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Gardena 3-Cycle Electronic Water Timer #31825-25 | 
| Brand: Gardena
Category: Home Improvement
Buy New: $39.27
Avg. Customer Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 42
Media: Tools & Hardware
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 4.1 x 6.8 x 5.4
Model: 31825-25
UPC: 042206318251
EAN: 0042206318251
ASIN: B00023RYTK
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| Features:
| • | Three-cycle electronic water timer keeps your lawn or garden well irrigated | | • | Waters up to 3 times per day (from 1 to 180 minutes) | | • | Features an automatic on/off feature for added convenience | | • | Includes a quick connect | | • | Measures 4.1-by-6.8-by-5.4 inches (WxHxD) |
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Amazon.com Product Description
Durable and made to last, the Gardena three-cycle electronic water timer keeps your lawn or garden irrigated, even during the hot summer months. This compact and dependable timer waters up to three times per day (from 1 to 180 minutes) and features an automatic on/off feature and quick connect for added convenience.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 13 more reviews...
 Excellent Water Timer June 30, 2008
I've had this unit now for about a week, its up and running, and everything seems fine. Other reviewers have said that to program this unit you really need to keep the instruction manual handy, and I agree with this. Had the folks at Gardena used a different color scale for each of the four timing stages, instead of a black/grey scale for all four timing sequences programing would have been a snap. For example why not use a red scale was for the time of day, a blue for duration of the on cycle, etc., then no reference to the manual would have been necessary.
Other than the initial programming issue, this seems to be a well built unit which I look forward to using.
 Best water timer I've ever seen. June 28, 2008
Best water timer I've ever seen. Well designed, energy efficient and simple to set up.
Poor Man's Sprinkler System June 24, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Between the heat in Houston and the urine from my two dogs, my grass has always been an atrocity. I have known that water was the answer, but rarely got in a routine of sprinkling the grass regularly. The only alternative I knew of was a sprinkler system, but I haven't felt the need to invest. I live in a townhome and have a pretty small yard.
The other day my wife's aunt turned me on to a low cost solution - the Gardena 3-Cycle Electronic Water Timer. All you do is connect it to your faucet on one end and a hose on the bottom. This thing is real easy to schedule.
I ended up buying a two channel water distributor and connected it to the bottom of the timer, which let me hook up two hoses that come on during the scheduled time so I could water my whole lawn.
I have the "system" set for 25 minutes in the morning and afternoon. After two weeks, the grass looks better than it ever has before.
 Great for just one year June 14, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This is the third timer that I've bought to water my garden (in 3 years).
PROS: It workED wonderful. I required it on 3 times per day and going in two directions, one to a soaker hose & the other with a regular hose 120 feet from the house. We don't have good water pressure and I found it DID maintain enough for both directions without a problem. There was a little leaking at the connection but with a little turn it fixed it (this may be due to our hoses, not the Gardena water timer). It worked in temps as low as 40 degrees (I didn't attempt anything lower so it wouldn't be damaged) and as high as 90 degrees.
CONS: It's a solid product. However, at the end of the season, the display was worn off and even with new batteries, it doesn't light up anymore, rendering it useless (even with it being on the south side of the house with lots of shade most the time. Without the ability to program it I need to throw $$ into the trash (ouch!) It's was too expensive to have for just one year.
Maybe it was one of a kind but after 3 years of frustration, I'm searching for one that will be automatic and not a digital display. I cannot afford to be going through that price every year for timers that do not work. I was really hooked on it and wish it would have lasted longer. I'm going for "turn the dial" now.
pricey, but sturdy - limited features June 12, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This thing is solid. It has the same brains as Melnor's like it, but I've gone through 2 of those in 1 year. The Gardena promises to be a long-term fix, for just 30% more in cost. However, the features are limited - that is, I want to water 3 times a day (morning, noon, and early evening). This only divides the # cycles into the 24 hour period equally, so 3 times a day means one cycle happens in the middle of the night. That only fosters fungal growth.
Watering at 6AM and 6PM twice as long seems to work out okay.
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