Rain Bird Simple Set 6-Station Indoor Automatic Sprinkler System Timer #SST-600I
- Superior surge protection
- 24-hour memory without battery backup
- Simple color coded wiring connections
- Built-in trouble-shooting of valves and wiring
- Rain delay command for manual suspension of a watering cycle
Product Description
6 Station, Simple Set Timer, Large, Easy To Read Display & Simple Programming, Set Each Zone Independently For Maximum Flexibility, No Battery Back Up Required, All Settings Are Stored In Permanent Memory, Rain Delay Command For Manual Suspension Of Watering Cycles, Seasonal Adjust To Increase Watering In Hot, Dry Months & Reduce It In Rainy Seasons, Pre-Set Schedules Can Easily Be Modified To Meet Your Specific Requirements.
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Rain Bird Simple Set 6-Station Indoor Automatic Sprinkler System Timer #SST-600I
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- Publisher: Rain Bird
- Label: Rain Bird
- Studio: Rain Bird
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 5 reviews
- Sales Rank in Garden: #1033
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
Customer Rating: 
Summary: Good timer 2008-08-12
Comment: I was looking for a timer that didn't require you to refer to the instructions each time you wanted to make a change. This one fits the bill. It is indeed easy to program as advertised. My only beef with the unit is when you want to water more than once a day. We like to do a brief watering on each circuit, then run through each circuit again with a longer cycle. But with this timer, the intervals for twice a day are pre-programmed at six hours apart. If you want to water three times a day, that setting has its own intervals although we don't use that one. If you can live with those limitations, then this would be a good unit to try.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: A superior product 2008-07-30
Comment: This timer was very simple to program. I was done in 10 minutes. Truly, anyone can do it. I replaced a Toro Timer with this one, and was very happpy to have the Toro timer out and replaced with this one. No recharger is needed. It's a real pleasure to use a device like this one. I was always swearing by the time I finished programing the Toro.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Great Timer 2008-06-25
Comment: This was a very easy timer to set. I liked the feature where you could run a zone for just ten minutes. I live in an area where you can only water by the last digit of your street address, odd or even and I was surprised to see you could set the timer to water on odd or even days.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Easy installation and programing 2008-01-05
Comment: I just replaced an old Rain Bird RC-7 mechanical controller with this new electronic marvel in 30 minutes. Very easy. Excellent instructions. Well done Rain Bird.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Fantastic Timer! 2007-12-22
Comment: I just finished installing and programming this irrigation timer. All I can say is wow! This thing is awesome! I've used 4 other timers through the years in various houses. All were terrible, an absolute pain to set, with finicky buttons, dials, bad displays, etc. What sets this one apart is the programming method. You simply choose the zone you want to program and then select its start time, run time and days to water - all on one intuitive screen. You never have to turn a dial to select each component of the program individually and you see all settings in one location. You then repeat the process for each zone. Contrast this to other timers that make you think in terms of an A, B, or C program and segregate the programming functions and display of set values into their separate functions, i.e., select start time for each zone, select run time for each zone, select days to run for each zone. Once you've tried the approach used by this Rainbird timer, you'll never want to go back to the other approach.
Pros
- Beyond easy to program
- Easy to install
- Flash memory storage of programming so no battery required
- Display of all programming info related to a single zone shown on one screen
- Zone run time allows up to 240 minutes (important if you do occasional deep water using a drip system)
- Displays the next zone run date and time
- Has the usual features such as an input for a rain sensor, seasonal % adjust, master valve connection, odd/even day run settings, up to 4 run times per day on a zone
- The "water now" feature is dead simple to use
- Has a rain delay button that lets you set a specific time period to keep the water system off
- Feels sturdy and well-made
- Great price
- Also comes in a 4 and 9 zone model
Cons (I didn't view these as cons when considering my purchase because the functionality meets all my needs, but others who need more functionality may view them as such)
- You can only set the first start time that a zone waters on a given day, if you select multiple runs for that zone during the same day (up to 4), the timer uses a pre-set number of hours from your first time to determine the other run times
- It only allows for a 7 day cycle. If you want to run a zone, say every 15th day, you can not program it to do so. You can however, set the zone run time with no associated day and then just manually hit the "water now" button when the zone needs water (this is actually my preferred approach for managing certain of my drip zones containing low water use plants as I watch for stress before giving them a deep water)
- It's meant to be mounted in a weather proof location only (I mounted mine inside my garage). I assume you could mount it inside a weather proof case outside.
Summary: Absolutely the best timer if you are looking for a simple to set (and use) timer and you don't have need for the more complex programming described in the "cons" above.
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