routines, and it does not say whether commands depend on its internet service. This rests on Orbit's own documentation; we could not confirm it against Amazon's skill listing.In Amazon Alexa you also need: the maker's own hub
Google HomeInconclusiveWe researched this and the evidence doesn't settle it — the catch explains why[12][36]Not confirmed, even though Orbit now names Google. The product page for this model lists Google alongside Alexa, and Orbit's help centre for the XD hose timer has Google setup instructions, but every command in them starts with "Talk to Orbit Bhyve". That wording looks like the older kind of Google Assistant voice app, which Google switched off for every company on June 13, 2023, and Orbit's instructions do not say the timer can be added as a device in the Google Home app. This stays unconfirmed until Google's own list of supported devices, or a direct statement from Orbit, settles it. If it does work, Orbit states the same limit as Alexa: only one B-hyve device can be linked to a Google account at a time.
SmartThingsInconclusiveWe researched this and the evidence doesn't settle it — the catch explains why[2][25]Not established. Orbit's page for this model names Google and Alexa and not SmartThings, and no Samsung documentation naming this product was located, so neither side speaks. Recorded unknown on both.
Home AssistantInconclusiveWe researched this and the evidence doesn't settle it — the catch explains why[2][6][19][37]Nothing confirmed for this product. Home Assistant ships no official B-hyve or Orbit integration — there is no listing for either name in its integration directory — and Orbit names Home Assistant nowhere. A community-built B-hyve add-on exists outside Home Assistant's official list and is noted on the Orbit B-hyve XR page on this site, but we found no evidence it covers hose-timer valves as opposed to sprinkler controllers, and one product's integration is not extended to another just because they share a brand. Marked unknown, with the specific thing to check scheduled for the next review. Compare the Rachio Smart Hose Timer in this same category, whose official Home Assistant integration names hose-timer valves explicitly — if Home Assistant is where your automations live, that is the difference between the two products.

? Inconclusive means we researched that ecosystem and the evidence doesn’t settle it — the catch says why, and the sources are listed below. It is a statement about the available evidence, never a verdict on the product. A Setup Check researches your exact setup where the official sources don’t answer.

Plans and ongoing costs[2][20][24]

✓ Works without a subscription: Yes.

Vendor account required: Yes — you must create a vendor account to use it. (established from the vendor's own setup steps, where signing in is mandatory before the device can be added)[7][34]

No subscription, fee or tier is mentioned anywhere on the pages read. Recorded 'none' on that basis, with the standing qualification that this is an absence of fee language rather than a vendor stating the service is free. The product's architecture supports the reading: on-device programming and local Bluetooth control both work without any account at all, so even a total service withdrawal would leave a working timer rather than a dead one — which is a materially better position than a design where the hub is the only control path.

Maintenance and offline use[2]

The catch

This is the hose timer that degrades gracefully, which is the thing to weigh it on — but you have to read past the marketing to see it. Orbit publishes three ways to control the same timer: buttons on the device itself, a phone over Bluetooth standing next to it, and remote control through the included WiFi hub. Most competing designs offer only the third. What that buys you is failure behaviour: when the hub dies, the network drops or the vendor's service has a bad day, this timer still waters and you can still change it. That is why this record marks it as not cloud-dependent despite shipping with a hub. Second, get the model number right, because Orbit sells two versions of the same timer and the price gap is the hub. This record is model 24639 at $134.99, which includes the hub. Model 24634 is the same four-outlet timer WITHOUT it — Bluetooth only, no remote access, no scheduling from away — and a cheaper figure quoted against 'B-hyve XD 4-port' elsewhere is very often that SKU. Third, voice control exists but with a real limit. Orbit's page for this model lists Google and Alexa, and its help centre documents an Alexa skill with spoken commands to start, stop and skip watering, run a station for a set time and set rain delays. Only one B-hyve device can be linked to an Alexa or Google account at a time, so a household that already runs a B-hyve sprinkler controller or a second hose timer by voice cannot add this one alongside it. Google is less certain: Orbit's Google instructions read like an older kind of Google voice app that Google switched off in 2023, and a working Google Home connection is not confirmed. If you want voice control of several devices, or Siri or Home Assistant, that should send you to the Rachio timer in this same subcategory, which documents Alexa, Google and a Siri Shortcuts route and has an official Home Assistant integration naming hose-timer valves. Fourth, a genuine trap for anyone checking Matter for themselves: when we searched the certification body's list for 'Orbit' in August 2026, it returned twelve certificates, and every one belonged to Longan Link Tech Co., LTD for 'Magical.Homes Orbit Series Switch Panel' products — a different company using the same word. We could not confirm a Matter certificate for Orbit Irrigation under either 'Orbit' or 'B-hyve'. Finally, the upkeep and siting facts Orbit does publish: it runs on two AA alkaline batteries (not in the box) that typically last one season, the hub needs to sit within roughly 50 to 150 feet of the tap depending on your walls, and the EPA WaterSense label can qualify it for rebates from some local water agencies.

