Definitely saves the hassle of wondering if someone watered your wife's flower pots.

This was our fifth year using this system. Its starting to show its age but it has never failed me. I would buy it again.

The product is great except, I dont understand why it doesnt come with all four valves...it has four outlets. I had ordered two extra for replacement sake and the unit kit called “ Complete” ..only comes with 2/4 valves. That makes no sense!

Orbit is fairly good, with four zones and the ability to set watering more than once a day for individual zones. It's not completely intuitive, so I suggest laminating your instructions and storing them where you can find them in the spring. The unit should be taken inside to a heated area before frost, or the valves will pop and then will leak and not turn off. There are Youtube videos that show how to repair a valve that has popped. A battery is required and will usually last the season as long as you buy decent (not dollar store batteries!). Sometimes the mesh filter gets clogged and needs to be brushed clean, which I found to be a pain. It's hard to get all the hose connections to seal tightly without leaking. Very convenient as long as it works. I have gotten 2 - 3 years out of these

Work well so far. I hab a problem with one of the valve of the manifold but orbit sent me a new one in 3 weeks. Same battery since 3 month. Easy to program.The only con I see is that all the zone have to go on the same number of time per day. You can set different length for each zone though.Fast delivery and the seller answer fast if you have questions.

When we set this up, we had inadvertently set both zones to go on at once. Not great for keeping water pressure up. As it turns out, the timer is smart enough not to open both at once, and it only opens the second solenoid after the first one has completed the program, and runs it for the same amount of time.Another nice feature is the modular design. If a solenoid ever goes bad you can change that one part, not the whole time.It's a good product!

Very good product. It works good. Husband installeded it today 11 September 2014.Thank you.

Very happy with this timer and the price. Cost here was half what it was at a local shop. Having two timed valves is enough for now and having the flexibility to add more is really nice. For now I'm quite happy having connections for a hose on the sides for random watering of specific plants. Overall, this is a very simple product to use and setup, works perfectly, and is going to allow my garden to grow instead of get baked and die in the sun because I forgot to water.

The timer works, is easy enough for basic programming. Easy to install and setup. The timer has 3 different cycles available A,B,C and can turn 4 valves on and of, you can select which days to water or set an interval day. Seems like it would be really flexible but its not. If I want to run valve 1 once every other day and valve 2 every day you cannot. The interval is for the entire timer , you cannot set cycle A for one interval and cycle B for a different. Also if you run valve 1 and 2 on Cycle A it will run exactly the same on Cycle B. I wanted set Cycle A up to run valve 1 for 5 minutes every other day once and cycle B to run valve 2 every day 3 times a day. Can't do it. All valves run through each cycle if you set them up with run time and will run at the last interval programmed. So now I am running valve 1 3X day 2 minutes each in order to run valve 2. If you need this type of flexibility you would be better off buying the timers with only 1 or 2 valves. My lawn sprinker timers are much more flexible and this is what I was used to so expected this would have the same type flexibility.

For close to two months, I have been using both the newer 58872N and older 62032 models of Orbit's watering system. Both get the job done nicely but I took some precautions after reading negative remarks from other users.1. I always keep the controller inside a ziploc bag. I don't want to take any chances with the electronics being exposed to moisture. The controllers are also located in shady areas, not exposed to the direct sunlight.2. When assembling the system, I handled the valves with care. I don't over-tighten hose connectors because they feel as if they could crack eventually. That said, I have not had any problem with leaks so far.Water pressure through the old and new model valves is just fine. The 58872N is quite user friendly. I still have trouble sorting through the menu on the 62032. The 58872N looks cheaper but the usability makes up for that.I use top quality Duracell batteries in both models. After two months of almost daily use (2-3 zones triggered once a day), I estimate one set of batteries should last 6 weeks. If I really want, I could try to hook up a power adapter to the battery leads inside the controller, but I'm not going through batteries quickly enough to justify that.You can't beat this for the price. I ordered an extra valve in case one breaks and the replacement takes a while to arrive. By the time a controller breaks, if ever, a newer model with new valves will probably be on the market. If I get 2-3 years use from one set, I would be happy. Installing an in-ground sprinkler system involves so much initial and ongoing cost, and those sprinkler heads can break on occasion, so the Orbit system is a compelling choice.

