Irrigation Timers: What's the Best Timer for your Drip Irrigation System?
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- čas přidán 4. 07. 2024
- Are you trying to find the best Timer for your home drip irrigation system? Adam compares 4 common Hose Timer types used in drip irrigation to help you select the best one for your project.
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There are 4 main types of timers: Simplified Timers, Digital Timers, Mechanical Timers, and Smart Timers. Simplified Timers are made to be incredibly user-friendly, but this user-friendly setup has a drawback-the simplified nature of these timers makes for limited functionality. Digital Timers are full of functionality and are typically the best value for the average gardener; the drawback is that these timers will lack WiFi or Bluetooth functionality, and there is some learning curve to programming them. Mechanical Timers are the most affordable of the bunch, but this also means they have the most limited functionality-only 1 timer setting and it needs to be reset manually after each cycle. Smart Timers are the most capable and expensive of the bunch, but for those who see the value in remote and internet-enabled smart programming, they are worth the price.
Digital Timers
- Economy Hose End Irrigation Timer: www.dripdepot.com/hose-end-ir...
- Melnor HydroLogic Water Timer: www.dripdepot.com/hydrologic-...
- Melnor Automatic Water Timer: www.dripdepot.com/automatic-w...
- Orbit Digital Watering Timer: www.dripdepot.com/digital-wat...
- Hydro-Rain HRC 980 Hose Timer: www.dripdepot.com/hrc-980-hos...
- DIG BO9D Hose-End Timer: www.dripdepot.com/dig-bo9d-ho...
- Irritec GreenTimer Pro: www.dripdepot.com/greentimer-pro
- Orbit Complete Yard Watering Kit: www.dripdepot.com/complete-ya...
- Claber 8420 Duplo Evolution Water Timer: www.dripdepot.com/8420-duplo-...
- Claber 8487 Hybrid Digital Solar Water Timer: www.dripdepot.com/8487-hybrid...
- Claber Video 2-Cycle Water Timer: www.dripdepot.com/video-2-cyc...
Mechanical Timers
- Orbit Mechanical Hose Faucet Timer: www.dripdepot.com/mechanical-...
- Melnor Mechanical Aqua Timer: www.dripdepot.com/mechanical-...
Simplified Timers
- Claber Aquauno Logica: www.dripdepot.com/8422-aquaun...
- Claber Aquauno Select: www.dripdepot.com/8423-aquaun...
Smart Timers
- Bhyve Smart Hose Faucet Timer (WiFi capable): www.dripdepot.com/bhyve-smart...
- B-hyve XD Smart Hose Timer (WiFi capable): www.dripdepot.com/b-hyve-xd-s...
- Melnor Bluetooth Hose End Timer: www.dripdepot.com/bluetooth-h...
- DIG BOHE-BT Bluetooth Hose End Timer: www.dripdepot.com/digs-bohe-b...
Zero Pressure Timer (for Gravity Systems): www.dripdepot.com/zero-pressu...
SENSORS
- Hydrologic Wired Soil Moisture Sensor: www.dripdepot.com/hydrologic-...
- Claber Rain Sensor: www.dripdepot.com/rain-sensor
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Why use a Hose Timer?
00:52 - Types of Hose Timers
01:08 - Consderations to make
01:44 - Ease of Programming
03:35 - Cost
04:26 - What if your faucet is low to the ground?
05:46 - Features
08:57 - Multi-outlet/Zone Timers
09:46 - Gravity System Timers (Zero/Low Pressure Timer)
10:21 - Sensors
11:00 - Quick Connect
11:42 - Tips to get the most out of your Timer
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I got the "never connects to WiFi" Bhyve.
I just use it like a regular programmable timer.
Awesome, and you bet, it works great as a normal programmable timer as well -- In my home garden I'm using a standard timer as well and it gets the job done :)
Great presentation. Easy to follow and a very pleasant voice. Thank you.
Thank you for the kind words! On a Friday too, what a great way to start moving into the weekend, I appreciate it =D
@@dripdepot Keep up the good work. Steve
I have a waist-high hose bib, and I'd like to have my timer closer to the ground to provide some shade from lower-growing plants and discourage theft. Are there parts that can help with that?
Good call on providing some shade, that will definitely help extend the life of any timer. Your best bet will probably be to google "hose bib extender" (unfortunately not something we carry or I'd link you right there). With the caveat that it's best to look for something metal (or something that states it is rated for constant pressure). Hose Faucet Extender also brought up a few relevant results.
The reason is, anything before the timer is going to be always under pressure, so you want something durable enough to withstand always being under pressure.
What you're doing here is a very good approach though, direct sunlight, even when it doesn't kill a timer, can make it unusable by burning out the LCD display long before it normally would. If none of the hose bib extenders look to be practical enough, you could try custom building shade with some wood or similar :)
Does any of this timers work with very low minimal pressure like 0.1 bar (1.5 psi)? I tried to use an electronic one but the minimal pressure was 0.5 bar so it did not work. Thanks!
Timers that work at low pressure are very rare for some reason -- we do have one that can work at very low to no pressure that could work for you at this link: www.dripdepot.com/13919
That filter is the one we recommend for use in gravity irrigation systems where there's often little to no pressure. It's not a flashy one or anything, but offers the standard features (programming, hose inlet/outlet) :)
Do any of them come with/work with rain sensors or moisture monitors?
You bet -- Claber has a rain sensor that is compatible with quite a few of their hose end timers -- the compatible ones are listed here at the rain sensor item page: www.dripdepot.com/rain-sensor
Melnor makes a soil moisture sensor that is compatible with their Hydro-Logic hose timers: www.dripdepot.com/hydrologic-wired-soil-moisture-sensor
I suspect we'll be seeing more sensors come out for more timers as efficient watering increasingly becomes popular.
There's also the Bhyve smart hose timer -- it doesn't use sensors, but instead uses local weather forecasting to send rain delays to the timer when rain is forecast for the area. It pre-empts the cycles much like a sensor does, but does it through an internet connection.
@@dripdepot thanks! I just installed a little system (Amazon/china) and I already know I want a different controller.
@@mattgreven7615 You bet! If any questions come up, don't hesitate to send them this way :)
Whats the name of that green timer?
That one is: "Hose End Irrigation Timer." It's available with anywhere from 1 to 3 outlets. Here is the link to it just in case: www.dripdepot.com/hose-end-irrigation-timer-outlets-one
Is there the more bigger tool? Sir
Very possibly so! What are you looking for? Happy to see what's out there :)
Whats the best drip irrigation systems for large farms? More than 100 acres?
There isn't really a single best, a lot of it comes down to the application -- for example, if you're irrigating 100 acres of pasture or ground cover, something overhead that covers a lot of ground is probably going to be the best bet. If you're irrigating 100 acres of row crops (corn, garlic, radishes, etc), drip tape or emitter line is likely going to be the optimal choice.
I hope this helps!
@@dripdepot Yes it does...thanks