I just have to say, after a few years of using these timers (I have several) I love them! One thing though cover/shade the digital part as the sun can mess it up.
Thanks for a straightforward, thorough instruction! I had to take over the watering for my son-in-law, who moved, but with no instruction booklet for the 4-zone timer! One walk-through with the timer in hand, and it’s programmed. Oh yah! Thanks so much!!
Somewhere I lost my English instructions, and I need to set this by tomorrow. Leaving town for the weekend. RUclips here I come. Yours is the first vid I see, and I can tell it’s the best. Thanks! I’ll get this programmed tonight, so I can leave my new lawn for a few days without any worry!
This was awesome! I just bought one of these and am getting ready to install it. I hate reading instructions, so I thought I would check RUclips and see if there was an instruction on how to install it. You’re the first one I went to, and you have helped me so much! Thank you!
Perfect video! I understood everything you showed. The instructions that came with this timer were so small. I could see the writing but the buttons on the instructions were hard for me because they were black. Thanks for your help. My 61 year old eyes appreciates the video! Annejala
Fantastic job at explaining this. For the last decade I have avoided a timer for no other reason then the fear of not being able to set the timer. You made this so easy, I was able to do it the first time right along with your video. Thank you so very much.
It's been 6 months since I last viewed your video, thank you so much for leaving it up, I knew come winter I would not remember how to re-set this. I am sure I will return to watch again come spring, thank you so much.
Thank you! That was helpful because I wanted to know how to use the cycles. I understand the zones each coming out of a different outlet but the cycles was what I needed help with.
@JACK of all TRADES Dre It did indeed, I ordered one from Amazon immediately, and it arrived this morning. Unfortunately, I'm in Australia, and it has US standard threads, so I have had to order adaptors. All good. I'm looking forward to getting this up and running.
My sod installers set timer, but weeks later I did something that messed up the settings. I thought I’d never be able to reprogram it (and of course I couldn’t find the manual I was given). Your video was super helpful in my getting the timer set with the new settings I wanted. Your video gave me the confidence to make future changes if needed. Thank you! 😊
Thank you, for the positive comment. No I have never considered being a hand model. But my wife has always said she loved how soft my hands were. Which is weird because all I do is fix and work on things so my hands should be rough. Lol
Good job on the video! I have used Gilmour brand with only 2 hoses/zones on each, but they don't have the additional feature of cycles for each hose unless you'd use the 'how often' button for that.
I like Melnor because it has a lot of different features. This is my second time purchasing a new upgrade every time they come out with a newer version it has more features. Thank you for the positive comments I'm glad my video could help you.
No problem oh, I love this timer there is one thing that I need to tell you when the winter time comes take it a loose and put it in the house because if water freezes inside and it will break. Water is always inside of it
This was so explained able thank you so much.....I'm looking to get one to fill water tank as I can't get into the tank to install a float valve....this is great so I can time when to stop filling it..... great job explaining much appreciated it 💯
I'm sure those starting times were only examples but if they were your real watering start times than you could be causing more damage than good by watering in the middle of the night and for a few reasons. First when you water at those times of the night the temitures are often much cooler, which can cause many problems such as diseases, plant rotting, blights, seed rotting to name a few. But most importantly after each warering cycle is very crushal that after that cycle is complete you then need at least 4-5 hours of sunlight & that comes with higher temitures and why this is the most important reason is so you don't have cooler temps that can shock the plants but most importantly you need that 4-5 hours of sunlight to not only dry the newly watered areas out as thoroughly as possible so when your next cycle turns on the soil is almost completely dry so you are not watering soil that is still wet because the wetting of the soil followed by the sunlight drying out the previously watered soil, therefore, has not only dried out helping prevent the issues that I listed above but it will also get the newly seeded areas to dry out to a completion which causes it to germinate at a much faster rate and if your watering sod at night that can cause several types of blights & diseases not to mention rotting of the sod. I am judging this mainly on if you recently installed a newly seeded or sodded lawn. Mainly because if your only watering a couple of days a week than this expensive 4 zone timer is probably not your best choice. I refer most of my clients to purchase a timer like this one if they just spent $20,000 for me to re-seed a new lawn that would require you to water 4 separate areas throughout a larger area, say 25,000 square feet and you would need