","image":["https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91pooK3NjUL.jpg","https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51KJvBaOVdL.jpg"],"offers":{"@type":"Offer","priceCurrency":"VUV","price":"26371.00","itemCondition":"https://schema.org/NewCondition","availability":"https://schema.org/InStock","shippingDetails":{"deliveryTime":{"@type":"ShippingDeliveryTime","minValue":8,"maxValue":8,"unitCode":"d"}}},"category":" wateringequipment","review":[{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"C***L"},"datePublished":"8 August 2019","name":"Works well, easy to set up. A very good buy.","reviewBody":"My wife asked me to refit the water timer to the greenhouse trickle watering system as we were going on holiday in a few days time. True to form it failed to work. By my reckoning this was the third timer to fail in a similar number of years and I was wondering if they all had a 'warranty expired' clock built in, or is that a bit too cynical? With little time to spare it was an obvious choice to search Amazon for a replacement timer that could be delivered and installed before we departed.I discounted units from H...k as they had proved unreliable and any looking like the E...o unit brought back from a trip abroad were also off the list.The Orbit 96781 Timer looked like it met our needs and the description gave the impression that it had been well designed. It is a little more expensive than some others but had some features that I rather liked. Amazon Prime delivered the unit in time for it to be installed and to run a short test.Right from unpacking I was pleased with the Orbit timer. As a retired electronics engineer with a lot of software experience I decided it looked and behaved like a product I would have been pleased to have developed myself.- It is substantially made and gives the impression it should survive for more than the 12 to 18 months achieved by their competitors. (Yes, I did take them indoors over the frost period!)- The brass insert in the tap connector ensures it connects to the tap with none of the 'is it tight enough and have I cross threaded it?' worries experienced with some all plastic screw-on units.- No leaks, no drips; not even one!- The setup times are programmed using a clear and easily understood custom LCD display, you are not left in the dark about the settings.- The display continually toggles between showing the time and the interval to the next watering; so no worrying about having correctly set the watering cycle or wondering if an offset delay time has been set properly.- The time-of-day clock actually keeps accurate time.- You can log onto YouTube to find a tutorial for setting the unit up.Search for 'youtube orbit 96781'Later: Back from holiday.... the tomatoes and other crops are thriving, the clock shows the correct time and the Orbit 96781 'Buddy HF' Single-Port Digital Tap Timer has earned the dubious accolade of provoking me to write my first Amazon review, while earning itself a full five stars.November 2019: Still working well. Cleaned out the greenhouse and disconnected the Orbit timer. Removed the batteries (always a good thing to do) and put unit in warm cupboard for a week to be sure it was properly dried out. Stored away in a polythene zip bag until next spring; lets see if it comes back to life; unlike some competitors.May 2020: Unpacked from its poly bag, fitted two new batteries, set the clock and a preliminary set of start times... all without reference to the instructions as it is so easy to do without them. Connected to the tap and trickle watering pipe and turned on the water; not a drop leaked out. Used the manual off/on to check the valve is OK and that was fine. Did a 10 minute test and that was fine. Later today I'm confident it will do a 15 minute watering cycle 'cos the display is counting down to it.Simply by working the second year the Orbit timer has outperformed timers that found their way into the scrap bin... and I'm looking forward to a really boring 2020 performance from the Orbit... it just gets on with the job it was designed to do... no excitement from worrying if the tomatoes are going to be shrivelled up when we get home!"},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"R***R"},"datePublished":"23 August 2019","name":"Excellent value timer!","reviewBody":"This is a brilliant outdoor timer. Easy to programme and the batteries have so far lasted 4 weeks. It was a pleasant surprise to see that the screw attachment was metal rather than plastic, which has given a leak-proof seal onto our outside tap. The instructions were also written in good English and were easy to follow.Despite recent heavy rain and also really hot days, the timer is withstanding being outside well. No errors or problems with it running. It seems to keep excellent time too. I will bring it inside during the winter when I have no need for a watering timer, but it has been perfect for keeping our plants alive during the busy summer holidays."},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"4.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"S***M"},"datePublished":"1 October 2019","name":"Works well","reviewBody":"This works well and is easy to set up and use. I like the manual override and settings are easy to change. It runs from a single brass tap to a connector, which in turn is linked to a 4-way hose arrangement so that different areas can be watered at different times.No problems with the operation but it will need a washer at the brass tap as it drips water constantly, which is a waste. At the moment I turn the water off manually but the whole point is that it designed for unattended operating, which defeats the object. Which is why I have knocked a star off. Once the washer is fitted I will amend the review if need be."},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"T***M"},"datePublished":"17 May 2019","name":"Wow - what's not to like?","reviewBody":"I have tried many automated watering devices for our current garden over 11 years but never have I had such confidence that our garden will be watered when we're away. Previously, other manufacturers units, even though drained down, batteries removed and the units store in side over winter, they are still utterly unreliable, if they actually work at all, the next year.I felt these new units may be a little tricky to set up for the first time but had I paid less attention to a couple of over cautious reviews that said read instructions VERY carefully, I would have progressed faster simply on the basis of the large rotary dial for step by step set up and the intuitive user interface.I have only bought these units (4 of them) this season (2019) but at this time I cannot praise them high enough. Well made, quality materials, excellent/flexible program facilities and high quality English instructions - whats not to like? I will also add, I love the information on the screen after setting up; how long to next watering of each station, etc - also you actually set the time of day you require watering to start with a manual override plus additional manual delay if raining. I only hope that if I diligently drain them, remove the batteries and store inside for the winter, they will work as well next year. There is a two year guarantee so I am hopeful. I recommend these units on the basis of my current experience as detailed above."},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"3.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"N***X"},"datePublished":"1 October 2019","name":"10 weeks of perfect performance , then it died!","reviewBody":"Loved this, easy to set up, easy to read...did the job. Then, suddenly after 10 weeks it wasn’t working. So I changed the batteries, and water poured out of the battery area! Currently drying in rice. I don’t hold out much hope for recovery. Such a shame, because it was the best timer I’d ever owned. Surely making it waterproof is the MOST important thing!?"},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"S***Y"},"datePublished":"26 July 2019","name":"Less than half the price of the HozeLock alternative.....what’s not to like!!","reviewBody":"I bought this to replace a HozeLock digital timer (which was more than twice as expensive). The Orbit Buddy is very simple and intuitive to programme and to use (far easier than my old HozeLock one). The display is easy to read (another advantage over the HozeLock one which had very small letters on an overcrowded display). It is well made and feels very robust. I had a little problem at the outlet end of the Orbit when connecting it to my existing HozeLock irrigation system, however, this was easily solved with the use of a washer to ensure a watertight fit. The inclusion of an extra washer would have been useful - hence only 4 stars for ease of install. All in all a good piece of kit which I am happy to recommend."}],"aggregateRating":{"@type":"AggregateRating","ratingValue":4.5,"bestRating":5,"ratingCount":6}}