Best water timer 2018 – [Buyer’s Guide]

Best water timer of 2018

If you’re reading this, it is very likely that you’re scouting for the best water timer. Check them out and decide which one suits you the best to splurge upon.

Here, I will review 3 of the best water timer of 2018, and we will also discuss the things to consider when looking to purchase one. I hope you will make an informed decision after going through each of them. Before you spend your money on water timer, start by familiarizing yourself with the various types.

Test Results and Ratings

Rank	№1	№2	№3
Product
Total	4.8	4.5	4.3
Ease of use	5 points	4 points	4 points
Materials	5 points	4 points	4 points
Performance	5 points	5 points	4 points
Quality	4 points	5 points	5 points
Awards

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№1 – Melnor 4-Outlet Digital Water Timer

Pros

Flexible programming allows you to set how often and how long to water different areas. Each zone is programmed independently and can water up to 24 times per day, with the option to water on individual days or scheduled intervals.

2-Piece 4 zone electronic programmable hose timer. Easily detach the large LCD screen from the valve – no need to lower yourself to faucet level to reschedule this irrigation controller. Just unplug the connection cord and you can set up the timer anywhere you want!

Cons

Not found yet.

Why did this water timer win the first place?

I don’t know anything about other models from this brand, but I am fully satisfied with this product. The product is very strong. Its material is stable and doesn’t crack. I really enjoy the design. It is compact, comfortable and reliable. And it looks amazing! I was completely satisfied with the price. Its counterparts in this price range are way worse.

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№2 – Instapark PWT-07 Outdoor Waterproof Digital Programmable Single Outlet Automatic On Off Water Faucet Hose Timer with Rain Delay and Manual Control

Pros

Single-station digital programmable faucet water timer with impulse solenoid valve attaches to any garden outdoor hose faucet with a standard ¾” (GHS) thread and offers flexible and effective control of watering frequency and duration with simple, straightforward, fool-proof, and user-friendly programming

Cons

A little bit expensive.

A little bit heavy.

Why did this water timer come in second place?

The design quality is top notch and the color is nice. Seems that the material is good. It has a very beautiful color but I don’t really like the texture. I like this product. For such a low price, I didn’t even hope it to be any better. It’s decently made. I really liked it. It is amazing in every aspect. It did even exceed my expectations for a bit, considering the affordable price.

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№3 – Orbit Single Outlet Programmable Hose Faucet Timer

Pros

Rain delay for water conservation

Heavy Duty weatherproof construction

Run time from 1-240 minutes (4 hours)

Cons

The handle could be of better quality.

Fairly expensive.

Why did this water timer take third place?

It doesn’t squeaks nor bents. Looks great in my apartment. A very convenient model. It is affordable and made of high-quality materials. It is inconvenient to use due to the size. I am going to get something different next time. I liked the design. We’ve been using it for 2 months and it still looks like brand new.

water timer Buyer’s Guide

Focus on your goals

Like their indoor counterparts, every smart garden device does one or both of the following: senses the environment around it and/or automates a task. Smart outdoor devices will thus help you learn about your environment, help it thrive or both. Robot lawn mowers focus mostly on automation, but still need to sense enough to stay within the boundaries of your yard. Both plant sensors and weather monitors focus mostly on senses, but can still send you push notifications and act as triggers for other automation devices. Connected sprinklers gather weather information, and use it to automate a watering schedule.

Plant sensors

This is the only category of smart outdoor tech that can actually be used indoors, making them great for keeping a potted plant alive. Even the simplest plant sensor we’ve seen measures soil moisture, and compares that info against a plant database to give you specific advice about when to water that species of plant. You’ll even get push notifications reminding you to water from all plant sensors we’ve tested, so you can steer clear of accidental procrastination.

Weather sensors

Even more of a niche item than most smart garden tech, weather sensors can be quite useful in certain scenarios. They’re the optimal device for learning more about your surroundings in general. Plus the included sensors can be used to monitor sensitive areas of your home, like a wine cellar or a child’s room. Short of having a specific use in mind though, you might not find much value in these devices beyond what you can get from the dozens of free weather apps.