the four separate hoses coming out of each zone and if your water pressure is good enough then you could run multiple sprinklers on each zone plus you will need to water a newly seeded lawn at least 3 times for seven days a week with your goal to start your first zone at around 6:00 am then giving it a good 4-5 hours to hopefully dry out completely depending on that days whether and amount & temperature of the sun that is doing the drying out between each cycle. Next I would set your next cycle on that same zone for at least 4 & 1/2 hours so that would be 6:00 am - 11:00 am which are the two most important times to water having the most sun and textures ideally in-between 70°-82 ° which will come to a complete drying point or close to it and then you third cycle which I would recommend doing no later than 4:00 pm so you have enough warm sunlight to get the seeds germinating as quickly as possible. It is crucial to do this schedule for the 3 times 7 days a week so your grass comes in as thick as possible chocking out any weeds looking for bare dirt to germinate onto especially crab grass! That shit is the worst although it is only an annual and will dye off in the cool winter months but the seeds from it's previous year will still lay format until the following spring until the soil temperatures reach a desirable temp for crabgrass germination. Luckily your lawn is now almost fully established which usually takes two full growing seasons but that's only if you install your newly seeded lawn with a good starter fertilizer and also re-apply it another time around 25 days after you first seeded the lawk n because what the new seedlings dont get to utilized because of all of the daily watering you have to do for the first 30 + days can often leach the rest of the remaining starter fertilizer below we're the new seedlings need it to be for growing nutrients so you will have to re-apply starter fertilizer around 25 days after the first application. Then you also will need to correctly apply at least another 4-5 more steps of different types of fertilizers, especially with in the first two growing seasons because that's about how long a newly seeded lawn takes to fully developed it's root system. I would consider hiring a reputable lawn fertilizer company if you can find one & continue fertilizing even after the first two years if you want to keep a vibrant lawn. I would also aerate and like every season, definitely like a better alternative that is now available to use for better results and a little more money but is worth it. The aeration can wait every other year if you're on a budget. I would do a spring $ and fall clean up every spring & fall and power thatch every 3-5 years. You don't want to over do that. If you're installing new sod instead of seed I would water only once a day in the mid-morning but soak the sod to a point where the soil is dry the following water cycle. Take sod very seriously because you can lose it very fast if you're not giving it a good soaking once a day along with a good fertilizer program because sod requires more nutrients than seed does mainly because it's grown fully in half of a growing season and it comes accustomed to being fertilizer very well and more often and it could go into shock or is more prone to blights. Also absolutely never water sod anytime. I after say 3:30 p.m. You did a great job on that video and I'm sure umm be checking in if anyone has any questions. PS Has anyone had any issues with getting this timer's valves to close? I've tried the troubleshooting methods but still no luck. Happy gardening everyone. 💦🍁💦 💦🌸💦🍀💦🌻🌿💦🌷💦🍁🌺💦💐🌼💦
Thanks, nicely done, clear and concise. I will check this annually to refresh my memory. I used this unit last summer and was checking on how to reset for next gardening season...How do you reset the unit to defaults? Can you clear each zone to zero by setting time of water flow to zero or do you need to remove batteries for 30 seconds to reset the unit? If possible I would like to see an addendum to the video for winterizing(?) and resetting the timer.
Timer Reset: To completely erase all settings in the timer and return to the original factory settings. Press and hold the OK button for 7 seconds. The screen will reply reset. You will need to press and hold the okay button a second time to change the clock format. Note: All programming will be lost when the timer is reset.
Mine quit working ("crazy screen") after about a year but I fixed it - The "inside" contacts (after removing the battery tray) had become corroded and I was able to scrape them with a kitchen knife and get good good contact again with the battery tray ☺️
Very good video, very informative. My only problem is it was a little dark. If you haven't already added lighting to later videos I would recommend you do so. By no means am I being negative.
I apologize but I'm just receiving this message. I just so happen to be going through my comment. Thank you for letting me know I will try my best to make sure that videos are a lot lighter in the future.
What you do is you don't set a time on Zone 4 you leave it blank. And when you want to use zone 4 you switch it all the way to zone 4 and just manually turn the water on. In the video I show you how to turn the water on
Thank you for this. I didn't see any shut off valves for each faucet/zone. What if you only use 2 or 3 zones? Does the water still come out of the other ones that don't have hoses connected?
