2 Outlet Sprinkler Timer, XinFuture Water Timer, Programmable Garden Hose Timer with Rain Delay, Manual& Automatic Watering System, Waterproof Irrigation Controller for 2 Separate Watering Zones

After many years and many different water timers this one is the easiest to set. I had 3 bluetooth devices that took much longer to program. And the valves on this unit are full flow; my sprinklers shoot 40+ feet. I have found the wifi and Bluetooth devices are a waste. I find water timers need to be set once a year if that much. The batteries need to be charged once a year. And on the wifi and Bluetooth devices they have to be reconnected to app. This device has no app, no network, it just works.

The product looks like it is well made and it should withstand the outdoor environment.Did it come with instructions? I think so. Never needed them; programming it is very intuitive and it even comes with Teflon tape to ensure a water tight connection.One simple feature it has over a different one that I own, is the color of the letters and symbols on the buttons. My old one is black on black; therefore, when I need to change a setting or start a manual mode, the caracters and symbols are much easier to see, especially since the location of the programmable irrigator tends to be in dark spots.So far I am very pleased with it. Should I need another one, I will order the same.

Actually, NO stars. We got home the night of June 5 and I contacted seller June 6. Cut off for return was June 3The timer arrived just before we left for vacation. I hooked it up but did not have time to turn on and test. When we got back, the night of June 5, our house sitter told us the timer was leaking badly from the BOTTOM of the part that screws onto the faucet (Where it connects to the unit). She had to turn it off, remove it, and water everything by hand. We checked it out, and it does leak a lot. In addition to the leak, it would only allow water to come from station B, even though station A & C had also been programmed. I know the time for return had passed by 3 days, but I had hoped it could still be returned because we were not home in time, and THE TIMER IS FAULTY. There seems to be no way to contact the seller or Amazon so we are out $ 45.99, watering by hand, and the dump will have one more item of useless junk. Sold by OlsenXF and Fulfilled by Amazon

So far, so good. When I first hooked everything up, the "C" zone valve was stuck open. I just cycled the manual mode a couple times and it works fine now. This will be a big help if it continues working. *fingers crossed*.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:Easier to operate, four hose setup, has manual setting

This thing is really cool. It has a pretty sophisticated interface, but it’s a little complicated for a first timer. It isn’t easy to pair with WiFi, but once paired it seems pretty reliable and consistent. It has a flow meter so you know how much water it has released. It connects to a weather server *somehow* so you can add a rain delay based on real time weather conditions. You can create several different weekly schedules. You can water once for a designated time, or you can cycle water on a timer, for a set duration, for up to 100 cycles without needing to reprogram or restart it.So far, the battery hasn’t dropped below 90%. We keep it on the west side of our house, so it does get direct sun for about 5 hours before the trees start shading it.What can I say? It works, very well.

For the money, you can’t beat this solar powered water valve. We installed it to run our drip system on our deck and it works great. Setup took a few tries to get it into the right mode so you can push your WiFi settings to it, but after that it was strait-forward to set up a schedule.

Minor issue but a bit annoying. When I first installed any unused discharge ports allow water to flow for a couple seconds made me nervous and left me with wet shoes.Easy to program and to place in manual mode when needed.