Light bulbs

If that’s the case, you might need a device with a specialized signal. Your options include frequencies such as Z-Wave and ZigBee — which use less power than Wi-Fi, but need a hub to translate the signal for your router. The Blossom Smart Watering Controller supplements its Wi-Fi signal with a power line connection, which uses the electric wiring in your home to transmit signals.

You might also find devices that use Bluetooth, which connects directly to your smart phone and uses less battery than Wi-Fi, but doesn’t let you access your device remotely. The GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub — a smart sprinkler controller — goes one step beyond Wi-Fi using cellular signal provided by US carrier AT&T, allowing you to stay connected to your device even if your router fails.

Rain Bird SST400I Simple To Set Indoor Timer

The Rain Bird SST400I is among the most versatile and easy-to-set-up sprinkler timers in the market. The white unit weighs about 1.5-pounds, is made from high-quality plastic, and is designed for indoor use. It features a 4-zone design that conserves water and minimizes wastage.

The automatic unit comes with auto rain off that prevents over watering especially in the rainy season. Its easy-to-install mechanism makes fitting it on most water systems simple and easy whereas the large dial makes selection very convenient.

It’s a top choice because of its versatility, easy to install and maintain, and works seamlessly. People also love its decent size of 1.x x inches and simplicity. Unfortunately, the LCD display isn’t backlit.

ORBIT One Outlet Single-Dial Hose Faucet Timer (Blue)

You can effortlessly water your lawn, backyard, and garden without wasting water with this green-colored timer by Orbit. The plastic unit is very light and weighs 0.pounds. It’s also very compact courtesy of its dimension of 10.x 6.6x inches.

Installing it on most systems is stress-free since it comes with a brass swivel coupling. The heavy-duty unit is weatherproof and can work both indoors and outdoors and runs on AA batteries.

Rain Bird SST600I Simple To Set Indoor Timer

This gray timer allows you to independently set different zones and comes with a built-in wiring cycle and troubleshooting valves. The fairly light and small accessory weighs 3.ounces and won’t be too heavy for the systems. It also features a decent size of 1.x x inches and only occupies a very small space.

The energy-efficient timer doesn’t need any backup battery and comes with a quality and advanced surge protection for safety and durability. For controlling up to zones, this accessory features automatic indoor watering timer.

Melnor 301Digital Water Timer

This nice-looking and sturdily built timer is designed to water a region for as many as times in a day. The gray/yellow accessory is famed for its effectiveness and efficiency and conserves water as well as power.

It occupies the second position because of high quality, simple to install, works perfectly and is easy to program. However, it is only suitable for a single zone.

Orbit Single Outlet Programmable Hose Faucet Timer

You no longer need to manually control the sprinkler system or use a manual timer. You also shouldn’t waste water or energy because of using an obsolete or unreliable system. With this gray sprinkler timer by Orbit, your lawn or garden will be watered when you desire without your intervention.

It can run nonstop for as many as 240 minutes and comes with Rain Delay to prevent over watering on rainy days. The heavy-duty piece is sturdily built to withstand regular use and the elements and comes with a weatherproof construction. You can also override the setting by using the manual override feature.

Reports indicate that our previous pick, the cheaper Gilmour Pattern Master Oscillating Sprinkler 7900PP, broke too quickly, so our new pick for best sprinkler is the Gardena ZoomMaxx Oscillating Sprinkler. If the ZoomMaxx is unavailable, we recommend the Naan Irrigator Pro, a rotating sprinkler that doesn’t put out as even a stream as our top pick, but delivered some of the most consistent flow among the other models we tested. Our budget pick is the Naan Irrigator Large Round Specialty Sprinkler, which gets the job done but is stationary and doesn’t offer a perfect stream.

Our pick

This compact, effective sprinkler can water anything from a mere 10-by-10-foot square up to a 40-by-60-foot rectangle of lush lawn. We measured its output at 1, 5, 10, 15, and 2feet, and it proved to be among the most consistent water distributors in our test. That means you’ll get roughly the same amount of water over the entire area you’re sprinkling: no dry spots or flood zones.