@Dzire Music take a look at quick-snap 5" in-ground sprinklers. You have to dig a hole put the sprinkler in the ground and it has a quick connect on it. You just snap a water hose to it and it comes out the ground and shoots pretty far I have five of them in the ground it's pretty cool
Thank you so much!! I was looking for a water timer that would allow specific times, what psychopaths need to water at night or every 6 seconds?! The interval timers are so stupid. If they had a start and end time that make them actually useful. Like every 4hrs from 8am until 5 pm. Anyways I digress. Thanks for your review/instructions.
Hi..great video. I learned how to set up the timer from your video. My problem is I bought 2 of the timers and they leaked really bad at the connection where the faucet goes into the timer. I contacted the company and they said my water pressure was too high. I turned the faucet almost off and it still leaked. The company did send me new timers and at first they did ok… but now no matter how low the water is on I am still getting leakage. Do you have any suggestions of how I could remedy this problem so I can use these timers without the water leaking? Thank u Annejala
If you have the water coming out of 3 if the zones but no hose hooked up with the 4th zone does it have to be capped off? When we did it the 3 were working but the one open spot had water coming out even when we told it to be “off” so I had to cap it. Is this normal?
No that's not normal water should not come out of it if it's not set. Make sure that you delete everything on 4 no times no dates nothing. Water should not come out.
i just started using this and everything is working EXCEPT manual mode. i have 4 zones programmed and they are working as scheduled but if i wish to turn any of them on for a manual watering the valve doesnt open. the water icon comes on and the timer starts but no water. any thoughts?
@@JOATD someone else commented I have to switch to OFF mode first then I can use manual mode. this doesnt seem like a good feature if itll just remain off after the manual session is complete. thanks, ill try resetting it entirely and starting over.
To be honest with you it worked great, summer spring fall when the winter came the water inside froze up and it damaged it. As long as you take it inside during the winter weather it will be fine
To be honest I use to just turn mine off I didn't really use the rain delay feature that much. But I do know that the rain delay feature does work I think I used it maybe twice
I use the rain delay all the time. It works great. If it is 3h00 pm and I want to pospone the schedule until midnight the same day, i set a rain delay of 9 hours. The schedule will be reactivated at midnight.
You can try to squeeze it together with a pair of adjustable pliers. It shouldn't be that hard just make sure why you're squeezing with the pliers pull.
The manual button doesn't do anything when I press it. I'm in auto mode just like you are in this video. Maybe I have a bad unit. I bought mine at Ace Hardware. It's the same exact timer as the Melnor but branded for Ace. I guess I'll just take it back and try a Melnor.
@@JOATD I just got it working after messing with it a while. I think it might have something to do with the max pressure it can put out. If multiple zones are open and the pressure exceeds the max pressure for the timer, maybe it won't let you turn on another.
@@abrotherinchrist well that was actually be pretty awesome if that's how it works. I'm very happy that you got it working. Just remember in the winter time make sure you bring it inside it'll freeze and it'll destroy it
I have 4 of them. The manual function is not available when a rain delay has been set. Set the rain delay to "0" and you will be allow to use the manual fucntion. 🙂
For whatever valve that is open, set a 1min timer for it. It will open for 1min and then close. Do it for all that are open. That should fix. Sometimes that happens.
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The fact you were able to make it so I could understand this amazes me! A million thanks, I never thought I could master this. You made my day!!!
You are so welcome I'm so happy that people are actually able to understand my directions. Lol
Great explanation… I got it to work!!!! 😅
Thank you!!!!
Just got this timer and you’ve clearly explained all of its functions way better than the instructions! Mahalo!!
Thank you and I'm glad that my video could help you
That was the clearest explanation of...ANYTHING...I've seen on RUclips, ever. My garden and I thank you!
You're welcome I'm so glad that you could set up your water timer from the instructions of my video. Thank You
Very good job of walking us through the set up.
No problem, I'm glad that my video could help you.
I could never understand the 4 zone directions and now it is easy thanks to your calm explanation. Thank you so much.
Understood the directions on first go. Thanks a lot.
