Hi All,

The landscaper (who was subcontracted by our builder) installed the melnor 3100 Two Zone Timer on our outdoor faucets when they seeded in May. They were supposed to return a few weeks later to retrieve them, but did not. We figured, hey, free timer, hoses and sprinkler. So we left it. We have tried a few times to remove the timers, but they don't turn all the easy.

A couple of weeks ago, I overseeded with KBG and of course the watering is very important for a long time with KBG. Today I noticed that the timer is no longer turning on. I can't even put it on a manual "on" position.

So I have two questions:

1) Is there a place to put a battery on here or something? I don't see anywhere that looks like it would take one.

2) How do you remove these darn things? I've taken a wrench to it and it won't make it past a quarter turn.

Any help is appreciated.