Impact Sprinklers Need Good Water Pressure

These so-called “impact” sprinklers can be adjusted to rotate in angles covering 0-360° (depending on model) so you can select exactly where you want the water to hit. They’re the “best” type of sprinkler for your lawn unless you live in an area with low water pressure because without enough pressure the arms won’t move.

Smaller “rotary” sprinklers are similar but aren’t as sensitive to water pressure so they usually won’t get stuck in one position. Most can’t be adjusted to cover specific areas, but are a good cheaper alternative for consistent watering. “Oscillating” sprinklers are probably what you think of if you reach back to your childhood memories; they have a long tube with holes that roll back and forth, producing high sprays of water which move from one side to the other and cover a rectangular area.

The high sprays are an inefficient way of delivering water to your lawn, but they can do a decent job if left in one spot for a long period of time – and kids love running through them.

Orbit 5830Tripod Base with Brass Impact

Soaker hoses are quite familiar around the people. It sweats water from the entire pipeline. The soaker hoses can be used for small gardens or individual plant. It delivers water drop by drop. The water delivery rate is much low comparing to the other watering systems. People also use this system to avoid water wastage.

Drip system

The drip system is one of the best ways when it comes to water efficiency. The water is applied to the plants in a slow way. So the soil can absorb the water. There are also quite a lot of types in drip systems. This type of systems is usually perfect for vegetable gardens.

Change the head

Do not just clean the head of your lawn sprinkler. But also change it time to time. However, you will not change the head each month instead change it once in a year. Or you can change it twice in a year. Also if you ever find some damages in your head do consider changing it immediately. As it can cause water leakage issue.

Closing the deal

When it comes to actually nailing down a deal, buying a boat is like buying anything else: the more in love with it you are (or appear to be), the higher the price you will pay. Buying a boat can be very emotional, so it’s important to step back from that while you are negotiating a price, checking for online fraud, and completing the paperwork—that is, until you’ve actually closed the deal.

It’s also important (especially with a private sale) to make sure the owner actually owns her. Check the paperwork carefully, and if the boat is stored at a yard or marina, remember to ask the manager if there are any outstanding bills or liens on the boat.

Know Your Goals

Those who are new to exercise, or are just trying to get moving more, may get everything they need from a basic step tracker, many of which will give you an estimate of how many calories you’ve burned as well.

Those who are regularly active may want a device with advanced features, like heart- rate monitoring and automatic activity recognition, to help better gauge your workout intensity, overall health and the progress you’re making toward your goals.

Water Resistance

If you want to keep your fitness tracker on all day, including in the shower and when you go for a swim, you may opt for a device that can handle more than a splash of water. For example, the are waterproof. That’s also a plus if your tracker takes an unexpected dive, or if you want to track your swimming.

Features

Apple Watch Series come with optical heart-rate monitors consisting of colored LEDs on the back of the tracker that send light through the skin into the blood vessels. Before this optical sensor technology became popular, you’d have to wear a heart-rate monitor strapped to your chest and connected to your activity tracker to get your heart data using electrical impulses, which is still the more accurate option. While they’re pretty good, optical heart-rate monitors are not as accurate as chest straps.

Fitness Tracker Apps

Most fitness trackers have a companion app that shows your synced data, and then some. Some apps, such as Fitbit’s, let you change or manually log the details of your workout after you’re finished. This is especially important if you do a variety of exercises and want to differentiate cycling from running from yoga, which can make your calorie-burn data more accurate.

Many devices and apps will track the quality of your sleep, and you may be able to manually change the times when you fell asleep and woke up in the app, just in case your device’s automatic-sleep tracking isn’t perfect.

Food logging also is a popular feature. MyFitnessPal and MapMyFitness, for example, let you input all of the food and drinks you consume and will estimate their calorie counts to help you keep track of your diet.

An app’s design is also important. Bold colors, clean typography, an intuitive layout and charts can make it as easy to understand your data.

