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 Gardena 3-Cycle Electronic Water Timer June 5, 2008
K. Martins
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Product works great. The Melnor products I had before did not last. This product works on the old batteries from the Melnor. Another great feature is you can remove the programmer from the rest of the device without disconnecting anything for hard to reach areas.
 pricey, but sturdy - limited features June 12, 2008
J. J. Huang (Elkridge, MD USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This thing is solid. It has the same brains as Melnor's like it, but I've gone through 2 of those in 1 year. The Gardena promises to be a long-term fix, for just 30% more in cost. However, the features are limited - that is, I want to water 3 times a day (morning, noon, and early evening). This only divides the # cycles into the 24 hour period equally, so 3 times a day means one cycle happens in the middle of the night. That only fosters fungal growth.
Watering at 6AM and 6PM twice as long seems to work out okay.
Poor Man's Sprinkler System June 24, 2008
Brady Joslin
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Between the heat in Houston and the urine from my two dogs, my grass has always been an atrocity. I have known that water was the answer, but rarely got in a routine of sprinkling the grass regularly. The only alternative I knew of was a sprinkler system, but I haven't felt the need to invest. I live in a townhome and have a pretty small yard.
The other day my wife's aunt turned me on to a low cost solution - the Gardena 3-Cycle Electronic Water Timer. All you do is connect it to your faucet on one end and a hose on the bottom. This thing is real easy to schedule.
I ended up buying a two channel water distributor and connected it to the bottom of the timer, which let me hook up two hoses that come on during the scheduled time so I could water my whole lawn.
I have the "system" set for 25 minutes in the morning and afternoon. After two weeks, the grass looks better than it ever has before.
Whole House Humidifier Drain Timer March 19, 2008
D. Ives (WI-USA)
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
I have a D____t S____g whole house humidifier that needs the standing water bath drained regularly to reduce mineral buildup and maintain water quality. You can buy a D____t S____gs AutoFlush for $99 or the Gardena 3-cycle electronic water timer for $50. So far it works fine.
CAUTION: the D____t S____gs AutoFlush is powered by a 24-volt transformer off your house power, and if the power goes off, the valve won't open - so water won't be pouring through it if the power goes out and you're not home.......
The Gardena 3-cycle electronic water timer is powered by a 9-volt battery, and works whether the house power is on or not so it will continue the drain cycle and waste water if the house power goes off. This is not a problem for me because if my house power is off, my well pump doesn't run either.
Also Gardena specifically states in their instructions "Warning! -> Only use the Water Timer outdoors. The water timer is not approved for indoor use."
Still works fine, so far - Besides I can also use it as garden watering timer when humidifier season is over in the Spring/Summer.
Works perfect! May 27, 2008
FlyinHiGuy (All Over)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This water timer works great. It is very easy to set the program and you wont even need the instruction manual after you set it the first time. I have it running 2-3 times a day and it is holding up perfectly, doesn't leak and runs like clockwork.
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