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$99.00Rain Bird SST12000 12 Zone Indoor and Outdoor Simple to Set Timer Rating :
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #3147 in Lawn & Patio
- Brand: Rain Bird
- Model: SST12000
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x
10.00" w x
6.50" l,
4.72 pounds
Features
- Sprinkler timer
- Simple to use
- Set each zone separately for maximum flexibility
- No battery backup needed
- All settings are stored in permanent memory
- Sprinkler timer
- Simple to use
- Set each zone separately for maximum flexibility
- No battery backup needed
- All settings are stored in permanent memory
Product Description
Rainbird sst12000 12 zone indoor and outdoor simple to set timer
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
32 of 33 people found the following review helpful.
Almost perfect but one giant flaw
By B. Lindley
OK, I agree w/ all that was said by the previous reviewers and can't add much more to the good features of this timer. I was replacing a 10/11 year old timer and most of the features of this made it more than worth the cost. However, one giant flaw and this is very important depending on where you live and if you under watering restrictions.If you want to water your zones in multiple cycles to prevent run off and give your yard a good watering, then I would suggest you look at another timer. Something I did not noticed until after I got it installed and began to setup the watering times, you only have control over the first watering time, so if you want to water more than one time you can't set the subsequent start times, the timer sets them at 3,6 and 9 hour intervals depending on how many times you want to water on any given day. 2x=6hours, 3x=So for me this is really bad because I live in Texas and currently I am only allowed to water 2 times a week on certain days and only between certain hours, so I need run my zones 2 times a day and I need to do them back to back to get it done during the best hours and the 6 hour time delay between 1 and 2 is too long and will get me fined. to top it off, if I use Rain Birds suggested watering schedule some zones would run 3 times a day and I would be watering in midafternoon which not only gets me fined again but would seem to be a waste of water due to evaporation in the heat here in the summer months.So if you live in warm climate and have similar restrictions be aware of this flaw in design. For this I had to rate it only 3 stars, otherwise I too would have given it a 5 stars.
32 of 33 people found the following review helpful.
A little pricey, but worth it!!!!
By William Chapin
The Rain Bird SST12000 controller costs more than some of the lesser quality ones but it is well worth the extra expense. This model can be located either indoors or outdoors since it includes a weather proof enclosure. It is very easy to program which can be done before it is even installed if desired. It does not require a battery back up since the programming is apparently loaded into internal fixed storage. That even includes the time once the time has been set initially. How it does that is a mystery to me!!As a retired engineer I am impressed with the construction quality and the features available. Each station can be completely programmed independent of the other stations so in effect you have 12 zones that can be set up to water multible times in any day, week and so on. Lesser controllers normally have 3 or 4 zones with multiple numbers of different stations all programmed alike. This one feature is alone worth the extra money. I would give Rain Bird a big ATTA BOY for this well designed system.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful.Rainbird Timer Review
By mikelsmo
I was replacing a more expensive light commercial grade timer that became erratic. I bought this because it was zone specific for control sequences. It is about the easiest device I have ever used that required programming. I was done in less than three minutes and I have 11 zones. It takes about 30 seconds per zone if you use it's ability to set up multiple cycles for a zone. That is the feature I like the most. You can have one zone with a single daily cycle, another with two and others with more or less.Reprogramming is a breeze. The rain delay is a great feature as is the ability to add/subtract a percentage of time depending on the type of weather. Wire connections were very easy and very secure and the display has large characters that you can read without glasses.Someone had mentioned that the second timed cycle for a zone is preset to begin six hours after the first cycle and they found that to be annoying. If you start watering at 7 am, go through the various zones, typically the second cycle will then start mid-afternoon or very early evening. That's not an issue because evening watering can lead to fungus so I find this to be ok.The only quirk-when you pick zone start and stop times, you must pick these in fifteen minute intervals. So if you pick a twelve minute watering cycle, there is a three minute gap from the finish of one zone's watering to the start of the next zone. No big deal but at first I thought the system was defective because the next zone did not start immediately. But three minutes later the next zone started just as it was supposed to, so all was well.Very nice quality that was well packaged. The user instructions are not very in-depth but are very easy to understand. You almost don't need them since the device is very simple to program. Great product that does the job well. I would recommend it to anyone especially those who find programming electronic devices to be a chore.
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