Could I program this to spray every five minutes for the duration of one minute? I need to scare away birds from my yard. Thanks.
1100620
Did you ever find a timer that does performs like you asked? I want to program my misting system like this...come on every five minutes for a one minute spray time. Thank you.
1100621
No. you can set it to run for a duration of one minute. but the smallest interval is 6 hours. Get a cat.
2240187
I would think so. You can program any time you like. You program the start and stop time separately so I'm pretty sure it would work for you.
1474853
You can programme it from 00 to 120mins. This is done during the programming phase. Hope this is helpful.
2123756
hi Vicki, I have not been able to get it to do this. I don't even remember reading that this was possible in the instruction manual but granted I don't have the instruction manual anymore. But after looking at the timer itself -there are a total of 8 timer settings. So you could in essence run it for 1 minute starting at lets say midnight, then it would turn off, then start it again for a minute 15 minutes later, and so on for a total of 8 cycles. But that's really the extent of the extendable programming.
769190
Yes. There is an option to set it to go off every 8, 12 or 24 hrs OR every 2nd, 3rd or 7th day. You can have it run from 1min up to 120min at a time.
2204914
It won't by itself. I think you can set like 23 different on/off settings. The shortest time interval is a minute though. I attached a separate timer that turns on for 11 seconds to feed fish in a tank every two days. This timer actuates the other timer that then runs a motor for a specific amount of time. It was a HeroNeo® 12v Home Automation Delay Timer Control Switch Module Digital Display LED.
1253444
I'm not sure what your're trying to do. I haven't used this in years, but I don't "program", I only use it for shutter release button.I used this with Canon 7D. My guess is what the "delay remote" is to set your camera to delay shooting, like 2 seconds or 10 seconds is the norm.
919021
I have programmed it, which is easy to do but have not used it yet. It has a lot of nice features, which a lot of the inexpensive timers don't have, and if it holds up should work well. Sorry I can't be of any further help.
1232092
Yes, I'm afraid you do. But you can set the spray angle and distance. I put my spray away at the front edge of my flower bed, facing my lawn (the direction the deer come from). I've got the spray angle set so that I can walk up the edge of my flower bed and not get sprayed (plus there is a delay built in before it goes off). Another option is to put it further out in your yard so that it goes off in the vicinity of where deer enter. They never get close enough to get sprayed, it's the noise and motion of the water that scare them away. So you could try to place it where it won't get in the way of watering your flowers but will scare the deer. BTW, it's easy to turn on and off - one switch. Yes, I'm afraid you do. But you can set the spray angle and distance. I put my spray away at the front edge of my flower bed, facing my lawn (the direction the deer come from). I've got the spray angle set so that I can walk up the edge of my flower bed and not get sprayed (plus there is a delay built in before it goes off). Another option is to put it further out in your yard so that it goes off in the vicinity of where deer enter. They never get close enough to get sprayed, it's the noise and motion of the water that scare them away. So you could try to place it where it won't get in the... » Read More Yes, I'm afraid you do. But you can set the spray angle and distance. I put my spray away at the front edge of my flower bed, facing my lawn (the direction the deer come from). I've got the spray angle set so that I can walk up the edge of my flower bed and not get sprayed (plus there is a delay built in before it goes off). Another option is to put it further out in your yard so that it goes off in the vicinity of where deer enter. They never get close enough to get sprayed, it's the noise and motion of the water that scare them away. So you could try to place it where it won't get in the way of watering your flowers but will scare the deer. BTW, it's easy to turn on and off - one switch. « Show Less
1306943
No it's motion activated and can be set in either day or night mode. It's a scarecrow and works very well. You can adjust the sensitivity and spray duration, max 15 seconds +-.
1807639
I did look at the instructions and under item #5 it states that you can program this timer for 28 events, so that would work. What you are trying to do would constitute 8 events.
1579059
Thanks to your question, I just discovered that it could. Set it at zero & push start/stop. It's a good timer. Hope this helps. - Guy
1810742
Unfortunatley you can't set the time for longer than 30 minutes but maybe they sell ones that have longer timers? They can of spray lasts about 30 days. I don't know if it is safe for horses, however, I have it in a porch area where one of our dogs sleeps and she doesn't seem to be bothered by it. I live on a feedlot with pigs and cattle so I keep two dispensers in our garage to help eliminate flies in the garage and those that get into the house. Two of them work great at keeping the fly population down and I've noticed that it is also helping to get rid of other bugs like crickets and june bugs that get in as well. Hope this helps. Unfortunatley you can't set the time for longer than 30 minutes but maybe they sell ones that have longer timers? They can of spray lasts about 30 days. I don't know if it is safe for horses, however, I have it in a porch area where one of our dogs sleeps and she doesn't seem to be bothered by it. I live on a feedlot with pigs and cattle so I keep two dispensers in our garage to help eliminate flies in the garage and those that get into the house. Two of them work great at keeping the fly population down and I've noticed that it is also helping to get rid of other bugs like crickets and... » Read More Unfortunatley you can't set the time for longer than 30 minutes but maybe they sell ones that have longer timers? They can of spray lasts about 30 days. I don't know if it is safe for horses, however, I have it in a porch area where one of our dogs sleeps and she doesn't seem to be bothered by it. I live on a feedlot with pigs and cattle so I keep two dispensers in our garage to help eliminate flies in the garage and those that get into the house. Two of them work great at keeping the fly population down and I've noticed that it is also helping to get rid of other bugs like crickets and june bugs that get in as well. Hope this helps. « Show Less
1769308
Yes, and it gets better than that. For rainy days, you can either add a rain sensor or manually set a rain delay. Unlike simply turning off the system, it will resume program after the prescribed rain delay (in 6 hour increments, IIRC). And yes, manual control on this system cannot be any simpler. Switch to manual and turn on the zone. One of the best upgrades to the house I've made, and for an excellent price I was able to combine two separate systems (front and back yards were done at different times with two different units, pain, this solved that problem as well).
1275473
If you are sensitive to slight sounds you should get a digital timer. They can be tricky to program - just read the instructions step-by-step, but they are more versatile and completely silent.
466158
If I understand what you're asking, the answer is no. You have three programs you can set. Each program operates independently of the other two in controlling the zones. Thus, like I have done, you can have a full watering for one program, half watering for another. Other options include setting things like every other day (or any other interval of skipping days), and one or more times each day (up to five times a day, I think). You can turn the three available programs on and off individually. Etc. You can also hook up a rain sensor like the one I got a Lowes (Orbit brand). This will cause any program that is set to run from automatically running if the sensor has determined that it rained recently. Works for my purposes. You can also control things remotely with apps for Android and iPhone. Also remotely via the internet by web browser. You just have to set it up with your router, etc. I suggested to the developers that they add a function to the control scheme. I thought it would be a good idea to add a slider or setting to each program that would easily allow one to vary the watering times as a percentage of the baseline. That is for example, if on Program 1, I had my baseline times set for each zone, I could easily modify that program to do 50% or 200%, or whatever, and all the zones would be reduced or increased accordingly. I didn't receive a reply.
1912639
I purchased one of these to control a "Scare Crow"; a motion activated deer repeller. I set it to turn the water on every evening at 8pm (the deer ate our garden every night) and turn it off at 6am (a ten hour run time). The system ran from mid May to late September. The batteries were still good after 4+ months of operation. I would guess that your unit might be defective if you are running through batteries every week.