Garmin Vivoactive HR

Samsung Gear S) not only let you interact with your smartphone from your wrist (much more so than fitness trackers), but include built-in heart-rate monitors, GPS and other features.

In general, though, fitness trackers tend to deliver more comprehensive workout data and last longer on a charge, while smartwatches are better suited for those who want to be in the loop without having to take out their phones.

Energy Efficiency

The Friedrich placed 7th out of the ten 70 pint dehumidifiers we tested for energy efficiency. Still, it only drew 30 watts more than the most energy efficient units. In our 50% room humidity real world test the Friedrich drew 620 watts of power. Compare this result with the best performing units in this category that drew 590 watts of power under the same conditions.

Consumer Feedback

As of the time of this editorial review, the Friedrich received 4one and two star reviews out of 22total reviews. It should be noted that these reviews are dated as far back as July 201Almost all of the 70 pint units we tested had reviews only dating back to early 201at the latest. As we discuss here, those units with reviews dating back further are more likely to receive negative reviews.

Humidistat

The Friedrich features a delayed start and a delayed stop like most of the large capacity units we tested. The timer can be set in one hour increments up to 2hours. Many of the units we tested featured a timer that could be set in half hour increments up to hours and then one hour increments up to 2hours. If you need a comparable unit with a timer that can be set in half hour increments up to hours then we suggest either of the other two 70 pint units we tested that also have a built-in pump (the Delonghi or the SPT) as both of them offer this functionality.

Operating Temperature

The Friedrich can be operated in temperatures as low as 41° F and as high as 95° F. This temperature range is fairly standard in the 70 pint size class. All of the 70 pint units, with one exception (the Whirlpool), cannot be operated at temperatures below 41° F. Most manufacturers also suggest that their dehumidifiers not be operated in temperatures above 95° or 96° F.

Cord Storage

No cord storage is included with this unit. Again, some of the more portable units we tested have plastic hooks on the back of the unit to wrap the power cord around which we found to be a major plus for applications where the dehumidifier is moved around a lot and also for applications where the dehumidifier is used only seasonally and is stored for long periods of time.

Get Started

In this video, This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook demonstrates how to water smartly with a lawn sprinkler.

Water lawn deeply and infrequently. Sandy soils dry out quickly; loamy soils and clay soils tend to hold water.

As a general rule, hydrate your lawn inch of water per week.

Note, however, that it’s best to water twice per week, dispensing ½ inch of water each time.

Use a rain gauge to measure the amount of water emitted from the sprinkler.

Run the sprinkler for 30 minutes, then check the rain gauge.

Quick calculations will reveal how much water per hour is being applied.

Also use a rain gauge to measure rainfall so that you don’t over-water the lawn.

Oscillating fan-type sprinklers are great for large, square lawns.

For small lawns, choose a sprinkler that sprays a concise square pattern.

Rotary sprinklers have spinning arms that throw water in a circular pattern.

Pulsating sprinkler has a spike for easy installation anywhere on the lawn.

It will throw a 360-degree spray, or you can set stops for watering any angle.

Install a quick-connect coupling to end of garden hose so you can quickly attach and detach the hose from the spray nozzle or sprinkler.

Water lawns very early in the morning, not at night or at mid-day.

1Use battery-powered programmable timers to automatically turn sprinkler on and off.

1Choose a timer that permits you to set the sprinkler’s time on, time off, and day of the week.

Skill: Easy though it takes a little trial and error to establish the proper amount of water required for your lawn.

Final Word

First of all thanks for reading my article to the end! I hope you find my reviews listed here useful and that it allows you to make a proper comparison of what is best to fit your needs and budget. Don’t be afraid to try more than one product if your first pick doesn’t do the trick.

Most important, have fun and choose your water timer wisely! Good luck!

So, TOP3 of water timer

• №1 — Melnor 4-Outlet Digital Water Timer
• №2 — Instapark PWT-07 Outdoor Waterproof Digital Programmable Single Outlet Automatic On Off Water Faucet Hose Timer with Rain Delay and Manual Control
• №3 — Orbit Single Outlet Programmable Hose Faucet Timer

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