Who it's for

The right hose timer for someone who wants four independent zones off one tap and does not want the whole thing to stop working when the network does — the on-device buttons and local Bluetooth path mean this keeps watering and stays adjustable without Orbit's cloud, which is more than most of the category offers. The included hub and the EPA WaterSense label make it a fit at $134.99 for a household that will run it from the B-hyve app and leave it alone. Voice control is the weak spot rather than a missing feature: Orbit documents an Alexa skill for it, but only one B-hyve device can be linked to an Alexa or Google account at a time, and a working Google Home connection is not confirmed. Anyone who needs voice control of more than one device, or Siri or Home Assistant, should look at the Rachio Smart Hose Timer in this same subcategory, which documents Alexa, Google, Siri and Home Assistant routes. Think twice, too, if you are comparing prices online, because the hub-less model 24634 is frequently quoted under the same product name, and plan on a fresh set of AA batteries each season.

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Sources & method

Numbered sources below back the facts marked with the matching number above. This is a research profile: compiled from manufacturer documentation, certification registries, and published testing — we state facts, not verdicts, and we have not physically tested this unit. How we work →

43 numbered sources· read them in the source's own words
  1. [1] orbitonline.com/products/orbit-24639 (re-read 2026-08-09): 'Program directly on the device itself, locally via Bluetooth, or remotely through Wi-Fi'; 'Paired with a WiFi Hub, gain seamless control over your watering schedule'; 'Requires 2.0 Hub To Activate Smart Functions'. Model 24639 confirmed on the page, hub included in this SKU. Orbit publishes no Bluetooth range figure. — Read on the maker's own site, verified 2026-08-09
    Backs: Protocols
  2. [2] Orbit, B-hyve XD Bluetooth 4-Outlet Hose Faucet Timer w/Hub (24639) product page — Read on the maker's own site, verified 2026-08-05
    Backs: Product identity, Price, Protocols, Required hub or bridge, Installation, Power source, Batteries, Works without the internet, Capabilities, Market availability, Service status, Subscription, Research status, Apple Home compatibility, SmartThings compatibility, Home Assistant compatibility
  3. [3] CSA-IoT certified products database, keyword searches — Checked a certification register, verified 2026-08-05
    Backs: Protocols, Apple Home compatibility
  4. [4] A search check on the certification registry used another company's products (Narwal's Flow and Flow 2) to test that the search answers. Those certificates belong to different products and say nothing about this one., verified 2026-08-05
  5. [5] The registry search for 'Orbit' returned twelve certificates filed by a different company (Longan Link Tech Co., LTD) that uses 'Orbit' as a product-series name for switch panels. Those certificates belong to different products and say nothing about this one., verified 2026-08-05
  6. [6] Home Assistant integration documentation index, direct lookups — Read what the other company publishes, verified 2026-08-15
    Backs: Home Assistant compatibility
  7. [7] Orbit Help Center, "How To: Create a B-hyve Account", filed under **B-hyve XD Smart Hose Timer** — "To create an account, you'll need to install the B-hyve application on a compatible phone/tablet. When you open the installed application, you'll see an option to Create an Account… If you decline the Terms of Service or the EULA, you will not be able to create an account." The sequencing is stated in Orbit's "Getting started with B-hyve" article: "Once you have the B-hyve app downloaded you will then want to open it and create an account using your email address and a password of your choice. If this is your first time using the app, and you have no devices paired to your account then you will be immediately asked to start pairing a device." (https://support.orbitonline.com/en/b-hyve-smart-indoor-irrigation-controller/Getting-started-with-B-hyve-5cf, read 2026-08-22) — Read on the maker's own site, verified 2026-08-22
    Backs: Vendor account required
