Chapin 41003 Dual Zone Water Timer With Water Resistant Construction, Numerous options for Frequency of Watering/Duration of Watering Settings and up to 116 PSI, Red/Black

So this timer works like a charm and is very consistent. My only complaint is that there does not seem to be a capability to set it at a specific time to go start the first time. So when you set it for say 12 hours or whatever time you have in mind, it will start at the time that you are setting it. You need to know that before you start trying to set it up. If you want it to start at a different time, you have to be there to set it at that same time. In other words, if it's 8:00 in the morning and you go out to set it, you cannot tell it to start at 10:00 or 12:00 or 1:00 or any other time, it will only start at that particular time that you are sitting there setting it, and the cycle won't start until 12 hours from that time. Then it will continue that cycle nicely every day on its own. Hope this makes sense. I've had lots of other timers, and they always have the capability of setting it at whatever time you want it to start. This one doesn't, but it was much cheaper than the others. So I might buy more of them.This was hard to describe. If you want the cycle to start at 8:00, you have to be sitting there setting it at 8:00, and then it will continue every day at that time on its own just fine. If you want it to start at 1:00 in the afternoon, then you have to be there setting it at 1:00 in the afternoon to get it started and then it will continue daily or twice daily or however often you want it without you there just fine. Someone else could have said this much better in a couple of sentences. Sorry.

I bought this automatic watering for my lawn. I do not have an irrigation system on my yard. This made so easy for me to water on time , not waste water. This design is very simple to understand and great for the price . I highly recommend it.

I've used many other irrigation controllers from Toro, Dig and other brands you can buy at the big box retailers. Since my goal is to tell the controller to water for X minutes on days Y for Z minutes, this Chapin controller is designed to walk you through setup in a very clear and easy way. Other controllers have too many options, hard to see LCD screens, etc. After connecting this Chapin unit to the faucet, the programming was done in 10 minutes. And, the "water now" button on the device is easy to use, very clear to understand. (My background: 40 year career in Computer Science/Software) The reason I gave this unit 4 stars instead of 5: the manual mentions a moisture sensor that can be plugged into the device so it won't run in the rain or when the ground is already wet. there is no description of where to get this sensor, no part numbers, etc. I did google searches and looked on Chapin's website but found no information on the sensor.

I used this all season and have had no issues. In comparison the Orbit brand I have in my back yard has reset itself or something at least twice (time becane wrong and program erased) meaning those zones were not getting watered. My neighbor mentioned to same problem with an Orbit they had. The Chapin timer was considerably less costly and I've had no issues whatsoever. I'm not sure why other reviews said you could not program it to come on a a certain time. It is very easy to set the clock, and then turn the dial to set the time you want your watering to start, then turn the dial to set how often. You can also use the manual option to have it come on immediately and water for a certain number of minutes. I've never experienced the manual function changing the set program (like another mentioned). All in all did exactly what I wanted and was the best value I found!!!

I got this originally to keep a wildflower seed bed constistantly moist to establish, which is hard when you work during the day when it can dry out and die. Used it again the same season to establish areas I seeded for grass.Works by a motorized plastic ball valve, so it will eventually wear out overtime, but proved invaluable as it reliably kept an area moist after I dialed into the "sweet spot".The quirk is that when you set a schedule time, it doesn't open immediately despite there being a delay function. The work around is to let it run a cycle before setting the schedule (which allows you see see if the area recieved ample moisture or to just bug off for a bit) and then come back and set the schedule.If you really want to fine tune a schedule, then go shell out money to get a similar device with a digital display. This item fit my needs and its from a brand I trust.

I'm using these to control irrigation on a few acres of crops which are on drip tape, plus a couple on dribblers on a couple of giant pumpkins. This was one of the least-expensive units I found with dual outlets. They are very easy to set using a dial for the different parameters as other units have.One reviewer of this unit claimed that time could not be set on the unit and that it would cycle based on whenever it was turned on/powered up (e.g. put the batteries in it at 3:45 PM and set it for 12 hours and it would come on at 3:45 AM and again 3:45 PM). So, I gambled when I ordered the first one. This is not the case, and that would have been miserable. You can very easily set the time on the unit and set which time watering events will occur.I have three of these units and have not had a problem with any of them. I will buy more of these as I need them. They've worked very well and were one of the least-expensive units I found.

I set this to go off at 7am and 7pm every day for 20 minutes and it worked great. But then I had to wash my car, so I moved the time from 20 minutes to on. After washing the care I moved it back to 20 minutes. The next day it started when I set it back from manual use. Not how it should work. I set a splitter up in front of it, so I can still use the spicket without fiddling with anything.

This timer turns of and on without pipe hammer.unlike my old timer.I'm using the timer on a bird bath,so I am hoping that the one hour frequency will keep my 1/4 inch line from freezing.Live in Vancouver so hoping I can operate at minus 1. as we get that temperature quiet often in winter. 2hr intervals don't work.It freezes up and that is the lowest frequency I had one my old timer.Right now have used the timer for two weeks and it is working perfect with no leaks.

there is no way to set time. only timer.Possible:Run every 24 hours from NOW (when you in the garden).Not possible:Run at 5:00 pm every evening.most irritating pasts:Say I went to 5:00 pm and set the timer to run every 24 hours.Now i cant use that hose for anything else !if i do it will reset from the time I used.

Works perfect. Just wanted the rain delay sensor attachement and cannot get it from Manufacturer