Garden 4-Zone Watering Computer Automatic Irrigation System Controller Water Tap Hose Timer with 2 Solenoid Valve, Grey

We bought an identical set to this prior to our travels about 4 years ago. It works a dream and a set of batteries will do at least a year’s use. It allows the plants to be watered in a variety of timer settings, in many various options (length of time, times per day/week, choose the different hose lines (we use all four)). The only reason I am buying it again is that I left the main block connected last winter (idiot!) and the water froze breaking the seal of the main water splitter unit. It was better value to buy a complete new set so I have spares. The main unit and solenoid valves are all in perfect working order. In the past we have left it to its own devices while we were away for 8 weeks in the summer, and we lost no garden plants! It worked a dream. It also saves lots of time having to walk a hose around the garden, just give it a quick manual override and the plants are all watered :)

I feel I should write a review to give you an opinion on this but also to point out a few things! I am not an expert and had no idea what a 'solenoid valve' was, I do now! In the picture you can see 2 white box type attachments with a hose attachment on the end, these get connected at the back by the small black wire to the various 'stations'. This will then work your hose attachment on the programme you set. The other two hose attachments are not programmable unless you buy more solenoid valves, easily available through Amazon and only £10 each so not too much extra expense. You will need to purchase 2 more if you intend to run 4 different hoses off this system. In fact it is to me a bonus to leave one free as you can then attach a regular hose and turn on at any time to do some pot watering etc. The programming itself is not too difficult but the instructions are rubbish! You can work it out yourself with a little trial and error. The previous person who said it is a bit random in its watering I now understand. This timer basically works through each separate hose attachment at a time. For example, if I set the first 'station' to come on at 8am for 40 minutes it will do this programme and even if I put the same for the next 'station' it waits until it has finished the first programme. So, in fact the second 'station' doesn't start at 8am but at 8.40am. This doesn't bother me at all and may explain why the previous poster found it went off at sporadic times. Overall I like this, takes a little bit of working out and maybe buying an extra solenoid valve or two but it works now.

Bought this to automate the watering of four separate flowerbeds in my garden. First lesson is this kit only comes with two solenoids, which only allows you automatically switch On/Off two of the four hose pipe outlets. This may be enough for you but in my case, I needed the four, so I had to buy another two solenoids. Second lesson is that the programming is not what I was expecting. It is advertised as having 4 x programmes, 4 x cycles, duration setting and Interval setting. Well, I thought this could give me endless configurations if I needed them but that’s not exactly what it delivers. The logic is 1. You can have up to 4 periods of watering in a 24hr period. Each one of these periods is referred to as a Programme. So for example watering will automatically start at say 2am, 4am, 2pm and 4pm. 2. For each of the watering periods (Programmes) you can have up to 4 Cycles each with a predefined duration for each of the four water outlets. However, the set of four Cycle Durations you have defined is replicated across the four programmes. 3. You can set up intervals at which your predefined programmes will run, Daily, 1 every 2 days or one every 3 day etc or on predefined days of the week So as an example, I set up 4 x Programmes at 2am, 4am, 2pm and 4pm and four cycles each of 10 mins in duration to run daily across the four outlets…..This is what will happen. On everyday 02:00 - 02:10 - Water to Output One will run for 10mins and switch off 02:10 - 02:20 - Water to Output Two will run for 10mins and switch off 02:20 - 02:30 - Water to Output Three will run for 10mins and switch off 02:30 - 02:40 - Water to Output Four will run for 10mins and switch off 02:40 – 04:00 – No activity 04:00 - 04:10 - Water to Output One will run for 10mins and switch off 04:10 - 04:20 - Water to Output Two will run for 10mins and switch off 04:20 - 04:30 - Water to Output Three will run for 10mins and switch off 04:30 - 04:40 - Water to Output Four will run for 10mins and switch off Etc etc. It will actually work for me but is less flexible than I thought it would be. The programming logic for me seems like it has been designed by an Alien.

I was really pleased with this when it arrived; only product I could find that dealt with multi zone watering. Easy to programme etc. Worked well for 2 weeks than suddenly stopped working! Contacted the customer service dept details in the pack but they couldn't help either. Ordered another different Aqualin timer to replace but that doesn't work either. You may be lucky and receive an Aqualin product that works, but I wouldn't bother!

Bought the extra solenoid so that I could have three hoses going over a different time period. Very easy to use, little bit tricky to set up. Works perfectly every day or not as you wish. This has been working since April 2022 and the battery usage is still full we are now in the middle of June 2022. Takes the hassle out of watering your garden. Would definitely recommend

I bought this unit to replace a watering timer that had started leaking. In addition to the timer I also bought an additional two solenoid valves to allow me to stagger the times of the various areas I needed watering. The unit allows you to set when you want each solenoid to operate, how long for and finally when you want the watering cycle to repeat. I was away from home for extended periods during some warm and sunny weather and the plants in my polytunnel and garden were all watered sufficiently. I would recommend this unit to other gardeners who want or need to automate the watering of their plants.

LIKE It has 4 way option DISLIKE No manual option Mine has already stopped working after a year. Not really water proof. Cannot get hold of customer service Unnecessarily complex. Just stay away from this product

At approx £50, this unit is considerably cheaper than the heavier-duty units from makes like Hunter so it’s to be expected that it’s not as rugged as more expensive models. As other reviewers have noted, the English language instructions are pretty rubbish - a laser-printed sheet poorly translated with the minimum of information. But the programmer is pretty straight forward and the big dial makes it quite easy to figure out, so not a huge problem. The unit is supposed to be water resistant, but I’m not convinced that the seals will really hold up outside throughout the year, so I have made a rain cover for it from an 8L plastic waste bin (about six quid from Amazon) which I have lined with silver foil bubble wrap insulation, this should also protect it from extremes of heat which might crack the plastic. I have set the unit up to water my front garden and so far it’s doing a good job, though I’m only two weeks in so that could change. My only real complaint is that it is listed as a four-way controller, but you only get two solenoid valves with it, so it’ll only work as a two-way system unless you buy additional solenoid valves (at about £15 a pop). A fully populated system would set you back around £80.

Funciona genial! Muy muy recomendable

Il programmatore in un corpo separato dalle valvole è una soluzione molto comoda e intelligente. La programmazione è intuitiva. Tutti gli accessori fatti bene. La cosa più comoda a mio avviso è il funzionamento dalle due stilo tipo AA, quali forniscono l'energia in maniera più prevedibile - durano una staggione di irrigazione (forse anche di più, ma io cambio per non avere delle sorprese).

Ürünün yeterli turkce açıklaması yok 4 cikisli ama neden 2 tanesini ayrı satılıyor buda ürünü çok pahalıya mal oluyor bu ürünün kırılan yedek parçaları varmi

Cet centrale d’arrosage est très facile à paramétrer. J'ai acheté les 2 vannes en complément pour avoir les 4 canaux. La position "manuel" permet de tester ou d'ajouter de l'eau si besoin. Attention, on ne dispose que de 4 programmes (1 par canal) de 180 minutes maximum. Reste à voir la durée de vie de l'appareil.

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