  8. [8] Matter Distributed Compliance Ledger, vendor registry (read 2026-08-22 via tools/dcl-lookup.mjs). Orbit does not appear under any name tried: 'orbit' and 'hyve'. The DCL's vendor registry was enumerated to EXHAUSTION on 2026-08-22 via tools/dcl-lookup.mjs: substring queries were unioned until the distinct-VID count reached 833, which is the record count the tool itself reports scanning per query (the union of a/e/i/o/u/y reached 832; the last holdout was 'SLV GmbH', a vowel-free name, recovered by adding l/s/t). Every vendor in the ledger was therefore inspected, not searched for. — Checked a certification register, verified 2026-08-22
    Backs: Protocols
  9. [9] SmartHomeWorkflow record maintenance (a check of how this record marks the facts it does not have), verified 2026-08-27
  10. [10] Record-keeping entry: the migrated research stamp was replaced by the read that actually established this record, 2026-08-30, verified 2026-08-30
  11. [11] Orbit Help Center, 'Alexa Integration With B-hyve', filed under B-hyve XD Smart Hose Timer: 'To use Alexa with B-hyve, you will need to activate the B-hyve Alexa skill. Within the Alexa application, the Alexa Skill can be found by searching for Orbit or Bhyve.' · 'If you have more than one B-hyve device, only one device can be connected to Alexa.' · 'Note: Flood Sensors are not compatible with Alexa.' Its command list includes 'Alexa, ask B-Hyve to run station {station number (1-12)} for {number} minutes.' Corroborated by Orbit's product page for model 24639 (https://www.orbitonline.com/products/orbit-24639, read 2026-09-10): 'Integrates with B-hyve flood sensors, Flume smart flow meter, Guardian smart water shut-off, and Google and Alexa smart home control.' — and by the XD-scoped FAQ 'Can I Have More Than One Timer Connected to My Alexa or Google Home/Nest?' (https://support.orbitonline.com/en/b-hyve-xd-smart-hose-timer/Can-I-Have-More-Than-One-Timer-Connected-to-My-Alexa-or-Google-HomeNest-3522, read 2026-09-10): 'No, you can only link one timer at a time to an Alexa or Google Home/Nest account.' — Read on the maker's own site, verified 2026-09-10
    Backs: Amazon Alexa compatibility
  12. [12] Orbit Help Center, 'How To: Use Google with B-hyve', filed under B-hyve XD Smart Hose Timer: 'To use Google with B-hyve, you will need to activate the B-hyve Task. Within the Google Home application, the B-hyve Task can be found by searching for B-Hyve' · 'If you have more than one B-hyve device, only one device can be connected to Google.' · 'Each command will need to be prompted with “Talk to Orbit Bhyve”'. Orbit's product page for model 24639 (read 2026-09-10) names Google in 'Integrates with … Google and Alexa smart home control.' The other side of that integration, read the same day: Google's own 'Conversational Actions sunset overview' (https://developers.google.com/assistant/ca-sunset?hl=en): 'Google is sunsetting Conversational Actions on June 13, 2023, which means these custom experiences for Google Assistant users will no longer be available to users or developers.' and 'All Conversational Actions will be removed, and will no longer be available to users or developers.' — Read on the maker's own site, verified 2026-09-10
    Backs: Google Home compatibility
  13. [13] the record's own customer-facing prose fields as they stood before 2026-09-13 (no new external read), verified 2026-09-13
  14. [14] Orbit's own product page for the B-hyve XD 4-outlet timer with hub, model 24639, read 2026-09-12 after the usual check of what the site allows (orbitonline.com is on our register as a site that has asked us to slow down, last observed 2026-08-02; it served the page normally on this read). Both sentences were confirmed in the raw page HTML: 'Even if internet service is interrupted, saved schedules continue running directly on the timer.' and 'Operates schedules locally No Wi‑Fi or hub required'. Also read: support.orbitonline.com/en/b-hyve-xd-smart-hose-timer/How-To-Create-a-B-hyve-Account-a9c9 and support.orbitonline.com/en/b-hyve-xd-smart-hose-timer/How-To-Use-Google-with-B-hyve-19be (no outage statement). — Read on the maker's own site, verified 2026-09-12
    Backs: Works without the internet
  15. [15] the record's own customer-facing prose as it stood before 2026-09-13 (no external read), verified 2026-09-13
