Orbit 62032 Yard Watering System
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Product Details
Manufacturer: OrbitBrand: Orbit
Edition: Lawn & Patio
Model: 62032
Publisher: Orbit
Studio: Orbit
Music Label: Orbit
Product features:
- Connects to standard hose faucet to provide 4 hose outlets with 4 independent controls
- 3/4-Inch national hose thread manifold connection to hose faucet
- Preprogram up to 4 stations with 3 start times of up to 99 minutes each
- Installs in minutes; no digging required
- For outdoor use with cold water only
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Orbit 62032 Yard Watering System
Customer Review: Problems, problems and more problems
Summary: 1 Stars
Pros -
Easy to program
Configurable and expandable
Cons -
3 our of 4 major components were defective (see long winded comments below)
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I like the concept of this watering system, but it's not working out very well for me. It seems that I received a kit that had every problem you could possibly have, short of the thing not turning on at all. I installed and programmed it easily enough, but immediately found that the manifold leaked out of the third on/off lever. I was excited to get this working, so I went to HD and purchased a new Orbit 4 station manifold for 15 bucks. This manifold was much higher quality than the one supplied in the kit, however, it had a hairline leak near a welding spot on the back of the unit. After exchanging that manifold, I was back in business but was sure to leave a large casserole dish underneath the unit to detect leaks if they were present.
I had programmed the station timer to run one valve for 60 minutes at 5:30 AM every two days. Attached to this valve was a 25 psi regulator and backflow valve with fifteen 1/2 gph micro drip irrigation dippers spread across 30 feet of 1/4 inch irrigation tubing. These drippers were supplying water to 15 shrubs located two feet from my house. After a couple of days, I entered my crawlspace to find portion of the ground flooded near the foundation of the house. I chalked this up to setting the timer too often and to run for too long, plus loose soil conditions near the foundation. I then modified the station timer to run for only 30 minutes every three days.
Two weeks later, I noticed that the my high tech leak detection system (the casserole dish) had identified a malfunction... it was full of water. Upon inspection, I found that water was leaking out of a hole in the bottom of the plastic valve. I replaced the washer inside the valve to be clear that this was not the problem (it wasn't) and replaced the valve with the second valve that came with the kit. The leaking stopped.
A day later, I tried to set the timing station to run manually. The low batter indicator was flashing off an on and the station's buttons were not working correctly. Low/dead batteries after 2.5 weeks? I replaced the batteries only to find that the battery indicator still showed bad batteries. After a few minutes, the battery indicator looked to be normal again. Chalked this up to a problem with the unit being hot from the sun and bringing it inside cooled it off. However, the buttons all worked, but I could no longer hold down the buttons to set the time without pressing the button one time for every minute. So now I've had it and uninstalled the entire thing and planned to send it back to Amazon. Not so fast... my return window had elapsed.
A day or two later, I thought I would give it another look and found that the buttons were working again. I decided to give it one more shot and re-programmed and re-installed the thing. I set it to run manually for 30 minutes to test it out. The next morning, it was still running, though the lcd screen said that was back in Auto mode.
I then set the station timer to run for 1 minute in manual mode, waited 2 minutes, waited 5 minutes and the thing was still running. Now I know why my crawlspace was flooded. The thing turns on, but doesn't always turn off.
This thing is bad news:
Defective manifold
Defective valve (1 out of 2 aint bad)
Defective station timer
I wish I could return this, but it's too late. I've got an email into Orbit support. I hope they'll replace everything. I hear they have great support, so we'll see how it goes.
Description of Orbit 62032 Yard Watering System
Yard Watering System, Connects To Standard Hose Faucet To Provide 4 Hose Outlets With 4 Dependent Controls, 3/4' National Hose Thread Manifold Connection To Hose Faucet, Ability To Pre-Program Up To 4 Stations With 3 Start Time Of Up To 99 Minutes Each, Installs In Minutes, Requires No Digging.Categories Tools
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