Nelson Shut-Off Water Timer

We like to use this to time the pool filler, and all the plastic ones we have purchased have broken off too easily at the hose attachment. This one is of better construction, so it hasn't broken off there. However, now it is leaking quite a bit from the seams. Because of that, we still have to remember to go out and turn it all the way off. Kind of defeats the purpose of using a water timer. We'll keep using it for now, but its days are numbered.

These work well. You don’t ever want to override the timer manually to turn water off. Let the timer clock run out on its own. It has a on and off setting which you can use instead. You can break the timer if you leave it out in the winter during cold freeze weather. I have had them last 10 years by using them correctly.

It's a glorified egg timer! It's simple to use but here's the thing they don't tell you, if you want to run your water for less than the full 2 hours, you need to turn it all the way to 2 hours to fully wind the spring, then turn the timer back to our desired time. The maximum time allowed is 2 hours. I don't know how accurate the timer is, but I don't think that matters a lot if it runs a minute more or less than what you set it at. I have three different brands of these type timers and the all work the same. This nelson is a little more difficult to read the numbers but again this is not a big deal to me. The numbers are on the side of the dial rather than the top like on the Orbit timers. I plan on removing them during the winter so they don't freeze and break. I'm not a big fan of plastic gadgets like this but I haven't found anything better. I've been using these for a few months now without any issues. I figure they will last a couple seasons before failing. The other brand I use is Orbit which rebrands it's timers for other companies like ACE Hardware and Tractor Supply.

I like this little timer. I only wish it moved my sprinkler for me.

Very accurate, a game changer. I’m no longer a slave to my sprinkles

I’ve purchased four of these so far. One I have for over two years and it’s been working fine, but the last two I ordered I’ve had to return because they were defective. Turning dial to set timer and once my hand was removed from the dial the water valve closed immediately. One would only stay on if I turned the dial past the 1 hour mark. The second one that failed would not stay on in any position, even the constant “ON” position. Slight pressure on the dial would open and close the valve. These dial timers are very easy to use and like I said above, I’ve had one that’s been working fine for over two year... One other quality issue is the decal for the time period on the dial comes loose at the seam. I had to re-glue one and I used clear packaging tape on the other to hold the ends of the decal down to the dial. Might look for a better made timing. I have three now that are working, returned to others...switching brands for my next purchase.

The first one I bought lasted for about three years which I thought was excellent for the price. I have three of these now and they all work well for me.

UPDATEWe've expanded our garden, but continue to use the same Nelson timers. The oldest must be 8 years old now.No problems, even with the intense sun and heat we can get here. We have added manifolds (splitters) to them so that we can run multiple hoses. ( We use soaker hoses along rows of vegetables, with heavy straw mulch over the hoses and surrounding the vegetables. A couple of hours soaking every week or so keeps the ground moist, even in intensely hot and dry weather.)WE ARE VERY PLEASED WITH THIS PRODUCT.OLDER REVIEWWe have used this water timer for 3 or 4 years and are very pleased. We ordered a second one last week. We have a large vegetable garden and this Nelson timer gets used a lot.We live in Eastern Washington, with high heat and intense sun in the summer, and have found this brand to work reliably in extreme conditions. We are careful to take the unit inside before a hard freeze, as none of the brands will probably survive a good freeze (we've had good brass fittings split like an overripe melon when left out during a hard freeze).We had tried other brands previously, but found that they didn't last too long. Some wore out because of bad design in the timing mechanism. Others decayed because of cheap plastic that couldn't stand the ultraviolet light of summer sun.This Nelson timer looks like it is brand-new even after intense use for 3-4 years.(One suggestion is to use a short piece of hose between the faucet and the timer - to act as a strain relief. If any timer is attached directly to a rigid faucet, a lot of stress will be applied to the timer if the hose gets tripped over or yanked on.)

Purchased the 2 pack and they’re both broken. Avoid, avoid, avoid!!!

Este producto reduce el flujo del agua, causando que el aspersor de martillo no gire, sino quede estático, resultando entonces inútil para el objetivo propuesto. Adquirí otro aspersor y el resultado fue el mismo y a pesar de tener buena presión de agua. Las mangueras expandibles hasta de 22.5 metros de longitud que tengo en ese mismo patio, se estiran completamente con la presión que actualmente tengo en casa.

Es buen producto, pero reduce un poco el flujo.

Justo lo que necesitaba para despreocuparme al regar y no gastar agua de más.

Excelente