Orbit56233D 3-Outlet Digital Watering Timer

We have two of these timers. Purchased last Spring and have worked great. Easy to hook up, no leakage, and have used with soaker hoses, pool fill hose, and regular sprinklers. The side independent manual hose hook up is so convenient as well. Going on Spring Season #2 with these. Would definitely buy again.

Almost had to give this 3 stars, but fortunately I read the description carefully before buying. It does indeed say it has 2 programmable valves and one manual. I wanted 3 programmable, but they don't seem to make them. At least I knew what I was getting so...5 stars. Very easy to program, had the whole thing set up in less than 5 minutes, including the time it took me to toss the unread instructions to the side. It's been hooked up for 3 weeks now and is working without a hitch. I have it place in a covered bin buried in the yard so I does not have direct contact with rain, but is exposed to humidity, insects, and dust(sand). Seems to handle the weather fine. As with any electronics, I would not recommend placing this in a location fully exposed to the elements, you would probably shorten its life expectancy dramatically.It has 3 valves and all work fine with no noticeable drop in pressure from the 3 way split. Heavy duty plastic construction, and large LED display. No complaints at all to date. I will update the review as needed.

First off, as others have mentioned, the 1st outlet on the left is a manual outlet, not on a timer. So really this should be called 2-outlet with 1 manual bypass outlet.So far it seems well made, but with one undocumented "flaw". As described, there are two "stations" that can be independently programmed. The flaw is that they aren't completely independent of each other. One station needs to be completely finished with its schedule before the other will turn on! For example, if you set station 1 to start at 5:30am and run for 90 minutes, and station 2 to start at 6:30am, what will really happen is that station 2 won't start until 7am because station 1 is still running for 30 minutes past the start time of station 2. This is not mentioned ANYWHERE in the single sheet of instructions except for a single sentence in the troubleshooting guide under "water won't turn off" - it reads: "Start times begin after previous watering cycle has run through all stations and set durations." Which is a fancy way of saying that this timer will completely disregard your second timer setting until the first one is complete.This feature, and the lack of documentation about it, made me think this unit was broken. If you were to set one station to water for a long time (say if you had a station that was watering your trees for 3 hours) and wanted the second to come on 1/2 hour into that 3 hours, it would be delayed by 2.5 hours! That doesn't seem right to me.One other gripe I have is that if you enter into programming mode (even just rotating the dial without changing settings) while a station is watering, it will stop all watering and not come back on once you rotate back to Auto.Pros: Well-made, manual lever works well, controls work wellCons: Undocumented functionality of timer means the two stations can NOT be watering at the same time.Bonus tip: (from instructions) - to water without interrupting the set cycle, press [MANUAL] button and then use + and - buttons to set from 1-240 minutes.In hindsight, I would have preferred to purchase the expandable version of this, by the same company - it was hard to figure out until I looked closely at the garden store, that the expandable one has little valves that plug into the main unit - expandable up to 4 valves. Each expander valve costs $15-20, far less than a single valve timer by itself, and trust me... as soon as you start running your drip lines, you'll see how fast you'll want at least 3-4 "stations" - and this unit only has TWO, regardless of the fact that it appears to have 3.

First of all, I will note that there were no surprises with this timer. The product image and description were accurate, and everything worked as it should.The timer has 2 outlets that can be programmed separately to water anywhere from 4 times a day to once a week with many options in between. The third outlet is a manual outlet that you can switch on on demand. To program the timer, you simply1. Set the clock2. Set the initial start time for either or both outlets3. Set the duration for either or both outlets4. Set the frequency for either or both outlets5. Turn the dial to autoThe buttons are fairly intuitive and shouldn't be too difficult to use. If it is raining, or will rain that day, you can push the '+' button once or more to delay the timers for a certain amount of time. I think the minimum delay was 24 hours, but my memory may be fuzzy there.The unit is fairly heavy, so you may need to bolt the included support to the wall and use it to prop the timer up so that it is not pulling down on your spigot. Mine was angled down already, so I chose not to use the support (it looks like it may be a bit of a hassle to set up). I didn't have any water leakage issues when it rained (batteries and electronics we fine) and there were no leak issues with any of the connections; they seem very well designed and are quality-built.One thing that may seem obvious but I did not consider fully is that if you split one of the timed nozzles into two hoses, your water pressure will suffer. By the same token, if you have both timed nozzles come on at the same time, your water pressure will suffer. I have yet to determine if the limitation is the throughput of the timer, or the actual spigot.I definitely recommend this, but just be sure you know what you're getting and what you're not.

It worked great for 1 year, 4 months, but in all fairness, I had it exposed to the Eastern side of my house which gets intense sun every morning. I think the electronics eventually got fried in the sun. It completely malfunctioned, meaning I couldn't even set the time, let alone set up the timers (length of time, zone, time to water, etc). I called Orbit customer support and I sent them the Amazon invoice for proof of purchase. They gave me a $75.00 coupon. I bought other products from Orbit. I won't buy this sprinkler/timer again. I will however, cover my new Sprinkler timer (that I bought from a competitor) with cardboard to "shield" it from the morning sun.

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After doing some research I chose this digital watering timer from Orbit. Turns out I did good. I chose the 3 valve version to make it futureproof. I needed a watering timer to save my veggies in summer while I was away on summer trips. This timer has a solid build and is very straightforward and easy to use. The functions are clearly labelled and easy to control. The display is very big and clear and tell you exactly what is configured. Mounting was easy as it came with a steel rod to attach to the wall to secure the timer. I am using the timer in combination with the Andrews 50-Foot 2 Tube Sprinkler Hose 10-12348 and it is working well. I have set the timer to turn on at 7 AM every day for 7 minutes every 12 hours. Although this is a 3 valve timer, only 2 valves work with the timer and the third is a bypass valve. I have been using this timer for 2 months and it is working so well I seem to have forgotten about it. The timer is big and I have covered it with a cloth to avoid any attention from curious passerby.This timer gets the job done.

This is a fantastic outlet and very easy to set up and use. It features nice big writing so it is simple to see from a short distance away. I love that I can have a separate hose to use manually without disrupting the timers on my watering system.

best watering timer ever

This is my second one,had my first one for 12 years…..works well and highly recommend