  16. [16] Orbit, product page for model 24639, read 2026-09-13. Orbit's machine-readable version of https://www.orbitonline.com/products/orbit-24639: title "B-hyve XD 4-Outlet Smart Hose Faucet Sprinkler Timer with B-hyve Smart Gen 2 Hub | 24639", one variant, sku "24639", price 13499 (cents), available true, barcode "046878246393", description "Requires 2.0 Hub To Activate Smart Functions". Page body, same day: "Current price $134.99 | / Availability: in stock, ready to be shipped Quantity Add to cart" · "You can control the timer when you are at home via Bluetooth, regardless of whether you have a Wi-Fi router near the timer. If you have a B-hyve Smart Gen 2 Hub (included) and a Wi-Fi router, you can control the timer anywhere in the world" · "Installation is as simple as attaching the timer to your hose faucet/tap." · "Depending on the type of home construction, range from the timer to the B-hyve Smart Gen 2 Hub may be between 50 to 150 feet. The typical battery life is one season but will vary depending on the number of times the timer activates during the season." · "Even if internet service is interrupted, saved schedules continue running directly on the timer." · "For best performance: ✓ Good water pressure (5-100 PSI) ✓ Fresh AA alkaline batteries ✓ Bluetooth-enabled smartphone" · "Gen 2 Hub required for remote control and Smart Watering". — Read on the maker's own site, verified 2026-09-13
    Backs: Product identity, Certification and product IDs, Price, Protocols, Power source, Batteries, Required hub or bridge, Installation, Works without the internet, Market availability, Service status, Research status
  17. [17] Record-keeping entry: this record's existing no-support answer for Apple Home now names the platform rule the reason rests on, 2026-09-15, verified 2026-09-15
  18. [18] this record's own lifecycle note as it stood before 2026-09-18 (no new external read): its wording was rewritten so it reads in plain language. No fact, date, source or value changed, and the earlier wording is kept on this record., verified 2026-09-18
  19. [19] Orbit's product page for item 24639, www.orbitonline.com/products/orbit-24639, re-read 2026-09-19: Home Assistant appears nowhere on it, while Alexa and Google both do. Home Assistant's own address for a B-hyve integration, home-assistant.io/integrations/bhyve/, was requested the same day and returns nothing — there is still no such page, which is what this record's existing citation of that address records. — Read what the other company publishes, verified 2026-09-19
    Backs: Home Assistant compatibility
  20. [20] Orbit, B-hyve XD 4-Outlet Hose Faucet Timer with Hub, item 24639 product page, verified 2026-09-21
    Backs: Subscription, Price, Product identity, Required hub or bridge, Works without the internet, Market availability, Batteries, Service status, Research status
  21. [21] Orbit's own store listing for the B-hyve XD 4-Outlet Smart Hose Faucet Sprinkler Timer with its hub, read 2026-09-23. The listing is titled "B-hyve XD 4-Outlet Smart Hose Faucet Sprinkler Timer with B-hyve Smart Gen 2 Hub | 24639", is sold by Orbit, and sells a single version: part code 24639, barcode 046878246393. — Read on the maker's own site, verified 2026-09-23
    Backs: Certification and product IDs
  22. [22] the record's own customer-facing prose fields as they stood before 2026-09-23 (no new external read), verified 2026-09-23
  23. [23] Orbit's own product page for item 24639, read in full on 2026-09-30, plain and then rendered (rendered readHash e0c3ec79f6ec7a454bac3e35151d462c7eee25b8f684728f24ae4b247c391319). Verbatim: "B-hyve XD 4-Outlet Smart Hose Faucet Sprinkler Timer with B-hyve Smart Gen 2 Hub | 24639" · "Requires 2.0 Hub To Activate Smart Functions" · "$134.99 In stock" · "Integrates with B-hyve flood sensors, Flume smart flow meter, Guardian smart water shut-off, and Google and Alexa smart home control." — Read the original source directly, verified 2026-09-30
  24. [24] Orbit's own product page for item 24639, read in full on 2026-10-03, plain and then rendered with its tabs opened. Verbatim: "B-hyve XD 4-Outlet Smart Hose Faucet Sprinkler Timer with B-hyve Smart Gen 2 Hub | 24639" · "You have the flexibility to program remotely from the B-hyve mobile app, and the confidence to program on-device in a pinch." · "Requires 2.0 Hub To Activate Smart Functions" · "$134.99 In stock" · "It has a traditional sprinkler timer display which gives full control at the timer or through a smartphone." · "You can control the timer when you are at home via Bluetooth, regardless of whether you have a Wi-Fi router near the timer." · "If you have a B-hyve