What does this mean?Pros & Cons
Pros
Sturdy, very easy to set up & read. Easy to fit. We remove them in the autumn and keep them indoors throughout the winter months.
Simple to program with plenty of timing options and works flawlessly. There is a manual override button which is brilliant when the summer sun is exceptionally strong. Settings are made by simply rotating the big dial from one each notch to the next.
Well made and intuitive watering timer. My flower tubs and baskets are fabulous!
Other brands of tap timer are very fiddly and this stands out as being easy to use. Arrived well packaged and no defects orproblems. Best of all it is so versatile.
May unpacked from its poly bag, fitted two new batteries, set the clock and a preliminary set of start times. It uses aa batteries unlike other units which use larger more expensive ones.
Cons
City leaked everywhere. Failed after drying any battery pair. Hilariously reduces flow so as to be unusable for a drip feed system from a water *.
Highlights
Quality
It forms a very solid connection with the tap and does not leak
Right from unpacking i was pleased with the orbit timer
The battery compartment is watertight and spiderproof something that cant be said for the hozelock ones to be fair they dont se... Read More
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Packaging/appearance
One of the redeeming features is the brass coupling for screwing onto the tap
Competitiveness
I bought this to replace a hozelock digital timer which was more than twice as expensive
Got this to replace a hozelock cloud controller that just wouldn’t work for more than 5 minutes without dropping it’s connection
Stored away in a polythene zip bag until next spring lets see if it comes back to life unlike some competitors
It is substantially made and gives the impression it should survive for more than the 12 to 18 months achieved by their competitors
Overview
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- This product had a total of 513 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jun 6 2023.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The plastic may crack with frost
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The display is clear and provides reassurance that it is working showing time till the tap next turns on or off and alternating with current time
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Very easy to set up and worked well for the last few months
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
One of the redeeming features is the brass coupling for screwing onto the tap
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The hozelocks had plastic couplings which were ofter cross threaded on the fine thread on the tap and once damaged were so difficult to screw on easily
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Compared to my previous timer this is a doddle and has the benefit of the digital display and countdown until the next watering sequence
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The orbit though beats them all
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