Orbit hose water timer sucks. Good quality hose water timer suggestion.

[mxnerd]

I bought 5 Orbit hose water timers (one port and 2 ports) last year and now one is bad and another one starts to water randomly and no idea how long it will water and stop. It just completely flooded my lawn this morning!

This really sucks!

 

[Micrornd]

I use this one (cause I'm cheep 😀)
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Orbit-1-Program-Digital-Hose-End-Timer/3030653
I have a couple, some with 2 way splitters attached.
Bought them 2 years ago and put in lithium batteries (not the rechargeable type) and they just keeps on running.
You did check the batteries in yours, right?

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

I bought 5 Orbit hose water timers (one port and 2 ports) last year and now one is bad and another one starts to water randomly and no idea how long it will water and stop. It just completely flooded my lawn this morning!

This really sucks!

You might want to check your water pressure.

 

[BoomerD]

I've used Orbit and Melnor(?) timers over the years without a single failure beyond my failure at properly programming one of them...

 

[mxnerd]

I use this one (cause I'm cheep 😀)
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Orbit-1-Program-Digital-Hose-End-Timer/3030653
I have a couple, some with 2 way splitters attached.
Bought them 2 years ago and put in lithium batteries (not the rechargeable type) and they just keeps on running.
You did check the batteries in yours, right?

This one does look good and easy to operate.
I did use and replace with brand new Duracell batteries for my hose timers.

The one I bought were https://www.homedepot.com/p/Orbit-1-Port-Single-Dial-Timer-62056/100126132 and https://www.walmart.com/ip/Orbit-2-Port-Digital-Hose-Faucet-Timer/19597666 , should I trust Orbit again? 🙄

Didn't know it has such bad reviews on it's own and Lowe's web sites.
https://www.orbitonline.com/product...-dial-hose-faucet-timer-with-brass-swivel-489
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Orbit-1-Program-Digital-Hose-End-Timer/999994650

 

[mxnerd]

You might want to check your water pressure.

Pressure is just 65 psi.