Thank you, I'm glad that my video could help.
So helpful thank you! A lot of you tubers waste time with extra chatting but you got right down to business and your demo was perfection!
Thank you so much. I'm glad that my video could help you.
Maureen, You got that right!!
Thank you! I feel like I can actually handle this techno-beast now!
I know right I always the manual explained it better.
I just have to say, after a few years of using these timers (I have several) I love them! One thing though cover/shade the digital part as the sun can mess it up.
If it hasn't been a year yet you can call the manufacturer and get it replaced
Thanks for a straightforward, thorough instruction! I had to take over the watering for my son-in-law, who moved, but with no instruction booklet for the 4-zone timer! One walk-through with the timer in hand, and it’s programmed. Oh yah! Thanks so much!!
I know how it is when you have to jump into something with no instruction manual. I'm glad I could help you out
This was an excellent demonstration! This was left for me at my new home and I had no idea how to use it. Now I feel like a pro!
Thank you!! I'm glad my video could help you.
Somewhere I lost my English instructions, and I need to set this by tomorrow. Leaving town for the weekend. RUclips here I come. Yours is the first vid I see, and I can tell it’s the best. Thanks! I’ll get this programmed tonight, so I can leave my new lawn for a few days without any worry!
I'm glad that my video could help you, its really awesome when people make great comments about your videos. Thank You
This was awesome! I just bought one of these and am getting ready to install it. I hate reading instructions, so I thought I would check RUclips and see if there was an instruction on how to install it. You’re the first one I went to, and you have helped me so much! Thank you!
No problem I'm glad that I could help you
Great video. It is very informative, especially for a novelist.
Thank you, I'm glad that my video could help you
Perfect video! I understood everything you showed. The instructions that came with this timer were so small. I could see the writing but the buttons on the instructions were hard for me because they were black. Thanks for your help. My 61 year old eyes appreciates the video! Annejala
You're welcome, I'm glad that my video could help you.
Thank you for posting this video it came in handy!
This was so helpful while setting this up for my dad who lost the manual.
I'm glad that my video could help you. Trust me the manual didn't explain anything anyway. Lol
Fantastic job at explaining this. For the last decade I have avoided a timer for no other reason then the fear of not being able to set the timer. You made this so easy, I was able to do it the first time right along with your video. Thank you so very much.
No problem, I'm glad I could help you set your timer. I know how it is trying to set up something new for the first time.
It's been 6 months since I last viewed your video, thank you so much for leaving it up, I knew come winter I would not remember how to re-set this. I am sure I will return to watch again come spring, thank you so much.
Excelent Clearly spoken streight foward great job
I'm glad that my video could help you and thank you so much for your compliments.
Best instructional video of any kind I have ever seen on youtube
Thank you
Very easy to understand. Good job!
Thank you no problem glad my video could help
Great how to. Your explanation was great. I’ve used these for years, & it does get confusing at times. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I'm glad that my video could help you, thanks for the compliment.
Clear, concise explanation. Now I can finally use it like it's supposed to be used. Thank you 💯%🙏
Thank you, and I'm glad that my video could help you.
Thank you! That was helpful because I wanted to know how to use the cycles. I understand the zones each coming out of a different outlet but the cycles was what I needed help with.
You're welcome, I'm glad that my video can help you
Excellent demonstration, thank you for the effort👌
No problem I'm glad my video could help
@JACK of all TRADES Dre It did indeed, I ordered one from Amazon immediately, and it arrived this morning. Unfortunately, I'm in Australia, and it has US standard threads, so I have had to order adaptors. All good. I'm looking forward to getting this up and running.
Great instructions and clear. Helped me alot.
Thank you and I'm glad that my video could help you
Love your instructions…Thanks for a great 👍🏽 job 😅
Thank you, I appreciate the positive comment. I'm glad that my video could help you.
Mr. Dude..you explain things very very well. OMG...should work in government!
Lol, i wish. Thanks for the compliment.
My sod installers set timer, but weeks later I did something that messed up the settings. I thought I’d never be able to reprogram it (and of course I couldn’t find the manual I was given). Your video was super helpful in my getting the timer set with the new settings I wanted. Your video gave me the confidence to make future changes if needed. Thank you! 😊
You are very welcome I'm glad that my video could help you
Really useful video. Good job. You also have nice hands - should be a hand model. Seriously.