Smart Gen 2 Hub (included) and a Wi-Fi router, you can control the timer anywhere in the world where your smartphone has reception." · "Installation is as simple as attaching the timer to your hose faucet/tap." · "Depending on the type of home construction, range from the timer to the B-hyve Smart Gen 2 Hub may be between 50 to 150 feet." · "The typical battery life is one season but will vary depending on the number of times the timer activates during the season." · "Integrates with B-hyve flood sensors, Flume smart flow meter, Guardian smart water shut-off, and Google and Alexa smart home control." · "The B-hyve App is available on iOS or Android through the App Store or the Google Play Store." — Read the original source directly, verified 2026-10-03
    Backs: Product identity, Price, Protocols, Required hub or bridge, Installation, Power source, Works without the internet, Batteries, App platforms, Subscription, Market availability, Service status, Research status
  25. [25] Orbit's own product page for item 24639, read in full on 2026-10-03. The only platforms it names are in one sentence: "Integrates with B-hyve flood sensors, Flume smart flow meter, Guardian smart water shut-off, and Google and Alexa smart home control." The page text, plain and rendered, was searched for Apple, HomeKit, Siri, SmartThings and Matter, and none occurs outside the reviews. — Read the original source directly, verified 2026-10-03
    Backs: Apple Home compatibility, SmartThings compatibility
  26. [26] Orbit's machine-readable product data for item 24639, read in full on 2026-10-03: title 'B-hyve XD 4-Outlet Smart Hose Faucet Sprinkler Timer with B-hyve Smart Gen 2 Hub | 24639', one variant, sku 24639, price 13499 cents with no compare-at price, available, barcode 046878246393. — Read on the maker's own site, verified 2026-10-03
    Backs: Price, Certification and product IDs, Market availability
  27. [27] Orbit's 'B-hyve XD Quick Start Guide', the PDF this model's product page links as its Bluetooth quick start guide, read in full on 2026-10-03 through tools/page-read.mjs --pdf. Verbatim: "Insert two AA (1.5V) alkaline batteries (not included) and replace the tray." · "Turn the dial so the arrow is pointing to SET CLOCK." · "Zone 1 is now programmed!" The guide's 'Programming the timer at the faucet' steps set the clock, start time, run length and interval for each of zones 1 to 4 with the dial and zone button, then put the timer in AUTO mode, and its rain delay and manual watering steps are done at the timer too. — Read the original source directly, verified 2026-10-03
    Backs: Batteries, Works without the internet
  28. [28] Orbit Help Center, 'Can you use B-hyve timers with Bluetooth instead of WiFi?', filed under B-hyve XD Smart Hose Timer, read in full on 2026-10-03. Verbatim: "If you are using a B-hyve timer and do not have access to WiFi or choose to not use it, you are able to control your timer through Bluetooth instead." · "You will not have access to smart watering" · "You will not be able to use automatic weather delays" · "Watering history will not be available" · "You will still be able to program your controller, and it will still run as programmed even if you are not there to control it." — Read the original source directly, verified 2026-10-03
    Backs: Works without the internet
  29. [29] Orbit Help Center, 'How To: Program Your B-hyve XD 4-Outlet Without an App', read in full on 2026-10-03. Verbatim: "Programming at the unit itself: You can program this timer without any connection to the app." · "Devices Covered: 24634". — Read the original source directly, verified 2026-10-03
  30. [30] Orbit Help Center, 'B-hyve hose timers – Low Battery', read in full on 2026-10-03. Verbatim: "Typically, the B-hyve hose timers will turn themselves to OFF once they get to the 20-30% range." It names '4 port B-hyve XD' among the models it covers. — Read the original source directly, verified 2026-10-03
  31. [31] Orbit Help Center, 'B-Hyve Hose Faucet Controller – Offline', read in full on 2026-10-03: a short article saying an offline hose timer usually means the hub has lost Wi-Fi, with a link to reconnect the hub. — Read the original source directly, verified 2026-10-03
  32. [32] Orbit Help Center, the B-hyve XD Smart Hose Timer index, read in full on 2026-10-03: common topics 'Advanced Programming B-hyve XD', 'How To: Program Your B-hyve XD without an app' and 'B-hyve General Connectivity Troubleshooting'. — Read the original source directly, verified 2026-10-03
