Product Description

Easy-to-program water timer schedules multiple watering sessions. Whether you use a lawn sprinkler to water your grass or a line system to water plants, adding a timer to your system can automate watering. The Automatic 2-Line 3-Cycle Water Timer is a two-line water timer that provides up to three irrigations a day for each line, so you'll be able to water the lawn twice a week and plants every other day, if you so desire. Featuring just three buttons for easy programming, the large display clearly denotes all information by means of easy-to-understand symbols and numbers. The unit runs for an entire season on one 9-volt battery (not included). Hoses and sprinklers are also not included. This extremely flexible system allows you to select watering cycles to best support your plant life. Water cycle times vary from one minute to 23 hours and 59 minutes. Weekly watering cycles may also be programmed. Either or both independent lines can be programmed for any specific cycle up to seven days in advance. Patented circuitry is completely sealed and water tight to prevent damage to electronic parts. A built-in washable sponge filter traps harmful contaminants that could clog or damage valves.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12257 in Home Improvement
• Brand: Claber
• Model: 8410
• Dimensions: 4.40" h x 5.00" w x 7.70" l, 1.75 pounds

Features

• Daily and Weekly programming available
• Large digital screen for easy reading
• Constructed of ABS plastic allows use with hot/cold and low/high water pressure
• Operates on one 9-volt battery
• 2-Year Manufacturer Warranty

From the Manufacturer
This 2-line water timer allows complete independent programming and operation from one hose bib with up to 3 starts per day, per line. With only 3 programming buttons, either line or both lines can be customized for any specific watering cycle from as little as 1 minute up to 23 hours; 7 days in advance. Functions with operating pressure as low as 1.45psi up to 174psi. Patented circuitry is completely sealed and watertight to prevent damage to electronic parts. Built-in washable stainless steel filter traps contaminants that could clog or damage valve. Constructed of ABS plastic allows use with hot/cold and low/high water pressures. Operates on one 9v battery (not included). For customer service contact: Claber, Inc. 800-930-4566 or info@claberinc.com

Customer Reviews

Works pretty well, good construction and quality
I bought this unit to water two zones of crops. I had not seen any other timers that had dual outputs, and would much prefer the integration of having to only program one unit. This unit did the trick.

I was pleased at the quality construction of the unit. The hose thread went on easily to my spigot with no leaks. I have very strong water pressure of 120psi and this unit is rated to 150psi so no problem there. There are quick releases for the lower portion, which again, is wonderful since you don't have to contort you hand to get on the hoses.

The unit is heavy, so you want to ensure your spigot portion is well supported. failure to support your unit could cause issues down the road. In my case, I had the orbit 4-port manifold attached, and this has a metal frame bracket exactly to do this purpose.

The timer itself has 6 settings, however only 3 can be used for each line. So if you have more than 3x/day water for your zone, this is not the unit for you! Fortunately I only needed 2x a day for each zone. It was a little complex at first to figure out how to program but didn't take long to master. Note the LCD does NOT detach from the housing, at least not easily.

Unit is powered by a 9V battery which supposedly will last a year. I tested by removing the 9V and replacing quickly -- the settings WERE retained, which is a blessing so you don't have to worry about reprogramming each time you put new batteries in.

The unit has a rain-gauge port and I did purchase the rain gauge unit as well. It hasn't rained so I cannot attest to the effectiveness but it was easy to install.

You might also want to know that the valves are smooth turning rather than abrupt -- this means the water cuts off slowly rather than slams the valve shut immediately. Extremely important factor for old homes with piping that hammers when the water valve suddenly closes. Very nice!

Overall, I'm pleased with the unit. It would've been nice if the LCD detached, but other than that I'm happy with it.

Ok
Heavy duty, obviously high quality. However, programming is pretty wacky. For example, the instructions and some menu options refer to the 2 outputs as "A" and "B". Some refer to them as "1" and "2". They even have it printed on the face of the unit, i.e. A = 1, B = 2. This gets very confusing as you also have multiple numbered programs. Another very frustrating thing is that if you use the weekly program, which is the one where you can specify the days to water (not sure how that equals "weekly") you must run the specified programs for each zone. In other words, it's not possible to water zone A on Monday and zone B on Tuesday. Not a huge deal, I water zone A at 5:00 AM and zone B at 6:00, but I would have liked to water both at 5:00 on different days. Not sure how this compares to other brands, but if this is representative, these guys need to hire a human interfaces consultant. It would be very easy to create a better interface

claber dual hose timer
I have previously purchased 4 of these things for a home we have in the mountains. The original purchase 3 or 4 yrs. ago gave up the ghost last summer and I am now replacing it with 2 additional timers. When these things work, they work flawlessly but when the display has been exposed to direct sun light the digital read out is impossible to discern and the life of the unit is short. Still cheaper than installing an underground system for the three months it is used.