Orbit Complete Automatic Yard Watering Kit Valve

Discount Price: $14.99

Features:

• Additional valve for 62032, 94932, 91932 and 6273
• Leak free design
• Completely waterproof for uninterrupted operation
• Includes timer counting bracket
• Patent pending

Customer Reviews:

Fantastic... but... [Posted on 2007-09-09]
This system is great but the material quality is low. The outer casting is made from inferior material and it does not last more than a year. It will eventually crack inside the hose ring causing it to leak and need to be replaced. The units do have a lifetime warranty and so far Orbit has been good about sending me free replacements. Just remember to go to their web site and send them an e-mail explaining that the unit has failed.

Kind of a hassle but it sure beats watering by hand.

5 stars for the idea & functionality
1 star for durability

Excellent to do business with... [Posted on 2007-09-14]
Quick shipping and delivery. Arrived as stated and works perfectly. Thank you for your business and I would buy from this seller again!

Works for me [Posted on 2007-10-27]
I bought the whole system for my mother who is elderly and cannot maintain her yard anymore. The system works great for what we needed it for and the additional valve installs easily so we can utilize all four valve options.

Works as advertised [Posted on 2008-04-27]
Been about a month now and no problems from this device. Works just fine. Only annoyance is in manual (water now) mode, you can water either one station or all of them, there is no option for subsets.

In programmed mode you can water any set of the four per "time". You get three of these "times", independent of each other, per 24 hour day.

Waters stations in a given "time" in series, not in parallel, so only one valve is open at a time. This is a Good Thing for us, but it doesn't seem to be changable if you want different behavior.

poor quality control, beware [Posted on 2008-07-01]
It's a great idea but is built too poorly to be worth investing in. I bought the kit that includes timer, 4 way splitter and 2 valves. One of the two valves failed within 90 days; i disassembled it, there is nothing visibly broken, and the filter and washer are clean.
The second valve lasted almost a full year before it did the same thing - no broken parts or wires or anything, just stops working and emits a high-pitched whine as water struggles to go through a closed valve.
The rub here is, you get used to not having to water and don't realize the valve has failed until you notice your dead plants or hear the whine. That ticks me off; if I water daily, I know when I missed a day. If I let Orbit do the job it may cause a disaster when it decides to not work. Buyer Beware - as noted elsewhere, the quality is wildly inconsistent.

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