Orbit Sunmate 91213 One-Dial One-Outlet Hose Tap Timer
Sometimes called the "poor man's sprinkler system", the Orbit Sunmate 91213 One-Dial One-Outlet Hose Tap Timer is exactly what you need if you want to water your lawn or garden, but don't want to invest in a complete irrigation system. Just add two AA batteries (not included) and attached the Orbit Sunmate 91213 One-Dial One-Outlet Hose Tap Timer to your water source. Program the item to water when you need it and connect a hose with a sprinkler, drip irrigation hose or other watering hose to the other end. Instantly you have an irrigation system without digging up your yard or using an electrical outletI have only had this item for about two weeks but it is working out great. I believe the product is well built and it does exactly what it intends to do. I like to call it my poor man's sprinkler system. It works just as well as a sprinkler system since I hid my hose under my xeri-scaped rock bed. Just be sure to buy a "Y" valve for the faucet so you can still have a hose attached that you can water stuff on your own. I also like the manual setting where you can just push the button and change the amount of time whenever you want if you just put seed down,etc. to help moisten the area immediately. I will recommend this to all my friends.
All water timers do basically the same thing, but some require cryptic routines to set the timers. Older designs don't even use digital readout.
ReplyDeleteThis timer is so straightforward, there's nothing to figure out. The large dial and readout is perfect for my aging eyes. You just turn the dial to whatever setting you want to change, then adjust it to the exact minute.
I'm using 6 of these - the clocks are synchronized and the timers set so that they all run at different times in the night.
For example, one zone is just pots on the deck, with drippers. 12 minutes twice a day seems just about right. As it gets hotter, bumping it up to 14 or 15 minutes will take 10 seconds. It's nice to control it with this precision.
Now for the additional features that really make this shine:
Need some water now? One click shopping. Hit a button and it turns on for 10 minutes(adjustable).
Raining today? Hit the + button and shut it off for 1, 2, or 3 days.
Raining all week? Turn the dial one click from AUTO to OFF. Just remember to turn it back on when the rain stops.
The build on these seems good. The dial, buttons, battery compartment all seem to be well engineered. As mentioned, I have 6 - all new this season. I'll report back on their longevity.
Simple, clear, easy to use and works great. Can be set to come on daily or twice daily (there are others but can't see the point of every 2,3 days etc). Can also set to manual and set a time for how long. Perfect.
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