Customer Reviews

Melnor 3015 6-Cycle Electronic AquaTimer Digital Hose Timer

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4 star:		(10)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(12)
1 star:		(103)

 

 

I have 4 of these and two have already broken. I bought them hoping they would be better than Melnor's previous model (bigger, rectangular looking green thing) which all four broke within a year.

NOTE, I take very good care of all of my tools. Change batteries, bring in during the winter, etc. This is a quality problem, not a user problem.

I have lost plants and wasted a ton of time messing with these things, changing batteries, looking for receipts, etc.

MELNOR, shame on you. This is irresponsible and you should recall and apologize for not doing your job (testing a product).
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I bought 2 timers from Home Depot. They both worked for about a week before they filled with water and died. I contacted Melnor and explained the problem. They were apologetic, stating they had a batch (must have been the Home Depot batch) with inferior software. They are sending replacements (with new software)at no cost. Will update when new timers are put into use.

12/15/08
I've had the new replacements in use for over a year and am putting them away for the winter. These timers have been flawless. They're easy to program and they consistently turn on and off at the designated times, provided my batteries are fresh (changed them once this summer). I use mine on a drip system and from time to time notice my drippers are not dripping. The cause is from debris in the screen entering the timer from my well water system. When the screen is clean the water flows.

May 11, 2011
It's been almost 3 years since I received the replacements. I just brought them out after their winter rest and have them installed on my systems. They're still working perfectly!

Considering how much landscaping costs, there's little reason to scrimp on timers. I learned this the hard way, coming home from vacation to find my yard brown and parched. This timer, which was less than a year old had failed, and as a result, so did my grass.

I'm now in the market for a new one that actually works.

out of seven timers i purchased new at home depot four failed within a month. they filled full of water and the function failed and i kept them instead of returning them. anyway i could not recommend these for anyone who relies on performance

This thing looks like it should be a great timer. The interface is just about perfect for what it does. You just set the current hour, then when you would like it to come on in the day, how many days between each watering, and how long to water each time. Then the device promptly ignores all input and starts turning on and off at random. I love seeing the screen say "Current Time: 3pm, Start Time: 8am" and yet it's wide open and currently watering my lawn. I have one of those "fft fft fft" swiveling sprinklers that's actually pretty loud, and so can't be run at night without keeping myself and probably a couple neighbors from sleeping. So I had a blast getting out of bed last night at 12:30 to turn off my psychopathic water timer.

I wish I would have read the reviews here first. Bought a model 3015 at Home Depot today. (Picked the 2nd one in the display as it was obvious the first had been opened/returned. Should have taken that as a clue.) Installed it, turned on the water and gave it a slight twist to move the display to the side (out of the direct sun) and the top blew off. Water everywhere. Good thing I didn't leave it on and go to work!

I have owned 2 of these water timers in the past year.

The first worked great for about four months, then the entire face of the timer popped off. I heard it from across the yard. I exchanged it for a new one at Home Depot.

The second I used in the fall and then retired it for the winter. After a week of use this spring, it stopped functioning. The lights were out so I thought it might be the battery. The battery compartment was filled with water and the contacts had corroded. It was useless.

I do not recommend this product.

With all the trouble everyone else is reporting, I've owned mine for three years and never had a problem with it (except that it likes batteries... it gets a new one about every two months). Mine works great... sorry everyone else is having trouble.

This timer works great - the hard part was figuring out how to program it. It took awhile to figure it out - it is not at all intuitive - but finally got it going. And it has worked great with my drip irrigation system for my hanging plants. I waste much less water than watering by hand and don't have to hand-water every day.

When they work they are great. I have just had 3, yes 3 of these timers that out of the box have not worked in the last three weeks. Massive floods, random on / off cycles, and no help from Melnor. Keep your receipt and buy local. You will probably be taking one back real soon. I have bought about ten of these over the last few years and have returned at least 6, maybe 7.