Water Timer Electronic Hose Sprinkler Garden Irrigation Controller Two Dial,No Water Pressure Required

Hello! Bought it about a year ago now (July 12, 2021, now it's July 2022) but did not use it until about three months ago, because we had to leave for a month. So, we programed it very basically: 10 minutes every 24 hours one outlet, and three minutes every 24 hours the second outlet. Well, after a month, plants were in perfect shape; so, success (refused to work for the last few days due to weak batteries, but worked Ok while it could). What makes it so great are the programming capabilites it has and the simplicity. But you have to figure them out; with fresh batteries: With the outlet reset and in zero minutes, turn to ON and it will open that outlet until you turn it off. That is (and remaining instructions) for each outlet, independently. With outlet reset and in zero minutes, turn the duration to a desired one (let's say three minutes); it will open and will keep opened for the duration selected, and then will close. With outlet reset and in zero minutes, turn cycling to the desired value (let's say every 24 hours) and then set duration to the desired value (let's say 10 minutes); nothing will happen until 24 hours later (the desired cycling) when it will open for 10 minutes (the set duration), and it will repeat every 24 hours, as set. But, what if you want to open the outlet immediately? Well, you will set the cycling and the duration, AND will turn cycling back to rest without changing duration, and it will open at once (well, it will take a second or two, while it figures out what do you want) and will close after duration; at that moment set the cycling again. The draw back is that you have to be there, for the first duration to set the cycling back again. We're pretty sure that if you set the duration and after that duration you set the cycling, it will work Ok, but we didn't test that specifically (we just did it today, let's see what happens tomorrow). So, there is no clock to set; just reset it and it will cycle as selected. Some people hate this, but I like it not to have to set a clock, this makes the unit cheaper, and works flawlessly. The second thing people don't like is that you have to set the unit up at the time you want it to work (if it is at 3 o'clock in the early day, well, you have to be there at that time). But we set it for 8:00am, so we are very happy with that. At the end, it's cheap, and it's simple, without the hassle of setting up a clock. The LED: Slow blinking (about every four seconds), batteries are Ok; faster blinking, batteries need replacement and unit will not work at all. 'Adjustment': Well, it filled with water, even that it was covered; so, the water 'came from inside'. It happens that it leaks internally, through the valve actuators. We had to open the unit to find out the motors submerged and corroded. We cleaned it the best we could, and tightened the screws holding the valve actuators, and it seems it's working OK now. Anyway, we made some perforations to allow the water to come out, if that flooding happens again. If you are going to drill, be clear that it will void any warranty (that we never though of anyway) and make sure you do not drill the water channels. If you are going to do it, do it at your own risk, we assume no responsibility at all. We think that the unit did not last the whole month we were out, probably because of the flooding and not necessarily because of use. Why five stars then? Well, we like how it works, plants look good, it was not expensive, and we think we overcame its deficiencies. Extra: We connected it a 3.2 battery from one of our yard solar cheap lighting system, and we hope the unit will not complaint on battery power any more, it is covered anyway. Final thoughts: This is what we think you can do on your own risk and forgetting about the warranty: Buy it, open it (take the four buttons out, carefully peel off the decal, and unscrew), tighten the valve actuator screws, consider drilling a very small holes at each of the valves sides without drilling the water channels, close it, put decal back, put buttons back, and enjoy it. Remember, do it at your own risk. Best regards Update 04/27/2023: We broke it accidentally and just bought the same one again. We will immediately apply the latest recommendation on our previous review. We are confident it will work great. Best regards

I bought and installed this last summer as I was going on an extended trip and needed my plants watered. It worked fine while I was away for two weeks - at least, the plants looked as if they'd been watered. I have no idea how many days it actually functioned, but whatever it had done was enough. When I returned from my trip I took it off the hose, took the batteries out, and packed it away in a temperature-controlled storage unit for the rest of the year. I have just taken it out of storage with plans to re-install it on my drip system only to find it no longer functions. I have used three different sets of batteries, but the unit simply does not power on. It appears that the wires are still connected to the battery posts (my first thought was that a wire had come loose). It's a shame, really, as I only was able to use it for two weeks. It definitely did what I needed for it to do for those two weeks. I would ask the vendor for a replacement, but doubt they'd provide one after this long of a time. EDIT: Excellent customer service. The vendor responded to my review and sent a replacement unit. It's been raining cats-and-dogs here since it arrived so I have not been able to see if this one is working, but will place it in the garden at my earliest convenience (and inside a plastic bag to hopefully help keep it dry). I will report how well it works sometime thereafter. But for now, this vendor provides excellent customer service - some of the best I've come across on Amazon.

I bought 1st a different timer and later 3 of these. The blue one is working fine a few weeks into service. I use this timer to drip irrigate from a tub onto an individual tree until it can get established. My mountain soil is so poor it passes water through fast and wont retain moisture. This timer doesn't require water pressure- it just opens and shuts. Adjustable down to once per hour and as little as one minute. I get three days of watering repeatedly through out the days. You do have to watch them and make adjustments. That 1st one, a green different brand, is giving me trouble. These blue ones, once dialed in, are working with out any issues. Uses two AAA batteries. There is no clock to set. Time starts upon setting- three blinks to say ok and occasional blinks regularly timed to indicate 'all's well'. Good price and quick shipping. I'm pleased with them. Look at my photo to see the setup. A tub with flat sides, a bulk head fitting or a drain fitting for a swamp cooler-same thing, sprinkler fittings and away you go. I have on the very end a round drip fitting with a 1/16" hole in it to slow watering down even more but you don't need that. Literally 1 minute once per 2 or 4 hours will suffice. Try it out for newly planted trees or shrubs. I had an orange tree and watered by hand every day but it just stayed alive and got smaller. With this setup I have, now it's put on new growth, looks like it will make it now.

Excelente, justo lo que buscaba. Se los recomiendo totalmente

Works as advertized, i.e. especially no water pressure on the feeding line is required. And yes, after setting the opening time and repeat interval, the first opening will only occur after the first repeat interval has elapsed.

Je me demande si il y a un sens, pas pour la sorti d'eau mais plutôt pour l'installation

So far so good. I set it for 20 second spray every 2 minutes, refreshing on hot days. Installed on my 8 x 8 shade tent. We sit underneath and enjoy. We installed a shut off valve on 2foot hose extension so we don’t need to get up to turn off hose if needed. Just keep cap on to protect dial from water. We remove batteries when not in use.

Excelente producto, altamente recomendable! Me resolvió el problema de regar mi jardín cuando salgo de viaje. Gracias!