I want to use this timer with a rain barrel and soaker hose. Will it work with low water pressure like this?
780042
I use it to to run two sprinklers on my lawn at night. I have about 45 pounds pressure and it works well. You can probably test your situation by hooking your hose directly and checking how the watering works. The timer will not reduce the pressure very much. Charles
780043
I can honestly say I don't know, but I suspect with gravity feed it might work.
780044
It should. I dont believe the water pressure matters to the Melnor. It just opens and closes. As long as you have enough pressure to squeeze through the soaker hose it should be fine.
780045
It SHOULD work. I know the valves open even when the water is turned off (like when we have had a couple days rain) so if you have enough pressure to push water now without a timer adding one shouldn't change anything.
780046
I think it will depend on how large a barrel you are using. your pressure will be determined by weight of the water in the barrel.
780047
I'm not sure I have high pressure and the 2 zone went out twice on me. I wouldn't recommend buying melnor I would recommend orbit. Much better system. Reviews are much higher and I haven't had any problems with this system yet.
1660658
Yes. I have the pump in lower of two off-set rain barrels, pumping water into main line that splits for 2 soakers hoses 30 feet long in garden
905248
It is a very simple mechanical timer. It will stop the flow of water when the timer runs down. I don't see why it wouldn't work...
131807
I would think so, mine is connected to a hose, then the faucet. There just needs to be pressure in the line. I wanted to run mine off my rain barrel, doesn't work. There needs to be some water pressure, to get the soaker hose to work.
892723
Not sure - our water pressure was approximately 70 psi and it works great. I believe the specs state that you must have, at a minimum, 50 psi. 35 psi sounds a little on the low side and would probably not work (of if it did, it probably wouldn't work very well).
992623
No, you can just turn on the timer and water will flow. The problem is that the timer significantly restricts the volume of water to your hose. I bought a Gilmore timer the other day and its much better, but even it restricts the flow. When I have a lot of water to use, I take the timer off.
1394892
No. This device is just an inline solenoid with a timer. You will have to install a small pressure reducing device behind the Raindrip for it to work properly with a drip system.
1245632
I have 3 and 2 outlet timers, not a single outlet but I presume the programming is almost identical so the answer would be , no. It can certainly water for the duration of one minute but I think 6 hrly intervals is the shortest. Not sure what you intend watering but can only suggest you water at a very low flow rate to be equivalent to the amount of water you expected to use under your scenario. This may not be suitable but the simplicity and ease of use of these timers means intricate watering patterns cannot be addressed.
2154755
AnthonyOnce your barrel is full it will force the water back up the tube & then it will go down the downspout like it did before you installed the rain reserve device. It has been working perfectly for me since I have installed it.
1407213
Not a good idea, if there was an attachment. There is a rubber attachment for a garden hose (several sizes) that uses water pressure. It has worked for me. Try a good hardware store.
1399926
I've used it with some very low pressure before. It will work with any pressure really.
2102005
It works with either a 3x5 or 4x6 downspout, but it doesn't work "well" at all. As a matter of fact, it doesn't really work at all. It would take hours and deluge of rain to fill a barrel. You are better off running the downspout directly into your rain barrel and then creating an overflow discharge using the same downspout. I would recommend this item at all.
399459
yes, but don't place it more than a few (2 or 3 in) above the rain barrel. make sure to put an overflow outlet in the final rain barrel or if connecting them in series.(0-0-0- the 0 = barrels and the - = connectors or outlet/overflow)
2027256
I use it to water plants at the same, higher, and lower levels than the valve. the valve appeared to function regardless of water pressure (when the tap was turned off)
1574372
I expect it would work at lower pressure. I would not guess at a lower limit but cannot imagin any damage to the unit as a result.
1615099
Probably not as you must hold the "on button" on the pump down for 3 seconds before the pump comes on. Otherwise, the pump is great and I use it to water my garden from three rain barrels I have. Glad to answer any other questions you might have.
418852
Probably late but I used it for my in ground sprinklers and it has been a year and it seems to work fine. I called rain bird and they said it will work. I have 6 rotors on it and 6 sprinklers from rain bird. Haven't had any problems yet. Plus with the kit they sell has this stuff in it. the operating range is Pressure: 0 to 60 psi (0 to 4.1 bar)