Melnor 65140AMZ 4 Zone Digital Timer, Black, Yellow

I was about to give them a one star review and return them but as it turns out, they just needed new batteries. It doesn't take much to power the display but apparently the valve operation needs pretty fresh batteries. The problem was that zones would be just running all the time and the timer wouldn't control anything. I had purchased two of these and one kept zone 4 open all the time so it's possible that one was defective. The other one and the replacement for the bad one worked great for a couple weeks and then suddenly multiple zones would be open and running all the time.I was using the cheap Amazon AA batteries and before returning them as defective, I decided to try one last thing, new batteries! Now both are working well again.Setting them up is easy and pretty intuitive. You just toggle through the different positions with the middle button and make adjustments with the arrows. I was confused about the days at first, I set them to 7 days thinking that meant water all 7 days but it actually means water once every 7 days. If you want them to water every day set this to 1.

This unit was very easy to setup and has performed very well. I wish each zone had the option for a 2nd watering time other than a standard hour deviation preset for each zone

I replaced one that stopped working a year later. The new model has a feature that doesnt really work which is a quick pull in and out insert. It is too sensitive to pressure and pops out

This is one of very few trimmers that allow me to water as often as one minute every 4 hours. I can use it to sprout barley seed for chickens and water multiple container vegetable gardens less often with the same timer. This last timer broke and flooded my garden, it would not turn off, after removing battery's shutting water supply off and a few love taps, i was a little upset it failed after less than two years. I decided to try my luck at there warranty policy and send it back per instructions on the Melnor web site. I got a new one back in the mail in very short order, no questions asked! Although it broke sooner than expected, ill keep buying Melnor products as long as thay stand by them!

I purchased this in January of this year. About 3 months ago it started to leak from the nozzles even when not on/in use. Then, just this past month, I got a water bill 3x higher than my normal usage, which translated to an additional $300 to my utility bill (double my bill for all utilities) because, as I found out, it was constantly running even outside the normal times when the display clearly showed watering OFF. It was just wasting a bunch of water (about 60 gallons per hour). Not even a year of use. As an engineer, I don't understand how they can't design something that fails into the off position. And this is the second Melnor timer I bought in the past 3 years and that one failed as well because it was leaking profusely from the nozzles. I really gave them a chance but no more. This brand quality sucks.

Easy to program. Reliable. Works for a month w batteries so far. Read instructions about first use to make sure you don't hurt it.

While we found this device easy to program, we were unable to determine WHEN to program the device for the desired results. We will be free-cycling this model, two of them, because we cannot determine when to program the device to start watering on Sunday in a 7-day cycle. And, because the device will NOT start watering the day after being programmed on a 7 day cycle. Instead, when programmed to run every 7 days, the device displayed "Next watering in 6 days". We need this device to run on a specific day every 7 days. And we think this device should start watering on the auto cycle the very next programmed watering cycle. It does not. I'm hoping the Hydrologic model we purchased does not have similar hidden bugs in the programming cycles. We are gobsmacked that any engineer would design a cycle timer in such a peculiar way. The customer is literally crippled by this programming code.

Performs well. Highly recommended.

Very satisfied, the plants are now very happy.

We bought this water timer to replace another similar but different brand that was one year old. We created a cover out of an icecream lid to keep the all day hot sun off of it as we think that may be what did in the other one. Just an FYI. This one is working perfectly so far and was easy to set up.

He adquirido varios productos Melnor para el cuidado de mi jardín, los cuales me han parecido de buena calidad. Este temporizador es mi compra más reciente y con él remplazo uno de dos tomas que colocaré en otra sección del jardín. Puedo decir que en mi nuevo temporizador observo la calidad de materiales propia de la marca, así como una usabilidad adecuada. El temporizador me permite optimizar el riego de mi jardín, que es justamente lo que requería. Para prolongar su vida útil tomé estas medidas: 1) Lo instalé a la sombra; 2) Conecté una de las cuatro mangueras mediante conector rápido, previendo que necesite desconectarla; 3) Coloqué baterías alcalinas no recargables, conforme a las especificaciones del manual; y 4) Me he trazado un plan de limpieza del dispositivo, con el propósito de retirar polvo y residuos (en la zona suele haber corrientes de viento que arrastran polvo y hojas de pino). Por lo demás, recibí el producto en la fecha indicada y correctamente empacado.

Works very well had a little issue initially but they were quick to help and resolve my problem

Seal is appalling. Water sprays everywhere from the tap and the joint. Really really poor product !!