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Gardena 3-Cycle Electronic Water Timer #31825-25, Gardening Supplies
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Three-cycle electronic water timer keeps your lawn or garden well irrigated Waters up to 3 times per day (from 1 to 180 minutes) Features an automatic on/off feature for added convenience Includes a quick connect Measures 4.1-by-6.8-by-5.4 inches (WxHxD)
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Reviews of the Gardena 3-Cycle Electronic Water Timer #31825-25 by Customers
Customer Rating: Summary: Gardena 3-cycle Electronic Water Timer Comment: This Timer works very well when one is irrigating plants, bushes or trees using either a soaker hose, drip irrigator or sprinkler. I have used a Gardena Water Timer for over 20 years and they just keep working. Customer Rating: Summary: Time will tell Comment: So far I like this timer. It does take a little figuring out to set it up, but the other ones did too. I like it that you can remove the programming portion of the unit so you can set it up when you are comfortably seated somewhere, rather than leaning over the unit when it is in place.
I use mine to water my tomato plants, and the containers on the deck. I set it to come on every morning about 7:30 am for 3 minutes, and now the plants are bigger, I bumped it up to 5 minutes. This ability to set it for short periods of time like this is important for the way I do things here. I do not use the settings for running it more than once per day, so can't report on how that works.
I have had other battery operated water timers, and have been lucky if I ever get more than one season out of them, or part of a 2nd season before they go belly up. That is usually what happens to me. Timers go belly up in the middle of the season, and seem to do this about the time I plan to go away for a few days. (ie: at the most critical moment) These past experiences with other brands have left me very skeptical. I would give this unit a higher rating if I knew it would hold up. I have only had it a couple months, and I have no complaints so far. Ask me if it is still working by the end of the summer season in 2010. If it lasts, and continues to work as well as it is now. I will give it 5 stars.
Customer Rating: Summary: Not watertight Comment: What amazes me about this OUTDOOR water timer is their warning: "Use only in upright position to keep water out of the battery compartment". Given that it is used OUTSIDE in the RAIN, and is attached to a hose bib (all of which leak), one might think they would make a battery compartment that has a rubber sealing gasket and screws on tight to keep the internal mechanism dry. Instead, they have a cheap plastic snap on cover for the battery that doesn't come close to sealing tightly to keep the water out.
Would you buy an umbrella with holes? If not, why buy this timer? It would take about 50 cents to design the battery compartment correctly. I already sent mine back after the first rainstorm flooded it. It is incredible how thoughtless in design some companies can be. An outdoor electronic mechanism should be watertight. It really is that simple. Customer Rating: Summary: Excellent Water Timer Comment: I've had this unit now for about a week, its up and running, and everything seems fine. Other reviewers have said that to program this unit you really need to keep the instruction manual handy, and I agree with this. Had the folks at Gardena used a different color scale for each of the four timing stages, instead of a black/grey scale for all four timing sequences programing would have been a snap. For example why not use a red scale was for the time of day, a blue for duration of the on cycle, etc., then no reference to the manual would have been necessary.
Other than the initial programming issue, this seems to be a well built unit which I look forward to using. Customer Rating: Summary: Best water timer I've ever seen. Comment: Best water timer I've ever seen. Well designed, energy efficient and simple to set up.
Editor Product Review
Durable and made to last, the Gardena three-cycle electronic water timer keeps your lawn or garden irrigated, even during the hot summer months. This compact and dependable timer waters up to three times per day (from 1 to 180 minutes) and features an automatic on/off feature and quick connect for added convenience.
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