Orbit 56082 3-Outlet Hose Watering Timer, Green… (1) (Pack of 1)

This is honestly the best timer I’ve purchased! I just have a simple watering system and this timer is perfect for 2 zones. It is as simple as it gets to set up and the added quick hose off/on valve makes this timer a total winner. The first one I bought I think it lasted for over five years through all seasons uncovered. It stillworks, but was acting funny when I first turned it on this year, so purchased a new one just in case it quits since it’s for my garden. I hope they keep this one on the market! Been very happy, I can rely on it when leaving on vacay and not stress about having to have someone water my garden.If there were one thing I could change or upgrade it would be being able to program a specific time for the second watering in a day instead of every 12hrs. But, thats just a personal note. No cons about this timer and I’ve had several.

If you are setting up a watering system, you will love to use a timer! It is super easy to set up. Then you can sit back and enjoy your flowers or vegetables or fruit trees! You no longer have to think about watering. Let the timer do that. You attach one end at the hose bib (where the water comes out) and then attach the hose to the other end. Then you set the clock. After you have set the clock, set what time you want the watering to start. Then decide how long the water should flow. Let the timer do the rest! And you don’t have to think about watering any longer.**I highly recommend this timer**

EDIT: 07/06/2020 Well, the 3rd 3 outlet Orbit Timer bit the dust this morning. Or rather, I noticed it for the first time. I'm not sure how long the water has been running on station 3. It was just continuous. There was a small pond among the trees we were trying to water towards the road. The brush hide the constant flow. I can't tell you how disgusted I am with these timers. When will ORBIT step up to the plate and realize they're manufacturing a defective product?? END OF EDIT.These timers are easy to attach, easy to program and easy to manually control. We've been using Orbit timers for a few years now. In May of 2015, we bought 2 Orbit 3-outlet timers for the first time, model 56082 from Amazon. We bought another 3-outlet Orbit timer, as well as 2 single outlet Orbit timers locally. Five timers in all: 3 of the 3-outlet times and 2 of the 1-outlet timers. Then in May of 2017, we bought another 3-outlet timer from Amazon to replace one that had stopped working. And in May of 2018, we bought another single outlet timer from Amazon to replace one that had stopped working.It never occurred to us to seek a replacement or refund from Orbit, because they did work for us for awhile, even watering everything on our property while we vacationed. We were impressed. And we were not aware that they had a 6 year warranty.Last year we unhooked all of our perfectly functioning Orbit timers, removed the batteries, cleaned them, and put them in storage, like we always do. This year, we pulled them out, put in new batteries, and attempted to program them for watering. To our consternation, we discovered that none of the 3-outlet timers would program correctly, would not turn off even when we switched them to off and would not respond to manual control. An outlet might work or...it might not. It was just random what these timers would do. They're designed to run one station at a time, but the first one wouldn't turn off, but the second one would begin, so that 2 outlets were running at the same time on the same timer and they would not shut off unless we turned the water off. And one of the single timers did that same thing [not responding to the programming].Now we couldn't trust any of them to do our watering and/or function correctly. We have a water well and the possibility of these things coming on and staying on while we're on vacation or otherwise gone for a few days runs the risk of flooding our watering areas and/or ruining our very expensive water well.So, we decided to buy all new Orbit timers to replace all of the non-working ones. On June 22, 2020, we ordered from Amazon 3 brand-spanking new 3-port timers, model 56082, as well as 2 brand-spanking new single port timers, model 62061Z to the tune of $290. Five brand-new timers in all. They arrived on the 25th and 26th of June, 2020. On the 27th, we put new batteries in, programmed them, attached them to the water faucets, connected the water hoses to each outlet and thought we were good to go.The next morning, on the 28th, imagine our surprise to wake up and see 2 of the brand-spanking new 3-port timers had not shut off and would not respond to turning the timers off. We had to shut the water faucets off. The other 3-port timer looked like it hadn't watered from outlet 2, so we tried doing it manually, but it wouldn't respond to a manual command. We always water in the wee hours of the morning before the sun comes up. The watering is always finished before daylight. Anyway...So, we took the timers off the faucets, took the battery packs out, allowed the memory to clear, reinstalled the batteries, reprogrammed them and reinstalled them. We ran tests through all the cycles, setting each outlet at 2 minute intervals. They worked. Then we cycled through all outlets to see if they would respond to manual control and all seemed well, giving us hope that they were going to function correctly.The following morning, the 29th, we woke to the same problem on 2 of the 3-outlet timers. Not one to give up easily, I ran them [my husband had already given up] through multiple tests, removing and reinserting the batteries, reprogramming and testing ad nauseam. Finally, I gave up too and decided to send these two 3-outlet timers back. UPS is scheduled to pick them up today, the 30th of June, 2020.These were brand-new and defective right out of the box. We are so disappointed in the compromised quality of these Orbit timers. At the first inkling that these things were defection, we should have re-boxed them all and sent them all back immediately. As of now, we're returning 2 of the 3-outlet timers. And we're going to be vigilantly aware of the performance of the ones we're keeping. If there's even a hint that one functions incorrectly, it's going back immediately.What has happened to the integrity of companies that are mass producing defective products? It's just all about the bottom line -- $$$. And there are probably multitudes of buyers unaware of Orbits 6 year warranty and just end ups trashing them. Should not companies be accountable for their defective products? I think so.We weren't aware that these timers have a 6 year warranty or exactly what that warranty covered. Perhaps companies like Orbit count on the ignorance of its customers. Orbit needs to be on top of all these negative comments. Now we're hesitant to order replacements and we do not, as of right now, recommend them to anyone.

I have purchased this product four times from Amazon and purchased several previously at Home Depot. Most have lasted quite some time and performed well. However, the one I purchased a couple of months ago has stopped working and nothing seems to fix it. The timer stopped functioning at some point, which I noticed when my plants looked dry. Also, the manual function only works every other time I attempt it. Furthermore, there does not appear to be a way to get customer support on Amazon, so that’s also a disappointment. Nevertheless, because of my successful history with the product I’ve ordered another and will report on how well it performs.

This has been a great addition to our yard and has paid for itself many times over. We had nothing but problems with our expensive built-in Irritrol (Irritating?) system over the years; it was confusing to program and something was always wrong with it, requiring annual visits from technicians that cost upwards of $100. However, just this morning I went out into the yard and it was still on two hours after it should have shut off, and there was a small flood in the yard. The problem? The batteries were getting weak and needed to be changed; they hadn't been changed since I installed the unit in the spring of 2024, and they spent a year outdoors in Phoenix, Arizona. Reinstall new batteries every year, and you should be good to go.

Love it! Timer accuracy is great and has helped get my yard back to where it needs to be. Display is very easy to read and easy to program. Definitely a time saver when taking care of lawn.