Thank you, for the positive comment. No I have never considered being a hand model. But my wife has always said she loved how soft my hands were. Which is weird because all I do is fix and work on things so my hands should be rough. Lol
Thank you the “every _ day” was confusing you cleared it up
No, problems glad I could help.
Great job!!!! This almost found itself back on the shelf today.
I'm glad that my video stopped you from putting it on the Shelf, lol
Thanks very helpful in setting up my timer this year as I lost the instructions!
No problem I'm glad my video was able to help you set up your water timer.
Definitely a great " how to" video... I've watched others but they don't explain in full detail like you did. Great job
Thank you, sometimes the directions make things so difficult and it leaves a lot of things out.
Thanks so much for this demo! For some reason, I was having the hardest time comprehending the written instructions. 😩
You're welcome, I don't understand why the written instructions have to be so coded. Lol
Very good description.
Thank you
Liked and a comment. Easy guide. Well done.
Thank you so much
Perfect explanation. You saved lot of mine time to figuring out. Thank you!
No problem and thank you I'm glad I could help
Good job not getting distracted and shooting by the time. I do that religiously.
Lol
I know exactly what you mean
Just picked up the 2 zone model. Thanks for the vid!
Thank you, you will love it just remember in the winter time take it a loose and put it up because water will freeze inside and break it.
This was beautiful. I'm really slow with these things! Thanks!
No problem I'm glad I could help you out
Great post. I have the instructions but this post is much better. Thank you.
No problem glad I could help
This is the only video you need to set this up. Don’t waste your time looking at more videos.
Thank you I really appreciate that I tried hard to make this video make sense step by step
Good job on the video! I have used Gilmour brand with only 2 hoses/zones on each, but they don't have the additional feature of cycles for each hose unless you'd use the 'how often' button for that.
I like Melnor because it has a lot of different features. This is my second time purchasing a new upgrade every time they come out with a newer version it has more features. Thank you for the positive comments I'm glad my video could help you.
Very helpful! Thanks a lot!
You are very welcome I'm glad my video could help you
Thanks for this!! Your demonstration was incredibly helpful and easy to understand.
Thank you I really appreciate that, I'm glad that my video could help
Definitely the best video to learn how to program this product, thanks!
Thank you, I'm glad that my video could help 😊
Does it still work reviews say they've had a lot of problems
Excellent Video bro. I just purchased the exact timer as this, your instruction was excellent and easy to follow. thank you.
No problem oh, I love this timer there is one thing that I need to tell you when the winter time comes take it a loose and put it in the house because if water freezes inside and it will break. Water is always inside of it
Thanks. Made a difficult task easy.
No problem I'm glad that my video could help you out
This was so explained able thank you so much.....I'm looking to get one to fill water tank as I can't get into the tank to install a float valve....this is great so I can time when to stop filling it..... great job explaining much appreciated it 💯
No problem I'm glad that the video could help you with your problem.
excellent explanation of how to set the timer thank you
No problem I'm glad my video could help you
Thank you so much.
No problem I'm glad my video could help
Thank you! 🤩
No problem I'm glad that my video could help you
Great job buddy.
Thank you.
I'm sure those starting times were only examples but if they were your real watering start times than you could be causing more damage than good by watering in the middle of the night and for a few reasons.
First when you water at those times of the night the temitures are often much cooler, which can cause many problems such as diseases, plant rotting, blights, seed rotting to name a few.
But most importantly after each warering cycle is very crushal that after that cycle is complete you then need at least 4-5 hours of sunlight & that comes with higher temitures and why this is the most important reason is so you don't have cooler temps that can shock the plants but most importantly you need that 4-5 hours of sunlight to not only dry the newly watered areas out as thoroughly as possible so when your next cycle turns on the soil is almost completely dry so you are not watering soil that is still wet because the wetting of the soil followed by the sunlight drying out the previously watered soil, therefore, has not only dried out helping prevent the issues that I listed above but it will also get the newly seeded areas to dry out to a completion which causes it to germinate at a much faster rate and if your watering sod at night that can cause several types of blights & diseases not to mention rotting of the sod.
