Raindrip R560DP Automatic Drip Irrigation Watering Kit with Customizable Timer for Containers and Hanging Baskets, Waters up to 20 Plants, Includes 20 PC Drippers, Black

This was my first experience setting up drip irrigation. I have a vegetable garden in large buckets and this works perfectly. I have it set to automatically water early in the morning. It was easy to set up and the timer has a good number of options. I feel like it was a great value for the money and very water efficient.

We were going out of town for several weeks and I wanted to make sure the plants on our deck didn't shrivel up and die in the torchy sun here in Central Texas. My son recommended this device so I bought it and set it up. It was easy to install - I deployed it in less than an hour. Wasn't too sure how to set the timer and how much water flow was needed. I set it for watering twice a day, 5 minutes at a time. It worked! When we got home, our plants were thriving. A couple plants died from overwatering but the bulk of them did very well. Very reasonably priced with fast shipping.

This system was relatively easy to setup. I had 18 pots on drippers. Six of the emitters did not work properly, they did not drip, just a steady stream of water. Their customer service got back to me quickly. Hugo suggested a couple of things to try, which I did. I still had several emitters that did not drip. Hugo then sent me a package of replacements with plenty of spares. All is good now, system works great for 3 weeks. I appreciate the prompt and positive response I got from customer service.

I bought this for my 2 -year-old potted Meyer Lemon tree because I was going to out of town a few times during this past summer. It was trial and error to figure out how many spouts to attach to the little tubing as I wound it around and around the base of the tree in. Also had to test how frequently and how long to have it water the 16” pot. Finally settled on 5 minutes every 12 hours (had about 12 watering thingys on the tube). It worked great all summer. Tree is green and healthy with 15 fat lemons still turning from green to yellow. But a couple of weeks ago I noticed it was leaking from the faucet connection. I turned off the water, unscrewed and examined it. Couldn’t see any obvious problem, so cleaned threads on faucet and inside connector with a brush. The little filter-screen washer looked clean, but on a hunch, I removed it and put in a new plain rubber washer, and wrapped nylon plumber’s tape three time around the faucet threads. When it was reconnected, I used channel lock pliers to gently tighten it beyond hand-tightening. When I slowly turned the water back on —not full force, just enough to see the water bubbling out when I put it on manual. No more leak! Still working great, but I’ll have to remove the system for the winter, drain all the parts and put it away until next spring. The lemon tree comes inside on an enclosed porch where I have to watch the temperature all winter. It does freeze here in Central Texas! One more note: I have learned that the best way to store the lemons until I need one is to leave them on the tree indefinitely.

The raindrip system works well, until the cheap plastic hose connection adapter snaps into. The website lists no identical replacement part. The outlet connection does not have standard garden hose threads, so that won;t work. I have contacted support to find a solution. If support comes though with a solution, I will increase my rating for sure.

Super easy to set up took me five minutes. Comes with everything you need besides the batteries

First, let me say that the concept of this kit is really great. The amount of materials included is adequate for its purpose. The timer, while difficult to understand and lacking greatly in programming flexibility, does an adequate job of controlling the water. But.... The drippers are J, U, N, K. JUNK!!!I set this system up to water a total of six containers, using 2 drippers in each of the 4 larger containers, and 1 each in the smaller containers. The test run with the timer on manual performed as expected, except 1 of the 2 drippers in 2 of the large container didn't operate properly. After 30 minutes of operation, 1 dripper hadn't emitted any water, and the other failed dripper had allowed less than (guessing here) about a CUP of water. The other dripper in each of the 2 failed pairs had emitted a decent amount of water. I am not sure is was the amount promised (should have been around a quart) but it seemed to be working OK. One of the single drippers was OK, (container 6). But the other single one was allowing very little water to pass, (Container 5).Specifications of the installation are: Water pressure at faucet was between 45-50 pounds PSI. Total run of the tubing was about 30-feet. Total number of installed drippers was 10, in groups of 2,2,2,2,1,1. The containers with the double drippers were closest to the timer, and the single drippers at the end of the run. The Initial failed drippers in the twin groups were in containers 2 and 3. and the single container failure was in container 5. Container 6, the farthest from the timer actually was outputting the greatest amount of water. I double checked the 1/4-inch water line to verify there were no kinks, and only 1 very slight leak at dripper #10. (This was the dripper in container 6 that WAS emitting water. )Becoming frustrated with the significant inconsistencies of the system, I decided to swap out the inoperative drippers with some of the unused ones. After removing each inoperative dripper., (I cut the 1/4-inch tubing very close to each of the drippers, and water flowed from the tube with significant force.) I installed a new dripper in each failed location. (One at a time to test water pressure and dripper flow after each change, and learned that one of the replacement drippers also did not function. ) Fortunately, I was able to find 10 good ones out of the batch of 20 included in the kit, and retested the system. Finally, the system seemed to be operating properly. I set the timer to turn on every 6 hours, and run for 20 minutes. This gave 4 watering cycles a day for a total operating time of 80 minutes. At dripper rating of 1/2 gallon per hour, this should have output a bit more than a gallon a day, per dripper. This would put 2 gallons/day in the large containers and about a gallon/day in the small containers. I was concerned that this may have been over-watering the containers. But each was filled with a mixture of potting soil, compost, and about 25-30% of real garden dirt; and each container had drain holes to prevent flooding. I also felt that knowing the drainage abilities of the soil and the containers, and that July was generally a hot month in Missouri, over-watering was much less of a threat to the plants than under-wateringAfter a 2nd successful test run, and another 24 hours on automatic, I felt confident that it would keep my veggies and flowers in good shape while I was away from home for 8 days. On departure day, I double checked all the drippers with a quick 10-minute manual cycle. All seemed normal.When I returned, the plants in container 1 and 2 (2 drippers each) were dry, and the plants looked a bit dry, too. The plants in container 3 were VERY dry and wilted. I lost 3 of the 4 plants in that container. Container 4 was fine. Plants looked healthy, and the soil was damp. Container 5 was flowers, and they were dry and wilted; but not yet dead. (Heavy watering for a couple days brought most back.) Container 6 was flowers, and they were doing fine. I immediately turned the timer to manual to see what the trouble was, and water flowed all the way through to container 6. But predictably, the plants with poor appearance were getting little or NO water. I hand watered everything that was dry with the garden hose and when the timer was checked the next day, it was operating on the anticipated schedule.The moral of the story is that the quality of the REALLY IMPORTANT part of the kit is unreliable, and not to be trusted. (Hence, the 1-star rating.) If I could return the kit, I'd do so. But the return window had passed. As I am stuck with this system, I will attempt to locate some drippers locally that are made by a different manufacturer and see of I can save the system. I've invested a lot of time and energy to just tear it all out and throw it in the trash.