If you'd rather have time to sip lemonade than spend time watering your lawn or garden, start thinking about a Melnor electronic water timer. Here's how simple it can be: attach the timer to your hose faucet, press a few buttons, and use the digital display to set the clock; then just press a few more buttons to establish a preset schedule, watering up to six times a day. That's it! You're free to enjoy a frosty beverage on your deck. Or water while you sleep in, taking advantage of the cool morning air to avoid excess evaporation. Either way, you won't have to worry about overwatering.

nice until it breaks

Cheap ABS plastic lasts about 1 year. Then it ruptures under normal water pressure.^M
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A metal version might last longer if I can find it.^M
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Avoid this one unless you want to replace each year.

Works great

I have used this timer all summer. Some reviews elsewhere claimed battery life was extremely short. I have had the same batteries in it for three months without any problem. It has been completely reliable and has worked entirely as advertised. Great gadget if you have just seeded a lawn and cannot be around to keep the seedbed moist.

Melnor 3060 Water Timer

I am very pleased with the operation of the product. We ordered two and one was defective when we received it. The return to Amazon was easy and the replacement came quickly, which was wonderful since we wanted them for use while on vacation. They both worked well while we were gone and were not as hard to program as other reviews of this product stated.