Mechanical timer doesn't work, need alternative

16 years ago

I have a water timer where you turn it on and it is supposed to turn off by itself. It doesn't use batteries and is supposed to turn gears to turn itself off by using the flow of the water. Well, I've used 2 of these over the years and neither one works.

I don't want to use a battery op timer, so what else can I use?

Has anyone else had this problem with this type of timer.

There are several brands of this design but I think my current brand is Nelson.

Is there a way to fix this? I have city water, so iron deposits are not an issue like at my previous house.

I don't have low water pressue but neither do I have ultra high water pressue. I have moderate pressure in the garden spigot. I have only one outside spigot.

Thank you.

Comments (4)

twolips
16 years ago
Orbit makes a mechanical timer and it has a 6yr warranty. The part number is 62018. Just do a search for
orbit mechanical timer 62018
chuckr30
Original Author
16 years ago
Thank you for your response.

I just might go back to a digital timer. It might be worth it to change batteries every month. But they don't last long in the heat (85F+).
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twolips
16 years ago
You have to change batteries every month? That doesn't sound right. I just change mine every year to be on the safe side.
jean001
16 years ago
As for the Nelson, I found that the batteries ran down in short order -- one to several months.

Try a battery-operated Melnor or Gardena. Both have been very reliable for me. When I lived/gardened in California, I used them year-round on just one set of batteries.