The Best Garden Irrigation Timer - Orbit Single Outlet Timer 

Thank you for such a straight forward, simple, and informative review. Unfortunately, the prices on those timers have gone up, but at least they haven't gone up as much as gas.

Oh my gosh, thank you man! I too have gone through a ton of timers that break or are to complicated to program to bother with. So I took your advice and WOW! I didn’t even have to look at the instructions because it is so user friendly. 🙏🙏🙏 Fantastic honest, clear review!

It cost me 19.00 in Walmart. Very reliable. After a year, check it often for the low battery indicator. If its low, do not wait, replace the batteries immediately, because remember, the water is on, unless the timer is working with its batteries. It will continue working until battery is completely dead, after that, if after one, or one and a half years you have not replace the 2 AA batteries, it will cost you. Other than that, it is a lot better than the expensive ones, and very super easy to set.

I've had that timer for several years, or one very similar. It has never let me down. Great choice!

If you are on well water you need a filter before the timer or you will get particles in the water that will cause the timer to stick open. For a few years, I did not use filters and had problems with the timers sticking and flooding the greenhouse ruining about 100 heirloom tomato plants. Kept taking the timers back to the store and had the same thing happen again. Finally, the employee asked me to describe my setup and that's when I was told the problem was I had no filter before the timer to catch particles. Upon installing the filter and cleaning it every once in a while you could instantly see particles trapped by the filter. Orbit sells the filters, the threads on it are pipe thread and you have to buy adapters for a hose or drip hose to go on it, I suggest buying from a local hardware store so that you can get the correct adapters. This filter may not be needed if you are on city water. Also I would highly suggest only using Duracell batteries and never reuse batteries from one season to another. When it's winter take the timer and filter inside and store above freezing. If you don't they will freeze and inside there is a small plastic part that breaks causing the water to stay on. At the start of the new season put in brand new batteries and recycle the old batteries. All suggestions here come from experience and many many many many wasted hours troubleshooting.

I use these too. They are so easy to use. I also us a calcium filter as we have hard water. I use public water and recommend filters. Hope to be on a well soon. All the best

Diego love the info, so true it's easy to forget to shut off the water. The only thing that I would add, is a pressure regulator so that you don't blow out your drip lines and a filter for water that is not clean( spring water, canal water). You might want to add pressure compensating emmiters to keep consistent water pressure. I really enjoy your content thank you.

God bless you and thank you so very much I feel like I’ve got a couple of miles of soaker hose here I reckon. And yes I got A little over a dozen of those little mechanical timers and some on valves, And yes it is a drag to get out of bed or do you remember, well you know. So I was looking at videos and found yours that I have watched half of it a year or so ago and up jump this little old timer so I’m a try out a couple or three of these. Thank you and God bless you my brother.

Love mine. Buying a second one as I use them for areas that my main irrigation system (also Orbit) doesn't quite reach.

You sold me - thx!!

I bought it and I am using it in Saudi Arabia weather. It is working great .. I am very happy with it, great choice.

Awesome recommendation. I have it running and it works great.

Awesome... I'm buying one. Love the edgy presentation... conviction!

I purchased the Orbit a moth ago.... I agree it is a fantastic timer....

Awesome! Many thanks for the great info.

thanks for sharing. Have a great day brother!

great video! very useful information; thanks diego!

Great 👍 video thanks! I have the old version of the orbit and it kept breaking. I need to change my broken orbit hoping this version is better than my old one.

By the way, it’s very refreshing to watch a video without any ugly talking.

the twist dial programer is a game changer instead of remembering witch botton to push how many times to get into the programing set up about the only thing I would add is a flap over the display to block direct sun light and glare and at only $25.00 each You can have a spare in the shed ready to go next to your dripper repair parts

very helpful. thanks

I had 3 of these over the last 3 years, and 2 didn't last 6 months (just stopped working). The other one lasted one year. Don't know if its the water calcium, but be ready to replace them often. Still cheaper than a full 110V irrigation system though, so economic.

Thank you so much, Mate!

Thank you! This is my first time figuring out how to do this in my new house. I just got it and the previous owner took the ones that had been there. What hoses and sprinklers do you recommend? It's a pretty big back yard recently sodded with San Augustine grass.

Thanks Diego 🙂

Great detail.

Thanks!

helpful, couple of suggestions indicate how long battery last. show how they can be set up, you hinted at it, but a visual of how you linke them from a main hose to the seperate zones would be cool to see and verify. overall- thanks well done.