I am judging this mainly on if you recently installed a newly seeded or sodded lawn. Mainly because if your only watering a couple of days a week than this expensive 4 zone timer is probably not your best choice. I refer most of my clients to purchase a timer like this one if they just spent $20,000 for me to re-seed a new lawn that would require you to water 4 separate areas throughout a larger area, say 25,000 square feet and you would need the four separate hoses coming out of each zone and if your water pressure is good enough then you could run multiple sprinklers on each zone plus you will need to water a newly seeded lawn at least 3 times for seven days a week with your goal to start your first zone at around 6:00 am then giving it a good 4-5 hours to hopefully dry out completely depending on that days whether and amount & temperature of the sun that is doing the drying out between each cycle.
Next I would set your next cycle on that same zone for at least 4 & 1/2 hours so that would be 6:00 am - 11:00 am which are the two most important times to water having the most sun and textures ideally in-between 70°-82 ° which will come to a complete drying point or close to it and then you third cycle which I would recommend doing no later than 4:00 pm so you have enough warm sunlight to get the seeds germinating as quickly as possible. It is crucial to do this schedule for the 3 times 7 days a week so your grass comes in as thick as possible chocking out any weeds looking for bare dirt to germinate onto especially crab grass! That shit is the worst although it is only an annual and will dye off in the cool winter months but the seeds from it's previous year will still lay format until the following spring until the soil temperatures reach a desirable temp for crabgrass germination. Luckily your lawn is now almost fully established which usually takes two full growing seasons but that's only if you install your newly seeded lawn with a good starter fertilizer and also re-apply it another time around 25 days after you first seeded the lawk n because what the new seedlings dont get to utilized because of all of the daily watering you have to do for the first 30 + days can often leach the rest of the remaining starter fertilizer below we're the new seedlings need it to be for growing nutrients so you will have to re-apply starter fertilizer around 25 days after the first application. Then you also will need to correctly apply at least another 4-5 more steps of different types of fertilizers, especially with in the first two growing seasons because that's about how long a newly seeded lawn takes to fully developed it's root system.
I would consider hiring a reputable lawn fertilizer company if you can find one & continue fertilizing even after the first two years if you want to keep a vibrant lawn. I would also aerate and like every season, definitely like a better alternative that is now available to use for better results and a little more money but is worth it. The aeration can wait every other year if you're on a budget.
I would do a spring $ and fall clean up every spring & fall and power thatch every 3-5 years. You don't want to over do that.
If you're installing new sod instead of seed I would water only once a day in the mid-morning but soak the sod to a point where the soil is dry the following water cycle. Take sod very seriously because you can lose it very fast if you're not giving it a good soaking once a day along with a good fertilizer program because sod requires more nutrients than seed does mainly because it's grown fully in half of a growing season and it comes accustomed to being fertilizer very well and more often and it could go into shock or is more prone to blights. Also absolutely never water sod anytime. I after say 3:30 p.m.
You did a great job on that video and I'm sure umm be checking in if anyone has any questions.
PS Has anyone had any issues with getting this timer's valves to close? I've tried the troubleshooting methods but still no luck.
Happy gardening everyone. 💦🍁💦 💦🌸💦🍀💦🌻🌿💦🌷💦🍁🌺💦💐🌼💦
Thank you for all the Insight I really appreciate it. Growing a nice lawn is very complicated and expensive LOL
Thank you for the help with this!!! Appreciate it so much!
No problem I'm glad that my video could help you.
Thank you very much, helped me out a lot.
So happy to hear that my video has helped a lot of people thank you
Helpful. Thanks!
No problem I'm glad that my video could help you
Thanks, nicely done, clear and concise. I will check this annually to refresh my memory. I used this unit last summer and was checking on how to reset for next gardening season...How do you reset the unit to defaults? Can you clear each zone to zero by setting time of water flow to zero or do you need to remove batteries for 30 seconds to reset the unit? If possible I would like to see an addendum to the video for winterizing(?) and resetting the timer.
Timer Reset:
To completely erase all settings in the timer and return to the original factory settings. Press and hold the OK button for 7 seconds. The screen will reply reset. You will need to press and hold the okay button a second time to change the clock format.
Note: All programming will be lost when the timer is reset.
