Rain bird indoor 8 station controller
P**H
Very easy to install
Very easy to install. Just match the wires from your old controller zones to this one. Programming the scheduler couldnt be easier. Instuctuctions are detailed and include helpful picture. The two features I like the best are: 1) You can run it manually for all zones at one time. Many of these controllers only let you run one zonemanually at a time. 2.) You can do odd/even day scheduling. My address requires odd day watering. With my old controller I had to reset it when going from a 31 day month to day 1 of the next month. It could not handle 2 odd numbered days in a row....this one handles it perfectly.
R**T
Very Good Value
A very good value, for the price. It is a bit complicated to use for the layman, and the directions werewritten for professional installers, so it took me a long time to get it figured out. But, considering thesavings, it is a very good quality item worth spending time understanding. It's working just greatnow that I understand it. Good Documentation has always been a big problem in our technicalworld and probably always will be.
J**.
Generally effective with some flaws
Programming is very labor-intensive, and has only one program. However, once programming is done, it's very easy to run a manual cycle. So fairly effective. Manual is very poor. Customer service call-in frustrating.
Q**.
Great product. Priced well
Great product. Priced well. Easy to install. Working well for now. I do not anticipate any issues as I replaced my old rain bird that quit after a lightning electric surge after using it for a good 7 years.
V**H
It doesn't work.
I have tried for several hours to program the controller. I am a computer programmer but the operating instructions are inadequate and moving from one screen to another as the instruction states doesn't work. I strongly recommend that others do not buy this product. I am about to throw it out and buy another controller.
H**K
Reliable and Flexible
This review is a correction to an earlier review. I've been using this controller for more than 3 years now. I use it for my yard and greenhouse. Its scheduling flexibility is fantastic and it has proven itself to be reliable. The only 2 negatives that I have experienced were/are the 'clarity' of the written instructions, and the 'clarity' of the plastic used on the display. The written instructions (as I recall [I became frustrated and threw them away]) were written too simplistic, as though they were truncated to fit the piece of paper they were written on instead of using additional pages. The plastic display-cover is opaque rather than clear and there is no back-lighting so reading the display requires me to use a flashlight when I make adjustments to the programming. That said, I do recommend this timer and I would buy it again.
C**S
Easy to install and program with the instructions provided
Easy to install and program with the instructions provided. It met the requirements at the right price. Worked well so far over the summer.
H**N
Easy to install. Easy to use.
This product was an exact replacement for one blown during a lightening storm. Matching up the wires, it was easy to install. I'm back in business.
R**E
Three Stars
Takes some time to setup other wise ok
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