Great vid thanks. Ball park, how often do you have to replace your batteries on that Orbit?

Wonder if you had any updates on your irrigation setup? This is great if you already have your distribution setup done.

Great video, thanks! Do you know if this can be attached to a frost-free spigot?

Looking to buy my first timer for my first irrigation set-up. This one looks great. My only concern is if this will lower the water pressure on the sprinklers? Is it better to buy single zones or multi zones and how does that affect water pressure?

I'm getting great pressure with no timer on burried 5/8" garden hose. Sprinkler head to sprinkler head, I'm using 1/2" RTV drinking water hose. They're 25 feet and about the right distance for 2 sprinklers to shoot towards each other. Will I have pressure loss going through like a Gilmore 360° sprinkler that uses a lot of water? I connect onto my EOL and water missed areas sometimes. 🐀🐾

Totally agree

Nice.

I bought that exact timer last year, and that's exactly how long it lasted... I went to use it this season and it's just stopped working. I've yet to find a simple timer like this that doesn't have a propensity for crapping out after a season or two of use.

Now 2018 is timer working still? What battery goes dead when watering water stays on? how long battery last a month?Want hook one up for the lawn?

I used the same orbit timer you have, but this spring as soon as I installed it and turned on the hose the timer leaked. And NOT from the threads with the hose (I use plumbers tape for that) the leak is coming from the plastic under the threads (that rotates). Can you help me I don't know how to fix that?!

Is there a manual overide? Sometimes you come along on a hot day and just want to turn it on extra. Can this do it?

We purchased one to handle watering of a lemon tree while we're gone on vacation for two weeks. Our first attempt at setting it up, it started leaking. Any tips on connectors to make this work for us?

But what did you thread the drip line to in order for it to screw on to that adapter on the timer????

Are solar timers any good?

nice

I bought this from Amazon couple of days back but mine seems to be faulty as the water just doesn't flow. Even in manual mode.

Does the water faucet have to stay on

I've had an orbit that isn't battery powered (backed up) and what I don't like is if the power flicks off in the middle of the night I won't know if my clock isn't running my irrigation.

I bought one orbit 2 months ago, but it does not work. Water outlet is very small just drip. How can I solve this?

Do you not use a pressure step-down to 25 psi?

Is it dangerous for the pipes at all?

Hi again 1. Do you have to add psi regulation on front of timer ? 2.How long the batteries last ?

I've never had one of these make it even 9 months, literally go through like 4 per year and it doesn't even freeze here. Have tried the singles, the double outlet ones, the green and blue. Maybe my water pressure is higher than most people's but these don't last at all.

I am resending my lawn and need to water every 3 to 4 hours. If I set it to water every 4 hours starting at 6am will it run till 6pm or through the night to?

This timer is inexpensive and simple, almost perfect. For me, leaving out of the country for months at a time would be perfect if it also was solar, both batteries and solar. Otherwise it's probably going to run out of batteries after 3 months and that wouldn't be good, especially if it has to be reprogrammed after the battery change. There are solar timers but they don't seem to have both solar and battery, except one, and reviews claim that particular one leaks.

5 years later and now double the price.

How long does the two double A battery last? Is this waterproof as well? Meaning you can leave it out it the rain?

4 years later, how long did they last? Did you try the Raindrip anolog timer? No display to break

question , can it open for say 2 min on and 3min off and again 2min on 3 min off, continuously, say from 10 to 4pm everyday?

Wish it had odd/even day water schedule

Can u used this one for my sprinkler system

How does it detect if it is raining on a day it is schduled to come on?

Amazon has your orbit timer linked to a $63 timer. A search of the same timer NOT linked to you sells for $30. I think they are trying to screw you out of an affiliate referral fee.

I have bought 3 so far. In my humid environment, they last about a year. The upside is that you hardly ever have to change the batteries! half will fail before the batteries wear out. In fairness, every brand seems to fail. Orbit offers the cheapest disposable product that will fail.

every review on the internet says the orbit breaks and is inconsistant. i would spend more for a solid single port timer and still can't find which one is the best. I install greenwalls in peoples homes and want to make sure the orbit is super solid

leaving water on that you have to pay big bucks for is a big no no !

I assume this timer cannot withstand freezing temperatures

it is 35 dollars now. INFLATION. Thank you, Mister Biden.