DIG, B09D 3/4” Single Outlet Hose End Programmable Timer for Home Gardens and patios

I love these Dig hose timers -- I have had 4 of them for 6 or 7 years, I think, and I just bought 2 more. All are working reliably. I have a large front yard -- between 15,000 and 20,000 square feet. When I overseed I need to water it 3 times a day for the first week, twice a day for the second week, once a day for the third week, and then every few days for the next few weeks. It takes 10 sprinklers to cover the whole yard, assuming I don't want to move them around (which I don't.) The Dig timers are ideal for me. They can turn on a hose up to 4 times a day automatically for a set amount of time (only one length of watering time for all programs) and you can also turn it on manually and it will run for the amount of time you set for the programs. It's the teensiest bit non-intuitive to set up, but once you do it a couple of times, it is easy-peasy. The multiple programs per day make my overseeding/reseeding so much easier. The rest of the sprinklers are also on timers, but those timers don't have multiple programs per day, so I have to run out and turn them on manually at just the right time for a couple of weeks. My timers are usually attached to hose splitters lying on the ground. I normally put a piece of duct tape over the battery cover to keep moisture out of the battery case and the timer innards. I've been doing this for years and haven't had water get into the electronics yet, even though the timers get watered-on and rained-on. For winter storage I pull the batteries out and just keep them all in the garage. I love my dig timers.

Have used these timers forever as I’ve always found this brand to be very reliable and easily programmed. Ordered two of the digital timers this time around and while one worked perfectly, the other was defective with its valve apparently stuck in the ‘open’ position. Called Dig about the issue as soon as their office opened on Monday morning and Customer Support asked me to first try a couple of different things that might help to re-set the valve but when those didn’t fix the problem they promised to ship out a replacement the following morning. Received that new timer within 3 days of my call and it worked perfectly. Completely satisfied with the resolution of the issue and still convinced as to the quality of the timer, as well as the company’s Customer Service.

I have this timer hooked up to a drip system, and I'm generally very pleased with its operation. The programming isn't the most intuitive (you'll definitely be reading the instructions for this one), but once you set it up it's easy to change. I selected this model mainly because it has programming for several different cycles and reviewers say the battery life is excellent. So far through one season, I have no complaints on leaking, malfunction, or battery dying. I did use teflon tape on the male threaded connections as a precaution, and I've had no leaks at all. The only real drawback for me is in the flexibility of the programming. Be aware that while you can set up to four start times per day and select a weekly schedule, you can not set different lengths for different watering cycles, or different cycles for different days. For example, you can have it water 15 minutes, each Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 6am and 8pm, if you wish. But let's say you also want it to water on Sundays, but only once at 6am -- you can't do that. Each day you select in the weekly schedule will run the same cycles as every other day, and each cycle will be the same length as every other cycle. In my particular case I wanted it to run Mon, Wed, Fri for an hour, and Sundays for only 20 minutes, but that's also impossible. You could do Mon, Wed, Fri for an hour with no watering between Friday and the following Monday, or you could do Mon, Wed, Fri, and Sun for an hour, with back-to-back days Sunday and Monday. As it turns out, my garden doesn't care as much about precision as I do, and it's quite happy with four days a week. So the controller works well, just be aware when you buy it that the timer cycles are not independent so you can't set different cycles on different days or different lengths for different cycles. You also can't make it run every other day or every third day or anything of the sort. For my purposes, I only thought I needed more precise control, so this model works fine.

After a year of use I see no problem with its functionality. My garden hasn’t been happier.

Bought three of these in early Sept and ran them through four cycles per day until early Nov. They ran flawlessly, with no leaks, and their programming functionality remained stable (no problems with the display). I used lithium batteries and all three units were still going strong after these two-months of constant use. I also found it easy to program. I remain concerned based upon some of the negative reviews, but will not know ifthese will continue to function until about one year from now (after next season's use). If any readers are interested in an updat, at that time, be free to ask. Before buying this, I tried a few different timers (they all have some reviews showing problems - like this product) and had to return them due to leaking. The highlight of this product are the four highly flexible programming options. It's great for new grass seed that requires four short watering cycles to maintain dampness throughout the day, until the seedlings grow out of the danger zone of drying out.

We programmed the timer to come on at 7 AM each day. But every time we turned on the water faucet, the water started running. Unfortunately we opened the faucet and walked away, thinking that the timer would come on at 7 AM for one hour. It ran all day and all night wasting 800 gallons of water before we noticed that the timer was faulty. We called the manufacturer and discovered from the serial number that we had a product that was sold to us after sitting on the shelf for five years.

Son los mejores controladores para riego, sin duda

Lo compré para sustituir uno de los programadores de un cliente exactamente igual. Me parecen una buena opción en calidad y precio. He comprado unos cuantos para instáleles a clientes, sin embargo, se me descompuso uno en muy poco tiempo. Probablemente se haya descompuesto por el mal manejo de mi cliente pero no tengo la certeza.

Easy to install!

I have been using the previous timer for years

Replaces existing