And that would be cool I think I will do a second video for winterizing and resetting. Thank you for the suggestion.
@@JOATD Thank you, I didn't have any luck googling for this info and had misplaced my owner's manual
@@ICSpotz No Problem, glad I could help
Thank you so much for excellent and clear information
No problem I'm glad my video could help you
@@JOATD When you get older it is nice to have someone explain things out for you .Thanks again and thank you for the reply
Reall helped! Thank you!
No problem I'm glad that my video can help
Thank you for such a detailed how to video! That was awesome!
You are so welcome! Just trying to make life easier. Lol
Thanks!
No problem no problem at all and you're welcome
Most helpful video! I appreciate you! 🙏
Thank you very much for your video.
No problem I'm glad that my video could help you.
Mine quit working ("crazy screen") after about a year but I fixed it - The "inside" contacts (after removing the battery tray) had become corroded and I was able to scrape them with a kitchen knife and get good good contact again with the battery tray ☺️
That's good to know, thank you and also remember doing the winter time take the unit off don't leave it out it'll freeze water inside and break
Thanks
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Very helpful. Much, MUCH appreciated.
No problem, just remember in the winter time take it in the house.
Exactly what I needed. Thank you!!!
You're welcome I'm glad that I could help
Very good video, very informative. My only problem is it was a little dark. If you haven't already added lighting to later videos I would recommend you do so. By no means am I being negative.
I apologize but I'm just receiving this message. I just so happen to be going through my comment. Thank you for letting me know I will try my best to make sure that videos are a lot lighter in the future.
Thanks u so much !!
No problem I'm glad my video could help you
very good, easily understood!
Thank you, I try my best.
I followed your great instructions. I just still have a problem setting up zone 4 as a manual system that I can use at will to water my car, etc.
What you do is you don't set a time on Zone 4 you leave it blank. And when you want to use zone 4 you switch it all the way to zone 4 and just manually turn the water on. In the video I show you how to turn the water on
Your video is so helpful! Thank you so much!!
No problem I'm glad that my video could help you out
Awsome video bro😃👍thanks for taking time out for this video
Thank you I'm glad I could help you out
Well done. Thanks.
Thank, and no problem.
Super helpful thanks.
Were/are you a teacher? I learned just what I needed to set this up with little frustration. Thanks.
Lol, I don't know if I'm that good. But I'm glad I could help.
Thanks for the video bruh! Excellent job!
Thank you and no problem
Thanks for keeping this simple
No problem I'm glad I can help I try to keep it as simple as possible.
Thank you for this. I didn't see any shut off valves for each faucet/zone. What if you only use 2 or 3 zones? Does the water still come out of the other ones that don't have hoses connected?
Water will only come out of the ones that have a Zone time set for them.
@@JOATD ok perfect, I purchased it earlier and am going to set it up later. I now just need some good sprinklers because the ones I have are blah blah
@Dzire Music take a look at quick-snap 5" in-ground sprinklers. You have to dig a hole put the sprinkler in the ground and it has a quick connect on it. You just snap a water hose to it and it comes out the ground and shoots pretty far I have five of them in the ground it's pretty cool
@@JOATD thank you so much!
I only want to use one zone. The other three were previously programmed. How do I unprogram q the three I do not want to come on?
Actually the ok button is only used to set the clock and choose water days.
Thanks for that I'll test it out and add that to the descriptions
Thank you so much!! I was looking for a water timer that would allow specific times, what psychopaths need to water at night or every 6 seconds?! The interval timers are so stupid. If they had a start and end time that make them actually useful. Like every 4hrs from 8am until 5 pm. Anyways I digress. Thanks for your review/instructions.
You are so welcome, I'm glad that my video could help you.
Hi..great video. I learned how to set up the timer from your video. My problem is I bought 2 of the timers and they leaked really bad at the connection where the faucet goes into the timer. I contacted the company and they said my water pressure was too high. I turned the faucet almost off and it still leaked. The company did send me new timers and at first they did ok… but now no matter how low the water is on I am still getting leakage. Do you have any suggestions of how I could remedy this problem so I can use these timers without the water leaking? Thank u Annejala
Did you wrap the faucet Outlet threads with Teflon tape
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They have to be wrapped or they will leak.