With the dry, hot summer we've been having in Michigan, and my lack of an in-ground sprinkler system in my home, I was looking for a way to water my lawn without having to manually move sprinklers around, turn on and off hoses, etc. A friend recommended the Orbit timers, and after trying one from a hardware store that had only 1-hose outlet, I was hooked. So I scoured Amazon to look for something with more versatility.I ordered the Orbit Complete Yard Watering Kit (and 2 additional valves) about 2 weeks ago and proceeded to install it immediately. It's a heavy little doo-hickey, not all plastic like it looks, and feels well-constructed. It comes with a little rod to brace against the wall so gravity pulling down on this heavy mechanism doesn't bend or break your spigot nozzle (I believe you're supposed to screw it into the wall, but I didn't install that part of mine).First, lets get the bad news out of the way:There are indeed 4-outlets on this puppy, but with the above kit and ONLY the above kit you'll only be able to utilize 2 of them. You can buy additional valves to enable it up to 4 zones/outlets, but again, they cost extra. It's a bit misleading on the part of Orbit to sell a "Complete Watering Kit" and then require you buy additional values to enable all 4 zones/outlets on the mechanism. Search for: B003LY4I2I (this is the ASIN number) on Amazon to find the valves. The additional valves are not terribly expensive, but I still feel it's improper to call this kit "complete" the way it comes. Be aware of this fact.The installation of this entire system is fairly easy but little nuances can be frustrating. I recommend connecting all valves and hoses before screwing the base mechanism to your spigot, otherwise you're going to be shifting and moving the base as you're attaching hoses and valves. Attaching the input nozzle to my spigot was slightly more difficult than I expected, as I couldn't get it to thread quite right for the first few tries. After some manipulation it finally worked and I was able to screw it tight.It gets a little annoying screwing each valve into the unit, as there's not a whole lot of room to actually twist the fastener when other valves are already installed, but it didn't cause me a huge headache, just a bit of annoyance.The base mechanism is wide - I first tried installing the mechanism on my side-of-the-house spigot and I couldn't do it, as my downspout lies about 4-inches to the side of my spigot. Make sure you've got about 6-8 inches of clearance on both sides of your spigot to ensure you have plenty of room to install this.My spigots are the style with the vertical control knob/valve, and my spigot itself is angled 45-degrees toward the ground. With such spigots, I wasn't able to fasten the electronic control unit to the base mechanism itself as there's not enough clearance between the mechanism and the control knob of my spigot, so instead my control unit just kinda sits/hangs on the mechanism. Don't worry though, the unit is still connected by a control cable to the base mechanism, so it still works. I really have no other way to hold the electronic control unit up. A strong wind someday may come and yank this thing right off my unit, and I don't know what that will do if a valve is open at the time. For now, my setup works, it's just not ideal.Be aware that on each side of the base mechanism there exists an on/off valve which enables/disables the water for the 2 outputs on that particular side. After starting my unit the first time, no water was coming out and I couldn't figure out why, then decided to try twisting those nobs on the ends of the unit and voila! It worked like a champ.One other comment: when each of the valves turns on/off, you'll hear a loud "THUD" each time. It is not a sutble sound or a subtle closing of the valve, it's quick and loud. It's not a big issue to me, but my dog always freaks out from it thinking someone is knocking on the wall. And if your spigot is located on the same wall as your bed in your bedroom, you might want to set your timer so it doesn't enable while you're sleeping.Last but not least, don't expect a huge amount of customization of timings and zone-enabling functions here. The unit will proceed to turn on each zone one right after another, and you can't enable one zone this time and one zone another time, etc. They will all come on serially at the set time.Now, the good:The unit functions wonderfully! After first installation, there were absolutely no leaks whatsoever in the unit or any of the valves. I've set my unit to enable twice a day, and I believe you can set your unit to enable certain days on, certain days off, twice a day, once a day, every other day, etc. You can customize what time for the process to start, but every zone will run in serial (read: one right after the other) at the set time.I'm very happy with my purchase. Consider that buying this unit, 2 extra valves, 4 hoses, and 4 sprinklers costs a fraction of what I'd spend on getting an in-ground sprinkler system installed, I find the above shortcomings to be very acceptable.I still find myself checking the unit once every couple of days, but so far I've had no cause for concern. It's functioning wonderfully, and I'd totally recommend it to anyone.

So, for starters this is called a "Complete Yard Watering Kit" so you would think it is just that -- complete. I've purchased two of the older systems both of which included all 4 valves. However, since the picture of this item only shows two valves I was confused whether or not it included all four, since the 3 valve Orbit watering kit is much cheaper, so it would be cheaper to just by the 3 valve model if you just need the two or three valves, or cheaper to buy two 2 valve models than to buy this model plus two additional valves. So, I diligently scoured the listing and found no mention of this only including 2 valves in any of the negative reviews, and the listing specifically states it includes 4 valves, no less than twice:"Orbit complete yard watering kit turns your hose faucet into a 4-station sprinkler system""Connects directly to a standard hose faucet to provide 4 hose outlets with 4 independent controls."Clearly this "complete" kit doesn't turn your faucet into a 4-station sprinkler system -- it only includes 2 valves, so turns it into a 2-station sprinkler system. Also, it does not "provide 4 hose outlets with 4 independent controls" -- it provides 4 hose outlets with 2 independent controls. The listing even goes so far as to state that batteries are not included: "The timer requires 2 AA batteries to operate (not included)", yet makes no mention that two valves are not included.This is a complete waste of time and money. Now I have to either fork over $45 for 4 more valves for 2 units, or return these 2 units purchased under false pretenses and buy a 3 valve unit and two 2 valve units (I already have a single valve unit). Of course, I'll have to pay return shipping since they aren't damaged. I'm extremely disappointed since the previous system included all 4 valves, and despite me checking very thoroughly whether this system included 4 valves, I was still misled. I need these to hold down straw being spread tomorrow at the cost of $1000, which already has blown away once due to not watering in time and I stand to lose another $1000 now that I don't have the sprinkler valves I thought I did. Luckily Home Depot carries them, but I'm still would have preferred to buy just the units I needed had this item had the correct description.

I've only used this for a few weeks so far, so I can't comment about long-term reliability (which seems to be the biggest problem with these types of watering timers). So far it works OK - the sequential programming is a bit odd, but not a problem.I had to use a rotary tool with a cut-off disc to trim 1/4" off the tip of the end of the support arm that connects to the manifold. Before doing this, it would catch on the manifold and could not rotate into any usable support position.Also, the large control unit rises too high above the manifold and cannot slide into place because of the knob on my water valve. I put a brass y-valve above the manifold to give enough room for the control unit to fit on the manifold as intended. I should mention that my water valve is the type that has an angled knob and angled opening, which is not uncommon, but there are other types without the angled knob which would probably work better.It still seems better (so far) than other water timers I've used, so I don't regret purchasing it, but I would point out that it may be more than a 5-10 minute installation, depending on your water valve and whether you use the support arm. I imagine most people ignore the support arm, but I didn't like the amount of leverage placed on my copper water line and valve, especially after adding the y-valve above the manifold. Also, I put a plastic bag over it to avoid any moisture problems.