Orbit 62041 Metal Mechanical Watering Timer...

only 2 months of use but works as expected. turn the know and have water on for 0-2 hours. sturdy metal and works. recommend use of teflon tape at hose connections.

I needed simple... turn it on for X number of minutes then shut off. And it is well constructed and gets the job done. Too many others are have more features that I will ever use that just get in the way. I can set this timer for however many minutes and forget about it. And you do not have to download an app!!! ;)

A simple timer is a great way to water and this timer is very well made. You never have to worry about forgetting to turn the water off and its simple to set it to however long you want to water. I have it regulating a low pressure drip system. Depending on the weather I run it 10 to 20 minutes simply by turning the dial to the minutes I want.

I've been using the pastic version of these timers for 4 years! They worked pretty well but would get stuck in "on" position occasionally. Sometimes they were approaching their permanent retirement and sometimes kept working much longer! But I would given a rating of 3 stars because just as often as the mechanical failure occurred I'd lose on because the crappy plastic would break at the base of the neck the timer connected to the faucet or valve at the house. Then I'd curse them and wish that more products were made of steel instead of plastic! The plastic island in the Sargasso Sea in the South Pacific is now 3 times the size of Texas! I give 4 stars because I'm pissed they either didn't have the steel version when I started ordering them or didn't tell me about it! Either way, they lose a star for not getting the word out well enough!?

I purchased this Orbit Watering Timer (Part No. 62041) for two reasons. (1) It appeared to be constructed of metal and (2) It appeared to be of simple construction. My thought was to buy a simple timer and there would be fewer things to go wrong, and it would work for a long time. I was wrong. This timer worked for almost one summer and catastrophically failed. Here is what happens now. At the end of the watering cycle, the Orbit Watering Timer (Part No. 62041) will not shut off completely. It will not stop the water flow. The water flow is reduced but the water will not turn off completely. I put the garden hose in my pool, turned the water on full blast, and set the Orbit Watering Timer (Part No. 62041) to 45 minutes. From experience, I knew that 45 minutes of water on full blast would bring my pool to the correct water level. When I did this the Orbit Watering Timer (Part No. 62041) had been working perfectly for two months. I never considered it would malfunction. So, I left home to run some errands and never thought about the Orbit Watering Timer (Part No. 62041) again. About six hours later I turn onto my street, I live at the end of a very long, dead-end street, and I start to complain to my wife that whatever neighbor is letting their water run down the street is not the smartest, most environmentally conscious or considerate neighbor we have. Then, as I get closer to my house, I realize that I am, in fact, not the smartest, most environmentally conscious, or considerate neighbor on my street, especially after I partnered with the Orbit Company to keep my pool full of water. Of course, after parking the car, I followed the water from my street to the source and find out the Orbit Watering Timer (Part No. 62041) has been running at half flow for almost six hours. The water ran at half flow for an extra five hours and fifteen minutes. Not good, but that's not the worst part. I look up the ZeeBooth order and find out that the Orbit Watering Timer (Part No. 62041) has a one-year warranty. Good news, or so I thought. I called Orbit. I cannot get a live person on the telephone. When you call the 1-800 number and press the appropriate buttons to file a warranty claim you find out all warranty claims are handled via online chat. I think, okay, no problem, but I was wrong again. I've attempted to file this warranty claim seven times via the online chat and am unable to complete the process successfully. For some reason, I'm randomly disconnected or after what I think is a successful warranty submission I get a message from the Orbit, ORBOT that states, "Excellent, I will pass this on to Orbit Customer Care and someone will reach out within the next business day between 7 am and 5 pm MST." As you may have predicted, it has been several days, and I haven't heard anything from Orbit Customer Care. In the meantime, the one-year warranty term has expired on my Orbit Timer. I finally decided to give up, Orbit beat me down. I have wasted so much time with this Orbit Watering Timer (Part No. 62041) thinking that surely there is someone at Orbit who cares, someone at Orbit who will do what they say they'll do, but no, that person is nowhere to be found. I also realized that if there is a person somewhere at Orbit they clearly do NOT want to be found. I still need a timer, they are really handy if they work correctly, so, now I am off to find a company that produces a well-built simple watering timer. Although this time I think I may call their warranty line first to see if a warranty claim can be successfully filled should the need arise.