2/23/2023 0 Comments Galcon 2020![]() ![]() The planting areas are spread over 4 acres, with the water coming from the well by different major pipe setups, so each set of plantings has to have its own battery timer. This makes them incompatible with timers that you set by which days they turn on, which is why I finally went over to the Galcons. ![]() (The Galcon dial timers have been very good also - but they go by every other day, every 3rd day, etc, so the day of the week changes. All the batteries (9-volt) test good after a long season's use. It's a sort of tube, not a flat tray, though I'm not sure what that has to do with it. For some reason, I haven't yet lost a battery holder cover. No corrosion and the battery compartment is dry. This year the one I missed was sprayed with water for weeks when the (not very good) extra-large Y cracked in a place where I didn't see the mist. That was a death sentence for any other timer - not this one. I always miss one when I bring them in for the winter. At the risk of jinxing my whole collection by saying this, it just seems nothing can stop them. This Galcon flip-top timer has been completely reliable and incredibly durable. I've been through every kind of battery timer there is over some 40 years of gardening, including several models from Dripworks. ![]()
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