  33. [33] Orbit Help Center's sitemap, read on 2026-10-03 to list the XD Smart Hose Timer articles by address. — Read the original source directly, verified 2026-10-03
  34. [34] Orbit Help Center, 'How To: Create a B-hyve Account', filed under B-hyve XD Smart Hose Timer, read in full on 2026-10-03. Verbatim: "To create an account, you’ll need to install the B-hyve application on a compatible phone/tablet." · "Selecting that option allows you to create the account and then begin to activate/connect to a B-hyve device." · "If you decline the Terms of Service or the EULA, you will not be able to create an account." — Read the original source directly, verified 2026-10-03
    Backs: Vendor account required
  35. [35] Orbit Help Center, 'Alexa Integration With B-hyve', filed under B-hyve XD Smart Hose Timer, read in full on 2026-10-03. Verbatim: "To use Alexa with B-hyve, you will need to activate the B-hyve Alexa skill." · "If you have more than one B-hyve device, only one device can be connected to Alexa." · "Alexa, ask B-Hyve to stop watering." · "Alexa, ask B-Hyve to run station {station number (1-12)} for {number} minutes." — Read the original source directly, verified 2026-10-03
    Backs: Amazon Alexa compatibility
  36. [36] Orbit Help Center, 'How To: Use Google with B-hyve', filed under B-hyve XD Smart Hose Timer, read in full on 2026-10-03. Verbatim: "To use Google with B-hyve, you will need to activate the B-hyve Task." · "If you have more than one B-hyve device, only one device can be connected to Google." · "Each command will need to be prompted with “Talk to Orbit Bhyve”". — Read the original source directly, verified 2026-10-03
    Backs: Google Home compatibility
  37. [37] Home Assistant's documentation address for a B-hyve integration, https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/bhyve/, answered 'Oh no! This page does not exist', a not-found answer, on 2026-10-03 (status fingerprint below). The same day, Home Assistant's own code repository on GitHub was asked for a component folder under bhyve, b_hyve and orbit (all three not found) and under rachio (found), so the repository was answering when the brand did not appear. — Read what the other company publishes, verified 2026-10-03
    Backs: Home Assistant compatibility
  38. [38] The Connectivity Standards Alliance's certified-product search address for 'B-hyve', read in full on 2026-10-03 by a plain read. The page served the unfiltered list of the newest certificates (1,668 pages) with no sign the keyword was applied. — Checked a certification register, verified 2026-10-03
  39. [39] Matter Distributed Compliance Ledger, vendor registry, read on 2026-10-03 through tools/dcl-lookup.mjs: 9 pages queried, 861 vendor records scanned to the end of pagination, and no vendor name or legal name contains 'orbit' or 'hyve'. — Checked a certification register, verified 2026-10-03
    Backs: Protocols
  40. [40] Orbit's own product page for the hub-less sibling, item 24634, read in full on 2026-10-03. Verbatim: "It has a traditional sprinkler timer display which gives full control at the timer or through a smartphone." · "This timer does not include a B-hyve Smart Gen 2 Hub and is not eligible for EPA WaterSense Label rebates." — Read the original source directly, verified 2026-10-03
  41. [41] Record-level summary of the 2026-10-03 lead-triple read of every page this record cites, plus Orbit's quick start guide, four XD help articles, the help index and sitemap, and the 24634 sibling page., verified 2026-10-03
  42. [42] The Matter certification ledger kept by the Connectivity Standards Alliance, read on 2026-10-06: no maker registration was found under the names Orbit or Orbit Irrigation, so the ledger cannot say either way whether this Orbit product is certified. The Alliance's public product directory could not serve as the second check that day: its search showed the same list of products whatever name it was given, and a member company's page lists no products at all. No certification answer is recorded for this date. — Checked a certification register, verified 2026-10-06
  43. [43] A wording correction to this record's own sentences about the certification body's keyword search. No page was read., verified 2026-10-07

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