@@JOATD No..I didn’t do that. I will purchase some. Thank you for responding so quickly and for your help! Annejala
If you have the water coming out of 3 if the zones but no hose hooked up with the 4th zone does it have to be capped off? When we did it the 3 were working but the one open spot had water coming out even when we told it to be “off” so I had to cap it. Is this normal?
No that's not normal water should not come out of it if it's not set. Make sure that you delete everything on 4 no times no dates nothing. Water should not come out.
I wonder if you need to set all that up again when changing the batteries
I think if you changed the batteries that it keeps the settings. For specific amount of time. But I don't know how long
Thank you!
i just started using this and everything is working EXCEPT manual mode. i have 4 zones programmed and they are working as scheduled but if i wish to turn any of them on for a manual watering the valve doesnt open. the water icon comes on and the timer starts but no water. any thoughts?
I would reset it and set the times again
@@JOATD someone else commented I have to switch to OFF mode first then I can use manual mode. this doesnt seem like a good feature if itll just remain off after the manual session is complete. thanks, ill try resetting it entirely and starting over.
I just got mine and like a dog looking at a new pan . Instructions are confusing . Mine is two outlet , Have a call into Melnor for help programming .
Does it still work good reviews say no?
To be honest with you it worked great, summer spring fall when the winter came the water inside froze up and it damaged it. As long as you take it inside during the winter weather it will be fine
The instructions, which are TINY and confusing, say to hook ot up with the water running. Is that right?
No I didn't do that and I never had a problem out of it, I wouldn't do it
Great video but could use better lighting
Thank you I will make sure to use better Lighting in the future
Should I just turn it to off if I know it’s gonna rain for 2 days? Or use the rain delay function and adjust to 48 hours or so?
To be honest I use to just turn mine off I didn't really use the rain delay feature that much. But I do know that the rain delay feature does work I think I used it maybe twice
I use the rain delay all the time. It works great. If it is 3h00 pm and I want to pospone the schedule until midnight the same day, i set a rain delay of 9 hours. The schedule will be reactivated at midnight.
If you don't want cycle B C or D how do you shut them off
You go to the cycle change the number to zero
And if you never said the cycle they won't go out by default
How hard was it to open battery compartment the first time
I can't seem to get it open
Suggestions please
You can try to squeeze it together with a pair of adjustable pliers. It shouldn't be that hard just make sure why you're squeezing with the pliers pull.
@@JOATD thank you for your reply
Oh my goodness I finally got it
Guess it's good to be snug it will keep the water out
Thanks again
@@pamelavance648 I'm glad you were able to get it loose and your right that's the reason that it's tight to keep the rain from getting to the battery.
The manual button doesn't do anything when I press it. I'm in auto mode just like you are in this video. Maybe I have a bad unit. I bought mine at Ace Hardware. It's the same exact timer as the Melnor but branded for Ace. I guess I'll just take it back and try a Melnor.
Yeah that's weird, I would think if it looks the same it would work the same. I guess some brands have more functions.
@@JOATD I just got it working after messing with it a while. I think it might have something to do with the max pressure it can put out. If multiple zones are open and the pressure exceeds the max pressure for the timer, maybe it won't let you turn on another.
@@abrotherinchrist well that was actually be pretty awesome if that's how it works. I'm very happy that you got it working. Just remember in the winter time make sure you bring it inside it'll freeze and it'll destroy it
I have 4 of them. The manual function is not available when a rain delay has been set. Set the rain delay to "0" and you will be allow to use the manual fucntion. 🙂
@@jocelyndrolet4610 Thanks! I will try that. I may have inadvertently set the rain delay when mashing buttons.
Can you only use 2, zones on a 4 zone water timer
Yes you can set it up to use one Zone or two zones or three zones or four Zone. However you would like.
I bought one and the valves are permanently open, they don't close. Can you help me to solve it?
For whatever valve that is open, set a 1min timer for it. It will open for 1min and then close. Do it for all that are open. That should fix. Sometimes that happens.
Hey, I have the same one. I left it during winter time now its leaking from the top. Do you know how to fix it?
I normally just purchase another one because I opened it and you can't fix it it's all one piece
Do it need to set it every week.
No just I time. It will stay until you reset